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1) The Unwanted
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Imagine an object. Any object... Good. Now hold it in your mind and imagine for a minute. If that thing is hard pressed, but not crushed or broken, If it is struck but not destroyed, then what will it become? Will it be weaker for that experience, or stronger? If it could choose for itself, would it choose to be always whole, or to pass through the crushing and striking?
Choice is a funny old thing. It is the freedom to choose one thing over another,...
2) The Unwanted
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Fed up with habitual criminals using prison as a temporary hotel? Directus Iurisdictio has an ancient alternative. Sean Fagan of SOCA is sent undercover to investigate the dark structure of a secret network that executes habitual criminals, dishonest MPs, greedy bankers and spying policeman.Fagan is drawn into a web of deceit as he goes undercover to investigate the dark and secret structures of Directus Iurisdictio, Direct Justice. Dismissing the...
3) The Unwanted
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She doesn't want him. He doesn't need her. Like hell…An FBI Psychics Novella. Destin Mortin's psychic gift comes with an ugly twist-she excels at tracking down violent rapists. But it's rough on relationships. Once, her partner Caleb was her everything: filter, shield, rescuer, lover. The only man who didn't think her a freak. Then he walked away. Destin turned her back on the FBI to work for a private agency, but now a particularly horrendous case...
4) The Unwanted
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Exiled by their pack-and on the run from one justice system, two vindictive companies, and a vigilante cruise-line company bent on bringing them in, Oliver and Lewis take a contract to get them off-planet and away from their pursuers. But all is not what it appears, and they do something they regret. Can they prove they were tricked into a grave mistake, and, more importantly, can they make it right?
5) The Unwanted
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The Southsea Paranormal Investigators are dedicated to digging up the truth and hunting the lies of the deceased.
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The Unwanteds volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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In a society that purges thirteen-year-olds who are creative, identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities and learn magic
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What is a gift worth? Does it depend on the gift itself or on what the gift means to the person receiving it? An uplifting short story about an unwanted gifts' impact in the lives of the ones that encounter the gift. These lives experienced life-altering circumstances that thrust them into the depths of despair, where they remained. The gift reveals a new hope and so, the choice is theirs; to stay where they are, or to receive the gifts' inspiration...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted. Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light on...
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In a romance, it would have been a perfect match. She would be fiery and wild, and he would have been swept off his feet by her untamed nature. He would have been proud and masterful, and she would have made him gentle by her adoration. However, this was not the story and the marriage was the best that could be made out of a disaster. She was rather mild by nature, and he was known as a spendthrift and a rake, who cared little for women. Without the...
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The heart-breakingly handsome Duke of Tynemouth is appalled to find that his torrid affaire d'coeur with the alluring Aline, Countess of Langstone, is destined to end, because Queen Victoria insists that he marries one of Prince Albert's German relatives, who is fat and ugly.
To refuse is unthinkable, so, in desperation, he agrees to pre-empt his Monarch by cynically marrying Aline's innocent young niece, Honora.
The beautiful Honora is horrified...
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This is a historical steamy romance short story (word count 5,059).
Claudia cannot help but fear for her future when her cruel husband Terry puts her up for sale in front of a boisterous crowd to bid for her, done out of spite for her supposed disobedience towards him.
Leaving Claudia no choice, but to wait for fate to reveal to her who will be her new husband and master!
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"I want to marry you."
If Sophia Rossi wants to save her father's business, then merging the Rossi and Conti empires is the only way. Luca Conti broke her heart once before, but this time Sophia's in the driver's seat. Except Luca can still make her body tremble with just a look!
Luca has spent years cultivating his Conti Devil reputation to mask the darkness he inherited from his father, a facade that Sophia should be all too familiar with. Still,...
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What do you do when a dead body lands on your doorstep?
1794, England
When a body is unceremoniously dumped outside her home, Lady Ottilia Fanshawe is once more drawn into a murder case.
Ottilia is recovering from the birth of her first child and her husband, Lord Francis Fanshawe, is worried that she has finally taken on more than she can handle.
But Ottilia will not be diverted. Motherhood has always been her deepest desire, but solving crimes...
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Things I have learned since arriving in Avalon:
1. I am a fae
2. I am an empath
3. I am collecting hot AF fae boyfriends like they're going out of style
4. My two dads are both kind of jerks
After twenty years as a not-quite-human, wondering where I belong, I've finally found my place among the fae in Avalon and my dads want to take it away. All I want to do is avoid my family, stay under the radar, learn about my magic, and get up close and...
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Emma and Isobel are identical twins, yet they know nothing of each other's world.
Emma was raised Amish and is meek, while her bold twin Isobel was raised away from the Amish community.
Isobel has a wild plan to switch places for a little while, and reluctantly Emma agrees.
However, the plan goes awry when Isobel meets a certain young Amish man.
Could this man come between the newly-reunited twins and destroy their relationship forever?
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What begins as a chance for a quick buck turns into a terrifying run-in with amateur witches, lost books of magic, dark séances, and more. For Marshall Drummond, it might also take his life.Welcome to the Marshall Drummond Case Files. These stories explore the dark mysteries and thrilling adventures of 1940s PI, Marshall Drummond, before he died and became the ghost detective found in the bestselling Max Porter Paranormal Mysteries.
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Saigon fell to the Viet Cong on April 30, 1975. Kien Nguyen watched the last U.S. Army helicopter leave without him, without his brother, without his mother, without his grandparents. Left to a nightmarish existence in a violated & decimated country, Kien was more at risk than most because of his odd blond hair & his light eyes - because he was Amerasian. He was the most unwanted. Told with stark & poetic brilliance, this is a story of survival &...
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Dive into a world where danger lurks in every shadow and secrets are hidden in plain sight. In this gripping thriller anthology, you'll journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche, where the truth is a shifting enigma. Prepare to be on the edge of your seat as each story unfolds, pulling you deeper into a web of suspense, intrigue, and pulse-pounding action. From espionage in a post-apocalyptic world to a young man's desperate attempts...
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Manage unwanted, intrusive thoughts-and the intense emotions these thoughts can trigger.
Do you have obsessive, negative, intrusive thoughts that keep you up at night and miserable during the day? Do these thoughts make you feel sad, angry, anxious, or ashamed? Whether you have a formal diagnosis such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or borderline personality disorder (BPD)-or simply struggle with unwanted...
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