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A New Orleans poetic odyssey, moving memoirs, imaginative romance, enchanting illustrations, "New Orleans Born" transports readers into the mythical realm of New Orleans, home to artists, musicians and writers, where the arts flourish. The author, a native New Orleanian, writes enchanted stories of insight and love about her family, her life experiences, and her beloved city, blurring lines between fiction and non-fiction, past and present, painting...
22) Truth or Demon
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Hot? Hell, Yeah.
If you ask Killian O'Brien, Hell gets a bad rap. True, he's a demon, so he's bound to be a little biased. But he's got great job security, all the women he can handle, a body to die for--literally--and free reign to do as he likes. Or he did, until teenager Daisy Reed and her two friends got hold of a book of spells and summoned him to do their bidding. Their demand: find Daisy's older sister, Poppy, a boyfriend. Can't be that difficult,...
23) Against All Odds
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Sienna Wright has it all: an exciting career as an investigative reporter, a handsome husband who is also an assistant district attorney, and two beautiful children-until a vicious murderer takes it all away and sends her tumbling into a terrifying black abyss. Now someone is after her, and she doesn't know why. To survive, she must trust the brusque detective working her husband's case, even though she simply wants to be left alone.Detective Nate...
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New Orleans in the Thirties offers a nostalgic view of life in New Orleans half a century ago through photographs and reminiscences. It was a time when Robert Maestri was mayor, the St. Charles streetcar made a complete loop, and the Pelicans won the Dixie Series in baseball. Moreover, it was a time when doctors made house calls and women donned gloves to go shopping. Fascinating period photographs accompany intimate and loving descriptions of the...
25) Bayou Midnight
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Homicide detective Sam Long is determined to solve his latest case, but he can't move forward without help. His best witness to arson and murder is a little girl, and whatever she saw on the night of the fire is safely locked away in her mind.The last thing Sam wants is to consult with anyone, especially Dr. Antoinette Deveraux, a beautiful psychologist trained in hypnosis. He's certain there's no place for someone like compassionate Antoinette in...
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Kelly Watson, aka Teresa Pastral, threw the Fifth Amendment out the window when she testified against her mob boss husband at his murder trial. Now divorced, she has begun a new life in the Witness Security Program.
Only...the mob finds her, thanks to handsome ex-lawman J.T. Romano, who uses her as bait to lure the man who murdered his wife and unborn child to town. To ensure her safety, she is forced to trust J.T., the man who has betrayed her to...
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A Demon. . .
Not Just In Bed
Practical Josephine "Jo" Burke has no patience for the paranormal--even if she's been having some strange visions lately. But if she is losing her mind, at least it would explain her new attraction to her co-worker, the least suitable man she could ever fall for. . .
Maksim Kostova has no idea why he's so drawn to feisty mortal Jo, but he does know how she feels about the supernatural. Forget about her accepting him...
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In her third book in the series of volumes describing past decades in New Orleans' history, local author and historian Mary Lou Widmer offers readers unique glimpses into the celebrated decade of the fifties. It was a time of changing values and institutions, of a growing fear of communism and, at the same time, a growing sense of domestic tranquility and the importance of the family. It was a time of great growth and development in the city, and...
29) Night Magic
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Despite the onset of summer, Doctor Fantme's Sanctuary of Voodoo in the French Quarter sends chills through psychologist Daphne Brookes. This is tourist voodoo, meant to shock and titillate. Daffy is fascinated by the man behind the counter, but less fascinated by the shop. One of her teenage clients may be under the influence of someone there.Easy-going portrait artist Skeeter Harwood is briefly filling in for the shop's owner. Skeeter is more than...
30) Blood Bound
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Fueled by grief after his fiancée is brutally murdered, Detective Sam Walker focuses on finding her killer-a calculating predator who binds books with human skin. Dani Barrington, the newest member of NOPD's Victim and Witness Assistance Unit and a survivor of another frightening attack, helps him discover the terrifying link between the monster's known victims. Despite his anguish, Sam is struck by Dani's incredible strength and determination, especially...
31) Prime Suspect
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New Orleans Assistant District Attorney Marisa Cooper prosecutes murderers for a living, but the tables are turned when her ex-husband is found dead in her garage. To prove she didn't kill him, she must team up with her former fiancée, Slade Montgomery, the detective who risks his career -- and his heart -- to help her find the real killer.
32) A Father's Duty
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PROTECTING HIS OWN. The last thing this hard-boiled Confidential operative wanted was to become entangled with junior prosecutor Georgette Delacroix, but he'd reached a dead end in his frantic search for his kidnapped daughter. So the clairvoyant Cajun beauty was Tanner Harrison's only recourse. When Georgette's disturbing visions of his daughter intensified, Tanner stumbled upon the key to finally shutting down the slimy crime network his topsecret...
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New Orleans in the Forties delightfully documents a time when, though the war raged in Europe, high school girls could still flirt on the streetcar with high school boys, and one made a trip to the movies to see Mary Martin, Lana Turner, or William Holden. The author recalls such youthful, frivolous events as slurping sodas and wolfing down cake at Woolworth's on Canal Street, spending Friday nights at O'Shaugnessy's Bowling Alley on Airline Highway,...
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Marcy Moretti believes that anyone can be redeemed, until she witnesses a murder at the hands of her ex-husband and is forced to go on the run with her young son . The only person who can help her is Joe Riso, her former brother-in-law, a detective staggered by the loss of his wife and daughter. If he's going to protect both Marcy and her boy, he must first find a way to unfreeze his icy heart-and along the way, find his own redemption.
35) Beloved Captive
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Detective Kevin Jacobs believes that integrity is the most important trait a cop can possess, until a beautiful psychologist accuses him of murder and he's forced to take her hostage in order to clear his name. Dr. Rebecca Daniels cooperates with Kevin and soon finds herself in a desperate fight for her life-and her heart.
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The fragile young woman, lying comatose in the ward of City Hospital in New Orleans, has no name and no memories. When she finally awakens, the one thing she can remember is a man's voice calling her back to consciousness. In all his years of training, no one has touched psychologist Joshua Martane in the same way, and he is determined to help her. Suspected prostitute. Near victim of a serial killer. Mystery surrounds who she is–and who she isn't.One...
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As the sun sets over New Orleans, two brothers, John and Wayne Carter, find themselves standing in a French Quarter alleyway, their clothes stained with blood, and their minds foggy. They have no memory of how they got there or what they have done. All they can recall is a new friend, Jacques St. Germain offered them a deal-work for him, and he will give them a home, purpose, and power.
While the brothers sink deeper into compelled crimes, they are...
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In the heart of the mysterious Louisiana bayous, where legends come alive and darkness lurks, an ancient curse binds the sacred land to keep balance between the living and the dead. For centuries, the myth warns of a dreaded creature, a nocturnal terror known as the Rougarou, which transforms from ordinary souls into bloodthirsty beasts compelled to protect the swamps with each full moon.
Contains mature themes.
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He's the rookie trying to prove himself and she's the girl who rocks his world.
When Bo Bennett, rookie third baseman for the New Orleans Revelers, walks into a charity event, all he wants to do is escape. He's not interested in showboating, rubbing elbows with the elite, or anything else that doesn't pertain to baseball.
With Spring Training coming to an end soon, the last thing he wants is a distraction.
But then he sees her.
Charlotte "Lola"...
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