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22) Undercurrents
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Haunted for two decades by his memories of his long-lost love, Francesca Chisholm, American Henry Evans journeys to her hometown on the English coast to search for her and finds far more than he had expected.
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Heirs of Acadia volume 1
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The Solitary Envoy begins the Heirs of Acadia series of historical novels set in the early days of the American Republic. Erica Langston's comfortable life in Georgetown is threatened when the British invade. Soon she must begin a journey that will change her life forever.
24) Hunting unicorns
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A look at the British aristocracy in decline. Adrift in a rapidly changing world, the Bevans cling to tradition while wrestling with taxes, tree blight, and the need to keep the family skeleton firmly in the cupboard. Maggie, an American journalist for CBS's hard-hitting current affairs show Newsline is forced to research a documentary on the decline and fall of England's upper classes. When these two worlds collide, no one is prepared for the fallout....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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"This is a story of stolen violins. It's got mummies, museums, sandwiches, hostages, and a dangerous showdown with the Russian Red Army Choir. Open this book to find out more about my adventures. But beware--this mission is top secret and very dangerous!" --
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Homer Kelly mysteries volume 12
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Murder strikes in the natural history museum of the University of Oxford, famed for its zoological specimens. PI Homer Kelly, a Harvard professor who is in town to give a lecture, will solve it.
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Heirs of Acadia volume 2
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Eager to minister to the poor, well-bred Abigail ignores her parents' warnings and ventures into the slums of London. But instead of gaining converts, she causes a scandal when she ventures into a seedy theater. To save the family honor, Abigail is sent to relatives in America. In this new land, the adventurous young women will face true tests of her heart, soul, and spirit.
29) Beyond compare
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"Though Kyria Moreland is beautiful enough to earn the sobriquet 'The Goddess' and rich enough to attract London's most sought after gentlemen, she has yet to find love and refuses to marry without it. When she receives a strange package under mysterious circumstances, she is confronted with danger, murder and a handsome American whose destiny is entwined with hers"--Publisher description.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 13
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to join their close friends Nigel and Inga Evans at a Welsh music festival. When a tragic accident takes the life of one of the choir, and the same fate befalls the star soloist, Dorothy and Alan find themselves in the midst of an investigation as tumultuous, passionate and complicated as any opera.
31) My wife's affair
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A smart, sexy novel about getting what you want-- but still wanting more. Georgie has a husband she loves, three boys she adores, and her acting career has been revived since they moved to London. But she risks it all for an affair that will have consequences no one could anticipate.
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With her wedding to Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst just days away, American ex-pat Stella Kendrick is the talk of Edwardian society. Between ornate bridal gown fittings and meetings with Lyndy's distant relatives, Stella is beginning to feel like a respected aristocrat. Then an anonymous gift and the return of her overbearing father cast a shadow over the festivities. Then a daytrip to Southampton ends with a stranger getting trampled by a horse-drawn...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 11
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbitt, while on holiday in the English village of Broadway, discover the body of a man in a quarry, and as the police have no suspects Dorothy investigates.
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Open book mysteries volume 1
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Hit with a bad case of writer's block, American gothic author Penelope Parish heads to England where she, while working in a bookstore, gets embroiled in a murder investigation that leads to new friendships and new tricks to help her finish her novel.
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Keeping up with the Cavendishes volume 1
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Lord Darcy is the quintessential Englishman: wealthy, titled, impossibly proper, and horrified that a pack of Americans has inherited one of England's most respected dukedoms. But his manners, his infamous self-restraint, and his better judgment fly out the window when he finds himself with the maddening American girl next door. Lady Bridget Cavendish has grand--but thwarted--plans to become a Perfect Lady and take the haute ton by storm. In her diary,...
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Countess of Harleigh mysteries volume 2
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"When a friend is found murdered, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, will discover how far some will go to safeguard a secret in this historical mystery"--Provided by publisher
37) Other kingdoms
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"1918. A young American soldier, recently wounded in the Great War, Alex White comes to Gatford to escape his troubled past. The pastoral English village seems the perfect spot to heal his wounded body and soul. True, the neighboring woods are said to be haunted by capricious, even malevolent spirits, but surely those are just old wives tales. Arent they? A frightening encounter in the forest leads Alex into the arms of Magda Variel, an alluring...
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After graduating from Yale, William Baker, scion of an old line patrician family, goes to work in presidential politics. But when the campaign into which he's poured his heart ends in disappointment, he decides to leave New York behind, along with the devoted, ambitious and well-connected woman he's been in love with for the last four years. Will expects nothing more than a year off in Oxford before resuming the comfortable life he's always known...
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When Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to a country house weekend at a lovingly restored old mansion, they expect nothing more explosive than the Guy Fawkes fireworks. Having read every Agatha Christie ever written, Dorothy should have known better, but even she could not have anticipated the terror that is unleashed by an epic storm and the discovery of a body among the roots of a fallen oak tree. Rendered...
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A recent transplant from sunny California, life in the London suburbs is not what Taylor Watson expected. Far from the West End shops and city lights she imagined, she finds herself pregnant and lonely, with a husband frequently away on business and only social media to keep her company. It's only after Taylor joins a book club and a walking group that she finally starts to make some real-life friends. Before long, Taylor's hanging out with Anna,...