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Monrovia Books
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Merry and Bright (Audio CD)
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avg rating 3.82 — 21,952 ratings — published 2017
A Little Ray of Sunshine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 15,593 ratings — published 2023
The Homewreckers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 56,682 ratings — published 2022
The Shop on Royal Street (Royal Street, #1)
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avg rating 4.13 — 11,406 ratings — published 2022
Sweet as Pie (Good Southern Women, #1)
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avg rating 3.88 — 221 ratings — published
The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 95,596 ratings — published 2021
Witcher Upper (Magical Renovation Mysteries, #1)
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avg rating 4.37 — 1,563 ratings — published 2020
Home for the Holidays (Juniper Springs, 1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,587 ratings — published 2020
The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 85,173 ratings — published 2020
Always With Me (Whisper Lake #1)
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avg rating 4.21 — 4,895 ratings — published 2019
Black List (Black's Bandits #1)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,162 ratings — published 2019
Deadhead and Buried (English Cottage Garden Mysteries #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 4,610 ratings — published 2019
Met Her Match (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,249 ratings — published 2019
When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
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avg rating 4.01 — 46,913 ratings — published 2019
The Last Move (Criminal Profiler, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 24,815 ratings — published 2017
The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1)
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avg rating 3.56 — 165,200 ratings — published 2018
Toughest Cowboy in Texas (Happy, Texas, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,282 ratings — published 2017
The Cottage at Firefly Lake (Firefly Lake, #1)
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avg rating 3.78 — 377 ratings — published 2017
Chasing Shadows (South Shores, #1)
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avg rating 3.56 — 1,885 ratings — published 2016
One Tequila (Althea Rose Mystery, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 11,664 ratings — published 2015
Flawless (New York Confidential #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 4,114 ratings — published 2016
The Memory House (Honey Ridge, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,664 ratings — published 2015
Wild Horses (The Montana Hamiltons, #1)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,023 ratings — published 2015
The Blossom Sisters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,591 ratings — published 2013
Wyoming Tough (Wyoming Men, #1)
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avg rating 3.94 — 5,754 ratings — published
One Reckless Summer (Destiny, #1)
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avg rating 3.82 — 5,348 ratings — published 2009
On Mystic Lake (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 97,609 ratings — published 1999
No Limits (Ultimate, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 9,262 ratings — published 2014
Close Your Eyes (Kendra Michaels, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 8,715 ratings — published 2012
Murder on a Girls' Night Out (Southern Sisters, #1)
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avg rating 4.02 — 7,625 ratings — published 1996
Backrush (Tempest Island, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 2,597 ratings — published
Never Slow Dance with a Zombie (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.21 — 727 ratings — published 2009
The New Victorians: A Young Woman's Challenge to the Old Feminist Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 63 ratings — published 1995
Not Now, Not Ever (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 753 ratings — published 2017
A Line in the Dark (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.25 — 4,337 ratings — published 2017
People Like Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 19,731 ratings — published 2018
They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 887,528 ratings — published 2017
The House at Sugar Beach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 8,090 ratings — published 2008
“Asking him about how I was expected to do all of this, he told me that “Maine turns out good seaman and they needed another Harbor Pilot at the Liberian Port.” At first I didn’t understand his reasoning for this, however he explained that Farrell Lines, being one of three American companies that constituted the “Port of Monrovia Company,” had the responsibility to operate the marine part of it. Liam Janssens, the chief pilot, was leaving for Belgium and would be on leave for the next few months. He explained that the junior pilot was skilled and anything but junior. Captain Wethersfield came from England and had been involved in coordinating the difficult evacuation from Dunkirk. He would have taken over for Liam, but having been wounded hampered his ability to climb the ladder from the tug to the ship! He also let it be known that he felt that he had the promotion coming and told Captain Hickey as much. Hickey was caught between a rock and a hard place as he told me “You know the harbor as well as anyone, so the job is yours; that is if you want it.”
