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This & That June 2020 Summertime All titles available as ebooks in Hoopla or ELibrary NJ
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Hello, Summer by Mary Kay AndrewsWhen the dream job she has pursued all her adult life suddenly disappears, an ambitious journalist returns to her family’s small-town newspaper before witnessing a car accident that ends the life of a local war hero.
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One Summer by David BaldacciJack, terminally-ill and preparing to say goodbye to his family, has a miraculous recovery after his wife is killed in a car accident and struggles to reunite his family at her childhood home on the South Carolina oceanfront.
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How to Cook Everything Summer by Mark BittmanIncludes 20 of Bittman's favorite seasonal recipes—plus 32 variations—designed to help you eat well on even the laziest days, all with hints for ways to improvise with new foods and flavors. From garden-fresh salads, chilled soups, and picnic-portable sandwiches to mouthwatering ideas for the grill, quickly prepared fish and shellfish, and luscious fruit desserts, you'll find all you need to enjoy the most delicious summer ever.
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Summer Sisters by Judy BlumeTwo women from very different families become inseparable companions during summers on Martha's Vineyard during their coming-of-age years, forging the bonds of a lifelong friendship that weathers growing up, marriage, children, careers, and betrayal.
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America, 1927 by Bill BrysonThe story of a pivotal cultural year in the United States when mainstream pursuits and historical events were marked by contributions by such figures as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth and Al Capone.
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The amazin' story of the 1969 New York Mets by Stanley Cohen 1969 was an amazing year for Mets fans, and for all of baseball. Just seven years after bumbling their way through one of the worst years in baseball history as an expansion team, the New York Mets became champions of the world. Managed by Gil Hodgers, one of Brooklyn’s “Boys of Summer,” the Mets cleared every obstacle in their way, including a talented Cubs team and an Orioles team stacked with first class pitching. A Magic Summer tells of that remarkable season by chronicling the major events as viewed twenty years later. Interviews conducted twenty years after with members of the team—provide immediacy and, with that, fascinating updates and insights. Relive the glory days of Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, of Ed Kranepool and Donn Clendenon, of Ron Swoboda and Tommie Agee.
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All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton FrankA Southern gentleman and his talented New York wife return to his home in the lush Carolina lowcountry, where they endure a summer of transitions while observing the impact of seasonal choices on the lives of neighbors and visitors.
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Summer of '69 by Elin HilderbrandDuring the tumultuous summer of 1969, the children of the Levin family, looking forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic Nantucket home, find their lives upended by troubling family secrets.
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Summer Smile by Iris JohansenAbducted and held hostage by a terrorist group, young Zilah Dabala is rescued by security agent Daniel Seifert, but their growing feelings for each other are threatened by Zilah's harrowing past and by his perilous career.
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The Dead of Summer by Mari JungstedtA family man is murdered on the island of Gotland and Karin Jacobsson, Anders Knutas' intuitive assistant, is called in to lead the investigation.
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The Summer Guests by Mary Alice MonroeTaking refuge on a friend’s farm when a hurricane threatens the Southern coast, an eclectic group of evacuees confronts unresolved issues in the face of excruciating losses, discovering new priorities along the way.
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One Summer in Paris
by Sarah Morgan
After her husband asks for a divorce, a devastated Audrey goes to Paris alone where she forges an unlikely bond with an 18-year-old girl who helps her overcome the pain she is wrestling with and become a happier version of herself.
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One Summer by Karen RobardsOut on parole, convicted murderer Johnny Harris takes a job with Rachel Grant, and their relationship soon makes rumors fly in their small town.
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The Summer Before the War by Helen SimonsonArriving in the 1914 village of Rye, England, Beatrice Nash, a young woman of good family, becomes a first female teacher of Latin at the local school and falls in love with her sponsor's nephew.
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Blackberry Summer by RaeAnne ThayneAfter a tragic car accident forces her to slow down and accept help from others, single mom Clair Bradford, the owner of a successful bead shop, opens her heart to the possibilities of love when her best friend's sexy younger brother returns to Hope's Crossing as the new chief of police.
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A Fine Summer's Day by Charles ToddThe nuptial hopes of Inspector Rutledge are overshadowed by a series of seemingly unrelated murders throughout 1914 England and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which leads to World War I.
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Big Summer by Jennifer WeinerA woman confronts the dynamics of friendship and forgiveness while visiting Cape Cod to attend an old friend's increasingly disastrous wedding.
