Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Author: April Smith

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1101872373

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From the widely praised author of the FBI Special Agent Ana Grey series and A Star for Mrs. Blake, this riveting epic drama follows the Kusek family from New York City to America's heartland, where they are caught up in the panic of McCarthyism, a smear campaign, a sensational trial, and, ultimately, murder. In the spring of 1950, Calvin and Betsy Kusek load their family in the station wagon and head west from New York City to relocate to a close-knit town in South Dakota. They settle on a ranch and begin a life in their new state. Betsy becomes a visiting nurse, befriending a quirky assortment of rural characters, and Cal jumps at the chance to serve his community when a seat opens up in the state legislature. Their children, Jo and Lance, grow up caring for animals and riding rodeo. But things change when Cal runs for the U.S. Senate. The FBI investigates Betsy, and a youthful dalliance with the Communist Party surfaces to haunt the Kuseks. Communist hysteria takes over their small town, inflamed by Cal’s political enemies. Driven by fear and hate, their neighbors turn on them. Decades later tragedy again strikes the family as the ghosts of their past come back to haunt them.


Home Sweet Mess

Home Sweet Mess

Author: Allison Ashley

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06-21

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578869421

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Charming NFL marketing manager Logan Davis has a major crush on his best friend's sister. Despite the fact that pursuing her would be a Bad Idea, she makes him want to abandon casual dating. Sassy social worker Jeni Bishop has lost faith in love. She can't stand Logan or the NFL team he works for, but can't help thinking he could help her scratch an itch. When Jeni's brother and Logan's closest friend is diagnosed with cancer, they unexpectedly find themselves on the same team. With Logan interested in a relationship and Jeni ardently avoiding them, they resist their growing attraction even as their lives continue to intertwine in unexpected ways. Can a man who has never experienced love convince a woman hardened by it that romance isn't dead?


City Secrets

City Secrets

Author: Jessica Burkhart

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1442403810

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Sasha and Heather have a rocky friendship, to say the least. But it’s Heather who Sasha must turn to when she and her best friend, Paige, have a huge fight right before Fall Break. The problem? Sasha was supposed to spend the vacation with Paige in New York City. And since Heather also lives in Manhattan…The solution may not be pretty, but Sasha doesn’t have much choice. Can she and Heather put aside their differences and enjoy their time away from school?


Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

Author: Craig Rice

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1504050258

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From the “grand dame of mystery mixed with screwball comedy”: The children of a widowed mystery writer play amateur sleuths and matchmakers (Ed Gorman, Ellery Queen Award–winning author). When your mom’s a mystery writer, a talent for detection is only natural. So when the three children of prolific whodunit author Marion Carstairs become material witnesses in a neighborhood murder, they launch their own investigation. And why not? They know everything about baffling mysteries from reading their mother’s books, the publicity could do wonders for her sales, and then she and a handsome detective could fall in love. It’s too perfect for words. Marion’s too busy wrapping up the loose ends of her latest book for the inconvenience of a real crime. But what’s surfacing in the shadows of the house next door is not quite as predictable as fiction: accusations of racketeering, kidnapping and blackmail; a slain stripper; a grieving but slippery husband; a wily French artist; a panicky movie star; and a cop who’s working Marion’s last nerve. If the kids are game, Marion decides she is too—in between chapters, at least. Besides, this whole dangerous bloody mess could turn out to be a source of inspiration! This stand-alone mystery was the basis for the classic 1946 comedy starring Randolph Scott and Peggy Ann Garner and “makes clear why Craig Rice remains one of the best writers of mystery fiction” (Jeffery Marks, author of Who Was That Lady?).


Sweet Salt Air

Sweet Salt Air

Author: Barbara Delinsky

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1250020387

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On Quinnipeague, hearts open under the summer stars and secrets float in the Sweet Salt Air... Charlotte and Nicole were once the best of friends, spending summers together in Nicole's coastal island house off of Maine. But many years, and many secrets, have kept the women apart. A successful travel writer, single Charlotte lives on the road, while Nicole, a food blogger, keeps house in Philadelphia with her surgeon-husband, Julian. When Nicole is commissioned to write a book about island food, she invites her old friend Charlotte back to Quinnipeague, for a final summer, to help. Outgoing and passionate, Charlotte has a gift for talking to people and making friends, and Nicole could use her expertise for interviews with locals. Missing a genuine connection, Charlotte agrees. But what both women don't know is that they are each holding something back that may change their lives forever. For Nicole, what comes to light could destroy her marriage, but it could also save her husband. For Charlotte, the truth could cost her Nicole's friendship, but could also free her to love again. And her chance may lie with a reclusive local man, with a heart to soothe and troubles of his own. Bestselling author and master storyteller Barbara Delinsky invites you come away to Quinnipeague...


Sweet Rome

Sweet Rome

Author: Tillie Cole

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781311822130

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For Romeo Prince, the bad-boy quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide, all is not as it seems. With controlling parents and the pressures of football, Rome is spiraling into a web of anger and misery, until Molly Shakespeare, a British transfer student, enters his life.


