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Pub. Date
c2003
Description
In this suspenseful romantic thriller, Julia Roberts stars as Laura, a young woman who thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Martin (Patrick Bergin). Only after they are married does she discover the real Martin--compulsive, controlling and dangerously violent. After three years of living in fear and dread, Laura finally escapes, only to have Martin track her down.
282) Fatherhood
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"As Nora and her British Army officer husband, Gordy, pack up yet another home and leave the sun of Cyprus for the drizzle of England, she can't shake a feeling of regret--at her failure to follow her own dreams, but also, if she's honest, at having ended up an officer's wife at all, drifting through a life of temporary homes and temporary relationships. Since losing her parents at a young age, Nora's life has been lacking an anchor: someone or something...
284) A day to die
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
A team of off-book law enforcement officers band together to tackle the city's biggest criminal and save the wife of one of their own.
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Pub. Date
[2014]
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On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and plans are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears. As the police begin to investigate, the town golden boy parades a series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter--but is he really a killer?
Author
Series
Paul Brenner novels volume 1
Description
Undercover investigation finds corruption in the army' highest echelons.
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Bills a study in contrasts: while he has plenty of objections to modern Mormon mores (he and his family are no longer active members of the church), hes committed to the practice of polygamy, which remains the single most controversial aspect of Mormonism despite having been officially banned.
289) Death Wish
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
After his wife and daughter are violently attacked by a gang of thugs in their apartment, Paul Kersey turns vigilante, and stalks the mean streets of New York on the prowl for muggers, hoodlums, and the like.
290) Orchestra wives
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbott. After marrying him, she joins the band's tour, and learns about life as an orchestra wife.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband, dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of her teens, middle-aged Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner. Pippa Lee is a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by.
293) Army wives: Season 3
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Denise and Frank fight to save their marriage; while Claudia Joy discovers a life-changing personal truth of her own. Newly promoted Joan wrestles with a major decision that will affect her husband and new baby; while Roland imagines what his life would be like had he taken a different path. Pamela questions Chase's family commitment after he returns from capture; and Roxy encounters unexpected new responsiblities as Trevor explores a new job in the...
294) Gone Girl
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
"On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under...
295) A guest in the house
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"After many lonely years, Abby's just gotten married. She met her new husband--a recently widowed dentist--when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it's strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband's first wife, the more things don't add up. And Abby starts to wonder ... was Sheila's death really by natural causes?...