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English
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Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist,...
2) The retreat
Author
Series
Detective Elin Warner volume 2
Language
English
Description
"An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation--but the island itself, once the playground of a serial killer, is rumored to be cursed. Detective Elin Warner is called to the retreat when a young woman's body is found on the rocks below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. But the victim wasn't a guest--she wasn't meant to be on the island at all. When a guest drowns in a diving...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Kate White returns with another mystery for true crime writer, Bailey Weggins as victims seem to be getting a little too relaxed at a spa, and Bailey is the only one who can figure out the truth.
Bailey Weggins, the very clever and the very irreverent true crime writer for Gloss, a leading women's magazine, is in desperate need of a little R&R after solving the murder of her boss' nanny....
Bailey Weggins, the very clever and the very irreverent true crime writer for Gloss, a leading women's magazine, is in desperate need of a little R&R after solving the murder of her boss' nanny....
5) Spineless
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Jamie's an aspiring stand-up comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety. Siri's a stunning ballering from New Jersey dealing with a career-changing injury. When the two girls meet at the Rediscover Yourself retreat in Colorado, they discover they are sisters separated as young children by their bitterly divorced parents.
Jamies an aspiring standup comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety. Siris a stunning ballerina...
7) Sanditon
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
UK edition ; Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
8) Salted
Author
Series
Lacey Luzzi mystery volume 3
Publisher
Gina LaManna
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First print edition.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After taking a gig with her grandfather--the Don of the Italian mafia--Lacey Luzzi has been in for a wild ride. Stolen property, rogue weddings and uncomfortable Family dinners--she's seen it all. However this time, when Carlos interrupts Lacey's sugar-induced nap with a phone call, he gives her an assignment that sends her skidding into a place she least expects: the local spa.
Author
Series
Jaine Austen mystery volume 10
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
viii, 228 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jaine Austen is looking forward to an indulgent spa getaway until she learns it is more about deprivation than relaxation. Between minuscule meals and a deadly brush with fame, surviving this vacation will be no piece of cake. When Jaine's friend Lance surprises her with a trip to The Haven, an uber-luxe health spa on the California coast, she and her feline pal Prozac are eager to hit the road and bask in a week of pampering and pedicures. But upon...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"High-spirited heroine Charlotte Heywood ... returns to the picturesque coastal resort of Sanditon and the companionship of her friend Georgiana Lambe ... . What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else--romance--await Miss Heywood this season?"--Container.
Author
Series
Publisher
Waterhouse Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Seeking escape from her Hollywood life, recently divorced Madison Atwood retreats to a Northern California resort and finds what she needs and also what she wants.
With the paparazzi fresh on her heels and her love life splashed on every tabloid, Madison Atwood runs away to a Avalon Springs, a retreat in Northern California. Luke Dawson prefers solitude to society; when he finds a beautiful woman soaking in the hot springs on his property, she captures...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The final season continues the story of high-spirited heroine, Charlotte Heywood, and her friend, Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else - romance - await them?
Author
Series
(Laura G.).Trillium sisters volume 3
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
134 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When the Trills discover a rocky enclosure with natural hot spring while hiking, they realize it could be the location for the perfect new addition to the village--a spa! But all of the supplies they'll need aren't going to come cheap, so they decide they'll organize a fashion show to raise funds. Luckily, everyone in Trillville is willing to lend a hand to make the show a success" --
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Language
English
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Description
"The morning after a humiliating post-breakup social media post (#sponsoredbywine), Kate Rigsby learns she's lost her marketing job along with her almost-fiancé. Worse, she realizes how little she truly cared about either. Craving a reset, Kate flees the big-city life she spent many years building--and almost as many doubting--to take a temporary gig at Treetops, a swanky, off-the-grid creative retreat in Muskoka, complete with meditation circles,...
15) The missing
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Drawn to the former Bainesworth Manor in the wake of a murder, reporter Edie Stone wants answers. It's been over forty years since the psychiatric hospital on Bane Island shut down, and the mystery of women vanishing there remains unsolved. But the exclusive retreat isn't just protected by the dark pine forests and crashing waves of Maine's rocky coast--it's surrounded with silence. Everyone on the island is keeping secrets. Especially the Dr. Elijah...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rather than a summer of fun transforming her family's pharmacy into an eco-spa, Lucy Desberg must face her sister Claudia's new boyfriend Bean, investor Gary's irritating daughter Bevin, and a spa coordinator who is put in charge of the plans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a mysterious invitation arrives for the redoubtable Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown retired Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is piqued. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's rural spa country for shell-shocked veterans of World War I. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart, but what can Spencer want from her? Phryne and her faithful servant Dot set out for Daylesford, viewing their rural sojourn as a short holiday. But the pair barely...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015].
Lexile measure
AD 1270L
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"An overworked witch pampers herself after Halloween at a spa designed just for witch relaxation." --
19) Fitness kills
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
A stint at a fitness spa in Baja seems just the thing for food writer Nora Franke, who hopes to get rid of a broken heart and the extra pounds that came with it, but Nora finds herself digging into more than her new job as a menu consultant after two guests end up dead.
20) Can't forget you
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 333 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jessica Flynn goes up against her old high school flame Mark Dalton when they both want a patch of unspoiled North Carolina woodland, but when they are stranded in the woods together, things take a romantic turn until she discovers what he has been hiding all these years.