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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second-chance romance, the highly anticipated companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet—from the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect.
“A really fun, chemistry-filled sports romance you don’t want to miss!”—Hannah Grace, author...
“A really fun, chemistry-filled sports romance you don’t want to miss!”—Hannah Grace, author...
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From Pamela Binnings Ewen, bestselling author of The Queen of Paris and Émilienne, The Moon in the Mango Tree is a lush historical novel set in the 1920s.
It is a dazzling decade, and Barbara Bond is a beautiful young singer torn between her fierce desire for independence and her deep, abiding love for her husband, a brilliant doctor. She has trained for years to sing grand opera, but soon after her marriage to Harvey Perkins, she learns that he...
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Dive back into the world of The Institute in this gripping sequel to The Orphan Chronicles: Genesis… Ananya Patel is a young woman with extraordinary abilities. Her keen instincts for sensing danger have been enhanced and honed during her upbringing at The Institute, a clandestine underwater research facility established and funded by billionaire philanthropist, Gregory Cornelius. In The Orphan Chronicles: Evolution, the time has come for Ananya...
5) Desuetude
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As a hunter, Val is an elite in her field. The cities need to expand. The wilderness and animals are hostile to human life. Val's job is to go in and eliminate the dangerous beasts.
Technological selection is coming. There is only so much land left. Where there were once vast open spaces, there are now never-ending streets. Where there was once plant life, there are now factories and rows of buildings. Progress knows no mercy.
Val is aware of...
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A beautiful young woman. An American soldier. A war-torn country. Nearly forty years of silence.Now, two daughters search for the truth they hope will set them free and the elusive peace their parents have never found.In the South Carolina Lowcountry, a young mother named Katherine Ann is struggling to help her tempestuous father by plunging into a world of secrets he never talks about. A fry cook named Lisa is trying desperately to reach her grieving...
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Richard McCauley, a vibrant, affectionate, warmhearted soul, chose to live a stagnant emotionless life, and does so for seven years, after making the worst decision of his life at twenty-three years of age.
The reader, embedded in the decision Richard made, is most likely unable to understand or even accept his motives, even when slightly perceiving there may be something more.
As Richard's professional life soars, his personal one remains...
8) A Good Woman
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First published in 1927, public domain in the US and Canada. "A Good Woman" is a poignant and beautifully crafted novel that weaves together the lives of two remarkable women from different eras, bound by a shared struggle for independence and love. Penned by a talented author celebrated for her evocative storytelling, this heartfelt tale takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through time and across continents. At its heart is the story of Grace,...
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Indestructible Nation
Joshua Bruening
Indestructible Nation is a darkly satirical whirlwind through American corporate greed - including current oil/gasoline price gauging, banking fees, expensive life-saving drugs, and poorly built automobiles. It pokes fun at America's sense of indestructibility. Albert lives the fast path to bankruptcy due to temporary employment and the corporations' desires to suck him for the most money possible. Dealing...
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In a world where progress and innovation soaredto new heights, a transformative era emerged-an erathat would redefine the very fabric of human society.This was the Age of Billions-a time when billionsbecame the new million, and the world witnessedthe rise of unprecedented change.
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Julia has a problem. Its name is Codeine. After a violent encounter with her abusive husband on Christmas Eve she is left battered, scarred, widowed and hooked on painkillers. During times of stress she starts to hide from her problems in a fantasy world created in her mind. Unfortunately, the spirit of her dead husband is always there to remind her who's the boss. When Derek enters her life and shows her what real love looks like, she finally realizes...
12) The Corpse Bloom
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When a kidney transplant performed by Boston General Hospital's preeminent surgeon goes bad, the life of his patient is only the first thing Dr. Brad Baker will lose. Threatened with a malpractice suit, Brad takes a leave of absence to accept a job offer from Carlos Cardoza, the suave director of a remote transplant clinic in Campeche, Mexico.
But over the next several months, Brad becomes uneasy about the source of the cadaveric kidneys he transplants...
13) The Master Plan
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The world we live in today is becoming more chaotic, Governments around the world are becoming increasingly more draconian, with restriction of civil liberty and freedom of speech and expression, becoming the norm.Many think that we are living in the time of the ending of the world as predicted by many religions, others are searching for answers.Are we really living in a world of random chaos, or are we living in a Plan?In this book, we take a journey...
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THANK YOU FOR BURNING is a scintillating satirical debut novel that clears the air on modern day coal barons and their political protectors who are choking our children's future. This scorching tale follows three vastly different Americans who end up following their hearts to preserve and protect their conuntry's future. In his mid-20s, JC flees the death rattle of West Virginia's coal mining culture seeking a better life out West, only to be pulled...
15) Abstractionist
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They could not listen they're not listening still, perhaps they never will…Don MacleanThere is treasure inside all of us, but we must be willing to dig for it. When that cache is located, if we share what is found with a loving, open heart, we will witness it increase in value. This value perpetuates itself as the message is accepted by others.Watching my truth spill out onto the white like so much blood, I am in rapture, consumed by what is being...
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In the heart of a forgotten forest, where the ancienttrees whispered secrets to the wind, there stood theEternal Grove. Shrouded in mist and guarded by thespirits of the wild, this sacred sanctuary was home tothe legendary Eternity Tree.For centuries, tales of the Eternity Tree had echoedthrough the ages, passed down from generation togeneration like fragments of a dream. Some spoke of itsmystical powers, capable of healing the deepest woundsand unlocking...
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Amor, revolución y rock 'n' roll. En pleno declive del régimen de Ceausescu, tres jóvenes rebeldes se reúnen en un almacén olvidado y eligen la música como refugio.
Diciembre de 1988. El crepúsculo del comunismo rumano. Paul es estudiante de filosofía, pero consigue que lo expulsen de la facultad, porque su sueño es tocar la batería en un grupo. Fane está todavía en el instituto y se ha agenciado una guitarra eléctrica y una radio vieja...
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I wish I could say that, I had enough. That life had taught me a lesson, and it was time for me to move on and get my life in order. No, that lost soul that found himself half dead in the mud, had many more trials to endure; more challenges, with his own demise hanging in the balance. He was still oblivious to what was going on around him, most of all, he felt small, insignificant. He felt like he was a lower form of life, a slug, that's how he viewed...
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The future for humanity is filled with promise and potential, but it also presents challenges that require collective action and forward-thinking solutions. By embracing technological innovation, fostering collaboration, promoting sustainability and social justice, prioritizing well-being, celebrating diversity, and fostering a culture of lifelong learning and innovation, we can build a brighter future for generations to come.
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In the title story, and debut novella from Jason Grunspan, a drifter in 1930 Baltimore finds his options quickly drying up. A failed relationship and a dispute with a local crime syndicate leave him wandering disoriented through the city. When he makes his way down to the harbor port, he's hired aboard an old cargo steamship and soon finds himself at sea, trapped on a ship captained by an imposing and mysterious man. The Captain takes Dent under his...
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