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2020.
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"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...
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After losing her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm. As she struggles with her sister's mental illness and her own epilepsy, Ivy realizes they might need more than she can give. Jane Forrester, Grace County's newest social worker, doesn't realize just how much her help is needed. Drawn in by the Hart women, she begins to discover the dark secrets of the...
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It's Monday morning when Meghan Fitzmaurice blows her perfect life to bits. The host of "Rise and Shine," the country's highest rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break, but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. It's the end of an era, not only for Meghan, a household face who is not equipped to deal with disgrace, but for her younger sister Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has lived always in Meghan's...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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English
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Charming NFL marketing manager Logan Davis has a major crush on his best friend's sister. Despite the fact that pursuing her would be a Bad Idea, she makes him want to abandon casual dating. Sassy social worker Jeni Bishop has lost faith in love. She can't stand Logan or the NFL team he works for, but can't help thinking he could help her scratch an itch. When Jeni's brother and Logan's closest friend is diagnosed with cancer, they unexpectedly find...
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Band on the run volume 3
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English
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Julian Grayson is taking a break ...from his cheating fiancée ...from his band ...from his life in the spotlight. Charlotte Clark is devoted to her work ...to save the world ...to help the homeless ...to get a broken man back on his feet. When Charlotte Clark offers to pay for Julian Grayson's coffee, the world-famous drummer assumes she wants something from him. But Charlotte has no idea who he is, and Julian can't resist keeping up the charade--being...
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Wedding dates volume 4
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English
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"Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can't refuse. She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain Private Secretary and his charming accent and unyielding formality. Malcolm Hudson has been...
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Harlequin romance volume 4706
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Swept away......to paradise!
This is a trip of a lifetime for social worker Chanelle Robinson-a chance to relax and embrace the luxury of the cruise liner Aquarius. However, when she encounters its dynamic owner, Vance Kingston, relaxation is the last thing her body craves. As Chanelle struggles to get over her past, Vance must juggle his family business with unexpected feelings for this enchanting beauty. Because if he's not careful she'll sail...
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Angels walking volume 3
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English
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"Despite needing a heart transplant, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at an orphanage. The only problem is baseball player Marcus Dillinger, with whom she never meant to fall in love. Neither Marcus nor Mary Catherine's friends Tyler Ames and Sami Dawson know just how serious her condition is. Ultimately his correspondence with Mary Catherine leads him on a desperate mission to rescue her and get her to a US hospital. Meanwhile, Sami and Tyler...
10) Case 39
Pub. Date
2011.
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[Widescreen format].
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English
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Emily, a social worker, is assigned to the unusual and disturbing case of ten-year-old Lilith Sullivan, a girl with a strange and mysterious past. When Emily opens her home in an attempt to help Lilith, it turns into a deadly nightmare she may not survive.
11) Broken bonds
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"Cold Creek, Ohio is a place with a dark history, especially for the Lockwoods. Now adults, the three Lockwood sisters are still recovering from the events that led to the destruction of their family when they were children. Determined to move forward, Tess and Kate are making fresh starts, ready to put bad--even deadly--memories to rest and settle happily in the small but booming town. And they're hoping their older sister, Charlene, can do the same....
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2001.
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First edition.
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English
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Since Joyce Mitchell was widowed five years ago, she's kept herself occupied by running the Sewing Circus, an all-girl group she founded to provide badly needed services to young women at risk, many of whom are single mothers. But some nights, home alone, she has to admit that something is missing. And soon she may not even have the Sewing Circus to fill up her life, as the state legislature has decided not to fund the group.
Feeling defeated and...
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Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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His fiancée was the one woman he'd loved. Her children are all he has left. Reserved contractor Wade Sullivan never expected to fall in love with Starr Parnell or to love her three small kids as if they were his own. But that's exactly what happened. As their wedding draws near, however, tragedy strikes-and Wade must put aside his own grief in order to help Starr's children cope. As Wade focuses his efforts on caring for the children, he discovers...
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Harlequin presents volume 3571
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Newly crowned sultan Zaid Al-Ameen is determined to rid his country of corruption. Unfortunately for Esme Scott, that means arresting her conman father--leaving her with little choice but to strike a deal with his captor.
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Rescue me novel volume 6
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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"Jeremy Washington couldn't be happier running his therapy program for at-risk teens. Between weekend service projects and hanging out with his faithful rescue dog, Rolo, Jeremy doesn't have time to date--which is fine with him considering the mess his early marriage turned out to be. When he meets new yoga teacher Ava Graham, Jeremy thinks the kids would really benefit from learning yoga, and Ava would be the perfect fit. Ava quickly finds herself...
17) Little mercies
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Veteran social worker Ellen Moore is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear, and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile, ten-year-old Jenny Briard suddenly finds herself on her own, forced to survive with nothing but...
20) Against the edge
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A child he's never met. A danger he's never known. Deep in the humid, rank heart of the Louisiana bayou, a survivalist group has something that belongs to former Navy SEAL Ben Slocum: his son. That he's a father is news Ben didn't expect. But once the shock wears off, the confirmed bachelor takes in what social worker Claire Chastain is saying: that Sam is in the custody of an abusive degenerate, that they've disappeared... and that Ben is now the...
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