Certain Girls more books like this

by Jennifer Weiner

Described by "The Miami Herald" as a breezy, sweetly oddball urban fairy tale, this sequel to the bestselling "Good in Bed" picks up with an older, wiser, and thinner Cannie Shapiro raising her 13-year-old daughter, Joy.

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Love Walked in more books like this

by Marisa de los Santos

A tribute to classic film and true romance, this is the story of a 31-year-old caf manager and an 11-year-old who is searching for her father--and the unexpected ways in which their lives are forever changed by chance.

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True to the Game II more books like this

by Teri Woods

Picking up where True to the Game left off, Quadir is dead, and Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does she know that this man she has fallen in love with is actually Jerrell Jackson, Quadir's former arch-rival jerrell jackson! Unfortunately Jerrell is determind to get his revenge of Quadir's crew - starting with Gena!

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Little Earthquakes more books like this

by Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner, who excels at writing fiction about bright young women as they make their way through life, turns her attention to the joys and woes of pregnancy. Three friends in Philadelphia are pregnant when they meet, and Weiner describes their utterly realistic adventures en route to motherhood and beyond. Becky is a plus-size chef married ...

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Lady Killer more books like this

by Lisa Scottoline

A young woman searches for her missing rival from high school and gets more than she bargained for, in this "New York Times"-bestselling thriller that brings back Mary DiNunzio and her fellow lawyers at Rosato and Associates, last seen in "Killer Smile."

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Investigators more books like this

by W E B Griffin

Philadelphia Special Operations detective Matt Payne is up to his ears in police work. He has two baffling cases: one, involving a botched investigation into police corruption, and the other involving a beautiful woman and a group of urban terrorists. All this, and a personal life that's a mess. But Payne can't let his problems stall him, as every ...

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True to the Game III more books like this

by Teri Woods

The third and most explosive installment of the groundbreaking True to the Game trilogy will take you on a marathon race through the mean streets of Philly. Starting off where the second installment's dramatic cliffhanger left us, True III will finally reveal Gena's mysterious stalker and savior, as well as introduce a new killer so vicious, so ...

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Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City more books like this

by Elijah Anderson

Inner-city black America is often defined by random, senseless street violence. In fact, although violence is a salient feature, its use is far from random; it is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. How you dress, how you talk, whether you make eye-contact, your understanding of the pecking order - such crucial details ...

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Good in Bed more books like this

by Jennifer Weiner

A woman named Cannie Shapiro is (like the author) a columnist for a Philadelphia newspaper. Life is good until her ex-husband starts writing his own column, for a hip magazine, called "Good in Bed," in which he details the intimate truths of their relationship, including his opinion of her plus-size body. Finally determined to lose some weight, ...

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Special Operations more books like this

by W. E. B. Griffin

A vicious madman is on a kidnapping and rape spree. Inspector Peter Wohl, commander of the new Special Operations task force, is determined to stop the maniacal reign of violence, facing off against a desperate public, a hostile press and reluctant witnesses.

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The Victim more books like this

by W. E. B. Griffin

"Tony the Zee" DeZego is found dead and bleeding on the concrete, and it is clear that it was a Mafia hit. But one puzzling fact remains: Penny Detweiler, a wealthy debutante involved with DeZego, was also shot. Policeman Matt Payne is a prime suspect--even by the police!

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The Witness: Badge of Honor 04 more books like this

by W E B Griffin

Officer Matt Payne is assigned to protect a witness to a robbery and murder of an innocent bystander by terrorists. In a deadly confrontation, Payne kills one of the terrorists . . . and his hame is added to their hit list. "(Griffin) captivates you with characters the way few authors can".--Tom Clancy.

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Fever 1793 more books like this

by Laurie Halse Anderson

In this work of historical fiction, 14-year-old Matilda Cook is caught in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic. When Matilda recovers from the illness, she attempts to find her missing mother and is taken in by a family friend--a freed slave named Eliza.

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American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 more books like this

by Jim Murphy

Written for children, this is a historical overview of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Illustrated with archival photographs. A 2004 Newbery Honor book.

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Kindness Goes Unpunished more books like this

by Craig Johnson

For Walt Longmire--the straight-shooting sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming--his trip to Philadelphia to visit his daughter turns into a nightmare when she is the victim of a vicious attack. Walt is forced to mete out some Western-style justice in this action-packed mystery.

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Hidden Riches more books like this

by Nora Roberts

Isadora, actress turned antiques dealer with a zest for life, rents the flat across her hall to Jed Skimmerhorn. Jed may be gorgeous, but he is definitely moody: an irresistable challenge to Isadora. As she delves into the mystery of Jed's past, she gets caught up in art treasure smuggling.

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Bad Girlz more books like this

by Shannon Holmes

The bestselling author of "B-More Careful" presents a journey into the seedy world of strippers--a milieu of sex, money, and murder. Holmes shows how good girls who grew up in the harsh urbanscape of the Philly Badlands become bad girlz.

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Closing Time: A Memoir more books like this

by Joe Queenan

A deeply funny and affecting memoir about a great escape from a childhood of poverty, "Closing Time" recounts Queenan's Irish Catholic upbringing in a family dominated by his erratic father.

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A Prayer for the City more books like this

by Buzz Bissinger, Robert Clark (Photographer)

A portrait of Philadelphia, its politicians, and its people. Bissinger, a journalist for "Vanity Fair", went to Philadelphia shortly after Edward Rendell was elected mayor in 1992. Granted extraordinary access to the mayor's office, he was able to observe the behind-the-scenes efforts to avert bankruptcy and stave off the closing of the naval ...

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Devil's Corner more books like this

by Lisa Scottoline

This thriller from the bestselling author of the Rosato & Associates series borrows elements from an actual drug-trafficking trial. Arriving for a planned meeting with a pregnant informant, assistant U.S. attorney Vicki Allegretti finds two gun-toting teenagers there instead, one of whom has apparently already killed the woman Vicki was to meet. ...

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Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage more books like this

by Kathryn Edin, Maria Kefalas

Millie Acevedo bore her first child before the age of 16 and dropped out of high school to care for her newborn. Now 27, she is the unmarried mother of three and is raising her kids in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods. Would she and her children be better off if she had waited to have them and had married their father first? Why do so ...

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The Frog Commissary Cookbook more books like this

by Steven Poses, Anne Clark, Becky Roller (Illustrator)

The immensely popular cookbook of distinctive Thai-influenced recipes.

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Wild Roses more books like this

by Hannah Howell

Ella Carson is in danger of being killed by some greedy relatives who want her inheritance. She turns to devilishly handsome Harrigan Mahoney for help and finds that love may be just as dangerous as any knife.

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Dead Ringer more books like this

by Lisa Scottoline

Philadelphia lawyer Bennie Rosato is once again the focus of a Scottoline mystery. This time, she becomes involved in a class-action suit that escalates into something much, much worse. Worst of all, Bennie's long-lost twin sister Alice seems to be behind it all....

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Guilty more books like this

by Karen Robards

In her newest top-notch tale of romantic suspense ("Booklist"), "New York Times"-bestselling author Robards delivers a story about a feisty female attorney whose past comes back to haunt her.

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