Sweet Soul

Sweet Soul

Author: Tillie Cole

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9781522775881

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From the USA Today bestselling Sweet Home Series, comes Sweet Soul, a heart-wrenching story of love in its purest form. One shy lost soul. One silent lonely heart. One love to save them both. Life has never been easy for twenty-year-old Levi Carillo. The youngest of the Carillo boys, Levi is nothing like his older brothers. He isn't dark in looks or intimidating to everyone he meets. In fact, he's quite the opposite. Haunted by a crippling shyness and the tragic events of his past, Levi spends his days with his head buried in his books, or training hard for his college football team. Too timid to talk to girls, Levi stays as far away as possible and completely on his own... until he saves the life of a troubled pretty blonde, a troubled pretty blonde that might just be the exception to his rule. Elsie Hall is homeless. Or at least that's all anyone ever sees. Every day is a fight for survival on the cold streets of Seattle, everyday a struggle to find food and keep warm. Alone in life-a life that's dangerous and cruel-her will to keep going is an ever-losing battle. In her world of silence, Elsie has given up hope that her life will contain anything but constant heartache and pain... until the beautiful boy she has severely wronged comes to her rescue at precisely the right time. New Adult novel-contains sexual situations and mature topics. Suited for ages 18 and up.


Home Sweet Maison

Home Sweet Maison

Author: Danielle Postel-Vinay

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0062741705

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French Women Don’t Get Fat meets The Little Book of Hygge in this lively, sophisticated, and practical illustrated lifestyle guide that shows how to enjoy la belle vie—to live like the French every day—transforming your house into a home defined by beauty, family, and accessible elegance. How do the French create the elusive and alluring sanctuaries they call home? This question long intrigued Danielle Postel-Vinay. Thanks to a chance encounter with a French expat in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and years of immersive research, she embarked on a quest to discover the secrets of the French home aesthetic. Experiencing first-hand la belle vie—the beautiful life—Postel-Vinay now shows everyone how to create their own French sanctuary, a home sweet maison, no matter where they live. Providing more than just interior decorating and design tips, Postel-Vinay teaches you how to foster the warmth, beauty, and rituals inherent in the French home and create an environment better suited to living a rich, full, connected life. At the center of the book is the idea that your house should be a reflection of you, your hobbies, your family history, your rituals, all the things that make your life unique. A happy home is a home that expresses your rituals and your taste, not one that relies on prefab décor from a mass retailer. Home Sweet Maison takes a room-by-room approach to show how the French view: The Aesthetic: why the objects in your home matter, why minimalism is overrated, and why the French always choose the perfect décor for their salons The Practical: how to use mise-en-place, or the French art of organization, in your kitchen, and how to find the right stain-removing potions to create your own French laundry The Sensual: the way the French employ scent in their home as a personal signature The Philosophical: the idea that every room in a French house has a specific purpose, and that the activity in one room should never bleed into the others Home Sweet Maison encapsulates the very heart of the French way of seeing the world: set the table formally, adhere to all the conventions of ritual and tradition, then take pleasure in indulgence. It’s about using French concepts and routines to change our homes, our relationships, and our lives for the better.


Sweet Fall

Sweet Fall

Author: Tillie Cole

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781310426995

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At the University of Alabama, two seniors from completely different backgrounds find themselves thrust, unwillingly, into each other's lives. Tattooed football star, Austin Carillo and alternative cheerleader, Lexington Hart, both lead two lives: the one they want people to see and the one they want to hide. We all have secrets. Until we find the one soul who makes such secrets easier to bear.


Sweet Hope

Sweet Hope

Author: Tillie Cole

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781311606914

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From the USA Today Bestselling Sweet Home Series, comes Sweet Hope.My name is Ally Prince and I've always been unlucky in love. I don't know why, I just always... have.When all of my best friends were falling for their soul mates in College, I was left behind. I was Ally, the pretty cousin of superstar quarterback, Romeo Prince. I was Ally, the best friend to the most amazing group of girls I've ever known0́4a title I loved, but one I became tired of 'just' being. And I was Ally, the one on which they could all rely.But to me, I was Ally, the girl with the heart no one had claimed... And I was, Ally, the girl, who underneath it all, was heart-breakingly lonely.I LOVE love; the thought of it, the nervous excitement of falling for Mr. Right, the desire of someone becoming my entire world... of me becoming theirs. I've always wanted passion, heart-stopping, epic, life-changing romance... I've always wanted the fairytale... I've always wanted it all.It just never seemed like I would get it.For the past few years I've thrown myself into my career as a museum curator. I'm the best of the best, the person every museum wants to hire, so when an opportunity came up to move to Seattle, I jumped at the chance. My cousin and my best friend lived in Seattle and I needed a change. I needed a new beginning.I wasn't expecting to meet anyone in the Emerald City. I wasn't expecting to work closely with the reclusive new sculptor my all-important gallery design was centered around. And I certainly wasn't expecting to fall for him... heart-stopping, epic, life-changing love...My real life fairytale come true.But, like in every fairytale, there's a villain, a dark and tortured soul... I just didn't know that the villain and the hero in my story would end up being one and the same.New Adult Romance Novel0́4contains adult content, sexual situations and mature topics. Suited for ages 18 and up.Please note that this novel CANNOT be read as a standalone novel. SWEET FALL must be read first.