A young man wants Cyril shot dead but receives a nasty scar and a few injuries that sets him on a path of revenge.Little does he know that all the time he was being raised a lord, Cyril Reardon was being raised a gangster.Only one of them is a gentleman. Only one of them plays the cards they were dealt.

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    It’s like she can’t catch a break no matter what. However, the time arrives, where she comes face to face with the exact person who betrayed her; Ruthie. Unfortunately, the hatred is evident, and she refuses to let Dynasty live a happy life if she can’t. Menace is fed up with the women in his past, trying to destroy what he’s building with Dynasty and makes them all regret it. In the process, there’s one person helping Quana and Block bring him down but will he succeed or does Menace figure it out in enough time to stop it? Taylor has had enough of Donnell terrorizing her and revises a plan to make sure he can no longer bother her or anyone else. The problem is, he disappears only to resurface where she least expects. Trying not to let fear overtake her, she plays it cool, but what he does is unthinkable, and time is running out to save her. Valley finds out who Jen slept with and left her at the church. Devastated and heartbroken, Jen comes to grips with him never coming back and decides to move on with her life. The guy from her past will only allow it if he’s the one she moves on with. In the finale of A Kingpin’s Dynasty, find out who will survive and who doesn’t.

    

    

    To protect it from falling into the wrong hands, the great King Krishna Devaraya hid it in Mysore. Ever since then, the chase behind it has never stopped. Back in 2017, there lived a self-claimed archaeologist, Amar. He loved an intellectual girl, Pooja. Like every other Indian love story, they too had hurdles. Pooja was elder, and her father was rich. Their families were of a different caste and spoke different languages. Yet they never stopped loving each other. Embrace into the city of palaces as Amar and Pooja go in search of an impossible mission. Can the couple overcome the trials to decode the hidden secrets of the King Raja Wodeyar III? Can they fight the prejudices of the Indian society to get married?

    Returning once again to Kingsbridge, England, A Column of Fire is the story of a country torn apart by religious intolerance. In 1558 England, Mary, Queen of Scots, who is better known as Bloody Mary is on the throne. She has ordered that all Protestants be murdered because of their religious beliefs. After her execution, her half sister, Elizabeth takes over the throne and promises to bring religious tolerance. Elizabeth is a Protestant, which turns all of Europe against England. Meanwhile, Ned Willard desperately wants to marry Margery Fitzgerald. Unfortunately, Ned is a Protestant while Margery is a Catholic, dooming their relationship.A Column of Fire by Ken Follett has become an international bestseller, as well as a number one bestseller for The New York Times. It has been called “absorbing” by The Washington Post.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to...Create Hours of Conversation:• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups• Foster a deeper understanding of the book• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen beforeDisclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent resource meant to supplement the original book. If you have not yet read the original book, we encourage doing before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters.

    They’re back, and with a wedding of a lifetime. Everyone is trying to live up to the Unbreakable title, but when lines are crossed, true love becomes questionable. Being engaged for over a year, Trinity has yet to become Mrs. McDay. Until she feels Ray’Shun is ready, she refuses to even think about a wedding. A simple mistake causes Man to spend a few hours in jail, and to tell Destiny something that could possibly end their relationship forever. Destiny has never been one to confide in others, but when her back is against the wall, Shaniqua is the only person she could turn to who truly understands her situation. Shaniyah might live in Atlanta with Kush, but she’s having problems of her own. While visiting her family for the holidays, she drops a bomb that will leave everyone speechless. In this standalone novel, lies are told, lines are crossed, loyalties are in question, but most of all, there will be A New Year’s Wedding.

    Before their old master died, her family lived in comfortable servants' quarters beside a garden where birdsong echoed through the day. But the new young master turned them out, and now Olive, her parents, and her five-year-old brother Jimmy are struggling to get by. In their cold and desolate tenement, Olive sings to Jimmy about the birds of the garden, trying to cling to hope. Things go from bad to worse when Father succumbs to consumption. Without his job at the docks, the family can't get by. They try to survive on the streets, but it's an impossible task for a destitute mother and her two small children. Olive embarks on a journey of loss and survival in the brutal setting of Victorian London. She has to survive the deaths of loved ones, the appalling conditions in the slums of Old Nichol, and worst of all, the horrors of a match factory and the deadly diseases lurking inside. But one bright thread runs through her story: a kind and handsome boy who gives her bread and whistles just like a nightingale. Might he be the thread by which she can pull herself back up into a better life?

    

    With no means to support herself, and having discovered she is pregnant, she answers an ad in the Matrimonial Times, hoping for a fresh start for her and her unborn child. Dr. Karl Madden wants a marriage of convenience, where emotions do not come into play. He's looking for a woman to take care of his house and help him in his clinic. Having his heart broken once, Karl does not intend to open his heart to anyone again. When Becky arrives in Wyoming, Karl is shocked to see that she is pregnant and threatens to send her back to Chicago. While a desperate Becky begs for his forgiveness, Karl refuses, although he feels his heart stir each time he looks at her. When tragedy strikes, can Karl forgive Becky before both of their lives are destroyed forever?

    Lexus is the middle daughter and being Big Jim’s princess has been nothing shy of perfect for her, until she meets Xavier, or Zay, as he’s known in the streets. Zay is a new soldier who was hired by her brother, Princeton to work for their family. As soon as Lexus and Zay meet there’s an instant attraction, especially since he played hero for her and her best friend, Malaysia. Zay feels the attraction to Lexus almost immediately, but has been warned by her brother that she is off limits. Malaysia is the jealous best friend who wants what Lexus has, by any means necessary. What is she willing to do to get what she wants? Princeton is the only son, who plans to follow in his dad’s footsteps. The tension between he and Big Jim is seen by everyone on the crew. As their beef continues to boil out of control, Princeton begins his plans to take over the empire. But will he wait for his dad to step down before he takes his spot as king of Brooklyn? Will Lexus and Zay be able to fight their feelings for each other or will they act on those feelings despite the warnings from her family? Will Malaysia be the best friend she portrays herself to be or will her jealousy drive a wedge between her and Lexus? Will Princeton’s drama take him to the top or will it be his downfall? Find out how this family gets down as everyone tries to claim what’s theirs, even when it belongs to someone else.

    

    Annabelle Harrison left her hometown of Wintervale, Vermont at eighteen to pursue her dream of becoming a famous pastry chef, and now she co-owns an up-and-coming bistro in Manhattan. But when she is called home at Christmas to care for her beloved grandmother after an accident, she is forced to confront her past, including her first and only love, James Everley. James, now a widower and single father, runs the most popular restaurant in Wintervale and is doing his best to move on from the tragedy that changed his life forever. Can Belle and James use a bit of Christmas magic to find their way back together? *Contains two holiday-themed recipes inspired by the book!* A Sugar Cookie Christmas is a 63k word, standalone clean holiday romance with a guaranteed happy ending and plenty of Christmas enchantment!

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