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81) Karma
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Elston Amos grew up in the corrupt streets of Baltimore City by a single father, he worked hard to obtain success and status, and along the way, he has made a few enemies. After a night of drinking and celebrating, his future takes a deadly twist and turns to murder. He is torn between turning himself in to the law, going, or leaving the scene. A witness by the name of Brenda Vander walks out of the shadows of darkness with a scheme to help Elston...
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This ebook bundle offers three gritty urban tales by William Kowalski. In The Barrio Kings, Rosario Gomez struggles to stay out of the gang life that killed his brother while finishing his high school diploma and preparing for the birth of his first son. But when his old friend Juan gets out of jail, his past returns to haunt him. In The Way It Works, A young bi-racial man who suddenly finds himself homeless, struggles to maintain his dignity and...
83) Fade out
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Desde su nacimiento los oídos de Kumiku emiten música. Así como otros se sonrojan, ríen o lloran, las emociones de Kumiku se expresan en clásicos que su cuerpo emite sin control. Temas de Caetano Veloso, Stevie Wonder, Charly García, Luis Miguel, Sinéad O'Connor, Marvin Gaye, Floreal Ruiz, los Sex Pistols, los Bee Gees o Luis Alberto Spinetta. La banda sonora de su vida parece no tener fin. Y es dentro de ese mundo de canciones y afinidades...
84) Jan's Families
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A widow discovers that there are many definitions of the word family.
It takes her a few years, but Jan succeeds in making a new life for herself after her husband dies and she loses the hair salon she has owned and operated for over twenty years. With the help and support of her long-time employees, who have become close friends, she finds rewarding work, and becomes part of a new family,
Years of often painful, but eventually successful, treatment...
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The House of Remember When focuses on a middle-aged man, Neil Moreland, who is dealing with a broken marriage, a boring job, and an estranged father suffering from dementia. Written in first-person narrative, the story weaves significant life events into his present-day problems as Neil attempts to put his life and family back together. From the beginning, Neil is drawn to an old abandoned home that turns out to be a time portal that allows him to...
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"The Able McLaughlins" is a novel by Margaret Wilson that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924. It follows a family of Scotch Covenanters who settled the American prairies in the 1860s. The McLaughlin's oldest son Wully has just returned from the Civil War planning to marry his sweetheart Christie McNair, but for some reason, she won't talk to him anymore. Wully finds himself hurt and perplexed until he finds out that the cause of her rejection is the terrible...
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In book 4 of this USA Today bestselling series. Mia and Kate are still working on building their new honey business while Travis and Cooper are keeping a big secret that could wreak havoc in both of their relationships.
Meanwhile, a former guest of the B&B shows up in the dead of night, and she needs a place to hide. Will her cover get blown?
There's also a reporter coming to the B&B, but does she plan to write a delightful article about their business,...
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Two years after her little brother's death, sixteen-year-old Emerson Caulfield returns to a home that she spent the last two years missing. In theory, everything should be the same. Her best friend Matt, still lives next door. Her house is in the exact same condition as they left it. The scenery and hallways haven't changed, yet for Emerson, everything is completely different. The place may be the same, but Emerson is most certainly not. She returns...
90) Babyland
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A woman discovers that nothing can disrupt a perfect wedding like an unplanned pregnancy in this novel by the author of Living Single.
And to think pink was once my favorite color . . .
Then the two pink lines appeared. Pink, as in positive . . . as in pregnant . . . as in pure, unadulterated panic. This wasn't supposed to happen: I'm scheduled to marry the handsome, successful, and very appropriate Ross...
And to think pink was once my favorite color . . .
Then the two pink lines appeared. Pink, as in positive . . . as in pregnant . . . as in pure, unadulterated panic. This wasn't supposed to happen: I'm scheduled to marry the handsome, successful, and very appropriate Ross...
91) Nantucket
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"A heartwarming story of love, loss, and second chances" set amidst the timeless beauty of Nantucket from the New York Times bestselling author (Fresh Fiction).
Over twenty-five years ago, Liam Tate and Acadia McCormick Knox fell in love. It was summer on Nantucket, and seventeen-year-old Liam, who restored boats for a living, knew that wealthy, college-bound Cadie was way out of his league. Yet the two became inseparable,...
Over twenty-five years ago, Liam Tate and Acadia McCormick Knox fell in love. It was summer on Nantucket, and seventeen-year-old Liam, who restored boats for a living, knew that wealthy, college-bound Cadie was way out of his league. Yet the two became inseparable,...
92) Rainbow Valley
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Anne of Green Gables volume 7
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IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
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When widower, John Meredith and his four children move to a new town, they quickly bond with Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla Blythe. Despite their questionable reputation, they become close friends spending time at a place called, Rainbow Valley.
Anne and Gilbert Blythe are happily married with six children. Similar to their parents, Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla are bright, kind and extremely perceptive. They soon meet a new...
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"A Few of the Girls is a glorious collection of the very best of her short story writing, stories that were written over the decadessome published in magazines, others for friends as gifts, many for charity benefits. The stories are all filled with the signature warmth and humor that have always been an essential part of Maeves appeal."--Amazon.com.
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"The crowning achievement from the preeminent writer of his generation: following Brightness Falls and The Good Life, Bright, Precious Things builds on a series increasingly akin to John Updike's Rabbit novels but with a long-standing if weathered couple at its heart. Russell and Corrine Calloway seem to be living the New York dream: book parties one night and high-society charity events the next; jobs they care about (and actually enjoy); twin children,...
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Enamorarse puede ser como la poesía. O puede sentirse como un golpe al corazón.
Tras la inesperada muerte de su padre, Layken se convierte en el apoyo principal de su madre y de su hermano menor. Ella por fuera parece fuerte y tenaz pero por dentro su mundo ha colapsado. Es entonces cuando conoce a su atractivo vecino Will, un joven apasionado por la poesía cuya sola presencia la deja nerviosa y llena de emociones.
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Tras la inesperada muerte de su padre, Layken se convierte en el apoyo principal de su madre y de su hermano menor. Ella por fuera parece fuerte y tenaz pero por dentro su mundo ha colapsado. Es entonces cuando conoce a su atractivo vecino Will, un joven apasionado por la poesía cuya sola presencia la deja nerviosa y llena de emociones.
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98) Stand-In Wife
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Savor again this classic romance about a single dad getting a second chance, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
Tragedy had shattered Paul Manning's whole world, leaving him a grieving widower with three small children. Reeling from shock and grief, Paul turns in desperation to the one person he knows he can count on: gentle, caring Leah Baker. Slowly, Leah eases his sorrow and fills his life with new meaning. Then Paul makes...
99) Fruitfulness
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Fruitfulness (1899) is a novel by French author Émile Zola. Published as the first installment of his Les Quatre Évangiles, a series of four novels inspired by the New Testament gospels and aimed at investigating prominent social issues, Fruitfulness was written while Zola was living in exile in England following his advocacy on behalf of Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jew falsely convicted of spying. An inspired secularist and socialist, Zola foresaw...
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Heidi Heckelbeck volume 1
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IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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After being homeschooled her whole life, Heidi Heckelbeck enters a real school in second grade, where she encounters a mean girl named Melanie who makes her feel like an alien.
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