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The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume Two: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter
Emily Giffin - 2014
Includes:BABY PROOFClaudia Parr has everything going for her. A successful editor at a publishing house in Manhattan, she's also a devoted sister, aunt, and friend. Yet she's never wanted to become a mother—which she discovers is a major hurdle to marriage, something she desperately wants. Then she meets her soul mate Ben who, miraculously, feels the same way about parenthood. The two fall in love and marry, committed to one another and their life of adventure and discovery. All's well until one of them has a change of heart. Someone wants a baby after all.This is the witty, heartfelt story about what happens to the perfect couple when they suddenly want different things and there is no compromise. It's about deciding what is most important in life and wagering everything to get it. And most of all, it's about the things we will—and won't—do for love.WHERE WE BELONGMarian Caldwell is a thirty-six-year-old television producer living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and picture-perfect relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had locked away forever. As Marian and Kirby embark on a quest to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves. A place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.HEART OF THE MATTERTessa Russo is a stay-at-home mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon. Valerie Anderson is an attorney and single mother to six-year-old Charlie—a boy who has never known his father. Although both women live in the same Boston suburb, they are strangers to one another and have little in common, aside from a fierce love for their children. But one night, a tragic accident causes their lives to converge in ways no one could have imagined. This is the moving, luminous story of good people caught in untenable circumstances. Each being tested in ways they never thought possible. Each questioning everything they once believed. And each ultimately discovering what truly matters most.
Dragon Falling
Julia Mills - 2020
Every day for three years, she’s mourned the loss of her parents, tried to find the people responsible for their murders. Holding tight to her only living family – her sister and her aunt - this brave young Witch searches for answers in the most unlikely of places.When assigned the murder case of two powerful Witches very close to his hometown, Agent Ranger Evans never expected to find his Mate in the process. Unfortunately, three years have passed, he’s recovering from a life-threatening fight with the people responsible, and he’s no closer to claiming the sweet Ellie MacLeish as his own.Why is it danger is always lurking in the most unlikely places? Who could be orchestrating the murder of innocent Witches? Why leave their bodies out in the open to be found so easily? Can the answers truly lie at the exclusive Crimson Moon Resort?Only Destiny knows the answers and She’s not talking. But, one thing’s for sure Fate Will Not Be Denied, and neither will the sexy Agent Evans.
The Wife
M.L. Roberts - 2018
As paranoia takes its ugly hold, it’s clear some things just can’t be forgotten…or forgiven.
Ladies Love a Rodeo Man (The Cowboys of Black Mountain)
D'Ann Lindun - 2018
They’ll stand up to danger and protect their loved ones, no matter the cost. Rodeo men put it all on the line whether they are fighting a bull or staying on a bronc, but also tenderly love you all night long. Cowboy Wrecked There’s nothing Rayanne Whitfield wants more than a family to call her own. Top bull rider Luke Greer is badly injured in a riding accident, leaving him unable to sire children. Can these two find a way to build a life together? A Cowboy’s Code After her mother’s sudden death, Daisy Zamora is determined to find her infant sister’s daddy to make him take responsibility for the baby. Because she remembers all-too-well what it’s like to grow up without one, Daisy’s going to be sure her sister knows her own father. Nothing and nobody ties down bull rider Clay Norwood—and that’s the way he likes it. When a woman he’s never met, shows up claiming he’s fathered a child, he does the only thing he can—take responsibility. Cowboy Two-Step Injured ballerina Olivia DeMille reluctantly agrees to accompany her brother to his bull riding school, even though she has no interest in boot scootin’ cowboys. The only dancing she wants to do is ballet, but a ruined knee has sidelined her for good. As a professional bull fighter, it’s Tucker Wallace’s job to make sure rodeo cowboys don’t get hurt. Outside the arena, he’s a crackup, never taking anything too seriously, especially girls. Can a ballerina twirl her way into his heart? Heeling Her Cowboy Rodeo doctor Fallon Mulvaney has just been dumped by a cowboy. The last thing she wants is another rodeo Romeo. Can she keep her heart safe from sexy team roper Gabe Bowie? Watching his parents break up and reconcile dozens of times made Gabe Bowie leery of commitment. When he’s in an accident that puts him under the care of Dr. Mulvaney can Gabe overcome his urge to bolt? Roped By a Cowboy Nora Reed will do anything to save her son. Even if it means taking him to the man he’s never met. Because she realized the man she fell in love with sixteen years ago wasn’t in a place to be tied down, she let him go. Tie-down Roper Bellamy Bowie never forgot the woman he spent a week with at the National Finals Rodeo more than a decade ago. When she shows up with their drug-addicted son, he knows he must try to help. What Nora and Bellamy don’t count on is getting roped back into love. I Do, Cowboy Scarred by domestic abuse, Beck Bowie is scared to trust men again. A chance encounter with a stranger in a Las Vegas bar tests her ability to love again. Left standing at the altar by a rodeo queen, Sean Brogan is willing to take on a woman carrying another man’s baby to protect her and the child. Will this marriage of convenience turn into the real thing? Pick up this set of sexy novellas featuring three new ones by the Best-Selling Western Romance author- D'Ann Lindun
The Traitor
Debra Webb - 2013
All that she thought she knew…destroyed. All because Dr. Kaitlin Mulroney trusted the wrong man…a traitor. Now there’s just one thing to do...die—before another assassin is sent to kill her.Major Steve Granger had a solitary mission: protect the genius. He hadn’t meant to get involved with the gorgeous woman hidden beneath clunky glasses and an oversized lab coat. Now, unless he regains her trust fast, she could end up dead for real.*Previously published in the Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance anthology. This version of The Traitor contains expanded scenes.
