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V.J. Chambers - 2018
    J. Chambers When Sidney Reilly, twice divorced and mother of two, moves to Lassiter Cove, she’s hoping for a fresh start. But the women of Lassiter Cove are too good to be true. They work high-powered jobs, spend quality time with their children, cook healthy and balanced meals from scratch, look ten years younger than their actual age, and are all incredibly thin. Then she discovers their secret: the Regimen, an invitation-only program offered by the local gym and spa, which promises a complete transformation. It all seems perfect. Until Sidney discovers the women who are disappearing from the spa. Until she tangles with the dark, brawny man at its center, who everyone seems to worship. Until her own daughter becomes a target. Lassiter Cove isn't what it seems, and Sidney is heading for the fight of her life.

Ice Fantasy 幻城


Guo Jingming - 2003
    After the war with the Fire Tribe which was the enemy for generations, Ka Suo and his younger brother Ying Kongshi became the only two princes of the Ice Tribe. Despite the lifelong dream of freedom, Ka Suo had to take the throne and became the king to undertake the responsibility of reconstruction and protecting the Ice Tribe. The dream of the younger brother Ying Kongshi was to set Ka Suo free; after witnessing Ka Suo losing the beloved woman because of the bondage of the throne, Ying Kongshi chose to take over the throne from his brother regardless of killing all the people who stopped him from taking the throne... Ka Suo didn't realize the situation and he killed Ying Kongshi, thus the tragedy began. In order to get the lurking lotus which could revive people from Yuan Ji, the ruler of the world, Ka Suo and his companions took on the road. 卡索是幻雪帝国(冰族)的大皇子,经历了与世代仇敌火族的大战,和弟弟樱空释成为冰族仅存的两个皇子。以自由作为毕生梦想的卡索只得坐上国王的宝座,担当起重建、守护冰族的大任。弟弟樱空释的梦想是给卡索自由,在看到卡索因为王位束缚,失去了心爱的女子时,释选择了从卡索手中抢过王位,不惜杀掉所有阻拦他登上王位的人……不明就里的卡索误杀了释,悲剧由此开始。为了能从世界的统治者渊祭手中拿到能使人复活的隐莲,卡索带着一批幻雪城内的高手上路了……

Possessive Undercover Cop


Flora Ferrari - 2019
    I know she’s destined to be mine. Nick O’Connor lives in the shadows and under an alias. As part of an elite group tackling some of the most vicious criminals in the Russian underworld, he has no time for women. But then he meets Jenna, an intriguing mix of innocence and self-sufficiency. Suddenly he has only one goal in mind. To claim her as his. Heart and soul...and definitely body. Nick’s desire for Jenna is matched only by the need to keep her away from his dangerous world, but when the man he is hunting starts hunting her, Nick and Jenna will find themselves thrown together in an explosive situation. In more ways than one... *Possessive Undercover Cop is an insta-everything standalone instalove romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny


Justin Hill - 2015
    The adventure, romance, and artistry of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon continues in this novelized companion to the first ever Netflix debut film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny based on the novel by Wang Dulu.Seventeen years after the legendary fighter Mubai dies protecting the world-conquering sword The Green Destiny, four great warriors are called together to guard the formidable weapon once more. The forces surrounding the sword irrevocably altered the life of Shulien, Mubai’s lover, but seventeen years later she is still honor-bound to defend the blade from the power-hungry warlord Hades Dai. The young fighters Wei-fang and Snow Vase, switched at birth, also have heritages and inheritances that inextricably link them to both each other and the fate of the sword. And Silent Wolf, Shulien’s former fiancé, returns from presumed death to thwart Hades Dai—and rekindle an emotionally isolated Shulien’s feelings.Jam-packed with all the hallmarks of an epic adventure—sacrifice, battles, betrayal, vengeance, redemption, and destiny—this saga also explores the deeper meaning of true heroism and virtue. As Wei-fang and Snow Vase search for identity and forge their places in the world of warriors and heroes, Shu-lien and Silent Wolf struggle to reconcile both the traditions and heartbreak of the past with a fragile hope for the future.

