Around the World in Eighty Days (AmazonClassics Edition) by Jules Verne (AmazonClassics) (16,584 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Pragmatic gambler Phileas Fogg has made a gentlemanly wager to the members of his exclusive club: that he can circle the world in just eighty days, right down to the minute. Fetching his newly appointed French valet, Fogg embarks on a fabulous journey across land and sea -- by steamer, rail, and elephant -- to win the bet of a lifetime. Inspired by Jules Verne's own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, the avid dreamer's picaresque voyage inspired generations of adventurers who were eager to best Verne's ...

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Undone: An Adult Romance - Book One by Lucia Jordan (5,723 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

The shock throws Gia's whole world into turmoil - is this the worst thing that could have happened? Or is it the answer to all her dreams? Gia loves her job working as a paramedic. She loves the adrenalin rush and sense of fulfillment that comes from saving lives, and has sacrificed almost everything else in order to satisfy her addiction to her work. When Gia finds herself at the end of a long shift doing CPR with a stranger, she can't deny the sparks that fly between them. What follows is the most intensely animalistic and sensual ...

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Olivia, Mourning (The Olivia Series Book 1) by Yael Politis (4,191 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Olivia wants the 80 acres in far off Michigan that her father left to whichever of his offspring stakes a claim. As Olivia says, "I'm sprung off him just as much as Avis or Tobey." The problem: she's seventeen, female, and it's 1841. Her childhood friend Mourning Free knows how to work a farm and Olivia has complete trust in him.The problem: he's the orphaned son of runaway slaves and reluctant to travel and work with a white girl. He especially fears the slave catchers who patrol the free states, hunting fugitive slaves. Not without ...

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When Love Comes (Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels Book 1) by J.H. Croix (3,115 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A swoony, small town romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix! He's a player. She doesn't want to play. There's more than desire at stake in this game. Hannah Gray returns home, grappling with the loss of her parents. The last thing on her mind is romance. Once wild and impulsive, she shut her heart off to love. When she meets rugged playboy Luke Winters, their immediate attraction is overwhelming. Burned once before, Luke has committed himself to nothing but casual dalliances with women. Rugged and grumpy, he finds no ...

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BURNED: A Cowboys of Cade Ranch Novel (The Cade Ranch Series Book 1) by Greta Rose West (Punk Rose Press) (2,748 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

From Internationally Bestselling Small-town Western Romance author, Greta Rose West... Jack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn't have time for a woman, and he doesn't trust them. But when Everlea Donovan falls into his life -- literally -- he can't stop fantasizing about her. Wanting her. But Everlea's hiding something, always looking over her shoulder, ready to run at any moment. She can't risk putting Jack ...

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The Last Letter (The Letter Series Book 1) by Kathleen Shoop (2,658 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

"Gripping historical fiction -- A tale of two women finding meaning behind all that went wrong in their lives. A timeless tale of redemption with the best plot-twist at the end I've seen in a long, long time. Can't wait for book two!" New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster Katherine wouldn't have believed it if she hadn't found the letter... In the summer of 1905 Katherine Arthur's mother arrives on her doorstep, dying, forcing her to relive a past she wanted to forget. When Katherine was young, the ...

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Mercenary by David M. Gaughran (2,493 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

New Orleans, 1891: Lee Christmas gets drunk and falls asleep at the throttle of his locomotive, plowing straight into an oncoming train. Blacklisted from the railroad and his marriage in tatters, he flees New Orleans on a steamer bound for the tropics. In Honduras, he begins a quiet new life. But trouble has a way of finding Christmas. With unrest sweeping the countryside, he's kidnapped by bandits. Soon, he finds himself taking sides in an all-out civil war--as leader of the rebellion. MERCENARY is the thrilling story of the ...

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Stories Untold: An enthralling psychological novel by Leslie Wolfe (Italics Publishing) (2,258 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

He's a decorated war veteran and he wants to die. She's a prominent psychologist and she won't give up on him. Neither knows how to lose. When a suicidal client seeks her help, Dr. Angela Blackwell cannot turn him away, despite the fact that he isn't seeking the kind of help she normally provides her clients. The man, who won't fully identify himself, wants the distinguished psychologist to stand witness after his planned death in six months' time, ensuring his wife will not be charged as an accessory or be hindered from collecting ...

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Relatively Famous (Famous Series Book 1) by Heather C. Leigh (Shelbyville Publishing) (2,219 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

From the outside, Sydney Tannen has the perfect life. The daughter of Hollywood royalty, she grew up with money, looks, and fame. But with the glitz and glamour also came stalkers, paparazzi, and multiple kidnapping attempts. Her seemingly picture-perfect childhood was a nightmare in disguise Now twenty-four, Sydney keeps her famous relatives a secret. Scarred by her past, Sydney's trust is a near impossible thing to earn. Yet when she meets the gorgeous Drew Forrester in a chance encounter, he might just have what it takes to get ...

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Une nouvelle amie (French Edition) by Ruth Rendell (Editions des Deux Terres) (1,921 Review)    Price verified 6 hours ago

La nouvelle qui a inspiré le film Une nouvelle amie de François Ozon avec Romain Duris, Anaïs Demoustier et Raphaël Personnaz ! Prix Edgar de la meilleure nouvelle de L'Association des Mystery Writers of America ! Le livre : Christine a pour habitude de voir Angie, sa meilleure copine, tous les jeudis après-midi. Mais lorsqu'Angie doit partir dans le nord de l'Angleterre pour s'occuper de sa mère, Christine fait une nouvelle connaissance. Cette nouvelle amie va lui redonner le goût de la vie et de l'aventure. Mais elle lui ...

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La tua misura esteriore (Italian Edition) by Giuseppe Lastaria (Ipotesi) (1,825 Review)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"La tua misura esteriore funziona ad orologeria!" Andrea G. Pinketts "Il potere ha sempre un prezzo, anzi, se proprio vogliamo dirla tutta, maggiore è il potere più alto è il prezzo che ci toccherà pagare." Luciano De Crescenzo COSA SI NASCONDE DIETRO UN SILENZIO DURATO VENTI LUNGHISSIMI ANNI? Pietro Patrizi è un imprenditore di successo, che negli anni ha saputo costruire un vasto impero finanziario unitamente ad una solida vita affettiva. Eppure, proprio quando la sua parabola esistenziale sembra toccare il vertice più ...

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Vengeance List (Foley & Rose Book 1) by Gary Gregor (Next Chapter) (1,501 Review)    Price verified 9 hours ago

At police headquarters in steamy, tropical Darwin, a cop is brutally slain - right under the noses of his colleagues. The equally savage murder of select members of Darwin's legal fraternity follows, leaving investigating officers completely baffled. Is there a serial killer at large, and what connects the victims? These are the questions lead homicide investigator Russell Foley struggles with, while facing his own personal demons brought about by a failed marriage and the disintegration of his relationship with his best ...

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In Too Deep: Office Adult Romance - Book One by Lucia Jordan (1,152 Review)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Who exactly is this mysterious man? Rayne Smith has only been working for the Ellison Company for two weeks but already knows there is nothing about her job that she likes, she is a glorified maid. Her boss Clive Sherman, is invariably intent on annoying her. Consistently self absorbed and mean spirited, he's made it clear that he wants more from Rayne, and demands that she attend the company's annual masquerade ball. He sees this as his perfect opportunity to move in on the new hire. At the ball, Rayne thwarts her boss ...

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The Boys of Summer (The Summer Series Book 1) by C.J Duggan (1,144 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

It seemed only natural to nickname them the 'Onslow Boys'. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week's work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn't help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him... Toby Morrison. Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn't relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and ...

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The Interview: Billionaire Romance - Book One by Lucia Jordan (951 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

After protecting her billionaire boss's scandalous private life from the media, Lacey is offered a promotion to become his private assistant -- but is she willing to serve as his personal plaything after hours?

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Watching Glass Shatter (Perceptions Of Glass Book 1) by James J. Cudney (Next Chapter) (933 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

After 40 years of marriage, Olivia's husband unexpectedly passes away. But when Ben's will reveals a life-altering secret, she suffers a blow no widow should ever experience. Olivia learns that she gave birth to a baby who later died in the nursery. Instead of telling his wife what happened, Ben switched the child with another. And as if that's not enough, Ben's will doesn't reveal which of their five sons is truly not hers. Olivia visits each of her sons to share a final connection before facing the truth that will change their ...

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La Mort est une garce (Littérature) (French Edition) by Baptiste Beaulieu (Le Livre de Poche) (917 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Un vieux médecin se souvient de sa première dissection, de son grand amour et de son goût immodéré pour la charcuterie espagnole. Une tranche de vie touchante, drôle et décalée. Par Baptiste Beaulieu, auteur du blog "Alors voilà" (5 millions de visiteurs) Cette nouvelle inédite de Baptiste Beaulieu, médecin généraliste de 29 ans, vous est offerte à l'occasion de la parution de son nouveau roman, Alors vous ne serez plus jamais triste chez Fayard et de la sortie au LIvre de Poche d'Alors voilà, les 1001 vies des ...

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Crossing In Time: A Genre-Bending Love Story (Between Two Evils Book 1) by D. L. Orton (Rocky Mountain Press) (834 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

The past isn't over; it's an opening. The future isn't hidden; it's a trap. If she ever wants to see him again, she'll have to take the risk. "Engaging, Funny, Romantic & Harrowing" ~Publishers Weekly Starred Review After reconnecting with the one-that-got-away -- and then losing him in a pandemic -- middle-aged Iz struggles to survive in a remote mountain cabin. As loneliness and despair set in, she finds hope in caring for abandoned pets -- until a man appears and offers her a one-way trip to the past. With humanity teetering ...

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The Actuary: A Rural English Affair (The Calculated Risk Book 1) by K T Bowes (Hakarimata Press) (778 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Desperate. Destitute. But no longer alone. She's stayed hidden for six years. What harm could it do to attend her best friend's wedding miles away from home? But the handsome actuary is the last person she expected to find on the dance floor. He knows who she is and the encounter causes an unwelcome reality check. She must protect her son. Emma made a promise, to hide and stay hidden. From him. But the old chemistry is still there. Just his smile is enough to plunge her back into confusion. So, she does the thing that worked ...

