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2) Out of mind
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"While in Cambodia to film a documentary, a young woman becomes embroiled in the disappearance of a friend and her investigation widens when she returns to England"--Provided by the publisher.
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When Jeff Hubbard's vixen of an ex-wife, Amanda, asks for help avoiding her stalker, it's all Kendra can do not to hiss and scratch. But when that stalker turns up dead in Amanda's home, she makes Kendra an offer she can't refuse: solve the case, and Amanda will take her claws out of Jeff for good. It won't be easy: there's a litter of suspects, two slinky Bengal cats are the only witnesses to the crime, and Jeff and Amanda seem cozier than ever....
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As an attorney and pet-sitter in Los Angeles, Kendra Ballantyne, Esq., has met more than her share of difficult pets and people. But when some arrogant cloners cross her path, she meets a whole new breed whose perilous business is playing God.
It's been a rough month for Kendra. Her boyfriend and sidekick, Jeff Hubbard, P.I., has gone missing-right after they decided to move in together. It sounds like a case of cold feet until they find his car,...
8) Howl deadly
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"Kendra's steamy weekend getaway with gorgeous millionaire Dante DeFrancisco turns chilling when a mother wolf goes missing from Dante's wild animal sanctuary--and the only thing that's found is the wolf's caretaker dead in a cage, with a bloody knife at his side..."--p.[4] of cover.
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Los Angeles attorney and pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne, Esq., has recently taken on a third job masterminding a new reality show. But things get messy when the hot new producer is suspected of murder.
Wealthy dreamboat and pet supply magnate Dante DeFrancisco thinks Kendra's the cat's pajamas. So, one of his conditions-before he signed on as producer of her new reality show, Animal Auditions, is that she dine with him. The meal is delicious, and the...
10) Feline fatale
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While visiting her friend Wanda, Kendra Ballantyne sets off a squabble over the building's animal policy. One week later, an anti-pet board member is found dead in Wanda's apartment. Now, Kendra must start sniffing around for the real killer.
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Ballantyne legacy volume 1
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"On a bitter December day in 1785, Silas Ballantyne arrives at the door of master blacksmith Liege Lee in York, Pennsylvania. Silas is determined to finish his apprenticeship and move west. But because he is a fast worker and superb craftsman, Liege endeavors to keep him in Lancaster by appealing to an old tradition: the apprentice shall marry one of his master's beautiful daughters. Eden is as gentle and fresh as Elspeth is high-spirited and cunning....
12) Silently Deadly
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The Vice-President of the United States is launching an important conference at the Las Vegas Hilton. He collapses on stage, and a short time later is pronounced dead. A heart-attack is suspected but an autopsy reveals a shocking truth. Elwood Jane's death has been caused by a sinister biological attack. Around this time other high-profile personalities fall victim to the same silent killer, with medical authorities unable to explain the actual cause...
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Jack Ballantyne of the Australian Federal Police is on exchange as a special investigator with the FBI. At the same time he is following the career of sensational rookie golf star, Gary Sands. New York, Los Angeles, Kiev, and Florida's Alligator Alley provide the backdrop to FBI investigations into a major Russian-based crime syndicate, with an unlikely connection to the USPGA Tour. Mike Peters, renowned sports photographer and a partner in the international...
14) Wake The Tao
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Jack Ballantyne is an Australian Federal Police Officer based in Manila Philippines. His buddy Nathan Logorno, a US Private Investigator formerly with the LAPD is hired to assist Ballantyne with an intriguing case. Certain Australian politicians are fostering a relationship with movers and shakers within the Chinese Government. In order to secure Chinese orders for Australian natural resources, these politicians have identified means by which they...
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Ellie Ballantyne has left finishing school, and returns home to Pittsburgh. When she opens a day school for young ladies, she begins tutoring the incorrigible daughter of the enemy Turlock clan. The Turlocks are slaveholders and whiskey magnates, envious of the powerful Ballantynes and suspicious of their abolitionist leanings. As Ellie becomes increasingly tangled with the Turlocks, she finds herself falling in love with an impossible future-- and...
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Torn between two men, Wren Ballantyne must decide what sort of future she wants.
Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Pa., Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a world filled with family members she's never met, dances she's never learned, and a new side to the...
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Ellie Ballantyne quitte le pensionnat pour jeunes filles et retourne à la demeure familiale de Pittsburgh, o elle découvre que ses parents sont partis pour un long voyage et que ses frères et soeurs ne semblent pas réjouis par son arrivée. Mais Ellie est déterminée à rester et à trouver sa place dans le monde, et décide d'ouvrir un externat pour jeunes filles. Mais lorsqu'elle prend sous son aile l'incorrigible et plus jeune membre de la...
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En 1784, par un jour de décembre glacial, Silas Ballantyne se présente à la porte du forgeron de Liege Lee dans le comté de York en Pennsylvanie. Silas est résolu à terminer son apprentissage très vite pour partir vers l'Ouest. Mais comme il se révèle un ouvrier rapide en même temps qu'un artisan habile, Liege tente par tous les moyens de la garder à Lancaster, en faisant appel à une vieille tradition: l'apprenti doit épouser une des...
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Ballantyne legacy volume 4
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"The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems a safe, sensible arrangement. But when a woman from...
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Bien à l'abri, depuis sa naissance, dans sa maison du Kentucky, Rowena «Wren» Ballantyne n'a entendu que de vagues rumeurs chuchotées sur l'immense fortune et le majestueux manoir de son grand-père en Pennsylvanie. Quand son père reçoit une lettre le convoquant à New Hope, Wren fait le voyage avec lui et se retrouve bientt dans un monde totalement inconnu: des membres de sa famille qu'elle n'a jamais vus, des danses qu'elle n'a jamais apprises...