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Ruby is devastated when her parents are killed in a tragic car accident. With her younger brother Rhett, Ruby is sent to live with the legal guardians chosen by her parents. The Glasses live in an opulent Malibu mansion where Ruby and Rhett are promised all of the finest luxuries money can buy and a lavish new rich-kid lifestyle. Before long, however, Ruby begins to suspect that her new caretakers are not what they appear on the surface and that the...
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Jules Daly is the new guardian to her niece and nephew. On the day she loses her job and nanny, an invitation arrives to spend a royal Christmas in Europe with the children's grandfather, the Duke of Castlebury Hall. Once Jules and the children arrive at the castle, laughter soon fills the once quiet halls, giving everyone hope and joy for the season. And when Jules captures the heart of the dashing Prince Ashton, both of their lives change in unexpected...
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A no-holds-barred comedy that gives new meaning to the phrase dysfunctional family. Mickey is an unapologetic degenerate, who suddenly finds herself stuck in affluent Greenwich, CT, raising her spoiled niece and nephews. She may discover it₂s not the buzzkill she always thought it would be.
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Master chef Kate Armstrong is a perfectionist who leads a regimented life while running the kitchen of an exclusive restaurant. She revels in the sense of power and control her career affords. When her sister is killed in an automobile accident, her nine-year old niece Zoe comes to live with her. Kate's life is turned completely upside down and she is suddenly forced to split her focus between work and family. Nick Palmer is the newly hired, fun-loving,...
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Although constantly pulled between enjoying her lavish new lifestyle and trying to control three monstrous children who have unlimited lines of credit, Mickey is now in it for the long haul. With the help of her on-again, off-again boyfriend and the kids live-in housekeeper, Mickey is determined to make it work, or, at the very least, black out during the parts that don't.
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Mrs. Wetherby's Treasure: When two enchanting nine-year-old little girls notice a kindly old woman mysteriously arrive on their quiet street, they rush to see if they might help. The magic that comes of their innocent love and generosity leads to a discovery not only for them, but for the entire neighborhood. Dear Grandmother: New York fashion coordinator, Celia Davis, receives unexpected news--her mother, whom she has never known, has died suddenly...
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In the future, a mercenary named Toorop accepts a contract from Gorsky, a Russian mobster, who instructs him to bring a young woman only known as Aurora to New York. Gorsky gives Toorop a variety of weapons as well as a UN passport that has to be injected under the skin of the neck. Toorop, along with the girl and her guardian Sister Rebeka, leave the Noelite Convent where they lived. The three flee from an unknown group of mercenaries. The stress...
8) Bleak House
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Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed. Bleak House defies a single description. It...
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"Sarah Cain is sweet, successful, slightly self-absorbed and a city girl through and through. But when the untimely death of her sister draws her to Amish country for a funeral, she makes a discovery that will change her life: she is now the legal guardian to five Amish nieces and nephews! Desperately trying to juggle the kids, her career and her comfort level, Sarah must reevaluate her priorities as she prepares for the biggest culture shock of everyone's...
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Sailor moon, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars continue their quest for the Legendary Silver Crystal as two new powerful allies join the fight. Sailor Jupiter is the tall and tough Guardian of Thunder, and Sailor Venus is the Guardian of Love and the most experienced member. Sailor Moon herself gets an impressive new power and learns more about the mysterious Tuxedo Mask. Could their distant past be intertwined, and does that have anything to do with...
11) The nightcomers
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A gardener exercises a powerful influence over two children through his warped relationship with their governess.
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Jules Daly is the new guardian to her niece and nephew. On the day she loses her job and nanny, an invitation arrives to spend a royal Christmas in Europe with the children's grandfather, the Duke of Castlebury Hall. Once Jules and the children arrive at the castle, laughter soon fills the once quiet halls, giving everyone hope and joy for the season. And when Jules captures the heart of the dashing Prince Ashton, both of their lives change in unexpected...
14) 3 godfathers
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Fugitive bank robbers care for the newborn of the woman they just buried, knowing it ruins any chance of escape. Director John Ford's western retelling of the Bibilical Three Wise Men tale remains a scenic and thematic masterpiece.
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Shirley Temple volume 10
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Four year old Star has been happy living with Captain January in the lighthouse since he rescued her from a shipwreck. But when the town's new truant officer tries to take her away from the captain so she can have a "proper" home, her idyllic existence falls under a cloud.
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In a decaying rural mansion, the last generation of the inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. Bruno, the family chauffeur, acts as their guardian and covers up their indiscretions. But when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to claim the family home, Bruno's shaky control over the children deteriorates and murder, chaos,...
17) Batman forever
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Batman faces two nemesis - Two-Face and the Riddler. Former District Attorney Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, believes that Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. He decides to unleash a reign of terror on the citizens of Gotham City. Edward Nygma, a.k.a. The Riddler, is a computer genius and former employee of millionaire Bruce Wayne. He is out to get Bruce at all costs. The Riddler has perfected a device for draining...
18) Duel in the sun
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Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of a wealthy Texan and his family when her father is hanged for murder. She soon finds herself torn between the two sons in a dramatic triangle.
19) Smilin' through
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When a man's fianceé is shot dead on the couple's wedding day by a rejected lover who was aiming for him, was left to raise his fianceés niece who eventually falls in love with the murderer's son. The past sweeps back to haunt the present.
20) Dark fortune
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Eliane, a child psychologist is summoned to the hospital to help provide care for a young boy named Yves who is the sole survivor of a horrendous car wreck that claimed the lives of the boy's entire family. His remaining relatives a feuding grandmother and aunt arrive and fight for custody of Yves, and Eliane is asked to make a formal evaluation of the boy so that the court can determine where to place him. During this time, Yves is allowed to stay...
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