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Rain (Hudson #1)
by V.C. AndrewsRain already knows how hard life can be, but she is about to discover a shattering secret from the past that will change her future forever...Growing up in the ghettos of Washington, D.C., the cards are stacked against a hardworking dreamer like Rain Arnold. Rain has fought to be the best daughter she can: she studies hard and gets good grades; she helps her mother cook and clean. And unlike her defiant younger sister, she avoids the dangers of the city streets as if her life depends on it...and it does. But Rain can't suppress the feeling that she has never truly fit in, that she is a stranger in her own world. Then one fateful night, Rain overhears something she shouldn't: a heartbreaking revelation from the past, a long-buried secret that is about to change her life in ways she never could have imagined. In the blink of an eye, everything Rain has ever known—the family she has loved and the familiar place she has called home is left behind, and Rain is sent to live with total strangers, the wealthy Hudson family. But just as she did not belong to the troubled world she was raised in, Rain is also out of place in this realm of luxury and privilege. With nowhere to turn, Rain finds an escape in the theater, inside the walls of an exclusive private school. But will it be enough to fulfill her heart's deepest wish and give her a place to call home?
Rain (Rules of Engagement #1)
by L. A. WittSequel to Rules of EngagementBrandon Stewart and Dustin Walker started dating two years ago after meeting in the local bar over a game of pool. Dustin has struggled to come out to his homophobic family and come clean about his relationship with Brandon, and now they're planning to get married. Now, in a bid to fix broken ties, Dustin's brother Tristan is trying to reconnect with him, which makes Brandon wonder if he, too, can mend fences with his own estranged brother. But is sixteen years of silence long enough for old wounds to heal?
Rain Babbling Last Night: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xi YanHe had always been the most respected since he was a child. Others could only obey him and had cultivated an incomparable king's grandeur since a young age. He had originally been disdainful towards a mere clerk, but unfortunately, what he met was her — Yu Lingli, a capable and intelligent "Husky"! He had never relented to breaking his habit, and he was no exception to her. While competing in wisdom and courage, he discovered that the more he interacted with her, the more fond he became of her. In the end, he was unable to offer any advice to himself. He had spent his entire life protecting her. She had racked her brains for him, and only wanted to stay far away from him.
Rain Babbling Last Night: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Xi YanHe had always been the most respected since he was a child. Others could only obey him and had cultivated an incomparable king's grandeur since a young age. He had originally been disdainful towards a mere clerk, but unfortunately, what he met was her — Yu Lingli, a capable and intelligent "Husky"! He had never relented to breaking his habit, and he was no exception to her. While competing in wisdom and courage, he discovered that the more he interacted with her, the more fond he became of her. In the end, he was unable to offer any advice to himself. He had spent his entire life protecting her. She had racked her brains for him, and only wanted to stay far away from him.
Rain Babbling Last Night: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Xi YanHe had always been the most respected since he was a child. Others could only obey him and had cultivated an incomparable king's grandeur since a young age. He had originally been disdainful towards a mere clerk, but unfortunately, what he met was her — Yu Lingli, a capable and intelligent "Husky"! He had never relented to breaking his habit, and he was no exception to her. While competing in wisdom and courage, he discovered that the more he interacted with her, the more fond he became of her. In the end, he was unable to offer any advice to himself. He had spent his entire life protecting her. She had racked her brains for him, and only wanted to stay far away from him.
Rain Babbling Last Night: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Xi YanHe had always been the most respected since he was a child. Others could only obey him and had cultivated an incomparable king's grandeur since a young age. He had originally been disdainful towards a mere clerk, but unfortunately, what he met was her — Yu Lingli, a capable and intelligent "Husky"! He had never relented to breaking his habit, and he was no exception to her. While competing in wisdom and courage, he discovered that the more he interacted with her, the more fond he became of her. In the end, he was unable to offer any advice to himself. He had spent his entire life protecting her. She had racked her brains for him, and only wanted to stay far away from him.
