When Calls the Heart. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1983 book
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When Calls the Heart
Janette Oke, 1983
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Neill Fearnley, Michael Landon Jr., Anne Wheeler, 2014-2021

The story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high-society life. She receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal-mining town in Western Canada which is located just south of Robb, Alberta. There, life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Elizabeth charms most everyone in Coal Valley, except Royal Northwest Mounted Police Constable Jack Thornton.


Garage Sale Mysteries. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, Garage Sale Stalker
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Garage Sale Stalker
Suzi Weinert, 2010
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Kristoffer Tabori, 2013-2019

The show centers on Jennifer Shannon, an antiques merchant with a talent for solving murders. Her attention to detail motivates her to contribute to the investigation of these killings, even if it puts her life at risk.


Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Site Unseen
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Site Unseen
Dana Cameron, 2002
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Douglas Barr, 2017

Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body that accompanies it has embroiled Emma and her students in a different kind of exploration.


Radio Rebel. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Shrinking Violet
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Shrinking Violet
Danielle Joseph, 2009
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Peter Howitt, 2012

Tara Adams is a very shy girl at Lincoln Bay High School who dreads speaking to anyone or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom, she rocks out as a podcast DJ named ‘Radio Rebel’. Her alter ego gives inspirational messages to her fellow high school students and in turn they become her protégées.


Smoke Screen. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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Smoke Screen
Sandra Brown, 2008
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Gary Yates, 2010

Britt Shelley, a television reporter who made a name for herself by exposing a story about arson at a police station and the deceit surrounding it, wakes up beside a dead body of a detective involved in the story five years later, with no memory of the events that led to it. As she tries to piece together the truth, she finds herself embroiled in a complex network of corruption that involves not only the police department but also powerful political figures who stand to lose everything if the truth is revealed.