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Naming the Spirits
Lawrence Thornton - 1995
Wandering away into the night, with no memory, she can only utter the words, "I am". She ultimately arrives at the home of a couple whose only daughter has disappeared, setting in motion a tale of loss and redemption.
Are We There Yet?: To Indignity . . . and Beyond!
Emily Atack - 2019
Emily Atack was flung to fame at just 17, as Charlotte 'Big Jugs' Hinchcliffe in The Inbetweeners. Nearly ten years later, she won over the nation on I'm a Celebrity . . . Get Me out of Here! thanks to her hilarious impersonations and epic bravery during trials. While she was in the jungle, the country watched her go on a journey of self-acceptance and come out on top. Now Emily reveals the hilarious highs and the heartbreakinglows that rocked the years between. With astonishing courage and her trademark humour, she shares stories about her family, relationships, work life and love.Are We There Yet? is a warm, honest and funny book for anyone who has ever felt the need to break the mould to find out who they really are.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Book Two
Catherine Edwards Sadler - 1981
The sign of the four --The adventure of the blue carbuncle --The adventure of the speckled band.
The Tailor And Ansty
Eric Cross - 1942
It has become a modern Irish classic, promising to make immortal the Tailor and his irrepressible wife, Ansty. The Tailor never travelled further than Scotland, yet the breadth of the world could not contain the wealth of his humour and fantasy. All human life is here - marriages, inquests, matchmaking, wakes - and always the Tailor, his wife and their black cow.
Are You Okay With a Slightly Older Girlfriend? Volume 1
Kota Nozomi - 2018
One thing leads to another, and they end up going on a date! They have a lot in common: they both love video games, they both jam to their favorite songs on mixtapes, they were even both born in the Year of the Snake. Except... Orihara’s first game console used cartridges... and her old mixtapes are all on MiniDisc... and, oh, her birthday is actually 12 years before Momota’s! When her secret comes out, she thinks it must all be over... but will Momota really let something like a little age gap get in the way of his love for Orihara? Find out if love really can transcend generations in this sugar-sweet romantic comedy!
I Got a Love Jones
Ebony Diamonds - 2017
India, the spoiled younger sister, has a chip the size of Texas on her shoulder. As far as she’s concerned, anybody can get it. She does what she wants when she wants and to whom she wants. Family, loyalty, and friendship are all things that she no longer believes in. It’s India’s world and everyone better know it. Milan is the “good” sister. At twenty years old, she is in her third year at UCLA, and a model daughter to her hardworking mother. Naturally shy and quiet, Milan has become used to people walking all over her. However, when she catches the eye of Cain Wilson, the star football player, and NFL prospect, he helps her to realize her worth. With Cain’s help, Milan’s confidence soars, and she is no longer the mousy little pushover that everyone knows. Cain Wilson has the world at his fingertips. Whether he chooses the NFL, medical school, or even the family drug business, his future will be bright. Cain has one weakness, and that is women. Cain is drawn to Milan from the moment he lays eyes on her. Before he can pursue her, a conniving little birdy fills his head with lies, and he decides that Milan is not worthy of his time and effort. What’s done in the dark always comes to light, and Cain eventually uncovers the truth about Milan. Unfortunately, he finds out after India announces that she is pregnant by him, and Milan returns to an old love. In light of their circumstances, Cain and Milan must settle for friendship when they both want more. Will the two of them find a cure for their Love Jones or will they cross that line?
The Wicked Kind
John Turner - 2014
Sam and Mason were best friends, and it was on a ski trip together in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that the unthinkable happened. A chance encounter with a creep in a bar set events into motion, and when it was over, Sam was gone. In the aftermath, Mason could never shake the feeling that he was responsible. The guilt nearly killed him. Years later Mason has turned his life around, the heartbreak and destructive living rooted in that long-ago night finally behind him. But the past remains, and when Mason’s girlfriend resurrects Sam’s case, it sets them both on a terrifying course of no return. The investigation leads to Bridgeport, California, in the Eastern Sierra. From there, an epic showdown awaits at the infamous ghost town in Bodie. The old mining camp holds many secrets, and as Mason draws closer to a horrible truth, he will need all his cunning and courage to face down Sam’s killer.
