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A Union officer struggles homeward through a Christmas Eve snowstorm, haunted by loss and doubtful of the future. Paroled from a brutal prison camp, a young southern soldier yearns to find the one person he loves most in the world -- and worries over the devastation rumored to have reached his family's mountain. An immigrant private plans a startling Christmas surprise for his comrades. And a newly freed slave must choose between the desire for revenge...
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A collection of eight suspenseful tales from one of the century's finest crime authors With stories published when the author was in her seventies and eighties, this collection proves that after five decades writing crime fiction, Dorothy Salisbury Davis has lost none of her edge. In "Christopher and Maggie," based on Davis's own experiences during the Great Depression, a traveling magician stumbles upon a murder victim. In other stories, a woman...
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Months after meeting a kind gentleman on the most embarrassing night of her life, a newly divorced woman gains the courage to reclaim her life and explore newfound love with the perfect stranger in this enthralling romance, perfect for fans of Kennedy Ryan.
Pascha St. Claire has nothing to live for.
After five years, her once-loving husband, Raymond, decides to end their marriage. He's unable to deal with her mental health, significant...
Pascha St. Claire has nothing to live for.
After five years, her once-loving husband, Raymond, decides to end their marriage. He's unable to deal with her mental health, significant...
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Providence, Rhode Island, 1986. Danny Ryan, de veintinueve años, es un estibador muy trabajador, un esposo amoroso, un amigo leal y, ocasionalmente, un "músculo" del sindicato del crimen irlandés que supervisa gran parte de la ciudad. Anhela algo más y sueña con empezar de cero, en algún lugar lejano. Pero cuando una Helena de Troya moderna desencadena una guerra entre facciones mafiosas rivales, Danny se ve envuelto en un conflicto del que...
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The youngest member of the Harrison family, Derik, is missing following a terrible house fire. His siblings - Matthias, Deidrick, Allison, and their cousin Derek - are desperate to find him, but they will need to help themselves and their family before they can help Derik. Matthias is fighting his past temptations and actions, Deidrick has commitment issues, Allison cannot get along with her mother, Derek is on the verge of an identity crisis, and...
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A tough Irish cop. A prostitute. A massive cover-up that stretches to the highest levels of law enforcement... and its fatal impact on three generations of a New York police family. Harlem, just before midnight. A New York Police Department cop and his partner pull up in front of a tenement. A short while later, Sergeant Brian O'Malley is dead from a stab wound to the jugular, and a prostitute has fallen down an airshaft to oblivion. A few years...
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Bittersweet Motives, Book 1Former reporter Serena "Rena" Manchester has transitioned into her new career as a private detective. The Clayton Matthews Law firm sends a few investigations her way that pays the bills, though the work is hardly exciting. However, a shift occurs one day while she is taking photos of a prominent businessman, Edwin Peters, with his young mistress. When the woman shows up dead, Serena has no doubt that Edwin Peters is the...
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Jack McKinney retired from the police force 5 years ago, hoping to finally relax after a demanding career catching criminals. But his peace is shattered when his beloved granddaughter Emma mysteriously vanishes shortly after joining him on a camping trip. Jack knows there was tension between Emma and her father Ethan-Jack's son-who disapproved of Emma visiting her grandfather after his early-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis. Desperate to find Emma before...
9) Outraged
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A TV investigative reporter and his sister, a San Francisco PD homicide detective, look into the slayings of Bay Area cops who have shot unarmed African Americans yet faced no repercussions in this debut crime thriller.
"Brian Copeland's thrilling debut novel is a revelation from an excitingly fresh voice 'of color' in the arena of crime fiction . . . He manages to take a 'ripped from the headlines' topic, the shooting of unarmed African Americans...
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Die Geschichte eines Außenseiters—authentisch rau und mit einer Prise schwarzem Humor.
1975. Der Bäckerlehrling Harald Hasenbach ist ein Außenseiter in seinem südpfälzischen Heimatdorf. Als er die Leiche der Winzertochter Rosi Brucker im Wald findet, versucht er von ihren begüterten Eltern, die sie vermisst glauben, ein Lösegeld zu erpressen. Die Ereignisse nehmen jedoch einen ungeahnten Weg und lassen die Ermittlungen der Polizei in eine...
