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1) Babbitt
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George F. Babbitt, a conniving, prosperous real estate man from Zenith, Ohio, revels in his popularity, his success, and, especially, in the material rewards they bring. He bullies his wife, flirts with other women, and patronizes the less successful. But when his best friend is sent to prison for killing his wife, Babbitt's middle-class complacency is shattered, and he rebels, seeking a more "meaningful" life. His small revolt is quickly defeated,...
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After she loses her engagement ring and her phone is stolen during a hotel fire drill, Poppy Wyatt, discovering an abandoned phone in a trash can, crashes into the life of the phone's owner, businessman Sam Roxton, when she uses his phone to make her wedding preparations. I 've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It has been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents...
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Fifty shades trilogy volume 1
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English
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Originally published: Waxahachie, Tex. : Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House, 2011.
When literature student Anastasia Steele is drafted to interview the successful young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, she finds him attractive, enigmatic and intimidating. Convinced their meeting went badly, she tries to put Grey out of her mind -- until he happens to turn up at the out-of-town hardware store where she works part-time.
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Perfect destinies volume 1
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2016
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English
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Straitlaced tycoon Richard Carlton suspects that his Aunt Destiny has more than business matters on her mind when she insists he meet klutzy PR executive Melanie Hart. Melanie might be brilliant -- and beautiful -- but Richard won't open his wounded heart to any woman, no matter how much she might make his pulse race. Yet when the press mistakenly reports that they're a couple, Richard convinces Melanie to pretend that they're engaged -- to bolster...
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Fleeing from the advances of gold-digging women, wealthy businessman Vance Manning reinvents himself as an out-of-work carpenter in a small, rural town where he finds himself falling under the spell of his neighbor Shane Abbott, who is a force to be reckoned with.
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Swift River Valley novels volume 8
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Felicity MacGregor loves organizing social events for others, but her own personal life is a different story. After a brief but failed attempt at a career as a financial analyst, she returned to Knights Bridge, where she enjoys running a thriving party-planning business. Then Felicity's life gets a shake-up when her childhood friend Gabriel Flanagan returns unexpectedly to their tiny hometown. Now a high-flying businessman, Gabe always vowed to get...
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2019.
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"When investigative journalist Gina Kane receives an email from a "CRyan" describing her "terrible experience" while working at REL, a high-profile television news network, including the comment "and I'm not the only one," Gina knows she has to pursue the story. But when Ryan goes silent, Gina is shocked to discover the young woman has died tragically in a jet ski accident while on holiday. Meanwhile, REL counsel Michael Carter finds himself in a...
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Mills & Boon
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©2013.
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The day Rosa agreed to wear Nicolai Baransk''s ring she wasn't so foolish as to expect love. Yet nothing could have prepared her for the aching loneliness of her husband's constant indifference An indifference that proved too much to bear. Nico is furious. No one turns their back on a Baranski. Rosa has some nerve if she thinks he will just let her walk away. He'll use every sensual trick at his disposal to bring her back, begging for more. And...
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Mills & Boon
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2016.
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English
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"Seth Broden needs this last deal to achieve the success he's always desired -- but to close it, he must make the one acquisition he's never wanted: a wife! A chance meeting with pretty but penniless Imogen Hayes gives Seth the opportunity to propose a mutually beneficial arrangement... Jilted bride Imogen vowed to save herself for her wedding night -- but she never expected to be walking down the aisle to Seth! With the brooding tycoon waiting for...
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Mills & Boon
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2017.
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The perfect fake fiancée - his assistant! Billionaire Mitcham Ochoa never expected to be the best man for his brother and his own ex! But what better way to prove he's over her, than to have his very own 'fiancee' at his side... Personal Assistant Lila Ross has had a crush on her boss since day one, but surely pretending to be his fiancee is a step too far? She knows she'll be heartbroken when she has to walk away... Only Mitch is beginning to find...
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Random House Large Print
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[2005]
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English
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The mysterious envelope arrives on Nick Cominsky's desk amid a stack of credit card applications and business-related junk mail. Although his seventy-hour workweek has already eaten into his limited family time, Nick can't pass up the opportunity to see what kind of plot his colleagues have hatched. The normally confident, cynical Nick soon finds himself thrown off-balance, drawn into an intriguing conversation with a baffling man who appears to be...
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Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2016]
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English
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"The last thing Gaetano Leonetti wants is to be shackled in marriage, but to become CEO of his family's bank, his grandfather has decreed Gaetano must find a nice, ordinary woman to wed. Convinced his grandfather is mad, Gaetano sets about proving him wrong with housekeeper Poppy Arnold. With her outspoken nature and unusual dress sense, she's definitely not wife material! But it's not long before hardworking, self-sacrificing Poppy charms his grandfather...
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Mills & Boon
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©2013.
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English
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In the boardroom men quail at Michael Finn's business prowess and in the bedroom women beg for his touch. Nothing eludes the Australian tycoon's grasp -- except for free-spirit Lucy Flippence, his employee's sister, who tests his practiced charm. Vivacious Lucy is a fish out of water in Michael's corporate world, but once she gives in to the attraction between them she seems made for his bed. It won't be long before Michael's ticked her off his To-Do...
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Sauveterre siblings volume 2
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Mills & Boon
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2017.
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English
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Pregnant with the billionaire's babies! After the painfully public demise of her intense fling with renowned tycoon, Henri Sauveterre, Cinnia Whitley discovers she's pregnant ... with twins! Cinnia burns with the memory of his touch, but bearing a new generation of the Sauveterre dynasty will bind her to Henri forever - unless she keeps it a secret ... Henri is infuriated when he discovers Cinnia's deception. His little sister's abduction ended all...
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Mills & Boon
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2017.
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English
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Tempted by her billionaire protector... Travelling to a dangerous Caribbean island to continue her late brother's charitable work, Francesca Pellegrini finds herself under the protection of security tycoon Felipe Lorenzi. Independent Francesca is infuriated by his commands, but Felipe's every look invites her to give up her innocence to him... His body and heart as hard as stone after his military career, Felipe has no time for Francesca's seductive...
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Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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2017.
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When Sicilian tycoon Raul Di Savo meets Lydia Hayward it's not only her cool elegance he desires - seducing Lydia will also deny his lifelong rival's bid for her body ... Desperate to escape being sold to a stranger, Lydia turns to Raul - he only promises her one night, but his expert touch awakens her to pleasure she cannot resist! Discovering she's a pawn in Raul's game of revenge, Lydia leaves ... and then she realises an unexpected consequence...
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One of the most eligible bachelors in London, Lord Christopher 'Kit' Cavanaugh has discovered his true path and it doesn't include the expected society marriage. Kit is all business and has chosen the bustling port of Bristol to launch his passion, Cavanaugh Yachts. Miss Sylvia Buckleberry's passion is her school for impoverished children. When a new business venture forces the school out of its building, she must act quickly. But confronting Kit...
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Thorndike Press
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2005.
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Although his marriage and prestige in the community are threatened, Detroit businessman Harry Mitchell proves to be a defiant blackmail victim when someone tries to extort money from him.
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