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Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction. Lavinia finds herself perilously straddling two very different worlds. When she is forced to make a choice, loyalties are brought into question, dangerous truths are laid bare, and lives are put at risk. The Kitchen House is a tragic story of page-turning suspense, exploring the meaning of family, where love and loyalty prevail.

In Catherine Coulter's SPLIT SECOND, the FBI's Savich and Sherlock are not comforted by the fact that the vicious serial killer they're hunting shares DNA with the notorious Ted Bundy. Meanwhile, Special Agent Lucy Carlisle learns her family tree may also be tainted. At least, that's how it appears when Lucy finds a skeleton in her grandmother's attic. Could it be her long-lost grandfather? The discovery of a ring sewn into the body's trouser cuff leads to revelations about her grandmother's obsession with the ornament and a mysterious group called The Protectors. While all this makes little sense to Lucy, she intuits that her discovery is tied to the killer who has Savich and Sherlock in his crosshairs. And only she can save them.

The Litigators (Large Print) Law partners Oscar Finley and Wally Figg are always in search of their big break. So when David Zinc, a burned-out young attorney, walks away from his fast-track career, goes on a bender and lands on their doorstep, Finley & Figg is finally ready for a case that could make them rich. A cholesterol drug has come under fire after several patients suffer heart attacks. A plaintiffs’ firm in Florida is filing a class action suit against the pharmaceutical company. All F & F has to do is find some people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join the class action and ride along to fame and fortune. It almost seems too good to be true.... The Litigators is John Grisham at the top of his game.

In this poignant sequel to The Notebook, the father of the bride tries to rekindle the spark in his own marriage. What do you do to recapture the glow of love when it seems to be fading by the hour? Nicholas Sparks, the New York Times bestselling author of Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember, "generates genuine emotional power" (USA Today) as he chronicles one man's unwavering devotion to find his way back into the heart of the only woman he's ever loved. Allie and Noah's inspiring love affair in The Notebook stole our hearts and became one of the most cherished stories in the last 20 years. Now their son-in-law, Wilson Lewis, faces his own challenges. After 30 years of marriage to his wife, Jane, Wilson is forced to admit the romance has soured. And, facing his daughter's upcoming wedding, he realizes how close he is to losing Jane. Though he loves and adores his wife with all his heart, expressing his feelings is difficult and he often stumbles in his attempts. So he turns to the shining example of his in-laws' 50-year love affair, determined to make his wife fall in love with him --again.

Michael J. Fox explains, the title of Always looking Up isn't just a short joke at his own expense. It's also an apt description of the mindset that's helped him cope with Parkinson's disease. Even though his condition forced the acclaimed star of Family Ties, the Back to the future movies and spin city to mostly retire from acting, he saw it not as a crushing blow, but as a source of new opportunities, many that lead to some very unexpected rewards. For everything the disease has taken, something with greater value has been given, and in this captivating memoir, Fox looks back on his experiences-good and bad- over the lat 10 years. with humor, candor and courage.