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Seductive Silence: A Fun and Steamy Historical Regency Romance (Mistress in the Making Book 1) by Larissa Lyons (Literary Madness) (767 Reviews)    Price verified 43 minutes ago

"This is such an AMAZING story ??... compelling to read." Reader Review This is part 1 of 3; the HEA occurs in the third installment, Daring Declarations. A desperate widow dares greatly... Penniless since her husband's demise and now ousted from her home by his indifferent heir, a young widow reaches her wits' end -- the end of her meager food stores, certainly. When her friend, a diamond of the demimonde, arranges a protector for Thea, she can do naught but agree. 'Tis that or starve. But what happens when her previously ...

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Vengeance: A Vigilante Crime Fiction Thriller (The Vendetta Trifecta Book 1) by AJ Scudiere (725 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Nine years ago, Claymore Beller tried to do the right thing. It was the last thing he did. In retaliation for his efforts, his mafia bosses laid waste to his family. Only the youngest-Cynthia-came up fighting. Three years ago, Lee Maxwell made the same error. His wife and daughter paid for his mistake. In a haze of booze and regret, Lee disappeared. Now, Owen Dunham is following the trail of the 'Grudge Ninja'-only all his evidence is false and the profilers can't get their heads around anything except the obvious fact that the ...

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Magnolia Tree (The Crossing Trilogy Book 1) by June V. Bourgo (Next Chapter) (660 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

After Sydney Grey returns to her quaint hometown of Stoney Creek and begins renovations on her childhood farm, she discovers a set of journals written by her mother. Presumed to have abandoned her family 20 years ago, a long-hidden secret about her mother is uncovered. Aided by her grandmother who returns to the farm, Sydney must rely on her instincts to uncover the mystery. But do they have enough clues to unravel the truth about her mother's disappearance? Praise: - "Hooked me right from the start and kept me guessing ...

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The Day He Went Away by Jennifer Millikin (JNM LLC) (646 Reviews)    Price verified one minute ago

"This story is far more than a romance. It's a story of healing and hope... of friendship and empathy. A story like this will sear you." - Angie & Jessica's Dreamy Reads Life was roses. I was happy. I had my dream job. I'd finally fallen in love with the man who'd been waiting for me since he was a boy. Soon his four years in the Army would be over, and we'd be together forever. My perfect life was squarely in my palm. And then it was snatched from me. The harshest, cruelest truth became my reality. And I turned into a shell of my ...

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Circus of the Dead by Seth Blackburn (487 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Twenty years ago, the dead destroyed the world of the living. The survivors scattered in the wake of the Scourge, erecting small towns in the worlds' most sparsely populated areas. For young Gabriel, the walking dead are merely the memories that haunt the eyes of those old enough and lucky enough to have survived. He is more concerned with his hard life in America's desert, where his chores keep him busy and the husks of books stashed beneath the cellar of the library are his only freedom. Until the circus comes to town. "Circus ...

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Aspen Allegations (A Sutton Massachusetts Mystery Book 1) by Lisa Shea (471 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

A ROMANTIC YOGA MYSTERY INFUSED BY NATURE Morgan has become settled in her quiet life in Sutton, Massachusetts. Her peaceful morning yoga routine is assisted by her cat, Juliet. In the evening she guides her kayak across the placid surface of Lake Singletary. Everything is in its place. When Morgan stumbles across a dead body in the shadowy depths of Sutton Woods, her stability is knocked askew. Jason, the ranger who comes to her aid, provides a steady rock of support. The death seems at first an accident, but Morgan knows in her ...

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There Ariseth Light in the Darkness: A Novel of First Century Galilee by JV Love (One Day Press) (436 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Three wandering souls. One miraculous teacher. A story of love and forgiveness... In ancient Palestine, three survivors struggle to find solace in a world of injustice and repression. Azara is studious, headstrong, and committed to her ideals. Jonah is pure and virtuous, but his heart has been darkened by the evils of man. And Vitus is a Roman soldier battling for order and progress when he is unexpectedly confronted with a different kind of war... Separated by miles of dangerous lands, and decades of turbulent history, these ...

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Claiming You (A Lennox In Love Book 1) by Tina Martin (384 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

A Standalone Novella At 39, Remington (Remy) Lennox married Emory McNeil. They've been friends for two years - married for one of those years. He told her the marriage was strictly for business reasons and that they'd keep it between themselves while remaining friends. That the rest of the Lennox family doesn't have to know. What he doesn't tell Emory is, he's deeply in love with her. She thinks they're only friends, but he worships the ground she walks on. Still, he keeps his feelings at bay, that is until he feels like his ...

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Lipstick and Lies and Deadly Goodbyes (The Vampire Housewife Series Book 1) by Jodi Vaughn (353 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Ever been almost-beheaded by a snow-plow? Turned into an undead by a homeless vampire? Cheated and betrayed by your lying sack of s**t husband? Welcome to my life... or, more correctly, my crazy after-life.To everyone behind the gates of our wealthy community in Charming, Mississippi, my husband and I were the Joneses everyone tried to keep up with. A beautiful house, the perfect gated community, two gorgeous kids, and a supposedly flawless marriage.Until I came home and caught him rolling around in our bed, hip-deep in my best ...

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Le café du matin réserve bien des surprises (Editions des Deux Terres) (French Edition) by Alexander McCall Smith (Editions des Deux Terres) (345 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Découvrez l'univers de l'enquêtrice philosophe Isabel Dalhousie, avec cette nouvelle inédite exclusivement disponible en ebook ! Le livre : L'été d'Isabel Dalhousie se déroule paisiblement à Édimbourg, entre son travail à la Revue d'éthique appliquée et le temps consacré à son mari Jamie et leur petit Charlie. Mais une innocente rencontre au café avec une toute nouvelle connaissance, le philosophe George MacLeod, va venir troubler ce quotidien serein et mettre sa réputation en danger. Animée de son amour inépuisable ...

