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21) Incarceron
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
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To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.
22) All Arranged
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Mother of three adult children, and Regency romance author, Louise Brooker (AKA Luella Linley) should feel satisfied that she has been instrumental in getting her two daughters happily settled. Her meddling was successful but came at a price, and husband, Russell, has advised she leave the children to their own devices.
But her eldest, Pete, is thirty-five, living back at home and discouraged. His fiancée left him days before the planned wedding...
24) The woodlanders
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Thomas Hardy's "The Woodlanders" was first published serially in 1887. The tale takes place in the woodland village of Little Hintock and is centers around the romantic dramas of its inhabitants. The story begins with Giles Winterborne, an honest woodsman, who wishes to marry his childhood sweetheart, Grace Melbury. While the two have been informally betrothed to each other since they were young, Grace gains an education through her father's persistent...
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Flame in the mist volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan where Mulan meets Tamora Pierce.The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place--she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old,...
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Elizabeth is on the run from a bad marriage. Once again facing poverty, she decides to try her luck at becoming a mail order bride. Growing up in New York, she's used to the hustle and bustle but fantasizes about a new life out West. Arriving in the small town, she finds the ranch life appealing and even more so when she meets her prospective husband, the handsome Jeb. But does he feel the same about her?
28) For all time
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"New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux returns to the magnificent, sunny island in For All Time, the second novel in her Nantucket Brides trilogy--this time featuring the next generation of her beloved family of Montgomery-Taggerts. The wedding of Alix Madsen and Jared Montgomery is a glorious affair at an elegant little chapel in the woods, followed by dinner and dancing, all while moonlight blankets the festivities in a romantic glow....
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Caraval volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 16
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Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.
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In this graphic memoir, the National Book Award finalist shares her “frank, funny” story of finding a husband as an observant Muslim woman in America (NPR Morning Edition).
Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes,...
Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comics Yes,...
31) The bride test
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Kiss quotient novels volume 2
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"Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but he doesn't experience big, important emotions like love and grief. Rather than believing he processes emotions differently due to being autistic, he concludes that he's defective and decides to avoid romantic relationships. So his mother, driven to desperation, takes matters into her own hands and returns to...
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When Elizabeth is about to turn sixteen years old she starts to learn different things about her parents and the parties that they were attending throughout the entire time that she was growing up. The first thing that Elizabeth finds out is that her parents had spent quite a bit of their time gambling whenever they would attend the parties that their newest neighbors were having in the hopes of finding a bride for their son Josiah. Sarah and Alexander...
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To 'fix' her selfish, chauvinistic son, Padma Alexander forces Dilvan into an arranged marriage agreement with Gabrielle Robinson, hoping that marriage will help to tame her self-centered son.
Dilvan devises a scheme of his own - mistreating his wife behind closed doors, then forcing her to pretend they are a happy couple in front of his Mother.
Just how long will Gabrielle be able to subject herself to her husband's harsh treatment?
Discover the...
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Willa Olson dreams of being an independent woman, free of ties to her overprotective parents. But her Pa has plans for her future. When he arranges for her to marry the town baker, she figures to make the best of the opportunity. Unfortunately, her groom isn't too thrilled about the marriage, and she soon faces the predicament of living with a stranger hesitant to love again.
Julian Reed agrees to marry his business partner's daughter in order to...
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"According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian -- born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness -- is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations -- looking, listening, touching, and asking -- something a man can never do with a female...
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When Tara Sundaram learns that her father has found her the perfect husband she is not convinced. She may be from a traditional Indian family, but she is far from conventional… Perhaps she should check out her future husband in secret (just in case!?) Bumping into Vikram Krishnan-all six feet of deliciousness-Tara's blushes betray her outward coolness-maybe marriage to Vikram will have its perks! But before she says "yes", Tara has a few little...
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Crown Prince Alessandro Bussoni Feraraneeds to make a purely practical marriage-and he's found the perfect bride! Emily Weston agrees to the prince's proposal. But once Alessandro's wedding ring is on her finger, it's revealed that Alessandro must provide the principality of Ferara with an heir. Heartbroken to find she's just a bride of convenience, Emily decides she must leave Ferara and Alessandro-without telling him she's expecting his baby…....
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Iris is heartbroken. Her dear father has passed. Now her mother has promised her to a cad of a laird. What's a lass to do but run away from certain disaster and violence?
Angus's entire family was lost in a horrible murderous rampage. He alone survived. Now he's got a scar, a broken heart, and vengeance on the mind. He's become a man who tends toward rage at the drop of a hat. He's not the kind of man anyone wants to be around. He's not remotely...
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PETER BRADDOCK: The youngest Braddock brother puts honor to the test and lives up to the proud Braddock legacy! The Braddock blood ran fierce and true in Peter Braddock. Yet his scandalous past kept the youngest Braddock sibling from feeling he really belonged in the elite society his family ruled. Perhaps that's what made him defend shy, awkward Theadosia Berenson the ugly duckling debutante and landed him in trouble that led to a marriage proposal!...