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Acclaimed short-story master George Singleton follows the lives and schemes of the citizens of fictitious Gruel, South Carolina, in search of glory, seclusion, money, revenge, and a meaningful existence. In these nineteen tales, young Gruelites learn lessons when confronted with neighbors who might not be as blind as they appear, dermatologists intent on eradicating birthmarks, and fathers prone to driving on half-inflated tires in order to flirt...
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Society needs to Build HeresiesMs. Basildeanism thus assumes responsibility for that At a cafe she frequented, someone left behind a printout of Rikipedia's list of HeresiesThis list of Heresies and its Basildeanism section changed Ms. Basildeanism's lifeSo she has dedicated the rest of her life to Building Basildeanism When you want to join Ms. Basildeanism's Basildeanism Building,Kindly choose this book. 26 pages.
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With his elegant prose and perceptive imagination, the bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White creates a unique, self-contained world, where the perennial human drama plays out in all its passion and ambiguity. In these acclaimed novellas, Michel Faber takes on the interior world of inventively crafted characters. "The Courage Consort" tells of an a capella vocal ensemble sequestered in a Belgian chateau to rehearse a monstrously complicated...
4) The Text
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Four friends were just looking for a night of fun but walked into a nightmare. A short horror storyTRIGGER WARNING!
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Heather Browne's short fiction collection questions our ways of knowing. Each story's protagonist finds affinity in unexpected places: a moose in a kitchen helps old friends communicate; a skull saves a child from drowning. Browne's stories risk the intervention of the uncanny, and immersion in the elements. "…seductive, slippery, and sometimes a little shifty-eyed" – Diane Schoemperlen, author of This is Not My Life
6) Love Breaks
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Take a break for romance with these 10 short stories...Midnight Sentry ~ Someone is stalking her and will go to any lengths to get her attention-even kill. Is the new man in her life-her midnight sentry-a murderer?Blue Christmas ~ His job is to protect her. But can she protect him from another blue Christmas?Christmas Sham ~ Reluctantly, she agrees to pose as her sexy, curmudgeony boss's date at Christmas. She soon learns that, sometimes, things…and...
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Sometimes there is no escaping the past. Hannah Jones is a relatively happy woman doing a job she loves, counseling high school students, owning her own place and working with her best friend. She seems to have everything she ever wanted. The only problem is she still wants the one who got away. Adam Cooper. The love of Hannah's life and the man who broke her heart. She hasn't heard from him in fifteen years and suddenly there he is asking her to...
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"The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer" offers a comprehensive collection of the esteemed poet's literary legacy, comprising 20 books that span his illustrious career. Illustrated to enhance the reader's experience, this anthology showcases Chaucer's mastery of language, storytelling, and poetic form.
At the heart of the collection is "The Canterbury Tales," Chaucer's magnum opus, which follows a diverse group of pilgrims as they journey to the...
9) Loving You
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Have you ever loved someone who didn't love you back?Cassie is a young Irish girl, who's quickly falling for a tortured, lost, and surrealist Jason. Jason feels he can fix the world and the situations that has led upto this point in his life. Little does Cassie knows, that saving someone has never worked for anyone. You can't save anyone, but yourself. It's just a small catastrophe that's waiting to unfold.Cassie had always wanted to be loved, but...
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As far as twelve-year old Quinn is concerned Christmas has lost its magic. Since his father's death life has lost its sparkle. His mom is now a widow struggling to put food on the table. Quinn is no help, and the mysterious illness afflicting him only makes things worse. Even Christmas, complete with decorated trees, ribbons and bows have no meaning-then along comes Jazira. Jazira doesn't know what happened to her former self, the eleven-year old...
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My eyes marveled at the sight of decaying flesh, rotting souls. We lingered in a cold world. Shadows stalked us as we traveled across the devil's grave.Deception walks among us, clinging to our shadows as we fight to survive life, overcome death, relieve pain, and escape envy's grasp. If you trod upon the earth long enough, you'll feel death's angel hovering over your carcass, pleading for you to let her in. Will you?The Devil's Grave, the first book...
