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Just Another Miracle!
by Caroline Anderson"Are you out there, Mary Poppins?"James Carmichael's wryly humorous plea caught Poppy's attention as she scanned the advertisements for a new job. How could she resist applying, particularly when his voice sounded so wonderful over the phone? Though when his eight-year-old twins greeted her arrival with a flour bomb, she very nearly changed her mind! Until she saw a man and two small boys who'd forgotten how to be a family-and Poppy knew she could be just the miracle James needed....
Just Another Meet Cute
by Jenn P. NguyenA Junior Library Guild SelectionBoy saves girl stuck on a disastrous hike. What could go wrong? So. Much. Just Another Meet Cute is the joyful and funny story about what happens when you realize you're dating the wrong twin.When seventeen-year-old Nina Riley gets saved by a super cute Knight-in-Faded-Khakis just as she lands in an embarrassingly sticky situation during the most disastrous hike known to man, she wasn't exactly looking for a meet cute. She really just needed some peace and quiet from her complicated family. Unfortunately, he disappears before she can properly thank him or get his number. All she has is his name (Ian Nguyen) and a navy jacket with a dog keychain, a gym card, and laundromat receipt. But a meet cute is a meet cute. And armed with years of watching Veronica Mars and a techy cousin, it should be simple enough for Nina to find the boy of her dreams, right? But when she finally tracks him down, he's different than she thought —right down to his name. Ryan is just as cute as she remembers, but the chemistry isn't there like it was before. After a few dates, she meets Ryan's family: his sweet grandma, his enthusiastic sisters, and his twin brother ——Ian.
Just Another Love Song
by Kerry WinfreyTwo high school sweethearts get a second chance at their perfect ending in this charming new romance by Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours.Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger things, and they both had dreams to escape town together. But when Sandy&’s plans fell through, she stayed in their small town in Ohio while Hank went off to Boston to follow his dreams to be a musician, with the promise to stay together. Only that plan fell through, too. Fifteen years later, Sandy runs a successful greenhouse while helping her parents with their bed and breakfast. Everything is perfect…until Hank rolls back into town, now a famous alt-country singer with a son in tow. She&’s happy with the life she&’s built by herself, but seeing Hank makes her think about what might have been. There aren&’t enough cliché love songs in the world to convince Sandy to give Hank another chance, but when the two of them get thrown together to help organize the town&’s annual street fair, she wonders if there could be a new beginning for them or if what they had is just a tired old song of the past.
Just Another Epic Love Poem
by Parisa AkhbariBest friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance."The heartache and longing of witnessing a beloved character pine hopelessly over her best friend has never brought me this much unadulterated joy." –National Book Award Finalist Sonora Reyes, author of The Lesbiana&’s Guide to Catholic SchoolOver the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and The Book—a dogeared moleskin she and Bea have been filling with the stanzas of an epic, never-ending poem since they were 13.For introverted Mitra, The Book is one of the few places she can open herself completely and where she gets to see all sides of brilliant and ebullient Bea. There, they can share everything—Mitra&’s complicated feelings about her absent mother, Bea&’s heartache over her most recent breakup—nothing too messy or complicated for The Book.Nothing except the one thing with the power to change their entire friendship: the fact that Mitra is helplessly in love with Bea.Told in lyrical, confessional prose and snippets of poetry Just Another Epic Love Poem takes readers on a journey that is equal parts joyful, heartbreaking, and funny as Mitra and Bea navigate the changing nature of I love you.
Just Another Day in Paradise (Fiddler & Fiora Series, Book #1)
by A. E. MaxwellLooking out his window, Fiddler can't help thinking that California's Gold Coast is pretty damn close to Paradise, even it" that is a cliche. But he's about to catch a glimpse of the shady side of this sun-drenched Eden, thanks to his ex-wife Fiora, a honey-blonde with a body that won't quit and a mind to match. Even though Fiora's sheets are being warmed by an utterly charming European these days, there are still plenty of times she wants Fiddler by her side. Like when a couple of agents from the U.S. Customs Department start grilling her about the Silicon Valley export business owned by her suddenly unavailable-for-comment twin brother. Danny's into electronics--the kind that come in miniature chips-- but it seems he's also been dabbling in other, more dangerous, enterprises. With Fiora's soft spot for her twin offset by Fiddler's hard head and matching muscles, the pair swing into action, knowing they don't have much time to save Danny from the Feds, from his enemies and, most of all, from himself.
