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"Virgin River became a safe haven for Sacramento prosecutor Brie Sheridan after she nearly lost her life at the hands of a crazed criminal. Though tough and courageous, she has some fears she can't escape. LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela was badly wounded in the line of duty. When he agrees to become Virgin River's first cop, he does so knowing it's time he settled down. Twice divorced and the lover of too many women, he secretly longs for the kind of...
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Romance For Valentine's Day
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Regency Romances
Romance For Valentine's Day
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"Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball--or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes...
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From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince--while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood....
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When notorious rake Anthony Bridgerton announces that he has chosen a prospective bride, he faces unexpected opposition when his intended's meddlesome sister Kate decides to protect her innocent sister from the wicked aristocrat.
This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London's most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry--he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield--the...
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Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London . . .Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn't know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed...
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Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except ... She wasn't the one. In fact, the ravishing Miss Hermione Watson is in love with another. But her best friend, the ever-practical Lady Lucinda Abernathy, wants to save Hermione from a disastrous alliance, so she offers...
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Hart's Hollow Farm has seen better days, but for Emmy Hart it is a home worth fighting for. She asks Kristen Daniels to help return the farm to its former glory and Kristen accepts, despite her fears about getting involved with Emmy or the two kids in Emmy's care. Emmy's grandson, Mitch Hart thought he'd kicked the red dust of Georgia off his boots forever. Now haunted by the loss of the sister he couldn't save, he's determined to see his orphaned...
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Four high school friends spend a summer in northern California to sort out their love lives. Cassie, unlucky in love, falls for a biker. Julie, who married her high school sweetheart too young, wonders if the spark is gone from her marriage. Marty feels trapped in a loveless marriage and is contemplating an affair. Beth, a successful doctor, struggles with health problems and her attraction to a coworker. This summer, teetering on the threshold of...
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"Redheaded, curly-haired Zoe is openhearted, kind and free-spirited, and dreams of becoming a famous actor in New York City. Shy Emily struggles with mental health but has the heart and soul of a writer. And Shannon--tall, athletic, strong--has a deep sense of loyalty that will serve her well when she heads off to military college. As Zoe, Emily and Shannon grow into women--forging careers, following dreams and finding love--they'll learn that life...
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My dear Miss Bridgerton. We have been corresponding now for quite some time, and although we have never formally met, I feel as if I know you. Forgive me if I am too bold, but I am writing to invite you to visit me here at Romney Hall. It is my hope that after a suitable period of time, we might decide that we will suit, and you will consent to be my wife'. Sir Phillip knew from his correspondence with his dead wife's distant cousin that Eloise Bridgerton...
11) Once a scoundrel
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The son of a proud naval dynasty, Gabriel Hawkins was born to command the sea, until he leaves the Royal Navy in disgrace and is disowned by his family. As captain of his own ship, he's earned his living in ways both legal and illegal, and his experience makes him the best choice to ransom an aristocratic beauty captured by Barbary pirates. Having avoided the traps of convention and marriage, Lady Aurora Lawrence is horrified by the prospect of spending...
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OBD Patron Picks Winter Reading 2021-2022 (Adult)
Romance For Valentine's Day
Illinois Libraries Present Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2024)
OBD Patron Picks Winter Reading 2021-2022 (Adult)
Romance For Valentine's Day
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In every life there is a turning point . . . A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as they chased him, of allowing himself to be caught but never permitting his heart to become engaged, he took one look at Francesca...
13) Deep freeze
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"Jenna Hughes had received twisted fan mail before--it was one of the reasons she'd moved herself and her two daughters from Hollywood to rural Oregon. But the letters arriving at her isolated farm are different, disturbingly personal--and coming from somewhere far too close for comfort. And when a dead woman is found in the woods nearby, Jenna fears that bringing her family here was a terrible mistake. Because each snowfall brings another missing...
14) Once dishonored
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A man who has lost his honor has nothing ... London, 1816. As a Royal Navy officer, Lucas Mandeville, Lord Foxton, has fought his share of battles on the high seas, followed by long years of imprisonment. But on this night, he'd rather be on the burning deck of a ship than in a ballroom, where it is just a matter of time before someone challenges him because of what happened on the Continent. A woman who has lost her reputation is nothing ... When...
15) It's in his kiss
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"Meet Our Hero. Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past and the key to his future. The problem is--it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word. Meet Our Heroine. All the to[wn] agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly...
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In Edilean, Virginia, undercover detective Mike Newland uses Sara Shaw to track down a woman who is one of the most notorious criminals in the United States--and also happens to be the mother of Greg Anders, the man whom Sara plans to marry and who leaves her without explanation three weeks before the wedding.
17) Come the spring
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With more than 13 million books in print, Julie Garwood is an exceptionally popular author. Since her first novel was published in 1985, eleven of her works, including this title and The Wedding, have been New York Times best-sellers. Set in the Old West, Come the Spring is part of the Clayborne family saga. Cole Clayborne has reluctantly agreed to serve as a federal marshal only long enough to capture a gang of murderous bank robbers. As he searches...
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Rehvenge is used to living in the shadows and dealing with the roughest nightwalkers around, including the Black Dagger Brotherhood. His fearless reputation is why he's approached to kill the race's king, and his bad side is dying to rise to the occasion. His secret identity as a symphath is threatened so he turns to the only light in his ever darkening world, a female vampire untouched by corruption and the only thing standing between him and eternal...
19) Sara's song
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A doctor's life is turned upside down when she meets a rock star in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Finders Keepers.
A brilliant career and loving friends weren't enough to heal Dr. Sara Killian's aching heart. For brief, magical moment, world famous rock star Dallas Lord was part of her life.
Then he was suddenly and tragically taken away.
But before he disappeared, Dallas
20) You will suffer
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A new lawyer in a small town becomes the target of escalating harassment, and must find the culprit before the mischief turns deadly --