First Love: The Complete Series Box Set
Lauren Wood - 2018
He ignored my desire for him and pushed me aside. Carl was always, never ending, in the back of my mind. I won’t let him do the same mistake twice.” Book #2: First Taste“Stan was my white knight in shining armor and I wanted to pay him back in kind. He was just as handsome as before, but this time he was looking at me with need in his eyes. All I needed was to feel his arms around me, his lips on mine…”Book #3: First Lust“Why did my brother’s best friend have to be so damn sexy? Teddy was back, and lightning strikes the same place twice. I didn’t want to say no to him anymore.” Book #4: First Time“I touched her in the most intimate ways, on her parent’s couch. David wasn’t supposed to fall for his best friend’s little sister. But he couldn’t help it.” First Love is the complete series box set. As always, lots of love and romance and a very satisfying HEA for your reading pleasure!
War of the Damned Boxed Set (Books 1-8), A Supernatural Action Adventure Opera: Resurrection of the Damned, No Quarter, Dark is The Night, Dim Glows The Horizon, Waking the Leviathan...
Michael Todd - 2019
It might be the last decision you ever make.
Grab the entire series in one complete boxed set today! All 8 books are included!
Resurrection of the Damned:
Three months ago there was a demon invasion. Due to that, the world has been dealing with changes in just who the enemy really is.While old rules are thrown aside.
The mercenary named Katie (or KatieDora by some) is trying to take a much-needed vacation.
Unfortunately, both friends and foes want her in the worst possible way.
Katie's Killers are facing a new reality, one where they are needed more because the world's eyes have just been uncovered.
Sometimes it just doesn't pay to get up in the morning.
No Quarter:
The rules have changed.
Now the Damned can go on vacation, and even hook up. Without Pandora near him, can Calvin get a little action in Cabo?
Unfortunately, the general has a different demand of Katie coming from a whole industry.
Requested to be in New York, Katie is working a side job or two.
Her mercenary skills are useful, and profitable, for other types of hard jobs.
And this time, the Damned can help a child.
There will be hell to pay when Katie and Pandora come calling, with no quarter for the demons.
Dark is the Night:
This time it's about money.
Well, some of it is about money. How is a Damned going to pay for her condo and keep up with the Joneses?
Still in New York, Katie is working on creating an additional base for herself and her team as Pandora contemplates how she can mess up Calvin's love life.
What will happen when Katie meets the woman who means the most to her?And what is Calvin going to do, since the gang in Mexico is not giving up?Dark is the night when the heroes come out to play.
Dim Glows the Horizon:
It's all about a good time.
Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys agood time.
Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so).
That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend. He has to ask a couple of humans he respects for a little help—even if they won't remember who he is.
Even in the middle of a war, humans will always want some hope for the future.
Plus:
Waking the Leviathan
Subversive Giants
Juntto
Redemption
" *****Be warned...
Lovely Lies 2
LaShanta Charles - 2014
He was supposed to protect her and he failed miserably. He's left tormented by thoughts of what Nyeem may be doing to Makynzee or if she's even alive. One thing is for sure, He needs to regain his focus because now he's faced with the unlikely task of getting her back. Nyeem, the psycho stalker turned kidnapper, has finally succeeded in conquering his ultimate goal - making Makynzee his. So what if she was in a perfectly good relationship with Kalil? And does it really matter that he had to kidnap her to get her? It seems as though he's taken full control of everyone's lives and has no intentions of letting that control go. Because of him lives may be lost, Makynzee's fate is unknown, and the chaos he's brought with him has taken up permanent real estate.
