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Librarian Martha Storm receives a fairy tale book from her deceased grandmother. When she discovers a clue in the book's pages that indicates her grandmother may in fact still be alive, she delves into her grandmother's past and discovers a life changing family secret.
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When three generations of women are brought together by crisis, they learn over the course of one hot summer the power of family to support, nourish and surprise
Lauren has the perfect life...if she ignores the fact it's a fragile house of cards, and that her daughter Mack has just had a teenage personality transplant.
Jenna is desperate to start a family with her husband, but it's... Just. Not. Happening. Her heart is breaking, but she's determined...
4) Little women
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The classic story of the March family whose four daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s. Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters -- Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth -- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War.
5) Spin
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Fifteen-year-old Delilah's family has a secret. Her mother is a world famous singer. When their secret is revealed Delilah has some tough choices to make.
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There are many myths about family violence: that it's only committed by men against their families; that it's only physical; that there aren't legal remedies for children or spouses to take action against violent family members. This book corrects the myths and provides the facts. Written with an empathetic tone, this text teaches about the warning signs and manifestations-physical, emotional, psychological, and economic-of domestic violence. Inclusion...
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The Olanders are a modern family in a globalized world. Jaya, the daughter of an Indian diplomat and Keith, an ambitious banker from middle-class Philadelphia, meet in a London pub in 1988 and build a life together in suburban California. Their strong marriage is built on shared beliefs and love for their two children. But love and prosperity cannot protect them from sudden, unspeakable tragedy, and the family's foundation begins to crack as each...
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A senior partner at a prestigious New York law firm, Kate Morgan couldn't be prouder of her three grown children. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire all went to great schools, chose wonderful career paths, and would have made their father proud. A single mother for years after the death of her husband, Kate keeps a tight rein on her family, her career, and even her own emotions, never once asking herself if she truly knows her children . . . or if her hopes...
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From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the second novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix.
1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate...
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Serenity Alston joked about uncovering a family secret when she got genetically tested, only to discover two half sisters she didn't know existed. In order to get answers to her questions about her family, Serenity meets up with her newfound sisters at her family cabin in Lake Tahoe. All three women are at a crossroads in their lives, and together they'll have to confront the past and determine how to move forward when everything they previously thought...
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To keep their family ties strong, the five Reeves sisters meet regularly to give each other a reality check. But explosive family secrets begin to pour out like molten lava, and forever change all they treasure most . . .
After a shattering revelation, youngest sister Elyse struggles to overcome the sexual abuse that nearly destroyed her. Between her tough eldest sister, Alita, and a promising fresh start with a new man, she's finding the strength...
12) A sister's power
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For the five Reeves women, nothing is more important than keeping their family bond tight and their communication flowing. But honesty isn't so clear cut when it could blow up everything they've fought to build . . .
Already reeling from betrayal, middle sister Coco is fed up with lies-including her own. If she has her way, someone else's neck needs to be on the line for a change. But soon, Coco's in deep trouble with the law, her future hanging...
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Mackenzie Dienes has a beautiful home, close friends and a successful career as an elite winemaker with her in-laws' winery. Everything in her life is tied to her husband: his mother is the closest thing to a mom that she's ever had, their home is on the family compound, his sister is her best friend. So when she and her husband admit their marriage is over, her pain goes beyond heartbreak. She's on the brink of losing her job, her home, her friends...
14) Her secret son
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After his partner Grace dies, Josh is left to care for her seven-year-old son. He decides to legally adopt him but struggles to locate his birth certificate, causing him to wonder why Grace was reluctant to make him legal guardian in the past. He investigates and uncovers dark secrets about the woman he loved.
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Born twenty years apart, sisters Adele and Justine have never been close -- but they do love each other. When Addie dropped out of university to care for their ailing parents, Justine, a successful lawyer, covered the expenses. Now that their parents are gone, the future has changed dramatically for both women. Worn down by the pressures of caregiving, Addie doesn't know how to live for herself. And Justine's success has come at the price of her marriage,...
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"This is how a family keeps a secret...and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after...until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change...and then change the world. When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like his...
17) Good riddance
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In this delightful romantic comedy, Daphne's family secrets may end up being jeopardized by a filmmaking neighbor who finds her late mother's highly annotated yearbook.
19) It's in his kiss
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Bridgerton series volume 7
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"Raised by an unloving father who told him he was actually a bastard, Gareth St. Clair, the second son of a viscount, has plenty of private demons to battle. Years later, after ironically becoming the heir to the St. Clair title when his older brother dies, Gareth still doesn't understand why his father, Lord St. Clair, hasn't publicly denounced his position in society.
His brother, always a champion of Gareth, leaves him a diary written in Italian....
20) When snow falls
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Whiskey Creek novels volume 2
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After growing up in cheap motels, moving from town to town with her sister and mother, Cheyenne Christensen is grateful to be on her own. She's grateful, too, for the friends she found once her family settled in California. But she's troubled by the mystery of her earliest memories, most of which feature a smiling blonde woman. A woman who isn't her mother.
Although Cheyenne has repeatedly asked for explanations, the people who could help aren't...
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