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3421) Out of the Water
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Andel gets into an accident and loses his ability to walk. Suddenly, it feels as though he is irrelevant in his world. However, Anastazie has a way of making him feel alright again.Unfortunately, a relationship doesn't look possible because Natasha is still in the picture.Morgan makes his intentions clear to Andel. He will be competing for Anastazie's heart, and Andel feels afraid and runs to Emilia for help. Her advice sparks a ray of hope and he...
3422) Robots and Vampires
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The year is 2260. After a second civil war, this time over the rights of robots and cyborgs, the United States of America is in bad shape. Most of its states have broken off, being absorbed by Canada and Mexico, with only a handful remaining.Most Americans just want peace, and chance to rebuild their war-torn country. Unfortunately for them, the fight for Transhuman rights is not over. Between the jingoistic Robot Freedom League and the sociopathic...
3423) The Reluctant Hunter
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Quinn was supposed to spend the year after high school training to be a hunter, the supernatural law enforcers. With the death of her mom, Quinn walks away from everything and heads to Junior College. When her best friend starts getting abused, Quinn suspects it's connected to the supernatural world.To help her friend will she have to go back to the life she left?
3424) Jimmy Karda
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Growing up has its myriad of problem which few tend to notice apart from the child growing up. Or maybe this is because of the child's point of view? Anyhow, all of us have fond memories of what was and what might have been - life with brothers, sisters, parents, neighbors (and often, with grandparents). Children have little understanding of what is happening around them and we get entertained as they tell us from their own point of view. Many of...
3425) Long Walk Home: A Novel
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"LONG WALK HOME really touched and gripped me. A great bittersweet story of light and shadow about growing up in a time gone by. I loved it." — Joe R. Lansdale
Ten-year-old Trenton O'Rourke's life was changed forever during the summer of 1944. He and his family lived on a fading farm like many others in the small town of Angel Point, Mississippi. With family, friends and neighbors fighting overseas in World War II, and rising racial tensions back...
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She doesn't want to be a superhero. But she has no choice.Sixteen-year-old Ashley 'Crafter' Jason has trust issues. Especially with supers, despite being a super and daughter of two famous superheroes herself.That's because Ashley suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Hernandez's Disease. Left unchecked, Ashley's own powers will kill her before she turns twenty-one.The superhero community fears and shuns everyone who suffers from this disorder,...
3427) Desastre Sabor Cereza
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«No sé qué está pasando en la mente de Anthony Mitchell, pero definitivamente estás ocupando mucho espacio ahí dentro».
La vida no es fácil para Samantha Summers, hija de un general del ejército. Mudarse de un continente a otro cada dos años ayuda a una adolescente a aprender 4 idiomas diferentes en un tiempo récord, pero también destruye su vida social. Y cuando un chico muy sexy en su nuevo hogar le hace la vida imposible, por ser la...
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These stories shimmer in summer heat under the gaze of a two-humped mountain and belong to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Children born to ex-cons, lawyers, longshoremen, boxers, wood carvers, investors and gamblers write their own new-generation stories, at times melodic, often discordant, always determined to carry a tune. Half Brothers is a masterly and unsentimental novella of the lives of two brothers left unchanneled by parental review....
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Jasmine hoped she'd never see another Fedosov again..
Misha Fedosov was interviewing Russian tutors for Julia and Desiree, when the woman who stole his heart 18 months ago walked through the door.
Even after so long apart Jasmine still had to bite down on her libido around Misha. He had the classic deep grey Fedosov eyes, a trim muscular physique built from his years in the Russian special services and an intoxicating scent. Jasmine had to remind...
3430) Fire Mage
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In a kingdom ruled by fire, two mismatched travellers must learn to fight together-or die. A lowly servant on an impossible quest... Sworn to avenge her dead master, Jena's oath may get her killed. A mage hunted by royal assassins... When his friends are killed, Nate can no longer hide from his destiny. Thrust together by forces beyond their control, Jena and Nate couldn't be more different. But both have powers they can't harness. Both struggle with...
3431) Wish Fright
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The first snowflake of winter. Whoever catches it can wish for anything and get it. This past winter, Simon caught that snowflake … and choked. Couldn't wish. Hid the flake away in a freezer. Today, he makes his wish. "Wish Fright" – light, fun short story of contemporary young adult fantasy. From Stefon Mears, author of the Cavan Oltblood series, and the Spells for Hire series.
3432) 25 Sense
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Claire Malone didn't mean for this to happen when she moved to New York. She just wanted to live the city life and gain experience in television writing, her dream career. It's not like she meant to reciprocate when her married boss, Sean Vared, sent her flirty e-mails. And you can't blame her for coming into the office on the weekend when Sean told her he was going to be there... alone. She didn't mean to sleep with him-but hey, she wanted to experience...
3433) The Foreign National
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Author Luca Mcleod's The Foreign National begins in Thailand, following present-day Marco. On a mission to reset his life, Marco finds that your past has a way of catching up to you, no matter how far you run.
It all started 16 years ago: the moment Marco and his dad thought of a game-changing idea, they were going to connect students from all over the world by bringing collaborative elements into the classroom and offering education to the poor....
3434) The Eyes of the Doe
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"Ever since the day she was born, she could aggravate me one moment, then leave me feeling ashamed for not being a better mother the very next. She simply wants more and needs more than I ever have to give her." In 1963, Holly Hendricks and her family moved from the small East Texas town where they have strong family roots to the impersonal city of Dallas. Against a backdrop of local and worldwide turbulence, their once close ties are fragmented....
3435) The Stines
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Follow Mary Jade VonStine as her world is turned upside down with the murders of her parents. Now Mary must go to a faraway kingdom and live with her distant royal family. How will Mary adapt to a strange country and her family? When her family is all a bunch of monsters mostly vampires, werewolves, and other undead creatures. How will Mary survive and cope living with them and what of the assassins who seek to kill her. Who knows there may be more...
3436) Bad Love
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A bad boy with a heart of gold. A single mom with dirty fantasies. And a wild bet that threatens to consume them both... LOGANI bet my family's legacy on pleasing 10,000 women.Kendall Sullivan, marketing queen, is my only hope of saving what I love. She doesn't have time for my jokes or my playboy reputation...Too bad I can't get her sweet vulnerability out of my head.I'm starting to think the only woman I want to please is her.KENDALLPastor's kid....
3437) Woodshed
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As tensions rise between Earth and Mars, the pressure's heavy for three New York City subculture kids. Set in the alternate 2000s reality of Woodshed, Sweet Glass Hearts follows June, Jonny, and Sherm over the course of one fateful spring weekend. As they reflect upon shared tragedy, they each face their own present peril, spanning personal, purgatorial, and planetary proportions. Sherm the Germ navigates a romantic encounter, while overly stoned...
3438) Fight for You, Part One
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I've spent years on the run, vanishing with my sons when my abusive former husband gets too close. Love, passion, hope-I can't have any of those. Until I meet gorgeous MMA fighter Xavier Malone at a charity bachelor auction. I can't risk losing my job as hostess, but I can't resist Xavier's dark, magnetic pull. For readers 18 years of age +
3439) 30+Bedtime Stories
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Discover a magical world of bedtime tales with our enchanting collection of children's stories. These beautifully crafted stories are perfect for winding down before sleep, transporting young readers to far-off lands, introducing them to whimsical characters, and igniting their imaginations. From adventurous quests to heartwarming animal tales, our bedtime stories offer the perfect way to end the day, creating cherished moments between parents and...