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41) Jade star
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The fourth title in Catherine Coulter's Star quartet
Rescued from an evil slave trade by Saint Morris, minister's daughter Juliana DuPres is treated as a common prostitute by her family on her return. Saint marries her and takes her back to San Francisco, to look after her, as a protector. Juliana, however, has other ideas.
Rescued from an evil slave trade by Saint Morris, minister's daughter Juliana DuPres is treated as a common prostitute by her family on her return. Saint marries her and takes her back to San Francisco, to look after her, as a protector. Juliana, however, has other ideas.
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Having survived being blinded and shipwrecked on a tiny Caribbean island with the old black man Timothy, twelve-year-old white Phillip is rescued and hopes to regain his sight with an operation. Alternate chapters follow the life of Timothy from his days as a young cabin boy.
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Now in paperback, the acclaimed first novel that movingly charts the intersection of two lives, two worlds — the story of a fierce and untameable young girl, growing up "privileged" in a New England household darkened by her parents' epically unhappy marriage, and the Caribbean nanny who has left her own family a thousand miles behind to live among strangers.
At the heart of this vibrant and emotionally searing novel is a tale of finding a...
At the heart of this vibrant and emotionally searing novel is a tale of finding a...
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Noted for her African-American contemporary romances, the author of Beguiled makes her Avon debut with this exquisite tale of passion on an island paradise.
Tired of being a wallflower, Nadine Clayton had hidden behind her thick glasses for too long while life and romance passed her by. So she tosses out her frumpy clothes, lets down her hair, and heads to an island paradise where she meets Ulysses Deane, a handsome, mysterious stranger.
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"#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey now reveals the tempestuous story of Jacqueline Malory whose furious desire for revenge leads to a confrontation with the handsome pirate who abducted her--and sparks a much steamier kind of desire. For the first time, James Malory and his Anderson in-laws agree on something: It's payback time for the culprit who kidnapped James and Georgina's beloved daughter Jack from her American debutante party...
46) Calypso magic
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The second book in Catherine Coulter's Magic trilogy
While visiting London, a beautiful young woman becomes homesick for the West Indies. Unfortunately, her only available chaperone for the perilous journey is her rakish hot-tempered cousin...
While visiting London, a beautiful young woman becomes homesick for the West Indies. Unfortunately, her only available chaperone for the perilous journey is her rakish hot-tempered cousin...
47) Cat's cradle
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From the Publisher: Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny.
48) A single rose
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Set sail with the New York Times–bestselling author as a Caribbean treasure hunt brings one woman within reach of her heart's desire.
Victoria Lesser is due for some payback. The unrepentant matchmaker gets a taste of her own medicine when she's tricked into a fortune hunting trip that just happens to be led by an age-appropriate, adventurous-and single-professor. Luckily for Victoria, she brought her niece, Shaye, as a buffer. Unluckily for...
49) Saving grace
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Katie Connell is a high-strung attorney whose sloppy drinking habits and stunted love life collide hilariously in a doomed celebrity case in Dallas. When she flees Texas for the Caribbean, Katie escapes professional humiliation, a broken heart, and a wicked Bloody Mary habit, but she trades one set of problems for another when she begins to investigate the suspicious deaths of her parents on the island of St. Marcos. She's bewitched by the voodoo...
50) The salt roads
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Nalo Hopkinson's third novel invokes the goddess of love in the name of redemption Hopkinson's time-traveling, genre-spanning novel weaves a common thread of spiritualism and hope through three intertwined stories of women possessed by Ezili, the goddess of love, as she inspires, inhabits, and guides them through trying personal and historical moments. Jeanne Duval is a talented entertainer suffering from the ravages of a sexually transmitted disease;...
51) Second honeymoon
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FBI agent John O'Hara and Special Agent Sarah Brubaker hunt an ingenious pair of serial killers whose victims all have one chilling thing in common--they're newlyweds.
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Actress Morgan Taylor exchanges her hometown of Chicago for the open seas, agreeing to do a friend a favor by replacing a last-minute deserter in the cruise ship's entertainment cast. It's only after she meets the ship in Miami that Morgan learns her predecessor was murdered. With her own life on the line, Morgan sails back into the role of amateur sleuth. It's a juicy backstage mystery peopled with show-biz eccentrics and dubious characters. Suspicion...
53) Saint X
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"Hailed as a "marvel of a book" and "brilliant and unflinching," Alexis Schaitkin's stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly given the chance to know one another. Claire is only seven years old when her college-age sister, Alison, disappears on the last night of their family vacation at a resort on the Caribbean island of Saint X. Several days later, Alison's body is found in...
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The Mermaid of Black Conch spins the enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her. Near the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected - Aycayia, an innocent young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid. When American tourists capture Aycayia, David rescues her and vows to win her trust. Slowly,...
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"As Grand Serenity's goodwill ambassador, Princess Samantha DeSaunters lives a dazzling, high-profile life. Her own romantic dreams come second to her devotion to her island realm. Until she impulsively kisses a sexy stranger at a political gala. Now the reticent royal can't get enough of Garrison Montgomery, the former soldier hired to keep her and the throne safe. But who'll protect Sam from yearning to turn their mock courtship into the real thing?...
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"Christmas is just around the corner, and the ladies of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop are thrilled when Sheila wins the first place prize in a scrapbooking design contest: a ten-day scrapbook-themed cruise in the Caribbean. Vera and Paige decide to tag along, which should pose the perfect opportunity to learn some new techniques, mingle with fellow croppers, and get in some rest and relaxation before the chaos of Christmas. But when Sheila finds...
57) Diver's paradise
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"After 25 years on the job, Detective Roscoe Conklin trades his badge for a pair of shorts and sandals and moves to Bonaire, a small island nestled in the southern Caribbean. But the warm water, palm trees, and sunsets are derailed when his long-time police-buddy and friend back home is murdered. Conklin dusts off a few markers and calls his old department, trolling for information. It's slow going, but no surprise there; after all, it's an active...
58) The ex-husband
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"Charlotte has an unsavory past, but she's on the straight and narrow these days. She was so young then - she married the wrong man, falling for Sam's sweet-talking charm and charisma, and got caught up in his con-artist games. If only she'd left him before things went too far. Now Sam is missing. But before he disappeared, he left urgent, cryptic messages about someone threatening him - someone who has been threatening Charlotte, too. So Charlotte...
59) The betrayers
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Luz had nightheat, the sensuous quality in a woman that makes men ache with desire. Nick loved and lusted for her the first time he saw her. But, what he didn't know was that Luz had secrets-that beneath the glamour and sex appeal was a woman determined to turn her back on wealth and challenge a corrupt political system. Even if doing so meant her life.
Nick started out dirt poor-as a child, he survived the war-torn frozen hell of the siege of Leningrad...
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Larry Cole novels volume 8
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In The Devil's Shadow, Commander Larry Cole is confronted with the most beautiful and cunning criminal he's ever faced. Julianna Saint has a reputation for getting anything she wants. Her occupation, international thief. Her notoriety has spread from the underworld to the Chicago mob boss, Jake Romano, who has heard that no matter how tight the security, no matter what precautions are taken, Julianna can steal it.
Jake wants her to pull off a nearly...
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