Fey Hearted


N.E. Conneely - 2016
    But as she grows up, Rose learns that the world suits people who have ordinary hopes and dreams very well but leaves people like her unsatisfied.When a fey takes her through the Slit and into a world she never knew existed, Rose is torn between the life she’s always known and the magic from her dreams. The fey offer Rose a home with them, but there’s a steep cost. She can never see her family again. If Rose is unwilling to stay, she will be returned to the human world with no memory of her night in the land of magic.Rose’s decision will change the course of her life and challenge her deepest beliefs. Will she choose the magic she desires or the family she loves?

The Accidental Tourist / Ladder of Years


Anne Tyler - 1985
    

Valiant Dust


Richard Baker - 2017
    As the ship's new gunnery officer and only Kashmiri, he must constantly prove himself better than his Aquilan crewmates, even if he has to use his fists. When the Hector is called to help with a planetary uprising, he'll have to earn his unit's respect, find who's arming the rebels, and deal with the headstrong daughter of the colonial ruler all while dodging bullets.Sikander's military career is off to an explosive start but only if he and CSS Hector can survive his first mission.

Peking


Anthony Grey - 1988
    He burns to save the world’s largest nation from Communism. But on the cold, unforgiving Long March, amid horror and despair too great for Christianity to salve, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith—and entrap him for life in the vast country’s tortured destiny.Once held hostage by Red Guards in Peking for more than two years, author Anthony Grey crafts a portrait of China as a land of great beauty and harshness, of triumph and tragedy, as he traces the path of China’s Communist party from its covert inception through purge and revolution in an epic novel that enhances the reader’s understanding of modern China.

Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee


Stan Lee - 2002
     Stan Lee is the most legendary name in the history of comicbooks. The leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics, he brought to life some of the world's best-known heroes and most infamous villains. His stories, featuring super- heroes who struggled against personal hang-ups and bad guys who possessed previously unseen psychological complexity, added wit and subtlety to a field previously locked into flat portrayals of good vs. evil. Lee put the human in the super-human. In the process, he created a new mythology for the twentieth century. In this treasure trove of marvelous memories, Stan tells the story of his life with the same inimitable wit, energy, and offbeat spirit that he brought to the world of comicbooks. He moves from his impoverished childhood in Manhattan to his early days writing comicbooks, followed by military training films during World War II, through the rise of the Marvel empire in the 1960s to his recent adventures in Hollywood. The story of a man who earned respect by blazing new creative trails in a storytelling form once dismissed as just for kids, Excelsior! is an inspirational story about following one's vision, no matter the odds. Yet it's also the story of how some of the most exciting and memorable characters in the pop-culture universe came to thrill a generation.

If on a Winters Night a Traveler / Invisible Cities / The Baron in the Trees


Italo Calvino - 1979
    3 TRADE SIZE BOOKS, IN A BOXED SET

Stonewall


John J. Dwyer - 1998
    A powerful work of historical fiction that dramatizes the romantic, brutal, and glorious life of Stonewall Jackson, one of the Civil War's greatest heroes.

Tales of Honor: Bred to Kill #0


Matt Hawkins - 2015
    On patrol in the Silesian Confederacy, Honor and crew chase a pirate vessel only to have it eject its human cargo of slaves into space. Horrified at the callous disregard for life, the crew of the HMS Fearless investigate and uncover a vast conspiracy by the planet Mesa to provide genetically enhanced slaves to the seedy underbelly of the various Star Kingdoms.

Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay


Emma Thompson - 2002
    Screenplay for the film.

G.I. Joe: Special Missions, Vol. 1


Larry Hama - 2010
    JOE's Special Missions, remastered, recolored, and collected for the very first time!Collects G.I. JOE: Special Missions #1-7.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Ghosts of Furya


Angela B. Macala-Guajardo - 2013
    Drawn by dark rumors, Waters is determined to root out the truth; any and all knowledge is vital against the inevitable day the Necromongers reach Earth.