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After the death of her Aunt and Uncle, Harper's life takes a downturn. Constantly undermined by her Mother and cousin, Harper struggles to survive amidst criticism and unexpectedly nasty deeds. Harper turns to her Father for support, and as she tries to avoid conflict within her home, Don Byars attempts to minimise the damage his wife and entitled niece inflict on his daughter. Harper moves from home to gain her nursing qualifications,...
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Zoe's supposed to be living her dream--but it's empty.
She's an independent journalist walking the beaches of paradise every day, but she never expected to be doing that alone, with only her dog for company. Trying to find her footing after a nasty divorce, Zoe finds herself in counseling.
Everyone relies on Adam--but he's reached a breaking point.
Adam was born and raised on Maui, a true "local" who surfs to stay in shape and deal with his many...
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Trudy Troutman is an unassuming manager of an art supply store, and a creator of unassuming, sweet greeting cards. When Teaman experiences writer's block, Trudy brings home a potion from a local herbalist. The potion accidentally gets into Trudy's system, bringing her a new, possibly dangerous, probably illegal artistic expression. An eccentric woman who dispenses potions? Whatever the cause, the result is an artistic soul set free. What could be...
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Cockatiels are amazing birds. Beautiful, social, and never predictable, they make life fun for those blessed with their presence. In this two act comedy play, Laurel A. Rockefeller shows moments in her life with her birds in Act I and with people in Act II to show everyone what life is like as a bird person in a world that isn't. True to Laurel's habit for singing, there's plenty of music and poetry celebrating the beauty and wonder that comes each...
5) Stone Sober
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Stone Hawke is precisely the kind of man women are warned about-handsome, intelligent, arrogant, and intricately entangled with some dangerous people. I should stay away, but he manages to strip my soul bare with just a look and dominates my thoughts. Bad decisions are in my past. My life is (mostly) on track, even if it is no longer the one to medical school. I can't allow myself to cave to the fierce pull and ardent attraction I feel toward the...
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Cabrera ha escrito unos cuentos que nos ponen frente al dilema de saber si habla de la realidad social o de los fantasmas propios. Son cuentos que tratan de temas como la familia, las relaciones entre seres humanos, la soledad, los recuerdos, la locura, la maternidad, la ansiedad, los deseos, el caos emocional. La autora sabe cómo dosificar con virtuosismo las tensiones y los quiebres que muchas veces viven las personas. Pero no se trata de relatos...
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Michel Faber's short stories are markedly diverse-the voice of each is so distinct that the book reads like an anthology of different writers. But Faber's radically inventive style fastens all fifteen stories into a compelling collection deserving of the high praise it garnered in the United Kingdom. One surreal story, "Fish," projects a futuristic world populated with fish swimming in the air. As sharks hover in abandoned corners and human zealots...
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Artist and photographer, Mikky dos Santos is brilliant but rebellious. After a personal catastrophe in New York she insists on going to Greece to authenticate a priceless 900-year-old Torah where she makes a promise to return it to the Jewish museum in Rhodes.But time is running out and Nikos Pavlides isn't giving up the valuable parchment easily. He's a charming and devious local businessman who is also hiding a deeper, darker secret and, as he plays...
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If you had asked me a year ago where I might see myself today, my prediction would not have been this.
After thirteen years of a sometimes rocky relationship, Liberty and Adam finally are ready to start the rest of their lives together. Their careers are taking off, their savings are full and plans to ring wedding bells are in process. Then one day Adam makes a shattering revelation: he has a life-threatening illness, and there's a high probability...
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In this personal and heartfelt memoir, accomplished mother, professional, and immigrant Judith shares her extraordinary existence in poems, stories, and images that will entertain, intrigue, and challenge readers' perspectives on life.
Written as a memoir and a conversation, Judith Bullen invites her readers to explore the many experiences, choices, and losses she endured to establish her career and family. Readers will glean more than just entertainment...
