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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Small, perfect towns often hold the deepest secrets. Such is the case for Essie and her family. When a new woman moves next door to Essie, she is an immediate object of curiosity in this neighbourhood. As the two women grow closer and Essie's friends disapprove, it starts to become clear that Isabelle's choice of neighbourhood was no accident. And that her presence might bring even more secrets to light.
4) Ivy + Bean
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
113 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
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Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
338 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Budding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.
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Series
44 Scotland Street volume 16
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
As everyone prepares for Big Lou and Fat Bob's wedding, the peace and tranquility of 44 Scotland Street is disrupted by the arrival of domineering Irene, while Bruce, after being struck by lightning, prepares to leave his creature comforts for the monastic simplicity of Pluscarden Abbey, much to his house sitter's delight.
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Series
Happily Inc volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
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Mathias Mitchell's easy smile hides a world of hurt. After the worst kind of family betrayal, he moves to Happily Inc., California?the wedding destination town supplies a steady stream of bridesmaids, perfect for his "no promises, no pain" lifestyle. Yet he can't stop watching for his beautiful, elusive neighbor on the animal preserve behind their homes. Gamekeeper Carol Lund knows she's not special enough to attract an alpha male like Mathias,...
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Series
44 Scotland Street volume 15
Description
From the hugely popular 44 Scotland Street series comes the latest adventures of Bertie and his family and friends. The winds of change are blowing through Scotland Street. Though Bertie is getting older, he can't resist an adventure to escape his domineering mother, and Bruce, ever the navel-gazer, will have to bring his best self to navigate the complexities of the pas de deux. While Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully warm and witty comedy takes...
12) Coral reef views
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"When paramedic Ashley Grant's parents visit her in the Victoria and Albert Islands, her father, Frank, soon becomes bored with the beach vacation. When a plumbing emergency has him feeling useful again, he makes friends with Ashley's neighbor Paul McIntosh. Then Paul disappears. Ashley isn't worried; after all, he's a single man on vacation. But Frank is determined to find out what happened to his friend, and he soon stumbles on the dark secrets...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A tale based on the story of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, the only Americans put to death for espionage during the Cold War, traces the experiences of their friend and neighbor, who takes in the couple's young sons when they are arrested by the FBI in 1950.
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Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn't need the aggravation, just the money. The only requirements: run errands, be on call, and put up with a miserable old churl no one else in Buffalo can bear. After exchanging barbs, bickering, baiting, and pushing buttons, Chester hits Lewis with the big ask. Lewis can't...
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Series
44 Scotland Street volume 16
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Description
For Bertie Pollock, things seem to be moving along at a pace that is rather out of his control. In Drummond Place Garden, it appears young Olive has their future together mapped out, wedding venue and all. Meanwhile, Bertie's domineering mother, Irene, is off in Aberdeen, beckoning him to come stay for a few months-and his father, Stuart, might be powerless to stand up to her. Farther up in the New Town, bumptious Bruce Anderson is up to his usual...
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"A CIA analyst with an empty nest, a broken marriage, and nothing to lose risks her life to crack an unsolvable case in this utterly gripping thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Need to Know. 'Use the children' is a phrase picked up ina Chinese intelligence intercept, the one that convinced CIA analyst Beth Bradford to take on the case that would haunt her ever since. She will not rest until she tracks down The Neighbor, a highly...
17) Un nuevo corazón
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 23 cm
Description
En su intento por dejar atr?s un pasado traum?tico, Teagan trata de llevar una nueva vida rodeada de paz y serenidad: vive en medio de un paisaje id?lico, en una casa espectacular que ha reformado recientemente, su trabajo la llena y disfruta de su tiempo libre con unos amigos a los que adora. Est? reconcili?ndose con el pasado y sentando las bases para el futuro. Justo entonces, Garret Frost se muda a la casa de al lado. Frost es un hombre obstinado...
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"It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother’s abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate. With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life, Richard does his best to remain strong—but when he’s run down by bullies at his new...
20) Twisted lies
Author
Series
Twisted (Ana Huang) volume 4
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
553 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal...
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