Just An Affair
by Brenda Jensen Rachael WestLinda is a fun, rather crazy, and somewhat outspoken girl who works as a receptionist at Hotel La Cima in Las Vegas. As usual, her boss, an outright pig who appears to have the sole aim of irritating her, is there ruining her morning. That same day, one of the clients, furious at his behaviour and outright rudeness, approaches the reception and reveals his identity. Linda is stunned. Not only has the hotel owner jumped to her defence, but he happens to be an extremely attractive man. From this moment on, a connection is formed between them that neither will admit. He insists on keeping inviting her to lunch, and she can´t understand this obsession with seeing her eat, until the sexual tension between them erupts and they both decide to live an adventure that brings them on a journey through Spain. However, there is just one hitch that surrounds their aventure together: It could all be "Just an Affair".
Just Add Argyle (Fabric Hearts)
by KC BurnA Fabric Hearts StoryTate Buchanan is a troublemaker who can’t keep a job, no matter how many times his lucky argyle sweater gets him hired. Add to that a learning disability and an impetuous nature that sends him into altercations to protect the defenseless, and he hardly manages to make friends, let alone find a man who’s interested in him for more than one night. Most people think EMT Jaime Escobar is a player, but the truth is he wants a serious partner—he just can’t justify wasting time on guys he knows aren’t a match. But when he treats a gorgeous redhead after a fight, he finds the spark he’s spent so many years looking for. Jaime wants to take the next step with Tate, but it’s clear Tate’s not going to curb his impulsive behavior—his next fight sends him to the hospital. Jaime’s relationship with a near criminal isn’t something his family is ready to accept, not any more than Tate is willing to be kept a secret. Jaime will need a lot of understanding—and some luck of his own—to keep them both. But this is one fight he’s going to see through to the end.
Just About Sex
by Ann ChristopherA Dirty Little Secret?Sex therapist Dr. Simone Beaupre is living large. Her popular dating-and-advice column, 'Just About Sex,' has made her the toast of Cincinnati. And that's not all. Her column is about to go national. A 'phat' syndication deal is in the works. But Simone's big-time future teeters on the brink of disaster, when an obnoxious lawyer threatens to expose her. At thirty-four years young, Simone is still-a virgin?Prominent attorney Alex Greene is on a crusade to 'out' Dr. Simone as the fraud he believes she is, until he meets the good doctor in person. Then his campaign turns from prosecution to one of sizzling seduction.
Just A Hint - Clint (Visitation #4)
by Lori FosterSOME DAYS, IT DOESN'T PAY TO GET OUT OF BED That&’s what crosses Clint Evans&’ mind the minute he takes on the four thugs holding heiress Julie Rose hostage. It isn&’t the danger that has Clint in a lather, but Julie herself. The pretty, petite schoolteacher he&’s been hired to return to her wealthy fiancé is no fainting trust-fund baby. She&’s more of a hellcat, one who won&’t be deterred when she sets her sights on something. And her sights are set on Clint. The one rule Clint never breaks is this—don&’t get involved with the client. He can look, but he definitely cannot touch—even if it&’s driving him crazy. Keeping Julie safe until he can figure out who&’s behind her kidnapping means never letting her out of his sight. And the closer he sticks to the feisty, seductive woman who makes him feel alive . . . the harder it gets for him to ever consider letting her go . . .
Jusqu’où êtes-vous prêt à aller pour l’être que vous aimez ?
by Bernard LevineCertaines personnes sont prêtes à consenter le sacrifice suprême par amour. Abandonneriez-vous vos biens matériels par amour ? Déménageriez-vous et commenceriez-vous une vie nouvelle dans un pays lointain pour celui que vous aimez ? Iriez-vous jusqu'au fond de l'océan le plus profond ou grimperiez-vous jusqu’à la cime de la plus haute montagne pour l'être aimé? Seriez-vous prêt à arrêter de fumer ou de boire pour faire plaisir à l'être aimé ? Feriez-vous tout ce que vous pouvez pour rendre votre partenaire heureux ? Quelle est la profondeur de votre amour ?
Jury of His Peers: Jury Of His Peers Any Sunday (Debbie Macomber Classics)
by Debbie MacomberTwo childhood rivals reconnect during jury duty—and are forced to navigate their complex feelings for one another—in this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Caroline Lomax is eager to exercise her civic duty and report for jury duty. However, when she sees a familiar face on her first day, she is near certain that she has come face to face with Ted Thomasson, the thorn in her side throughout high school—and the last person she&’d want as a fellow juror.Ted still seems to relish in making Caroline squirm, but he shocks Caroline when he declares that he&’s always harbored feelings for her. Just as she attempts to make sense of it all, they&’re both selected for the same case . . . and as things intensify in and out of the courtroom, it becomes clear that Caroline has an enormous decision to make.
