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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...
2) White Tiger
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Great Patriotic War, early 1940s. After barely surviving a battle with a mysterious, ghostly-white Tiger tank, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with its destruction.
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On the surface, Anna Witherall personifies everything the aspirational magazine she works for represents. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has a beautiful home and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. As Anna finds herself drawn into the dark and highly controlled...
4) Shadow Dance
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A battered veteran and an assertive stripper share a lap dance that send both their lives down a dark unexpected path while finding light.
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Thrilling adventures and hilarious capers from three brilliant children's authors in one audiobook collection.
THAT TIME I GOT KIDNAPPED
When fourteen-year-old Jacob misses his connecting flight in Chicago, he tries to complete his journey to LA by Greyhound bus. But on board he meets American teenager Jennifer, who is carrying a mysterious package and being chased by an enigmatic pursuer known only as 'the Cowboy'… And she needs a partner in crime....
7) Allies
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August 1944. A team of British soldiers led by a US Captain are dropped behind enemy lines in France on a mission that could shorten the war. As nothing goes according to plan, commando Sergeant Harry McBain and Captain Gabriel Jackson know they must put aside personal animosity if the mission is to succeed. Inspired by true events, Allies tells the story of friendship and survival.
8) Eggy
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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!
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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...
11) I Heart Shakey
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Single father J.T. and his precocious daughter Chandler move from a small town to Chicago with their lovable family mutt Shakey. After missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to find Shakey a new home. Chandler hatches a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.
12) She
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Ben can't believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself. In fact, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben's friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben headlong into a nightmare. 'Brutal and brilliant,...
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When DCI Anna Tate is called to the gruesome discovery of a dead woman found on Barnes Common, she is plunged into a high‐profile investigation involving a prominent MP. London is baying for blood – but is there more to Holly's death than at first meets the eye? Meanwhile, the hunt is on for Anna's missing daughter Chloe, who vanished ten years ago when her father kidnapped her. The case has been cold for what feels like forever – but a phone...
14) Return of Sabata
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The citizens of Hobsonville hire Sabata to rid them of the McIntock clan, who are forcibly and unlawfully taxing them under the pretext of town development.
15) 6 Hours Away
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An Ex-Marine must assassinate the six rivals of the Cartel leader who kidnapped his wife, or never see her again.
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Hi folks, it's Eli!
I'm excited to bring you along on my next adventure that is filled with mystery, intrigue, and magic!
One morning, as I was eating my delicious breakfast, a bowl of hot chocolate and toast with Nutella (yum, yum), a young boy I didn't know appeared at my kitchen window.
Surprised and curious, I went on an adventure with my friends Logan and Johnny to find out the identity of this stranger.
Jonathanland is definitely a town...
17) The Restless Gun
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Fred McCoy survived that miserable war. He survived losing his wife when she died giving birth to their son. But when a monstrous hurricane struck his small farm near the Florida coast, tore his young son from his very arms, and lost him to the raging black waters, Fred McCoy lost his humanity.He drifted west, leaving a trail of bodies behind him. Eventually, he drifted into Arizona Territory where he found a refuge with a Mexican family. He began...
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El tiempo puede llegar a ser un enemigo implacable si se lo permitimos. Y, sin embargo, no hay nada que podamos hacer para vencerlo. Caminamos con él, dormimos con él, jugamos con él, lloramos con él, y hasta llegamos a enfrentarnos a él pensando que quizá, probablemente alguna vez podamos vencerlo.Hay aquí, doce cuentos afectados de una u otra manera por el tiempo. Doce cuentos que pretenden sobrevivir a la crueldad impasible del tiempo. Doce...
19) Witch Kids
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Four children embark on a journey into a strange land, which they discover through a book. A book called 'Witch Kids'.To get home again, they have to travel through strange lands, in the company of magical people.Oh, and saving a prince and a princess is also part of the deal!Join Felicity, Felix, Carrie and Leroy on the skyclad journey, and discover strange beings and the magic of being clothes free.
20) Long Ride Home
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Max Tyler was killed in the raid that saw his wife and young son kidnapped. But Max isn't about to let being dead stop him from getting them back. He will chase the kidnappers all the way across the country to retrieve them.He is just one against many. Help will come from unexpected sources, but will that be enough? And will it be in time? Time is something he doesn't have a lot of.Max Tyler was killed in the raid that saw his wife and young son kidnapped....