| Keeper, The: A Novel (Stoney Ridge Seasons)
| Julia Lapp has planned on marrying Paul Fisher since she was a girl. Now twenty-one, she looks forward to their wedding with giddy anticipation. When Paul tells her he wants to postpone the wedding--again--she knows who is to blame. Perpetual bachelor and spreader of cold feet, Roman Troyer, the Bee Man.Roamin' Roman travels through the Amish communities of Ohio and Pennsylvania with his hives full of bees, renting them out to farmers in need of pollinators. He relishes his nomadic life, which k...More
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| Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp)
| #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR VINCE FLYNN DELIVERS THE YOUNG, HUNGRY, AND LETHAL MITCH RAPP AT THE ONSET OF HIS CAREER AS A CIA SUPERAGENT. In the year since the CIA trained and then unleashed him, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each swift and untraceable kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians in the Pan Am Lockerbie attack become increasingly aware that someone is hunting them. Rapp...More
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| All Different Kinds Of Free
| "A terrific historical novel -- well executed, emotionally engaging, illuminating an important Supreme Court case and the heart of a heroic woman." ~Jewell Parker Rhodes, American Book Award winner and author of Douglass' Women" Jessica McCann adds flesh and blood to dry history to recreate the savagery and sometimes even the humanity of slavery. This book tears at your heart." ~ Sandra Dallas, New York Times best-selling author of Prayers for Sale and Whiter Than SnowA free woman of color in t...More
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| Blood Money
| Nick Ceratto, a young, cracker jack litigator looking for a partnership in the prestigious Philadelphia law firm of Maglio, Silvio, and Levin discovers his firm's dark seceret for increasing it's bottom line while preparing a medical malpractice case for trial.The partners are setting up major cases by seriously injuring and even murdering their clients to produce huge jury awards. When the firm discovers he knows, Nick's only hope is to stay one step ahead of the hitman long enough to intention...More
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| Scream: A Novel
| While talking to his friend on the phone, Mark Stone is startled by a cacophony of otherworldly screams. Seconds later, a tragic accident claims his friend’s life. When this happens several more times—screams followed by an untimely death—he is compelled to act. Battling his failure as a husband and struggling with his own damaged faith, Mark embarks on a mission to find the meaning behind the screams and hopefully stop death from calling on its next victim. When his estranged wife is kidn...More
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| A Tale of Two Cities
| Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle's history, The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. The scenes of large-scale mob violence are especially vivid, if superficial in historical understanding. The complex plot involves Sydney Carton's sacri...More
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| Pride and Prejudice (Broadview Literary Texts)
| Elizabeth Bennet is Austen's most liberated and unambiguously appealing heroine, and Pride and Prejudice has remained over most of the past two centuries Austen's most popular novel. The story turns on the marriage prospects of the five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet: Elizabeth forms a prejudice against the proud and distant Mr. Darcy; Darcy's charming friend Charles Bingley falls in love with her sister Jane; and the handsome officer George Wickham forms attachments successively to Elizabeth ...More
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| The Someday List (Jubilant Soul Series #1)
| What do you do when you realize you're not who you want to be?Rachelle Covington has it all, but she finds herself yearning for more. And when her husband and kids leave for the month Rachelle takes up the challenge to start a list of things to do before she dies. When she heads back to Jubilant, Texas, to reconnect with her past, her ex shows up in town. Will she give up everything to recover the past? Or will she find a reason to plan for the future?
