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"Sloane Caraway is a liar. Harmless lies, mostly, to make her self-proclaimed sad, little life a bit more interesting. So when Sloane sees a young girl in tears at a park one afternoon, she can't help herself - she tells the girl's (very attractive) dad she's a nurse and helps him pull a bee stinger from the girl's foot. With this lie, and chance encounter Sloane becomes the nanny for the wealthy, and privileged life of Jay and Violet Lockhart. The...
2. Dracula
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"A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But...
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Hailed as one of the greatest novels of all time and a classic of world literature, War and Peace unfolds in the early nineteenth century during the turbulent years of the Napoleonic invasion of Russia. Tolstoy's epic ranges from stirring depictions of historical events to intimate portraits of family life, moving between public spectacles and private lives to offer a tale of both panoramic scope and closely observed detail. From the breathless excitement...
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"I felt a warm rasping at my throat, then came a consciousness of the awful truth, which chilled me to the heart and sent the blood surging up through my brain." In this intriguing literary fragment-published seventeen years after Bram Stoker's most famous novel-an English visitor to southern Germany suffers a terrifying ordeal on Walpurgis Nacht: the night when, according to local tradition, supernatural horrors are set free to walk the earth. But...
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Perhaps this book will be understood only by someone who has himself already had the thoughts that are expressed in it-or at least similar thoughts.-So it is not a textbook.-Its purpose would be achieved if it gave pleasure to one person who read and understood it. The book deals with the problems of philosophy, and shows, I believe, that the reason why these problems are posed is that the logic of our language is mis- understood. The whole sense...
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"Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself." So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more than human life and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing...
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"Karina Ahmed's parents have a lot of rules, and for her it is worth it to follow those rules instead of her dreams. With her parents in Bangladesh for a month, she expects to relax those rules a bit, but when the guy she's tutoring says she's his girlfriend to cover up the fact that he's getting help with his schoolwork, that breaks a major rule in a major way that she's sure will end in disaster. A strict deadline -- twenty-eight days -- and payment...
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"'Time was running out on my charade ... My secrets were about to be exposed to the world.' When NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired from professional stock car racing in 2017, he walked away as a healthy man. But for years, he had worried that the worsening effects of multiple racing-related concussions would end not only his time on the track but his ability to live a full and happy life. Torn between a race-at-all-costs culture and the fear...
9. Quiet Power
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Quiet Mafia volume 3
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2022
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The time has come to take back the power and let the kingdom fall. Sienna It's time to make my move. With solid proof on my finger, I leave my love and enter the gates of the enemy. Ugo is by my side as we fall into their world and quickly discover the cracks in the Coppola family's foundation. I'm confident I'm protected by my father's name, and though I'm welcomed by some, I'm watched by others. I played my part well-maybe too well, because I think...
10. Blazing Magic
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He's forged from fire, and his lies burn. I'm taking a break from college to help Grandpa run his nursery business. I'm all he's got, and he desperately needs my help. But when he unexpectedly dies, leaving behind an ancient relic as my inheritance, I'm not ready to accept that all the stories he once told me are real. Creatures forged from fire don't exist, and the irresistible man that just appeared out of nowhere at my doorstep is not here to grant...
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Single Dad volume 3
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Callan: I'm a single dad, a firefighter, taking it one day at a time and trying to keep my life from imploding. Once I had it all, but tragic events changed my trajectory, and now I'm raising my daughter alone. When an old friend gets an unwelcome message from her ex, I jump in to play the part of pretend boyfriend. Harmless, right? But I wasn't counting on her touch awakening things in me. I'm not looking for a relationship-hell, I don't deserve...
12. Man up With God
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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
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2022
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English
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What the world needs now more than ever is men filled with their Heavenly Father, His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. We are meant to be strong men, men of great character, and Spirit-filled men who rely on God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit every minute of every day so that we can live a life as powerful and humble sons of God. As you come to Christ, your enemy is not a human but that of Satan. Satan and his demons will do their best to get...
13. The getaway
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Jay discovers that mountain resort where he lives and works with his friends and family is also a doomsday oasis for the rich and powerful who expect top-notch customer service even as the world outside the resort's walls disintegrates.
14. Struck dead
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Forensic Instincts volume 10
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English
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5 stars
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When a tragic hit-and-run takes the life of a hardworking family man, multi-millionaire Christopher Hillington becomes the prime suspect, and the whole city of New York alights with speculation as to what happened. But before the NYPD can establish Hillington's guilt, he himself is brutally murdered in his own home.--Publisher.
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While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winter's night, the Orient Express is stopped dead in its tracks by a snowdrift. Passengers awake to find the train still stranded and to discover that a wealthy American has been brutally stabbed to death in his private compartment. Incredibly, that compartment is locked from the inside. With no escape into the wintery landscape the killer must still be on board. Fortunately, the brilliant...
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2023
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Are you ready to live a life like no one else? We all want our lives to count for something. We desperately want to know if we matter, what our purpose is, and if it's ok to chase a dream bigger than ourselves. In Trailblazers, using biblical characters and his own life experiences, pastor Micah E. Davis shows how a life that is built on a solid foundation of faith can lead us to blaze a new trail... a unique one God has purposed for us. And the best...
18. Vendetta
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After a brief illness and premature death, an Italian man returns home to find his deceitful wife in the arms of his former best friend. This shocking reveal pushes him to seek retribution from the unsuspecting parties. In cholera-ridden Italy, Count Fabio Romani lives in an illustrious home with his beautiful wife. Yet, his life takes an unsuspected turn when he suddenly falls ill and is presumed dead. He is buried alive but manages to escape and...
19. Marked by Sin
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Gatekeeper Chronicles volume 1
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An assassin's work is never done. With forty-nine hits under my assassin belt, ascension is one kill away. Better pay and a swanky flat in Soho are all part of the deal. All I need to do to achieve my goal is take out one more scumbag. No big deal. Until it is. When a man with golden eyes and epic wings interrupts my ascension ceremony, everything I knew to be true is turned on its head.I'm a weapon. A key. And I'm one kill away from unlocking the...
20. Kase
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Jayne Blue
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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My brother had one rule for me, one. Don't get involved with the bikers in his M.C. I was about to break that rule. I was about to blow the doors off it actually. EmlynI followed my brother's rules. I lived my life away from him and the rough brotherhood of bikers he rode with. Staying away from The Great Wolves wasn't tough. I was a pre-school teacher, I had no interest in their world. That was until Kase walked into my life. Kase was my big brother...