Inheritance and succession

  • The family upstairs : The family upstairs, book 1

    Creator

    Jewell, Lisa

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author and master of "bone-chilling suspense" (People) comes another page-turning look inside one family's past as buried secrets threaten to come to light. Gifted musician Clemency Thompson is playing for tourists on the streets of southern France when she receives an urgent text message. Her childhood friend, Lucy, is demanding her immediate return to London. It's happening, says the message. The baby is back. Libby Jones was only six months old when she became an orphan.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • The Dutch House

    Creator

    Patchett, Ann

    Abstract

    "'Do you think it's possible to ever see the past as it actually was'' I asked my sister. We were sitting in her car, parked in front of the Dutch House in the broad daylight of early summer." At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Bleak house : pt. 1

    Creator

    Dickens, Charles

    Abstract

    Bleak House follows the fortunes and relationships of three characters whose fates are tied to the obscure inheritance case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, which is tied up in endless litigation. While many deserving and undeserving claim the inheritance, it is ironically being devoured in legal costs.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland, Or.

    Blackstone Audiobooks

    Not specified
  • The Mandibles : a family, 2029-2047

    Creator

    Shriver, Lionel

    Abstract

    In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war. Overnight, the "almighty dollar" plummets in value. The Mandibles have been counting on a sizable fortune, but once the inheritance turns to ash, each family member must contend with disappointment and the challenge of sheer survival.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Regency gold : Regency intrigue, book 2

    Creator

    Chesney, Marion

    Abstract

    Jean Lindsay was always the object of ridicule, until news of her unexpected inheritance spread and someone wants her dead! With the marquess nearby to save her pretty neck, Jean finds herself smitten. And her hero can't help but find his head and heart turned askew.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Her fearful symmetry

    Creator

    Niffenegger, Audrey

    Abstract

    After their English aunt dies, listless American twins Julia and Valentina travel to London to live in their aunt's now empty flat overlooking Highgate Cemetery. There they become embroiled in the day-to-day sagas of their eccentric neighbors. But soon they discover that something is alive in Highgate--something unable to move on.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, MD

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Recorded Books

    [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

    Not specified
  • Ruby : Dakotah treasures, book 1

    Creator

    Snelling, Lauraine

    Abstract

    Award-winning author Lauraine Snelling delivers her first installment of the Dakotah Treasures series. Ruby, a Crossings Book Club Main Selection, is the story of a young woman who must leave behind the life she has grown accustomed to in order to start a new life in the bleak Dakota Territory.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, Md.

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Recorded Books, Inc.

    [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

    Not specified
  • High country bride : McKettricks, book 1

    Creator

    Miller, Linda Lael

    Abstract

    One ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit...and on one condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and produce a grandchild will inherit Triple M ranch. Now, three distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high and low for brides. Kade McKettrick's got five mail-order brides-to-be camped out at the local hotel, all more than eager to provide him with the heir that will win him the Triple M ranch.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, Md.

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Recorded Books

    [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

    Not specified
  • Secondhand bride : McKettricks, book 3

    Creator

    Miller, Linda Lael

    Abstract

    The reissue of #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller's Secondhand Bride, the third installment in the McKettrick Cowboys series and the basis for her wildly popular McKettrick Men and McKettricks of Texas series with Harlequin! The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married!

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, Md.

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Recorded Books

    [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

    Not specified
  • Lawyer for the cat : Sally Baynard, book 2

    Creator

    Robinson, Lee

    Abstract

    Sally Baynard is one of the best lawyers around. In the years since her divorce from Family Court Judge Joe Baynard, she dedicated herself to representing the worst and craziest Charleston, S.C. had to offer. But none of the murderers, burglars, or angry divorcing clients compared to Sherman, the dog her ex-husband appointed her to represent. Although the miniature Schnauzer found his way into her heart (and brought his handsome vet Tony along too), his case was a thorny one. With that business out of the way, Sally is happy to move back to non-canine clients...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Prince Frederick, Md.

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Recorded Books

    [Distributed by] OneClick Digital

    Not specified