Author: Gordon Lewis Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0008127298 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 265
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The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin.
Author: Jordan Silver Publisher: ISBN: 9781507727508 Category : Large type books Languages : en Pages : 0
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Six years ago she walked out on me without a word, taking the remnants of my heart with her. Had I known then what else she was stealing from me, she would've never made it past the state line. Now she's back with a secret, one that will shake my very foundation from out under me. Where once there was love, there's now only hate, and now that I know there's even more reason for that hate, I will stop at nothing to exact my vengeance.
Author: Marti Healy Publisher: Book Hub Inc ISBN: 0985701803 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 214
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Woven with the harsh realities of pre-Civil War South Carolina is an unexpected tale of gypsies and fairies. But this is not a nursery book--no fairy dust and wings. And yet it is infused with magic and beauty—while effortlessly layered with the complexities of freedom, human rights, justice, and life decisions. The seemingly disparate environments are deftly blended with a strong rhythm and lyrical style that keep the reader flowing emotionally and seamlessly from one reality to the next. The story follows young Marika, an Irish traveler, through a fantastical tale of innocence and truth, and the power of our beliefs and love for one another.
Author: Caroline Mitchell Publisher: Thomas & Mercer ISBN: 9781503905023 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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DI Amy Winter knows evil. She's lived through it. Four-year-old Ellen is snatched by a stranger in the dead of night. Her devastated mother, Nicole, receives four identical phials and a threatening note in a familiar scrawl that chills her to the bone. But she always knew this would happen. She's been expecting it for years . . . According to the note, one of the phials is poisoned. Nicole is given a deadly challenge: if she drinks one, the sadistic kidnapper will notify the police of Ellen's location. The sender claims to be Luka Volkov but Luka is supposed to be dead, killed long ago in a fire that haunts all those involved. DI Amy Winter is still reeling from the discovery that she is the daughter of a serial killer, and her childhood trauma only makes her more determined to bring Ellen home. When another child is taken, Amy finds herself in a race against time. To rescue the children, must she seek help from the one person she wants to forget?
Author: Cat Schield Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 0373734557 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 203
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The prince must produce an heir. Little does he know, he already has... Christian Alessandro lives life in the fast lane. But royal duty calls, and the bachelor prince must settle down and sire the future king of Sherdana. That's when a chance encounter with former flame Noelle Dubone yields a bombshell discovery: Christian's already a father! Marrying Noelle will make his boy the legitimate heir. It's a rocky reunion. The determined dressmaker refuses to fall in love--or in bed!--with Christian again, even as old, intense feelings return with a vengeance. But what the prince wants, the prince gets...
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0689848072 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 169
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In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke, an illegal third child, has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm in this start to the Shadow Children series from Margaret Peterson Haddix. Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his entire life in hiding, and now, with a new housing development replacing the woods next to his family's farm, he is no longer even allowed to go outside. Then, one day Luke sees a girl's face in the window of a house where he knows two other children already live. Finally, he's met a shadow child like himself. Jen is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows—does Luke dare to become involved in her dangerous plan? Can he afford not to?
Author: Shilpi Somaya Gowda Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062266675 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 263
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Somer’s life is everything sheimagined it would be—she’s newly married and has started her career as a physician in SanFrancisco—until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children. The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter’s life by giving her away. It is a decision that will haunt Kavita for the rest of her life, and cause a ripple effect that travels across the world and back again. Asha, adopted out of a Mumbai orphanage, is the child that binds the destinies of these two women. We follow both families, invisibly connected until Asha’s journey of self-discovery leads her back to India. Compulsively readable and deeply touching, Secret Daughter is a story of the unforeseen ways in which our choices and families affect our lives, and the indelible power of love in all its many forms.
Author: Leigh Bale Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488090467 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 143
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“You’re the father.”These words bring the Men of Wildfire series to an emotional conclusion! Katie Ashmore thought she’d be a single mom forever…until hotshot crew firefighter Reese Hartnett comes home. Now Katie can’t hide her secret—their six-year-old daughter! Learning he’s a dad gives Reese hope there’s a reason he survived the wildfire that killed his crew. And though he’s bonding with little Chrissy, Reese wants more. He wants forgiveness…and a forever family.
Author: Lorraine Beatty Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488007195 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 140
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In this heartwarming inspirational romance, a nanny’s secrets could ruin everything. Widower Gil Montgomery’s new nanny has a secret. There’s a reason Julie Bishop and Gil’s daughter, Abby, connect so perfectly—Julie is Abby’s birth mother. Julie gave her daughter up for adoption years ago, but she couldn’t resist the chance to be close to the child her heart never forgot. But Julie never imagined she’d fall for the handsome adoptive dad. Gil’s been burned before, and Julie worries that if her secret is exposed, he’ll never forgive her. The perfect family is so close, but so far . . . Unless Gil can let the past go and welcome Julie home. Right where she belongs.
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