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| At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
| 'You be going to live in the city, Hannah?' Farmer Price asked, pushing his battered hat up over his forehead. 'Wouldn' t think you'd want to go there Times like this, I would have thought your sister would try and keep you away.' Hannah is oblivious to Farmer Price's dark words, excited as she is about her first ever trip to London to help her sister in her shop 'The Sugared Plum', making sweetmeats for the gentry. Hannah does not however get the reception she expected from her sister Sarah. In...More
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| Warrior's Bride (full-length western contemporary romance, The Warriors)
| WARRIOR'S BRIDE - Top 20 Bestseller Kindle, Top 10 WaldenBooks BestsellerHe's a stranger living in two worlds...The last thing in the world Coleton Lonetree expects to find at the Cardinal Ranch Powwow is the love of his life. Despite his desolation over her no-show at an arranged meeting, the successful lawyer dreams of the woman from the powwow for seven long months. That is, until he finds her, large with his child, at a colleague's office...arranging to t...More
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| Killing the Giants
| "Fascinating look into the dark side of Secret Societies. This book reminds us why we root for the little guy. 4.5 Stars!" - The Kindle Book Review"Move over Dan Brown!" - Kendra Dalton (Avid reader)ABOUT KILLING THE GIANTS:From the author of REUNION, an Amazon #1 bestselling ghost story.Do you remember the 2010 Gulf oil spill? After a series of deadly explosions at two oil facilities, the ATF sends Sarah Perkins to investigate in this Dan Brown style chase from Louisiana to...More
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| Ain't No Sunshine
| Updated Version 8/12/2011Includes Reading Group QuestionsWarning:This book tackles difficult subjects. The views and decisions of the characters do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the author.Though it is against the law in 1960s Virginia, Stephen Phillips wants to marry his colored neighbor, Ruthie. Growing up in a physically abusive home, his love for Ruthie was the only thing that helped him survive. Instead of giving in to social and family prejudice, Stephen decides to fight for love...More
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| The Grand Mirage
| Lord Richard Leighton must thwart the Kaiser's plan to build a railroad from Berlin to the Persian Gulf that would enable Germany to threaten Britain's rule in India. His mission takes him from Constantinople by caravan to Baghdad as he defies the Young Turk regime, eludes a Prussian assassin, and forges an alliance with restive Arab tribes. The Grand Mirage is an historical thriller that combines Wilbur Smith's sense of rugged adventure, Eric Ambler's taste for intrigue and Alan Furst's period ...More
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| The Help
| Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who's always taken orders quietly, but lately she's unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She's full of ambition, but without a husband, she's considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in...More
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| Great Expectations
| Pip s life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. His desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn.
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| Yellow Crocus: A Novel
| In 1837, Lisbeth Wainwright is born to the white mistress of a sprawling Virginia plantation. Seconds later, she is delivered into the arms of her black wet nurse, Mattie. For a field hand like Mattie, her transfer to the big house is supposed to be considered an honor—except that the move tears Mattie away from her beloved grandfather and her infant son, Samuel. But Mattie is a slave, with no say in the matter, and so she devotes herself to her master’s daughter, though she longs to be rais...More
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| The Road Trip: Sidecar Adventures With God
| The story is a tapestry of fantasy woven by the threads of reality. In the story, God takes the female lead character, Liz, on a road trip. On the trip, Liz interacts with many different and whimsical characters in fantastical locations. Each location is vastly different from the other, but each time she leaves a location, she receives a very important, relevant, and useful spiritual life lesson. The story is imaginative, entertaining, and humorous.
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| Painted Truth (Alix Thorssen Mysteries)
| "An extremely satisfying mystery whose intricate plot kept me guessing. It's a rare book that can keep me riveted to its pages and have me reaching for tissues at the end. This one did. I give it my highest recommendation." -- Mystery News"An unusually complex art swindle that will leave you gasping with admiration for the killer's imagination and industry. McClendon knits detective work together with domestic betrayals in a satisfyingly intricate tangle." -- Kirkus ReviewsSet in Jackson Hole wh...More
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| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Dover Large Print Classics)
| Plunge down a rabbit hole to explore an incredible, dreamlike realm where animals not only talk, they sing, dance, argue, tell jokes, and behave in the most unexpected fashion. This complete and unabridged edition of one of the best-known and most-loved works of English-language fantasy includes John Tenniel's celebrated drawings.
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| Dracula (Dover Thrift Editions)
| A dreary castle, blood-thirsty vampires, open graves at midnight, and other gothic touches fill this chilling tale about a young Englishman's confrontation with the evil Count Dracula. A horror romance as deathless as any vampire, the blood-curdling tale still continues to hold readers spellbound a century later.
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