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61) Tinderbox
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Myra is a Manhattan psychotherapist. A quick study and an excellent judge of character, she thinks she knows what she's getting when she hires a nanny--it's her job, after all, to analyze people. Her phobia-addled son has just moved back in with his wife and child, and the new nanny, Eva, seems like a perfect addition: she cleans like a demon and irons like a dream, and she forms an immediate bond with Myra's grandson. But as Eva, a Peruvian immigrant,...
Author
Series
Joplin chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Olive Kentworth has spent her life hiding her interest in architecture, even though she pores over architectural books and sketches buildings. When she accepts a job on a home expansion, it's only because her cousin Amos agrees to pose as the builder. To further hide her involvement, Olive takes a position as a nanny--not knowing that she'll be working for her idol, Joplin's leading architect, widower Maxfield Scott. Maxfield is intrigued by his...
64) Whirlwind
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a nanny, Millicent Fairweather poured her energy and talents into the two young charges under her care--only to have them suddenly and without explanation sent to a boarding school. Bereft and unsure of where life will lead her, she agrees to accompany her sister and brother-in-law to America. They board the Opportunity, confident a better life awaits. Widower Daniel Clark determines to begin life anew in Gooding, Texas, operating a mercantile....
Author
Series
Canadian crossings volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After WWI Grace Abernathy is determined to reunite with her family, crossing an ocean to convince her widowed sister to return home to England. Yet Toronto holds more tragedy: her nephew, Christian, is in the custody of his paternal relatives, the formidable Easton family, who rejected Grace's sister because of her low social status. Unconvinced the Eastons can be fitting caretakers, Grace jumps at the chance to be Christian's nanny. And in the course...
Author
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
283 pages (large print) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
She's as pure as winter snow... Can her innocence redeem him? Charismatic Manhattan tycoon Abe Devereux is famed for his cold heart. Meeting compassionate nanny Naomi, who's determined to see the good in him, is a novelty - as is the potency of their undeniable connection! Abe's notoriously merciless, and he wants this shy Cinderella between his sheets by Christmas. But will seducing gentle Naomi be Abe's biggest risk or his greatest chance of redemption?...
67) The sleepover
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother -- unable to take any more time off of work -- is forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
'I absolutely love Christmas!' exclaims Eloise who lives with her family and friends, at the Plaza hotel. So, with her 'mostly companion' Nanny, Eloise sets off celebrating the season in her own irrepressible style. Rachel, the daughter of Plaza owner Mr. Peabody, is supposed to marry Brooks Oliver, but she used to like Bill, a waiter (which may be one reason Rachel was sent away to college). Eloise, is a good friend of Bill, and she thinks something...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The atmospheric follow-up to A Death of No Importance, also featuring Jane Prescott. In 1912, as New York reels from the news of the Titanic disaster, ladies' maid Jane Prescott travels to Long Island with the Benchley family. Their daughter Louise is to marry William Tyler, at their uncle and aunt's mansion; the Tylers are a glamorous, storied couple, their past filled with travel and adventure. Now, Charles Tyler is known for putting down New York's...
70) Nanny McPhee
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower, Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly; but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
71) Jane
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this contemporary retelling of "Jane Eyre, " an orphaned nanny becomes entranced with her magnetic and brooding employer, a rock star with a torturous secret from his past.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
[Large print edition].
Physical Desc
363 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Annie Knight has her work cut out for her as the McGregor family's newest nanny. Dr. Ian McGregor means well, but the distracted single dad's lost touch with his four kids. The new nanny brings much-needed calm to the chaos, including finding a service dog that could be a real lifesaver. And soon the good doctor is making Annie's heart respond in ways it hasn't for years. But Annie's cheery demeanor hides a heart-wrenching secret that's as much a...
73) The nesting
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Architect Tom Faraday is determined to finish the high-concept, environmentally friendly home he's building in Norway - in the same place where he lost his wife, Aurelia, to suicide. It was their dream house, and he wants to honor her with it. Lexi Ellis takes a job as his nanny and immediately falls in love with his two young daughters, especially Gaia. But something feels off in the isolated house nestled in the forest along the fjord. Lexi sees...
76) False pretences
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Harlequin desire volume D387
Publisher
Mills & Boon
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Divorce attorney to the stars Reed Hudson knows there's no such thing as happily-ever-after. But the red-headed stunner who walks into his office with an infant in her arms will put him to the test. Lilah Strong just brought a baby girl to a man who splits up families for a living. Now he wants Lilah to stay on as temporary nanny to his niece. Reed Hudson's plush hotel suite is a world away from Lilah's rustic mountain home. Will their undeniable...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
433 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Former Hope's Haven schoolteacher, Martha Eicher, has always been the responsible one, putting her family first and caring for her widowed father and two younger sisters. But now they're all happily married, and Martha isn't sure where she fits in anymore . . . until she hears that Asher Lantz needs a nanny. Even though her childhood friendship with Asher ended abruptly years ago, when a misunderstanding drove a wedge between them, Martha offers...
Author
Series
Mustache volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Martin 'Murray Poopins' Healey left the Wohlfardt household, all the responsible habits, good manners, and study skills that twins David and Nathan had developed under his less-than-watchful eye went out the window, until Myron, who claims to be Martin's twin, arrives"--
80) Granny nanny
Publisher
Distrib Films US
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
This isn't how Karin, Gerhard, and Philippa imagined their retirement: instead of enjoying their free time they feel bored, useless and, old. In the search for a new perspective, they become "Granny-Nannies," and each gets a family with children to take care of. But instead of harmony and gratitude, they are soon confronted with overprotective parents, hyperactive children, and all sorts of family problems. Although facing turbulent times, they will...
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