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In 1964 Detroit, racial tensions simmer as a racist police force, led by the brutal 'Big Four,' enforces a discriminatory curfew targeting African Americans. University friends Tony, a privileged law graduate, and Wesley, a top African American student, vow to fight injustice. Wesley, now an assistant prosecutor, confronts the Big Four's atrocities, only to meet a tragic end. Tony, devastated, abandons his prestigious career to seek justice, sparking...

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.

A battered veteran and an assertive stripper share a lap dance that send both their lives down a dark unexpected path while finding light.

En la apacible ciudad, las calles empedradas se entretejían con la historia ancestral que se contaba en sus esquinas. Lily, una joven de espíritu inquieto, habitaba una vieja casa de ventanas empañadas por la neblina matutina. Su taller, un refugio de caos creativo, era un santuario donde el lienzo y los colores danzaban al compás de sus sueños. Sus pinceles, empapados en la esencia de la imaginación, eran su conexión con un mundo secreto que...

Texas rancher Case Marshall is driving a truck instead of his hell-raiser Harley after a crooked partner nearly bankrupts his Flying M Ranch. New Orleans socialite Samantha St. Claire never dreamed she'd be on the run from the mob--or that she'd find her white knight at a truck stop. Their worlds couldn't be less compatible or their attraction more high-octane…but there are dangers and shocking secrets to battle before they can dream of a future...

The fourth in a series of gripping adventure stories, perfect for fans of Enid Blyton. Things in Southwold get off to a bad start! Max has to do extra lessons while Charlie has been roped into helping with the decorating. Meanwhile Lucy loses an important race to a new girl in her school, Miranda Fitchwitherington, who seems to enjoy being as mean as possible to Lucy and the rest of the gang. And there is more bad news – when the gang meet Captain...

In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a picnic hastily abandoned spark warfare between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle of the battle. He befriends one of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor. A fantastic journey at ground level...

My secrets are infested with infatuation. His cravings are dripping in blood. Is it love? Or is it something much darker . . . An obsession. Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul. No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I'd become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor. Until he noticed me. Thatcher Alexander...

It's everyone's favorite time of year in the magical town of Puff! It's a time for best pals Eggy and Top Hat to hop around with their furry friends, and take part in exciting new adventures. But when the evil Crow Witch tries to ruin their big party, the animals put all their eggs in one basket and begin their hunt to save the town!

In this literary thriller, a young man descends into the Los Angeles underworld to find his family's killer - aided by a group of strangers with their own shadowy past. When Marty returns to Pennsylvania after living in California for ten years, he's happily welcomed by his father and younger brother, Jody. The joyful reunion is short-lived. Two days later, Jody enters the house to find his father and Marty shot dead as their masked killer flees...