Luanne Rice
1) Last day
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Language
English
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Years ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister suffered through the kidnapping of their mother and the theft of a famous painting. Detective Conor Reid swore to protect them from then on. When the same family painting is stolen again and Beth is murdered, Beth's husband comes under suspicion and Reid vows to solve the crime.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Language
English
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"After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin--who is running for governor--is her prime suspect. Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit of her shadow boxes, one of which clearly accuses Griffin of a violent crime committed twenty-five years ago. If the public were to find out who her husband is,...
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Language
English
Description
Neve Halloran and her daughter Mickey are starting a new life near a wildlife sanctuary in South County Rhode Island. Mickey becomes friends with a lonely boy who is also fascinated by the creatures of the coasts and Neve is drawn to a man who has devoted his life to the sanctuary.
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English
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Sister Bernadette Ignatius has returned to Ireland with Tom Kelly to search for the son they had left behind years ago. In Dublin Seamus Sullivan is searching for his first love Kathleen Murphy. Both lived in St. Agustine's Children's Home until Kathleen's family claimed her and moved to America.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Married young to Tim McIntosh, a passionate and charismatic fisherman with a troubled heart, Dianne Robbins expects a future full of happiness, security, and love. But when tests reveal that their unborn baby is severely disabled, Tim sails off for calmer waters. Faced with the responsibilities of raising her daughter Julia, Dianne finds support in Tim's brother Alan and her own mother Lucinda.
10) Little night
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Clare Burke's life took a devastating turn when she tried to protect her sister, Anne, from an abusive and controlling husband and ended up serving prison time for assault. The verdict largely hinged on Anne's defense of her spouse, all lies, and the sisters have been estranged ever since. Nearly twenty years later, Claire is living a quiet life in Manhattan as an urban birder and nature blogger, when her niece, Grit, turns up on her doorstep. The...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Dell
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Fulfilling her mother's dying wish, anthropologist Susannah Connolly travels from her lifelong home on the Connecticut shoreline to the fabled French Camargue, to see its famous white horses, find a mysterious saint linked to her family's history, and fall in love with an American journalist-rancher with a spirited but troubled daughter.
12) Sandcastles
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
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Description
Painter and art instructor Honor Dillon has made a peaceful life for herself with her three daughters, until the wedding of her eldest daughter, Regis, brings her former love--and Regis' father--John back into her life from his self-imposed exile.
13) Home fires
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
Wealthy Anne Davis returns to her childhood home in New England to recover from the death of a daughter and the breakup of her marriage. There is a fire, she is rescued by firefighter Thomas Devlin and love follows.
16) Silver bells
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
17) Last night
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"During a blizzard in Rhode Island, a renowned artist is found murdered and her young daughter gone missing, plunging Detective Conor Reid, his brother Tom and the woman's grieving sister into a chilling investigation"--
18) Summer light
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
May Taylor, wedding planner and single mother, falls in love with troubled hockey legend Martin Cartier.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Audio Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Mega-bestselling author Luanne Rice returns with a ripped-from-the-headlines story of a girl who is kidnapped by her friend's family.Emily Lonergan's best friend died last year.And Emily hasn't stopped grieving. Lizzie Porter was lively, loud, and fun -- Emily's better half. Emily can't accept that she's gone.When Lizzie's parents and her sister come back to town to visit, Emily's heartened to see them. The Porters understand her
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