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After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Set in London during the years of 1939-1942, when citizens had slim hope of survival, much less victory; and on the strategic island of Malta, which was daily devastated by the Axis barrage, Everyone Brave is Forgiven features little-known history and a perfect wartime love story inspired by the real-life love letters between Chris Cleave's grandparents. This dazzling novel dares us to understand that, against the great theater of world events, it...
Author
Series
Ladies of liberty volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Born into affluence, Mia Stanley is a winsome socialite with a knack for matchmaking. She's also a writer for Godey's Lady's Book magazine, much to the disdain of her family--and their society friends. A proper young lady of her social standing isn't meant to labor in such a way, but Mia has always had a way with words... When her writing draws her into the world of downtrodden seamen's wives on Philadelphia's docks, Mia uncovers a scheme that puts...
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English
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"The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she's...
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Series
Sam Briscoe novels volume 4
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English
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In a stately West Village town house, a wealthy socialite and her secretary are murdered. In the 24 hours that follow, a flurry of activity surrounds their shocking deaths:
The head of one of the city's last tabloids stops the presses. A cop investigates the killing. A reporter chases the story. A disgraced hedge fund manager flees the country. An Iraq War vet seeks revenge. And an angry young extremist plots a major catastrophe.
The City is many...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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It's the grand opening of Daybreak Island's cat café, where customers can get cozy with an assortment of friendly felines--and maybe even take one or a few home. Co-owner Maddie James is purring with excitement over her new warm-and-fuzzy venture. . .until she becomes entangled in a petty drama between one of her volunteers, an ardent animal-rights activist, and a wealthy woman who insists on adopting a calico kitty right this instant. The catfight...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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New York Times bestselling author imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark - and the child they may have had. Based on a real story - in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family, in particular the oldest son, a rising politician named Jack. Alicia and Jack are...
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English
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In this deeply personal memoir, the ultimate It Girl shares, for the first time, the hidden history that traumatized and defined her and how she rose above a series of heart-wrenching challenges to find healing, lasting love, and a life of meaning and purpose.
33) City of saints
Author
Series
Art Oveson novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
To the outside observer, Salt Lake City might seem to be the squeaky-clean "City of Saints"-its nickname since Mormon pioneers first arrived. Its wide roads, huge Mormon temple topped by a horn-blowing angel, and orderly neighborhoods give it the appearance of the ideal American city, but looks can be deceiving.
When a beautiful socialite turns up dead, Art Oveson, a twenty-something husband, father, and devout Mormon just getting his start as a...
34) One, two, three
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Publisher
Kino Lorber Corp
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
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Series
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English
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"Dark secrets emerge from the mist, revealing a killer most deadly...."--Back cover.
"Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele,...
36) Baron
Author
Series
The Knickerbocker Club volume 2
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Born into one of New York's most respected families, William Sloane is a railroad baron who has all the right friends in all the right places. But no matter how much success he achieves, he always wants more. Having secured his place atop the city's highest echelons of society, he's now setting his sights on a political run. Nothing can distract him from his next pursuit--except, perhaps, the enchanting con artist he never saw coming. Ava Jones has...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
Description
Moving reluctantly from L.A. to her grandmother's ranch to start her life anew, pampered socialite Karen Butler meets Dusty Stoddard, who operates a summer camp for troubled teenagers, and learns more about herself than she expected.
38) A day away
Author
Publisher
Silhouette Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
One summer: A summer spent traveling across America with brooding photojournalist Shade Colby was not celebrity photographer Bryan Mitchell's idea of a dream assignment. She found Shade to be arrogant, cynical...and infuriatingly sexy. Plus they disagreed about everything. But there was one thing they had in common...the fierce attraction for each other they could not deny!
Temptation: Socialite Eden Carlbough knew running a girls' camp wouldn't...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Details the later years of Brooke Astor, an American socialite and philanthropist, and describes how her grandson Philip took legal action against his father, Anthony Marshall Astor, in order to remove him as Brooke's legal guardian, claiming that his grandmother was receiving unfit treatment, despite the wealth of her estate.
40) A certain age
Author
Series
Certain Age volume 1
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Falling in love with her paramour but unable to divorce because of societal conventions, married Jazz Age socialite Theresa Marshall tries to make the best of the situation but reconsiders her values when her lover falls for her soon-to-be sister-in-law.
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