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"Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside, she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship....
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My recipe for happiness was simpler: Keep your man by your side, keep your game face on, and if at all possible, keep a Coach bag in your hand. You should look happy and vibrant. People treat you better when they think you have money, or are beautiful. Besides, if you keep up the front, they never really know how bad you feel ... Chantell Meyers figures she's got her life together. After all, she's envied for her successful, high-paying executive...
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"Gabe Gentry used to live entirely in pursuit of carefree pleasure. It cost him his relationship with his brother, and with the one woman who believed in him. Now, with newfound faith, he's coming home to Wolf Creek, Arkansas, hoping to find redemption and forgiveness, and maybe even a second chance at love. Physician Rachel Stone never thought she'd lay eyes on Gabe again. After their brief time together, Gabe disappeared, leaving Rachel devastated...
9) Funny ha ha
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Factory 25
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English
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Critically-acclaimed by ***The New York Times*** and ***Film Comment*** as one of the best films of 2005, Andrew Bujalski's debut feature film, FUNNY HA HA, is true U.S. independent filmmaking at its best. When you graduate college, you easily sashy into the world of adulthood, start a career, and get serious, right? Wrong. Marnie has left college, but not her drinking habits or her bad taste in men. What's more, Marnie can't seem to find a permanent...
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Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Cleo McDougal is a born politician. From congresswoman to senator, the magnetic, ambitious single mother now has her eye on the White House--always looking forward, never back. Until an estranged childhood friend shreds her in an op-ed hit piece gone viral. With seven words--'Cleo McDougal is not a good person'--the presidential hopeful has gone from in control to damage control, and not just in Washington but in life. Enter Cleo's 'regrets list'...
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Orion Books
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
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English
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Lucy Streeter, a single mother and fashion designer, has never been much of a risk-taker. But when an enigmatic fortune teller informs Lucy that her life is coming to an end, she races against the clock to squeeze a lifetime of fulfillment into just four days.
12) Rachel, Rachel
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Rachel Cameron is a 35-year-old school teacher living in New England. Her life is small and safe. She has no man in her life and lives with her mother. She wants to do anything to keep from slipping into spinsterhood. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she has to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
14) My fair lady
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English
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Arrogant, irascible, and misogynistic professor of phonetics Henry Higgins believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. He boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering--also an expert in phonetics--that he could teach any woman to speak so "properly" that he could pass her off as a duchess at an embassy ball. He chooses as an example a sassy, young working-class London flower seller from the...
15) Cousin Bette
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Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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Born plain and poor, Bette Fischer endures her lot, until her wealthy cousin's family steals her only treasure--the young sculptor she has taken under her wing. Joining forces with ambitious, greedy, and alluring Valerie Marneffe, Bette vows to have her revenge and sets out to ruin the family by exploiting the sexual appetites of the men and the naiveté of the women. This dramatization of Balzac's great work, part of the "Scènes de la vie parisienne"...
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Now, voyager: A young woman escapes the smothering influence of her wealthy and very conservative mother through the help of a psychiatrist and an ocean cruise where she finds love, helping her to become her own person.
Dark victory: The life of a fast-moving Long Island socialite skids to a stop when she discovers that she has less than a year to live.
Old acquaintance: Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit...