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c2011., Adult, Grand Central Call No: MYS Fic Mul Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Sharon McCone mystery Volume: 28Summary Note: Private eye Sharon McCone receives an e-mail asking for help from her emotionally disturbed half-brother, Darcy Blackhawk, but he fails to reply to her response. As her search widens, Sharon uncovers a connection to an unsolved murder of a young woman who was heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune.
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2013., Thomas Nelson Call No: Fic Lad Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Whispers on the moors Volume: bk. one.Summary Note: Darbury, England, 1814. Amelia Barrett, heiress to an estate nestled in the English moors, defies family expectations and promises to raise her dying friend's baby. She'll risk everything to keep her word -- even to the point of proposing to Graham, the child's father -- a sea captain she's never met.
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2014., Sourcebooks Inc. Edition: eBook ed. Series Title: MacGregor trilogy Volume: 3.Summary Note: "Asher MacGregor, the new Earl of Balfour, refuses to choose a Society wife to be his countess, though he agrees to host Boston heiress Hannah Cooper for one season. When he's tended to that chore, he'll happily go home to bachelorhood in the Highlands. Hannah Cooper's step-father insists she have a London debut, but she has no intention of surrendering her wealth to a fortune hunter. After she's endured one Season, she'll sail back to Boston and the siblings who depend upon her. The taciturn Asher suits Hannah's plans well--for if the Scottish earl and the American heiress fall in love, an ocean of differences will come between them..."--
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2023., Adult, Ballantine Books Call No: NEW Fic Pat Edition: Ballantine Books trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A child of the modest farmlands of the Midwest, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: Always think for yourself, never take success for granted, and work hard--even when you're American royalty, even when you're dripping in imperial diamonds. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue a tsar's treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London, from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Kennedys, Roosevelts, and Hollywood's biggest stars, Marjorie lived an epic life few could imagine. Her journey began with gluing labels to cereal boxes in her father's barn. No one could have predicted that the Post Cereal Company would grow into the General Foods empire and reshape the American way of life, with Marjorie as its heiress and leading lady. Before turning thirty she controlled millions, becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States, but it was her life force, advocacy, passion, and adventurous spirit that led to her stunning legacy. Married four times, Marjorie did everything on a magnificent scale, especially when it came to love.
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2016., Dell, an imprint of Random House Call No: Fic Ste Edition: Dell Mass Market edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
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2013., eKensington Edition: eBook ed. Summary Note: Caroline Aldridge was surprised by the number of mourners at her mother's funeral. Evidently the newspaper heiress who had caused her children so much pain was well-loved by everyone else in Charleston. Now she was gone, leaving behind countless secrets--and a few demands: Caroline and her sisters must live together for one year or lose their inheritance. And Caroline must take over the Tribune. But a killer is making headlines, and Caroline may have unwittingly stepped into the crosshairs.
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2010., Gallery Books Call No: Fic Lin Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Having returned from the high seas after dodging the fiancé his greedy father, the Earl of Manford, wanted him to marry, Richard Allen crosses paths with his furious fiancé and must flee with her on an ocean voyage once the Earl learns his son is alive.
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2020., Adult, Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: BLK MYS Fic Mos Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Leonid McGill mysteries Volume: 6.Summary Note: Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking. Catfish is a ninety-four-year-old Mississippi blues-man who needs Leonid's help with a simple task: Deliver a letter revealing the black lineage of a wealthy heiress and her corrupt father. The opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is imposible for Leonid to resist. But when a famed and deared assassin puts out a hit on Catfish, Leonid has no choice but to confront the ghost of his own felonious past. Working to protect his client, and his own family, Leonid needs to reach the heiress on the eve of her wedding before her powerful father kills those who hold their family's secret. Joined by a team of young and tough aspiring investigators, Leonid must gain the trust of wary socialites, outsmart vengeful thugs, and, above all, serve the truth -- no matter the cost.