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Summer rental
Andrews, Mary Kay, 1954- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.
Ellis questions everything she believed after losing an all-consuming job, while
Julia struggles with insecurities that threaten a loving relationship and Dorie
confronts a maelstrom of problems after a shocking betrayal.
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Haunting Jasmine
Banerjee, Anjali. New York : Berkley Books, 2011.
A call from the past brings divorce Jasmine Mistry home to Shelter Island to run
her beloved aunt's bookstore, which has always been rumored to be haunted. Jasmine
embarks on a mystical journey, guided by the highly emotional spirits of long-dead
authors.
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Sisterhood everlasting :
a novel
Brashares, Ann. New York : Random House, c2011.
Despite having jobs and men that they love, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget know
something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful
actress in New York, engaged to be married, but misses her friends. Lena finds solace
in her art, teaching in Rhode Island, but still thinks of Kostos and the road she
didn't take. Bridget lives with her longtime boyfriend, Eric, in San Francisco,
and though a part of her wants to settle down, a bigger part can't seem to shed
her old restlessness. When Tibby sends the others plane tickets for a reunion they
all breathlessly await, it will change their lives forever, but in ways none of
them ever expected. The traveling pants are gone, but the sisterhood lasts forever.
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Insatiable
Cabot, Meg. New York : William Morrow, c2010.
Meena Harper, forced to write about vampires even though she doesn't believe in
them, falls in love with Lucien Antonescu, a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark
side. It's a dark side a lot of people, like an ancient society of vampire hunters,
would prefer to see him dead for. The problem is: Lucien's already dead! And while
Lucien seems like everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, he might
turn out to be more like a nightmare.
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Good-bye to all that
Candela, Margo. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
When her Hollywood career goes haywire, a young woman must say good-bye to all that.
. .or must she?
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Girls in white dresses
Close, Jennifer. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Attending an endless series of bridal showers for their friend Kristi, three bridesmaids
struggle with private challenges, including Isabella's unhappiness at a job where
she is nevertheless very successful, Mary's relationship with a man who prioritizeshis
mother, and Lauren's attraction to a man she despises.
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Seven year switch
Cook, Claire, 1955- New York, N.Y. : Voice, c2010.
After being left alone to raise young daughter for seven years, Jill's husband Seth
re-enters her life after seven years asking for forgiveness.
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With a little luck : a novel
Crane, Caprice. New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, c2011.
Facing her romantic prospects with skepticism after two disappointing relationships,
successful DJ Berry Lambert, who believes bad things occur in threes, expects a
rapid dissolution to her next love affair and is surprised by her attraction to
an outspoken, commitment-minded rival.
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Maybe this time
Crusie, Jennifer. New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
North Archer, Andie Miller's ex-husband, asks her to become the guardian of two
orphans who have driven out three nannies already--and live in a haunted house!
What follows is a hilarious adventure in exorcism, including a self-doubting parapsychologist,
an annoyed medium, her Tarot-card reading mother, an avenging ex-mother-in-law,
and, of course, her jealous fiancé. And just when Andie thinks things couldn't get
more complicated, North shows up on the doorstep making her wonder if "maybe this
time" things could be different between them.
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Yours, mine, and ours
Davidson, MaryJanice. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Cadence Jones, an unconventional FBI agent, finds love in the most unexpected places.
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Heart of the matter
Giffin, Emily. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Following a tragic accident, two women--Tessa Russo, a renowned pediatric surgeon,
and Valerie Anderson, an attorney and single mother--living in the same Boston suburb
but with relatively little in common aside from a fierce love for their children
converge in ways no one could have imagined.
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Canary Island song : a novel
Gunn, Robin Jones, 1955- Nashville, Tenn. : Howard Books, c2011.
When Carolyn's grown daughter tells her she needs to "get a life," Carolyn decides
it's time to step out of her familiar routine as a widow in San Francisco and escape
to her mother's home in the Canary Islands. She runs into Bryan, her high school
summer love. Has he turned into something more than the wild beach boy who stole
her kisses so many years ago on a balmy Canary night?
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Midnight in Austenland :
a novel
Hale, Shannon. New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2012.
Divorced American Charlotte Kinder takes a trip to Regency staged Pembrook Park
in Kent where she plays parlor games, learns country dances, and even lets herself
be courted by her assigned suitor, the brooding, magnetic Mr. Mallery. But her vacation
becomes more Northanger Abbey when she catches a fleeting glimpse of a dead body
in a secret room.
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The brightest star in the
sky
Keyes, Marian. New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2010.
Fate is on its way to the tenants of 66 Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy,
friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change lives ... One of them is falling
in love; another is torn between two lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay
buried will come to light and for others the unveiling of those secrets will have
tragic consequences.
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I've got your number : a
novel
Kinsella, Sophie. New York : Dial Press, c2012.
After she loses her engagement ring and her phone is stolen during a hotel fire
drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into
the life of the phone's owner, businessman Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to
make her wedding preparations.
