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1) Dark places
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 20
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Description
For a price Libby Day will reconnect with the players that murdered her mother and two sisters in "The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas." Having testified that her brother Ben was the murderer on that fateful night twenty-five years ago, now she is not so sure as, piece by piece, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started--on the run from a killer.
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Series
Heaven Lee mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Heaven Lee has come into her own as a respected Kansas City chef, and she's savoring every minute of it. But murder arrives on the menu when a jazz festival planner is electrocuted on stage.
3) One night
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Description
"Debbie Macombers name on a book is a guarantee of warm-hearted, endearing romance."-Jayne Ann Krentz A Debbie Macomber classic, One Night is a funny, warm, truly unforgettable story of two mismatched people-rival workaholic radio broadcasters-who discover theres much more to life than air time. Fans of the #1 New York Times best selling author will fall in love with this early Macomber gem-taking unparalleled delight in a wonderful tale about how...
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When the world is brought to a standstill in the early days of a global pandemic, Etta Wilmont finds herself suddenly stranded in Kansas City. Desperate to secure a roof over her head, Etta crosses paths with Henry Logan, a lonely older man in need of a caretaker. His invitation for Etta to stay with him seems to be the solution to both their problems-and maybe the spontaneous adventure Etta's life has been missing. As Etta and Henry settle into a...
5) The player
Author
Series
The wedding pact volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
As divorce attorney Blair Hansen's wedding approaches, she finds herself remembering her law school boyfriend, the only man she's ever loved, and regretting what might have been. Then a twist of fate lands Garrett Lowry back in her life, making her question everything.
8) The gambler
Author
Series
Wedding pact volume 3
Pub. Date
c2015
Description
"Libby St. Clair believes in fate-so much so, shes willing to pin everything on a curse a fortune teller placed on her and her two best friends when they were kids. The curse, that each of them will marry before thirty, have a disaster of a wedding, and end up with a man other than her original fianc�, has come to fruition for both of her friends, who are now deliriously happy. But Libbys attempt to quick-start the curse by proposing to her wrong-for-her...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Having left her parents' Missouri farm for good and trained to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City, teenage Rose moves out to San Francisco and joins the thousands of "bachelor girls" supporting themselves.
10) Bilal's bread
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Description
"Bilal Abu has a lot to say, but he's scared to open his mouth. And who could blame him? A 16-year-old Iraqi refugee, he has to contend with his immigrant family's never-ending drama and his fanatical older brother's sexual abuse. And then there's life in his sketchy neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri, where all the non-Muslim kids think he's a terrorist. When Bilal falls in love with the son of his community's religious leader, things get better...
11) The substitute
Author
Series
Wedding pact volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it's time to come clean--a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome...
12) Somewhere still
Author
Series
Somewhere volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
From the day Jean Ball lands a job at the elegant Empire hotel, modeled on Kansas City's once-famed Baltimore Hotel, she quickly learns the secrets of the entitled class. Dazzled by a Roaring Twenties society on the cusp of radical change, this innocent young woman finds herself dancing, bobbing her hair, and falling for Elden Whitcomb, the handsome son of the wealthy hotel owner. The stakes rise when the Whitcombs' powerful secrets are revealed and...
13) Lugares oscuros
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Description
"Libby Day tenía siete años cuando su madre y sus dos hermanas fueron víctimas de lo que los medios llamaron la masacre de la granja de Kinnakee, Kansas. Ella salvó la vida y testificó contra su hermano Ben, a quien seal como el culpable. Veinticinco años después, el Kill Club--una sociedad secreta obsesionada con crímenes celebres--localiza a una Libby en franca decadencia y pretende que les ayude a escarbar en los cabos sueltos de aquella...
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
From the land of the Gateway Arch to the City of Foubntains, stirring romances occur in the bookend cities of MIssouri. On the sophisticated eastern side of the state, two St. Louis career women aren't convinced that love will work for them. Across I-70 on the banks of the Missouri, Kansas City offers a wealth of western warmth - much needed by two women disillusioned by love. Love is showing itself in the Show Me State. But when romance appears,...
15) Maybe I do
Author
Series
Whiskey and weddings volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Wedding photographer Charlotte Linley loves her work even though she hates weddings. Sure, she still holds a grudge after being left at the altar by her high-school sweetheart. But today Charlotte is just happy to have complete control over her career, which is flourishing. Especially since she joined forces with one of the three gorgeous owners of The Stag, a boutique distillery that has become Kansas Citys hottest wedding venue. Dean Troyer, bitter...
16) Maybe this time
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Jen Mackenzie has been knocked down more than a few times, but she always gets up and makes sure she has the last word. It's the reason she now considers herself equal parts self-sufficient and free-spirit ... Her one saving grace: The Stag, a boutique distillery that has become Kansas City's go-to wedding venue. The only catch: One of the owners, TJ Laughlin, happens to be the one man who somehow manages to make Jen feel inadequate. TJ has secretly...