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Two families from different social classes are joined together by an unexpected pregnancy and the child that it produces. Moving forward and backward in time Jacqueline Woodson's extraordinary new novel uncovers the role that history and community have played in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of these families and in the life of this child. --
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2022.
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English
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"Mazey Eddings mixes passion and humor to create a luscious love story between two people stumbling through life and learning to open their hearts in Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake. Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes, bangs (of the hair and human variety), you name it, she's done it...and made a mess of it too. One mistake she's never made is letting anyone get closer to her than a single hook-up. But after losing yet another...
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"Eve Hatch is pretty content with her life. Her apartment in Brooklyn is cozy, but close to her childhood best friend Willa, and far from her midwestern, religious upbringing where she always felt misunderstood. While her position as an administrative assistant at the Wildlife Federation of America is a dream-adjacent job, she's hoping her passion and hard work will help her land a more glamorous role where she could actually make a difference someday....
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"In the summer of 1964, twenty-one-year-old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than she's ever been in in her life. After suffering a brutal attack, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violet's skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. She decides to run, but desperation and fear lead her to hide out in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than...
5) Happening
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[2022]
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Français
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In 1963, student Anne has a bright future ahead of her, but her dreams of finishing her studies is shattered when she becomes pregnant. As her final exams approach, Anne decides to take matters into her own hands.
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2023.
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First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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English
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"Two years after the death of their mother, Jada and Maddy Battle both navigate unplanned pregnancies. Jada, a thirty-one-year-old psychology PhD student living in Pittsburgh, quietly obtains an abortion without telling her husband, but the secret causes turmoil in her already shaky marriage. Back home in rural Pennsylvania, nineteen-year-old Maddy, who spends her time caring for birds at a wildlife rehabilitation center, is paid off by the man who...
7) Darius
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Black dagger brotherhood volume 0.5
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English
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"Darius, son of Marklon, isn't looking for love the night destiny comes to claim him. He's also not interested in crashing his new car. But when a human woman runs out into the road and he must swerve to avoid killing her... everything goes off course. Disillusioned by his King's lack of leadership and the losses in the war against the Lessening Society, Darius finds purpose in protecting a woman he cannot make his own. Love finds a way, however--until...
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2022.
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Snowed in at the ranch: After a night of champagne-fueled recklessness, Katie Crosby is secretly pregnant with the child of big-time businessman Peter Logan. And when their covert hookup becomes major tabloid fodder, Katie escapes to her family's remote Wyoming ranch, hoping the whole ordeal will blow over and Peter will never find her. Unfortunately, Peter shows up at the ranch anyway, not accepting Katie's silence...and a blizzard snows them both...
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[2022]
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"This book explores unplanned pregnancies and the steps teens can take when in this situation. The title examines birth control options, the symptoms of pregnancy, and how the decision to parent, put a child up for adoption, or abort may affect a teen's life"--Amazon.
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[2018]
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Scandal does not define the “fallen” ladies of Puddledon Manor's Benevolent Home. Instead, it's a recipe for an intoxicating new future as the women combine their talents, to operate their own brewery and alehouse . . .When Penelope Barnes arrived at the Home with her young daughter, she discovered a knack for horticulture, and for cultivating the hops needed to produce a superlative pint. She put her scandalous affair with Harry Graham firmly...
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2020.
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"A "gifted" dream holiday is Aubrey Trusedale's perfect chance to seize back her life after a near-fatal illness. In Florence, Michelangelo's David impresses her, but the gorgeous Aussie standing beside her is something else! Millionaire Sean Malone is so compellingly her opposite, Aubrey can't resist falling into a crazy holiday fling with him...except Sean's past makes him as unprepared as she is for their resulting baby bombshell!" -- Back cover....
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Eilis Lacey volume 2
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2024.
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First Scribner hardcover edition.
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English
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In 1976 Lindenhurst, Long Island, Ellis Lacey, an Irishwoman in her 40s with no one to rely on in this still-new country, discovers her husband got a woman pregnant and the woman’s husband refuses to raise it, forcing Ellis to decide what she will do and not do in this unexpected situation.
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[2022]
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English
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"In this chilling novel from bestselling author John Marrs, a young couple's house hides terrible secrets - and not all of them are confined to the past. Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple...
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[2021]
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English
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"His brief was simple: confirm whether model Oriel Cuvier is the secret daughter of a Bollywood legend. But when billionaire security specialist Vijay Sahir locks eyes with Oriel, all thoughts of work disappear--leading to a few stolen hours where all rules are broken... Weeks later, Oriel gets two life-changing surprises. First, the truth about her birth mother. Second, she's pregnant with Vijay's child! He demands marriage, but can she really promise...
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Harlequin presents volume 3883
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Waking up next to her soon-to-be-ex husband, Crown Prince Dante, Beatrice is determined this will be their final goodbye. Despite their ever-present chemistry, she’s done with a life of royal scrutiny. Until a positive pregnancy test makes walking away impossible… For the sake of their baby, former playboy Dante demands Beatrice give palace life another chance. But she demands that this time, their marriage must be different. It’s up to Dante...
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2018.
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English
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"Buttoned-up PA Cecelia Andrews's resignation released her secret raw desire for her demanding playboy boss, Luka Kargas. One year after his callous dismissal, Cecelia's hiding an even greater secret--their daughter! She'll never let coldhearted Luka make her daughter feel unwanted. But when Luka uncovers her deceit, there's no escaping the consequences of her passionate surrender..."--
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Harlequin presents volume 4002
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Notorious billionaire Alejandro Ramos shut Flora Hillier out of his life after their encounter nine months ago, believing she'd betrayed him. But when he learns about their child, he demands they marry--immediately. And within minutes of exchanging vows, Flora shockingly goes into labor! Ramos proves to be an excellent father, but Flora is wary of the new vulnerable feelings their whirlwind marriage exposes. Because it's one thing to trust Ramos with...
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"New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8, Kim van Alkemade returns with a gripping and poignant historical saga in which an unmarried college student who's given up her baby for adoption helps a Dutch Holocaust survivor search for his lost mother. 1960, New York City: College student Rita Klein is a pioneering woman in the new field of computer programming--until she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. At the Hudson Home for Unwed Mothers, social...
19) Old flame
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2023.
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First Scout Press hardcover edition.
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English
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"Emily writes for women's catalogs for a living, but she'd rather be writing books. She has a handsome photographer boyfriend, but she actively wonders how and when they will eventually hurt each other. Her best work friend Megan is her lifeline, until Megan is abruptly laid off. When her world is further upended by an unplanned pregnancy, Emily is forced to make tough decisions that will change her life forever. What will she sacrifice from her old...
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[2022], ©2022
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[Larger print edition].
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English
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"Hotel tycoon Nathan Haynes isn't just Saira Dey's first love...he's her best friend's brother! So a reunion at his sister's engagement party is unavoidable. If only it didn't lead to another reunion with Nathan! While Saira can't say no to the bride-to-be's offer of a Maltese getaway, sharing a luxury villa with Nathan makes their unfinished business clear...and they're tempted into a fling. Will the consequence of their Mediterranean nights help...
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