 | City of Ghosts: A Novel Publication Date: March 2003A Sweeping Romantic Adventure begins when Isabel Grady marries her best friend Anna's lover and follows him halfway around the world to the inhospitable mountains of Nepal. Now, living in a ruined palace, with a husband who disappears for weeks at a time, Isabel struggles to make a new life for herself. But when Isabel learns that a visit from Anna is only months away, suddenly it seems that at every turn her ancient surroundings -- and her own past -- threaten to crush her hopes for the future.Isabel's new environment mirrors the tensions and passions of her marr...
 |  | Inge and Mira Publication Date: March 1, 2001Inge is tall and cool and Mira is petite and dynamic. When they meet, each is attracted by something special and different about the other. But friendships based on the attraction of opposites can be stormy, and theirs is no exception. Blonde Inge is a native of Sweden, while dark Mira has fled there to escape the living hell of Chile at the time of the military coup led by General Pinochet. They are brought together by their mutual love of plants, but this gentle pastime is soon overshadowed by the terrible legacy of Mira's past.It is a legacy that will reach ...
 |  | Diary of a Mad Fat Girl Publication Date: February 27, 2012Graciela "Ace" Jones is mad-mad at her best friend Lilly who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons; at her boss Catherine for "riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal scooter;" at her friend Chloe's abusive husband; and especially at Mason McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal three years too late. Ace is never mad, though, at her near-constant companion, an adorable chiweenie dog named Buster Loo.Ace's anger begins to dissipate as she takes matters into her own hands to take down Chloe's phil...
 |  | Divalicious Release Date: August 3, 2004The author of Fives Dimes is back with a sexy and suspenseful novel of love and success-with a vengeance. Three actresses vie for the #1 spot in the bedroom and on the screen as secrets, lies, and killer ambitions threaten their careers and their lives. ...
 |  | Getting Even Publication Date: November 7, 2002How would you feel if your best friend at work betrayed you? Was secretly having an affair with an influential colleague? Did you out of a coveted promotion, then teamed you up with a mere junior, leaving you feeling completely demoted? What would you do? For Ivy, there's no choice. The only person she has ever trusted, Orianna, has blown it big time. So there's only one way forward. Revenge. Ivy's campaign is brilliant, if horribly destructive, and she's determined to get even with the woman has dared to cross her. But is Ivy really the innocent party? Or i...
 |  | Beach Girls Publication Date: October 2004Luanne Rice is a rarity among novelists today; she's a true storyteller.Her unique ability to weave together the bonds of love and family with the challenges and rewards of everyday life has garnered her eight consecutive top-ten New York Times bestselling paperbacks.With Beach Girls, Luanne Rice returns to the place that she was born to write about—the Connecticut shore—to tell a story about a family of women whose lives encompass three generations, their histories intertwined with that of the mystic coastal town that has forever bound them to one...
 |  | A Good Man Publication Date: October 19, 2005Rhonda, Gina Kay, and Holly were the best of friends in their small-town Texas high school until the day Gina Kay ran off and married Rhonda's boyfriend, Terry Robertson. Now, twenty-five years later, news of Terry's sudden death has reunited them, bringing to the surface old bonds and betrayals they thought they'd left behind as well as many questions: How many of their dreams did they actually pursue, and how many have they relinquished? ...
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 |  | First Fridays Release Date: December 27, 2006A bright new talent in African-American fi ction returns with her second novel, filled with smarts, sass, and sex . . .Naja's on a nine-month countdown -- for her baby, but not the kind youd expect. Naja's baby is an Internet caf, the entrepreneurial dream she's been pursuing secretly while working in a St. Louis office. When she's laid off, Naja finds herself looking for new ways to network; at her best friend's suggestion, she attends a First Fridays gettogether. To her surprise, she meets Russ, a handsome, charismatic man who offers to back her venture. Soon...
 |  | Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep Publication Date: November 2003| Series: Dr Who Radio Collection Vera small and Irene Spencer are at it again. The two keep up a regular correspondence and now with the advent of email, the ladies of letters can communicate daily. As Irene and Vera fall in and out of friendship, they accuse each other of everything from alcoholism to mental illness (but only in a loving, caring way, of course). Their hilarious put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life. ...
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