He's My Favorite Mistake
Tamika Newhouse - 2012
To her surprise, she gets a taste of her own evil ways when, eye-stealing Simone oversteps her bounds with the one she wants, JL. A smooth talking entertainer, JL has always had many women, Joyclyn is no different. But as soon as things start to heat up in the bedroom things take an unsuspecting twist. JL is left trying to place back the pieces and keep his secrets a secret before it ruins not only his career but the innocent ones involved. Tasha has always loved Malik, problem is he was never available to begin with. Vowing to finally leave him alone forever, he resurfaces announcing his love and that he would finally leave his wife. But when Trey comes along and gives her the desires of her heart... she had no idea she would be committing the same mistake twice. A story of betrayal, scandalous sex, revenge, lies, and more grace the pages of this tale. One thing these women can t seem to make happen is letting their mistakes go. Or can they?
The Edwardian Sagas
Janet MacLeod Trotter - 2013
In a world on the cusp of momentous changes, their lives are turned upside down by tragedy and each face very different troubles – family feud, exile, imprisonment, forbidden love and tragic loss – but all are determined to fight to end for their beliefs and the people they love. Stirring, passionate and uplifting.A Crimson Dawn: Emmie Kelso is only nine years old when she is rescued from a dingy Gateshead tenement and sent to Crawdene for her health; taken in to the vibrant, loving household of the MacRaes, a radical mining family, and joins the cause of women’s emancipation. Blossoming into a pretty, spirited young woman, Emmie is swept off her feet by handsome miner Tom Curran, but learns too late of his possessive, violent nature. As war engulfs Europe in 1914, Tom enlists but Emmie joins the MacRaes and others in their cries for peace. Working alongside Rab, the MacRaes eldest son, their childhood devotion to each other sparks into love. But when Rab is arrested as a conscientious objector and Emmie becomes an outcast in her own home, her ideals and love are put to the ultimate test, in this dramatic and heart-wrenching story. Set against the fascinating backdrop of the Great War, A Crimson Dawn is one of the gripping and impassioned Edwardian Sagas. The Tea Planter's Daughter: 1904 India: Clarissa Belhaven and her younger sister Olive find their carefree life on their father's tea plantation threatened by his drinking and debts. Wesley Robson, a brash young rival businessman, offers to help save the plantation in exchange for beautiful Clarrie's hand in marriage, but her father flatly refuses. And when Jock Belhaven dies suddenly, his daughters are forced to return to their father’s cousin in Tyneside and work long hours in his pub. In Newcastle, Clarrie is shocked by the dire poverty she witnesses, and dreams of opening her own tea room, which could be a safe haven for local women. To provide a living for herself and Olive, Clarrie escapes her dictatorial cousin Lily and takes a job as housekeeper for kindly lawyer Herbert Stock. But Herbert's vindictive son Bertie, jealous of Clarrie's popularity, is determined to bring about her downfall. Then Wesley Robson comes back into Clarrie's life, bringing with him a shocking revelation ... Set in the fascinating world of the Edwardian tea trade, The Tea Planter's Daughter is a deeply involving and moving story with a wonderfully warm-hearted heroine.No Greater Love: Raised in the slums of Edwardian Tyneside, spirited and out-spoken Maggie Beaton joins the ranks of the suffragettes, determined to prove herself to her more wealthy comrades, in particular Alice Pearson, haughty daughter of the powerful local shipbuilder. But the consequences are devastating and Maggie is soon a fugitive, spurned by family and friends. Only militant trade unionist and passionate man, George Gordon, stands by her and for a blissful time his love is enough. But war is looming and Maggie's courage and endurance will be tested to the limit, in this heartbreakingly moving novel of one woman's fight for personal freedom.
The Sweetest Thing
Susan Sallis - 2010
But a strange encounter with a beautiful blond boy on the beach leads to a terrible tragedy, the consequences of which are to affect Connie and William for the rest of their lives.
Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: In Aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund
Oscar WildeGeoffrey Palmer - 2010
Additional narrators include Geoffrey Palmer O.B.E., Sir Donald Sinden, and Elaine Stritch. Music: 'Reverie De Sebastian' by Steve Davies.