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The Summer Wives by Beatriz WilliamsDrawn into and then banished from exclusive Winthrop Island when a complex relationship between her stepsister and a working-class college youth ends in violence, a Shakespearean actress returns after 20 years to pursue justice.
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One Hot Summer by Eve AsburyA Fallen Angel Reviews Recommended Read Sky-eyed farmer Beau Jessup and rich little princess Charlie Aldrich Thornton are about to reunite. Seven years earlier, Charlie's dad, the sleazy mayor, set up Jake Jessup, Beau's father, who subsequently died in prison. Now Charlie is back, the divorced wife of a California lawyer. Her own life is in shambles, yet her memories of the hired hand that one hot summer remain unfaded. When sparks start to fly under the hot southern sun, their passion is powerful and immense. But danger crouches in the shadows, old enemies and new ones threaten to destroy everything, as Charlie and Beau risk it all to defy the odds against them.
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A Summer to Be Treasured by Jr. Barrett, James H. For forty-five-year-old Josh "Rusty" O'Brien, it seems only a few years ago he was a young boy growing up in Oakwood Acres, Pennsylvania, a quiet suburb where everyone knew everyone. That thought takes him back to the summer of 1973, when he and his buddies were fifteen years old. Josh, Jake Thompson, Joey Flynn, and Walt McDonald were virtually inseparable; it was a summer to be treasured. Their favorite pastimes were hanging out together and riding their dirt bikes in and around their small suburb, especially after Josh buys his 1969 Suzuki 250 Trail Bike. Bored with the same old track in town, the four plan a riding excursion that takes them farther from town into the rural area, past old man Simmons' place, and out to the abandoned mine. While checking things out, the four unexpectedly tumble into a twenty-foot hole. They spend the night in the hole, hoping and praying their parents will find them. But what happens during their eighteen-hour ordeal changes their lives.
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Summer by Jo Carey Iona McAndrews is a diva—an opera diva. Performing in Santa Fe is supposed to improve her attitude but Requiem on the Devil’s Highway is even darker than her mood. Karl Soderberg is the best Swedish chef in Santa Fe and the only one. He loves his job, but relationships have always been a challenge for him. He spends his free time working out in the gym, and making unique flavors of mead in his apartment kitchen. Will the Devil’s highway be the road that leads these two to each other or will the power of Route 666 keep them apart?
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The Cold Summer by Gianrico CarofiglioDuring the summer of 1992, Marescciallo Pietro Fenoglio, a police officer, must deal with his personal issues while trying to stop the new gang wars raging around Bari.
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Summer Storms by Amy ClipstonArianna is counting down the days until her wedding to Jesse. They have been friends longer than Arianna can remember, and that friendship turned into love over the past couple of years. But when Arianna’s brother Isaac, who happens to be Jesse’s best friend, gets them both into trouble, Arianna’s father puts an end to her engagement to Jesse. Some summer storms pass quickly, but Arianna is afraid the damage from this one may be too much to repair.
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by Lucy Coleman Brianna Middleton has won the hearts of millions of readers with her sweeping love stories. But the girl behind the typewriter is struggling... Not only does she have writer's block, but she's a world-famous romance author with zero romance in her own life. So the opportunity to spend the summer teaching at a writer's retreat in an idyllic villa on the shores of Lake Garda – owned by the enigmatic bachelor Arran Jamieson – could this be just the thing to fire up Brie's writing – and romantic – mojo? Brie's sun-drenched Italian summer could be the beginning of this writer's very own happy-ever-after.
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Prague Summer by Jeffrey CondranSharing a quiet life of routine in Prague, a State Department employee and her rare-books-dealer husband are thrown into chaos by the arrival of an old friend, who claims her own husband has been mysteriously imprisoned before she reveals a sinister agenda.
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On a Summer Tide by Suzanne Woods Fisher"When her father buys an island off the coast of Maine with the hope of breathing new life into it, Camden Grayson thinks he's lost his mind. An unexpected event sends Cam to his rescue, and she discovers the island has its own way of living and loving."
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That Summer by David FrenchA woman returns to cottage country where, years before, she and her sister both fell in love with local boys, and their lives changed unalterably.
