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81) Taming Jackal
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Martina, a Latina student from Queens, becomes entwined with Ellis, a hockey player from New Jersey, at a predominantly White university, against the backdrop of the early 21st century. As their connection grows, Martina encounters Ellis's inner demon, embodied by the enigmatic entity known as the Black Cat.
Years later, the pair reunite in a serendipitous meeting while both working in Manhattan. Their romance rekindled, we meet Martina's inner...
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Love doesn't last, not even in Forever.Sadie has been disappointed time and again and gives no credence to the myth she'll one day find her true love. Her small hometown offers little in the way of opportunity, excitement, or anonymity, but guilt and resentment keep her Forever bound.Asher craves distance from the city and the business his father insists he join. He's hoping the quaint town of Forever will spark his muse and give him clarity to make...
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In the title story, "A Betrayal," a doctor travels into the countryside to help a young patient, only to deliver a diagnosis with which the girl's family vehemently disagrees. The peculiar narrator of "Sedgefield's Diary" recoils in horror when he discovers that the hourly diary he keeps has taken on a life of its own and now threatens his very existence. The bereaved wife in "The Lake of Flies" takes matters into her own hands when she learns the...
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We've heard the expression s**t happens too many times. It's because it does.'Bout Life 'N' S**t addresses some frightfully dreaded day-to-day struggles, as well as some exhilarating human experiences in verse.In Part I, we see s**t manifesting, seemingly randomly under various guises and disguises. It is described coarsely at times with a directness that can shock. The author hopes that this openness inspires the reader to own theirs, fearlessly,...
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An Indian village descends into comical chaos when a bumbling young man decides to live in a tree in this "enchanting . . . meticulously crafted" novel (The New York Times).
Sampath Chawla was born in a time of drought into a family not quite like other families, in a town not quite like other towns. After years of failure at school, failure at work, of spending his days dreaming in tea stalls, it does not seem as if Sampath is going to amount...
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Thrust into a world of powerful magic and deathly danger…an ordinary girl must embrace her extraordinary destiny to survive.The Slayer Academy will turn this nerdy bookworm into a badass Fae Slayer-if she can survive the spells, swords, and sadistic bullies.Megara's journey into the exciting and perilous world of magic will test her skills and her loyalty.Danger, lies and love await at the Slayer Academy.Book 1 – The LegacyFrom nerdy bookworm...
87) The Book Keeper
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Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island. Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous. Running a business on a tiny island was always going to bring challenges, but Luke didn't bargain on strange customers, hexed books, or a sentient shop that seems...
88) Warlord Schuler
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The Blue Mushroom Cavern's council of elders has tasked Soleil with the assassination of a dangerous AlTerran known as Warlord Schuler. Soleil wishes to live a simple life as a mushroom farmer. However, his honed martial combat skills with blades makes him the perfect candidate for dispatching Schuler. This is no easy task because Schuler possesses a hematite crystal which allows him to transmogrify certain parts of his body and even shapeshift entirely....
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A tale of magic and murder
The increasingly bizarre murders have baffled the police-but each death is somehow connected with the city's elusive Gypsy community. The police are searching for a human killer, but the Romany know better. They know the name of the darkness that hunts them down, one by one: Mulengro.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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The second helping in a trilogy, following on from 'The Witches Of Time. A periodic drama set in the 1800s. Life is far from cosy for the inhabitants of this small village. Now reunited with her family, Maddy and Malena settle into rural living. A life of a witch is seldom calm, as Maddy and Malena are about to find out. Alarine was due home days ago but instead of their old friend, Felicia finds a young powerful seer at her door. Laleia seems genuine...
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I've given the ghosts everything. Now they're coming for my powers. All my life, I've talked to ghosts, helped them fulfil their last wishes, and made friends with them. I thought I had a good grip on the afterlife. Boy, was I wrong. There are things afoot in the beyond that make my nightmares have nightmares.After wiping a powerful ghost from existence, his followers are out for blood. My blood. As if that weren't bad enough, my allies cannot be...
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Michael O'Leary tells the story of factory worker Patrick Mika Fitzgerald, who after several years of working at the same job and looking after his ailing mother, is freed from these ties by death and redundancy. He embarks on an existential train journey in pursuit of a woman he has dreamed of meeting. When reality and dreams colide his world is turned into a previously unknown state of moral real dilema.Responses to Michael O'Leary's novel Unlevel...
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This compilation includes The Chosen, and Sid & Sin 1, 2, & 3: Induction, Fae MisFortunes, & Shifter SecretsThe ChosenSomeone's killing witches and it's up to the Supernatural Police Department of Belle Cove to find the killer. Andre Boudreau is a star detective with a less than stellar partner in Zeke Clairmont. Both of them are shifters, so when they find another dead witch, they call in one of the department's best investigators, Amelia Fortin.Things...
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When The Wolf howls, you answer the call. Arlana's world is turned upside as she finds herself surrounded by the Wolf Clan. Fiercely loyal and devoted, they are on a mission that could change everything if they are successful. As the wolf clan's Luna Wolf, Arlana will stop at nothing to protect the wolves and prevent the extinction of Wolf Whisperers. She isn't just any Wolf Whisperer, however. Arlana is also a Time Traveler and must use her ability...
96) Of The Heart
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A maligned and shamed teenager transforms into our planet's only hope of salvation.Blenkush pens an engaging story of sorrow, courage, and learning how to love by overcoming fear in the Solstice Series. The first-person narrative features a young woman (Julissa) who is desperately trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life after the death of her boyfriend and the disappearance of her father within a year's time. Amid hardship, Blenkush tightly...
97) Luck Lines
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Every person is born with a line of luck on their arm that they can spend to bribe fate in their favor. Spend it wisely and the doors to success will open. Spend it foolishly and you'll be shunned as a reckless blank-arm. At age twenty-three, Helena has never spent a single inch of luck, for fear of ending up like her gambling brother. She's never needed luck though. So far, her life has unfolded perfectly as planned, with her plush apartment, prestigious...
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In a world where whispers of magic echo through crumbling ruins, a young woman named Lyra stumbles upon a hidden truth. Legacy Untamed, a thrilling first entry in the Forgotten Legacy series, follows Lyra's journey as she uncovers the secrets of her seemingly ordinary lineage – a bloodline steeped in forgotten magic. Armed with a chance discovery, perhaps an ancient amulet or a cryptic inscription, Lyra embarks on a quest to unravel her family's...
99) My Talisman
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MY TALISMAN: Book 2 of the Dangerous Adventures SeriesAdventure Meets Magical Realism in the Himalayas Still recovering from the Mount Rainier tragedy, Max yearns to return to the mountains. But little does he know, his next expedition will push him to the brink of an even greater test - one cloaked in ancient Himalayan mysticism. When Max's grandfather agrees to deliver a powerful relic to a remote monastery in Bhutan, Max seizes the chance to come...
100) The Spell
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What if you could enter and roam around in any painting and then return to your own reality-or not? Would you do it? Would you sit in on the Lord's Supper, snuggle the Mona Lisa, or have a painting made of something-or someone-in your past or future you long to visit? Waverly Ames is given that ability through a spell book she finds while on vacation. What's more, her brash, beautiful neighbor, friend, and dog-walker Jewel is a painter who can fulfil...
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