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Rare (An Alpha Billionaire Romance) by Jade Sinclair (332 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Arrogant, controlling, conceited, playboy! That's the only way Michelle could describe Thomas James, the billionaire bastard who she strongly revolted. Not only did he have the nerve to rudely cut her off in the parking lot and steal her parking spot but he intentionally outbid her for the Artemis Clock with an obscene amount of money which he knew she couldn't afford. He didn't even want the rare antique! Despite her hatred for him and his egotistical and conceited nature, she couldn't help notice his broad shoulders, his roguish ...

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Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Scribner) (307 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A famous author in his early fifties travels to Venice alone and succumbs to a deep obsession with an exquisitely beautiful adolescent boy in Thomas Mann's iconic novella. Featuring an exclusive introduction from Colm Tóibín and an excerpt from his most recent novel The Magician.

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Sparrow & Hawke (The Birdsong Trilogy Book 1) by Nina Lane (Snow Queen Publishing) (256 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Darius: She's far too sweet. Innocent. And my attraction to her is intense -- dangerous for reasons she can't know. But after enduring the worst of humanity, and suffering the brunt of evil, I can't help but crave her goodness, her compassion and courage. That's why I do everything in my power to stay away... and just hope she does the same. Nell: He's my father's oldest friend -- broken and scarred in ways I'll never truly understand. But so am I. This dark, damaged war photographer and I are more alike than he'll admit. And though ...

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Just the Way You Are: Aaron & Jane (The Adlers Book 1) by Anita Louise (Candlelite Publishing, LLC) (245 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Newly published Edition - October 2018 **WARNING** This book is only for readers over the age of 18. It contains very steamy and explicit sex scenes. Fans of Bella Andre, Marie Force, Melissa Foster, & Jill Shalvis will also become fans of Anita Louise Why does Aaron Adler's ex-wife keep calling him? Their marriage is over, but Sharon seems to think she can win him back. Aaron has everything he's ever wanted. His work as a highly paid author and speaker is very rewarding, and he's perfectly satisfied with the short-term sexual ...

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Heroes Wear Stethoscopes (The Nursing Diaries) by JM Spade (222 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Kate has worked as a nurse in the emergency room for over twenty years, is married to a successful orthopedic surgeon, and is raising three teenagers. When she starts experiencing personality changes, such as telling her patients what she's thinking, she must find the cause before she loses her family and her career. Is it the stress from family drama or something more serious? Once she discovers the cause, she must make a decision that will alter her life forever. Follow Kate through her shifts in the busy emergency room and her ...

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Stone and Steel (Colossus Book 1) by David Blixt (Next Chapter) (214 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"Historical fiction at its best." - S.J.A. Turney, author of Caligula and Marius' Mules Judea, AD 66. A Roman legion suffers a catastrophic defeat at the hands of a band of Hebrews. Knowing Emperor Nero's revenge will be swift, they must decide how to defend their land against the Roman invasion. Caught in the turmoil is Judah: a mason who now finds himself rubbing shoulders with priests, revolutionaries, generals and nobles, drafted to help defend the land of Galilee. Denied the chance to marry, he turns all his energy into ...

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Ruby's Story (Ruby's Regulars Book 1) by Holly Schindler (InToto Books) (207 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

How Ruby returned to Sullivan, opening the supper club that became the stuff of Christmas Eve legends. On Christmas Eve, Ruby Westbrook finds herself alone in an empty train car, no longer the wide-eyed, ready-to-take-on-the-big-city dancer she'd once been. On a whim, she arrives back in her girlhood hometown of tiny Sullivan, Missouri. Against the backdrop of a city navigating mid-century social and technological upheavals, Ruby begins to relive her past and the love she lost there. Will memory drive her to make a leap of faith, ...

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Over the Hills and Far Away (NOLA's Own Series Book 1) by Kelli Jean (204 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Music is the language of the soul. In a fated moment, Kenna MacGregor discovers the one person whose music reaches deep into her being. He is the hot, dominating, larger-than-life, in-your-face lead singer of NOLA's Junk, Phil Deveraux. Kenna is just a face in the crowd. One that Phil is destined to see, and never forget. A single kiss makes time stand still, but life waits for no one. Phil and Kenna are on two very different paths. Can their love survive until they meet once more at a crossroads?

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Rough Trip: A Motorcycle Club New Adult Romance (Screaming Demons MC Book 7) by Summer Cooper (Amazon Digital Services) (203 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Enjoy this sexy MC love story by USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author Summer Cooper and her friend Sienna Chance! He should have died with them. Sage couldn't save his team. He couldn't even save Laura -- the love of his life. He swore he would never love again. Never open himself up to feel that kind of pain. Then he saw Mia... He wants her oh so bad. But he can tell Mia is different. She's not his usual one-night stand. Besides, one night will definitely not be enough... Rev up your heart with a sizzling ...