Say What?
Margaret Peterson Haddix - 2004
When she runs in the house, her dad asks, "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge too?" When she eats peas with her fingers, Mom yells, "You'll put an eye out with that thing!"What is going on? She and her older brothers decide to investigate. And what they discover leads to a kids-against-parents war!
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Eric Wight - 2009
Like most kids, Frankie Pickle hates cleaning his room. But what happens when his mom says he never has to clean it again? For Frankie and his unstoppable imagination, it means he and his sidekick, Argyle, can become explorers swinging on vines, forging paths through piles of clothes, and scooting past lava pits. They can perform flawless surgery on a broken action figure. They can spend time in the big house. They can even become superheroes. But when junk piles grow too high, will all this imagining be enough to conquer . . . the closet of DOOM?
Sylva and the Fairy Ball
Margaret McNamara - 2013
The books feature Tinker Bell’s little sisters and are a must-read for lovers of the Rainbow Fairies and Disney Fairies stories.Clara Bell, Golden Bell, Rosy Bell, Sylva Bell, and baby Squeak are fairy sisters who live on Sheepskerry Island. Usually Sylva and her sisters get along just fine—until the week of the Fairy Ball. Sylva has her heart set on going—she’ll get to wear magical diamond wings and walk on beautiful satin ribbons under the stars! But fairies must be at least eight years old to attend, and poor Sylva’s birthday is the day after the ball. But before the night is over, Sylva’s big sisters will need her to come to their rescue.Charming illustrations by Julia Denos bring the world of fairies to life.
Munsch More!
Robert Munsch - 2004
Also included is bonus material that tell how the stories came to be, and information about Robert Munsch and all the illustrators of the stories.
The First Misadventure
Doreen Cronin - 2014
They're daring. They know their shapes! They're chicks on a mission, and on this, their first (mis)adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition.Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they're too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime.So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the chicks know they're about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes ("Big" is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that's out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals.But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it's a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets? It's up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world.
Geronimo Stilton Reporter #1: Operation: Shufongfong
Vincent Bonjour - 2018
Meanwhile, at the Mouse Museum, the rare breed of Shufongfong lizards have been kidnapped! Could like Prince and his kingdom in the Bandel jungle have anything to do with this? Geronimo, Thea, Trap, and Benjamin are on the case!
Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny
John Himmelman - 2014
. . unless she has to. This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling combination of child-friendly scenarios and Eastern wisdom perfect for the youngest readers.
Tiny the Snow Dog
Cari Meister - 2001
Tiny and his owner play in the snow and Tiny becomes a snow dog.
The Story of Diva and Flea
Mo Willems - 2015
For as long as he could remember, Flea also lived in Paris, France-but at no fixed address. When Flea flâneurs passed Diva's courtyard one day, their lives were forever changed. Together, Diva and Flea explore and share their very different worlds, as only true friends can do.
The Last Days of Christmas
Stacey Wilk - 2019
Her parents were murdered on Christmas day, and she’s been running from the killers ever since. Now they’ve found her living next door to a sexy man in love with Christmas who has her thinking about naughty and nice. Zane Cutler never loses. That includes winning the prize for the best decorated street in the Christmas Light Competition. His new, pretty neighbor refuses to participate and jeopardizes the win, which he can’t allow. But when he learns her life is in jeopardy with no one else to help her, he does what he’s trained to do. Protect her. Amidst the backdrop of the holidays, Faith and Zane must learn to trust each other in order to stop the killers or this will be their last days of Christmas.