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Maureen Pierce has led a fairly ordinary life, maybe a slightly tough one for a woman her age, growing up on the wrong side of the poverty line in Naskeag Falls, Maine. But everything changes when she meets Brian Albion. If she can believe him, she carries a blood legacy that goes back to the old country. Only this is the really old country, the land of Mordred and Merlin, where deadly battles are still fought with magic, and a woman who carries the blood of the Old Ones is a prize to be desired-or a threat to be destroyed.
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Avalon Summer by David Matson HooperA coming-of-age summer romance set in 1965 in the resort town of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. On the brink of adulthood, three men and four women experience love, heartbreak, and self-discovery against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the Watts race riots, and Top 40 radio. Sil: Surfer, womanizer, and draft dodger. His motto, "never in love, only in heat" is about to be challenged. Candy: The beautiful young actress, driven by ambition, and haunted by the past. J. T. A black man trying to succeed in a white man's world, and tempted by forbidden love. Donna: Looking for love in all the wrong places, and harboring a dark secret. Lynn: She came to Avalon for a change of scenery, but found romance instead. Waxie: Easy-going teen now torn between his family and the girl he loves. Jimmy: Sensitive and brooding, he has this one last summer to mend a broken heart before going off to war. Their lives will intersect in Avalon, and they will discover truths about themselves, life, and love on the Island of Romance.
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Summer by Karen KingsburyAfter moving to Bloomington, Dayne Matthews finds the perfect solution to his on-camera love scenes--his wife Katy Hart will star in his next film--but in an effort to appease the press, who cannot resist the story of a small town girl's dream come true, the couple agrees to a twelve-episode reality show, which creates cracks in their marriage.
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A Murder, a Pennant Race, and the Twilight of the Best Location in the Nation by Jonathan KnightThe story of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (which would etch itself in history as one of the greatest baseball teams in MLB history) and the infamous murder of the wife of Dr. Sam Sheppard in their home along the shore of Lake Erie -- which held both the city and the nation spellbound that summer. Both of these generation-defining stories take place in the final days of the "Best Location in the Nation," the nickname for the Cleveland of the 1950s, which truly was one of the great and most influential cities in America. These two parallel tragedies harbinger an onslaught of adversity that dragged Cleveland from its lofty standing as a leading American city to one with a bleak -- even comic -- reputation.
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Summer at the Garden Café by Felicity Hayes-McCoyA mother and daughter try to manage their love lives, complicated family situation and secrets.
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Summer of Hush by R. L. Merrill"After two years of grieving the death of his best friend, Silas Franklin is back on the road with his metalcore band, Hush. With a new member, a brilliant new album, and a headlining spot on the last cross-country Warped Tour, life couldn't be better--unless Silas could meet the intriguing music blogger known only as the Guru. Silas has followed his blog for years and feels the Guru might be the only person who "gets" him. For years Krishnan Guruvayoor has reported on the metal scene as an anonymous blogger, and he's just landed an internship on the Warped Tour as well as a potential position with a well-respected music magazine. His best friend arranges for him to meet singer Silas Franklin--but only as Krish the Intern. Their chemistry is instant, and Krish is thrilled to get to know the man behind the music. The rock star and blogger quickly go from meet-cute to cuddle session, but secrets, overprotective band mates, meddling media, and a terrible accident all conspire against them. Can their romance survive the summer of Hush?"
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The Summer Demands by Deborah ShapiroWhen Emily and her husband move to an abandoned summer camp in Massachusetts with plans to revitalize it, they encounter Stella, a magnetic young woman, living there.
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Summer by Edith WhartonEighteen-year-old Charity Royall enjoys an idyllic summer romance with visiting architect Lucius Harney, a romance marred by her life in her poor mountain community and the amorous attentions of her guardian.
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A Haunted Summer by Adrianne Kathleen WoodKristy and Lawrence are a couple who work together as Private Investigators.Kristy is fascinated by the paranormal while Lawrence remains skeptical. She has added psychic skills to her resume which has lead her to being relegated to the role of nanny when she applies for investigate work. She is rescued from this role by a distraught mother, Suzanne, who is convinced her son , Eddy, was murdered.Eddy has died in a house fire, along with a young girl assumed to be Ashlin,who had been left in charge of the house. Kristy is led deeper into the maze of relationships of Eddy and Ashlin and Eddy's family. Kristy finds Ashlin's journal and is fascinated by her account of a young boy and girl dying, in a fire, in a house by the sea. Finally, the case appears to have been wrapped up, at least from skeptical Lawrence's point of view, but following events show all is not as it seems.
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