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Joshua's Island (James Madison Series Book 1) by Patrick Hodges (Creativia) (202 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Joshua is small for his age. Bullied relentlessly for years, all his friends have drifted away from him. Eve is a pretty girl who has just entered the popular clique. The two could not be more different. As they begin their final year of middle school, the unlikely pair find themselves partners in Science class. At first reluctant to work with him, Eve soon discovers hidden truths about not only Joshua but their school, and her world turns upside-down. The two form a relationship that will teach them both the true meaning of ...

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The Auschwitz Protocol (The Sikora Files Book 1) by Jack Carnegie (198 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

Retired US Detective Emil Janowitz lied to his wife for nearly forty years. Having lost his entire family whilst an inmate of Auschwitz-Birkenau it was simply easier on his soul to invent a past than face up to the demons buried deep inside. Life was good, but then the mail arrived bringing a letter which would result in a voyage of discovery, denunciation and confrontation with the past. Life is a journey, history should not be forgotten, the evil still exists.

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Orientation: A Story: And Other Stories by Daniel Orozco (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (189 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Orientation introduces a writer at the height of his powers, whose work surely invites us to reassess the landscape of American fiction. A new employee's first-day office tour includes descriptions of other workers' most private thoughts and actions. "Orientation" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection of the same name, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of ...

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The Playboy by Lucia Jordan (174 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A powerful Contemporary Romance. Here is the first book in the 'The Playboy' Series by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion and emotion. Can Ashlyn learn to give up control and just let lust... and maybe even love... take over? Ashlyn Cane is the ambitious and strong-willed CEO of Amass Energy, with her focus squarely on her career's future. Her hard work and take-charge sensibility is what got her to where she is today, demanding nothing but the best from her employees. But when Ashlyn begins the search ...

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Damaging Quarantine: A Short Story (Goodlove and Shek) by Al Macy (Amazon Digital Services) (128 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

????? This was a perfect story for now, due to the virus pandemic. I could really relate to the story and some of the issues that the isolation has caused. - Amazon Reviewer ????? Al Macy voiced many of the fears I'm experiencing, strictly sheltering from COVID-19. It helps to see them in writing & know that I am not alone! - Amazon Reviewer Attorney Garrett Goodlove has a strong bond with his twin sister, Carly. They're soul mates. Doesn't mean they always get along. Over the years, Garrett has found that the only way to tolerate ...

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Just Beginning: A Prequel to Just Destiny (Destiny, #1) by Theresa Rizzo (123 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

From award-winning author, Theresa Rizzo, comes this prequel to bestselling Just Destiny. Age is just a number, until you fall in love with an older man. If he's rich, you're labeled a gold digger. If his kids are nearly your age, it's complicated. And if you're recovering from an unfortunate past, you don't dare marry your one true love... Or do you? Twenty-something Jenny Campbell's life has been a series of screw-ups, and the latest one endangered her little brother's life. But when she falls for sophisticated Gabe Harrison, ...

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Crowned By Love (The Yorkist Saga Book 1) by Diana Rubino (Next Chapter) (121 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

England, 1471. Adopted as a baby, Denys lives with her mother Elizabeth: queen and married to Edward IV. Denys makes numerous attempts to uncover her true lineage, but each effort comes to an abrupt and tragic end. Queen Elizabeth metes out Denys's ultimate degradation, when she marries her off to the ambitious Valentine Starbury. As her feelings for Valentine bloom into love, can she finally discover the truth about her past?

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Choke (Fresh Hell) by Charity Parkerson (Punk & Sissy Publications) (119 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Rush just needs a job. He never expects to gain a whole new life and fall in love. After suffering a career-ending injury on the football field, Rush has no other choice but to start over. The bills are mounting, and his luck is getting worse by the day. When he interviews for a sportscaster position at a large sports channel in his area, he's on his last hope. Except the man in charge sees a different path for Rush, and it doesn't include Rush saying no. When Alaric overhears Rush getting propositioned in exchange for a leg up at ...

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Walking with Mr. Smith by Brandon Enns (118 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Austin Smith, an aging writer, is in a rut. Outside of Reykjavik, Iceland, Mr. Smith has spent too much time alone in his loft, leaving his creativity to dry up along with his finances. In need of a spark and money to keep a roof over his head, his personal assistant Jeffrey convinces him to embark on a familiar hike into the mountains. It has been many years since Mr. Smith has completed the journey with his now departed wife, and he fears that he is too old and too uninspired to make the trek. With one last shot at redemption, Mr. ...

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Finding Her Shifter (The Fledglings' Mentor Series Book 1) by C. L. Amos (116 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

When Sasha awakes to find thugs crashing into her bedroom to kill her, she is thrilled! That's because Sasha is a sexy, self-assured, smart-talking shifter. She's also the top hit-woman in a secret organization: the High Council of Shifters. Needless to say, all does not go as planned for her would-be killers. Sasha's powerful and mysterious boss makes her an offer she can't refuse. In a world where only rare shifters can take more than one form, two new fivelings - twins - are about to mature. They will become the most powerful ...

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The Demon's Crystal: A Thrilling Sci-Fi Adventure by P.J. Jay (108 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

For Eric Frost, Madagascar is a place of beauty and learning. A researcher in bio-robotics, Eric finds the sheer variety of flora and fauna fascinating - but when he finds Unseen Madagascar, an unassuming book by a missing British author named Richard Walters, Eric learns that there's more to the nation than meets the eye. The text speaks of an island off the coast of Madagascar known only as Demon Island. There, the author suggests, lives an isolated and hostile tribe of natives who seem to jealously guard something held deeper in ...

