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Wallace and Grace Take the Case


Heather Alexander - 2016
    In this delightful series, kids will be treated to simple whodunit mysteries as an utterly delightful owl duo put their heads together. In their first adventure, Wallace and Grace meet a rabbit who is sure he saw a ghost! But the clues lead them in a different direction. Something is spooking the garden . . . Can Wallace and Grace solve this case?

Wolf Blood


N.M. Browne - 2011
    When fever takes her only friend, she knows she must escape, but she runs straight into the path of two Roman foot soldiers. Thinking they will kill a warrior instantly, the girl disguises herself as a beggar and asks to share their fire. Using her gift as a seer she discovers that one of the soldiers is not what he seems. Celtic blood courses through his veins too, but there is something else. He is a shapeshifter - a Versipellum. He shares his soul with that of the wolf. The girl needs to reach the leader of her dead friend's tribe, and the boy must escape the Romans before they discover his true nature. Their only chance of survival is to help each other. But what will happen when their powers are combined?

Seductive Nights: The Complete Series (Seductive Nights, #.5-5)


Lauren Blakely - 2015
    This box set includes five bestselling novels: NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, AFTER THIS NIGHT, ONE MORE NIGHT, NIGHTS WITH HIM, FORBIDDEN NIGHTS and their companion prequel novellas. These five bestselling novels tell the sexy, dangerous and captivating love stories of three couples - Julia and Clay in NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, AFTER THIS NIGHT, and ONE MORE NIGHT, Jack and Michelle in NIGHTS WITH HIM, and Nate and Casey in FORBIDDEN NIGHTS. "A fantastic, scorching love story...I devoured this book in one night. I was possessed by Clay's charms and dominance, and I was captivated by Julia's heart and soul." - 5 Stars from Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads "This is by far Lauren's sexiest and hottest book! I loved Jack and Michelle, with their electric chemistry and 30 night deal that just HAD to become more. I could not put it down." ~ Beth and Tiff at Give Me Books "I've loved every book in this series but Forbidden Nights is definitely my absolute favorite! I could feel their passion, need and love for each other so strongly." - KT Book Reviews

Complete Poems and Translations


Christopher Marlowe
    This unique anthology offers a more comprehensive look at the poems of Christopher Marlowe, England's first great poet and playwright.

Across the Desert


Dusti Bowling - 2021
    While watching this daring girl fly through the sky, Jolene can dream of what it would be like to fly with her, far away from her own troubled home life where her mother struggles with a narcotic addiction. And Addie, who is grieving the loss of her father, finds solace in her online conversations with Jolene, her biggest—and only—fan.Then, one day, it all goes wrong: Addie's engine abruptly stops, and Jolene watches in helpless horror as the ultralight plummets to the ground and the video goes dark. Jolene knows that Addie won’t survive long in the extreme summer desert heat. With no one to turn to for help and armed with only a hand-drawn map and a stolen cell phone, it's up to Jolene to find a way to save the Desert Aviator.

The Fairy Tales


David Walser - 2005
    Each of the four fairy tale has been translated and retold to reflect the original dark magic of the earliest versions of these works. Full color.Hansel & GretelSnow WhiteCinderellaSleeping Beauty

The Witch's Child


Arthur Yorinks - 2007
    In her anger, she decides if she cant have a child, no one can. Then a little girl stumbles into the witchs house and discovers the doll, and her affection for the doll brings it to life. Full color.

Full Contact


H.J. Bellus
    The nation’s favorite football player. Can they make it work?An unlikely matching of the stars. The opposites had it all for one year.Justice Bexley, the daughter of Cain and Calla leaders of The Diamond Syndicate, sacrificed true love to protect Liam. Her selfish action destroyed them both.Liam Blake moved on with his prestigious career. However, his outlook on life was never the same. If his parents could fight for true love with a Pinky Promise he can keep moving forward. At least he tried convincing himself of that.Some say true love has a way of finding its way back. Justice and Liam know better to believe. That’s up until the day they find themselves in a heated meeting.She owns a new football team.He’s coming back from an injury and thirsty to prove the nation wrong.Years of pent-up anger and hatred may fuel an epic second chance love story or ruin both of them for good.Find out in FULL CONTACT by HJ Bellus & Kathy Coopmans.Reading Cain and/or Pinky Promise prior to Full Contact is not necessary. While it would provide insight into their families, their story is a standalone.

Minty Alley


C.L.R. James - 1936
    James that it is not possible to have full comprehension of Caribbean literary art in English without first reading Minty Alley. Although frequently reprinted in the United Kingdom, Minty Alley at last reaches the United States. In this ground-breaking novel, James discerns new forms of society rooted in the oldest of desires and aspirations through the interactions of the characters of Maisie, Haynes, Mrs. Rouse, and Benoit. In the everyday language and unforgettable dialogue James reveals new modes of human relationships. Haynes, a young middle-class lodger at No. 2 Minty Alley, becomes both confidant and judge as he examines the other inhabitants at this address. From his experiences he is made aware of the educated West Indian's impoverishing alienation from society's mainstream. Through Haynes's vivid narration James reveals the rich cultural life on Minty Alley. Haynes, an outsider among people of lower class, knows his fellow lodgers only as they have revealed themselves to him through their speech and actions, yet each has a mysterious inner life.