Rain Breaks No Bones: A Novel
by Barbara J. TaylorSet in 1955, this final installment in Taylor's best-selling Scranton Trilogy explores a family's legacy of loss and a sometimes mystical vision of a better tomorrow EVERYBODY HAS SECRETS. EVEN THE DEAD. Fifty-year-old Violet has had a good life. The love of an honest man. The joys of motherhood. Yet, even in 1955, her heart still aches over the death of her sister more than four decades earlier. Lately, Violet can't help thinking about the little girl, picturing her in the moments before the accident, wearing that pleated white dress and a hair bow to match. Maybe if her big sister were here now, she could tell Violet what to do about the secret she's been keeping from her daughter Daisy. Daisy has a secret of her own. When she first moved back home to Scranton, she wasn't ready to give up her dreams of performing in Atlantic City. Then she met Johnny, a man who needs music as much as she does. Her first real chance at love. If only they can find the courage to buck small-town thinking when it comes to interracial dating. Small-town thinking. Zethray had seen her fair share of it. That's why she advertised a room to rent in The Negro Motorist Green Book. Give folks a safe place to stay away from home. That's how Johnny ended up at her door. Now he's sweet on some young woman. Not that he told Zethray, but she knows. The dead like to talk, and she listens. If only her mother would tell the secret behind her shocking death. Instead, she stands silent, while that little girl with the bow in her hair runs wild. Rain Breaks No Bones is the final novel in Barbara J. Taylor's Scranton Trilogy, starting with Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night, followed by All Waiting Is Long. Though the novels are connected, they each stand alone.
Rain Dance
by Rebecca DanielsSheriff Joe Mountain found the mysterious young woman wandering in a thunderstorm, unable to remember even her name. So Joe called her " Rain" and set out to find out who she was. Although his Native American soul was stirred by the blond beauty, he was determined not to lose his already bruised and battered heart.Joe was Rain' s best hope at putting her life back together. This darkly handsome stranger made her feel safe and warm...and he was rapidly becoming the most important thing to her. She was Rain now, but once her memories returned, she would be someone else. Could Joe love the woman she really was?
Rain Song (Heart of Carolina #1)
by Alice J. Wisler[From the back cover:] "His words have unlocked a special place in her heart, but he lives in the one place she vowed she'd never return... NICOLE MICHELIN avoids airplanes, motorcycles, and most of all, Japan, where her parents once were missionaries. Something happened in Japan. Something that sent Nicole and her father back to America alone. Something of which Nicole knows only bits and pieces. But she is content with life in little Mount Olive, North Carolina, with her quirky relatives, tank of lively fish, and plenty of homemade pineapple chutney. Through her online column for the Pretty Fishy website, Nicole meets Harrison Michaels, who, much to her dismay, lives in Japan. She attempts to avoid him, but his e-mails tug at her heart. Then Harrison reveals that he knew her as a child in Japan. In fact, he knows more about her childhood than she does! Will Nicole face her fears in order to discover her past and take a chance on love?" A recipe for Pineapple Chutney and book group discussion questions follow the text.
Rain of Shadows and Endings (The Legacy)
by Melissa K. RoehrichA masterpiece in fated mates and broken bonds world-building for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Amber V. Nicole, Kaylie Smith, and Rebecca Yarros, the first installment in Melissa K. Roehrich&’s internationally bestselling Legacy Series is a contemporary dark romantasy set in a world forgotten by the gods, created for their descendants, roamed by dragons, served by Fae…and not so different from our own. Out of all their creations, the gods favored their children the most. But with that favor came the fear that their Legacy would one day become too powerful . . .A World the Gods Forgot Devram is a realm hidden amongst the stars. The gods gave their Legacy the best of all the worlds, and then they left—having sworn to never return and to never interfere. A Historical Event Forced into a life of servitude, the Fae provide for the Legacy in more ways than one. Every five years, eligible Fae are gathered for the Selection and assigned to serve in one of the six Kingdoms. To be chosen as the personal Source for a Kingdom Heir is the greatest honor, and for the first time in millennia, all six Kingdoms have heirs choosing a Source. But their selections could tip the power balance a little too far. A Chosen That Was Never Meant to Be Tessalyn Asura was as forgotten as the realm. But when she finds herself the personal Source to the Heir of Endings, she winds up serving in the darkest Kingdom of them all. The secrets within the Arius Kingdom are meant to be learned and kept, but this was never the life she wanted. Fighting not only the fate thrust upon her, but the temptation to lose herself to desire, Tessa will do anything to escape her new destiny. Until she begins to realize that maybe their world isn&’t as forgotten as they thought—and that maybe she&’s the reason why.
