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Prize of my heart [electronic resource] : a novel / Lisa Norato.

An unsolved mystery separates ex-privateersman Captain Brogan Talvis from his lost son-his only living relation, his only family. Shortly before her tragic demise, his wife abandoned their infant to strangers, refusing to reveal the child's whereabouts. Now, three years later, Brogan has discovered the boy at the home of a shipbuilder's daughter, Lorena Huntley. Lorena guards a dark secret about her young charge. She finds herself falling for the heroic captain who has come to claim his newly built ship, unaware his motive for wooing her is to befriend the boy he plans on reclaiming as his own-until the day another's evil deceit leaves her helplessly shipbound, heading toward England. As the perfect opportunity to reclaim his son unfolds, Brogan is haunted by thoughts of Lorena in her dire circumstance, and he is forced to make a heartrending choice between his child and the woman who has begun to capture his heart. But only his unselfish sacrifice can win him the greatest prize of all-love.

The renegade hunter [electronic resource] : a Rogue hunter novel / Lynsay Sands.

Nicholas Argeneau went rogue after the death of his life mate fifty years ago, but he's never stopped hunting for the evil vampires that torment mortals. He's tracked one of them to the enforcer house, and when he finds a woman in danger, all of Nicholas' protective instincts kicked in. Before he knows it, he's kissing her senseless. But life on the run is all he has to offer ... or is it?

Touched by angels [electronic resource] / Debbie Macomber.

Guardian angels Goodness, Mercy, and Shirley find three new souls deserving of wish-granting in this lighthearted tale. In following these heavenly characters as they aid the earthbound, the listener is given a glimpse into the everyday heartaches and triumphs that typify human life.

Lady pirate [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

Valoree no longer had to masquerade as her murdered brother and scourge the oceans as Captain Red. She no longer had to command his pirate band in a quest to regain his birthright. She had been named heir to Ainsly Castle, but no executor would ever hand over the estate to an unmarried pirate wench and her infamous crew--no matter to whom she'd been born. And the will had distinctly stated that in order to inherit, Valoree must be both married to a nobleman and pregnant.

Bloodline [electronic resource] / Sidney Sheldon.

Elizabeth Rolfe, only child of one of the world's richest men, has everything. When her father dies, she discovers that her inheritance includes far more than his international pharmaceutical company.

Heartland wedding [electronic resource] / Renee Ryan.

"Rebecca Gunderson's fresh start in High Plains, Kansas, is destroyed when a deadly tornado wrecks the immigrant's new home and her reputation. Everyone knows Rebecca rode out the storm with the town's blacksmith, and no one believes her time with Pete Benjamin was totally innocent. To protect her, Pete offers Rebecca his hand in marriage, but the grieving widower can't give her his heart. Is Rebecca trusting her happiness to a man trapped in the past, or will faith and trust finally bring them through the storm to a brighter future?"--P. [4] of cover.

Love bites [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

After Rachel Garrett, a gorgeous coroner, saves his life, vampire Etienne Argeneau returns the favor by giving her the gift of immortality and his eternal love.

A taste of desire [electronic resource] / Beverley Kendall.

"She challenged his pride...He challenged her willpower...Lady Amelia Bertram may have a reputation as the most brazen beauty of ton, but she shocks even herself when she accidentally--and loudly--derides one of society's most eligible bachelors in the middle of a crowded ballroom...But when Thomas Armstrong overhears the so-called 'Lady' Amelia slandering his sexual prowess in public, he cannot help but accept the dare implicit in her words. To her father's great delight, he offers to take her to his secluded country estate--properly chaperoned, of course--to teach the girl a lesson in ladylike behavior..."--P. [4] of cover.

The chase [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

Seonaid Dunbar had, like her brother, been trained as a Scottish warrior at her father's knee, but fleeing to an abbey was clearly preferable to whacking on Blake Sherwell with her sword--which she'd happily do before wedding the man. No, she'd not walk weakly to the slaughter. There were many ways to elude a devilish suitor, even one that King Henry ordered her to wed.

The professor's house [electronic resource] / Willa Cather.

The professor's house was published in 1925, when she was fifty-two. At the time she was an author with a worldwide reputation, having won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for One of ours. Reaching the top of her profession had produced a letdown, and she later wrote that around the time she won the Pulitzer she had felt that for her the world had broken in two. The situation of the professor in this novel reflects the troubled time in Cather's own life. Behind this story of Godfrey St. Peter, a man who, despite his successes, has at mid-career experienced a profound disappointment with life, is the fierce story of how he decides to continue living despite his disappointment. Sandwiched between St. Peter's stories is the thrilling tale of his one brilliant student, Tom Outland, who discovers the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde. Profound and disturbing, The professor's house has taken its place as one of its author's most important works.

