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Tainted blood duology volume 1
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"In the midst of a tyrannical regime and political invasion, Dèmi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland of Ife; to escape the King's brutal genocide of her people--the darker skinned, magic wielding Oluso; and to live peacefully with her secretive mother while learning to control the terrifying blood magic that is her birthright. But when Dèmi's misplaced trust costs her mother's life,...
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- A sci-fi thriller and sequel to Church of the Assassin - Codename Ares. A legend. A ghost story. They say that seven years ago, she rained down hell from the stars, cutting through everyone in her path: cops, intelligence officers, assassins. All for a baby girl. They say that if she really was just one person, she died under a thousand tonnes of rubble.They're wrong.Alexiares has kept Baby safe for seven years, staying one step ahead of assassins...
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China Bayles mysteries volume 29
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Olivia Andrews is locally famous for her blog and podcast, "Forget Me Not: A Crime Victim's Storyboard," which is dedicated to telling the stories of victims of crime. Now, she has a stunning story to tell about a decades-old murder mystery involving a prominent citizen of Pecan Springs--someone who isn't the man everybody thinks he is. But she is killed by a hit-and-run driver while she's out jogging early one morning. Was it an accident--or something...
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In “A Forge of Valor”, Kyra slowly returns from the verge of death, healed by Kyle's love and mysterious power. As he sacrifices for her, she regains her strength-yet not without a price. She presses Alva for the secret of her lineage, and he finally reveals all about her mother. Given a chance to quest to the source of her power, Kyra must make a crucial choice: whether to complete her training or journey to help her father, who wallows in the...
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In this literary novel set in nineteenth-century Texas, a Tejana lesbian cowgirl embarks on an adventure after the fall of the Alamo.
Micaela Campos witnesses the violence against Mexicans, African Americans, and indigenous peoples after the infamous battles of the Alamo and of San Jacinto, both in 1836. Resisting an easy opposition between good versus evil and brown versus white characters, the novel also features Micaela's Mexican-Anglo cousin...
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Witch Hunter.I've gone by many names over the years. After a decade of hiding who and what I am-I've finally stepped into the light to pave the way for a better future.Rage Demon.I expected to be challenged for the right to rule, but not like this. Lorcan's arrival into our world changes everything.Queen of New Chicago.To lead means to sacrifice. To serve.But what happens when the price is too great? When it is something you cannot give?It's either...
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Addison Fox welcomes you back to Rustlers Creek, where a handsome ranch vet’s long-ago love has finally returned, but soon he won’t remember all the years apart… or why he’s never been able to forget her.
Harper Allen has returned to Rustlers Creek but she’s not the heartbroken girl who left. After a successful career in Seattle, she’s back in her hometown to launch her coffee business with the help of her celebrity sister, the Cowgirl...
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'AMAZING' Marian KeyesI disappeared on a Tuesday afternoon. I was there one minute and the next I was gone. They've never found my body... It's six in the morning during the hottest summer on record when Elizabeth O'Loughlin, out walking her dog, comes across Clare, a victim of a horrific knife attack, clinging onto life at the side of the road. Clare dies minutes later, but not before whispering her haunting last words to Elizabeth. When it becomes...
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Re-introduce yourself to the Steele family in these two latest novels in the Forged of Steele series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson, collected here in one volume!
Claimed by a Steele. Agreeing a PR stunt would be good for business, trucking CEO Gannon Steele invites reporter Delphine Ryland to hitch a ride cross-country. Soon, he's keeping his eyes on his sexy passenger instead of on the destination ahead, and when the trip...
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In the war between love and honor, can anyone win? Determined to restore her family's honor, Yasmin has no time for romance. Certainly not when she's embedded on a rival corp's space station for a bit of industrial espionage. But her mission is blown when the station falls under attack. Rescued by a handsome stranger with secrets of his own, they crash on a desert planet. Her heart tells her to trust him, and her body seems to have a mind of its own...
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From the bestselling author of Hakon's Saga comes the first in a series of adventures about Olaf Tryggvason, one of the most legendary kings of the Viking Age. Norway, AD 958. The Northern realm is once again at war. The exiled sons of Erik Bloodaxe have returned with the help of the Danes and have slain King Hakon. They now come for Hakon's heir, Jarl Trygvi. Trygvi's wife, Astrid, and young son, Olaf, flee their home with the aid of their household...
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My sister blew our entire budget on a Porsche.I get it. Valkyries like to make their appearances in style, but I'm supposed to start my first day as a high school student with nothing to eat.All because my sister wanted a fancy ride.It doesn't matter if I'm really a Valkyrie on a mission to reap my first soul. None of my training prepared me for what life as a human teenager would really be like. Not the boys, the pool parties, or the dead bodies...
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A cruel bishop. An ancient weapon. An ultimatum.Violet's mind begins to unravel in the Bishop's secluded mansion, where she is tortured by the mysterious General Scarth.It's only a matter of time before she gives in to the Bishop's demands, but how much is she prepared to sacrifice along the way? And why is Albert stalling their escape?When the full moon rises, the grounds once used by the Mouldering Duke for his infamous werewolf hunts loom before...
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David M. Hart is Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
In this thought-provoking book, David Hart challenges the creation myth of post--World War II federal science and technology policy. According to this myth, the postwar policy sprang full-blown from the mind of Vannevar Bush in the form of Science, the Endless Frontier (1945). Hart puts Bush's efforts in a larger historical and political context,...
17) Forged in Flames (Love Awakens Their Royal Soul: Royal Phoenix #2): Love Awakens Their Royal Soul
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In the heart of Sin City, three siblings rule from the shadows. As he and his siblings search for answers to break the curse Lucifer enacted, Conall's life is turned upside down when his mate stumbles into the club reeking of brimstone. Can he put aside his mistrust or will he ignore the call, knowing it would doom his entire family?After finally getting away from the man who has held her captive for years, Amaris finds herself face-to-face with her...
18) Forged Magic
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Faith returns from her summer abroad thinking of how much she's missed her childhood friend, Anne.Anne and her beau Ryan talk Faith into joining them in the gaming world of Conquest of the Legends. Faith isn't sure shewants any part of this, but when she can't talk her friends out of a tourney at the new Zaker's gaming complex, she gives in and joins the team as their Magic User. Once more Faith is off on an adventure, and it's not long until a certain...
19) Forged in Steel
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Losing his parents in a train crash was bad enough, but having the bank seize their home, leaving him homeless in his final weeks of high school was almost more than Trace could bear. He got that diploma though, and then headed to Minneapolis, hoping to find work. Little did he know how difficult it would be for a young man with no job experience and no place to live. Instead of working, he finds himself foraging for food, sleeping in alleys, and...
20) Forged in Fire
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"In 'Forged in Fire,' Yoshua's explosive revelation accuses the Vatican of Prof. Yaroni's murder, sending global shockwaves. New lives emerge, including Yerachmiel Tzioni, Prince Avigdor Yaroni, and Sarah Arieli. Follow Danny and Yossie's coming-of-age journey.Elisha unveils the hidden power behind Daniel's name, leading him to the King's Guard and Yael Pasnari. Michal Ben Shimon enlists ailing Alberto to thwart Papal attacks.Muglar Tzurel's chilling...
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