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The New York Times Bestseller!
Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. Now they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home…
One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. Yet Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life...
Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. Now they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home…
One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. Yet Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life...
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2019.
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"The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters--Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina--were never close and barely got along growing up, and now as adults, have grown even further apart. Rajni, a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen, a thirty-year-old struggling actress, fears her big break may never come. Shirina, the peacemaking "good" sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. On her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish:...
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2022.
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"Celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo-the first documented Black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world-shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections"--
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Ten Speed Press
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2020.
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English
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A breathtaking celebration of Instagram's premier solo female travel community, featuring 200 striking photographs--most of them all-new--plus empowering messages and practical tips for solo travelers. From backpackers in Peru to artists in Berlin to storytellers in Morocco, Dame Traveler celebrates the diversity and bravery of women from around the world who are not afraid to think (and live) outside the box. The revolutionary Dame Traveler Instagram...
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Each Sisterchick book leads to new friendships for fans as it encourages readers to find a sisterchick for sharing inspiration and support. Sisterchicks Down Under travels to New Zealand, where an American finds her world turned upside-down. When Kathleen and her husband move to Wellington, New Zealand for three months, Kathleen begins feeling lonely and depressed. Then she meets Jill. Soon the two sisterchicks are sharing laughter, tears, prayers-and...
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Scribe Publications
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[2021].
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English
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Two women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong turn. A bad decision. They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available. So, when the spry Saleh presents himself as their guide and saviour, they embrace his offer. He extracts them from a tight space, only to lead them inexorably into an even tighter one: and from this far darker space there is no exit....
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Best friends Hope and Laurie are both turning 40 this year. What better way to celebrate than on a sandy beach in Waikiki? Their husbands and children urge them to go, but a few months before she boards the plane, Hope discovers she is carrying a little surprise. When she lands in Hawaii, she's packing a maternity bathing suit along with her tour brochures. Will these two sisterchicks still learn to do the hula?
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At the age of thirty-five, Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne has left her philandering husband in San Francisco to set sail for Belgium -- with her three children and nanny in tow -- to study art. It is a chance for this adventurous woman to start over, to make a better life for all of them, and to pursue her own desires. Not long after her arrival, however, tragedy strikes, and Fanny and her children repair to a quiet artists' colony in France where she...
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CBA best-selling author Robin Jones Gunn sends the Sisterchicks out on another lighthearted and inspiring adventure. This time they travel to England, hoping to fulfill long-held dreams. Although nothing on the trip goes as planned, each detour shows them that God truly knows their hearts. "Robin Jones Gunn makes traversing midlife seem almost welcoming because she has that rare gift of communicating hope amid trial and inner chaos."-FaithfulReader...
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"The modern romance novel is elevated to a subject of serious study in this addictively readable biography of pioneering celebrity author Elinor Glyn. Society darling Elinor Glyn shocked her English peers with the 1907 publication of Three Weeks, an intensely erotic novel that launched her to international fame and infamy. Historian Hilary A. Hallett traces Glyn's meteoric rise for the first time, beginning where most romance novels end: with her...
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Robin Jones Gunn has entertained and inspired millions of readers with the lively Sisterchicks series. Each book carries fans to beautiful places and into gratifying spiritual adventures. Two 40-something friends have traveled to Paris for one whirlwind week. They will discover many unexpected blessings in the City of Lights. "Part of what I think these sisterchick characters are teaching me is that love covers a multitude of sins. Grace soothes and...
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My weirder-est school volume 9
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"After noticing that A.J. and his friends' geography knowledge could use some work, Mr. Cooper invites to class just the person to help. Globetrotter Mrs. Barr speaks seven languages and has visited nearly two hundred countries! But why does she carry a suitcase everywhere she goes? And why does she open a window whenever she walks into a room? Perhaps Mrs. Barr has something to hide"--Provided by publisher.
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"Kristin Newman's funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant debut memoir about mastering the art of the "vacationship." Kristin Newman spent her 20s and 30s dealing with the stresses of her high-pressure job as a television comedy writer, and the anxieties of watching most of her friends get married and start families while she wrestled with her own fear of both. Not ready to settle down and yet loathe to become a sad-sack single girl, Kristin instead...
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Yen Press
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[2022]
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English
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"Framea's father has come to Tempest to bring his wayward daughter home to her fellow rabbitfolk, but she's not so eager to return. Little does dear old dad know that Framea is working for none other than the mighty Rimuru...and that her boss would like to tag along for the trip! But a demon lord visiting a podunk village might cause a commotion--is it time to travel incognito...?"--Amazon.
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Yen Press
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[2022]
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English
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Rimuru's promotional photos are piquing interest in Tempest, and when it comes to camerawork, Framea's all too happy to help. So when he unveils his vision for a video to show travelers what Tempest is all about, Framea finds herself on a filming frenzy! But after a sinister sea serpent crashes the party, she winds up as bait to fish up the fearsome fiend! Will our hero manage to make it out in one piece...?
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Roaring Forties Press
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[2014]
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English
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"Susan Spano, America's original Frugal Traveler, explores some of the most romantic, most exotic, and wildest corners of the world in this captivating collection of her best-loved pieces. French Ghosts, Russian Nights, and American Outlaws : Souvenirs of a Professional Vagabond takes the reader on magical trips, when everything conspired to make a place unforgettable, like a temple in Java at sunrise or an ice hotel in the Arctic Circle at sunset....
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Yen Press
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[2020]
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English
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"Now that Framea's journey through the Dungeon is winding down, it's time to count the loot and chronicle every last bit of her adventure. Or it would be if the hot springs weren't calling her name-- and she's not one to ignore them! After a hard day of adventuring, an open-air bath is just what she and her companions need. With all these amazing attractions., the guidebook's practically writing itself! They say a picture is worth a thousand words,...
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"When a statue of Tempest's leader, Rimuru, vanishes from the school's sculpture classroom, Ramiris is determined to find the thief herself. But while she's on the case, the students decide to take a little action of their own by creating brand-new statues of Rimuru! Along the way, they'll need some help from Framea, who's all too eager to see some three-star craftsmanship!"--Provided by publisher.
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