Jury of His Peers: A Novel
by Debbie MacomberJury of His Peers by Debbie Macomber will be available Apr 29, 2025. Preorder your copy today!
Juror No. 7
by Mallory KaneA MAN WITH A SECRET IDENTITY AND A HIDDEN AGENDA. . . ;AND A WOMAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. . . ; Brand Gallagher was on an undercover mission to bring down the Castellano crime syndicate and avenge his brother's death. Yet when he was ordered to kill Lily Raines-unlucky juror no. 7-the tough lawman knew he couldn't break his oath to serve and protect. But compromising his long-standing cover as a mob associate would surely get them both killed. Though they were little more than strangers, something about Lily demanded he offer his protection. Now on the run from the mob and the law, Brand was about to break the cardinal rule of law enforcement by involving his heart. Only, revealing his true identity to Lily suddenly seemed an even greater risk. . . ;.
Jurassic Heart (Français)
by Anna Martin Anastasiya ReznikQuand le paléontologue Nick Eisenberg apprend qu’on pense avoir déterré les os d’un vélociraptor dans l’Alberta, au Canada, sa curiosité surpasse son envie de rester vivre à Londres. Après tout, en tant qu’éminent spécialistedes prédateurs préhistoriques, il a toujours voulu découvrir les cousins nord-américains du Velociraptor. Un seul problème se pose : Hunter Joseph, un défenseur de l’environnement. Pendant que Nick supervise la fouille, Hunter rassemble les gens de la région pour s’opposer à la destruction du paysage provoquée par son équipe, dans sa recherche des précieux os de dinosaures. Impossible pour Nick, l’intello étroit d’esprit, et Hunter, le rabat-joie moralisateur, de s’entendre. Néanmoins, ils devront trouver un moyen de travailler sur le même site sans se sauter à la gorge, d’autant plus que quelqu’un semble bien déterminé à causer à Nick plus de soucis qu’il n’aurait jamais pu imaginer.
Jurassic Heart (Deutsch)
by Anna MartinAls der Paläontologe Nick Eisenberg erfährt, dass jemand glaubt, in Alberta Velociraptor-Knochen gefunden zu haben, übersteigt seine Neugierde seinen Wunsch, in London zu bleiben. Schließlich ist er einer der weltweit führenden Experten für prähistorische Raubtiere und wollte schon immer die nordamerikanischen Verwandten des Velociraptors aufspüren. Es gibt nur ein Problem: den Umweltschützer Hunter Joseph. Während Nick die Ausgrabung überwacht, scharrt Hunter die Anwohner um sich und protestiert gegen die Zerstörung der Landschaft durch Nicks Team auf der Suche nach Dinosaurierknochen. Nick und Hunter werden einfach nicht miteinander warm. Hunter ist selbstgerecht und mürrisch, Nick ein engstirniger Nerd. Trotzdem müssen sie einen Weg finden, am selben Ort zu arbeiten, ohne sich gegenseitig an die Gurgel zu gehen, vor allem, da jemand anderes entschlossen scheint, Nick mehr Probleme zu bereiten, als er sich je hätte vorstellen können.
Jurassic Heart
by Anna MartinWhen paleontologist Nick Eisenberg learns that someone thinks they have found velociraptor bones in Alberta, his curiosity overrides his desire to stay in London. After all, he's one of the world's leading experts on prehistoric predators and has always wanted to look for the velociraptor's North American cousins. There's only one problem: eco-conservationist Hunter Joseph. While Nick supervises the dig, Hunter rallies support from the locals to oppose the way the team is destroying the landscape in their search for dinosaur bones. Nick and Hunter just cannot get along. Hunter is self-righteous and pouty. Nick is narrow-minded and geeky. But they have to figure out how to work on the same site without killing each other, especially since someone else out there seems determined to cause Nick more problems than he could have ever imagined.
