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Water wheel novels volume 3
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English
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Dennis Wainwright and Gage Kennon rescue a gypsy woman and travel the Mississippi on a showboat.
They'd fought on different sides in the Civil War, so their friendship was an unlikely alliance. Gage Kennon was a humble and devout Christan man; Dennis Wainwright was the idea man. In their travels Gage saves a Gypsy woman from a terrible accident, and later saves an innocent young woman from being arrested. When their road leads to the grand showboat,...
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Water wheel novels volume 2
Language
English
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Life hasn't been easy for Jeanne Bettencourt, a widow approaching thirty and struggling to provide for her eight-year-old daughter. But hope arrives in the form of the Helena Rose, a steamboat she unexpectedly inherits from a distant relative. Jeanne looks forward to a renewed livelihood on the mighty Mississippi, until news comes of another heir, a tough man named Clint Hardin--and a clause in the will that says claimants of the estate must live...
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English
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On a beautiful June day in 1965, a dozen girls-classmates at a picturesque Blue Ridge women's college-launched their homemade raft (inspired by Huck Finn's) on a trip down the Mississippi. It's Girls A-Go-Go Down the Mississippi read the headline in the Paducah, Kentucky, paper.
Thirty-five years later, four of those "girls" reunite to cruise the river again. This time it's on the luxury steamboat, The Belle of Natchez, and there's no publicity.
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Series
Water wheel novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
A prideful woman and a drunkard captain seek restoration and find it, by God's grace, in each other.
Author
Series
Horrible Harry volume 13
Language
English
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The students in Miss Mickle's third-grade class enjoy a boat trip on the Connecticut River after a class discussion of ancestors reveals that Sidney and Ida both have connections to the sea.
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©2015.
Physical Desc
298 pages. ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mississippi charmer Abner Mason is a professional gambler and a regular on the Delta Jack, a luxurious riverboat. But luck hasn’t exactly been going Mason’s way. After a disastrous loss at the tables, he owes an impossible debt to the most powerful man on the ship: mysterious, ruthless Cam Greeley. And Greeley’s willing to do whatever it takes to get his fortune back—even threaten Mason’s life. Now Mason has a single night to raise all...
8) Flush
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English
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With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
10) River of fire
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Series
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2011.
Physical Desc
281 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adrianna, the granddaughter of a prominent Alabama senator, is rich, beautiful, and an exalted member of antebellum society. Yet she longs for an enduring passion. She's attracted to the respectable Foy, but can't be certain his actions match his righteous talk. His competition, rakish and elegant Green Bethune, promises a life of adventure in the world far from Adrianna's quiet, isolated hometown of Eufaula. But is Green a wolf in fine clothing?...
12) In its time
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Series
Secrets from Grandma's attic volume 9
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A postcard arrives from a young woman who disappeared in 1950. Meanwhile, low waters in the Mississippi have exposed a sunken riverboat.
13) A shadowy past
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Series
Secrets from grandma's attic volume 16
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Join Amy Allen on a riveting river cruise mystery dinner theater night gone awry! When her sister Tracy is kidnapped during the show, a thrilling twist unravels. Was Tracy the real target, or was it someone else? As Amy contemplates reigniting her romance with high school sweetheart Miles Anderson, she faces a tough decision for her kids' sake. Will God guide her heart and family in this intriguing tale of love, mystery, and trust?
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
405 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mississippi charmer Abner Mason is a professional gambler and a regular on the Delta Jack, a luxurious riverboat. But luck hasn’t exactly been going Mason’s way. After a disastrous loss at the tables, he owes an impossible debt to the most powerful man on the ship: mysterious, ruthless Cam Greeley. And Greeley’s willing to do whatever it takes to get his fortune back—even threaten Mason’s life. Now Mason has a single night to raise all...
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Secrets from Grandma's attic volume 18
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Uncover family secrets with Amy in 'River Dan.' A nostalgic journey sparked by a pirate-themed restaurant visit leads to a mysterious past, a stolen boat, and the enigmatic Violet Conway. Dive into Grandma Pearl's diary, follow newspaper clues, and trace the echoes of a lost era. Will Amy unveil a treasure or a tragic tale aboard the River Dancer?" -- Description provided by publisher.
19) Sea change
Author
Series
Oliver trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
444 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The arrival of brooding Matthew Oliver frees Kate Summerbee from her father's ramshackle riverboat and takes her to rural England, where she becomes an unwilling pawn in a struggle between the rebellious Matthew and his father.
20) The missing
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Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
375 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
After the devastation in France just as World War I, Sam Simoneaux went back to New Orleans eager for a normal life. But when a little girl disappears from a department store on his shift, he loses his job and soon joins her parents working on a steamboat plying the Mississippi. Sam comes to suspect that on the downriver journey someone had seen this magical child and arranged to steal her away, and this quest leads him not only into this raucous...
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