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"From "America's librarian" and NPR books commentator Nancy Pearl comes an emotionally riveting debut novel about an unlikely marriage at a crossroads. George and Lizzie have radically different understandings of what love and marriage should be. George grew up in a warm and loving family--his father an orthodontist, his mother a stay-at-home mom--while Lizzie grew up as the only child of two famous psychologists, who viewed her more as an in-house...

A man and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.

Mary and Jimmy are a show biz couple, working the small joints in the Big Apple, hoping for a shot at the spotlights.

The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because you realise Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How...

The Connor's humorously honest portrayal of American life continues in this unforgettable season. It was a year that rang in with Roseanne's unexpected pregnancy and the break-up of Darlene and David, then went on to tackle the issues of alcoholism, drug abuse and racial prejudice. There are also erotic dreams, nude neighbors, scandalous secrets, a fabulous Halloween and the Conner's all-time classic visit to Gilligan's Island.

The stage is set: Takeo and his new bride Kaede are on the brink of starting a war to reclaim the lands that are her rightful claim by birth, with a thousand loyal warriors by their side. But much more is at stake, with Takeo sworn to avenge the death of his adoptive father. Kaede, a not-at-all helpless damsel, has also cast a first stone by renouncing the powerful Lord Fujiwara, who considers her his first wife. An imaginary feudal Japan is vividly...

"Roseanne is the glue the [i.e. that] keeps the Conner family together as they struggle with life's essential problems: marriage, children, money and parents. Both Roseanne and Dan work hard, but can never seem to get out of debt--a typical blue-collar American family"--Container.

"Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it's not just Morgan's death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night....

In rural Kentucky, a petty thief marries his parole officer's niece, Camille, who has loved him since childhood. The two set off on the bride's fantasy honeymoon. After a car accident has them both shaken up, the new groom realizes that his new wife might not have come out of the crash as well as she lets on. It's a long, winding road to Niagara Falls, but Camille is determined not to let anything--not even her own mortality-- stand in the way of...