Rainbird's Revenge (A House for the Season #6)
by M.C. BeatonThe final book in M.C. Beaton's charming A House for the Season series. Love comes home to A House for the Season!When the Duke of Pelham returns to his town house at 67 Clarges Street he is grimly determined to find himself a suitable wife, and love will have nothing to do with his selection.The duke's search is soon disrupted by the arrival in town of Miss Jenny Sutherland - a beautiful but hugely spoilt country girl whose vanity is overwhelming. In fact it was her guardian who brought her to London in the hope her ward will get the put-down she so sorely deserves. But no one had counted on the intervention of Rainbird, the duke's shrewd and resourceful butler. Befriending Jenny, they devise a mischievous scheme that will ensure Jenny's social success - and secure, once and for all, the fate of the close-knit family of servants at No. 67 Clarges Street!'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist'[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus Reviews
Rainbird's Revenge: A Novel Of Regency England - Being The Sixth Volume Of A House For The Season (A House for the Season #6)
by M.C. BeatonThe final book in M.C. Beaton's charming A House for the Season series. Love comes home to A House for the Season!When the Duke of Pelham returns to his town house at 67 Clarges Street he is grimly determined to find himself a suitable wife, and love will have nothing to do with his selection.The duke's search is soon disrupted by the arrival in town of Miss Jenny Sutherland - a beautiful but hugely spoilt country girl whose vanity is overwhelming. In fact it was her guardian who brought her to London in the hope her ward will get the put-down she so sorely deserves. But no one had counted on the intervention of Rainbird, the duke's shrewd and resourceful butler. Befriending Jenny, they devise a mischievous scheme that will ensure Jenny's social success - and secure, once and for all, the fate of the close-knit family of servants at No. 67 Clarges Street!'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist'[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus Reviews
Rainbird's Revenge: A Novel Of Regency England - Being The Sixth Volume Of A House For The Season (The House for the Season Series #6)
by M. C. BeatonThe conclusion to the delightful series set in a London townhouse, from the New York Times–bestselling author! The house at 67 Clarges Street in fashionable Mayfair has seen many guests, all looked after by the quirky staff of servants. When the house&’s owner, the Duke of Pelham, finally returns, he is grimly determined to find a suitable wife—but completely unprepared for what the season has to offer. The duke&’s title alone has always brought him more than his share of feminine attention, and while he claims to not believe in love, he has never been spurned by a lady. The duke&’s self-imposed search is soon disrupted by the arrival in London of Miss Jenny Sutherland, a spoiled but beautiful country girl whose vanity is her tragic flaw. According to her guardian Aunt Letitia, lack of competition has made Jenny put on airs; in London, she will get the set-down she sorely deserves. Indeed, at her first important London party, Jenny&’s blatant disdain for the duke leads to disaster. But no one has counted on the intervention of John Rainbird, the house&’s shrewd and resourceful butler. The result is a mischievous scheme that will insure Jenny&’s social success and determine the fate of the close-knit family of servants at 67 Clarges Street . . .
Rainbow Blues
by Kc BurnHaving come out late in life, forty-three-year-old Luke Jordan is at a loss about how to conduct himself as a gay man. As a construction manager, he's not interested in being out at work, but he'd like to find a boyfriend or at least some gay friends. Two years after his wife got all their friends in the divorce, he's no closer to the life he wants. Zach, Luke's adult son, takes charge and signs him up for the Rainbow Blues, a social group for gay blue-collar workers. At an event, he not only finds friends but meets Jimmy Alexander, part-time stage actor and full-time high school biology teacher. Jimmy loves the stage but wishes potential boyfriends weren't so jealous of the time he devotes to it. When he meets Luke and finds him accepting of his many facets, he thinks it's a dream come true. Their relationship quickly moves into serious territory, but their connection is tested to its breaking point by the offer of a juicy movie role that takes Jimmy to the opposite coast and into the path of a very sexy costar.
Rainbow Body
by Marion NowA chance encounter at a lesbian bar gets Maya closer to her college crush, Layla, who is an exciting, charismatic leader of a lesbian activist group called the Riot Girlz. Maya falls hard for Layla, but soon discovers she's at the forefront of a dark underground political subculture.At the same time, Maya begins to develop feelings for her coworker, activist civil rights lawyer Melanie. When the Riot Girlz take political activism into violence, Maya must make the choice between her past and her present, between right and wrong, and between her heart and her head.
