Linda Henning
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Series
Adventurer's guide volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Anne has spent most of her thirteen years scrubbing dirty hallways and laboring in dark mines at Saint Lupin's orphanage, dreaming of finding her true home and of becoming an adventurer alongside her best friend, Penelope. Her dreams finally seem within reach ... until Anne is denied her rightful ticket out of Saint Lupin's. Determined to leave the controlling Matron and her life of chores behind, Anne's daring escape plan takes a surprising turn...
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English
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"An extraordinary memoir from an Iranian journalist in exile about leaving her country, challenging tradition, and sparking an online movement against compulsory hijab. A photo on Masih Alinejad's Facebook page: a woman standing proudly, face bare, hair blowing in the wind. Her crime: removing her veil, or hijab, which is compulsory for women in Iran. This is the self-portrait that sparked My Stealthy Freedom, a social media campaign that went viral....
Author
Series
Chapel of love volume 3
Language
English
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Description
For Professor Laurie Wilson, planning her wedding to longtime boyfriend Brandon Kopp has been a whirlwind. But somehow, between all the cake tastings and dress fittings, she never imagined being left at the altar. In the aftermath, she does what any sensible woman would - she swigs champagne and considers keying his car. Until someone knocks on her door with a much better idea for revenge.
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Savage Conversations takes place somewhere in between its sources, between sanity and madness, between then and now, between the living and the dead. It pushes past the limitations of textual sources for telling indigenous history and accounts of insanity." —Barrelhouse Reviews
May 1875: Mary Todd Lincoln is addicted to opiates and tried in a Chicago court on charges of insanity. Entered into evidence is Ms. Lincoln's
...Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An acclaimed scientist reveals the latest discoveries in prenatal care and the critical takeaways for expecting parents"--
After decades of research into how babies develop in the womb, Fisher shares her expert advice to empower expecting parents. Complete with practical tips, and the essential questions to ask healthcare providers, here is everything you need to take charge of your health and your baby's. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Some people aren't meant for happily-ever-after. And Deborah Standridge is one of them. When she called off her wedding to the perfect man to pursue her passion as an architect across the country, she didn't mean to hurt anyone. But Deborah saw her chance to finally make her own dreams come and she took it, setting in motion a tragedy that has haunted her ever since. Now, as one of Denver's most successful architects, Deborah has avoided love at all...
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Series
Publisher
Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A season of hope . . .'Tis the season in Shenandoah Falls and the first time Willow Peterson has been home in years. But she's determined to fulfill the wishes of her recently deceased best friend and restore Eagle Hill Manor to its former glory-all in time to host the perfect holiday wedding. She just has to get the owner of the historic inn to hire her. Unfortunately, that means dealing with Scrooge himself... After the death of his wife, David...
