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Fool Fool Frederick G. Dillen After swindling his partners, a New York investment dealer is put out of business and retires to Oklahoma to lick his wounds. On a visit back to New York he predicts a crash, the prediction saves his… OL14867553W
The dark glamour The dark glamour Gabriella Pierce Jane Boyle thought she'd met the man of her dreams. But it's hard to live happily ever after when you realise your new mother-in-law is literally a witch, determined to steal the magical powers you d… OL15902212W
Zoo time Zoo time Howard Jacobson Novelist Guy Ableman is in thrall to his vivacious wife Vanessa, a strikingly beautiful red-head, contrary, highly strung and blazingly angry. The trouble is, he is no less in thrall to her alluring … OL16557915W
The lost soul The lost soul Gabriella Pierce "Jane Boyle has long since known that her mother-in-law is a witch, but she'd never imagined Lynne Doran was actually the embodiment of a powerful, ancient, body-snatching evil! Now that Jane and her… OL16618163W
Trouble in Mudbug Trouble in Mudbug Jana DeLeon Maryse Roicheaux can't help heaving a sigh of relief at the news that her not-so-beloved mother-in-law has kicked the busket. The woman was rude, manipulative and loved lording over everyone as the r… OL17811599W
Two Fridays in April Two Fridays in April Roisin Meaney It's Friday, April 2. Daphne Darling knows that she should be celebrating her stepdaughter, Una's 17th birthday, but it's hard, because the date also marks the one-year anniversary of her husband Fin… OL19356105W
Only in Naples Only in Naples Katherine Wilson This memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad, where a three-month rite of passage in Naples turns into a permanent embrace of this city on the Mediterranean. It is all … OL20032554W
Memorial Memorial Bryan Washington Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson's a Black day care teacher, and they've been together for a few ye… OL20761742W
Jane Austen in Boca Jane Austen in Boca Paula Marantz Cohen "Eligible men, especially ones in possession of a good fortune and country club privileges, are scarce. When good-hearted meddler Carol Newman learns that the wealthy Norman Grafstein has lost his wi… OL2962674W
The other woman The other woman Jane Green Thrilled to be Linda's 'adopted' daughter, Ellie begins to have doubts about marrying Dan after she gets to know his mother better. OL5729386W