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October 2018 Calling All Patrons . . . Do you have a book you would love to recommend to other patrons? We would like to hear from you! Please click on the link below and fill out the form. (Your title should be part of the Avon Lake Public Library collection.) The review may be posted in the library for patrons who are looking for book suggestions. Thank you!
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| Highland Betrayal by Alyson McLayneLaird Callum MacLean vowed to marry Maggie MacDonnell. But when his father's apparent suicide makes him Laird of his clan, Callum must unmask his father's killer before bringing Maggie into his dangerous new home. But Maggie's home isn't any safer. When Callum fails to return, Maggie does what any resourceful Highland lass would do. She escapes―and finds herself toe-to-toe with Callum, who's determined to fulfill his promise. Maggie can't bring herself to trust him with her heart again. But with a traitor still at large, they must rely on each other in every way, or their clans―and their love―will be destroyed.. |
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A Devil of a Duke
by Madeline Hunter
Gabriel St. James is infamous, debaucherous, and known all over town for his complete disregard for scandal, and positively irresistible seductions. Until his attention is utterly captured by a woman who refuses to tell him her name, but can’t help surrendering to his touch . . . Amanda Waverly is living two lives—one respectable existence as secretary to an upstanding lady, and one far more dangerous battle of wits—and willpower—with the devilish Duke. Langford may be the most tempting man she’s ever met, but Amanda’s got her hands full trying to escape the world of high-society crime into which she was born. And if he figures out who she really is, their sizzling passion will suddenly boil over into a much higher stakes affair . . .
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Every Dog Has His Day
by Jenn McKinlay
Bluff Point brewery owner Zachary Caine wants nothing to do with commitment---until a foster kitten named Chaos makes him a reluctant hero. Now he’s BFFs with the kitten’s two little girls and finds himself falling for their gorgeous mother, who couldn’t think less of him. Divorced mother Jessie Connelly wants nothing to do with men like Zach. He’s bad news, just like her ex. But her girls adore him, and he’s doing a good job filling in for their deadbeat dad. Then a snowstorm brings out the best in both neighbors, who, it turns out, have more in common than their mutual attraction. So when Jessie’s past threatens her and her girls, Zach is determined to do whatever it takes to protect them—and live happily ever after with this family he has made his own.l.
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Fate & Fortune
by Fern Michaels
VIXEN IN VELVET: Beautiful, well-bred Victoria Rawlings sees only one way to avoid an arranged marriage—switching places with a tavern maid. Her daring scheme leads her to Marcus Chancelor, who, like Tori, is not what he seems. The handsome American secretly poses as a highwayman to support a besieged colony. Once their identities are unmasked, will Tori seize a chance at happiness, far beyond the safety she’s known?
WHITEFIRE: Katerina Vaschenko seeks vengeance against the marauders who destroyed her village and stole her priceless horses for the mad czar. But she never dreamed that her sworn enemy the Mongol prince would be the one to aid her quest. Or that together, they would forge a destiny as magnificent as the land that is their glorious heritage.
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Room for Two
by Sydney Landon
When Asher Jackson meets Dana Anders, he longs to strike up a good rapport with her. But to his surprise, his typical charm immediately fails him and he can't help but provoke her with sarcastic remarks at every turn. Dana is confused by Asher's hostility toward her--especially when she harbors a secret attraction toward him. When she finds herself with unexpected bills to pay, Dana strikes up a deal. For a reasonable fee, the financially strapped Dana will pose as Asher's girlfriend to drive away bitter women who are making his life miserable. Asher thinks playing husband to a fake wife won't be a problem, but as the relationship continues he's no longer quite so certain. And as the line between false animosity and real attraction becomes blurred, Dana begins to realize that the one thing she wants is what she's pretending to already have.
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| All I Want for Halloween by Marie HarteDressed up and anonymous, Sadie Liberato feels powerful, sexy and free. Where better to lose herself than a masked party? Gear Blackstone's cheating ex and scheming best friend have managed to spin his life into a serious downward spiral. At least with a mask on he can cut loose for one night. And cut loose he does—with the sexiest, snarkiest chick he's ever met. After a scorching-hot encounter, Sadie and Gear are desperate to find each other in real life. But can the heat last when the masks come off? |
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Gentle Rogue
by Johanna Lindsey
Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy, never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship's irrepressible captain, James Mallory. The black sheep of a proud and tempestuous family, the handsome ex-pirate once swore no woman alive could entice him into matrimony. But on the high seas his resolve will be weakened by an unrestrained passion and by the high-spirited beauty whose love of freedom and adventure rivals his own
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Duke of Midnight
by Elizabeth Hoyt
As the Ghost of St. Giles, Maximus Batten roams one of London's most notorious slums in search of the man who murdered his parents when he was just a boy. As the Duke of Wakefield, Maximus maintains his strict dedication to his ducal duties, pursuing the hand of heiress Penelope Chadwick even as he's increasingly drawn to the lady's companion, Miss Artemis Greaves. When Artemis discovers Maximus' secret, she blackmails him in order to free her wrongfully imprisoned brother, Apollo, from Bedlam. Maximus refuses to be manipulated, yet his feelings for Artemis compel him to come to her aid.
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The Courtesan Duchess
by Joanna Shupe
How to seduce an estranged husband--and banish debt!--in four wickedly improper, shockingly pleasurable steps:
1. Learn the most intimate secrets of London's leading courtesan. 2. Pretend to be a courtesan yourself. 3. Travel to Venice and locate said husband. 4. Seduce husband, conceive an heir, and voila, your future is secure!
For Julia, the Duchess of Colton, such a ruse promises to be foolproof. After all, her husband has not bothered to lay eyes on her in eight years, since their hasty wedding day when she was only sixteen. But what begins as a tempestuous flirtation escalates into full-blown passion--and the feeling is mutual! Could the man the Courtesan Duchess married actually turn out to be the love of her life?.
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