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Dive into the haunting world of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, this novel weaves a gripping tale of love, sin, and redemption. Follow the enigmatic Hester Prynne, marked by the scarlet letter 'A' as a symbol of her adulterous affair. As secrets unravel, Reverend Dimmesdale grapples with his own hidden guilt. With vivid prose, Hawthorne explores the consequences of societal judgment and the enduring...
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Jeremiah Halstead volume 2
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"McCauley's Westerns move at a pace that leaves readers sweating and out of breath. Blood on the Trail is one wild, entertaining ride." -Johnny D. Boggs
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead keeps the peace in the mining town of Silver Cloud, Montana. But an old enemy has declared war against him.
Ruthless and clever, Ed Zimmerman would have become the leader of one of the west's deadliest and hell-bent outlaw gangs. Zimmerman has offered a...
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Gathering of dragons series volume 1
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A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. Then the Destroyer came. From the blood and ashes he left behind, a tenuous alliance rose between the barbarian riders of Parsathe and the walled kingdoms of the south. That alliance is all that stands against the return of an ancient evil-until the barbarian king and queen are slain in an act of bloody betrayal.
Though forbidden by the alliance council to kill the corrupt king...
85) False impression
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CNIB
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When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death - a priceless Van Gogh painting. But in the end, it's a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building that has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's...
86) Medusa: a novel
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Talonbooks
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English
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A story that involves women's body shame and men's body shaming, phallocratic oppression, and the power of femininity.
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Internationally bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartful romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne.
If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it's real? When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling-not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating...
88) Torched
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Dark Kings volume 13
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
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English
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"The King of Silvers. Cunning, perceptive, resourceful. Determined. Banished from Dreagan eons ago because of a betrayal that shattered his entire existence, his sole focus in life is to exact revenge against the Dragon Kings. A formidable fighter with centuries of rage on his side, Ulrik will stop at nothing to take down those who exiled him. He has been alone, trusting no one for thousands of years. Until she walks into his life. He should not yearn...
89) Where guns talk
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Loner Western volume 1
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Ulverscroft, Linford Western
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Ahead was a cold-blooded killer, and an innocent woman who wanted to believe he was no such thing. Behind was a God-fearing tyrant by the name of Isaac Madie, and Madie's three sons, all of them with vengeance in mind. And Blake Durant was caught smack in the middle. He wanted to rescue the woman and return a fortune in gold bullion to its rightful owners. But Madie had other ideas. And if it came to that, so did Ringo Nyall, the killer who'd set...
90) Love like blood
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Little, Brown
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As DI Nicola Tanner investigates what appears to be a series of organised killings, her partner Susan is brutally murdered, leaving the detective bereft, and vengeful. Taken off the case, Tanner enlists the help of DI Tom Thorne to pursue a pair of ruthless killers and the broker handing out the deadly contracts. As the killers target their latest victim, Thorne takes the biggest risk of his career and is drawn into a horrifying and disturbing world...
91) Nightbreaker
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Viking
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Fifteen years after the Vanishing thrust Manhattan into darkness, resilient New Yorkers have adapted, but at night Rei Reynolds secretly hunts Deathlings--the deadly creatures that slaughtered her parents--but she soon learns of the elite who want to keep the city's ruling class in power.
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Sons of Gregor MacLeod volume 2
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HE WAS LOOKING FOR VENGEANCE Laird Lachlan MacKay never planned on leading his clan, but when his older brother was murdered, he was left with no choice. His vow to avenge his brother has led him to the MacPherson clan—and their bewitching healer, Amber. INSTEAD HE FOUND HERAmber MacPherson is desperate. Dressed as a boy to escape her clan's treacherous leader, she runs right into Lachlan—who orders her detained. At first she causes him nothing...
93) The rebel heir
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The Spare Heirs volume 2
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The Spare Heirs Society Cordially Invites You to Meet Ash Claughbane: The Imposter Lady Evangeline Green is living a lie. To please her family, she masquerades as the perfect debutant...until she meets the wickedly charming Lord Crosby. With him, there are no rules. She's finally free to do as she desires-but freedom comes with a price, and Lord Crosby is not what he seems... Ash is not Lord Crosby. He's a con artist, a noble Spare Heir living off...
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Department Q volume 4
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"International superstar Jussi Adler-Olsen, with more than fourteen million copies of his books sold worldwide, delivers his latest in the bestselling Department Q series ? a perplexing cold case with sinister modern-day consequences. In 1987, Nete Hermansen plans revenge on those who abused her in her youth, including Curt Wad, a charismatic surgeon who was part of a movement to sterilize wayward girls in 1950s Denmark. More than twenty years later,...
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Girls with sharp sticks volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 13
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Mena and the other girls of Innovations Academy enroll in Ridgeview Prep, seeking revenge against the corporation that traumatized them at Innovations Academy, but they still face many obstacles.
96) Under the knife
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St. Martin's Press
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"Morgan Finney, a biotechnology tycoon, is a shy, highly intelligent but socially awkward and emotionally fragile man. It was his wife, Jenny, with whom he connected and who enabled him to connect with others. When Jenny dies of complications during a surgery led by Dr. Rita Wu, Finney's grief turns to rage. He vows to kill Rita just as he believes she killed his wife. But first he will systematically destroy her life. Aided by a mysterious man named...
97) Grunt hero
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It is a time for heroes, for killers, for Grunts. In this thrilling conclusion to the breakout military science fiction series, we find Earth plagued with millions of miles of terraformed cities, black vines crushing concrete, revealing iron and steel. Those unable to escape the vines are empty vessels waiting to be filled, living storage for alien algorithmic thought. What else can happen? What more can be done? This has always been a time for heroes,...
98) The big ranchero
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Benedict and Brazos volume 3
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Ulverscroft, Linford Western
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English
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After witnessing the cold-blooded killing of a man named Boyd Larsen, Duke Benedict and Hank Brazos find themselves up to their gunbelts in mystery, murder and mayhem. Larsen was an insurance man investigating a claim of rustled stock on Rancho Antigua, and his notes include a familiar name - Bo Rangle, the cut-throat outlaw the pair have been tracking ever since he robbed them of a fortune during the Civil War. Benedict and Brazos set out to run...
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Titan's Forest volume 3
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Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
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English
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"Courtier, explorer, thief: Leaper is a man of many skills, but none of his talents satisfy the yearning in his heart for the Queen of Airakland, the ruler of a thunder-clashed kingdom. Their affair is cut too short, however, when she is murdered. The suspects behind her death include the most powerful in the realm: a political rival, a jealous king, or, perhaps, the god of thunder who oversees them all. Distraught, Leaper vows revenge, but his mission...
100) Crush the king
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Crown of shards volume 3
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English
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"Queen Everleigh Blair of Bellona has survived the mass murder of the royal family, become a fearsome warrior trained by an elite gladiator troupe, and unleashed her ability to destroy magic. After surviving yet another assassination attempt orchestrated by the conniving king of Morta, Evie has had enough. It's time to turn the tables and take the fight to her enemies. There is no better opportunity to strike than during the Regalia Games, a time...
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