LSC (gen use) Writings in Anthro

Politics & Social Sciences

Rice,Patricia

Anthropology

McGraw–Hill Education

A SMALL TOWN WITH A BIG HEART Hard-living musician Flynn “Flint” Clinton has left heartache and his wild ways behind in Nashville, returning to his sleepy hometown of Northfork, North Carolina. There he hopes to start a new life as owner of the Stardust Café, relaxing and raising his two preteen sons in peace and quiet. Then Flint meets the colorful, indomitable Joella Sanderson, a blond bombshell who serves a mean cup of caffeine at the Stardust–and whose amazing voice belongs at the top of the charts. Jo’s catchy comedic ditties and radiant energy captivate the coffee shop regulars and even threaten to transform the cynical Flint, who finds himself reluctantly rediscovering the joy of music. With Jo by his side, Flint can once again appreciate a beautiful melody and strum his guitar with the same passion and pleasure that once filled his life. But in Flint’s world, trouble is never far away. This time it arrives just as he dares to open his heart to the possibility of true love.

Small Town Girl: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

Ivy Books

She dreams of creating a home sweet home–until a dashing stranger turns her life upside down. Struggling to get back on her feet after amessy divorce, dark-haired beauty Amy Warren would love to purchase and fix up the historic cottage that has been her dream. But she needs something more than the meager income she earns running the kitchen at the Stardust Café, her sister’s country diner, to seal the deal. Perhaps Amy can help both herself and her beloved North Folk by somehow bringing the old textile mill back to life. Her ingenious plan, however, soon encounters a major obstacle. That obstacle is Zack St. Etienne, an outrageously handsome European businessman, with loads of charisma and cash, who arrives in the North Carolina town with his own plans for the mill. Though Amy fumes at this unexpected intrusion, she cannot deny her intense attraction to Zack. He’s charming and smart, and even shows a fondness for her two young children. As this playful game of hard-to-get becomes a passionate love affair, Amy and Zack must clean out the cobwebs of their imperfect pasts so they can open their hearts to what just might be the perfect romance.

Sweet Home Carolina: A Novel

Ballantine Books

New York Times bestselling author Patricia Rice writes what readers of romantic fiction love most--irresistible stories and unforgettable characters bursting with life, humor, and deep emotion. . . . Although home is a dusty curiosity shop filled with rainbows and crystal balls, Maya Alyssum's past has not been filled with good fortune. Her impossible dream is to open a school where kids can find unconditional love and acceptance, the very things she never had as a child. The town council of Wadeville, North Carolina, is determined to stop her until the day Axell Holm walks into her shop. He's the kind of uptight authority figure she loves to hate . . . and hates to love. Axell knows trouble when he sees it. But he needs the ethereal schoolteacher and the magic she works on his motherless daughter. He's willing to face the wrath of his hometown to get what he wants, but he's unprepared for his reaction to this strange and wonderful woman who turns his ordered life upside down, making him believe in dreams again. . . .

Impossible Dreams

Erotica

Nobody's Angel

In the tradition of her national bestseller Impossible Dreams, Patricia Rice delivers another exhilarating romance brimming with irrepressible wit and fierce emotion. . . . Adrian Quinn trusts no one. Four years in prison will do that to a man. Especially if he's innocent. Somebody owes Adrian the truth, not to mention a fortune in lost income. So he tracks down his late partner's ex--a spoiled society wife who probably never worked a day. She ruined his life. Now he wants to return the favor. Faith Nicholls escaped her two-timing husband right after he shattered her girlish dreams. Left with nothing, Faith made a fresh start in a quiet place where nobody knew her or her name. Until Adrian Quinn stalks into town, dredging up dangerous secrets, awakening smoldering passions in her scorched heart--and making her believe in love again. . . .

Romance

Contemporary

Almost Perfect

Bestselling author Patricia Rice shares her most treasured novel yet– a warm and witty romantic journey of a single mother running out of second chances, and the irresistible man who dares her to believe in miracles. . . . Celebrated cartoonist Jared McCloud is plumb out of laughs. So he rents a secluded beach house for the fall to unblock his creative juices–and ends up falling for the reluctant landlady whose beautiful green-eyed glare reads like a “No Trespassing” sign against the world. Cleo Alyssum isn’t exactly a recluse, though living on an island and avoiding people aren’t the actions of a social butterfly. Cleo simply has more important things to do than to chat with the sexy, artistic, impossibly bullheaded hunk living in her guest house. Yet somehow Jared and his devilish charm inch their way into her life, reaching the warm places her cold exterior cleverly hides. Will Cleo open her heart to a man who falls short of her expectations? After all, it wasn’t her intention to fall for someone who is almost perfect. . . .

Volcano

In her bestselling novel Blue Clouds, Patricia Rice won the hearts of readers everywhere with her delightfully fresh characters and compelling romance.  Now her talent erupts once again in VOLCANO--a fiery love story set on a tropical island paradise. . . .After landing in gorgeous St. Lucia on business, Penelope Albright receives the shock of her life:  She is accused of smuggling drugs.  Then a sexy stranger appears claiming to be her husband, "kidnapping" her before trouble begins.  Or so she thinks.  Trouble and Charlie Smith have met.  He needs a wife--temporarily--to help him keep a low profile while snooping into the mysterious disappearance of his partner.  And like it or not, Penny is already involved.True, they mix like oil and water, but soon the lush setting and mounting danger put things in a very primal perspective.  Like the island's legendary volcano that holds the key to a deadly scheme of greed and power, their desire is a force of nature all its own. . . .

Best known for historical romances that leave readers breathless, Patricia Rice spins stories that few can match. Now her talent takes a contemporary turn with a modern-day fairy tale set in Kentucky, featuring a spunky math teacher and a motorcycle-riding computer CEO in a sizzling adventure of danger, dueling wits, and steamy desire. . . . JD Marshall is on the run with his sixteen-year-old son, his computers, and his raw nerve--trying to stay alive and finish creating a hot new software program. But an accident derails him in Madrid, Kentucky, and his angel of mercy is Nina Toon, a sassy blond pixie who stirs his blood. Nina is equally unsettled by this gorgeous stranger who is negotiating his way into her life . . . and her heart. He's got the money to make her dreams of a botanical garden come true. But how can she trust this rugged charmer who's bringing strange fortune and possible murder to her quiet town? Even worse--how can she not?

Garden of Dreams

Here the beloved author of Garden of Dreams presents another delightfully fresh novel destined to enchant the heart and have readers believing once again in the healing power of love. BLUE CLOUDS bursts with Patricia Rice's trademark wit and romance--along with a devilish hero and a determined woman who dares to unlock his self-imposed prison . . . and throw away the key. Around the small California town where Pippa Cochran has fled to escape an abusive boyfriend, Seth Wyatt is called the Grim Reaper--and not just because he's a bestselling author of horror novels. He's an imposing presence, battling more inner demons than even an indefatigable woman like Pippa cares to handle. Yet, while in his employ, she can't resist the emotional pull of his damaged son or the chance to hide in the fortress he calls a home. Then Pippa's amazing gifts begin to alter their world in ways none of them could have imagined. But something soon goes wrong. Dangerous "accidents" occur, threatening to destroy the tremulous new love that Pippa and Seth have dared to discover. . . .

Blue Clouds

Gold Medal

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LSC (gen use) Writings in Anthro

Small Town Girl: A Novel

Sweet Home Carolina: A Novel

Impossible Dreams

Nobody's Angel

Almost Perfect

Volcano

Garden of Dreams

Blue Clouds

Volcano