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Twelve stories contemplating destiny and detailing the life of Manhattan's upper class over the course of one hundred years, from the author of Honorable Men.
It's only twelve miles long and two miles wide, but it has more money for its area, more history packed into its relatively brief settlement, and more emotional and intellectual energy coursing through its streets than any other place on earth. Manhattan is the setting for all of Louis Auchincloss's...
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¡HOY TE LLEVAMOS UN ENORME REGALO!¿QUIERES QUE TU HIJO APRENDA VALORES O QUIERES FORTALECER SU HÁBITO DE LECTURA? , si la respuesta es ¡SÍ! , ESTE LIBRO ES PARA ELLOS , se ha demostrado que la LECTURA Y EL EJERCICIO MENTAL ayuda a desarrollar la concentración, la percepción y estimula la empatía en los niños, todo nuestro equipo produjo un contenido atractivo para la mente de su hijo y efectivo a la hora de DESARROLLAR EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO...
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¡HOY TE LLEVAMOS UN ENORME REGALO!¿QUIERES QUE TU HIJO APRENDA VALORES O QUIERES FORTALECER SU HÁBITO DE LECTURA? , si la respuesta es ¡SÍ! , ESTE LIBRO ES PARA ELLOS , se ha demostrado que la LECTURA Y EL EJERCICIO MENTAL ayuda a desarrollar la concentración, la percepción y estimula la empatía en los niños, todo nuestro equipo produjo un contenido atractivo para la mente de su hijo y efectivo a la hora de DESARROLLAR EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO...
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From 1884 to 1939, the Great Porter Circus made the unlikely choice to winter in an Indiana town called Lima, a place that feels as classic as Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, and as wondrous as a first trip to the Big Top. In Lima, an elephant can change the course of a man's life-or the manner of his death. Jennie Dixianna entices men with her dazzling Spin of Death and keeps them in line with secrets locked in a cedar box. The lonely wife of...
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Embarking on a mad scheme to save herself from being trapped in an unwanted marriage, Jillian disguises herself as a man and boards Vane's ship as his new cabin boy.But to her dismay, her ruse fails miserably - on all counts.Vane ignores her plight and vows he will return her to her father and her betrothed, leaving Jillian desperate to find a way to change his mind. Faced with a pirate's temptation, Vane is forced to decide: return Jillian to her...
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A PIRATE'S KISSShe would forever dance the knife's edge of peril for another taste of A PIRATE'S KISS...If stealing a few incriminating letters would keep Alexander alive, Alessandra Cole knew no one better at thievery than Captain Slade Donovan. She would protect her twin at all costs - even if it meant shooting the hangman's noose from the neck of a well-known pirate mere seconds before he fell to his death. She needed those letters to save her...
18) Wait for Me
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"I love you. Wait for me..."It was the last thing Ian MacInnes had said to her before he went and got himself killed. Now, days before Rhuid Penleigh is about to marry a man she doesn't love, her mind refuses to ignore the one thing her heart can never forget ...
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David Carlyle and his fiancee Candice are on vacation in Ireland. But exploring the beautiful scenery of Haggard has not numbed over the troubles of their soon-to-be marriage. David is plagued by Candice's strange behavior and distant attitude, but, none of this matters when David's life is forever changed the day he spots a peculiar fox trudging through the hills with a mystical plan of its own.
20) Hard to Resist
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Sexy Encounters novellas are hot, quick, stand-alone reads that are a little naughty and one hundred percent romance with all the feels and a guaranteed HEA. THE GIRL MOST LIKELY TO . . . Give a Guy a Second Chance! Renee Griffen always did have a thing for Jake Copeland, especially since they'd been each other's "firsts" in high school. But now, ten years later, he's offering her a sexy "do-over" of that less-than-satisfying night, and Renee finds...
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