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21) Mountain Laurel
Author
Series
Kindred novels (Lori Benton) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"North Carolina, 1793. Ian Cameron, a Boston cabinetmaker turned frontier trapper, has come to Mountain Laurel hoping to remake himself yet again--into his planter uncle's heir. No matter how uneasily the role of slave owner rests upon his shoulders. Then he meets Seona--beautiful, artistic, and enslaved to his kin. Seona has a secret: she's been drawing for years, ever since that day she picked up a broken slate to sketch a portrait. When Ian catches...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Adam and Farai are an interracial couple that have been together for two years. Farai has finally persuaded Adam to introduce her to his parents, but the visit to the in-laws turns out to be a horrible experience for Farai. Several situations during the introductory dinner make her feel uneasy and ostracised. When confronted about this experience Adam tries to play down the whole situation and does not show any understanding for his partner's concern....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Jess Lands a job as an analyst at Goldman Sachs, she's less than thrilled to learn she'll be on the same team as Josh, her old sparring partner from college. Josh loves playing the devil's advocate and is just...the worst. But when Jess finds herself the sole Black woman on the floor, overlooked and underestimated, it's Josh who shows up for her in surprising, if imperfect ways. Before long, an unlikely friendship, one tinged with undeniable...
24) Invisible lives
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Lakshmi Sen, a young woman who has the uncanny ability perceive people's secret longings, puts her gift to use in her widowed mother's Seattle sari shop--finding fabrics that ease a bride's cold feet, evoke a widow's first love, and even soothes a young autistic boy's fears. Her reputation draws the interest of Bollywood star Asha Rae, but whenever the Rae's charming chauffeur Nick is around, Lakshmi has trouble keeping her own emotions in check....
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
Español
Description
"A los veintidós años, sospechando que tenían el tiempo contado, Ichimei y Alma se atragantaron de amor para consumirlo entero, pero mientras más intentaban agotarlo, más imprudente era el deseo, y quien diga que todo fuego se apaga solo tarde o temprano, se equivoca: hap pasiones que son incendios hasta que las ahoga el destino de un zarpazo y aun así quedan brasas calientes listas para arder apenas se les da oxígeno."--page [4] of cover.
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