Julia Gibson
61) Thyme of death
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China Bayles mysteries volume 1
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When ex-lawyer and herb-shop proprietor China Bayles's friend Jo dies of an apparent suicide, China looks behind the quaint façade of her new home of Pecan Springs, Texas, and takes a suspicious look at everyone. And though she finds lots of friendly faces, China is sure that one of them hides the heart of a killer. Nominated for both an Agatha and an Anthony Award, Susan Wittig Albert's novels featuring China Bayles have won acclaim for their rich...
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 5
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Local librarian Emily Tomlinson must confront a long-hidden secret when someone from her past appears in the Texas town, while new lawyer Rick Matheson must protect himself from attempts on his life while he contemplates a new-found, and maybe true, love.
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 4
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After Tinch Turner's wife dies after a long battle with cancer and unable to handle his loss, he unconsciously begins a campaign to kill himself with alcohol and fighting. when one particular bar fight leaves him lands him in the hospital, he meets the new ER doctor, Addison Spencer. For the first time in years, he feels a spark, but Addison has secrets of her own. After spending her whole life trapped under her fathers thumb, she has come to Harmony...
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"The pathos of Beautiful Ruins meets the hilarity of Crazy Rich Asians in this comedic and tender novel. Their meeting in a parking lot outside a high school football game was both completely forgettable and utterly life-changing. Because no matter how you look at it, it is piss-poor luck to meet the love of your life before your life has even started. Fierce and ambitious, Alison is determined to shed her midwestern roots and emerge an actress. Kyle,...
66) All the living
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One summer, a young woman travels with her lover to the isolated tobacco farm he has inherited after his family dies in a terrible accident. As Orren works to save his family farm from drought, Aloma struggles with the loneliness of farm life and must find her way in a combative, erotically-charged relationship with a grieving, taciturn man. A budding friendship with a handsome and dynamic young preacher further complicates her growing sense of dissatisfaction....
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Fans of New York Times best-seller The Nanny Diaries will rejoice in this wickedly hilarious novel. Ivy Ames loses her job and husband in the same day. To pay for her daughters' private schooling, she starts a new business helping wealthy Manhattanites get their resume-toting youngsters into the best kindergartens. Soon her clients include media moguls, mob bosses and a lesbian couple that believes their adopted African-American disabled son is "the...
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In The Christmas Letters, three generations of women reveal their stories of love and marriage in the letters they write to family and friends during the holidays. It's a down-home Christmas story about tradition, family, and the shared experiences of women.
Here, in a letter of her own, Lee Smith explains how she was inspired to write this celebrated epistolary novel:
Dear Friends,
Like me, you probably get Christmas letters every year....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
70) Belle Teal
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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Newbery Honor author Ann M. Martin's gripping, widely acclaimed novel of a girl confronting the perils of friendship and the conflicts of community.Belle Teal's life isn't easy, but she gets by. She lives with her mother and grandmother far out in the country. They don't have much money, but Belle Teal feels rich with their love. As school begins, Belle Teal faces unexpected challenges. Her best friends are up against some big problems. And there...
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 1
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Having garnered three RITA Awards, New York Times best-selling author Jodi Thomas is one of several Texans inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame. Assuming someone else's identity, a 16-year-old flees to Harmony, Texas. There she keeps her distance from the welcoming townsfolk. But when prairie fires threaten the small town, she learns the true meaning of family, friendship, and home.
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"When China's and Ruby's friend Karen Prior is mugged in a mall parking lot and dies a few days later, China begins to suspect that her friend's death was not a random assault. Karen was a filmmaker supervising a student documentary about the fifteen-year-old murder of a woman named Christine Morris and the acquittal of the man accused of the crime. Is it possible that the same person who killed Christine Morris targeted Karen? Delving into the cold...
73) Indigo dying
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China Bayles mysteries volume 11
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National best-selling author and resident of Texas, Susan Wittig Albert pens a quirky, but chilling mystery. When Casey Ford threatens to sell his property to a strip mining company, the townsfolk fear that Indigo will be lost forever. Protecting the town is important-so important that someone is willing to kill Casey to keep their home from being ruined. Now, in addition to running the town's cultural crusade, China Bayles must find Casey's murderer....
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 2
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An inductee into the Romance Writers Hall of Fame, national best-selling author Jodi Thomas is also the recipient of three RITA Awards. After moving to Texas, 18-year-old Reagan Truman finally feels like she has a place where she belongs-and she isn't willing to let anything put that at risk. But when her life is imperiled, and the town teams up to save her, Reagan learns the true value of trusting the love in her heart.
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In Harmony, Texas, twenty-year-old Reagan Truman has finally found her place, and her family. But with her uncle taken ill and her friend Noah lost and disheartened with his life, Reagan is terrified of ending up alone again. When a terrible storm strikes, the residents of Harmony are forced to think about what they really want. The tornado has left people wondering if those they love have survived, and wanting to take action -- even if making the...
76) Lucky penny
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To support her orphaned niece, Brianna O'Keefe accepts work with a Colorado rancher, resorting to a harmless little lie to avoid unwanted attention: that she's married to a Denver gold miner named David Paxton. When her boss forces her to write her "husband," hoping he'll take Brianna off his hands, she can only pray there's no real David Paxton to expose her. But as soon as Colorado marshal David Paxton receives the letter, he dutifully sets out...
77) One true heart
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Harmony novels (Jodi Thomas) volume 8
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Millanie McAllen is always logical. But after returning to her childhood home, she learns that some things are beyond explanation--like her undeniable passion for Drew Cunningham. After finding success as a singer on the road, Beau Yates returns to Harmony to make peace with his dying father--only to find the woman he's been dreaming of for years. But the secrets they discover might be too much for him to bear. When Johnny Wheeler is charged with...
78) Spanish dagger
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China Bayles mysteries volume 15
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In this 15th entry in the best-selling China Bayles series, our teashop owning heroine discovers a dead body while gathering herbs by the railroad tracks. On top of that, her brother unearths new evidence suggesting their father's death was no accident, and China is soon dragged into both mysteries.
79) Morning light
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Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series volume 8
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A brand new CONTEMPORARY series from the New York Times bestselling author whose novels are: Born with second sight, Loni MacEwen must warn the handsome rancher Clint Harrigan that his son is in danger-except he doesn't even have a son. Then the drama Loni predicted unfolds on the news: an orphaned boy is lost in the wilderness. As Loni and Clint help in the search for the boy, they begin to form a bond of their own...
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"Cooper Holloway would take nature over people any day -- especially visiting relatives. That's why he's headed for a rustic cabin in remote Winter Valley, where he'll care for a herd of wild mustangs. But Cooper's plans are quickly thwarted by the arrival of two unexpected guests: one, a stranger in desperate need of his help, and the other, a very attractive young veterinarian. Elliott is busy trying to keep Maverick Ranch running smoothly with...