His purpose for doing it this way was first to avoid hiring Wethersfield who in effect, challenged Captain Hickey authority and secondly he had confidence that I could handle it. Besides “You know that everything pretty much runs itself and it would be a nice way to earn an extra few bucks!” He was saying that this would allow me to run the MV Cestos and still be able to fill in as a harbor pilot…. It was a job I wasn’t licensed for or had ever done. To me it was just another violation of the norms accepted in the rest of the world. Legally I would be covered with Liberian endorsements and besides, who would know the difference just as long as everything went smoothly during the weeks ahead?
Personally I didn’t think that he took into account the immense liability involved but this was West Africa where most things were fudged anyway, and besides, since this hadn’t been planned for, he didn’t have much choice! I couldn't help but wonder about international licensing laws, possible insurance consequences, not to mention his own rules.”
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His purpose for doing it this way was first to avoid hiring Wethersfield who in effect, challenged Captain Hickey authority and secondly he had confidence that I could handle it. Besides “You know that everything pretty much runs itself and it would be a nice way to earn an extra few bucks!” He was saying that this would allow me to run the MV Cestos and still be able to fill in as a harbor pilot…. It was a job I wasn’t licensed for or had ever done. To me it was just another violation of the norms accepted in the rest of the world. Legally I would be covered with Liberian endorsements and besides, who would know the difference just as long as everything went smoothly during the weeks ahead?
Personally I didn’t think that he took into account the immense liability involved but this was West Africa where most things were fudged anyway, and besides, since this hadn’t been planned for, he didn’t have much choice! I couldn't help but wonder about international licensing laws, possible insurance consequences, not to mention his own rules.”
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“Monique was the most unlikely girl to be tending bar at a place like the French Hotel in Monrovia. She was the girl guys would ask, “What’s a sweet girl like you doing in a place like this?” I, like everyone else, liked Monique and always chatted her up. Monique loved the attention and had a heavy hand with the bottles. The later into the evening it got, the more she poured. In Liberia there were no laws holding a bartender responsible for the inebriated actions of their patrons and she was just being friendly. What’s more is that all the expats kept returning.
Monique was a dark haired beauty. Slight of stature, she had a pleasant demeanor and a cute French accent. Having some difficulty with English, she would listen intently and try to repeat what was said. Her mannerisms were a delight to watch as she tended bar. For the men, in this hot forsaken place, Monique was a breath of fresh air and an attentive young female to talk to. Her French perfume was a most pleasant contrast to the foul odors that normally filled the air in Monrovia.
I liked Monique, didn’t everyone? She was a hot French mademoiselle and looked the part with her cute slightly turned up nose, brown eyes and dark brown hair. In fact she looked very much like Leslie Caron. No one took photos like they do today, so just to give you an idea of how she looked, I was tempted to use a publicity photo of Leslie. However with copyright laws being what they are, I prudently resisted that idea. Although Monique always flirted with me, it was always in a cute or perhaps an innocent way. Without the little encouragement, which I hoped for, I was starting to think of her more like a sister. No, that wasn’t quite it. Although she was always flirtatious and cutesy, the truth was that she just wasn’t available to me and I didn’t know why.”
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Monique was a dark haired beauty. Slight of stature, she had a pleasant demeanor and a cute French accent. Having some difficulty with English, she would listen intently and try to repeat what was said. Her mannerisms were a delight to watch as she tended bar. For the men, in this hot forsaken place, Monique was a breath of fresh air and an attentive young female to talk to. Her French perfume was a most pleasant contrast to the foul odors that normally filled the air in Monrovia.
I liked Monique, didn’t everyone? She was a hot French mademoiselle and looked the part with her cute slightly turned up nose, brown eyes and dark brown hair. In fact she looked very much like Leslie Caron. No one took photos like they do today, so just to give you an idea of how she looked, I was tempted to use a publicity photo of Leslie. However with copyright laws being what they are, I prudently resisted that idea. Although Monique always flirted with me, it was always in a cute or perhaps an innocent way. Without the little encouragement, which I hoped for, I was starting to think of her more like a sister. No, that wasn’t quite it. Although she was always flirtatious and cutesy, the truth was that she just wasn’t available to me and I didn’t know why.”
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