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1) The choice
Author
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Resisting romantic commitments while enjoying a life of boating, swimming, and barbecues, Travis Parker is unable to deny his attraction to new neighbor Gabby Holland, a defensive woman whose long-time boyfriend further challenges Travis' growing feelings.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she'd reunite her with the woman she fell in love with nearly eighty years ago, she didn't expect that would mean traveling to Key West with three tablespoons of Mrs. Nash's remains in her backpack. But Millie's determined to give her friend a symbolic happily ever after, before it's (really) too late--and hopefully reassure herself of love's lasting power in the...
Author
Series
Cutler Sutter and Salinas volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
After the mysterious death of eccentric artist and cult survivor Hannah Brewster, art gallery owner Virginia Troy-a fellow survivor who believes Hannah was trying to warn and protect her-tracks down private investigator Cabot Sutter. As children, Virginia and Cabot survived a fire set by evil cult leader Quinton Zane that killed their mothers. Fearing Zane may still be alive and hunting Virginia, and suspecting she unwittingly holds the key to hidden...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
On the night of her high school graduation, Richelle Bach's father gives her and her identical twin sister, Michelle, matching opal necklaces. "These opals look identical," he tells them, "but the fire inside each is completely unique--just like the two of you." Indeed, the two sisters couldn't be more different, and their paths diverge as they embark on adulthood. Years pass, until--at their father's behest--they both come home for Christmas. What...
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Language
English
Description
Nina and Marie were best friends--until Nina was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Before she died, Nina asked Marie to fulfill her final wishes. But her mistake was in thinking Marie was someone she could trust. What Nina didn't know was that Marie always wanted her beautiful life, and that Marie has an agenda of her own. She'll do anything to get what she wants. Marie thinks she can keep her promise to her friend's family on her own terms. But...
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Language
English
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"Allison believes Godmade her a promise. So why didn't her life turn out the way she expected? Allison did everything she could do to rescue her marriage, but her husband left anyway. Their marriage is over. She retreats to the mountain home shein herited from her great-aunt Emma, a woman she thought she'd known well. But the trunks she discovers in the attic hold keepsakes, photographs, and journalsthat reveal secrets;and the stories of a kindred...
Author
Series
Warriors super edition volume 13
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"During a time of great turmoil and amid silence from StarClan, respected ThunderClan warrior Graystripe must break a promise from his past and leave his Clan behind for a quest to heal his past and uncover his future" -- Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Description
After a lifetime of keeping other people's secrets, fortune teller Madam Burova, before she can have a little piece of life for herself, must fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them.
Brighton. After inheriting her mother's fortune-telling business as a young woman, Imelda Burova has spent her life on the Brighton pier practicing her trade. After a lifetime of keeping...
10) Crossfire trail
Author
Series
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A restless wanderer named Rafe Caradec makes a promise to a dying man to help the man's widow and daughter hold onto their ranch in the lush but lawless Wyoming Territory.
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Livie Cleary faces a new set of challenges as she navigates freshman year at Princeton, a time involving wild parties and the gorgeous rowing team captain who is everything she doesn't want in a guy--or so she thinks.
13) Promises!
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (87 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
David Mortimore Baxter runs against Rose Thornton in a class election. The campaign is tough but the final debate in front of the school is wild.
14) The Promise
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.
15) Karen's new year
Author
Series
Baby-sitters little sister volume 14
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
For New Year's Eve, Karen thinks everyone should make a promise. Hannie is going to stop biting her nails. Kristy promises not to talk to her boyfriend on the phone so much. And Karen makes the most promises of all -- nine! But pretty soon, everyone starts breaking their promises. And her brothers and sisters are calling Karen a spy! Poor Karen. Why is everyone being bad except her?
Author
Series
Journey of the heart volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Emmie makes a promise to her friend that, if fulfilled, could mean the end to her dreams of a future with Isaac. Emmie Croftner let Isaac Liddle go to avoid telling him about her past. But Isaac remains determined to win Emmie's heart and hand. Though Emmie resolves to keep her heart in check, it hurts when she sees that another woman has set her bonnet for Isaac. Then Emmie's dear friend extracts a costly promise: if anything happens to her in childbirth,...
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English
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"In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose...and rocks. Its message? Send me a rock for the person you lost, and I will build something life-giving. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended, Robert Bliss's humble words change the tide of a nation. Boxes of rocks inundate the tiny, coastal Maine town, and he sets his calloused hands to work. Decades later, Annie Sawyer...
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Series
Publisher
Harper Festival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Splat's elected student-body president, he tries to please everyone and makes promises he can't keep.
19) Lily's promise
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Lily made her dad an important promise before he passed away; that she would...speak her mind at least five times. But speaking up one time, let alone five, is easier said than done. It'll be even harder now that Lily must attend public school for the first time. Fortunately, she meets curling-obsessed Hobart and quiet Dunya at the beginning of sixth grade...But when Lily and her friends are bullied by Ryan and his mean clique, she quickly discovers...