Juramento escocés
by Jimena CookUna novela medieval de romance y aventuras, misterio y traiciones. Dos almas gemelas destinadas a encontrarse, unidas por una alianza y un antiguo pacto: un juramento escocés. Los guardianes de Escocia se disgregan tras el asesinato de su jefe, Magnus MacLeod y su hija Daracha, la primogénita legítima del jefe del clan, a la que todo el mundo da por muerta. Sin embargo, la niña nunca murió, sino que fue adoptada por una familia británica muy cercana al rey Eduardo de Inglaterra. La vida de Daracha cambiará desde ese momento, será educada como una inglesa, odiando a los escoceses y sin saber su origen y la verdad sobre sus ascendencia. Haakon Macdonald, a unos días de celebrarse su boda con la heredera de uno de clanes escoceses más poderosos de las Tierras Altas, descubre que, después de muchos años de ignorancia, la joven MacLeod no ha muerto; es entonces cuando decide buscarla: es consciente de que su vida puede correr peligro si alguien más sabe de su existencia. Todo esto le llevará a dejar las Tierras Altas y adentrarse en territorio inglés para descubrir dónde se encuentra la misteriosa joven por la que ambos clanes sellaron con sangre un juramento escocés.
Juramento Vaquero: Parte Uno
by L. G. Castillo Belen WitzelUna promesa rota. Un amor irrompible. Lo más difícil que Cody Wilde tuvo que hacer fue cumplir la promesa que le hizo a su padre moribundo: mantenerse alejado de los problemas. Crecer en un pueblo rural de Texas y ser intimidado por el hijo del sheriff hizo que fuera casi imposible controlar el mal genio de Wilde. Solo el hecho de tener a su buena amiga, Cassie, y su familia para el apoyo, hizo que la tarea fuera llevadera. Cassie Strong nunca entendió por qué la gente criticaba a Cody. Era dulce, sexy y tenía un lado tonto que le mostraba solo a ella. Cuando la tragedia golpea a su familia, es Cody quien está a su lado y su amistad florece en algo más. Pero cuando el enemigo de por vida de Cody, amenaza a lo unico que podría hacerle romper su promesa, ¿Correrá el riesgo de perder a Cassie o será lo suficientemente fuerte como para aferrarse al último deseo de su padre?
Jupiter's Shadow (Smoky Mountain Wolves Ser. #1)
by Tl ReeveJupiter “Pip” Baldwin, isn’t ready to settle down and produce heirs for the Sequatchie Pack. As the Alpha’s daughter and only child, she is destined to continue his bloodline, while allowing her mate to lead the pack—an archaic rule of the collective Smoky Mountain Wolves packs.On her thirty-second birthday, five men will be presented to her for choosing. It’s not about love in her pack. It’s about power. When each man reveals who they are, and what they’re capable, Jupiter finds herself in over her head.Will she be able to narrow down her choices, to the perfect “match,” or will Jupiter find she can’t let any of them go? Change is coming to the Sequatchie pack, and Jupiter must blaze the trail…
Jupiter's Jungle
by Temple MadisonWhen club owner Jupiter Marston drinks water from a wild cat’s paw print, he doesn’t realize a curse lurks in its depths and becomes a were-creature living in two different worlds. One night a handsome young biker who is lost and hungry walks into his club, and Jupiter falls in love. Shane is on the run from a dangerous lover, and he discovers Jupiter is a dangerous were-cat.Then the full moon takes Jupiter deep into the mysterious urban jungle and, when he doesn’t return, Shane goes to find him. A woodland fairy saves him from death and removes the curse by wiping both men’s memories. A magic wind thrusts them back into the past, but with their memories of each other gone, will they fall in love again ... or will Shane and Jupiter pass by each other like wandering ships lost in the night?
Jupiter (States of Love #41)
by Rhett HeathFor fourteen-year-old Jacob Thomas, a Christian and the smartest kid in class, Bobby Versailles is completely out of reach. Jacob wishes a girl named Allie loved him because he still doesn’t get that he’s gay, but he always keeps his eyes peeled at school, hoping to catch a glimpse of Bobby. It’s Bobby Versailles’s senior year. Captain of his high school football team, he’s bound to win Homecoming King and hopefully a state championship, but he’s been miserable for years. His fear of somebody finding out he’s gay has brought isolation and loneliness. He has hidden that he’s gay by going on dates with girls now and then, and also by working out and excelling at football—which has also helped teachers look past his learning difficulties. When he first eyes Jacob, it’s possibly love at first sight. Bobby becomes a little obsessed. Jacob has got to be gay, and when Bobby makes a move, both of their worlds turn upside down! It’s 1982, and while the Nebraska Cornhuskers are barreling toward a possible NCAA National Football Championship, everyone in a small town two hours away hopes Bobby can lead them to a state championship. Can two teens with vastly different lives find love amidst the fervor of Nebraska football?States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States.
