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1) Outfoxed
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From the bestselling author of the landmark work Rubyfruit Jungle comes an engaging, original new novel that only Rita Mae Brown could have written. In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties, where the thrill of the chase and the intricacies of human-animal relationships are experienced firsthand--and murder exposes a proud Southern community's unsavory secrets....
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It?s February, prime foxhunting season for the members of Virginia?s Jefferson Hunt Club. The girls at Custis Hall are finishing their last semester before heading off to college, the entrepreneurially shrewd Crawford Howard is still smarting from January?s breech in hound etiquette, and the Casanova Hunt Club is hosting their annual ball. New neighbors bring new friendships, and romance is in the air. Then a shocking event alarms the community. A...
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Toehold, Alaska, is a bush village as far away from the world as you can get without falling into the Arctic Ocean. For years, Cody, a taxidermist, and Mel, a gal drifter, have ignored the romantic tension between themselves—until the appearance of an outsider, a hard-edged Hollywood producer, triggers a change.
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"It is the last weekend of the season for Amy Raye Latour to get away. Driven to spend days alone in the wilderness, Amy Raye, mother of two, is compelled by the quiet and the rush of nature. But this time, her venture into a remote area presents a different set of dangers than Amy Raye has planned for and she finds herself on the verge of the precarious edge that she's flirted with her entire life. When Amy Raye doesn't return to camp, ranger Pru...
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The trouble begins at Custis Hall, an exclusive girls? school in Virginia that has gloried in its good name for nearly two hundred years. At first, the outcry is a mere tempest in a silver teapot?a small group of students protesting the school?s exhibit of antique household objects crafted by slaves?and headmistress Charlotte Norton quells the ruckus easily. But when one of the two hanging corpses ornamenting the students? Halloween dance turns out...
6) Full cry
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Murder is followed by scandal when Sister Jane discovers dishonest hunting practices going on in a neighboring club. Unsure whether to turn a blind eye or report the infringement to the proper authority, Sister and her huntsman, Shaker Crown, decide to investigate a little further, with the help of their trusty hounds. But when they come a little too close to the staggering truth?and uncover an unforeseen connection to Lorillard?s murder?they realize...
7) Hotspur
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When the skeleton of Nola Bancroft, still wearing an exquisite sapphire ring on her finger, is unearthed, it brings back a twenty-one year old mystery. Beautiful Nola was a girl who had more male admirers than her family had money, which was certainly quite a feat. In a world where a woman's ability to ride was considered one of her most important social graces, Nola was queen of the stable. She had a weakness for men, and her tastes often ventured...
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After a paralyzing ranching accident when she was sixteen years old, Ashlee Lundvall was forced to redefine her life. What she discovered was that through hard changes and loss comes beautiful hope and life-changing lessons. Once a basketball player, she has found she can continue to be competitive in a new stadium, the great outdoors. Join her on her journey home as she shares her struggles, triumphs, and the lessons she learned along the way following...