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Manon Lescaut Manon Lescaut Abbé Prévost Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, the story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from noble and landed family, but forfeits … OL1132652W
Body of lies Body of lies Iris Johansen A past she thought buried...a murder she was driven to solve...Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan has been summoned to Baton Rouge by a high-ranking government official to identify the remains of an unknow… OL115397W
The Secret of Laurel Oaks The Secret of Laurel Oaks Lois Ruby While staying with her family in Louisiana's Laurel Oaks Plantation, purported to be one of the most haunted places in America, thirteen-year-old Lila is contacted by the ghost of a slave girl unjust… OL14955288W
Sunset limited Sunset limited James Lee Burke In a land soaked with sin, Dave Robicheaux is dueling with killers, ghosts, and a woman's revenge.... The townspeople of New Iberia, Louisiana, didn't crucify Megan Flynn's father. They just didn'… OL15109507W
Jolie Blon's bounce Jolie Blon's bounce James Lee Burke "When a beautiful teenage girl is killed, the victim of a particularly savage rape, New Iberia, Louisiana, police detective Dave Robicheaux senses from the very start of the investigation that the mo… OL15109516W
Half of paradise Half of paradise James Lee Burke Author correction. OL15409491W
Ya-Yas in Bloom Ya-Yas in Bloom Wells, Rebecca På deres gamle dage i Louisianan vender de fire veninder, Teensy, Caro, Vivi og Necie = the Ya-ya sisterhood, deres 60 års ægteskab, børneopdragelse og familiernes hårrejsende hemmeligheder OL15434825W
Walking through mirrors Walking through mirrors Brian Keith Jackson A black photographer recalls his sad childhood on his return to Louisiana for the funeral of his father. The mother died, the father abandoned him, and he was brought up by his grandmother. OL15845809W
Property Property Valerie Martin Valerie Martin’s **Property** delivers an eerily mesmerizing inquiry into slavery’s venomous effects on the owner and the owned. The year is 1828, the setting a Louisiana sugar plantation where Manon… OL15866359W
Yankees on the doorstep Yankees on the doorstep Debra Smith Sarah Morgan is a spirited twenty-year-old, loyal to the Confederacy, when Union forces arrive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1862, forcing her and her family on a perilous journey to New Orleans. In… OL16103207W
Tastes of love & evil Tastes of love & evil Barbara Monajem "Rose Fairburn is on the run. Her vampire nature can't protect her from everything, especially not herself. Now, when she should be worried about escaping her past, she can only think about one thi… OL16529294W
White Hot White Hot Sandra Brown White-hot labor disputes, family conflict, murder and romance are ablaze in bestselling Brown's latest romantic thriller (after Hello, Darkness), when Sayre Lynch returns to Destiny, La., for her bro… OL167325W
Silver-Tongued Devil:(Louisiana Plantation Collection#1) Silver-Tongued Devil:(Louisiana Plantation Collection#1) Jennifer Blake Renold saved her life, then made her his prisoner. Forcing Angelica into a hellish marriage for the sake of her dowry - the plantation stolen from his family. His bride would pay the price of her fat… OL17728761W
Water witch Water witch Deborah LeBlanc People are disappearing in the mysterious bayous of Louisiana and its up to a local water witch, a woman with powers of divination, to try to find them before more people disappear. OL17868449W
Cajun through and through Cajun through and through Tynia Thomassie Two boys who live in the bayou teach their prim city cousin how to be a true Cajun. OL1807012W
Feliciana Meets D'Loup Garou Feliciana Meets D'Loup Garou Tynia Thomassie Spunky Feliciana Feydra LaRoux outsmarts the Cajun boogeyman who pays nighttime visits to misbehaving children. OL1807013W
Arrow to the Heart:(Louisiana Plantation Collection #3) Arrow to the Heart:(Louisiana Plantation Collection #3) Jennifer Blake Around two of the most wonderful characters she has ever created, Jennifer Blake spins an utterly passionate story set within a steamy, languorous time and place: nineteenth-century Louisiana, where … OL1893780W
Royal Seduction Royal Seduction Jennifer Blake Angeline's virtue was intact before she met the prince of Ruthenia. Rolfe is savage with his kisses and brutal in his caresses, but for Angeline his exquisite punishment is heaven. But how long will … OL1893793W
Spider Game (Ghostwalker Novel) Spider Game (Ghostwalker Novel) Christine Feehan "The Cajun dive in the middle of the godforsaken swamps wasn't exactly Trap Dawkins' idea of fun. But the GhostWalker wasn't there for a good time. He was looking for her. Cayenne. It's where she fou… OL19090234W
Call me by my name Call me by my name John Ed Bradley Growing up in Louisiana in the late 1960s, where segregation and prejudice still thrive, two high school football players, one white, one black, become friends, but some changes are too difficult to … OL19977252W
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