Rainbow Connection Box Set
by Lynn TownsendAs a rising freshman at an out-of-state college, Beau Watkins is determined to find out who he really is behind the fake it 'til you make it attitude. He joins Rainbow Connection, the gay student alliance, hoping to find himself. Instead, he meets Vin Reyes.All three books in Lynn Townsend's best-selling Rainbow Connection series are collected together into a box set for the first time! Contains the stories:On a Roll: College is all about finding yourself, but nobody told Beau it was also about losing your heart. Can a farm kid from Tennessee make it work with a flamboyant rich man with a hidden past?Got the Blues: Beau gave up everything to be with his boyfriend Vin. But Vin turns to alcohol to drown his pain, and worse, a handsome transfer student is a little too interested in Beau. Vin throws away everything that's made him happy with both hands, terrified of his own feelings of inadequacy. Will they be able to find their place together in the world?A Classic Blunder: Beau and Vin have mended their differences, but that doesn't mean everything is back the way it was. Vin’s relationship with Beau has never been stronger ... until an unexpected email threatens to topple everything they've build together.
Rainbow Cottage (Grace Livingston Hill #16)
by Grace Livingston HillSheila's life had never been so happy: the charming house by the ocean, the protection of a loving grandmother, the friendship of a strong and handsome man. It was so easy to enjoy the present and forget about the horrors of the past. But terror was about to close in on Sheila again. Grace Livingston Hill creates thrilling stories of inspiring, wholesome people whose ardent faith and overflowing hearts cope triumphantly with the problems of the world. Here are just a few books by Grace Livingston Hill in the Bookshare library: #18 Brentwood, #19 Daphne Deane, #22 Rose Galbraith, #24 By way of the silverthorns, #26 The Seventh Hour, #30 Matched Pearls, #33 Happiness Hill, #36 Patricia, #38 Spice Box, #41 blue ruin, #42 A New Name, #47 The Street of the City and #50 The Finding of Jasper Holt.
Rainbow Cowboys Box Set
by Deirdre O'DareThis box set contains six of Deirdre O’Dare’s best-selling MM cowboy romances. Cowboys always rise to meet any challenge they confront. It can be new connections that hazard a long friendship, overcoming the prejudice prevalent in middle America three quarters of a century ago or adjusting to a completely foreign environment and winning a place in that world. Love and cowboys will always “get ‘er done.”Contains the stories:The Wild Bunch: Stace: A guest ranch vacation provides Jared a chance to escape the constant burden of calling all the plays. But can he really let a cowboy do it? However, handsome, masterful Stace is one very special and extremely compelling cowboy. Surrendering to Stace is one way Jared can fulfill his most secret fantasy.The Wild Bunch: Spark: A guest ranch vacation provides Chicago high roller Lou a chance to play out his boyhood Wild West fantasies. Then a puma attack makes it all too real. Suddenly Lou finds he wants to make room for an incredible cowboy in his high finance, high stress life. Convincing Spark to take a step in that direction may be his hardest but most important deal ever.The Wild Bunch: Casa: Jason has realized his dream of a dude ranch for gays. Will this end when his head wranglers hook up with guests, leaving him alone? But Casa, who has always been his secret favorite, steps in to help when Jason is injured and shows no inclination to hook up with a guest and withdraw. Instead, he makes himself almost indispensable. Does he have a hidden motive?The Chap in Chaps: Arriving at the Arizona ranch inherited from his late uncle, Englishman Charles Smythe regrets forsaking his dilettante life style. When he meets an employee simply called Sombra, he finds the man to teach him about ranching in Arizona Territory in 1910 as well as the masterful lover he has always craved.The Mule Man: When total opposites meet and have to share a world in which one is a total alien, fireworks are inevitable. Is it to be love, hate or a mixture of both? When dealing with mules, and mule men like Orr, almost anything is possible -- but never easy. Jase finds high finance was never like this, but he wants a piece of it.A Mule for a Princess: In Doyle O‘Brien, ranch hand Bobby sees his dream prince come to life. When the O’Briens must go home to Ireland, taking Bobby’s pet mule, Powwow, Bobby is determined to go, too. Can an Irish aristocrat and a young Latino cowboy find common ground beyond the lust that sizzles between them and make a modern fairy tale come true?
