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Author
Series
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1932, siblings and socialite sleuths Lily and Robert Brewster rent out their Grace & Favor Cottage to a mysterious stranger for a secret meeting, and become caught up in the kidnapping of a local boy and the murder of one of their mystery guests.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
466 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
". . . A young American discovers he may be the heir to the estate of an English WWI officer and alpinist, left unclaimed for nearly 80 years, which launches him on a quest across Europe to uncover the true story of the officer's love affair with the woman who may or may not be his great-grandmother"--
804) Brambleberry House
Author
Series
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
426 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
His second-chance family: When Julia Blair returns to her hometown of Cannon Beach she's divorced and with two children, and ready to start over again. But is it good or bad luck when she immediately runs into her sixteen year old crush, Will Garrett who looks just as battered and bruised by life so far as she is?
A soldier's secret: To find out who was claiming ownership of the only place he'd ever called home, Harry Maxwell knew he'd have to practice...
Author
Publisher
Avon
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Surviving on her sparse wages as a seamstress, Prudence Bosworth finally gets the chance to pursue her dreams of love, romance, and adventure when she inherits a fortune from her long-lost father--with the stipulation that she must marry in one year.
806) Little Dorrit
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr. Pancks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While researching archaeological sites that may soon succumb to the effects of the Deepwater Horizon spill, Faye Longchamp helps a young teenager who has lost everything but a dilapidated old houseboat left to her by her murdered grandmother and uncle.
808) So this is New York
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows a rube, played by Henry Morgan, on a journey as he uses his recently obtained inheritance to take a trip to 1910's New York with his wife and sister-in-law. Along the way, he encounters numerous eccentric characters including a drunken jockey, a sleaze ball millionaire and a devious stage actor, all scheming to court his sister-in-law in order to gain a slice of the inheritance.
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this story told mostly through letters, Noah Breth's feuding children come to Ghastly, Illinois, to follow a trail of limericks to their inheritance, while Seymour tries to convince Iggy and Olive to let him keep Mr. Breth's dog.
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 7
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Seymour Hope and his ghostly "mother" Olive go to Scotland to claim a castle inherited from Ignatius Grumply's punster uncle, Ian, but while they tend an aged tortoise and face an unscrupulous developer, Iggie deals with Ian's ghost and an inept insurance agent.
Author
Publisher
Six Foot Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Angsty teenager Mary Shelley is not interested in carrying on her family's celebrated legacy of being a great writer, but she soon discovers that she has the not-so-celebrated and super-secret Shelley power to heal monsters, just like her famous ancestor, and those monsters are not going to let her ignore her true calling anytime soon. The Shelley family history is filled with great writers: the original Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, the...
812) El regreso
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Trevor Benson no tuvo intenciones de volver a New Bern, Carolina del Norte. Pero una terrible explosión a las fueras del hospital en el que trabajaba como cirujano, le obliga a volver a casa desde Afganistán con graves heridas. La destartalada cabaña que había heredado de su abuelo parece el lugar ideal para recuperarse. Trevor, que cuida las amadas colmenas de abejas de su abuelo, no está preparado para enamorarse de alguien del pueblo. Sin...
Author
Series
English ballad mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
814) Flawless
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
To earn her father's inheritance, Lady Vivienne Bancroft must profitably run a diamond business worth millions in colonial South Africa, and when her estranged husband unexpectedly arrives on her doorstep, she convinces him to join her on this massive--and exotic--undertaking.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 297 pages : maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the fourteenth century comes to a close, York seethes on the brink of civil war--and young widow Kate Clifford, struggling to keep her businesses afloat, realizes that her mother is harboring a dangerous secret.
817) A head for poisoning
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
378 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
819) The rogue's reform
Author
Series
Everard legacy volume 1
Publisher
Love inspired
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jerome Everard expected to inherit his wayward uncle's estate. Instead, all has gone to a secret daughter. Only by disproving his young cousin's claim can Jerome regain his rightful property. But instead, he finds himself drawn to her lovely governess, Adele Walcott--a woman who holds the key to all of his uncle's secrets. Adele's fortune is gone, along with her marriage prospects. Now she is devoted to securing her charge's happiness. When she meets...
Author
Language
English
Description
In the late-nineteenth century, seven-year-old Cedric leaves America to live with his grandfather in England, where he becomes heir to a title, an estate, and a fortune.
An American boy goes to live with his grandfather in England, where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.
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