11) This Time Around
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Two decades ago, two strangers make a connection that bonds them for life. Perfect for fans of second chance romance, This Time Around is the love reunion hopeless romantics have been waiting for.
Dr. Tessa Howard is sick and tired of everything-her job, her nagging mother, and her boyfriend who wouldn't know commitment if it hit him in the face. The only thing that didn't work her last nerve was her soon-to-be twenty-year-old daughter, Cyrah....
12) Ferocious
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The Sanctuary of Ceres is the best-kept secret in the non-human world.
Farrah Andromeda is a headstrong Aura PI in the human world. Donovan Mars is a straight-laced Security Force Officer of Ceres. They both want to solve the case of a missing Aura teen, but their methods put them at odds.
When clashes of the mind turn to sparks in the bedroom, will they be able to put aside their differences before the world as they know it goes up in flames?
13) Family Famous
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Orlando Black is a ghost, a shadow, an enigma... but for one high-profile celebrity, he's her only chance. Black is driving through Hollywood, California. He plans to stop for breakfast and continue south. But things don't always go according to plan. A famous performer is kidnapped in broad daylight, and Black is taken with her at gunpoint. They're given demands that, if not met in time, can prove fatal. Now Black must untangle a deadly web of lies,...
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"Revised and Updated 2024 Edition of the 2011 Classic"
Beneath the endless sands of the Sahara lies a secret, one of epic proportions that, if uncovered, would shatter mankind's current perceptions of all that is past, and all that is possible. The Savion Sequence is the compelling account of one man's unwitting path of discovery, a journey that takes troubled historian Brigham Elijah back through his own childhood experiences and the veiled...
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In the quaint, lantern-lit town of Ravenswood, nestled on the edge of an ancient and mystical forest, darkness looms. A sinister sorcerer, wielding shadowy tendrils of power, threatens to consume the town in darkness, compelling its inhabitants into a fight for survival and the very soul of their community. Amidst this chaos stands Emily, a determined young woman whose courage shines as a beacon of hope. Alongside Father O'Connor, a priest armed with...
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Step into the gritty world of investigative journalism with Nashipai, a relentless truth-seeker on a mission with Leo Media Services. In a quest for justice, she delves into the depths of a prison to uncover the enigma surrounding Monchari, a young inmate entangled in a web of suspicion. Did he wield the blade that silenced a beloved priest? But as Nashipai unravels the threads of this dark narrative, another puzzle emerges: Why does Mokaya, a fellow...
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In the heart of the charming town of Clover City, matchmaker extraordinaire, Fiona Murphy, is renowned for orchestrating love stories that culminate in dreamy weddings. This Valentine's Day, she's outdone herself by arranging twelve weddings in a grand celebration at the upscale Boat House restaurant, where love is on the menu and bliss is in the air.As the town gathers for the grand event, excitement and anticipation fill the room. Among the attendees...
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For the past year, a group of high school students met at a publishing house in San Francisco every Monday night to read literary magazines, chapbooks, graphic novels, and countless articles. This committee was assisted by a group of students that met in the basement of a robot shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Together, and under the guidance of guest editor Adam Johnson, these high schoolers selected the contents of The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015. The...
19) Fatal Revenge
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A fast-paced action adventure, political thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense. Teagan Stone and her team has dealt with many threats in the past, but this time the threat is hard to identify. When a congressman is murdered, Teagan and her team are called on to investigate. Which makes matters even more complicated is that the congressman was dating a foreign leader at the time. A nation's peace hangs in the balance as...
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Who's The Black Private Dick That's A Hex Machine With All The Tricks?CONQUER!It's 1977 and gods and demons stroll the red-hot streets of the N-Y-C. The Summer of Sam is in full swing when the fortune teller who raised John turns up dead and mutilated in her kitchen. Conquer vows to turn the Five Boroughs upside down in order to find the doer. Is it the elusive .44 Caliber Killer? Is it the Devil of Harlem, King Solomon? What do block parties in the...
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