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Publisher
Miller's, a division of Mitchell Beazley
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
[This book] remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. It is compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, who selects the guide's 8000-plus featured antiques. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewellery and objets de vertu, clocks and watches,...
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English
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When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current apartment-sitting job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Suddenly, the woman with no permanent ties finds herself almost wishing for one. Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn't capable of violence--against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. Ash longs to paint her as intensely as he hungers...
Author
Series
Crescent City (Sarah J. Maas) volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
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"Half-Fae, half-human Bryce Quinlan loves her life. By day, she works for an antiquities dealer, selling barely legal magical artifacts, and by night, she parties with her friends, savoring every pleasure Lunathion--otherwise known as Crescent City--has to offer. But it all comes crumbling down when a ruthless murder shakes the very foundations of the city--and Bryce's world. Two years later, her job has become a dead end, and she now seeks only blissful...
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Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Known as Silver Peak's "Antique Lady", Sadie Speers loves owning and running her shop, the Antique Mine. When her high school sweetheart shows her an old wedding dress he found in his attic, Sadie guesses the dress belonged to her great aunt Rachel Wright, Silver Peak's famous runaway bride, who was assumed to have died in 1897. But that's not all Edwin reveals: there's a hole in the bodice of the dress and a pistol inscribed with the initials of...
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English
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"A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Smarting from her recently cancelled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety....
7) Liar!
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Luna Bodman always looks forward to a new shipment of furniture at the restoration shop. Her brother, Cullen, has a knack for finding discarded pieces with an intriguing history, and Luna likes to sit with each item to see if she can feel any kind of vibrations. Usually, Cullen does his thing while Luna does hers, but the arrival of an old armoire triggers a reaction in Luna that's impossible to ignore. From the moment Luna wiggles inside the armoire...
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Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
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When stolen antiques arrive by mistake in Dora Conroy's shop in Philadelphia, she immediately becomes the target of a ring of ruthless smugglers. Fortunately, the upstairs tenant is Jed Skimmerhorn, an ex-policeman. They join forces to bust the ring and find love. By the author of Genuine Lies.
9) Jingle
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Santa's Workshop Holiday Spectacular at the Colchester mansion is a long standing tradition in Cedarville, however Griffin, Ben, and Antonia are not happy to find that they have been volunteered as elves by their friend Logan and can not get out of it--but this year the pageant seem plagued by frequent electrical outages, and during one of them the valuable antique known as the Star of Prague disappears from the giant Christmas tree, and as they are...
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When The Postables discover an antique vase with a letter inside, they trace the package to three little girls who attempted to sell the vase eighteen years ago in order to save their family farm. While the vase was an heirloom from many generations ago, the origin is suspicious. With the farm again facing financial hardship, The Postables must choose between doing what's legal and what₂s moral.
11) Silver surprise
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Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
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Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
As the Aspens turn to gold in the hills surrounding Silver Peak, Sadie and her daughter, Alice, set out to reach a lofty goal: climbing Manitou Springs's challenging Incline trail. And when Sadie purchases an antique trunk at an estate sale, she discovers it comes with an intriguing bonus. Tucked away in the liner is a handwritten poem, signed "Charlotte Bronte." Could Sadie have stumbled upon a lost literary masterpiece? Alice discovers her own literary...
13) Waking the dead
Author
Series
Cafferty and Quinn novels volume 2
Language
English
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Danielle Cafferty and Michael Quinn, occasional partners in solving crime, are quickly drawn into the case of a painting reputed to come to life--and to bring death. They begin to make connections between that summer in Switzerland and this spring in Louisiana. Danni, the owner of an eccentric antiques shop, and Quinn, a private detective, have discovered that they have separate but complementary talents when it comes to investigating unusual situations....
14) Secrets
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"With their restoration shop, Cullen and Luna Bodman often find themselves unraveling mysteries for their clients. The old steamer chest Cullen receives is fascinating in its own right. But inside, Cullen discovers a locked diary to be restored to its rightful owner. Luna's budding relationship with U.S. Marshall Christopher Gaines comes under strain as he tries to talk her out of a wild goose chase. But intuition pushes her on, unveiling a surprising...
16) Piece by piece
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Silver Peak, a jewel of a town nestled high in the rugged grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. Behind its rustic charm, Silver Peak has a rough-and-tumble past full of mysteries, and Sadie Speers has a knack for uncovering them, using her love of antiques and Colorado history.
18) Things unseen
Author
Series
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
At the end of a busy day at the Antique Mine, Sadie Speers tallies her sales and sets down her deposit bag as a few latecomers trickle in. She stops for a moment to help Luz, owner of Arbuckle's, the coffee shop next door, as she waits for the stragglers to finish their browsing. But when everyone leaves, she discovers the bag has disappeared. Who stole it? And what was that strange sound she heard after they had all left? As she tries to figure out...
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English
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"It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them: an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea...
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