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It's 2015 in New York City, and three women all known as Mrs. Tobias--Veronika, the matriarch, her daughter-in-law Mel, and Mel's daughter-in-law Birdie--are trying to navigate personal difficulties, some of which are with one another.Veronika and Mel, despite having little in common, are both psychotherapists who are more skilled at helping other people than solving their own problems. Birdie, still dealing with the culture shock of moving to New...
2) Caught
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Finding and exposing sexual predators on television, reporter Wendy Tynes prompts the arrest of a man who worked as an advocate for abused children and tackles the case of a missing girl before a group of vigilante fathers makes Wendy fear that she accused an innocent man.
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On her twenty-ninth birthday, Mari Hamilton, a worn-out recreation director at Golden Horizons Retirement Home, is convinced that leaving social work will improve her social life. So she seeks and receives a stylish position at a new and fabulous luxury spa. In addition, after countless bad first dates at hip clubs, Mari meets the perfect guy at Golden Horizon's anniversary party (of all places!). But a funny thing happens to her on the way to a life...
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"Rancher and lawyer Garrett Cole wants a family, eventually. Until he finds a sweet newborn abandoned on his doorstep. If it weren't for Abby Scott, the social worker temporarily working in his office, he'd be lost. But when their attraction grows deeper, can this cowboy dad risk his heart on a woman who might not be in town for good?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Harlequin intrigue volume 1927
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[2020]
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249 pages ; 17 cm.
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"Lindsay Engle became a CPS social worker to improve lives--not get people killed. But after a horrifying string of murders connected to Lindsay's caseload, Detective Daniel Deperro will do whatever it takes to find the murderer. Lindsay won't back down from the investigation, even as Daniel fears she's the next target. But will his twenty-four-hour protection enrage the serial killer further--or expose Daniel's true feelings for Lindsay?" -- Page...
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Single father Seth Austin will do anything for his children. So when he discovers the new housekeeper his grandmother hired for their guest ranch is a former social worker, he plans to keep his family far away from Christina Hunter. Seth once almost lost custody of his beloved kids because of an overzealous social worker. Problem is his children adore Christina and her sweet service dog--and he's starting to fall for her too. Recuperating from an...
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"Nothingnot even a bucking bronc--can unnerve Nate Gallagher&until he lays eyes on the tiny newborn who's been entrusted to his care. The former rodeo champ isn't ready for fatherhood. Heck, the precious baby girl may not even be his. Still, he aims to step up and give her a home at the Rocking C. That is, if pretty social worker Anna Reynolds decides Nate's daddy material after all. Making sure that father and infant daughter bond is Anna's job....
9) Night shift
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"Strange things have been happening since Hildy started moonlighting with local police, but a desperate late-night call involving a former patient from Sorenson General Hospital tops the list. Although Danny Hildebrand has been tormented by hallucinations for years, he swears he's being haunted for real by the victim of a grisly murder... The rambling ghost story seems like another delusion. But after a body turns up in a neglected farmhouse crawling...
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[2023]
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218 pages ; 17 cm
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"When five-year-old Boone Harrington witnesses his father's murder, he is placed in social worker Lucy Taylor's care for the holidays. But after someone chases Lucy's car off the road in Sumter National Forest, she and Boone turn to ranger Noah Holt for protection from a gang of ruthless gun-traffickers. Can Noah keep them alive especially after discovering Boone unknowingly has something these criminals will kill for?"--Page 4 of cover.
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[2017]
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216 pages ; 17 cm.
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Lawman Joe Sheehan is desperate to bond with the daughter he's just discovered he has. But as a virtual stranger to twelve-year-old Amelia, the task seems impossible. Until Claire Conley moves to town. A social worker renovating a mansion into a foster home, Claire is the first person to get through to Amelia. Falling for the single dad was not on Claire's to-do list. But with Joe and Amelia around, the house finally starts to feel like home. Claire's...
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"Cassie Everson is an expert at escaping bad first dates. And, after years of meeting, greeting, and running from the men who try to woo her, Cassie is almost ready to retire her hopes for a husband--and children--altogether. But fate has other plans, and Cassie's online dating profile catches the eye of firefighter Jett Bentley. In Jett's memory, Cassie Everson is the unreachable girl-of-legend from their high school days. Nervously, he messages...
13) Little mercies
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Veteran social worker Ellen Moore is a fiercely dedicated children's advocate and a devoted mother and wife. But one blistering summer day, a simple moment of distraction will have repercussions that Ellen could never have imagined, threatening to shatter everything she holds dear, and trapping her between the gears of the system she works for. Meanwhile, ten-year-old Jenny Briard suddenly finds herself on her own, forced to survive with nothing but...
14) Forever fall
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Suddenly they're in charge of testing a "robo baby" designed to show teens how hard parenting really is. Will playing house lead to the real thing? As both a social worker and an unwanted child, Mandy really wanted the robo-baby program to have a chance in Carson High. Then a leading school board member suggests that they test the simulator first in a real family setting. And when Reverend Thomas points out that all the board members have experienced...
15) Rogue stallion
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Rogue stallion : "Deputy sheriff Sterling McCallum doesn't want a women in his life. Yet when caring social worker Jessica Larson asks for his help looking for the mother of an abandoned baby, Sterling can't refuse. Jessica has dedicated her life to helping people. Despite cynical Sterling's stern warnings, she can't back off. The brooding rogue cop has a stone in place of a heart and a past as mysterious as the case that brings them together. Something...
16) Needled to death
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"As a colleague of deputy coroner Mattie Winston, social worker Clothilde "Hildy" Schneider is no stranger to unsolved murders at Sorenson General Hospital. Except this time, it's up to her to crack the case . . . Motivated by her own difficult past, Hildy has an unparalleled commitment to supporting troubled clients through grief and addiction in Sorenson, Wisconsin. But when a distraught group therapy member reveals disturbing details about her...
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"Alice gets off a bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Delphi, NY. She is fleeing an abusive relationship and desperate to protect...Oren, ten years old, a major Star Wars fan and wise beyond his years. Though Alice is wary, Oren bonds nearly instantly with...Mattie, a social worker in her fifties who lives in an enormous run-down house in the middle of the woods. Mattie lives alone and is always available, and so she is the person the hotline always...
18) Royal holiday
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Wedding dates volume 4
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2019
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"Vivian Forest has been out of the country a grand total of one time, so when she gets the chance to tag along on her daughter Maddie's work trip to England to style a royal family member, she can't refuse. She's excited to spend the holidays taking in the magnificent British sights, but what she doesn't expect is to become instantly attracted to a certain Private Secretary and his charming accent and unyielding formality. Malcolm Hudson has been...
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2020.
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IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 17
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398 pages ; 22 cm
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"A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel...
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Angels walking volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
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"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...
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