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In Arthur's Nature: The Novel of a Philosopher Pushed to the Edge and the Woman He Pushed over It by J. T. Frederick (Theorism Press) (101 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

In 1831, philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer pushed his neighbour down the stairs of their Frankfurt residence. Inspired by this true event and his actual writings, the novel reimagines the life of the fractured thinker as it blurs the boundaries between Arthur's theoretical beliefs and his physical existence. Caroline Marquet, a talented painter, has endured her own dark past, but her future is about to become even darker at the hands of the man across the hall. For although Arthur lectures on kindness, he views the world through a ...

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Concrete Underground by Moxie Mezcal (Zizek Press) (100 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

An idealistic journalist sets out to expose corruption among the city's elite and soon finds himself immersed in a conspiracy of murder, blackmail, espionage, and human trafficking. Pitted against the enigmatic CEO of one of the world's largest tech companies, he must play a deadly game that threatens to unearth its players' darkest secrets. CONCRETE UNDERGROUND is postmodern pulp fiction - a gritty, labyrinthine murder mystery about identity and alienation in the digital age.

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The Songbirds by Alif. (Troubador Publishing) (92 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

"A great coming of age love story. Tender, easy-paced & redemptive." - Goodreads. The Songbirds celebrates true freedom. And redemption. Kasim is an impressionable and ambitious young man, who wants to go very far in life. In doing so, he lets go of the hand of Sumera, the one woman who truly ever loved him. But, when he reaches the top, he realises that it's all just a mirage; a golden cage. While he finds himself locked in a cage of his own making, Sumera finds herself locked in a cage made by others. Her crime is not that she ...

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The Nurse's Secret: Sneak Peek by Amanda Skenandore (Kensington Books) (90 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition of acclaimed author Amanda Skenandore's new historical novel, a fascinating story of one woman's search for identity and independence, set in 1880s New York and based on the little-known story of America's first nursing school. In the slums of 1880s New York, Una Kelly has grown up to be a rough-and-tumble grifter, able to filch a pocketbook in five seconds flat. But when another con-woman pins her for a murder she didn't commit, Una is forced to flee. Running from the ...

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Eminently Respectable Capers by Tony Brennan (Vivid Publishing) (74 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

He was a university boxing champ with a bruised and battered face. But could anything have prepared young Father Sammy for his appointment as Secretary/MC to an irascible and eccentric old Cardinal? At first, his new boss seems like a shining example of childlike and bumbling innocence. But Sammy soon discovers the Cardinal has a fiendish sense of humour. When His Eminence throws the young priest into a knockout adventure of hilarious and mortifying encounters, from midnight motorbike chases to an operatic appearance and a mistaken ...

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The Global View (The Goldman Trilogy Book 1) by W.L. Liberman (Next Chapter) (73 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Young Ephraim Goldman is the author of a perennial bestseller. A celebrated academic lion, he hobnobs with the movers and shakers of his era, such as Einstein, Berenson and Bertrand Russell. Ephraim's son Bernard is a young writer, desperate to make his own reputation in the literary world. After a shrewd publisher hires Bernie to write his father's biography, he stumbles across a startling photograph. As the mystery of his father slowly unfolds, Bernard has to come to terms with both the present and the future. But in the end, ...

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Me + You by H. Pearce (H. Pearce) (70 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

How far do the bonds of loyalty go? For Aaron, this is a question he has struggled with for years, and one that almost ruined his life. After two years of non-contact, a letter shows up in the mail inviting Aaron to his ex-wife's wedding. Nina, the woman who is responsible for all his pain suddenly reappears and once again, he finds himself at her mercy. In theory, the answer is simple but as both Nina and Aaron struggle with the choices they must make, a stark realization forms. Time isn't the cure many believe it is.

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One Small Victory by Maryann Miller (Next Chapter) (65 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

What do you do when grief slams you in the gut and brings you to your knees? Jenny Jasik's life changes in an instant, when her son is killed in an automobile accident. She is a Confidential Informant: an undercover member of a drug task force. Jenny only reports to her supervisor, Detective Steve Morrity, and can never tell anyone else what she's doing. There are days she is not sure she can hold it all together. But when she looks into the face of her daughter, she knows she has to try.

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Daisy Fields by Maki Matsui (62 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

? A contemporary romance novella that will slide like ice cream down your throat ? A gentle soul searching for sincerity in an insincere world. A tale-spinner living in a maze of lies. A story that unfolds when two hearts meet. What is sincerity, what is freedom, what is true love? DAISY FIELDS is a perfect long-weekend read, or a romantic gift for your gentle -- or crazy -- sweetheart. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? She's twenty-two or thirty-nine. She's from Texas or from Alaska. Her mother left her when she was little... or was she abducted? ...

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The Birth of M.E. Meegs (Emmie Reese Mysteries, Story #1) by Robert Bruce Stewart (Street Car Mysteries) (62 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

Set in Brooklyn at the turn of the 20th century, this short story follows Emmie Reese, an aspiring journalist with a peculiar outlook on life and a poor understanding of currency exchange rates. Our heroine becomes involved with a death in the English county of Lancashire when one of her stories is found in the dead man's pocket. Over several months -- while pursuing her career, visiting a literary sweat shop, and doing some unusual freelance work at the racetrack -- she solves the case through transatlantic correspondence with ...