The perfect wife [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

Paen Gerville longed for a lively, well-rounded woman, one whose plump breast would cushion his head after the lonely, harsh life of a knight. At first his wife-to-be, Avelyn, promised no such delights, but one split bridal gown later, her assets were eye-poppingly apparent and Paen could only grin as he anticipated the surprises yet to come on his wedding night with the perfect wife.

Tomorrow, when the war began [electronic resource] / John Marsden.

Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive.

Conversations with the fat girl [electronic resource] / Liza Palmer.

"An overweight waitress ponders her relationship her best friend, who had once been overweight herself, as her friend prepares for a wedding"--Provided by publisher.

Katy's debate [electronic resource] / Kim Vogel Sawyer.

Katy, a Mennonite teenager attending secular high school, joins the debate team, and tries to keep her father from remarrying so that she does not have to adjust to having a stepmother.

GMAT data sufficiency prep course [electronic resource] / Jeff Kolby, Derrick Vaughn.

Comprehensive Prep for GMAT Data Sufficiency. Every year, students pay 1,000 and more to test prep companies to prepare for the math section of the GMAT. Now you can get the same preparation in a book. Features: Comprehensive Review: Twenty-four chapters provide the most thorough review of data sufficiency math available. Practice: Includes 196 examples and more than 205 exercises!. Performance: If your target is 700+ score, this is the book.

The hellion and the highlander [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

As she spends time with Kade Stewart, the wounded Scot her brother brought home from the Crusades, Lady Averill Mortagne gradually realizes that she wants nothing more than to be his bride and make him love her in return.

The rogue hunter [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

Samantha Willan is a workaholic lawyer. She's grateful for some rest and relaxation in cottage country, and after a recent breakup she wants to stay as far away from romance as possible. Then she meets her irresistible new neighbor. There's something strange and mysterious about his eyes. Is it just her imagination, or are they locked on her neck? Garrett Mortimer is a rogue hunter. His last assignment united Lucian Argeneau with his lifemate, and Mortimer is hoping this one will be less ... adventurous. He's here to track down a reported rogue, but fun in the sun is every bloodsucker's nightmare. Worse, he can't seem to get his mind off Samantha, especially when he spies her skinny-dipping in the lake. After eight hundred years as a bachelor, is he ready to turn a volatile attraction into a lasting love affair?

Bright young things [electronic resource] / Anna Godbersen.

In the spring of 1929, eighteen-year-old Cordelia Grey and her stage-struck friend Letty Larkspur run away from their small Ohio town to seek their fortunes in New York City and soon find themselves drawn into situations and relationships, particularly with the dazzling Astrid Donal, that change their lives forever.

The man of my dreams [electronic resource] : a novel / Curtis Sittenfeld.

Second chance dad [electronic resource] / Roxanne Rustand.

"The minute she steps foot in his dark, miserable house, Sophie Alexander knows Josh McClaren is not her usual patient. But the single mom and physical therapist is desperate to make a life for her and her young son. And she's definitely no quitter! It's obvious to Sophie that handsome, cantankerous Josh hides his pain behind a wall of grief. Little by little, Sophie and her son, Eli, do more than help Josh find his faith again. They make Josh wonder if there's a family in his future after all..."--P. [4] of cover.

Three times a bride [electronic resource] / Catherine Anderson, Loretta Chase, Samantha James.

Bluegrass peril [electronic resource] / Virginia Smith.

Who killed her boss? Local police had tagged single mom Becky Dennison as their prime suspect. But she'd only been in the wrong place at the wrong time ... admittedly, with her boss's lifeless body. Sure, it looked bad, but Becky had no motive for killing the man -- even if she had opportunity. Then, Scott Lewis, handsome assistant manager of a nearby horse farm, entered Becky's life. Soon the amateur detectives were hot on the trail of the murderer ... even as their feelings for each other deepened. And for Becky and Scott, this race on the Kentucky tracks had the greatest stakes of all: life or death.

Sex God [electronic resource] : exploring the endless connections between sexuality and spirituality / Rob Bell.

Finding your moral compass [electronic resource] : transformative principles to guide you in recovery and life / Craig Nakken.

In Finding Your Moral Compass, Craig Nakken, author of the best-selling book The Addictive Personality, gives readers in recovery the model and tools needed to make life decisions in the pursuit of good. He offers 41 universally accepted principles, paired as positive and negative counterparts that guide behavior. He then inspires us with one fundamental challenge: To take responsibility for being a force for good by applying these principles to our daily lives. He encourages us to show empathy, be of service to others, and make the choice to stop being an agent of harm.

The deed [electronic resource] / Lynsay Sands.

Inheriting a fortune when her chaste husband dies, virgin widow Emmaline Eberhart is promised as part of a political agreement to knight Amaury de Aneford, who is surprisingly challenged by his innocent new wife.