Rainbow Days: A dramatic saga pulsing with heartache
by Josephine CoxBitter jealousies threaten the happiness of two people forever... In Rainbow Days, Josephine Cox writes a compelling saga exploring the strength of love, and the obstacles that can cause its destruction. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Cathy Sharp.'You're everything to me. I'd have to lose my life before I'd lose you.' This is the vow Silas made to Cathleen on the day he asks her to marry him. Throughout their childhood their love has grown stronger and now, in 1900, they start to plan a life together. But a jealous woman is determined to ruin their happiness and uses Silas's father - a good and honest man - to do so, forcing him to make an impossible sacrifice. As a dutiful son, Silas has no choice but to obey his father, and Cathleen must pay the bitter price. Separated, each is swept along to a place where there is no love or peace and no way back...What readers are saying about Rainbow Days: '[This book] is written withdeep feeling for its two main characters... A love that comes through the pages and touches your heartstrings''Another spellbinding book. Happiness and sadness, heroes and heroines, and the final happy ending. Josephine Cox at her best, couldn't put it down''Rainbow Days is the very best story I have ever read'
Rainbow Days: A dramatic saga pulsing with heartache
by Josephine CoxBitter jealousies threaten the happiness of two people forever... In Rainbow Days, Josephine Cox writes a compelling saga exploring the strength of love, and the obstacles that can cause its destruction. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Cathy Sharp.'You're everything to me. I'd have to lose my life before I'd lose you.' This is the vow Silas made to Cathleen on the day he asks her to marry him. Throughout their childhood their love has grown stronger and now, in 1900, they start to plan a life together. But a jealous woman is determined to ruin their happiness and uses Silas's father - a good and honest man - to do so, forcing him to make an impossible sacrifice. As a dutiful son, Silas has no choice but to obey his father, and Cathleen must pay the bitter price. Separated, each is swept along to a place where there is no love or peace and no way back... What readers are saying about Rainbow Days: '[This book] is written with deep feeling for its two main characters... A love that comes through the pages and touches your heartstrings''Another spellbinding book. Happiness and sadness, heroes and heroines, and the final happy ending. Josephine Cox at her best, couldn't put it down''Rainbow Days is the very best story I have ever read'
Rainbow Hammock
by Becky Lee WeyrichA woman must brave the storms of passion and danger on an island off the coast of Georgia in a Civil War romance from the award-winning author. Lilah Fitzpatrick&’s childhood sweetheart broke her heart when he married another woman. She never thought she&’d find the kind of love she lost. Then Steele Denegal—a fearless Yankee soldier—swept her into his world of passion and captured her heart. Suddenly Steele disappears, leaving Lilah alone and vulnerable to a treacherous man who&’s determined to destroy her, along with the memory of Steele&’s love. Will the promise in their passion find a future, or will Steele return before it&’s too late? &“Weyrich is one of the finest, most ingenious, and gifted writers.&” —Romantic Times
Rainbow Rodeo
by Ba TortugaAs a teenager, Dalton Jakoby made Tank an offer—one Tank turned down gently. It was still embarrassing as hell, so when Tank returns to the Jakoby Rodeo Company after a big-time bull riding tour, Dalton decides polite but distant is the best course of action. Tank is hurting from some tough injuries and ready for a lighter workload. He’s also ready to admit Dalton is an adult now, one he wants to get to know much better. While Dalton’s past makes him suspicious of Tank’s attention, he can’t stay standoffish for long… not with Tank. The new romance burns hot, but problems inside and outside the arena threaten what Tank and Dalton might have together.
Rainbow Sprinkles (States Of Love)
by Anna MartinCooper Reed has a fairly relaxed life for someone who lives in LA. He’s no celebrity—just the guy who makes sundaes at the Dreamy Creamery, and that’s the way he likes it. The highlight of every week is the beautiful guy who turns up and orders a sundae with rainbow sprinkles. Cooper still isn’t sure if that’s a code, because he has a huge crush and the hot guy is terrible at flirting. Drew Tanner, it turns out, is an original California dreamer. He’s as wholesome as apple pie and twice as sweet, a real-life Disney Prince at Disneyland. But while Drew’s head is in the clouds, Cooper’s feet are firmly on the ground, and their different outlooks might be more than their new relationship can take.States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States.
Rainbow Tales
by Kathleen MurpheyThe twelve stories in this collection are queer twists on familiar fairy tales and folklore. From Snow White to Baba Yaga, a whole new world -- where stepmothers aren’t always evil and beasts aren't necessarily fearsome -- is waiting to be explored.Will Sleeping Beauty wake up to who she really is and wants to be with? How will Wendy escape from the clutches of Hook and find Everland? What will the Huntsman do with Snow White, and how will kissing a frog change a princess’ life?