Juntos: Juntos 2 (Juntos #Volumen 1)
by Ally CondieNunca desafíes el juego del amor... Juntos, primera parte de la trilogía, lo tiene todo: un futuro utópico, aventura, suspense, crítica social y un amor imposible. En el mundo de Cassia, las autoridades lo deciden todo. A quién debes amar, de qué debes trabajar, incluso cuándo debes morir. Cassia nunca ha cuestionado las decisiones que han tomado por ella, ni siquiera cuando le comunican que su «pareja perfecta» -la persona con quien deberá compartir el resto de su vida- es Xander, su mejor amigo. Los problemas llegan más tarde, cuando un extraño error informático hace que en la microficha que las autoridades le han entregado aparezca la cara de otro chico: el enigmático Ky. Con una mezcla de estupefacción y curiosidad, Cassia empieza a investigar. ¿Y si este error no fuera fortuito? ¿Y si la persona de su vida no fuera quien le han asegurado que es?Al intentar buscar respuestas a todas estas preguntas, Cassia deberá afrontar una elección imposible entre la perfección y la pasión, entre Xander y Ky, entre la única vida que conoce y el camino que nadie hasta entonces se ha atrevido a seguir... Reseñas:«El mayor éxito juvenil desde Los juegos del hambre.»Entertainment Weekly «Si el mundo de Katniss te ha marcado, no puedes perderte esta saga en la que no hay libertad ni para decidir de quién te enamoras.»Seventeen Magazine «Intenso, inolvidable, adictivo.»Kirkus Review
Juntos hasta la medianoche
by Deborah HerediaLo que pasó aquella tarde determinó el destino de ambos, pero ¿y si tuvieran una oportunidad para recuperar su vida en común? Noel y Leo son mejores amigos. No, aún más. Son almas gemelas. Se conocen desde la infancia, lo saben todo el uno del otro y no imaginan una vida en la que no estén unidos. Por eso la noche en la que discuten ninguno de los dos puede imaginar que será la última que pasarán juntos. A la mañana siguiente el mundo ha cambiado. El universo los ha separado. Leo no existe en el mundo de Noel y Noel es solo una fantasía en el de Leo. Y lo que es más, solo ellos recuerdan lo que pasó: las noches de risas en el jardín, las cenas improvisadas, los ensayos y el festival. Sobre todo el festival. Noel, que siempre se ha mostrado esquivo con Leo, se cree culpable por no haber entendido que lo que siente por él es algo más que una simple amistad. Leo, enamorado de Noel desde siempre, no sabe qué hacer: ahora que nadie lo recuerda, no sabe si estar a su lado es más doloroso que haberlo perdido para siempre. Una vertiginosa carrera en contra del tiempo en la que tratarán de no olvidarse el uno del otro antes de que el reloj marque la medianoche y todo vuelva a comenzar.
Juno's Daughters
by Lise SaffranLove takes center stage when a single mother and her teenage daughters play Juno, Iris and Ceres in a summer production of The Tempest. Jenny Alexander has sought refuge from a troubled past on a tiny, verdant island, off the coast of Washington state. Surrounded by the cold water of the Puget Sound, she does her best to raise her girls, innocent Frankie, and thrill-seeking Lilly, in a tight-knit community of eccentrics and dreamers. The island bursts open each summer with the arrival of actors leading the annual Shakespeare production. A handsome thespian from New York reawakens Jenny to long-buried desires. As the intensity of rehearsals builds toward the live run of The Tempest, a potent mixture of actors, islanders and tourists, besotted by verse and swept up in the romance of the theater, spills the enchantment of the play into the lives of the players. When Jenny finds her daughters caught up in a "brave new world" of love and heartbreak, she is ultimately thrust into a command performance that will resonate in all their lives. .
Junk M.A.L.E.
by J. D. WalkerJerry Sanger is a member of M.A.L.E., an elite agency made up of ex-Army buddies bored with civilian life. But he always gets the junk assignments, and just once, he’d like a job where he doesn’t have to wear high heels or impersonate a go-go dancer at a strip club in order to take out his target. Sure, he looks good in a dress, but still.On returning home from his latest assignment, Jerry encounters his hot teddy bear of a neighbor, Guff, fighting off four men intent on doing him serious harm. Jerry helps Guff out and then demands to know what’s going on, in between flirting and striking a pose in his spandex dress.Guff doesn’t want his help, but Jerry gives it anyway, determined to solve Guff’s problem. And if they happen to get a lot closer as a result, he won’t complain.