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In The Closet by Wanda Withers (60 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Headmaster Edwin Rakeley thinks the next thing on his schedule for the day is a completely ordinary parental interview for a prospective new student for his exclusive private school. But when the parent in question - handsome, villainous Albie Solstein - turns out to be Edwin's biggest fan, he has a problem he hasn't had to worry about in years. Because Solstein is a fan of Edwin's roles in his former career. And what Edwin used to be is a porn star...

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Keepsakes by James Renner (58 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A hoarder is forced to come to terms with the disappearance of her husband by finding something, anything to throw away.

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Guns and Saffron by Alif (Matador) (57 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

The love story of a terrorist. "Hard-hitting and emotionally wired!" - Goodreads "Addictive, fresh and enlightening!" NetGalley Yakub, a militant, plans a top-secret plot, Mission M, to make the world pay for the killing of Osama bin Laden. Hassan, Yakub's nephew and the orphan of a militant, is entrusted with the responsibility of fulfilling Mission M. Shehed, Hassan's lover, is a strong-willed woman who tries to stop him. And Rafi is a habitual crook who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can Mission M be ...

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The Only Witness: A Short Story (Alfie Goes to Thailand Book 1) by James King (56 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

A quiet Sunday - A vicious assault - One man's resurrection is another's good luck. A prequel to the enthralling psychological thriller series Alfie Goes to Thailand, Book 1 is based on a violent true-life assault. Typical of many strange and unpalatable happenings in Thailand, THE ONLY WITNESS introduces Alfie Mynn andis a revealing insight into the central character of an absorbing series. A story of human challenge, manipulation, rejection, abuse, and a search for peace. When Alfie sets out on his morning cycle ride, the last ...

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Beholden to You: A Billionaire Romance (Be Series) by Molly Sloan (Redhawk Press) (54 Reviews)    Price verified 8 hours ago

I wasn't expecting someone like him.Blue-gray eyes and his gentle smile caught me off guard.He didn't look like he had billions of dollars to invest.And yet he did.I'm all business so I decided to keep my feelings buried. I refuse to be beholden to anyone. Until he kissed me, and everything changed.Between my pride and desire, my emotions are at war.I can take the leap toward love.But what if he doesn't catch me - ease my fears.Can I trust him? More importantly, can I trust myself?This is this a standalone HEA novella. First book in ...

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Junior "Eh": A sharing love hockey romance series (Red Line Series Book 1) by TB Mann (Heart Sisters Publishing Inc) (51 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Three chances to experience love. Domineering and neglectful parents. Does she have the courage to defy them, to take what she really wants? Excited for her summer of freedom, Kayla longs to experience life. Something she doesn't while under the all seeing eye of her stepmother. With the help of newly minted professional hockey players, the neighbour boy, Ryan, and his best friend, Kris, love is in the air. But when an emergency at home rips her away, can their love survive? Devastated and confused, Kayla struggles to meet the new ...

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Weapons of Remorse by Chevron Ross (48 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

WINNER OF TWO INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AWARDS! Hank Phillips makes his living defending the right to bear arms. Privately, he doesn't want to touch a gun ever again. Hank is an ex-Marine whose heroism in war earned him the Medal of Honor and a high-profile job with America's most powerful gun rights organization. He has millions of admirers and a bright future. But what Hank values most is his relationship with God. He believes his war record has poisoned it, and he prays that God will let him atone. One night, a gunfire incident ...

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Cuervo (Spanish Edition) by Leopoldo Alas "Clarín" (47 Reviews)    Price verified 9 hours ago

Este libro ha sido convertido a formato digital por una comunidad de voluntarios. Puedes encontrarlo gratis en Internet. Comprar la edición Kindle incluye la entrega inalámbrica.

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The Seamstress of New Orleans: Sneak Peek by Diane C. McPhail (A John Scognamiglio Book) (46 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition of Diane McPhail's mesmerizing new historical novel set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, revealing the tale of two strangers separated by background but bound by an unexpected secret -- and of the strength and courage women draw from and inspire in each other. The year 1900 ushers in a new century and the promise of social change, and women rise together toward equality. Yet rules and restrictions remain, ...

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The Colors of Cold: A New Story from The Age of Ice by J. M. Sidorova (Scribner) (45 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

A stunning new ebook original story by J. M. Sidorova Includes an exclusive excerpt of Sidorova's acclaimed debut novel, The Age of Ice. Speculative fiction icon John Crowley calls J. M. Sidorova's The Age of Ice "marvelous." Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, hails it as "everything you could want in a novel." Now, in this special ebook-only story, Sidorova returns to the world of The Age of Ice -- her captivating blend of fiction, history, and fantasy -- offering a mesmerizing new tale of the power of cold. ...

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THE DANDELION CLOCK PART I: A captivating and memorable story of unconditional love. by Andrea Hicks (44 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

Sixteen-year-old Kate McGuire has a secret. Her father, Joe has disappeared, and Kate, her mother, Stella and sister, Emma are left to fend for themselves with little income and no one to turn to. For two years they are heartbroken, wondering why he left, or whether he is still alive. Kate decides she must take on a role she never wanted; as carer for her abusive alcoholic mother, and guardian of her sister who seems intent on finding the solace she needs her own way, a decision that leaves Kate almost unable to continue because of ...

