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Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
495 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"After Margherita's father steals parsley from the walled garden of the courtesan Selena Leonelli, he is threatened with having both hands cut off, unless he and his wife relinquish their precious little girl. Selena is the famous red-haired muse of the artist Tiziano, first painted by him in 1512 and still inspiring him at the time of his death. She is at the center of Renaissance life in Venice, a world of beauty and danger, seduction and betrayal,...
62) Cancelled
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school senior Brynn Whittaker faces a school-wide scandal when a viral video wrongly implicates her, prompting her and her friends to confront the school's misogynistic culture, while Brynn grapples with the decision to expose the true culprit.
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (430 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When trouble rears its ugly head, headline-making, life-ruining trouble, there's only one person to call: the legendary Olivia Pope. With her steadfast rule of always trusting her gut, Olivia leads an expert team of crisis management consultants skilled at making even the most sordid, salacious scandals disappear. But as these self-proclaimed 'gladiators in suits' begin to reveal the cracks in their armor, will the masters of damage control be able...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 946 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the shocking events surrounding President Grant's re-election, a newly fragile Olivia has gone off the grid. But her plan to "stand in the sun" with Jake is derailed when Quinn tracks her down with news of Harrison's death. Once back in D.C., Olivia struggles to reconnect with her embittered "gladiators". There, she's finally forced to confront the unspeakable evil her father has wrought. And once she chooses sides against him, there's no turning...
66) All girls
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"All Girls captures one year at a prestigious New England prep school, as nine young women navigate their ambitions, friendships, and fears against the backdrop of a scandal the administration wants silenced. But as the months unfold, and the school's efforts to control the ensuing crisis fall short, these extraordinary girls are forced to discover their voices, and their power. A tender and unflinching portrait of modern adolescence told through...
Author
Description
"Piper Jane Mackenzie, mayor of Honey Creek, won't let a major scandal rip her quirky hometown apart, or jeopardize her dream of one day running for higher office. So she's willing to welcome undercover detective Colby McBride, hired to help solve the mystery behind her wannabe fianc©♭'s disappearance. Colby's cover? That he is an old boyfriend now begging Piper for a second chance--always when there are plenty of townsfolk around to witness his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lady Maggie Wentworth must support herself as an investigative reporter. Writing under another name, she's been exposing the notorious scandals of the ton--this time it's the 'working girls' of London. While interviewing the women, a client enters, and Maggie is shocked to see her beau. She changes clothes with one of the girls and flees out the window, only to be whisked away by a stranger. Lord James is honoring a deathbed promise: watch over his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 381 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Robert Rothmere is hiding a past no duke should have endured, but he's not hiding it well enough. Sooner or later, his enemies will learn that he spent years locked away at a private asylum. To get their hands on his wealth, they'll try to send him right back to his worst nightmares. If Robert is to foil their schemes, he needs to marry a perfectly proper, blessedly boring, deadly dull duchess, immediately--and he knows exactly which quietly delightful...
Publisher
ABC Studios
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 904 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Oval Office is up for grabs, and none of the players are playing nice, including Olivia Pope, who now realizes she can never be content as a wifely First Lady. Domestic bliss pales in comparison with holding the reins of the highest office in the land, so when faced with a chance to wield unrivaled influence at any cost, will she continue to wear the white hat, or prove that she is, indeed, her father's daughter?
71) Scandalized
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Exhausted and on deadline with a story that could make or break her career, investigative journalist Georgia Ross is on the verge of a meltdown when a cancelled flight leaves her stuck in the airport overnight. But when a familiar face appears--the older brother of her childhood friend--and offers help, Gigi seems to have caught a break. Alec Kim is handsome, humble, and kind--exactly the sort of man that Gigi has forgotten existed after her own...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Eighteen-year-old Izzy O'Neill knows exactly who she is--a loyal friend, an aspiring comedian, and a person who believes that milk shakes and Reese's peanut butter cups are major food groups. But after she's caught in a compromising position with the son of a politician, it seems like everyone around her is eager to give her a new label: slut. Izzy is certain that the whole thing will blow over and she can get back to worrying about how she doesn't...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is 1930, the midst of the Great Depression. After her mysterious role in a family tragedy, passionate, strong-willed Thea Atwell, age fifteen, has been cast out of her Florida home, exiled to an equestrienne boarding school for Southern debutantes. High in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with its complex social strata ordered by money, beauty, and girls' friendships, the Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls is a far remove from the free-roaming, dreamlike...
74) Different class
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
407 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Chocolat comes a dark, suspenseful tale in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith about a sociopathic young outcast at an antiquated prep school and the curmudgeonly Latin teacher who uncovers his dangerous secret. After thirty years at St. Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, England, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its own clowns, rebels, and underdogs--all...
Author
Series
Harlequin presents volume 4038
Publisher
Harlequin Presents
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The new Sheikh of Dhalkur must find a wife--immediately--so he outsources the task to an expert. But once he's introduced to matchmaker Rosanna MacIain, Salim is hit with a red-hot jolt of recognition. She's the captivating stranger from an electric encounter he never forgot! Unfazed by his royal status, Rosanna challenges Salim like no one ever has. And ignites a desire in him like no one ever has! She's entirely unsuitable as his queen, but their...
Author
Language
English
Description
The gripping, atmospheric true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France: a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife. In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris monastery to watch the two men fight a duel to the death--a trial by combat meant to 'prove' which man's cause was right in God's sight. The dramatic true story of the knight, the squire,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Briar Bourne's matchmaking career could be summed up in two words--comic disaster. Unless she can learn about the irresistible forces that draw men and women together, her professional future looks rather bleak. But Briar has an intriguing plan--enlisting London's most irredeemable rake to teach her everything he knows about attraction. Given his notorious reputation, it's no surprise that Nicholas Blacklowe, the Earl of Edgemont, requests one thing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Lady Juliette Matthews longs to be much more than just another pretty ornament in society. But using her recently acquired fortune to do some good is more complicated than she anticipated. Young ladies are not expected to risk their safety in helping the less fortunate. And the one gentleman who could help in her mission is stubborn, infernally handsome--and far too honorable to act on their mutual attraction. Florian Lowell has suddenly been made...
80) The human stain
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Coleman Silk is a respected professor at a New England college who suddenly finds his life unraveling after a comment he makes about some African-American students is misinterpreted as a racial slur. As the scandal heats up, Nathan Zuckerman, a writer researching a biography of Silk, begins to dig deeply into Silk's life. Eventually, matters are made worse when Coleman's affair with a young married janitor is exposed. But amid the controversy, Silk...