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The Story of a Modern Day Cinderella


Kate Houser - 2013
    Her stepmother wants to make sure Catherine doesn't win.Follow Catherine as she tries to outsmart her horrible stepmother and stepsisters. Will she win?A book for girls aged 8-11.

The Acquisition (The Classified Series, #1)


Emily Mitchell - 2013
    If not, they are condemned to live in the Barren as a servant of the Assembly. All servants of the Assembly are sterilized on their eighteenth birthday to prevent their compromising genes from being reproduced. Upon her day of reckoning, Emma knows there is a chance of becoming Sterile because of something tragic in her past. She also believes the past is the past. When the decision is made, lives change forever.The life Emma tried so desperately to leave behind still haunts her, a life that is soon to be ripped apart by hate, jealousy, lies, and murder. If something doesn't change, it won't only be Emma's life hanging in the balance.

Out of the Ashes


Alicia Buck - 2015
    But Ash’s secret sorcery could be the key to winning back her home and following her heart to a future she never imagined. This fantasy-infused Cinderella story puts a magical twist on a classic tale. Riveting and original, it’s a spellbinding read.

The Devil's Walk


Brian Harmon - 2012
    But are these disturbing revelations of his life merely the addled fabrications of a cancer-ridden mind, or is there any truth to his frightening claim that a dark and menacing figure has been roaming the land all these many years. About 6,500 words.

Running Start


J.A. Sutherland - 2019
     For Rosa Fuentes, it’s just more confirmation that, to Earth’s rulers, they’re nothing but commodities to be bought and sold. Together — along with Rosa’s disturbingly capable AI — they break out and make their way off Earth to start a new, free life. Unfortunately, the folks they stole a billion credits from along the way would like those back. Content Advisory: Strong language.

Ella and Ash: Cinderella Reimagined


K.A. Last - 2019
    The pendant is the only connection Ella has with her mother, and she will do anything to protect it—even if it means becoming a servant in her own home. To escape her wicked stepfamily, Ella finds solace under the branches of the weeping willow beside her mother’s grave. Ella thought she could practice her magic there in secret, but when she is caught by Ashwin, the son of the richest lord in the county, Ella fears she may lose her pendant after all. Ashwin gains Ella’s trust by promising not to tell anyone about the pendant, but Ella knows they are from different worlds, and she is reluctant to open up to him too much. When Ashwin invites Ella to a masquerade ball, she sees it as a chance to escape her life, even if it is for just one night. But her pendant isn’t the only secret Ella has been keeping. If Ashwin learns who she really is, will the truth ruin her chance of happiness with him, or will it set her free? Find out in this sweet and magical re-imagining of Cinderella.

Cursed Beauty


Dorian Tsukioka - 2014
    Adelaide has lived her entire life cursed with a birthmark that makes people shy away. When an invitation to the Elder Prince’s ball falls in her lap, she knows attending would only cause people to shun her more. A fairy godmother feels her pain and offers her a pair of glass slippers that not only transform her ragged dress to an elegant gown, but also removes the mark that covers her face. However, Adelaide soon learns that the beautiful slippers can steal away more than just her birthmark, leaving her cursed in a far worse way. This retelling of the classic Cinderella story will resound with readers of young adult fiction who love paranormal fantasy, fairy tales, and a splash of romance.

The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen


Andrea Cefalo - 2012
    Adelaide hates that name anyway. A rampant fever claimed Adelaide’s mother just like a thousand others in Cologne where the people die without Last Rites and the dead are dumped in a large pit outside of the city walls. Adelaide’s father is determined to obtain a funeral for his wife, but that requires bribing the parish priest, Father Soren. When Soren commits an unforgivable atrocity, he pushes Adelaide to her breaking point, but if she seeks justice against the cruel priest, she risks sacrificing everything: her father, her friends, her first love, and maybe even her life.

Moonscape: First Contact SF Thriller (Mark Noble Adventures Book 1)


Tony Harmsworth - 2019
    But what if something lay dormant in the dust, waiting to be found? In 2028, Mark Noble is conducting a survey of a moon crater. The entity secretly grabs a ride back to Moonbase on Mark’s buggy. Once in the habitat, it begins to infect the crew. They find themselves in a frightening, helter-skelter adventure with only two possible outcomes: losing or saving the Earth. Moonscape is the latest hard science fiction story from Tony Harmsworth, a First Contact specialist who writes in the style of the old masters. If you like fast-paced adventure, fraught with the additional dangers found in space, then Tony’s latest tale has been written especially for you. Buy the page-turning horror/SF world of Moonscape today!

Cosmic Destinies (Course of the Worlds Book 3)


J.A. Hawkings - 2015
    A crew that desperately wants to find its way home, revolutionary physics, space battles with a powerful superweapon, and a showdown between two civilizations which definitively intertwines the destinies of multiple universes.Course of the Worlds:Book 1 - The Last SpaceshipBook 2 - New WorldBook 3 - Cosmic Destinies

Edge Case (Cassidy Book 3)


M.R. Forbes - 2021
    Gaining mastery of his past has unlocked his full potential, and the final fight against the Immortals is about to begin. But will his next move free humankind…....or destroy an entire universe?

Voyage of the Dead


David P. Forsyth - 2012
    Most of them are aboard a ship that is well equipped to survive the end of civilization, while others struggle to survive in a world suddenly overrun by undead cannibals. This is a science fiction adventure set within a horror genre, full of blood, guts, violence and the human emotions that fuel our survival instincts.This is the first novel by David P. Forsyth. At least two more books in the Sovereign Spirit Saga will be released this year.

Phantom Universe


Laura Kreitzer - 2011
    When the boat she's lived on most of her life is destroyed, Summer finds herself washed up on the shore of a new world, a phantom universe full of the bizarre and extraordinary. She meets Gage, the one boy who understands the girl with no speech. But when their lives are put on the line, will Summer finally call out? Or will all be lost in the fathomless depth of silence?

Kyrzon Breeding Auctions


Luna Voss - 2021
    It's obvious that this is a much, much higher price than any of them would usually consider paying for a mate. All of them are looking at the handsome, bearded warrior, waiting to see what he’ll do next.The bearded Kyrzon steps forward, his expression fierce. "100,000 power units for Cleopatra."The entire room falls silent.For the price of 100,000 power units, I now belong to the war chief.On the Planet Kyrzon, powerful alien warlords compete for the right to breed with a human female. Each story follows a different human bride as she is purchased at auction by a fearsome warrior and claimed as his mate. There's action, adventure, twists and turns, and more than a little steam as these plucky young women go from shivering on the auction block to owned, cherished, and pregnant by their muscular, doting Kyrzon mates. No cheating, and happy ending guaranteed!This collection includes:Sold to the BabymakerClaimed by the BabymakerProperty of the BabymakerAuctioned to the BabymakerCaptured by the BabymakerA Curvy Gift for the Alien Warrior

Sweet Surrender


Lucia Jordan - 2014
    A seriously hot and provocative romance by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion, searing depictions and emotion. Laura Ashley once loved bad boy Adam Langston. He left her after high school to get rich and had promised to return for her. Now a storm is brewing when Laura learns that her old high school sweetheart has returned to Angels Landing. When she comes upon him in after he has skidded off the road during the wild storm, and takes him home where she discovers that, ten years later, she still can’t resist him. But what sort of secrets does he have and what has he learnt in the last 10 years? Laura is in for a big surprise as when she learns what kind of man the bad boy has become. This ebook contains very hot and explicit descriptions of romantic activity. Only mature readers should download this book.