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Ishtah - The Prostitute's Daughter by Ella Hansing (44 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Daughter of the most illustrious prostitute in all Arrapha, young Ishtah must find a way to endure her mother's fame. With the ceremony of the god Ashur beginning in a few short hours, will she risk the unknown in pursuit of her own happiness, or succumb once more to acceptance of a fate of shadows and eternal shame? Newly released, ISHTAH - THE PROSTITUTE'S DAUGHTER builds suspense brick by brick while submerging readers in the beauty and dread of a forgotten empire.

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Thunder Valley (Thunder Valley Trilogy Book 1) by Thomas Kelly (42 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Thunder Valley is a story about five friends that take an annual camping trip. Love and lust lead to confusion and conflict. All the emotions that can tear lives apart or cement them for eternity are experienced in this thriller/mystery. Best friends become bitter enemies, new friends become lovers and lovers become something unexpected in five short days. Thunder Valley is the first completed novel in a trilogy. Thunder Valley is a little known campground in Northern Minnesota. Rico, Julie, Conner, Dave and Sam take their annual ...

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Happy Slumbers (Dragon City (Book Four of Four) 4) by Tom Lichtenberg (41 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

When Argus Kirkham disappears, his older brother Alex returns to the city of his youth to join in the search, but finds himself instead at the edge of a baffling mystery he can neither see nor begin to understand, in this fourth and final re-mix of the Dragon City series.

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Lost Girl - part 1 by Elodie Short (40 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

Anna Hayes is growing up in a bad place. A dirty mobile home. No dad in sight. A mom who's more concerned about how she'll get her next fix and an older brother who is always working, trying and make ends meet, leaving him unable to protect her. To Anna this is normal, until one day she hears men threatening to take her away. Terrified she runs away. Summer Ford doesn't particularly like kids; she prefers them at a distance. But when she comes across a sobbing little girl in the park, it tugs on her heartstrings. Something in ...

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Il Segreto di Peach (Italian Edition) by Gioia Colli (40 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Principessa di Fungopoli, adorata da tutti i suoi sudditi, amata da Mario, desiderata dal perfido Bowser, rapita e sempre salvata, la vita di Peach sembra perfetta, un eterno presente fatto di peripezie che tuttavia non conoscono altro che un lieto fine. è la legge della fantasia, dei cartoni animati e dei videogiochi: il tempo scorre su sé stesso, un moto circolare, una rotta senza meta. Ma cosa succederebbe se qualcuno provasse a forzarla, a dare al "Cuore della storia" un finale diverso? Che ne sarebbe allora di Peach, di Mario, ...

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Everything We Are (Heart Of The Canyon Book 2) by Jacie Middlemann (38 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Jake wants to see for himself whether his mother is having a mid-life crisis or a later-in-life adventure. He's betting on the second. Mallie's oldest son checked up on her not long after she returned to the canyon and the home she grew up in... the home where she raised her children until a tragedy forced her to make the difficult decision to leave. Now her youngest son is on his way... Jake Westin is returning to the canyon where he grew up. It's been ten years since the last time he was there. He can still vividly remember the ...

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Palomar Knots by Anndee Fonnesbeck (36 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Thea rarely felt welcome in her own home. After being placed for adoption as an infant, then losing her new mother a few months later, she was left to be raised by a silent, reluctant father. Moving to college seems like the perfect escape, her first chance at independence. When she is forced to return home after just one semester, Thea must finally face everything she had hoped to leave behind. Palomar Knots is a dramatic coming-of-age story about love and learning that family is who we choose.

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Poisoned Parrots : Don't believe everything you think! by Felix Lane (Popping Hearts) (35 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

'The nature of The Metaphorical Poisoned Parrot can grind you down, and it is very hard not to believe what it says.' Oliver Moorcroft returns home from school to his mother (Melissa) declaring a new relationship. His older brother Josh foretold the possibility of a second chance romance, whilst sitting smugly away from the nest pulling the strings, guilt-tripping the both of them. Oliver has been harboring a secret of his own however. Three of the college girls in the self-proclaimed 'populars' group have taken a 'proper' liking to ...

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MYTHS by Erika Price (English Prime Press) (34 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

Hera was a gorgeous megab*tch, but she was fantastic at Scrabble. Aphrodite was just jealous. Salome was a Toddler in a Tiara, Athena was cute in a spunky, Ellen Page kinda way, and Scheherazade was an attention-starved blogger. Persephone and Hades were only on a trial separation. Pandora just opened the box because she was hella bored. In this short story collection by Erika Price (author of Corpus Callosum), gods and goddesses from bygone eras are reimagined as hilarious contemporary analogues and released on a hapless modern ...

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Dracula by Bram Stoker (Aeons Editions) (33 Reviews)    Price verified 13 minutes ago

In the dimly lit corridors of a forgotten era, Bram Stoker's timeless masterpiece, "Dracula," weaves a chilling tale of horror, obsession, and undying evil. Embark on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human psyche as this Gothic classic unveils the terrifying story of Count Dracula, the seductive vampire who haunts the imaginations of generations. Set in the late 19th century, "Dracula" introduces readers to Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor who travels to Transylvania to finalize a real estate deal with the enigmatic ...

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