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All the stories behind the hilarious and heartfelt stories, plus behind-the-scenes character interviews, and much, much, more.You may think you know the What Doesn't Kill You series, but this Guide will fill in the gaps for you. Or maybe you're new to the series and trying to decide whether to dip a toe into the water-the Guide will put you in the know. The What Doesn't Kill You series features romantic mystery and suspense characters whose lives...
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Shining a Light on (Her)story is a memoir that follows the life journey of a South Jersey women's rights activist. Woven into her personal story are the histories of exceptional and influential women such as Irish immigrant Mary Harris, slave preacher Isabella Baumfree (Sojourner Truth), Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, Pauli Murray, Alice Paul, and more. Gerda Lerner, the "Mother of Women's History", said the women were kept in...
13) An Absurd Palate
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You shouldn't play with your food at dinner, but playing with language is still on the table. In a fusion of poetry and fiction, An Absurd Palate entices the reader's appetite. The book is divided like an Italian ten-course meal, touching on themes of overt appetite and subverted expectations. Buon appetito!
14) The Big Event
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Constance believes she knows her online friends very well. Or does she? After all it's been five years of tweeting and sharing information. So by now she certainly feels a bond.Finally getting the chance to meet her friends: Stan, Karmel, Henry, Jagger and Estelle, at a glitzy party at The Dorchester hotel with a bag full of gifts and a smile, she's excited to surprise them all and catch up in person.But as she makes her way around the music-and-laughter...
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Ómnibus Bianca 468
Orgullo y placer
Elizabeth Power
Hace unos años, la acaudalada Grace Tyler humilló a Seth y estuvo a punto de destrozar a su familia. Ahora, el antiguo peón se ha convertido en multimillonario, y está dispuesto a saldar sus cuentas pendientes. Conseguirá hacerse con el negocio de Grace, con su cuerpo y con su orgullo.
Sólo que este despiadado empresario no se ha dado cuenta de que el deseo lo consume por completo, con la...
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From the author of the beloved bestseller Shoe Addicts Anonymous comes a heartwarming twist on a classic tale filled with holiday cheer.
Noelle is not a fan of the holidays and to make matters worse, she is at a crossroads in her life when it seems that love and adventure are no longer possible. When she stays late at her job in a department store on a snowy Christmas Eve she accidentally gets locked in after closing. She isn't too concerned about...
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This true story is filled with coincidences, love, intrigue, pain and bravery. Gillian met the boy of her dreams. They fell deeply in love. Heartbreakingly, they were parted by circumstances and went their separate ways. All she had to remember him by, was an engagement ring, along with her memories, her shattered dreams and a photograph. A photograph she would keep for the rest of her life.
18) Something Gained
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This book can be read as a standalone, but is also a follow-up to Something Worth HavingIt's been over a year since Jackie's husband died and she just can't seem to move on. So when her close friends, Melody and Aidan, offer to take her away to New Zealand for the summer, she says yes.Better that than spend another winter alone in a cold, empty house dwelling on all she's lost.And maybe, who knows, she'll find a way to move forward with her life....
19) Sex God
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Shay Vidal. . . Women call me the Sex God. Why? It's simple.When it comes to sex, I really am that good.It's not my ego talking. It's a fact. I get it screamed at me all the time.Men want to be like me. Women want to be with me.The thing is. . .It's all an act.I'm damaged goods. . .Lyla's different. She's dangerous.She's the forbidden fruit. And I'm tempted to take a bite.Lyla Costa. . . I'm tired of having to fake it in the bedroom.All I seem to...
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Three books about the sexy co-owners of O'Keeley's Irish Pub. The three brothers left Ireland years ago to make a new life in Atlanta. All have a past that makes them hard to love, impossible to tie down, and the only men that three sassy, strong women refuse to walk away from.HER IRISH BOSSBrogan O'Keeley runs his Atlanta restaurant by a set of strict rules after being burned in the past. Now, with the threat of O'Keeley's Irish Pub closing, he doesn't...