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If you were here
Lancaster, Jen, 1967- New York : New American Library, 2011.
"If You Were Here follows Amish-zombie-teen- romance author Mia and her husband
Mac (and their pets) through the alternately frustrating, exciting, terrifying-but
always funny-process of buying and renovating their first home in the Chicago suburbs
that John Hughes's movies made famous. Along their harrowing renovation journey,
Mia and Mac get caught up in various wars with the homeowners' association, meet
some less-than-friendly neighbors, and are joined by a hilarious cast of supporting
characters, including a celebutard ex- landlady. As they struggle to adapt to their
new surroundings- with Mac taking on the renovations himself- Mia and Mac will discover
if their marriage is strong enough to survive months of DIY renovations"--Amazon.com.
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Save as draft
Lee, Cavanaugh. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
A love triangle evolving over e-mails, text, and Facebook messages that makes you
wonder if the things we leave unsaid- or rather unsent- could change the story of
our lives.
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Rich again
Maxted, Anna. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010. |
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You're the one that I don't
want
Potter, Alexandra. New York : Plume, [2011], c2010.
When a woman kisses the man of her dreams under Venice's Bridge of Sighs at sunset,
she will be together with him forever. Lucy kissed Nate, but over the next ten years
they completely lost contact-- until he purchased paintings from the gallery where
she is employed. At first Lucy is overjoyed at the reunion-- only it doesn't seem
as wonderful this time. Can destiny be undone?
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Tuesday night miracles :
a novel
Radish, Kris. New York : Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, c2012.
Free-spirited psychologist Dr. Olivia Bayer suspects she'll need a miracle to help
the four wildly different women in her anger management class. Grace, a single working
mother, can barely find a moment's rest. Jane, a high-profile real estate agent,
is struggling in the recession. Kit, in her fifties, has had it with her taunting
older brothers. And Leah, a young mother of two, is starting over after ending a
troubled relationship. All have reached a crossroads, and Dr. Bayer has an unconventional
plan to steer them on the right track. As the class travels everywhere from a bowling
alley to a shooting range, the women's Tuesday meetings transform from tense, reluctant
gatherings into richly rewarding experiments in female bonding. As Grace, Jane,
Kit, and Leah open up- revealing secrets, swapping stories, and recovering long-lost
dreams- old wounds begin to heal, new friendships are forged, and miracles manifest
in the most surprising ways.--From back cover.
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150 pounds
Rockland, Kate. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
"In the fast paced life of blogging, two women stand out: Alexis Allbright, of Skinny
Chick, and Shoshana Weiner, who writes Fat and Fabulous. Both have over five million
loyal readers. Both are hungry for success. But the similarities stop there. With
over 100 pounds on the scale separating them, weight isn't their only difference.
Alexis is a loner who is so bitchy the only person who can stand her company is
her gay best friend Billy. She gives neurotic New Yorkers a run for their money
with her strict daily workout routine, and weighing of food. Shoshana is Alexis's
opposite. Living in Jersey with rowdy roommates, she is someone who "collects friends,"
as her mother puts it; and treasures a life of expanding circles and waistlines.
When both appear as panelists on a popular talk show, their lives intersect in ways
neither could have imagined"--Provided by publisher.
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Based upon availability
Strauss, Alix. New York : Harper, c2010. |
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Kindred spirits
Strohmeyer, Sarah. New York : Dutton, c2011.
The Ladies' Society for the Conservation of Martinis--once dissolved under life-shattering
circumstances and now reunited again after the death of one its members--discovers
a letter that reveals a shocking secret and a final wish that will send the women
on a life-changing journey ... proving that nothing is more powerful than the will
of a true girlfriend and a good, strong martini.
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Ten Beach Road
Wax, Wendy. New York : Berkley Books, 2011.
"Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing
in common. They each wake up one morning to discover their life savings have vanished,
along with their trusted financial manager- leaving them with nothing but co-ownership
of a ramshackle beachfront house. Throwing their lots in together, they take on
the challenge of restoring the historic property. But just as they begin to reinvent
themselves and discover the power of friendship, secrets threaten to tear down their
trust-and destroy their lives a second time" -- Cover verso.
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Then came you : a novel
Weiner, Jennifer. New York : Atria Books, 2011.
The plans of four women--including a college student egg donor, a working-class
surrogate mother, a wealthy woman, and her stepdaughter--are thrown into turmoil
when the wealthy woman's husband suddenly dies and names the stepdaughter the unborn
baby's guardian.
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Last night at Chateau Marmont
: a novel
Weisberger, Lauren, 1977- New York : Atria Books, c2010. |
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A soft place to land
White, Susan Rebecca. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
After their parents' death, sisters Ruthie and Julia Harrison are shocked by the
provisions in the will. As they heal from loss, search for love, and begin careers,
their sisterhood once an oasis, becomes complicated by resentment, anger, and jealousy.
It seems as though the echoes of their parents' deaths will never stop reverberating--until
another shocking accident changes everything once again.
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