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Author
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The steamy Costa Rican jungle brings out the bear in Declan MacBride when he and new operative Kendra Carlsen are ambushed. In the midst of relying on each other to survive, and fighting his explosive attraction to Kendra, this shifter is about to lose control...
Author
Series
Bakeshop Mystery volume 21
Publication Date
2025
Language
English
Description
"Baker Jules Capshaw, along with her husband, Carlos, and Torte'sresident barista, Andy, are packing their bags and preparing for the ultimate coffee excursion in Costa Rica. A fortuitous invitation from one of Carlos's former colleagues, Valentina, has them venturing to the coffee capital of the world for a tasting tour and an immersive weekend at her family's organic coffee farm. They soak in the tropical breezes, the vibrant colors, the sounds...
Author
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"Lulu Gardner only takes predictable shots. After faulting on tennis stardom at eighteen, Lulu, now a thirtysomething single parent, is in control of her game. But when an unanticipated blunder threatens her teaching job, Lulu's stable, well-planned-okay, boring-world spins out. And somehow, her godparents convince her to join them for a "de-stressing" destination pickleball vacation in Costa Rica. Maybe an all-inclusive picklecation is just the pick-me-up...
Author
Series
Victoria Lesser volume 3
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Set sail with the New York Times–bestselling author as a Caribbean treasure hunt brings one woman within reach of her heart's desire.
Victoria Lesser is due for some payback. The unrepentant matchmaker gets a taste of her own medicine when she's tricked into a fortune hunting trip that just happens to be led by an age-appropriate, adventurous-and single-professor. Luckily for Victoria, she brought her niece, Shaye, as a buffer. Unluckily for...
7) Wishbones
Author
Series
Sarah Booth Delaney volume 8
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Southern gal Sarah Booth Delaney packs up her hound dog and her P.I. business and sets off for Hollywood to take a shot at stardom. No stranger to acting, she aces the screen test for a racy remake of the movie Body Heat alongside leading man Graf Miliau. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and why not? Graf has already starred in one of Sarah's previous affairs and is well on his way to landing a big part in the sequel. Thrilled as Sarah is,...
Author
Series
Publication Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Skye Soames's search for her family's long-lost diamonds leads her to Benoit Chalendar's mansion in the Costa Rican rain forest. The billionaire offers to help her find the diamonds--if she agrees to marry him! To remain CEO of his company, he must look like he's settling down. For Benoit, watching prim and proper Skye discover her adventurous side among the wildlife and waterfalls is an unexpected thrill. It only fans the flames of their potent attraction....
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Publication Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
One day young Fernando, who lives in the rain forest of Costa Rica with his family, goes with his friend Carmina to look for her favorite climbing tree only to find it cut down.
10) The Scorned
Author
Series
Bruno Johnson volume 10
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson stumbles into a criminal organization that exploits women and children-he must fight his way out and home
Bruno Johnson is hiding out from the U.S. law in Costa Rica with his pregnant wife, Marie, and the ten kids they rescued from toxic homes in South Central Los Angeles. When Marie encounters a difficult labor and delivery, their good friend Dr. Vargas rescues both her and Bruno's infant son. So Bruno feels indebted...
11) Hide and seek
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
For five hundred years the Jaguar Cup, sacred to the Silver Jaguar Society, was hidden in a cave on the coast of Costa Rica--so when a fake copy shows up on display in America, it is up to José, Anna, and Henry, junior members of the society, to travel to Costa Rica and rescue the real cup from thieves.
Author
Publisher
Marysue Rucci Books
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A Cuban American family is sent into a tailspin when the ailing matriarch confesses the first of several shocking secrets to her daughter before undergoing heart surgery in this tender and twisty debut novel"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Off the grid
Author
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This original hardcover novel tells the all-new adventures of Maisie Lockwood as she navigates a world filled with dinosaurs both ferocious and friendly.
15) Beep: a novel
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An ebullient, funny novel about the friendship between a brilliant young girl and a perceptive squirrel monkey, the power of youth, and the way forward for a planet in crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publication Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward.