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Dakota Bombay's life is turned upside-down with a precocious young boy dropped off on his doorstep, a new assassination business threatening his family's livelihood, and a mysterious woman who might just end his playboy ways.


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A charming romance about the lives and loves of people in a small Tennessee town. In the tradition of Debbie Macomber. "Hey, ya'll. Dixie Ferguson here. I run Ferguson's Diner in Angel Ridge, Tennessee. Population three hundred forty-five. It's a picturesque town in the valley of the Little Tennessee River, established in 1785. In the early days, its first families--the McKays, the Wallaces, the Houstons, the Joneses, and, of course, the Craigs--staked their claims on hundreds of acres of the richest bottom land anyone had ever seen. After all the years I've spent behind the counter at Ferguson's, I could probably tell ya'll a story about near everyone in town. But we only have so much time, so I'll narrow it down to just two for now. This is a story about coming home. It's also a story about acceptin' folks for who they are. You could say it's a story about Josie Allen, a librarian, and Cole Craig, a handyman, but I say it's a story about finding love where you'd least expect to."


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A young woman whose past holds painful drama learns to reach beyond her fearsthrough an online correspondence with an American man in Japan.


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Gabrielle Hope has a special gift of "knowing" the future. When she and her mother join the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the members embrace her ability, although it sometimes frightens quiet Gabrielle. But when one vision comes true, a chain of events and an unlikely love challenge her loyalty to this chaste community.


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Nannerl Mozart's early days seem to be the stuff of fairy tales--traveling far and wide, performing piano concerts with her younger brother, Wolfgang, before the crowned heads of Europe. But behind the glamour lurk dark difficulties--the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the world. But what about Nannerl? Is she not just as talented? In a world where women's choices are limited, what hope does she have of ever realizing her own dreams? In this lovingly crafted novel, author Nancy Moser brings to life one of history's hidden heroines.


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The true love story behind one of Georgia's most famous antebellum mansions. In the 1850's Anne Tracy, a smart and well-educated young woman from the stifled but elegant world of Macon, Georgia, made a polite marriage with an older, wealthy merchant, William Butler Johnson. The unlikely pairing blossomed into a romantic and devoted marriage. The Butlers' wide travels through 1850's Europe inspired them to return to Macon and build an incredible Italiente mansion. Anne's privileged life was soon tested by tragedy and war. Her journey from bitter heartbreak to renewed faith and forgiveness created a powerful legacy far greater than money.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>An absorbing mystery from a modern master of the genre. Agnes Blakiston did not want to rent the old parsonage and soon came to regret it. At night the phone would ring and there would be unseen visitors. Was the house haunted? And did Miss Emily have a secret to terrible she would rather die than reveal it?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>With no magic talent of her own, Anne de Vernase must take on her sister's magical legacy to unravel the secrets behind the dark sorcery besieging the royal city of Merona-and to uncover the truth behind her sister's death.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The companion volume to "Fiddler Fair", this novel invites readers to lope through the night with a woman transformed into a leopard and pursued by a hunter who is more than human; to attend a gathering of romance writers that has a very unusual vampire in its midst; return to the world of Heralds of Valdemar; and join in more unforgettable adventures from a spellbinding master of fantasy and science fiction.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The only remaining female in the George Nash family, Ociee chooses to view herself as more brother than sister. Her favorite outfit is soft, worn dungarees and her brother Ben's old shirt that Mama made. Ociee's hair is a wispy web of curls and, dreadfully, it usually falls in her face when her self-tied ribbons slide down her back. Her gray eyes sparkle as she delights in jumping on moving boxcars and chasing strangers who dare to wander upon her frontier Mississippi farm.This same little tomboy also goes to great pains to cook and clean and make a home for her beloved Papa and brothers Fred and Ben. She tries valiantly to fill the hole her Mama's death has left in the family. She fingers Mama's locket and hopes the touch of it will make things feel better.Ociee endears herself to all while she moves from her mother's traumatic funeral and its repercussions to a personal celebration of her own young life. Her eyes learn to see beyond stereotypes and traditional viewpoints as she looks intothe hearts,of people and finds only what is strong and joyful within them. Ociee giggles as only an innocent child can giggle; yet her youthful spirit carries what would seem to be the wisdom of an older soul.Ociee triumphs over the sadness, fear, and anxiety of the painful occurrences of her early life. In doing just that, she will bloom in a new garden and weave her charm into the fabric of those who come to know her in a new home on Charlotte Street.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The fortune was not supposed to befall him. Jason Boyer had known all along his father's business empire would pass to different hands. Which suited him just fine. The money was crooked and the power corrupt. But when an accident claims the old man's life, everyone is stunned by the unveiling of the will. With the passing of the Boyer crown, power-hungry politicians and shady business partners all try to force Boyer's hand. Fighting the temptation of influence and riches, he simply wants to be a better man than his father--but attempting to stand for what is right soon brings murderous consequences.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In spite of her internal struggle, Akira's strength in the Lord becomes a witness to Bryce.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>When Charlotte Lamb, a fallen vicar's daughter, tries to hide away in London's grim Milkweed Manor, she is mortified to find herself in the care of a former suitor whom her father long ago rejected as unsuitable, but both are determined--with God's help--to protect those they love. Original.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>MOONSTONE A Fictionwise Fantasy bestseller Young Adult A sickly mom. A tiny house trailer. High school bullies and snarky drama queens. Bad-guy dudes with charming smiles. Allie has problems. And then there's that whole thing about fulfilling a magical prophecy and saving the world from evil. Geez. Welcome to the sad, funny, sometimes-scary world of fifteen-year-old Allie Emerson, who's struggling to keep her and her mom's act together in the small-town world of Peacock Flats, Washington. An electrical zap from a TV antenna sets off Allie's weird psychic powers. The next thing she knows she's being visited by a hippy-dippy guardian angel, and then her mysterious neighbor, the town "witch," gives her an incredible moonstone pendant that has powers only a good-hearted "Star Seeker" is meant to command. "Who, me?" is Allie's first reaction. But as sinister events begin to unfold, Allie realizes she's got a destiny to live up to. If she can just survive everyday life, in the meantime. Marilee Brothers is a former high school teacher turned full-time author. She's married to her college sweetheart, and they have three sons. Marilee lives in Washington State, where she's hard at work on more books in the Moonstone series. You can visit her website at www.marileebrothers.com. Reviews: Cross Twilight with a Stephanie Plum book, and you'll get Moonstone. It's supernatural and smart, funny and affecting. I didn't want to put the book down. I cannot wait to read the next part of Allie's story. unmainstreammomreads.blogspot.com A gem of a book. An author to watch. YoungAdultBooksCentral.com I can't wait to see what happens next for Allie. I encourage you to pick up a copy today. Great Reads Review.com Full of magic, twists, and pure fun, Moonstone is the first in a new young adult paranormal series. The characters come to life in this shining debut. I look forward to reading more about Allie and the Star Seekers. What a wonderful book! Wendys Minding Spot Filled with emotion, made more so for the reader as we watch this well-balanced young woman cope with a very unbalanced life. You cant help but respect Allie for stepping up and taking charge of her future, and the surprising hero is sure to worm his way into your heart. Ill be looking forward to seeing how Allies changed world grows in the next installment. Kimberly Swan, Darque Reviews Moonstone nicely establishes a solid back story and cast of characters to launch the next volume in the series. Recommended. SciFiGuy.caet Must captures you and she knows how to write a great story. The pace of the book was just rig This is another [see her review for Bite Me] good choice for public library teen/fantasy collections - I look forward to the next title in this series. Simone Sidwell, Teen Librarian, Grinnell Stewart Public Library GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: With so many paranormal young adult books out right now it's hard for each one to be different or stand out. Marilee Brothers succeeds in creating a fun original heroine in Allie. Sarah Bean, The Library Center, Springfield, Missouri A great start to a new series filled romance, paranormal, finding yourself, and family drama which just equals fun. I love how Allie discovers something new about herself, that changes her outlook on life. I'm already looking forward to the next book. http: //yabooknerd.blogspot.com/ Jennifer Rummel Head of YA department Otis Library, Norwich, Connecticut</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A "neo-primitive" cult kidnaps a famous fashion model and holds her hostage, forcing her to act as their spokesperson. As time runs out her estranged daughter allies with a dangerous activist group to rescue her, while battling dark agendas from the government and Big Oil.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The year is 1968. After spending the first half of summer vacation driving her Italian family crazy with her fake southern accent, 10-year old A.J. finds a soul mate on the other side of the island to divert her attention.She is intrigued to learn that Danny shares her same burning desire to know God and realizes that few people her age think as deeply as the two of them do.However, the depth of their newfound faith and friendship is soon tested when Danny's father betrays his wife.Set in a simpler time,Saving Sailoris a heartwarming tale of how hearts can change and relationships can be restored with God's help.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>With his characteristic warmth and humor, Dr. Kevin Leman offers a practical guide to sex according to God's plan. This frank and practical book is a perfect resource for married and engaged couples. Now in softcover.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>TENDER GRACESKathryn MagendieTrade paperback, April 2009, Bell Bridge BooksContemporary Women s Fiction, Southern A gentle yet unflinching look at how we find our way home. A woman returns to her West Virginia roots to resolve the ghosts of her childhood. In the tradition of Rebecca Wells, Sue Monk Kidd, Olive Ann Burns, and Dorothy Allison. TENDER GRACES by Kathryn Magendie is strong literary women s fiction written with exquisite style. The death of her troubled mother and memories of her abused grandmother lure a young woman back to the Appalachian hollow where she was born. Virginia Kate, the daughter of a beautiful mountain wild-child and a slick, Shakespeare-quoting salesman, relives her turbulent childhood and the pain of her mother s betrayals. Haunted by ghosts and buried family secrets, Virginia Kate struggles to reconcile three generations of her family s lost innocence. Rave reviews include: Kathryn Magendie's TENDER GRACES is a powerful, moving and beautifully written debut. With rich detail, vivid imagery and finely drawn characters who leap off the page, drag you into their lives and make you root for them, this book will command your attention all the way to the final page...and leave you wishing for more.--Danielle Younge-Ullman, author of FALLING UNDER Kathryn Magendie's TENDER GRACES leaves a ghostly trail of broken hearts from by-God West Virginia to Texas to the shimmering seasons of Louisiana where real love and an unexpected home is found for a lost child. Reminiscent of early Lee Smith and Silas House, Magendie's Virginia Kate Carey is the steady beating pulse of this beautiful narrative that sweeps through a lifetime of loss, grief, and ultimately redemption and what it means to go home again. Kerry Madden, author, Gentle s Holler Gifted Deborah LeBlanc, author Powerful Angie Ledbetter, author Arresting David Madden, author A poem to childhood Ed Cullen, NPR contributor Held me spellbound Cheryl s Book Nook reviews Poetic -- J. Kaye s Book Blog Poignant and funny Booklove reviews Simply amazing Firestalker Reviews I truly couldn t put it down Suburban Sanity Reviews Don t miss this book The Serenity Room Reviews Highly recommended Kaye s Penguin Posts Reviews TENDER GRACES by Kathryn Magendie is the kind of book that sticks with you long after you finish it. I turned the last page this morning, and I still can't get the characters out of my head. . . I highly recommend Tender Graces, and I know it will make my list of favorite books for the year. Diary of an Eccentric Reviews This is supposed to be a review of Kathryn Magendie s exquisite literary novel, not a general discussion of my father s peculiarities, but maybe that s my point. Tender Graces became part of my family. Virginia Kate could have been me. Her mother could have been my father s mother. Her brother Micah could have been my Dad. Maybe that s the highest praise I could ever give a book anyway: I couldn t separate my reality from Magendie s fiction. Katrina Stonoff, Let it Simmer Reviews</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>When Libby's husband fails to return from a solo canoe trip, Libby enlists the aid of her father-in-law and her best friend to help her search for clues to her husband's disappearance. What they discover upends Libby's presumptions about her husband and rearranges her faith.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A very Southern mother-in-law's humorous advice to mothers-in-law everywhere. From the multiple New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club. Bestselling author Haywood Smith and her pals have lots of personal experience in the joys, sorrows, pitfalls and flat-out hysteria of Mother-in-Lawness. Now Smith offers a handy and fun booklet of pithy advice to mothers-in-law everywhere. Smiths sassy observations and gentle wisdom are delivered with her trademark southern charm, packing the sweet, heady punch of bourbon ice cubes melting in a mint julep. The Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-in-Law is the perfect gift book for showers, engagement parties, family celebrations or just to share with that special DIL (Daughter-in-Law) or SIL (Son-in-Law). It can even safely be given to a Mother-in-Law</p>


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<p class="description">A book in The Hussies series.Bounty hunter Jazz Boudreaux wouldn't believe it if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes. One minute she's scuffling with a "collar" in California. The next she's in a Scottish castle, being recruited by an ancient order of Hussy Warriors sworn to use their special powers to rescue the world in times of danger.Her mission: Keep some geek scientist alive long enough to develop a technology that will save the planet.Jazz soon discovers Dr. Rockwell Burns is anything but geeky. Delicious, maybe. Dangerous, definitely. Hard and a powerful, like his name. Suddenly, it's more personal than saving the world. It's about saving the man she loves.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Jennie King returns to her Amish grandmothers home in Pennsylvania to heal from an injury she incurred documenting what war does to children. Shes reunited with an old flame, Matthew Bontrager, who also happens to be her grandmothers neighbor. When they discover that their feelings for each other havent changed Jennie wonders if she can look past her emotional scars and bridge the difference between their worlds.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Finally free to pursue her dreams, Laura Foster is trying hard not to fall in love. She knows that the Reverend Brand McCormick's reputation would be shattered if her former life is discovered. But it's not only Laura's history that threatens to bring Brand down--it's his own.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Set in the early 14th-century Scottish Highlands, this novel introduces the third McTiernay brother, Cole, who saves an Englishwoman from a lonely life, only to realize that it is she who needs to rescue him. Original.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD SAVE HER Linet Dancort will not be sold. But that's essentially what her brother intends to do-to trade her like so much chattel to widen his already vast scope of influence. Linet will seize any opportunity to escape her fate-and opportunity comes in the form of a rebel prisoner locked in her brother's dungeon, predatory and fearsome, and sentenced to hang in the morning. WOULD FIRST NEED SAVING HIMSELF Seathan MacGruder, Earl of Grey, is not unused to cheating death. But even this legendary Scottish warrior is surprised when a beautiful Englishwoman creeps to his cell and offers him his freedom. What Linet wants in exchange, though-safe passage to the Highlands-is a steep price to pay. For the only thing more dangerous than the journey through embattled Scotland is the desire that smolders between these two fugitives the first time they touch . . . 'His Conquest -one part heaven, one part sin.' -Rebecca Sinclair</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In the rugged Scottish Highlands, a mighty clansman weds a headstrong heiress against her will - and discovers a fiery passion he'll risk his life to protect . . .A MAN OF POWERPayton Dunn-Fadden is the King's Champion, notorious for his ability to fight any man and win. With steely eyes and a deeply-muscled physique, his powers of seduction are just as legendary. But Payton has a dark secret known only to his wife - and it's a secret she may not keep . . .A WOMAN OF WILLKnown as White Satin, Dallis Caruth is infuriated by her forced marriage to Payton. The brute is far below her station . . . which makes her attraction to him utterly maddening. Now Dallis is determined to tame the fearsome laird - and win her freedom in the bargain . . .A DANGEROUS DESIREAs Payton and Dallis spar with one another, their desire ignites into fiery lovemaking. But danger is closer than either realizes. For the king has plans for the couple - plans that may unravel Payton's secret - and cost them both their lives . . .'Filled with magic and a love so deep it takes my breath away.'- Romance Reader at Heart on Once Upon a Knight</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In 1141 Scotland, a Norman king's attempts to rule the Highland clans is making his favorite knight's job difficult, indeed--and that is before a woman of mystery lays siege to the warrior's heart. Original.</p>


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<div><p> </p><p>From the luxury of San Francisco's famous hills to the wild freedom of the majestic snow-covered Sierra Mountains, BRIDGE TO HAPPINESS is the intensely dramatic story of one woman's life, the idyllic moments, her humanity, her love, and finally, the difficult road she must walk alone...to discover the strong woman she is destined to become. </p> <p>When March Randolph meets Mike Cantrell, she has no idea how her life will change, and how time will change her. For over three decades she and Mike forge a marriage, a family, and a business together, helping to make snowboarding into a popular, worldwide winter sport, and raising four strong-willed and independent children into adulthood, never once fearing the future won't be as golden as their past. </p> <p>In a heartbeat everything changes, and March and her family suffer a tragic change, one that drives a schism into her once perfect life, and will test the bonds of love and family. Suddenly March is stuck in the past, unable to move forward, and only if she finds the strength and will to move on, can any of the Cantrells have a single, glimmer of hope at a new life of happiness.</p><br><p></p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>"A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas " In this enchanting and highly original retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Elizabeth Bennet sets out for the new world aboard the grand ship "Pemberley's Promise." She's prepared for an uneventful voyage until a chance encounter with the handsome, taciturn Mr. Darcy turns her world upside down. When Elizabeth falls ill, Darcy throws convention overboard in a plan that will bind them to each other more deeply than he ever could have imagined. But the perils of their ocean voyage pale in comparison to the harsh reality of society's rules that threaten their chance at happiness. When they return to the lavish halls of England, will their love survive? "What readers say: " "Kara Louise is an incredible storyteller." "Such a sweet and romantic 'what if' scenario for "Pride and Prejudice "fans! A must have for your "P&amp;P "library!" "Romantic, creative, and witty."</p>


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<div><p>Amidst the post-war chaos that rains down around them, a controlling man and a desperate woman must choose between life and love.</p> <p><em>Book One of the Devils on Horseback series.</em></p> <p>Nate Marchand grew up as the only son of the town drunk. As a Confederate soldier, he found that order in the chaos was the only thing that kept him sane. Numbers, information, keeping everything in its proper place became second nature. The chaos of the war and its aftermath sent him into a rigid state that he couldn’t seem to overcome.</p> <p>He and his friends, nicknamed Devils on Horseback, leave behind the aftermath of war to start fresh in the west. Their new business venture flounders and desperation drives them to take whatever work they can.</p> <p>The Devils are hired to remove the Taggert family from land claimed by Samuel O’Shea, the largest landowner in Grayton, Texas. When he meets Elisa Taggert, his entire world shifts beneath him. Attracted, bewildered, and off-kilter, Nate ignores his conscience in favor of his wallet.</p> <p>The simple task of removing a woman, a boy, and an old man, along with a small herd of cattle, resembles a Medieval siege. Nate wrestles with what he knows is right with what he must do. Will his love for Elisa overcome his need for survival?</p> <p>Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, so much depends on her social season debut. Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. Debuting means plenty of work--there are corsets to be fitted, dances to master, manners to perfect. Her training soon pays off, however, as celebrity's spotlight turns Clara into a society-page darling. Yet Clara wonders if this is the life she really wants, especially when she learns her best friend has also set her sights on Franklin De Vries. When a man appears who seems to love her simply for who she is, and gossip backlash turns ugly, Clara realizes it's not just her heart at stake--the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Johanna Ilg has lived her entire life in Main Amana, one of the seven villages inhabited by devout Christians who believe in cooperative living, a simple lifestyle, and faithful service to God. Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna believes her future is rooted in the community. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her parents decide they want a simpler life in Amana, Iowa, she resists. Under the strictures of the Amana villages, Berta's rebellion reaches new heights. Will her heart ever be content among the plain people of Amana?</p>


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<div><p>A planet faces destruction. An ancient Indian kingdom is doomed to the same fate. The solution to both troubles lies in the Law of the Sword.</p> <p>They came from Dooma, the fifth planet in the solar system. A planet destined to destroy itself in the holocaust war.</p> <p>They came in separate expeditions, each one seeking refuge on the third planet, the only other inhabitable body.</p> <p>They came in the dawn of time, when the Earth was young, to discover an ancient India, where the kingdom of Karakhor fought its own deathly struggle with the massed forces of Maghalla and their allies of sub-human tribes.</p> <p>So begins a love story: for Kananda, the First Prince of Karakhor and Zela, his golden-haired goddess from the stars—and for his sister, Maryam, the rebellious princess fated to love and be loved by Raven, blue-skinned Sword Lord of Ghedda.</p> <p>Warning, this title contains the following: violence, rape .</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Romance, vampires, and laugh-out-loud humor--this sparkling paranormal romance from the author of "Demon Can't Help It" has it all.</p>


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<div><p>SUMMARY:</p><p class="description">As the daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege--but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and by competition from her beautiful older sister. When Michal falls for young David, the harpist who plays to calm her father, she has no idea what romance, adventures, and heartache await her.As readers enter the colorful and unpredictable worlds of King Saul and King David, they will be swept up in this exciting and romantic story. Against the backdrop of opulent palace life, raging war, and desert escapes, Jill Eileen Smith takes her readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride as Michal deals with love, loss, and personal transformation as one of the wives of David. A sweeping tale of passion and drama, readers will love this amazing story.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In the seemingly ordinary Amish home of Grace Byler, secrets abound. Why does her mother weep in the night? Why does her father refuse to admit something is dreadfully wrong? Then, in one startling moment, everything Grace assumed she knew is shattered. Her mother's disappearance leaves Grace reeling and unable to keep her betrothal promise to her long-time beau. Left to pick up the pieces of her life, Grace questions all she has been taught about love, family, and commitment. Heather Nelson is an English grad student, stunned by a doctor's diagnosis. Surely fate would not allow her father to lose his only daughter after the death of his wife a few years before. In denial and telling no one she is terminally ill, Heather travels to Lancaster County--the last place she and her mother had visited together. Will Heather find healing for body and spirit? As the lives of four wounded souls begin to weave together like an Amish patchwork quilt, they each discover missing pieces of their life puzzles--and glimpse the merciful and loving hand of God.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>John Stevenson is just a navy foreman working on the Summit Tunnel of the Manchester &amp; Leeds Railway when a near-fatal accident brings young Nora Telling into his life. Her nimbleness of mind and his power of command enable them to take over the working mill and rescue it from catastrophe.  Together with their friends, the ThorntonsÂ—who are troubled by a marriage mismatched in passionÂ—they are willing to risk any dare, commit themselves to any act of cunning on their climb from rags to riches. It is a story of love, hate, lust, and deception as England's glorious Victorian age is dawning.</p>


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<div><p>They can’t deny the heat—it’s the only thing keeping them alive.</p> <p><em>Red Hot &amp; Blue, Book 1</em></p> <p>A distracted soldier is a dead solder. That’s special operative Trey Williams’ motto. The last thing he needs in his life is a girlfriend. Problem is, the woman who’s been recruited to pose as his wife on a special assignment is proving to be exactly the kind of distraction he can’t afford.</p> <p>Years ago, Carly McAfee turned her back not only on her military career, but the men who come with it. So why did she say yes to a mission that puts her in intimate contact with Trey, under 24/7 surveillance by both bad guys and good? One slip, and they’re both dead. It’s not long, though, before her body betrays her, followed closely by her heart.</p> <p>With a terrorist arms deal going down and missing teammate’s life on the line, Carly and Trey must throw caution to the wind in the scorching-hot performance of their lives—and try not to lose their hearts and minds in the process.</p> <p><em>This book has been previously published and has been revised and expanded from its original release.</em></p> <p>Warning: Contains bad men with big guns and video cameras, and an unmarried couple who need to get naked and get busy acting very married to save both their country and their lives. </p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>First He Drove Her Mad In what feels like a moment, Beatrice Edmund goes from being a proper lady cooped up in a stuffy Scottish castle to traveling miles from anything she's ever known, in the midst of the wildest adventure of her life. And at the center of that adventure is the most infuriating, puzzling scoundrel on earth. She cannot take her eyes off him. Then He Drove Her Wild Colin Fitch cannot deny he's drawn to Beatrice--but lust is all he could possibly feel for the sharp-tongued minx. Still, if there's a chance she can help him stop the madman he pursues, he must withstand her obvious disapproval. Yet withstanding the longing he feels for her is growing more troublesome by the second. . . And Colin has never been terribly good at staying out of trouble. . .</p>


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<div><p class="description">Even When all Hopes Seem Lost, Grace Never Gives up-On God</p>
<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The exciting conclusion of the 3-part saga of Grace Winslow and her fight for freedom.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Do not begin this novel unless you are prepared to be moved, willing to open your heart, and available to the possibility that life can bring you magic.Chris Astor is a man in his early forties who is going through the toughest stretch of his life. Not long before, Chris' world sparkled he was doing significant work, he had a good home, and his young daughter brought him more joy than he ever could have imagined. Now, divorce and estrangement have left him confused and all too often alone. Becky is Chris' fourteen-year-old daughter, a girl who overcame enormous challenges in her early years to become a vibrant, vital young woman. Her parents' divorce has left its mark, though, most significantly in her relationship with her father. Once, they told remarkable stories together. Now, they barely speak. Emotional detachment from Chris is not Becky's biggest concern, though.Miea is the young queen of a fantasy land that Becky and Chris created when Becky was little a fantasy land that has developed a life of its own. Miea knows nothing of Becky and Chris. She only knows that her beautiful kingdom a place of remarkably varied flora, dignified and distinctive fauna, and an ecology that works in symphonic majesty is in terrible, maybe fatal trouble. At the most challenging junctures of their lives, Becky and Miea discover each other and Miea shares this discovery with Chris. For Becky, it is nearly inconceivable that a place she created has come into existence. For Miea, it is nearly inconceivable that a child created her land. For Chris, it is beyond inconceivable that he is again sharing something important in his daughter's life. For all of them, it as though a world of opportunity has opened up before them. But time is not on their side. In fact, time might be running out. Together, they need to uncover a secret. The secret to why these worlds have joined at this moment. The secret to their purpose. The secret to the future. It is a secret that, when discovered, will redefine imagination for all of them.BLUE is a novel of trial and hope, invention and rediscovery. It might very well take you someplace you never knew existed. Do not, however, begin it unless you are prepared to be moved.</p>


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<p>Julia DeSmit can't wait for her life to begin. After her mother leaves when Julia is nine years old, she's raised by an unassuming, gentle father and a saintly, matriarchal grandmother until her father dies just as Julia is becoming a young adult. <br>On the cusp of womanhood, Julia feels jaded by her circumstances and longs for a new identity. College seems like the perfect place to start over. But when Julia makes a mistake that will change her life forever, she returns to her grandmother's farm, defeated and convinced of her own worthlessness. Only through the gentle prodding of her loving grandmother does Julia begin to accept the imprint her childhood has left on her life and look for hope in a loving God who longs to make all things new.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Magnetic, fearless Fin Kahill has dedicated his life to ridding the world of its most vicious serial killers. Fin is used to roaming the earth freely-not getting stuck in sleepy Clare Point. But when the clan needs him close by, Fin agrees to take a summer job on the town's tiny police force. He expects little excitement-until he meets Elena, an ethereal Italian beauty. As Fin struggles against his feelings for Elena, the peace in Clare Point is shattered by the inexplicable murder of a tourist. The young man's throat has been cut, his body eerily posed. When the killer strikes again, Fin wonders if a member of his own clan is responsible. The only one he can turn to is Elena, but he knows that falling in love with a human can be a deadly mistake. Yet just as Fin edges closer to solving the murders, he discovers Elena may not be exactly who, or what, she appears...</p>


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<div><p><em>Romeo and Juliet never had to worry about being skinned alive.</em></p> <p>Sydney Skeller’s father is spitting bullets over her reluctance to join the family business as a shifter hunter. The last thing Daddy needs to know is why—she yearns for a lover who’s man enough for a relationship but animal enough to give her the wild ride of her dreams. After a treadmill mishap lands her in a tangled heap with Jason Cannon, she wonders if she’s finally found her beast, er, man. One session in bed and one bite later, she’s sure. Now if only she can keep her father from mounting Jason’s head on a wall…</p> <p>Jason is all man on the surface, but wolf shifter down to the bone. He’s more than ready to stop “playing the pack” and find his one true mate, and Sydney of the luscious curves is the woman of his dreams. Finding out that she comes from a family sworn to eradicate his kind isn’t a deal-breaker. But her outrageous plan for him to masquerade as the wolf in hunter’s clothing, right under her father’s very nose, could be asking more than he ever expected to give.</p> <p><em>This book was previously published in ebook form only under the title Kissin’ in the Moonlight, and has been revised from its original release.</em></p> <p>Warning: Readers, be aware of <em>stranger</em> side effects. These side effects may include but aren’t limited to the following: biting strangers, asking furry strangers to bite you, purposely falling off treadmills to collide with handsome strangers, enjoying hot sex with wild strangers, and baying at the moon to meet other moon-influenced strangers. If you notice any of these side effects, contact the author immediately. You may be the heroine of her next book!</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Belle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a "normal "girl again. Her job as a paranormal investigator is going well, she's learned to control her supernatural abilities (mostly) and she's just gotten engaged to Rome Masters, the ultra-sexy operative who once tried to neutralize her!But planning a wedding is never easy, especially when the bride keeps accidentally torching her dress, the groom returns from a dangerous mission with selective memory loss and the man responsible now wants Belle for himself. With Rome's ex determined to win him back and a new band of supervillains on the horizon, it will take all Belle's powers--plus a little help from her trusty empath sidekick--to save the day, salvage the wedding and prove that true love really does conquer all.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Bella Rossi may be nearing thirty, but her life is just starting to get interesting. When her Italian-turned-Texan parents hand over the family wedding planning business, Bella is determined not to let them down. She quickly books a "Boot Scoot'n" wedding that would make any Texan proud. There's only one catch--she's a country music numbskull because her family only listens to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Where will she find a DJ on such short notice who knows his Alan Jackson from his Keith Urban?When a misunderstanding leads her to the DJ (and man) of her dreams, things start falling into place. But with a family like hers, nothing is guaranteed. Can the perfect Texan wedding survive a pizza-making uncle with mob ties, an aunt who is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and a massive delivery of 80 cowboy boots? And will Bella ever get to plan her own wedding?Book one in the Weddings by Bella series, Fools Rush In is fun, fresh, and full of surprises. Readers will love the flavorful combination of Italian and Tex-Mex, and the hilarity that ensues when cultures clash.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>To sexy CEO Marcus Cortland, Sabryna Givens is the epitome of a challenge. She's beautiful, intelligent, and from their first meeting makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him. Sabryna isn't one to focus on her personal life, choosing to hide her yearning for love and family behind her work. She has no intentions of getting caught up with a man like Marcus who only wants one thing. Past experiences have taught Marcus that love is a toxic force. Yet the closer he gets to Sabryna the stronger his emotions grow. He starts to realize that she could be the one woman who could heal his pain. But will they be able to get past their own fears to find each other? Especially when a secret from his past threatens not only their growing love, but her life as well.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In this stunning debut, Essex blends spellbinding passion, intrigue, adventure, and beautifully crafted details of the Georgian era into a historical that is sure to delight fans of the genre.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>She's determined to make it--and she doesn't need a man's help to do it.It is the summer of 1838 in St. Lawrenceville, Missouri, and Molly McGarvie's life is about to change forever. When her beloved Samuel succumbs to cholera, Molly is heartbroken but resolves to take care of herself and her children. When Samuel's unscrupulous brother takes over the family business and leaves Molly to fend for herself, she knows she must head out on her own. It is a dangerous journey, and along the way she must face the loss of another family member. Somehow she must find a way to make a living, restore her family, and fend off some overeager suitors. Book one in the At Home in Beldon Grove series, The Edge of Light will captivate you with the true-to-life emotions of one woman's struggle to survive. "A stirring story of hope and deliverance that touches the heart."--Tina Ann Forkner, author of Ruby Among Us"Shorey's captivating debut novel is a must-read. With her marvelous gift for words and superior storytelling, readers will be hooked from the first page to the last."--Bonnie Leon, author of Sydney Cove series"A page-turning story about a young mother's determination to keep her family together against all odds."--Leslie Gould, award-winning author of Beyond the Blue and Scrap EverythingAnn Shorey has published selections in the Cup of Comfort series and in Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul. Shorey lives with her husband in Oregon. This is her first novel.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The future stretches out in front of Sarah Dobbs like the pure blue Texas sky. Leaving the past behind in Philadelphia, mail-order bride Sarah arrives in San Antonio ready to greet her groom, Austin Canfield, a man she has never met but whose letters have won her heart from afar. But there is one problem--he has died. And Sarah cannot go back East.As Sarah tries to reconcile herself to a future that is drastically changed, Austin's brother, Clay, struggles with his own muddled plans. Though he dislikes working on the family ranch and longs for a different life, Clay is driven to avenge his brother's death. But something between them is growing and neither Clay nor Sarah is ready to admit it. Book 1 of the Texas Dreams series, Paper Roses will sweep readers into the Hill Country with a tale of love and loss, closed doors and beautiful possibilities that will leave them wanting more.</p>


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<div><p><strong>Shelley’s Secret</strong></p> <p><em>Jean Hart Stewart</em></p> <p> </p> <p><i>Blush: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes by not erotic level).</i></p> <p> </p> <p>Despite the free-love atmosphere of the wild ’60s, Shelley fears men and disguises her beauty, not realizing such loveliness is impossible to hide.</p> <p> </p> <p>Ross has certainly noticed, and he wants Shelley for his own. While searching for the secret to her fear, Ross is determined to convince Shelley she can trust her heart in his hands…and the rest of her in his arms.</p></div>


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<div>Passion turns to envy. Love to murder. One way or another, everyone is spoilt.<br><br>A sadistic killer is stalking the streets, carving his hatred into the bodies of beautiful, young women.<br><br>The
 murders are stirring up bad memories for Detective Lucas Huson, as he 
struggles to remain focused - juggling the horrors of today with horrors
 from the past.<br><br>When Chelsea Summerville's best friend goes missing, she's unwillingly dragged into the race to stop the killer.<br><br>As Lucas and Chelsea find happiness together, Chelsea becomes the hunted rather than the hunter.<br><br>Can Lucas shake off his demons and save the woman he loves, or will everything he holds dear be spoilt?      </div>


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<div><p>When deceit and desire collide, the results can be deadly…</p> <p><em>Book One of the Hearts of the South series.</em></p> <p>For
 undercover FBI agent Jason Harding, coming face to face with the 
grown-up version of his adolescent dreams is a nightmare. Kathleen 
Palmer sees him as a despicably corrupt small-town law officer and a 
murder suspect. Trapped in a web of his own making, he must see his 
mission through to the end and bring down the crooked cops who’ve run 
Haynes County for decades. To do so, he must betray the only family he’s
 ever known and fight his growing love for Kathleen, a relationship that
 could get one, or both of them, killed.</p> <p>Determined to uncover 
the truth, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Kathleen struggles with
 her attraction to the one person who’s awakened her since she buried 
her heart and emotions in her son’s tiny grave. Listening to her heart 
could destroy all she has left in life—her career and reputation. When 
the truth about Jason’s identity surfaces, they both face unimaginable 
consequences: Jason may lose his life and Kathleen the man she loves.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>When associate producer Mandalay Florentino arrives in Daily, Texas, to arrange a surprise "reunion concert" for hometown American Superstars finalist Amber Amberson, she quickly learns that Amber has disappeared with a "bad boy" actor, and as a result, discovers the talent of Imogene Doll, a bored and lonely young woman. Original.</p>


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<div><p class="Chapter" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua">Elemental Love<p></p></font></font></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Elemental love is totally consuming, soul-wrenching, dominating…until your thoughts, your body and essence are one.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Emert knows all that and much more but even he is unprepared for the cinnamon-colored female who wears a cloak of womanhood like a huntress, whose heat scorches his soul and who wants nothing more than to kill him.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One kiss, one earth-shattering night of lovemaking, binds their souls together. To claim the other half of his essence, Emert must leave the Canadian Northern Shield, travel to the heat of <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">India</place></country-region>, battle a depraved evil and teach his soul mate the real meaning of elemental love.</font></font></p></div>


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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0pt 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Diam isn’t happy with his nomadic life on Gallia and wishes for a better life. When a new colony ship arrives from Earth he is intrigued by what the Newcomers have to offer. But when his sister becomes ill, Diam learns why his people became nomads in the first place. A tarot reading by the village witch sends him to find a way to force the Newcomers to leave Gallia before anyone else gets sick.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0pt 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Diam doesn’t count on falling in love with Justina, the colony’s doctor. The passion they stir in each other reaches beyond the barriers of language and background to bring them together but even with their new love they can’t ignore their peoples’ fate.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0pt 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">The judgment card in Diam’s tarot reading promised success but it is Diam and Justina’s judgment and skill that will be needed if all Gallians, new and old, are to have the lives they deserve.</font></p></div>


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<span style="font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Chelly
 is going nuts…she thinks. And she's fighting for the right to keep her 
little boy. Right before Christmas, her ex announces he is going to sue 
for custody of their child.<br><br>
    Because she is losing her mind. She is talking to a man who doesn't 
exist. A tall, sexy creature with wicked blue eyes and magic in his 
hands. And he can't possibly exist.<br><br>
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<div>A vow made...<br><br>For centuries Frang has kept a secret – he’s 
immortal. ‘Tis a curse instead of a blessing though. His immortality was
 bestowed upon him to teach him a lesson, and instead of remaining 
youthful, the curse turned him into the image of an old man. He’s waited
 for the day he could return to a mortal man, but when that day arrives 
and he must leave his beloved Druid’s Glen, he suddenly finds he might 
not want to be mortal after all.<br><br>A secret kept...<br><br>Kenna 
holds a great secret, one that if discovered could have her burned at 
the stake. She’s not just a healer, she’s a Druid. ‘Tis a secret she has
 buried deep inside her. Until Frang. He offers freedom in the Druids, a
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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Todd Brothers loves Ann Statesman. But she doesn't love him.Ann loves Kent Ashton. When Kent gets engaged to another woman, Ann's world is shattered. She no longer trusts her judgment in picking the right man to marry. So she decides to choose the man her parents have always admired and respected. Todd.But Todd plans to leave Virginia despite his father's objections. Knowing she doesn't love him, he tells her his decision to move to North Dakota to become a farmer. He is shocked when she asks him to take her with him. Hesitant, he finally agrees, torn between the reality that she doesn't love him but hoping she'll learn to love him over time.They elope and embark on the beginning of friendship. At their new home, Ann gets to know Todd as more than her best friend's older brother. But will her newfound love for her husband be enough when Kent comes for her?This historical romance is rated R.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Seven years after Eye of the Beholder ends, Neil Craftsman's story begins. When Sarah Donner learns she's pregnant, she hopes this blessing will be the thing to make her husband finally love her. But to her horror, he announces that she will go live with her overbearing mother-in-law. Weeks before she is due to give birth, they are traveling to her mother-in-law's when some thieves kill him.Ready to give birth, she has to rely on the aid of the one man others had warned her about: Neil Craftsman. She knows of his tarnished past, and no respectable woman will go near him. But when she learns her husband left her with no home and no money, she has nowhere else to go but to the one man she's shunned.As she gets to know Neil, she learns that there is more to him than meets the eye. But when his past comes back to haunt him, will her newfound love be enough to redeem him - or will he always be a shunned man?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In order to receive his inheritance, Jake Mitchell must marry. In order to save her family's farm, Sue Lewis must marry a rich man. So Jake comes up with a plan. Why not strike up a platonic, business arrangement where they can marry each other for six months? Then they are free to annul the marriage and go their separate ways. Unfortunately for him, the people he knows are determined to keep them together. Between an army of suitors willing to woo Sue before her annulment and the Lewis brothers scheming to show Jake how attractive she is, laughter and love are in the air. And in the end, a confirmed bachelor might discover that an inconvenient marriage may not be so inconvenient after all.</p>


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<p>When spunky Marguerite Westing discovers that her family will summer at 
Lake Manawa in 1895, she couldn't be more thrilled. It is the perfect 
way to escape her agonizingly boring suitor, Roger Gordon. It's also 
where she stumbles upon two new loves: sailing, and sailing instructor 
Trip Andrews. But this summer of fun turns to turmoil as her father's 
gambling problems threaten to ruin the family forever. Will 
free-spirited Marguerite marry Roger to save her father's name and 
fortune? Or will she follow her heart--even if it means abandoning the 
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<div>Jericho "J.T." Tucker wants nothing to do with Coventry, Texas's new 
dressmaker. He's all too familiar with her kind--shallow women <br>more 
devoted to fashion than true beauty. Yet, except for her well-tailored 
clothing, this seamstress is not at all what he expected. <br>Hannah 
Richards is confounded by the man who runs the livery. The unsmiling 
fellow riles her with his arrogant assumptions and gruff <br>manner 
while at the same time stirring her heart with unexpected acts of 
kindness. Which side of Jericho Tucker reflects the real man? <br>When 
Hannah decides to help Jericho's sister catch a beau--leading to 
uproarious consequences for the whole town--will Jericho and Hannah find
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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.   Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.  Debut novelist Deborah Harkness has crafted a mesmerizing and addictive read, equal parts history and magic, romance and suspense. Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. This smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of Anne Rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the Twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism.</p>


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<div><p class="description">A Sweet Romance, a Feel-Good Ending</p>
<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Paula Andrew has finally found her niche in life, with only one thing missing - true love.</p></div>


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<p>Maddie Temple finds her life spiraling out of control as the mental link she shares with her twin sister pushes her closer and closer toward madness and her only hope for redemption lies with a psychiatrist who could end her career. </p>


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<div><div><div>Marlena &amp; John have never been so close, and yet so far apart...</div><div><br></div><div>Marlena's love, John, has been paralyzed for two years, and she is becoming desperate. Although her love for him has never waned, she must find a cure before they drift too far apart as man and wife. But John's illness may not be all that it seems, and the truth could tear them apart forever.</div><div><br></div><div>On the winding roads leading to Monte Carlo...</div><div><br></div><div>Charlotte Gaines, daughter of one of the world's richest men and one of the hottest fashion designers, discovers a hidden truth about her family that she never suspected. It sets her on a quest that will uncover long-buried secrets, hidden passions, and dangerous mysteries...all leading to a city called Salem, and a revelation that will change all of their lives forever.</div></div></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>One widow... One time traveler... Two lonely hearts connecting for a moment in time... One day Penelope Jordan finds a man who's on the brink of death and nurses him back to health. Over time, he brings out the woman that the harsh prairie made her forget she once was, and soon she falls in love with him. But will he stay with her...in her time...or will he return to the future? This book is approximately 20,000 words long and is rated R. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Ruth Ann Nordin has written other romances including the romantic comedies Meant To Be and With This Ring, I Thee Dread. She has also written historical romances including Eye of the Beholder and His Redeeming Bride. For more information about her and her books, please go to http://www.ruthannnordin.com. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p><em>The Plain Dealer</em> (Cleveland): His novel makes you want to laugh and it makes you want to cry.  </p><p><em>Chicago Tribune</em>: A highly gifted and accomplished writer.  </p><p><em>The New York Times</em>: Brilliant...sardonic, ludicrously funny. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The basis for Mike Nichols' acclaimed 1967 film starring Dustin Hoffman -- and for successful stage productions in London and on Broadway -- this classic novel about a naive college graduate adrift in the shifting social and sexual mores of the 1960s captures with hilarity and insight the alienation of youth and the disillusionment of an era.</p><p><strong>The Graduate</strong></p><p>When Benjamin Braddock graduates from a small Eastern college and moves home to his parents' house, everyone wants to know what he's going to do with his life. Embittered by the emptiness of his college education and indifferent to his grim prospects -- grad school? a career in plastics? -- Benjamin falls haplessly into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, the relentlessly seductive wife of his father's business partner. It's only when beautiful coed Elaine Robinson comes home to visit her parents that Benjamin, now smitten, thinks he might have found some kind of direction in his life. Unfortuately for Benjamin, Mrs. Robinson plays the role of protective mother as well as she does the one of mistress. A wondrously fierce and absurd battle of wills ensues, with love and idealism triumphing over the forces of corruption and conformity. </p></div>


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<div><p>SUMMARY:</p><p><br></p><p>Luscious by Lori Foster</p><p>Bethany Churchill just quit her lousy job, dumped her lousy boyfriend and moved into a new apartment. She s not looking for love, but her hot new landlord is determined to change her mind. SWAT officer Lucius Ryder -- known to the women in the building as "Luscious," much to his chagrin -- is one sexy lawman, and before long Bethany is tempted to find out if he's really as delicious as his nickname...</p><p>It s About Time by Erin McCarthy</p><p>County prosecutor Trish Jones has had it with smooth-talking, under-performing suits. And though she s never had a thing for big, brawny guys, one look at Caleb Vancouver s bulges makes her think she might have been missing out. One Harley ride later they re back at her place, and she realizes that she has been missing out . . . on quite a lot . . . </p><p>Wish You Were Here by Amy Garvey</p><p>Photographer Mackenzie Pruitt knows exactly what she wants her future to look like, and this summer that means renovating a dilapidated shed into a studio. But when hunky carpenter Leo Dawson shows up, she d much rather have his capable hands on her than on a hammer. He s not the kind of guy she always thought she d fall for, but when he touches her, she can t imagine wanting anyone else . . .</p></div>


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<div><p><strong>Synopsis:</strong></p><p>If he wanted a marriage of convenience, it would be at her convenience! </p><p>R. J. Maitland, President of Maitland Maternity, was forced to do some major damage control. The media circus surrounding allegations that he had fathered an abandoned child had left his reputation in tatters and the clinic in jeopardy. </p><p>Dana Dillinger had been R.J. s right hand for years loyal, dependable...and hopelessly, secretly in love with him. When he suggested that marriage was the best way to salvage the situation and prove he wasn t the playboy the press had labeled him, Dana accepted his "proposal." With one exception... </p><p>R.J. wanted a marriage in name only no sex, just marriage. Dana wanted all the marital rights of a bride including and especially sex or the deal was off. Between a rock and a hard place, R.J. agreed, not knowing what he d just gotten himself into!</p><p><strong> More Reviews and Recommendations </strong> <strong>Biography:</strong></p><p>Lori Foster first published with Harlequin in January 1996. Her second book launched the Temptation Blaze series and her twenty-fifth book launched Temptation Heat books.  </p><p>Since those early days, Lori has routinely had six to ten releases a year. She's a Waldenbooks, <em>USA TODAY, Publisher's Weekly</em> and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author with over fifty titles published with a variety of houses, including Kensington, Berkley/Jove, St. Martins, Harlequin and Silhouette.  </p><p>In 2001, Lori received the prestigious <em>Romantic Times</em> Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy. In 2004, <em>Romantic Times</em> nominated Lori for another Career Achievement Award, in contemporary romance.  </p><p>In 2002, Lori's book <em>Too Much Temptation</em> was the top-selling romance title for Amazon. In 2003, <em>Say No to Joe</em> was the second Bestselling Original Contemporary romance for Waldenbooks, and in 2004, <em>The Secret Life of Bryan</em> was the "Bestselling Original Contemporary" romance for the BGI group.</p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Judd Sanders couldn't believe it when the beautiful, wide-eyed woman he rescued from some drunk hoodlums started poking her gorgeous little nose into his business. She was obviously a menace to herself—not to mention to his libido. Worse, she'd blow his cover. For little did Emily Cooper know that Judd was really a cop—whose cover left him a little too "uncovered" for his liking….</p><p>Regina Foxworth has no clue why an unknown assailant is out to get a small-town reporter like her. Or why the police won't take her concerns seriously. So Regina gets a guard dog—make that a four-pound "guard" Chihuahua!—and signs up for self-defense classes. But defending herself is the last thing on her mind when sexy instructor Riley Moore has her pinned to the mat. </p><h3>Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.</h3><p>She had the biggest brown eyes Judd had ever seen.</p><p>She also looked innocent as hell, despite the ridiculous clothes she wore and the huge, frayed canvas tote bag she carried. Did she actually think she blended in, just because her coat was tattered and her hat was a little ratty? Did she think anyone would ever believe her to be homeless? Not likely.</p><p>So what was she doing here at this time of night? The lower east side of Springfield was no place for a lady like her. She strolled past him again, this time more slowly, and her eyes were so wide it looked as if they could take in her surroundings in a single glance. They took in Judd.</p><p>He felt a thrill of awareness, sharper than anything he'd ever felt before. She looked away, but not before he detected the faint pink blush that washed over her fine features. That blush had been obvious even in the dim evening light, with only the moon and corner street lamp for illumination. She had flawless skin.</p><p><em>Dammit. </em>He had enough to worry about without some damn Miss Priss with manicured nails and salon-styled hair trying to fob herself off as a local. Judd had only stepped outside the bar to get a breath of fresh air. The smell of perfume inside was overwhelming, and enough to turn his stomach.</p><p>He could hear the music in the bar grow louder and knew the dancers were coming onstage. In less than ten minutes, he'd have to go back in there, baring himself in the line of duty.</p><p>Damn. He hated this cover. What decent, hardworking cop should have to peel off his clothes for a bunch of sex-starved, groping women? For nearly two weeks now he'd been entertaining the female masses with the sight of his body, hoping to uncover enough evidence to make a bust. He was now, at thirty-two, in his prime, more fit than ever and completely alone. Not only did he meet the necessary requirements to pull off such a ludicrous cover, he had a vested, very personal interest this time. He knew for a fact the room above the bar was the site for shady business meetings, yet he hadn't seen hide nor hair of a gun deal. Clayton Donner was lying low.</p><p>It was discouraging, but he wasn't giving up.</p><p>He was definitely going to get Donner, but that didn't mean he enjoyed displaying himself nightly.</p><p>Each of the strippers had a gimmick. He thought his was rather ironic. He played out the tough street cop, complete with black pants held together with strategically placed Velcro. They came off with only the smallest tug. He even had Max's original leather jacket—a prized possession, to be sure—to add to his authenticity. The women loved it.</p><p>He wondered if old Max had known how sexy the cop persona was to females. Or if he would have cared.</p><p>God, he couldn't think about Max and still do his job, which was to appear unscrupulous enough that Donner would think him available. Clayton always needed new pigeons to run his scams. Judd intended to be the next. It was the only way he could get close enough to make a clean bust.</p><p>And the last thing he needed now was a distraction with big brown eyes. Despite his resolve, his gaze wandered back to the woman. She was loitering on the corner beneath the street lamp, holding that large, lumpy bag to her chest and trying to fit in. Judd snorted. That old coat was buttoned so high she was damn near strangling herself. What the hell was she doing here?</p><p>He'd just about convinced himself not to care, not to get involved, when three young men seemed to notice her. Judd watched as they approached her. She started to back away, then evidently changed her mind. She nodded a greeting, but it was a wimpy effort. Hell, the men looked determined to get to know her, without any encouragement on her part. She, on the other hand, looked ready to faint.</p><p><em>Walk away, </em>he thought, willing the woman to move. But she stood her ground. He sensed, then he knew for certain, she was getting in over her head. His body was already tensing, his eyes narrowed, waiting for the trouble to start. They seemed to be talking, or, more to the point, she was trying to speak to them. She gestured with her hands, her expression earnest. Then one of the men grabbed her and she let loose a startled screech. In the next instant, those huge brown eyes of hers turned his way, demanding that he help her.</p><p>The little twit thought he was a regular street cop. At this rate she'd blow his cover.</p><p>Well, hell, he couldn't allow her to be manhandled. He pushed himself away from the doorway and started forward. The men were obviously drunk. One of them was doing his best to pull her close, but she kept sidestepping him. Judd approached them all with a casual air.</p><p>"Here now, boys." He kept his tone low and deep, deliberately commanding. "Why don't you leave the lady alone."</p><p>Judd could see her trembling, could see the paleness of her face in the yellow light of the street lamp. The man didn't release her; if anything, he tightened his grip. "Go to hell."</p><p>The words were slurred, and Judd wondered just how drunk they were. They might believe him to be a cop, but in this neighborhood, being a law enforcement officer carried very little clout and regularly drew vicious disdain. Damn.</p><p>He couldn't get into a brawl—he might literally lose his pants. Not that he wouldn't enjoy knocking some heads together, but still…. Where was a real uniformed cop when you needed one?</p><p>He turned his gaze on the woman. "Do you want their company?"</p><p>She swallowed, her throat working convulsively. "No."</p><p>One of the men shook his fist in Judd's face, stumbling drunkenly as he did so. "She's already made a deal with us." The man grinned stupidly at the woman, then added, "You can't expect a little thing like her to run around here without a weapon to protect herself…</p><p>One of the other men slugged the speaker. "Shut up, you fool."</p><p>Judd went very still, scrutinizing the woman's face. "Well?"</p><p>Again, she swallowed. "Well…what?"</p><p>"Why do you need a weapon? You planning to kill someone?" Whisper-soft, his question still demanded an immediate answer.</p><p>Shaking her head, then looking around as if desperately seeking a means of escape, she managed to pique his interest. He couldn't walk away now. Whatever she was up to, she didn't want him to know. Because she thought he was a cop?</p><p>Disgusted, Judd propped his hands on his hips, his eyebrows drawn together in a frown. "Do you want the company of these men or not?"</p><p>She peered cautiously at the drunken, leering face so close to her own. Her lips tightened in disapproval and disdain. "Ah… no. Not particularly."</p><p>A genuine smile tipped his mouth before he caught himself. She had gumption, he'd give her that. She was no bigger than a ten-year-old sickly kid. The coat she wore practically swallowed her up. She was fine-boned, petite, and everything about her seemed fragile. "There you go, fellas. The lady doesn't find you to her liking. Turn her loose and go find something else to do."</p><p>"I got somethin' to do already." Her captor's hold seemed to loosen just a bit as he spoke, and taking advantage, she suddenly jerked free. Then she did the dumbest thing Judd had ever seen. She sent her knee into the man's groin.</p><p>Unbelievable. Judd shook his head, even as he yanked her behind him, trying to protect her from the ensuing chaos. He couldn't do any real damage to the men without attracting more spectators, which would threaten his cover. And the woman was gasping behind him, scared out of her wits from the sound of it. But damn it all, he definitely <em>did not </em>want to lose his pants out here scuffling in the middle of the sidewalk with common drunks. One of the men started to throw a punch.</p><p>Judd cursed loudly as the woman ran around him, evidently not as frightened as he'd thought, and leaped onto his attacker's back. She couldn't weigh over a hundred pounds, but she wound her fingers in the man's hair and pulled with all her might.</p><p>Enough was enough. A glimpse at his watch told him it was time for his performance. Judd grabbed the man away from her and sent him reeling with a firm kick to the rear end, then stalked the other two, every muscle in his body tensed. Too drunk to persist in their efforts, the men scurried away.</p><p>Judd turned to face the woman, and she was… tidying her hair? Good God, was she nuts? He saw her look toward her canvas bag, which now lay in a puddle on the sidewalk, but she made no move to retrieve it.</p><p>"You don't want your bag?" he asked with all the sarcasm he could muster.</p><p>"Oh." She glanced at him. "Well, of course…" She made a move in its direction, but he shook his head. He could see more raggedy clothing falling out the opening, and if there was one thing this woman didn't need, it was hand-me-downs.</p><p>He took her arm in a firm but gentle hold, ignoring her resistance, and started her toward the bar. He automatically moved her to his right side, bringing her between his body and the building, protecting her from passersby He held his temper for all of about three seconds, then gave up the effort.</p><p>"Of all the stupid, <em>harebrained</em>… lady, what the hell did you think you were doing back there?" He wondered if she could be a journalist, or a TV newswoman? She damn well wasn't used to living in alleys, or going without. Everything about her screamed money. Even now, with him hustling her down the sidewalk, she had a certain grace, a definite poise, that didn't come from being underprivileged.</p><p>She glanced up at him, and he noticed she smelled nice, too. Not heavily perfumed like the women in the bar, just…very feminine. Her wavy shoulder-length hair, a light brown that looked as baby soft as her eyes, bounced as he hurried her along. She was practically running, but he couldn't help that. He was going to be late. He could hear the music for his number starting. Taking off his clothes in public was bad enough. He didn't intend to make a grand entrance by jumping in late.</p><p>She cleared her throat. "I appreciate your assistance, Officer.&amp;... </p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Jane, a shapeshifting vampire-hunter-for-hire, crosses paths with a stranger who has arrived in New Orleans, enlisted to hunt vampires who have gone insane-or so he says...</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Vampires and Shapeshifters. A Fictionwise bestseller: No. 1 on the Fictionwise Dark Fantasy list in Feb. 2009 Kita Nekai, on the run and the smallest of her shifter clan-a calico cat among lions and tigers-is being hunted. She was expected to accept her role as her father's successor whether or not her cat was up to the task of leading the clan. She disagreed. Now she's less than a step ahead of the hunters, bone-tired, cold, and living hand-to-mouth in the city of Haven. And that's the high point of her day. She's also drugged, "accidently" turned into a vampire, and sentenced to death for recklessly creating a rogue shifter who tortures its human prey. She's got seventy-two hours to find the rogue, evade a city full of hunters, prove she's not responsible for the rogue, and keep the vampire council from killing her. All while sorting out an apprentice mage, a married ex-boyfriend shifter-hunter, and the vampire who made her. Reviews: "Many of the world-building elements such as the nature of the vampire council, Firth and the society of the mages and Nathanial's backstory are deliberately left enigmatic to pique our curiosity and look forward to exploring the possibilities in future tales. Refreshingly, Once Bitten wraps up without the usual ubiquitous series cliff-hanger and ends on a positive note. Once Bitten is a solid urban fantasy debut with enough original ideas and twists to satisfy readers looking for something different and fresh. Kalayna Price is currently working on the next book in the Haven series." --Scifiguy Reviews "Once Bitten is imaginative, thoroughly entertaining, and easily keeps a reader's attention." -- Patricia's Vampire Notes Reviews "Ill be watching for book two in this exciting new series." -- Darque Reviews "This was a perfect adventure." -- Paranormal Romance Reviews "Urban fantasy readers who enjoy the works of Kelly Armstrong and V.K. Forrest will have a great time reading this exhilarating story." -- Harriet Klausner "Young Adult girls will swoon over the strong male characters and try to be just like Kita. 4 Hearts" -- Book Reviews by Crystal</p>


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<p>A Fool Again is the story of Genevieve, who once made a dash to Gretna Greene to marry, but was caught by her father. Now, a few years later, she attends the funeral of her elderly husband (not the man she ran away to marry) and who does she see but The One Who Got Away! Can they make their love work this time around or will Genevieve be A Fool Again?</p>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Three longtime friends are dismayed to discover that a fourth friend, author of a self-help book, has used them as examples of how women let fear prevent them from achieving happiness. They make a pact to face their biggest fears, and Maddy takes the plunge. Her husband's cancer forced her to put her dream of becoming an artist on hold, but now that she is widowed, she accepts an invitation to be the arts-and-crafts director of a summer camp in New Mexico. The director is her old flame from high school who she dumped when he proposed. Joe has never forgiven her, but one look at her wild red hair and funky clothes, and he is smitten all over again. Maddy and Joe have sexy fun, but trying to achieve emotional intimacy is as easy as walking across a field of land mines. How do they get over their past and create a future? Find out in comedic romance writer Ortolon's funny and compelling story of two unforgettable characters. <em>Maria Hatton</em><br><em>Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Maddy, Christine, and Amy find that an old college roommate has written about them in her new self-help book-and they're furious that she's used them as examples of how women screw up their lives. And the worst part is, it's sort of true. Together they make a pact: they'll face down their fears-and maybe show Miss Perfect a thing or two!   </p><p>Maddy rejected her high school sweetheart's marriage proposal for art school years ago. Now her friends challenge her to rediscover her lost passion for arts. In doing so, she crosses paths with her old flame, Joe, at an art camp. Perhaps it's about time that Maddy reignites another old passion. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Relational expert Chapman rewrites his core message in fiction, teaming with prolific Christian novelist Palmer in this first in a projected tetralogy highlighting the concepts taught in Chapman's <em>The Four Seasons of a Marriage</em>. The plot and characters evince Chapman's thesis that marriage is a journey back and forth through different "seasons," while the neighborhood of Deep Water Cove and little town of Tranquility, Mo., provide the settings. Five local women start a club ("TLC") to help one another through problems in their relationships and their community. In a squeaky-clean nod to <em>Desperate Housewives</em>, a charming handyman is steaming things up with Brenda Hansen. Meanwhile, romance is brewing for Patsy Pringle, who runs Just As I Am, a "faith-based beauty experience." Palmer's descriptions can go over the top; the obligatory "autumn" character "was a windblown shock of wheat, a ripe apple hanging heavy on the tree, a mourning dove that gathered her little ones close about her and cooed in the wind." A homeless, mentally handicapped man gives Palmer some engaging opportunities to flesh out the other characters as they respond to his plight. However, the novel's scenes too often conspire to illustrate a counseling point, and the included study guide reinforces the idea that this is self-help disguised as fiction. <em>(Jan.)</em> <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>Gary Chapman, author of the best-selling books The Five Love Languages and The Four Seasons of Marriage, brings his teaching and insight to a completely new audience with It Happens Every Spring, the first book in the new "Four Seasons" series. </p><p>In combining Chapman's practical knowledge with award-winning author Catherine Palmer's considerable writing abilities, Tyndale House Publishers may have found a winning team, if this first offering is any indication. </p><p>The fictional counterpart to Chapman's non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage, It Happens Every Spring is set in Deepwater Cove, a small community on the Lake of the Ozarks. It tells the story of Steve and Brenda Hanson, a middle-aged couple who are drifting apart. Steve is consumed with his business, while Brenda is languishing from a lack of attention. </p><p>It Happens Every Spring is well-written and insightful. Many couples may just recognize themselves while reading the Hanson's story, hopefully in time to avoid some of the same mistakes. Recommended. Four stars! </p><p>-Craig Allen Hart -- <em>Christian Fiction Online, February 21, 2007</em>  </p><p>Brenda Hansen is lost. The last of her three children have left home to go to college and she's facing the empty nest for the first time. She has looked forward to this time, puttering around and tending her husband, Steve. But Steve is totally engrossed in his real estate business and never at home. When he does come home, it's just to fall in bed exhausted. He never notices anything she does around the house, and doesn't seem to care. </p><p>Brenda decides to remodel the basement and hires handyman, Nick, to do the work. Nick is attentive and constantly complimenting her on her choices, her appearance, and he notices even the slightest little thing. Soon, Brenda is living for Nick's appearance at her house, and putting Steve's physical needs off. Will Brenda come to her senses before its too late, or are Steve and Brenda headed for divorce court? </p><p>It Happens Every Spring is book one in the Four Seasons series. It is a wonderful story with real characters. I laughed out loud at times in the book and cried in other parts. Even the secondary characters are real. I loved the quirky hairdresser just as much as I loved Brenda and Steve. </p><p>In addition to being a great story, It Happens Every Spring also teaches a bit about Gary Chapman's the languages of love. I recognized my husband and me in this book and could see where some of the problems can happen. Discussion questions are included at the end of the book, making it excellent for small groups. A teaser from the next book in the series (coming summer 2007) is also included. This is a series for the keeper shelf. Don't miss It Happens Every Spring. </p><p>Reviewed by Laura. -- <em>A Romance Review - January 2007</em>  </p><p>Time to Read! </p><p>Since I went back to college full-time and started a part-time job a couple months ago my reading time got shoved to the back burner. Not that I haven't been reading, I've just been reading textbooks, and lots of them. During this time my `advanced reader copy' books have still been coming in, and boy have they ever piled up! </p><p>When I saw "It Happens Every Spring" I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. It didn't look like a book I'd be very interested in, and I was hesitant to pull out that book during my very limited window of opportunity for reading. Once classes start back up in January, the piling up will begin again, and I didn't want to waste my chances. </p><p>Being fair, I decided I needed to go ahead and read this book in the order I had gotten it, and then I noticed that it was co-authored by Gary Chapman. That name stuck in my mind for some reason, so I scanned my bookshelf and noticed that I had another of his books-"The Five Love Languages." Since I really liked that book, I decided that it might not be such a bad book after all. </p><p>It Happens Every Spring The Four Seasons: Book 1 by Gary Chapman and Catherine Palmer </p><p>Brief Synopsis Brenda and Steve Hansen have had a great marriage and a great life. Their kids are grown now, and that youngest has finally gone off to college. Brenda thought that this would be the best time of her life, time when she finally gets to do what SHE wants to do. She thought this would be the time for her and her husband to really spend some time together, to be a couple rather than being a parent. </p><p>As time goes by, however, Brenda is left feeling alone and lonely when her husband starts working more and more and she feels his love and presence less and less. It's like her marriage is dying a slow and painful death. Finally, she starts to think that she's ready for it, that if Steve was no longer in her life it would actually be a good thing. </p><p>Things in Brenda's life get turned upside down when a strange man appears at her door during a power outage. Frightened at first, Brenda realizes that Cody isn't a danger, he's <code>simple' but needy and he fills the need to</code>mother' in her life. Of course, his presence only causes problems between Brenda and Steve-at first. </p><p>Brenda starts walking down a slippery slope when she has a handyman refinish her basement to make it a crafter's dream space. She starts to connect with the handyman, feeling the relationship from him that used to be felt from her husband. When everything comes to a head what will become of Steve and Brenda? Will there even be a `Steve and Brenda'? </p><p>I really was surprised at how much I enjoyed "It Happens Every Spring." Almost from the moment I opened it up I was drawn into the cast of characters and the idyllic setting of Tranquility, Missouri. Growing up, and still living in, a small and close-knit community myself I could really identify with the interconnectedness of the community and the way everyone looked out for everyone else. </p><p>As much as I enjoyed the overall story, what eventually won out for my favorite aspect of "It Happens Every Spring" was the relationship between Steve and Brenda. I don't know a single married couple who hasn't gone through a time in their marriage where it feels like winter. There's no life left, no hope and everything looks bleak. Both Brenda and Steve had their faults, and both of them contributed to the devastation of their marriage. At the same time, both of them viewed the other as being the primary source of the problems. What married person doesn't think the other is to blame? It just felt so real, almost like I could have lived it myself. </p><p>As thought-provoking as "It Happens Every Spring" can be, it also has it's lighter, more entertaining moments as well. It's an excellent story and there are some parts of this story that will warm your heart-especially the child-like Cody. You won't be able to help falling for him. </p><p>Conclusion </p><p>I simply loved "It Happens Every Spring." Despite its serious theme, it had its lighter moments as well and balanced out to make an excellent story. The writing is top-notch, easily keeping up with the excellence of the plot itself. </p><p>I would recommend "It Happens Every Spring" for every Christian married woman, and even for those women not yet married. Even though it's a piece of fiction, there's a lot to be learned from it about the realities of marriage. </p><p>Reviewed by CindyJean -- <em>Epinions - Dec 22, 2006</em></p></div>


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<p>The FBI has a secret weapon. But now the secret's out.When missing teens begin turning up dead in a small Southern town, the FBI sends in Special Agent Samantha Cash to help crack the case. Her methods are invisible, and she never quits until the case is closed. Homicide detective Connor Wolfe has his hands full. His relationship with his headstrong daughter is in a tailspin, and the string of unsolved murders has the town demanding answers. Connor is running out of ideas--and time. Samantha joins Connor in a race against the clock to save the next victim. And the killer starts to get personal. Too Close to Home ratchets up the suspense with each page even as love blossoms in the face of danger. Read this one with the lights on!"My friend Lynette has a hit on her hands with this romantic suspense. I enjoyed every minute. The plot managed to surprise and captivate me, and the romance was priceless."--Dee Henderson, bestselling author, the O'Malley series"A fast-moving tale filled with nonstop action. No chance to catch your breath with this one!"--Irene Hannon, bestselling author, the Heroes of Quantico series"Eason gives the reader an exciting ride with characters you will care about."--Margaret Daley, award-winning Steeple Hill romantic suspense authorLynette Eason is the author of eight novels and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). Lynette and her husband and their two children make their home in South Carolina.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Ginny has a successful career, nice home and good friends. The only thing she's missing is love. Her past attempts at dating always seem to end badly, until a friend recommends some romance novels. Meant to be instructional, Ginny laughs off their usefulness. Ian is a powerful Scottish laird, living in Medieval times. As the new leader of his clan, he is honor bound to make decisions that benefit his people. Tough, but fair, Ian has made a name for himself among the clans of the Highlands. A freak accident leaves Ginny in a world within herself, the world of the romance novel heroine. Fighting off an evil band of Lowlanders, Ginny meets her hero, Ian, powerful laird of the clan McKenna. Ginny soon realizes she is in the body of an Englishwoman and is being forced to live with the McKenna clan. Ginny assumes she must fall in love to move out of this world and back into her own. So before her hero can marry another, she schemes to win him back and hopefully reach her goals. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The Charmer: Dark Lands Book 1 Jasmine didn't realize her friend Wiley was special until they were drawn into another world. Here Wiley is betrothed to the ruler of the Haunt, a wererace both dangerous and proud. Keilor is the master of soldiers, a man few would cross, yet he'd never met a menace like the little brunette his princess calls friend. Will Jasmine find the portal home, or will she find a werewolf of her own? </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>I'm a stay at home mom with three kids, a dog and an active imagination. I spent the first 34 years of my life in Alaska, land of the midnight sun, but these days I'm located in Washington, and am enjoying a much warmer sun :) I'm married to my high school sweetheart, John, who is known to bring me flowers "just because". My leisure time is filled with gardening, crochet, knitting, sewing, art and reading. Connect with me online at: www.autumndawnbooks.com http://authorautumndawn.blogspot.com </p></div>


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<p>Jack Drake must discover what the secretive third part of the moon relic is and destroy it before it can be used to decimate the world. The equally mysterious Asta is hot on Jack’s tail, eager to gain his trust and find the Silver Moon’s Mystery. Together the pair must endure a trial of fire, dragons, and werewolves. Part III.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Rae Wilder has problems.... Supernatural creatures swarm earth, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Stalked by a handsome fairy who claims she is like him, demonkind, she thinks maybe it was a mistake breaking the rules by going over the Wall into demon territory. Plunged into a world of dark magics, fierce creatures, and ritual sacrifice, she is charged with a guarding a magical amulet. The changes to her mind and body are startling, but rather than accept her purpose she struggles against who she is destined to be. Throw in a big lust for a vampire who can't keep his hands off her, and life starts to get complicated. Rae is forced to make the ultimate choice: to live and die human, or embrace her birth-right and wield magics that could turn her into something wicked, a force of nature nothing can control. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>"I want to write something worth remembering. I have a suspicion it will take most of my life, but I'm okay with that. I write fantasy, which to date has fallen into the young adult readership. I listen more than I speak, and skip from one thought to the other quite fast. I love to smile, and my favorite thing to do in the whole world is to read." Penelope was born in 1988 and lives in London the UK with her fiancée. </p></div>


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<p>Meagan is hallucinating a gorgeous guy in her shower and at work. While entertaining, she can’t control it. If he’s not just some random daydream, but is a real person sending her visions; then who is he? And why is he doing this? And how does he know her name? She also must find a way to handle being a witch serving a powerful goddess, whose agenda doesn’t coincide with Meagan’s...</p>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>"I adored it. Melanie's writing style is excellent and she draws you in with her fast-paced story development." --The Cajun Book Lady </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>2011 EPIC Ebook Award Finalist  </p><p>They've been coming here for thousands of years, using Earth as a sanctuary to escape threats from their own kind. Mankind knows them as angels, and one of them left a child upon her death to be raised as a human.  </p><p>Raea is now a high school senior, and her life as a human is about to end. The crystal shard she bears is not a pretty pendant; it's a collective of powerful entities who chose her as their Keeper, a protector of one of the four shards that power a machine capable of destroying whole worlds. Those who desire the Starfire's power have sent an agent to find her, but she's too busy evading a nosy reporter ready to exploit her secret and dating a hot new foreign student to notice. Nevermind learning what she really is.   </p><p>Only one person on Earth can help her, the last person she ever expected. But he's not from Earth. Life as a human would be so much easier. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>4.0 out of 5 stars Not Usually Fond of Fantasy, But This Book Grabbed Me, December 12, 2009 By Tracy F. It isn't often that I find a fantasy novel that wraps its way into my head making me push aside other tasks to keep reading. With the intention of reading a few chapters before tackling housework and other mundane tasks, I curled up near the fire and read every page of The Ancient Lands: Warrior's Quest-Search for the Ifa Scepter in one sitting. In the world known as Madunia, Hatari and his siblings plan to conquer every nook and cranny for complete domination. In this story, Hatari's armies have done well, but he and his armies of ogres remain unable to get control of the Kingdom of Ufalme. King Jumbe, ruler of Ufalme, is concerned over a drought that is threatening his kingdom's welfare. He is unaware that his youngest son, Bomani, overheard him talking to his adviser. Fifteen-year-old Bomani wants to prove himself worthy of ruling the kingdom one day, and with what he overhears, a plan is hatched. Legend has it that the gods grew unhappy after the theft of the Ifa Scepter. The king's adviser has a map leading to the scepter. If it is returned to the Kingdom of Ufalme, the drought will end and everyone's welfare will be saved. Bomani decides to make this his quest. Joined by a young sorceress, Farra, who still needs to develop her full powers, and Farra's wolf-pup Pupa, the trio set off to find the scepter and prove they are as powerful as the adults around them. Descriptive, unusual creatures like the Shadowlight, a soul-sucking black mass; large flies with the legs and fangs of a spider; and grotesque fish, with five-foot tongues that have sharp nail like projections keep the reader and the heroes on their toes. Along the way, the heroes of the novel learn valuable lessons about themselves and the way they handle issues, particularly Bomani who has a tendency to think only of himself. Watching his character grow added layers to the novel making it incredibly enjoyable from start to finish. If you have a fantasy reader in your house, I think he/she'd be well pleased with this novel. The plot moves swiftly, action never seems to slow down and the author, Jason McCammon, does a great job creating undeniable images with words. For those who like to create mental pictures as they read, I found the descriptions, dialogue and setting sprang to life making it easy to visualize every detail. Along the way, Farra uncovers a new quest, to find the five surviving shape-shifters. This sub-plot leads the way to a second The Ancient Lands novel. I, for one, can't wait to read it. --roundtableforkids.blogspot.com/  </p><p>Don't be fooled by the title! The Ancient Lands' Warrior Quest is anything but an old story being re-told. Instead, Warrior Quest is full of excitement and magic. Author, Jason McCammon, easily transports you to a whole new world - a world full of magical and odd things. The imagination that he has strewn throughout every page is phenomenal. This journey is unique and his characters are unforgettable. Warrior Quest follows super ego, fifteen-year old Bomani as he tries to prove himself worthy to be Ufalme's next king. All he has to do is get the Ifa Scepter from the evil Hatari. This is a near impossible task that Prince Bomani thinks he can do overnight. Thankfully, his over the top egotistical behavior is balanced out when sweet, Farra and her pup, Pupa, tag along for the journey. Farra adds knowledge and wit to Bomani's brawn and teaches him the ultimate lesson of all, friendship. Each chapter contains a new creature or situation that will have you reading until you get to the end. Just when you think you never want to leave their magical world, McCammon ends the story, leaving you on a cliffhanger. Trust me. You will want to dive into Warrior Quest because the adventure is just getting started. --amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1LGVZC4FP45V2/ref=cm_pdp_rev_all?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>He has spent his whole life trying to prove himself worthy of his father's crown. By age fifteen, Bomani's warrior skills had surpassed all the boys his age; yet that wasn't enough for him. When the precious Ifa Scepter must be found to save his kingdom, it is Bomani who secretly sets out on this journey to retrieve it -alone. But, it is destiny that adds a companion to his solemn quest; a young girl named Farra. This cheerful, chatty, young sorceress is just attaining her powers and has only just begun the sacred magical bond she share's with her wolf pup. 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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>Author Richard S. Tuttle has created a classic fantasy novel in "Young Lord of Khadora". -- <em>Darryl Kenning, Science Fiction Editor, Reading for Pleasure</em>  </p><p>a must read for those who enjoy fantastical characters presented in a plausible manner by a skilful weaver of tales. -- <em>Molly Martin, Reviews by Molly</em>  </p><p>filled with exceptional dialogue, exciting action, intriguing suspense, and clever and conniving characters that seem all too real. -- <em>Patricia Spork, eBook Reviews Weekly</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Ages ago the continent was invaded by massive armies intent on creating a new home for themselves. The peaceful indigenous peoples fled before the marauding hordes and hid defiantly in the mountain peaks awaiting a signal from god. They learned the arts of magic and warfare as they hid from the intruders, who divided the land amongst themselves and set up a civilization where the many toil and slave for the elite few. </p><p>The Forgotten Legacy series begins with Young Lord of Khadora as Marak, a young soldier in the service of one of the clans of Khadora is chosen as a sacrifice for the benefit of his lord. Marak is sent on a fool’s mission to defeat one of the small bands of indigenous people known as the Chula, a race of dreaded cat-people. </p><p>Marak, however, is not your normal clan soldier. His mother is a mage slave to the clan lord and his father is unknown, presumed dead. What makes Marak different though, is his abhorrence for Khadoran culture, a society that feeds on the helpless and victimizes all but the most wealthy and powerful. Refusing to accept his given role in life, Marak sets out to change the very fabric of society. </p><p>The young soldier has a brilliant military mind and warrior skills that so far have not been bested, but his real weapons are the resources that Khadoran society discards. In Khadora mages are typically slaves who tend the fields, often thought of as little more than farm implements. The average Khadoran soldier is taught to follow orders and not think. The workers on the clan estates are treated barely better than the slaves. </p><p>Marak intends to use a secret weapon to not only accomplish the futile mission he is sent on, but to start a reform of the entire society. His weapon is compassion and it is an emotion that has long been dead in Khadora. </p><p>It is a fine edge that Marak must walk to stay alive. While not knowing how a populace will react to his endeavors, Marak has little doubt what the reactions of the clan lords will be. Marak will have to defend himself against rival clan lords fearful of his efforts, the dreaded cat-people who hate all Khadorans, and even his own clan to whom he owes his very life and allegiance. </p></div>


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<div><p><strong>Synopsis:</strong></p><p>"Petting the Cat" by Robin Danner: After months of watching her Coven's mating rituals, and not being allowed to participate, Jillian Welch is primed and ready for her marriage bed. So much so, that she's even looking forward to marrying the powerful and possibly evil Earl of Evansdale. Colin Donegal knows his brother's secret--the Earl is a warlock who needs Jillian's virginity to strengthen his power and make him indestructible--and he'll stop at nothing to thwart this evil plan; even if it means revealing a secret of his own? "Spell-Crafted for Pleasure" by Darragha Foster: Salem Grier is a purveyor of a fine collection of sins, her own and those she sells in her occult shop. But everything changes when a new shipment arrives with a haunted Viking Member, a whalebone dildo. Salem inadvertently awakens the spirits trapped in the bone, only to discover she is their passageway back to the living. Now it is up to her to decide. Which brother will go free, and which will remain imprisoned in a thousand-year-old sex toy? And how far will she go to find out? "Hounded" by Xandra Gregory: It was only supposed to be a simple bargain with the Moon Goddess, or so Lin Itoh thought. Until she discovers the hot stranger she just had a very intimate encounter with is actually Rex, one of Diana's Hounds. The Hound Lin is supposed to be looking for. Things get even more complicated when Lin discovers Rex had very good reason for leaving. And even better reason for not being found. To keep the inner solar system from erupting into chaos, Rex and his Packmate Max must show Lin that their animal instincts are exactly what she needs to heal the ailing Moon Goddess ... and her own remoteheart.</p><p><strong> More Reviews and Recommendations </strong></p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>A haunted man…  </p><p>Once a powerful Fae and heir to the throne of the Fae, Lugus has been given a second chance by his brother the Fae king. No longer immortal, Lugas makes his home off the coast of Scotland as he struggles to cope with his foul deeds and memories of a love that was never his.  </p><p>A hunted woman…  </p><p>Ahryn has been bound to the realm of Earth by an ancient Celtic slave bracelet that prevents her from using any of her Fae magic. As her hope dwindles, she spots Lugus and knows he is her last chance. Though he was banished from the realm of the Fae and stripped of his immortality, she trusts him with her life...and her heart. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Reviews  </p><p>"...kind of like a cross between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter...I honestly could not stop reading this book. I completed it in two days, it was that good." Cheryl's Book Nook - March 2009 review of The Dawning of Power trilogy  </p><p>"...a bit like Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Terry Brooks' Shannara series, and Paolini's Eragon saga rolled into one." Melissa's Bookshelf April, 2009 review of The Dawning of Power trilogy  </p><p>"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for all ages."<br>Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the new mystery series "The Adventures of John and Julia Evans."   </p><p>Product Description  </p><p>Book One of The Dawning of Power trilogy. Echoes of the ancients' power are distant memories, tattered and faded by the passage of eons, but that is about to change. A new dawn has arrived. Latent abilities, harbored in mankind's deepest fibers, wait to be unleashed. Ancient evils awaken, and old fears ignite the fires of war. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Creator of The World of Godsland fantasy series, which also includes Inherited Danger and Dragon Ore. </p></div>


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<div><div>Emory Maxwell has come home to the small town of Sweetness, Georgia, with one goal in mindto get his childhood sweetheart Shelby Moon to marry him. They've been in love with the second grade, but Shelby's father is determined to keep his daughter in Sweetness, not moving around the country as a soldier's wife. No matter what she chooses, Shelby knows she'll hurt one of the men she loves.</div><div><br></div><div>But when a tornado rips through town, will she and Emory lose their chance to be together forever?</div><div><br></div><div>Get ready to fall in love with the town of Sweetness, Georgia, in this prequel to Stephanie Bond's Southern Roads trilogy.ng, including his own life, for his peoples freedom.</div></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Special LOW PRICE for a LIMITED TIME! Lose yourself IN THE GARDEN OF TEMPTATION.  </p><p>HONOR – Adam Stanford, Earl of Ashworth, has always done the right thing.<br>DESIRE – Lady Catherine Bourgeault, lonely and rejected, longs to experience passion, to love just once in her life.<br>TREACHERY – The Baron Bourgeault, to what extremes will an obsessive, unstable man go to achieve his own dark ends? <br>SEDUCTION – In the face of a love that will not be denied, Adam and Catherine risk everything to be together.<br>BETRAYAL – What price must Catherine and Adam pay for a forbidden love in a time when honor meant everything?  </p><p>EXCERPT:<br>Catherine didn’t know if she wanted to tell Lord Ashworth about her retreat. She had come upon it not long after her marriage to Edgar, and it had offered her the only peace she was to know for a long time. <br>It was dangerous to share the only thing that belonged to one. Yet the thought of spending an afternoon with the earl in her most treasured place, sharing a leisurely meal, beckoned her. She glanced shyly over her shoulder to see if he still followed.<br>Lord Ashworth rode only a few yards behind her horse, and he grinned when their eyes met. He had a lazy, sensual smile and, when he looked at her like that, she felt an odd breathless catch in her throat. She wondered how it would feel if he were to place those warm lips to hers instead of the back of her hand. <br>Oh dear! There went that catch again.<br>Within moments they entered a clearing. Catherine dismounted without waiting for the earl’s assistance and swung her arms wide as she turned in a circle about the shaded copse.<br>“What do you think?” she asked.<br>The earl, still astride, cast his gaze slowly around the tiny glen as he studied the scenery. He then turned his attention to Catherine but did not speak. A suggestive grin broke the calm of his expression as he continued to watch her.<br>“More beautiful than I could have imagined,” he murmured.<br>Simple statement that, but it held a wealth of meaning. Catherine dropped her arms while staring back in fascination. Her mouth fell open and her breathing quickened. The air vibrated with unspoken words as they shared a moment of absolute understanding. The specter of desire had been brought into the open and was acknowledged.  </p><p>Experience IN THE GARDEN OF TEMPTATION today. Meet characters you'll visit again in the other books in this series.  </p><p>Bonus Material:<br>Excerpt from JUST ONE LOOK, Romantic Comedy by JOAN REEVES, now available on Amazon.  </p><p>Excerpt from DESIGNING WOMAN and VIDEO VIXEN by ELAINE RACO CHASE, now available on Amazon.  </p><p>Now Available on Amazon:<br>IN THE GARDEN OF SEDUCTION, Book 2 of The Garden Series.<br>IN THE GARDEN OF DISGRACE, Book 3 of The Garden Series.  </p><p>Coming Soon:<br>IN THE GARDEN OF DECEIT, Book 4 of The Garden Series  </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Promised to the cloister, the free-spirited Lady Mercia returns home before her final vows for her sister Rowena’s wedding to a Welsh prince. But fate intervenes when she finds a badly wounded man washed up upon the shore.  </p><p>Unable to resist his fevered pleas for her help, she hides him amongst the caves she played in as a child. And there, as she nurses the handsome stranger back to health, she discoverers a passion for him she cannot resist. Knowing she is promised to God and will never know the touch of man, Mercy gives in to her heart’s desire and her body’s craving.  </p><p>On his way to his betrothed, Lady Rowena, Prince Rhodri of Dinefwr is shipwrecked and badly wounded, with no memory of who he is. But he does not care; an angel of Mercy has come to claim his mind, body, soul, and–soon–his heart.  </p><p>Yet fate intervenes again when Rhodri regains his memory and realizes his one true love is the sister of his betrothed. Though honor bound to marry a woman he has never met, Rhodri’s heart belongs to Mercy.  </p><p>Can Mercy and Rhodri find a way to be together without sacrificing their honor…?  </p><p>Includes bonus content: excerpt from MASTER OF SURRENDER  </p><p>REVIEWS  </p><p>"Sumptuous, Sexy, Superb! If you've been waiting for the perfect Medieval series, this is it. Karin Tabke does for Norman knights what JR Ward has done for vampires, with hot alpha heroes and the fiery heroines who tame them. I can't wait for the next book!" -- Monica McCarty, New York Times Bestselling author  </p><p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR  </p><p>Award-winning author Karin Tabke isn't just another author with steamy stories to tell, but a cop's wife who has "seen it all and heard it all." Some of the hottest stories come from behind the blue wall of law enforcement rather than from in front. Married to a street cop, now retired, Karin is intimate with both and proves it with her sizzling tales of hot cops. Not only are her cops hot, but so are her sexy knights and bad boy lycans. Karin's Blood Sword Legacy series is a must read for anyone who loves tales of yore when men were men and women were women, and love did conqueror all. Her dark, erotic Blood Moon Rising paranormal trilogy is best described as "Sons of Anarchy meets Rise of Lycans." Her L.O.S.T. series (w/a Karin Harlow) is paranormal romantic suspense at its "chilling and sizzling" best. You don't want to miss any of Karin's deliciously edgy tales of danger and passion! </p></div>


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<p>One arrow straight through two chests was all it took for carpenter/painter Dan and businesswoman, Jane, to go from making each other crazy to being crazy about each other.When Jane's house needs work she takes her friend's advice and hires the hottie they recommend. And Dan is hot, annoying, sexy, loud, and he makes her temperature rise, not just from anger.Dan is good with his hands. When he takes on the job for the lovely Jane he figures it is his lucky day. BUT he has never worked for someone as fussy and demanding as his new employer. Every time she opens her mouth she insults him. After the first day he is ready to strangle her.What they don't know is Cupid has them in his sights and they don't stand a chance of escape.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Brandon is an overworked husband with a wife who wants a little too much. Sex, that is. When his wife starts throwing him hints about bondage and masochism, he's sure she's flipped. In the end, Brandon must decide which lines he's willing to cross for the women he loves.  </p><p>Short Story: 3260 words<br>Includes the first four chapters of Shadow Cat  </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>5 STARS "This captivating novel, set in the Middle Ages in England is a combination of love, darkness, suspense and magic interwoven smoothly by the author. I was transported into another time and place and held there until the very last page. I found FIRE DANCE to be an excellent read. It deserves 5 spectacular stars!" Reviewed By Jewel Dartt of MIDNIGHT SCRIBE REVIEWS </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>FOUR STARS! Romantic Times  </p><p>On the order of King William II, called Rufus, Alain De Crency goes to Cumbria to seize the castle of the sorcerer Fyren, kill him, and take Fyren's daughter as his bride- no questions asked.   </p><p>But no siege or battle is necessary, for the castle is merely handed over to him. And inside he finds the evil Fyren dead, his body shrouded in the most magnificent purple cloak Alain has ever seen. Alain takes the cloak for his own, then discovers the intended bride is missing. He wonders, does the girl, as he had asked Rufus, have two heads? And what secrets will he find that Rufus didn't want to tell him?  </p><p>Tormented by demons and hideous dreams, Melisande cares not whether she lives or dies, yet she fears death far more than dying. She has committed a sin that will never be forgiven, killed her murderous father to protect her people from his predations. But Fyren is said to be the Spawn of Satan, and Melisande has every reason to believe his claims. And once she crosses into the realms of Satan, she knows her father will exact vengeance beyond her worst imagination. The hellish voices that scream inside her head now are nothing compared to what is to come. Yet she knows the Norman priests will burn her for her crimes as well as her demons.  </p><p>She flees, hoping the Norman lord will be satisfied with just the castle. But Fyren has sealed the fate of the Norman, for the purple cloak she left as Fyren's shroud is now draped over the Norman's shoulders. Only Melisande knows what it will bring. Only she can save the Norman from his fate, and the fate of her people with him. That means she must face death. And Hell. And Fyren.  </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Passions collide against a backdrop of danger as Randi Austin and Detective Michael Santera race to stop a series of brutal murders in Miami. Their quest takes them into the uncharted territory of the supernatural, and face-to-face with an evil entity whose Hunger may cost them not only their lives but their souls. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Ciana lives in Florida and North Carolina, is married with children and considers herself the luckiest woman in the world. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>After getting caught having sex with her mother’s boyfriend, Pam is sent to stay with her Aunt’s family for the summer in South Carolina. It’s a vain attempt to cure her of her promiscuity. There was no way she was going to find any cute guys out on a farm in the middle of nowhere. There was only her cousin, Todd, and he was much older than her. He’d never have any interest in her. How wrong could she be? Things do not turn out as feared as she develops a special relationship with her well-endowed cousin, Todd. </p></div>


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<p>This e-book can be downloaded from author's website here - Snaring the Huntress Star is an Interstellar Council judge. Her position requires her to pass sentence, hunt down the offenders, and administer punishments. She’s considered one of the best, and if she plays her cards right, she just might become the first of the Hunter species to ascend to the Supreme Court–her life’s goal. When she’s ordered to hunt down a rogue Jacian ambassador in heat, the precedent is death. Sympathetic, but following the law she holds so dear, she pursues him with the intent to kill. Roark has entered his mating cycle. By Council law, he should be locked in a room with his pre-assigned partner for a week of non-stop sex that will get him through his heat. But he doesn’t want his pre-assigned. He wants Star, the luscious blonde judge whose compassion and intelligence has won his regard. The penalty for going rogue while in heat is death, but that’s a small price to pay for a week of sensual pleasure with the woman he desires more than anything. Now the huntress is the prey, and when she’s snared by a man in heat, it’s passion that rules, not the law. Or does it? Roark still has his sentence, and his lover Star is judge, jury… and executioner.</p>


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<p>Fantasy author David Dalglish begins his series of the half-orc brothers, whose struggles will soon bathe the land of Dezrel in demon fire… Five hundred years ago, brother gods devastated their world with civil war. When they were imprisoned, their conflict ended without a victor. Centuries passed while their followers secretly continued the war, a war that will soon have an end. The gods have found their paragons. ------ Book Description: When half-bloods Harruq and Qurrah Tun pledged their lives to the death prophet Velixar, they sought only escape from their squalid beginnings. Instead, they become his greatest disciples, charged with leading his army of undead. While they prepare, Harruq trains with an elf named Aurelia, to whom he owes his life. She is a window into a better world, but as war spreads between the races their friendship takes a dire turn. Velixar orders them to fight alongside the humans, changing Aurelia from friend to foe. To protect her, Harruq must turn against his brother and fight the killing nature of his orcish heritage. THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by David Dalglish To side with one means to turn on another. No matter Harruq’s decision, someone he loves will die. ------ About the Author: David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife Samantha, daughter Morgan, and dog Asimov. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and currently works as a para-professional with Special Education students. He spends his free time watching PBS and Spongebob Squarepants with his daughter.</p>


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<div><p>Winning the lottery changes her life forever…in more ways than one.</p> <p>One minute Brittney Jones is living paycheck to paycheck, and the next she and three friends win a record-breaking lottery jackpot. Sure, she’s spent some money on herself—after her rough childhood, she figures she deserves a few indulgences, big and small.</p> <p>To financial advisor Charlie Manning, his client Brittney is a shallow beauty out to spend all of her money. He thinks she should rein it in. She thinks he should loosen up, and resolves to help him do just that—in a very naughty way.</p> <p>The passion between them burns hot and fast, and Charlie comes to realize Brittney’s heart is as big as her newly fattened bank account. She’s not only smart, but beautiful and sexy. And he can’t resist her.</p> <p>Still, Charlie is aware that Brittney’s keeping secrets from him. If only she would trust him enough to tell the truth! </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Vampire bachelor Samson can't get it up anymore. Not even his shrink can help him. That changes when the lovely mortal auditor Delilah tumbles into his arms after a seemingly random attack. Suddenly there's nothing wrong with his hydraulics - that is, as long as Delilah is the woman in his arms.   </p><p>His scruples about taking Delilah to bed vanish when his shrink suggests it's the only way to cure his problem. Thinking all he needs is one night with her, Samson indulges in a night of pleasure and passion.  </p><p>However, another attack on Delilah and a dead body later, and Samson has his hands full: not only with trying to hide the fact he's a vampire, but also with finding out what secrets Delilah harbors for somebody to want her harm.  </p><p>This is Book 1 in the Scanguards Vampires series.<br>Book 2, Amaury's Hellion (Kindle / Paperback)<br>Book 3, Gabriel's Mate (Kindle / Paperback) </p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Too much to handle?Twelve-year-old Jeri McKane knew that attending boarding school hundreds of miles from home would be hard, but she never imagined anything like this. Her mom----too busy to even answer Jeri's phone calls and emails----sends the devastating word that she can't make it to Parents' Weekend. Then the school bus carrying Jeri's roommate Rosa mysteriously disappears. A natural sleuth, Jeri knows there are leads to be followed and follows her instincts to discover new dimensions of faith and courage. Can Jeri continue to trust God even in the most confusing of times?</p>


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<ol><li>     Britain is at war and under threat from the enemy. Life is fragile and love is more important than ever. Margo can't forget Johnnie. A chance meeting brings an opportunity to correct past mistakes, to show him they belong together. Bombs rain down on the city and they take refuge. It's a night of discovery, of passion and bittersweet love laced with danger and the realization that Johnnie must return to fight the enemy. Margo is thrilled they've become lovers, but in the morning old problems resurface and she faces one final test to prove their love is unforgettable. </li></ol>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The nice little life that account executive Lisa Alvarez has spent the last eight years constructing is about to fall apart. She's due to marry her boss in barely a month when painful reminders of her dead baby daughter and her ex-husband Nick Maddux force themselves on her. Both Lisa and Nick have tried to make new lives for themselves since the baby's death, although Nick has embraced his daughter's short life by becoming a master craftsman of cradles while Lisa has simply shut the door on her past. Their reunion is fiery, passionate and difficult to read, in part because Lisa is not a congenial character, having turned herself into a career-driven robot. The story veers between Lisa and Nick's rediscovery of their love and the burgeoning love of Nick's sister, Maggie, and sexy screen writer Jeremy Hunt. Maggie and Jeremy are both attractive and deserved more length and breadth than author Freethy (Daniel's Gift) gave them. A magical leitmotif throughout does, however, go some way towards transcending these weaknesses. <br>Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Four weeks before she is to be married, a frantic call for help from her childhood best friend drags Lisa Alvarez out of her safe, well-ordered existence in Los Angeles and back into a life she thought she had left behind, with painful, romantic, and ultimately satisfying results. A pair of wary, emotionally fragile protagonists, a cast of exceptional secondary characters (including three engagingly realistic children), and a multilayered plot that deftly interweaves humor, passion, and the tragedy of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome result in a poignant, heartwrenching, yet heartwarming story that is laced with love and a gentle hint of fantasy. It may appeal to readers who enjoy the work of Debbie Macomber, LaVyrle Spencer, and Kristin Hannah. Freethy (Ask Mariah, Avon, 1997) won a Rita Award in 1997 and lives in the San Francisco Bay area.<br>Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>A romantic short story from the author of FIREWORKS OVER TOCCOA and THE ORCHARD (coming out July, 2011).</p><p>In THE ORCHARD (July, 2011), Grace Lyndon is a rising ingenue in the world of perfumes and flavors; a stiletto-wearing, work-a-holic in Atlanta, she develops aromas and tastes to enthrall the senses. Dylan Jackson is a widowed single father whose heart and hands have been calloused in the fields of his North Georgia apple farm. When Grace happens to taste an apple picked from Dylan’s trees, it changes both their lives forever. </p><p>In LOVE A LA CARTE, Dylan cooks a romantic dinner for Grace—stuck all evening at work.  By the end of the delicious evening, Grace realizes that she’s beginning to fall for the handsome and caring Dylan… </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>JEFFREY STEPAKOFF has written for more than a dozen different television series, including the Emmy-winning <em>The Wonder Years</em>, <em>Sisters</em>, and <em>Dawson's Creek</em>, for which he was co-executive producer.  Author of the acclaimed novel, <em>Fireworks Over Toccoa</em>, he has also developed and written plays, TV pilots and major motion pictures, including Disney's <em>Tarzan</em> and <em>Brother Bear</em>.  Stepakoff holds a BA in Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MFA in Playwriting from Carnegie Mellon.  He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and three young children.  His fiction is published in six languages. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Princess Alesandra (of some unspecified country) has been happily tucked away in a convent, but in 1820 the wicked General Ivan indicates that he has designs on the princess: if he marries her, he can take over the kingdom. Alesandra's guardian, the Duke of Williamshire, brings her to England to assure her safety. Unfortunately, the duke and his wife become afflicted with a "mysterious ailment"; the only solution is for the princess to live with Colin, the duke's eligible bachelor son, in his London townhouse. The duke and duchess think Colin should marry Alesandra. Colin, however, wants no part of marriage; and Alesandra, who alternates between moments of intelligence and sheer vacancy, will marry anyone who won't hand her over to that awful Ivan fellow. When Alesandra is almost abducted by men from her homeland, Colin's protective instincts shift into high gear. Can love be far behind? Also lurking in the background is a serial killer, who threatens Alesandra but serves no immediate purpose in furthering the silly plot. Garwood ( The Secret ) has done better work than this. <br>Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>Romantic TimesA charming, sweet, funny romance, brimming with sparkling dialogue, delightful characters, and a story that flies.  </p><p>RendevousThe story is splendid, the characters are wonderful, and the dialogue excellent....The secondary characters are marvelous and there are many from which to choose, including some of our friends from Ms. Garwood's earlier books....A keeper. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Garwood fails here to integrate romance and mystery elements as effectively as she did in The Bride. There's too much heavy breathing in the book's first half, too many convoluted political intrigues in the second. The year is 1815. The Marquess of Cainewood, hunting London's slums for the pirate Pagan whom he assumes killed his brother, traps instead a seemingly despairing young woman named Jade, who seeks to hire Caine to commit a murder--her own. Caine offers her protection instead, little suspecting that she is Pagan and her real object is to stay close so that she and her followers can defend him: traitors in the War Office, who tried to slay her brother as well as his, may now be after Caine too. The couple's stormy romance gets off to an instant if ludicrously implausible start that very first night, when Caine wanders into Jade's bedroom and finds her uncovered and completely naked. By the time their respective brothers reappear and the pursuit begins for the renegades, it's much too late for the reader to take any serious interest in the villains or their tiresome schemes. <br>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Julie Garwood takes breathless sensuality to thrilling heights in this unforgettable adventure of passion and intrigue. </p><p><em>The Emerald</em> flew across the seas, carrying the pirate Pagan -- despised by the <em>ton,</em> whose riches he plundered, and beloved by the poor, whose plight was eased by his gifts. </p><p>The Marquess of Cainewood vows to hunt down the pirate wretch in revenge for his brother's death. But when Jade, an enchanting vision of rippling red hair and eyes of jewel-green, appears at his door to beg desperately for his protection, the Marquess agrees to keep her safe from the villains who want her dead. Jade is infuriating, exasperating, and gorgeous; Caine is noble, strong-willed, and powerful. No woman has ever befuddled him so, nor so deeply aroused his desire. But as Jade answers his knowing caresses with an innocent, wild abandon, they are drawn into a web of treachery that will test the very heart of their love! </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Ever fall in love with the wrong man?  </p><p>With a body to make a young girl sigh and a voice like black velvet, Mathin is definitely the wrong man. He’s not safe, he’s not stable…he’s not even human.  </p><p>Andrea doesn’t know what she’s getting into when she agrees to visit her granny. Swept away to another world by a man almost too hot to handle, she can’t decide if it’s a dream come true or someone’s idea of a sick joke.   </p><p>Romanced by the light of the triple moons, entranced by Mathin’s fiery kisses, will Andrea give up her home on Earth in exchange for something wild? </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Kyra L'orrac had no desire to be anywhere near a magician, let alone go to bed with one. But that was before she met Ellard J'aron and all her assumptions were turned upside down. Kyra was committed to her assignment: stay on Earth and guard the sapphire she was given to keep it from the magician who sought it. She knew the reasons magicians weren't to be trusted. But Ellard isn't what she was expecting. As the incoming vizier, Ellard must retrieve the sapphire, as well as its two sister jewels, and return it to his home on Dolnair. He thought it would be a simple matter of taking it from the navel of the naked woman on whom it rested, but when she turns out to be its guard, his plans are completely changed. Forced to work together to identify the person trying to overthrow the monarchy and discredit magic, they discover an attraction they can't fight. Kyra has never before wanted a lasting relationship with any man, but Ellard touches her heart - and her body - in unexpected and exciting ways. Ellard feels the same, but those who hold the position of vizier are prohibited from marrying. When he completes his task, he must lose the only woman he has ever loved. Will the memories of their erotic adventures be enough to sustain him when duty calls? </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In an "impressive" debut mystery novel, Bernhard Gunther is a hard-boiled Berlin detective hired by a wealthy industrialist to find the murderer of his daughter and son-in-law, killed during the robbery incorrect here.eed theft of a priceless diamond necklace. "Narrator Gunther is a spirited guide through the chaos of 1930s Berlin and, more important, a detective cast in the classic mold," observed PW . <br>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>Echoes of Raymond Chandler but better on his vivid and well-researched detail than the master. -- <em>_</em>Evening Standard_  </p><p>Kerr’s complex intrigue allows space for brilliantly provoking political asides. -- <em>_</em>Sunday Times_  </p><p>Taut, brutal, coarse, believable and gripping stuff. -- <em>_</em>Sunday Telegraph_</p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Family betrayal, a power-mad serial killer and a potential diplomatic crisis threaten the independent-minded heroine of Snyder's fine sequel to <em>Poison Study</em> (2005). With the overthrow of the royal family of Ixia, 20-year-old Yelena Zaltana, who was kidnapped as a child by the evil magician Mogkan, is now free to return home to Sitia. Her reunion with the family she hasn't seen in 14 years palls when her brother spreads rumors she's actually a spy from Ixia. At the Magician's Citadel, where Yelena enrolls to hone her prodigious magical talents, her powers raise concern that she might be a rare, powerful Soulfinder. Then a string of ugly murders reveals the presence of a rogue magician in the area. As Yelena joins the hunt for the killer, complications grow with the arrival of a diplomatic mission from Ixia—including her lover, Valek, a notorious spy and assassin, sure to be executed if anyone sees through his disguise. Snyder's lively, charming mix of romance and fantasy is sure to gain her new fans. <em>(Oct.)</em> <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>"_Poison Study_ is a nifty little tale of intrigue featuring a worthy protagonist that makes for a commendable debut." -- <em>SF Reviews</em>  </p><p>"_Poison Study_ is a wonderful and lively read. Highly recommended!" -- <em>Kate Elliott, author of the Crown of Stars series</em>  </p><p>"Be prepared for an exhilarating adventure of danger and romance as our heroine battles for her life against rebel forces . . ." -- <em>Dark Realms magazine</em>  </p><p>"Enchanting . . . I absolutely loved it. <em>Poison Study</em> is a wonderful trip into fantasy." -- <em>Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author</em>  </p><p>"Maria Snyder has created an engaging and entirely original new fantasy, fascinating in its rich detail." -- <em>Mercedes Lackey, New York Times bestselling author</em>  </p><p>"Maria V. Snyder makes readers believe in her world and the characters she creates, a writer's form of magic." -- <em>The Best Reviews</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p><em>“On this transformational journey, Blum shares profound life lessons on how to overcome adversity when life deals you the most unfortunate of hands. This healing book is an insightful gift of hope and wisdom for anyone who finds themselves in difficult situations. A must-read."</em></p><p>__</p><p><em> </em>- <strong>Debbie Ford</strong>, the New York Times best-selling author of <em>The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse</em></p><p>_"<strong>Summer's Path</strong> is an inspiring story of discovery and wonder by Scott Blum, the path-forging co-founder of DailyOM. This lovely book is a life-and-death exploration of the great Mysteries that leads us straight to the heart."_</p><p>__</p><p><em> </em>- <strong>Judith Orloff</strong>, the New York Times best-selling author of <em>Emotional Freedom</em></p><p><em>"Once in a while a story is written that touches the heart, the soul, and the mind with depth and resonance. Themes of birth, death, grief, surrender, redemption, acceptance, and love are among the many woven throughout the tapestry of this timely story by author Scott Blum. Give yourself a gift to awaken your heart and read this inspiring book."</em></p><ul><li>     <strong>Colette Baron-Reid</strong>, the bestselling author of <em>Messages from Spirit</em> </li></ul><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The #1 best-selling e-book is now available as an expanded-edition hardcover. Now with two additional chapters, this first printed edition of <em>Summer’s Path</em> presents the remarkable story of Don Newport, an engineer who comes face-to-face with his personal destiny under extraordinary circumstances. After losing his job and his health insurance, Don learns that he has a terminal disease, with only a few months left to live. On his deathbed, he meets Robert, a brazen angel of death who promises to help him with a graceful exit. As Don prepares to say his last goodbyes to his loving wife, Robert attempts to change Don’s perspective about his mortality and proposes an exceptionally unique option.</p><p>Robert leads Don through an astounding meditation of life and death and reveals various healing and spiritual concepts, including walk-ins, embodiment, and soul destiny. On this magical journey of self-realization, Don discovers that it’s never too late to learn profound life lessons about ourselves and our loved ones.</p><p><em>Summer’s Path</em> is the prequel to the best-selling book <em>Waiting for Autumn.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>This clever and inventive tale works on three levels: as an intriguing science fiction concept, a realistic character study and a touching love story. Henry De Tamble is a Chicago librarian with "Chrono Displacement" disorder; at random times, he suddenly disappears without warning and finds himself in the past or future, usually at a time or place of importance in his life. This leads to some wonderful paradoxes. From his point of view, he first met his wife, Clare, when he was 28 and she was 20. She ran up to him exclaiming that she'd known him all her life. He, however, had never seen her before. But when he reaches his 40s, already married to Clare, he suddenly finds himself time travelling to Clare's childhood and meeting her as a 6-year-old. The book alternates between Henry and Clare's points of view, and so does the narration. Reed ably expresses the longing of the one always left behind, the frustrations of their unusual lifestyle, and above all, her overriding love for Henry. Likewise, Burns evokes the fear of a man who never knows where or when he'll turn up, and his gratitude at having Clare, whose love is his anchor. The expressive, evocative performances of both actors convey the protagonists' intense relationship, their personal quirks and their reminiscences, making this a fascinating audio.<br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>On the surface, Henry and Clare Detamble are a normal couple living in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Henry works at the Newberry Library and Clare creates abstract paper art, but the cruel reality is that Henry is a prisoner of time. It sweeps him back and forth at its leisure, from the present to the past, with no regard for where he is or what he is doing. It drops him naked and vulnerable into another decade, wearing an age-appropriate face. In fact, it's not unusual for Henry to run into the other Henry and help him out of a jam. Sound unusual? Imagine Clare Detamble's astonishment at seeing Henry dropped stark naked into her parents' meadow when she was only six. Though, of course, until she came of age, Henry was always the perfect gentleman and gave young Clare nothing but his friendship as he dropped in and out of her life. It's no wonder that the film rights to this hip and urban love story have been acquired. <em>Elsa Gaztambide</em><br><em>Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Gorgeous Greek billionaire Dominic Drecos has sworn off women...until he meets Matilda Hayes. She is truly stunning, but she makes it extremely clear she is off-limits. Dominic, however, is a man who doesn't give up easily, and Mattie very quickly falls for his irresistible charm. She has never experienced such an intensely powerful attraction before. She also has a new dream job—but then the bombshell drops: she discovers that not only is Dominic her new boss, but she's also pregnant with his baby....</p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>What did an independent, spirited woman do when her stud farm was deep in debt? Marry for money? Never! Courtney set off for Sydney in search of a silent business partner.</p><p>Handsome investment broker Jack Falconer said he knew the right man for her. Courtney jumped at the chance—only to find that Jack was that man and he had a deal to offer. He'd clear her debts if she would do something for him in return—have his baby! </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Stranded in the sands, Katrina was rescued by a robed man on a horse and taken back to his luxury desert camp. Despite the attraction that sparked between them, the Sheikh thought Katrina was nothing more than a whore. But no way could he leave her to other men. In order to protect her, he would have to marry her! But when he discovered, first hand, that she was a virgin - that changed everything! </p></div>


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<p>It is an age when the elves who survived Ragnarok are determined to claim revenge on humankind. It is also a crucial moment in the world of men, because the Bearnian king is slowly dying, and unless an heir who follows neutrality can be found, the balance between Law and Chaos may be dangerously disrupted.</p>


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<p>In the final novel of this brilliant epic trilogy, Reichert weaves together all the diverse plot strands she created in The Last of the Renshai and The Western Wizard. Colbey, Renshai warrior, hero, and teacher, finally accepts the possibility that he must take on the role of the Western Wizard. Only time will tell whether he and his allies can avert the end of all the worlds.</p>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>When the tension between the lands governed by the mages of chaos and the order-ruled Isle of Recluce escalates into full-fledged war, Cerryl?newly ordained as full mage of the White Order?discovers his true calling as reconciler. A direct sequel to The White Order (LJ 5/15/98), set at the same time as the events portrayed in The Magic Engineer (LJ 3/15/94), Modesitt's latest novel in his "Recluce" series views the conflict from the other side, as Chaos struggles to prevent the forces of Order from gaining ultimate victory. The author's skill in portraying the humanity of characters who possess the power to destroy others with a thought adds a level of verisimilitude and immediacy rarely found in grand-scale fantasy. A strong addition to fantasy collections.<br>Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Doorstopper addition to Modesitt's already huge fantasy series exploring the struggle between White Chaos magic and Black Order magic on a planet colonized by survivors of a spaceship crash. This entry's a direct sequel to the saga's most recent a ddition, The White Order (p. 539), which followed the boyhood of the future wizard Cerryl, and detailed his early adventures, revelations about his heritage, and his destiny to join the great and powerful magicians in the city Fairhaven. Readers will lear n all about Cerryl's subsequent career as a White Order wizard, although, chronologically, the actions take place at the same time as a much earlier volume, The Magic Engineer (1994). Should please the fans. Its a pity, though, that the talented and versa tile Modesitt didn't choose to write something new. -- <em>Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</em></p></div>


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<h3>Product Description</h3><p>Ages ago, when the First Gods ruled heaven and earth, they created two lesser deities to reign along with them. But these gods, Tharn and Balatur, were flawed. Their madness threatened creation itself — and thus they were condemned to an eternal sleep. Only an ancient book of spells holds the key to their release.  </p><p>Now an evil necromancer has obtained the book and hastens to Tharn’s hidden resting place with a plan as deadly as the god himself. Ancient prophecy points to the exiled prince Calandryll as the only one who can defeat the wizard — aided by a beautiful warrior woman, a hard-bitten mercenary, and Calandryll’s own uncertain powers.  </p><p>But first Calandryll and his companions must travel a kingdom racked by civil war, cross the rolling prairie of the fierce horse clans, and finally venture into the forbidden wastes and uncharted territories beyond. Enemies and foul treachery await, while the mighty Tharn, as if somehow aware of his imminent release, begins to stir…begins to dream…and all creation begins to quake.  </p><p><strong>Dark Magic</strong>_ _is the masterful second chapter of <strong>The Godwars</strong><em>, </em>a stirring chronicle of high adventure by one of the most exciting new writers of fantasy. </p>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Plenty of sound and fury but precious little fire rumbles in the belly of Salvatore's pseudo-Tolkien conclusion to the Crimson Shadow trilogy. Here, Avon's foppish evil wizard-king, Greensparrow, and his dragon alter ego provoke Eriador's wizard-king, Brind'Amour, into breaking the flimsy truce achieved in Luthien's Gamble (Forecasts, Jan. 29). Though badly outnumbered by Avon's "cyclopians," Brind'Amour and his assorted allies assault Avon to free Eriador forever. With the help of Luthien (whose magic alter ego is the Crimson Shadow), Katerin (the Shadow's warrior-maid lover), Siobhan (a revengeful half-elf rape victim), Oliver (a mouthy half-pint "halfting") and a flotilla of nouveau Vikings, the wizard-king slashes through acres of monsters and sloshes through torrents of gore. Despite the rivers of blood, however, Salvatore's vocabulary and imagination prove dry. Supposedly noble characters "smirk," "snicker" and "bat their eyes," and no cliche is left unused: even Saddam Hussein is paraphrased for the coming "grandfather of those battles." Salvatore's tired story depends on gratuitous violence and misused motifs from classic sources (Tolkien's Luthien was a fetching Elf-princess, for example, not a male hero with a fragile ego). These lumbering false steps make Salvatore stumble badly in his attempts to evoke memories of Middle Earth. <br>Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>In this conclusion of the "Crimson Shadow" trilogy, the wizard King Greensparrow determines to regain control over Eriador. Luthien Bedwyr, as his alter ego the Crimson Shadow, must again fight to keep Eriador free. Recommended for fantasy collections with the first two books.<br>Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Second of Rawn's Dragon Star trilogy, which itself is a sequel to her paperback saga of the Dragon Prince. Pol, now High Prince following the death of his father Rohan, determines to stand and fight the mysterious, powerful Vellat'im invaders from across the sea; Pol's sole advantage seems to be that the invaders are terrified of dragons. Pol's cousin Andry, Lord of Goddess Keep and Sunrunner religious leader, has been gathering power and experimenting with ancient magic--a source of tension between Pol and Andry. Now, Andry has set his own agenda for protecting his Sunrunners, as yet unaware that the real motivation behind the Vellat'im invasion is the desire of their High Warlord to dominate and possess the magical Sunrunner women. Pol, meanwhile, is beset by treachery, as some of his supposed supporters scheme for personal advantage by seeking alliances with the invaders. The burning question, then, is whether Pol and Andry will be reconciled in time to avoid defeat. Well plotted and appealingly written, with some useful character development here and there. But the overriding assumption is prior involvement: even the introductory synopsis Rawn thoughtfully provides is impossible to follow without knowledge of the previous trilogy. Leave this one to find its natural audience. -- <em>Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In the sequel to <em>Stronghold,</em> as Rohan's son and heir, Pol, rallies his forces in a desperate bid to halt the advance of the invaders, ancient rivalries weaken his alliance. Reprint. </p></div>


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<h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>David and Leigh Eddings introduce readers to their newly minted Land of Dhrall with <em>The Elder Gods</em>, the first book in the four-book Dreamers Saga. Dhrall is under the gentle rule of four gods representing the four compass points. These gods are reaching the end of their terms of power when the god of the North brings four children who are destined to take over for them into his siblings' lairs. The children are dreamers and able to see the possible outcome of battles in a coming war with the evil creature that controls the wasteland at the center of Drahll's map. Thus, the gods and their young charges undertake quests to hire mercenary armies and thwart the initial invasion into their lands. </p><p>The book unfolds like a children's primer. This pedantic style proves to be heavy-handed for adult readers and will quickly try their patience. If the Eddings were trying to concoct a book that would be suitable for reading aloud to fifth graders they've succeeded, but even the most die-hard fantasy fan will tire quickly of the sing-song approach and plot twists that can be sniffed out from miles away. <em>--Jeremy Pugh</em></p><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Only die-hard fans of the bestselling Eddings duo (The Belgariad series) will enjoy this slow-moving, low-tension epic fantasy, the first in a projected four-book series. The Land of Dhrall dwells under the stewardship of four gods, each oriented with one of the four compass directions. Dahlaine and his brother, Veltan, rule the North and South, while their sisters, Zelana and Aracia, rule the West and the East, respectively. Dhrall's center is a wasteland under the control of That-Called-the-Vlagh, a dark, inhuman thing of vast patience, power and ambition. Prophesy speaks of the Dreamers, children whose dreams will defeat the Vlagh by controlling the natural forces of Mother Sea and Father Earth. Dahlaine and his siblings each raise a baby Dreamer; only after the precocious children start to dream does he reveal that they are actually fellow gods in the world's life cycle, reborn with no memory of their previous lives. Dahlaine and his siblings hire human mercenaries, who eventually meet the Vlagh's forces in battle, but the dark armies prove unexpectedly resourceful. Despite a variety of characters (pirates, gods, aboriginals, soldiers, etc.), all speak in the same unlikely, bland manner, and dialogue generally replaces action. The authors will have to pick up the pace in the next volume to keep readers interested.<br />Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Book two of Wells' Exiles Saga purports to conclude it and, indeed, provides an adequate resolution to the story. If Wells has actually resisted the temptation to write a trilogy or more, he is a man of antique virtue--one who also has a fair number of literary gifts, including those for pacing, world building, and freshening virtually archetypal fantasy concepts and characters. Wells' hero, while given the warriorlike appellation the Major, has a reluctance to be heroic that gives him depth; nevertheless, his demonic opponents give him a serious fight and, though overcome in the end, put readers in real suspense. The rebellious, demagogic Dreamer is reminiscent of Patrick Buchanan, and Akratil is a persuasive villain as, by both material and magical means, he sows doubts that nearly turn the tide before the final victory. Good, solid, satisfying fantasy fare. <em>Roland Green</em></p><h3>Review</h3><p>Author of <em>Lords of The Sky</em> and <em>The Godwars</em>  </p><p><em>From the Paperback edition.</em></p></div>


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<h3>Product Description</h3><p>Young Dion Starfire is the ruler of a galaxy that is finally at peace after years of strife and bloodshed.  Yet the peace is an uneasy one.  Dion has fallen desperately in love with a woman who is not his queen, and suddenly the fragile alliances that rest of his marriage are threatened.  Then real violence erupts as an illegitimate son of the dead king, in hiding on a forgotten planet, plots Dion's overthrow.  At his command is an army of unseen "ghosts"--alien presences that can roam the galaxy and kill at will.  Dion must turn to an old mentor and enemy, Derek Sagan, as the one man who can help him battle the bastard prince and his dark minions.  And at Derek's side hovers the powerful, shadowy presence of his lost love, Lady Maigrey.  If Dion can only win their aid, he may have one last chance to preserve his throne--and peace for the galaxy.  </p><p><em>From the Paperback edition.</em></p><h3>From the Publisher</h3><p>"Young Dion Starfire is the ruler of a galaxy that is finally at peace after years of strife and bloodshed. Yet the peace is an uneasy one. Dion has fallen desperately in love with a woman who is not his queen, and suddenly the fragile alliances that rest of his marriage are threatened. Then real violence erupts as an illegitimate son of the dead king, in hiding on a forgotten planet, plots Dion's overthrow. At his command is an army of unseen "ghosts"--alien presences that can roam the galaxy and kill at will. Dion must turn to an old mentor and enemy, Derek Sagan, as the one man who can help him battle the bastard prince and his dark minions. And at Derek's side hovers the powerful, shadowy presence of his lost love, Lady Maigrey. If Dion can only win their aid, he may have one last chance to preserve his throne--and peace for the galaxy. </p>


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<h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>With <em>The Isle of Battle</em>, the second book of the high- fantasy Swan's War trilogy, acclaimed novelist Sean Russell returns to the world of the Wynnd, a great river that does not always follow the maps and has tributaries in other worlds. <em>The Isle of Battle</em> continues the story of the archer Tam, his fellow Valemen Fynnol and Baore, and several other characters from <em>The One Kingdom</em>. The Valemen gain mysterious new allies and enemies as they search through otherworldly swamps and mountains for their fallen friend, the demigodlike Alaan, and seek to elude Alaan's more-than-mortal enemy and brother, the powerful and ruthless warrior-wizard, Hafydd. </p><p>Readers should not start the Swans' War with <em>The Isle of Battle</em>. It suffers the common trilogy malady of middle-book-itis: it doesn't greatly advance the overall plotline, and though it spends some time bringing readers up to speed on the backstory, it still swamps newcomers with multiple plotlines and characters. Also, the big cast means characterizations are often sketchy; the Valemen become almost interchangeable, and the powerful and intriguing Alaan rarely demonstrates these virtues, since he spends much of his time senseless from critical wounds. Furthermore, many readers will not be pleased that the book's vast cast includes only four women, with only two of them spending much time onstage (in the same body!). <em>--Cynthia Ward</em></p><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In this enjoyable follow-up to the well-received first book in the Swans' War series, The One Kingdom (2001), Canadian author Russell (River into Darkness) offers more superior high fantasy, with a large cast of fully developed and carefully observed characters, many familiar from volume one. In order to escape a forced marriage, Lady Elise Wills has merged with the dark river spirit, Sianon, to the dismay of her intended, Prince Michael of Innes. With the three Valemen Tam, Fynnol and Baore she sets out to find the mysterious wanderer, Alaan, whom she hopes will help to reconcile her to her new powers and to defeat her enemy, the dark knight Hafydd. In his own quest for Alaan, Hafydd is not above using treachery, sorcery and guile to achieve his sinister goals. As the action ebbs and flows around the known lands of the Kingdom of Ayr as well as the hidden magical lands, the author explores traditional themes of good and evil, though not everything is strictly black and white. Just as all paths led to Westbrook Fair in the previous book, so do all the principals come together at the Isle of Battle, with the fate of the warring Renn‚ and Wills clans hanging in the balance. Despite the many disparate story threads, the narrative flows easily, building in intensity from a firm steady pace to a powerful climax that will keep the reader happily waiting for the next installment of this classically composed fantasy. <br />Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. </p>


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<h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>This final volume of sf/fantasy author Weis's space opera sees Dion Starfire's bold attempt to overthrow a corrupt galactic government come to fruition.<br />Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The spellbinding conclusion to the star-spanning saga of adventure and intrigue. At the end of King's Test, Sagan--the man who overthrew Dion's father--pledged his allegiance to Dion as the new king. Now, Dion battles alien and human enemies, and must give up both his lover and one of his men as he learns what it truly means to be king. Original. </p>


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<h3>Product Description</h3><p>By calling a temporary truce, Derek Sagan and the rebels thwarted the alien Corasian invasion. Enemies once again, the rebels have resumed their defiance and Sagan has retumed to his campaign to topple the corrupt galactic government.  He plans to set up Dion as king of the Starfire dynasty--and to place himself as the ruling power behind the throne.  On a remote planetary sinkhole of sin and corruption, a small weapon-barely ten centimeters on a side--is hidden.  If activated, this seemingly harmless crystal cube could tear a hole in the universe. . .and destroy the fabric of creation.  Sagan wants it.  Lady Maigrey wants it.  And so does Abdiel, a cruel genius who commands a drugged army of mindless slaves. And now Dion is caught in this momentous struggle as he faces his greatest trial yet in his battle to gain the interstellar throne.  </p><p><em>From the Paperback edition.</em></p><h3>From the Publisher</h3><p>By calling a temporary truce, Derek Sagan and the rebels thwarted the alien Corasian invasion. Enemies once again, the rebels have resumed their defiance and Sagan has returned to his campaign to topple the corrupt galactic government. He plans to set up Dion as king of the Starfire dynasty--and to place himself as the ruling power behind the throne. On a remote planetary sinkhole of sin and corruption, a small weapon-barely ten centimeters on a side--is hidden. If activated, this seemingly harmless crystal cube could tear a hole in the universe. . .and destroy the fabric of creation. Sagan wants it. Lady Maigrey wants it. And so does Abdiel, a cruel genius who commands a drugged army of mindless slaves. And now Dion is caught in this momentous struggle as he faces his greatest trial yet in his battle to gain the interstellar throne. </p>


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<h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>The author of the "Bifrost Guardians" series begins a new epic fantasy trilogy set in the Northlands where a mighty war rior--the last of his people--finds his destiny on the eve of the long-prophesied Great War.<br />Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>First in a bold, magical trilogy of a world living in the shadow of an ancient prophecy of war. Enemies band together to attack the Renshai, the mightiest, most hated and feared of all warrior races. One Renshai escapes, determined to keep the memory of his people alive and to claim his vengeance on the slayers of his race. Original. </p>


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<p>A galactic revolution has toppled the Starfire dynasty, and swept into power the harsh Democratic Republic. To support the murdered king is now punishable by death. But on distant worlds, the few surviving Guardians carry a dangerous secret: Somewhere in the galaxy, they shield the rightful heir to the throne.Stalking the hidden king is the warlord, a ruthless Republican general who wields the bloodsword. Only a few brave rebels dare to oppose him: young Dion who fights to find his destiny: the mercenary Tusk, the outlaw commander Dixter, and the beautiful Lady Maigrey, the only person alive who can match the the Warlord's cunning. Theirs is the ultimate battle against a star-spanning corruption -the ultimate sacrifice for the glory of the lost king's throne.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The Mage Guardians have survived the war-barely. Now Mage Captal Cailet and her sister Sarra are struggling to rebuild their society- politically, economically, and magically. Yet though defeated, their ancient enemies, the Malerissi, have not been destroyed, and under the leadership of Cailet's and Sarra's sister Glenin, these masters of a darker magic are once again weaving a web with which to entangle the entire world. And even as Cailet's dreams of a restored Mage Hall become a reality, Glenin prepares to strike at the very heart of both her sisters' power...   </p><p><em></em> The second novel in the <em>Exiles</em> trilogy! <br><em></em> 1.8 million copies of Melanie Rawn's DAW books in print! <br><em></em> All of Melanie Rawn's books have been national bestsellers <br><em></em> Stunning cover art by Michael Whelan </p></div>


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reputed to hold the power of absolute Truth.  But the Mantle of 
Kendis-dai is long lost in the mists of myth and time...if it ever 
really existed at all.<br><br>Merinda Neskat, dedicated to the pursuit 
of Truth above all, is determined to find the legendary Mantle.  The key
 to her quest is a group of lost Earthpeople, led by the feckless Jeremy
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understand.  Together, Merinda, Jeremy, and his companions set off on a 
dangerous race against time and deadly enemy forces, seeking a 
mysterious world that holds the secret that can save them--or destroy 
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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>The final volume in the trilogy concludes with a rousing tale of Jack, the baker's boy, trying to control his new-found magical powers so that he can defeat the evil King Kylock. The medieval fantasy belongs in all collections that own the earlier volumes.<br>Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>'J. V. Jones is a striking writer . . . wonderful' Robert Jordan 'J. V. Jones is quite a find . . . a deliciously intricate tale' Katherine Kurtz 'A storyline featuring the kind of political scheming and intrigue that makes for gripping reading' SFX 'J.V. Jones is about to become one of the great fantasy success stories of the 90s.' MYSTERIOUS GALAXY BOOKS 'Satisfying reading.' STARBURST </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>An escaped galley slave becomes a hero with a mission in this fantasy by a sometime collaborator with fantasist Raymond Feist.<br>Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Five centuries after an oppressive force took over their world, two opposing magical princes, Lysaer, Lord of Light, and Arithon, Master of Shadows, hold the power to overthrow the Mistwraith if they can overcome their differences. Reprint. </p></div>


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<h3>Product Description</h3><p>In th kingdom of Branion, the hereditary royal line is blessed -or cursed- with the power of the Flame, a magic which can as easily destroy its human vessel as well as whatever foe it has been unleashed against. Two hundred years before the events of THE STONE PRINCE, Branion is beseiged by a civil war, and only Simon, Court Painter and closest friend of the kingdom's ruler, can find the courage to rescue a young child--the heir to the Flame--from becoming a victim in the family power struggle! </p>


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<p>The balance between Law and Chaos has long been maintained by the rulers of Bearn, but the death of the current king and the seeming lack of a suitable heir - along with the treachery of the prime minister - have enabled the elves to magically substitute one of their own on the throne. And, under the leadership of Dh'arlo'me, the dark elves now seem certain to claim their long-desired vengeance on humankind. But when, despite all Dh'arlo'me's attempts to prevent it, the small party which set out to find and bring back Griff, the last possible heir to the throne, seems likely to succeed in its mission, Dh'arlo'me realizes that even magic and murder combined will not be enough to overturn the balance between Law and Chaos. Now Dh'arlo'me's solution must hinge on Bearn's burden and treasure, the Staff of Law and the Staff of Chaos. These are the staves which are used to prove the worthiness of an heir to rule. However, they are far more than that. For within these plain pieces of wood dwell the essences of Law and Chaos, each eternally seeking its Champion, each striving to destroy the other and thereby permanently shift the balance of Midgard in its own favor. But should either Law or Chaos actually triumph, it will indeed herald the end of humankind. With all the worlds teetering on the brink of a new and certainly final doom, it falls to Colbey Calistinsson, Keeper of the Balance, to select the correct Champion to pit against Dh'arlo'me. If he chooses wisely, the Balance should reassert itself. Should he err, all life - both mortal and immortal - will come to an end. Yet even success will come at a high price. For the only way to insure that this danger can never arise again, is for both Champions and Staffs to be totally annihilated.</p>


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<p>For the first time in paperback, a new solo novel by a fantasy great. Set in the same world as Bardic Voices, Book I: The Lark and the Wren, this fantasy novel is "deft and readable . . . as lively as one might wish, and the reappearances of the Skull Hill Ghost from The Lark and the Wren are especially well-rendered" (Dragon). HC: Baen.</p>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Although this book will obviously appeal to die-hard General Hospital fans (it features two main characters on the show), it is more importantly a fictional account of a relationship between two heterosexual teenagers, one of whom is HIV-positive. Through the entries, General Hospital scriptwriter Pinsker captures the character of Robin Scorpio, a bright, spunky teenager on the brink of adulthood. Like most adolescents, Robin can be mature (i.e., she is devoted to her studies) but at times is irresponsible and deceives adults to get her way. The work chronicles the romantic relationship between Robin and Michael "Stone" Cates, a former street kid. As their relationship progresses, the two become involved sexually. They do not, however, always practice safe sex because Stone had tested negative for HIV after leaving the streetlife. Unfortunately, the test was performed too quickly after he had been exposed to the virus, and he is soon experiencing the typical symptoms of HIV. After Stone's condition is made public, the characters receive support and criticism from all sides. Pinsker does not judge the characters' morality but instead provides a tragic story through which parents can teach children about the dangers of unprotected sex. Recommended for public libraries.<br><em>Julie C. Boehning, "Library Journal"</em><br>Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In a novella based on a storyline on <em>General Hospital, </em>Robin Scorpio's romantic relationship with Stone Cates is threatened by the discovery that her lover has been diagnosed with AIDS. Original. 200,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. </p></div>


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<p>Sent by the palace on a voyage halfway around the world, Tristam finds himself led by a mysterious white bird--which may be the ghost of his uncle's familiar--to a remote island in the middle of a vast ocean, where the natives have clearly been awaiting his coming. And it soon becomes all too obvious to Tristam that his course was set by no living man.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Ivainson Jaric, heir to the Firelord's legacy, is caught in a life and death struggle to win his inherited powers. Taen Dreamweaver battles her evil brother, corrupted by demons to slaughter his own kind. If either one of the falls, the Stormwarden will never win free of his icy imprisonment to help their cause. </p><p>As Scait, Demonlord of Shadowfane, uses his captured human talent for his conquest, his machinations raise an even greater threat, one that could hurl all the world to its destruction , and end mankind's chance of reclaiming freedom among the stars... </p><p>And so the Cycle of Fire races toward its powerful conclusion! </p><h3>From the Publisher</h3><p>'IT OUGHT TO BE ILLEGAL FOR ONE PERSON TO HAVE SO MUCH TALENT' Stephen R. Donaldson </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In this panoramic, vigorous, often moving sequel to The Dragonbone Chair , the scattered allies opposing the pirate Elias, high king of Osten Ard, and Ineluki, the Storm King, struggle toward a meeting at the Stone of Farewell in the ancient, deserted city of Enki-e-Shao'saye. The boy Simon, the troll Binabek and their companions carry Thorn, one of three swords critical to the defeat of the forces of evil. After surviving many perils, Simon becomes the only mortal to enter Jao e-Tinukai'i, last refuge of the elven Sithi, seeking their support. A small band follows Prince Josua, leader of the resistance against his brother Elias; they are betrayed by the chieftain of the nomadic Thrithings-folk. As Elias consolidates his power with the aid of the Norns, the Storm King brings permanent winter to a stricken land. Williams adroitly weaves together the tales of these journeys, heralding a suitably epic and glorious conclusion. <br>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>The advancing might of Ineluki the Storm King and his undead minions threatens to lock the world in eternal winter unless the tattered forces ranged against him can discover the secrets of the League of the Scroll and unite humans, Sithi elves, and Qanuc trolls. Continuing the story begun in The Dra gonbone Chair (LJ 9/15/88), Williams fleshes out the familiar themes of epic fantasy with vivid, likable characters and exotic cultures. Recommended.<br>Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<p>The DeMarians, the royal line of Branion, have been blessed, or cursed, with the power of the Flame, a magic which--if wielded properly--none can stand against. But called upon by one untrained or not strong enough to control it, and the Flame is as likely to destroy its human vessel as whatever foe it has been unleashed against.Yet even the Flame is less dangerous that Her Most Regal and Sacred Majesty Melesandra the third, Aristok of Branion, an unyeilding and terrifying ruler. And no one understands this better than Crown Prince Demnor, who is convince he is his mother's most treasured victim. Often at odds with Mekesandra, Demnor knows he will receive no support from her when faced with the prospect of an unwanted, politically motivated marriage.But all his personal conflicts must be thrust aside when the realm of Branion is drawn into a far greater struggle as the eternally rebellious Heathland plots a bold new campaign of war. Now only time will tell whether Demnor can survive the traitors within the Court and the ever-growing rebel forces--even as he strives to master the power which is his birthright but which may well prove his doom...</p>


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<h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Prince Rohan's dream of peace through law rather than might undergoes a difficult test as foreign invaders bring war to a land already strained by the tension be tween Rohan's heir and the ambitious Lord of Goddess Keep. Vivid descriptions and compelling characters lend depth to this large-scale story of adventure and intrigue, romance and magic. Set in the world of the author's "Dragon Prince" trilogy, this is highly recommended.<br />Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>A generation of peace is about to be shattered as a seemingly unstoppable invasion force lays siege to High Prince Rohan's realm. For Andry, the Sunrunner Lord, the invasion is a fulfilment of his long-ago visions of disaster to come. This is the first book in the "Dragon Star" trilogy. </p>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>When the forces of Haffat the Conqueror lay siege to the independent city of Ghezrat, the city's elite fighting force of father-daughter "Dyads" channels the power of their earth-goddess Denota against the enemy's lion god Axtekeles in a desperate attempt to preserve their freedom. Set in a world reminiscent of ancient Greece during the Alexandrian conquests, this first novel starts slowly but gathers in momentum and intensity as it reaches its dramatic, but not unforeseen, conclusion. Richly detailed and vividly imagined, this belongs in larger fantasy collections.<br>Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>An epic story set in the Bronze Age brings to life ancient history in a civilization reminiscent of the Greeks and follows the conquest of a legendary city. Original. </p></div>


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<h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>This sprawling, spellbinding conclusion to the trilogy that began with The Dragonbone Chair weaves together a multitude of intricate strands, building to a suitably apocalyptic confrontation between good and evil. Prince Josua wins a first victory against the forces of his brother, Elias, who rules as High King in Osten Ard. Elias has the help of the dark priest Pryrates and of Ineluki the Storm King, onetime ruler of the immortal Sithi (the race that preceded humans). But others defy him, including Elias's own daughter, Princess Miriamele, the scullion turned knight Simon, and Camaris, once one of the greatest knights of Osten Ard and wielder of the sword Thorn, one of the three weapons that may effect a victory over Elias's hordes. As Josua's forces-- augmented by those Elias has wronged and by friendly Sithi--approach the king's stronghold, a secret battle takes place in the underlying caverns. It will affect not only the conflict's outcome, but also the futures of many races. The main caveat to Williams's engrossing epic is its length. A tetralogy might have been more easily digested, although that format might have drained some of the extraordinary tension built up in the book's closing pages. <br />Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>YA-This culmination of the trilogy is incredibly long and carries, besides the story, a dictionary of names, places, and other necessary information. It tells of the final battle between the forces of good and evil in the land of Osten Ard, a mythical place not unlike medieval Europe. Clearly, the author has been influenced not only by Tolkien, but also by Wagner's "Ring" story. Everything in Williams's narrative is larger than life-the individuals, the battles, the mysticism and magic. Yet his painstaking detail ensures that the world he creates is as believable and immediate as readers' everyday lives. The main character, Simon, is a reluctant hero. He is a superior warrior, yet he hates violence. He has been chosen as a seer by mystical beings who wish to aid his human counterparts, but he is never sure of his own worth. He understands cosmic truths, but considers himself ignorant. All action spins around Simon, but the book is replete with many other interesting characters, all fully developed. Enjoying the story's wealth of entertainment can literally take months, but for the author's fans it will be a treasure. It can also stand on its own.<br /><em>Jessica Lahr, Edison High School, Fairfax County, VA</em><br />Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p>


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<p>The second novel in a brilliantly conceived epic by the author of The Bifrost Guardians. Colbey, the Renshai of prophecies, must struggle to integrate the gift/burden given him by the Western Wizard and train the first new generation of Renshai warriors. Sequel to The Last of the Renshai.</p>


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<h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The compelling first volume in a series titled Moontide and Magic Rise bodes well for the ones to follow. Russell (The Initiate Brother) introduces Farrland, a world similar to our own but caught in a struggle between magic and science. The story follows the adventures of Tristam Flattery, who epitomizes this conflict and holds the key to Farrland's destiny. A young man well known as a botanist and naturalist, Tristam constantly endeavors to free himself from any affiliation with magic. This is fruitless, considering that he was raised by his great uncle Erasmus, the last of the great mages. Summoned by Roderick Palle to help the king, Tristam discovers Kingsfoil, a plant that can cure disease and prolong life; unfortunately, the plant itself is ailing. Roderick, the king, and the Duchess of Morland believe that Tristam's physic powers will revitalize the plant. When this fails, Tristam, the duchess and a band of wily sailors start out for Varua, the home of Kingsfoil. What follows is an incredible adventure at sea during which Tristam's special powers become increasingly evident, saving the wayfarers' lives and leading them to archeological treasures. A spectacular beginning of what is sure to be a successful fantasy series. <br />Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>When naturalist Tristam Flattery is summoned to save a plant species with magical, medicinal properties, he is drawn into a political struggle that spans generations, threatens civilization, and leads him to the ends of the known world. Original. </p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In the north, a fire rages through the world-spanning forest of Beltrevan.  Out of the flames is born terrifying being with monstrous powers--Taws, messenger of the fire-god Ashar.  The ancient prophecies say he will raise a great Horde from the warlike tribes of the north to bring destruction to the peaceful Kingdoms of Tamur, Ust-Galich, and Kesh.  In the south, a young prophetess of the order of the lady forsakes her vows of celibacy to bear a child, for the Book of Kyrie says that a champion will arise from Tamur to meet the challenge of the Usurper.  The boy is named Kedyrn.  And as he nears manhood it seems that he may indeed be the child of prophecy, for he wields powers that none outside the Sisterhood have ever claimed.  He may be the last, desperate hope for the survival of the Kingdoms--but the Usurper has learned of Kedryrn as well, and his armies are on the march . . . . </p><h3>From the Publisher</h3><p>In the north, a fire rages through the world-spanning forest of Beltrevan. Out of the flames is born terrifying being with monstrous powers--Taws, messenger of the fire-god Ashar. The ancient prophecies say he will raise a great Horde from the warlike tribes of the north to bring destruction to the peaceful Kingdoms of Tamur, Ust-Galich, and Kesh. In the south, a young prophetess of the order of the lady forsakes her vows of celibacy to bear a child, for the Book of Kyrie says that a champion will arise from Tamur to meet the challenge of the Usurper. The boy is named Kedyrn. And as he nears manhood it seems that he may indeed be the child of prophecy, for he wields powers that none outside the Sisterhood have ever claimed. He may be the last, desperate hope for the survival of the Kingdoms--but the Usurper has learned of Kedryrn as well, and his armies are on the march . . . . </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Learning that her estranged husband has passed away is the biggest shock of Danielle Timberlake—Foster's life—until she learns that she wasn't his only wife. Though Danielle and Marc were separated, she believed they were about to reconcile and start a family. Rocked by betrayal, Danielle sees her dreams slipping away. Until her brother's best friend, Tristan Adams, offers support, comfort—and a chance to have the child she's always wanted. Danielle is drawn to Tristan's strong, sensual nature, but she wed Marc in haste and regretted it. Is she about to repeat her mistake? Or will a marriage of convenience turn into the soulful union she's always longed for? </p><h3>Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.</h3><p>If it had been left up to Tristan Adams, he would not have given Danielle Timmons-Foster the news. But it hadn't been left up to him. For the past two months her life had been one hellacious lie. A part of him wondered if one more lie wouldn't hurt. But for Danielle he knew it would. </p><p>And when she hurt, he hurt. </p><p>She had dropped onto the sofa and was staring at him as if he had totally lost his mind. He almost wished he had. Or, at least, that this episode had been one long nightmare they would finally wake up from—and find that not only was her husband not dead, but that he hadn't left three wives behind. Three wives who, until a couple of months ago, each assumed they were Mrs. Marc Foster. And now to add salt to the wound, he'd just told Danielle there might be a fourth woman out there with the title, as well. </p><p>"Tristan, please tell me you're joking," Danielle said, her voice soft, low and sounding utterly defeated. "It's a sick joke, but I'll accept it. I don't want to believe what you just said. I <em>can't </em>believe what you just said." </p><p>He nodded slowly, understanding. He had been with her when she'd gotten the call two months ago that her husband of five years was dead after having choked on—of all things— his wedding ring. He'd also been with her at Marc's funeral in California when they'd discovered she wasn't the only Mrs. Foster. And he'd been by her side at the attorney's office when it had been declared that the second wife, Renée, was the legal Mrs. Foster and that Danielle, his first wife, and Alexandra, his third, had gotten duped with phony marriage licenses. </p><p>He released a long sigh and crossed the living room's hardwood floor to sit beside Danielle on the sofa. He took her hand in his and tried to smile. "Dani, I stopped teasing you the day you began wearing your first training bra, remember?" </p><p>He knew that would get a smile out of her. She would remember that day. It would remind her of happier times when her brother had been alive. Tristan couldn't help but smile himself whenever he thought of Paul Timmons, his best friend since kindergarten. They'd lived in the same neighborhood and had gone to school together, had played peewee football and gone off to college together—roommates at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a long way from their hometown of Port St. Lucie, Florida. And then when they'd finished college, they'd returned home to go into business together. They started A&amp;T Shipping Company, making it into a very successful corporation. Then the Iraq war started and Paul's reserve unit was shipped out for duty. Paul never made it back home alive. </p><p>"When will it end?" Danielle asked, her words intruding into his thoughts. "How could I have been married to a man and not know him the way I thought I did?" </p><p>Tristan's grip on her hand tightened. They had covered this ground before and he felt partly to blame. Danielle had been a well-known international model when she had been contacted about Paul's death. Since their parents had gotten killed in a plane crash her first year in college, Paul had been all the family she'd had. Losing him had taken a toll on her. Claiming she was tired of the glitz and glamour of life as a successful fashion model, she had returned to Port St. Lucie to take over Paul's role as Tristan's partner. </p><p>Barely two months after Paul's death, Marc Foster had opened a business account, and since Danielle's role was to wine and dine new clients, she had taken on Marc. If Tristan hadn't been so torn up with grief himself over losing his best friend, he would have seen Marc for the conniving snake he was. Marc had set his sights on Danielle and less than a month later, Danielle had called to say she and Marc had eloped to Atlanta. </p><p>The reason Tristan blamed himself was that he had promised Paul the day he'd left for Iraq that if anything were to happen to Paul, he would look after Danielle. Apparently he'd done a piss-poor job of it. </p><p>Danielle pulled her hand from his, stood up and began pacing the floor. It wasn't hard to realize she was madder than hell. He would be, too, if he were in her shoes. </p><p>She had dropped by last night for dinner and he had talked her into spending the night, since the guest room practically had her name on it, anyway. He knew she thought of him as nothing more than her best friend and confidant. He was hoping that one day she would begin to see him as more. </p><p>He leaned back in the sofa trying to recall when he had finally broken down and admitted to himself that he was in love with her. Had it been that day she'd called to say she'd eloped? That was probably the reason he had taken off a couple of days and drank himself into a stupor. </p><p>He had called himself all kinds of fool for letting Marc into her life, but not once had Tristan gotten out of line or tried convincing her to divorce the guy. He'd respected her marriage. He'd even tried to like Marc. When he saw that he couldn't, he'd gone five years and pretended he did. </p><p>But he should have suspected something wasn't on the up-and-up with the guy. Because Danielle confided in Tristan, he knew about the spats the couple had about Marc's job as a salesman and the frequency of his out-of-town trips. He also knew that they were on bad terms around the issue of children—Danielle wanted a child but Marc never seemed to have the time to slow down and give her one. Now they knew why. The man had been living a double life. Tristan took that back. Marc Foster had been living a <em>triple </em>life. And now, according to Marc's brother, Chris, who'd called late last night, there may have been a fourth woman involved. </p><p>"Who told you about the fourth woman?" </p><p>He glanced over at Danielle. She stood—all five foot eight of her—in a stance he found totally sexy. She was an absolutely gorgeous woman whose face and body had once graced the covers of a number of magazines. Her face was tilted at a haughty angle, her hands were on her hips, her feet were bare, and she was wearing a short skirt with an even shorter ribbed top. Today she looked more like twenty than thirty, with a body that made men weep. </p><p>His gaze zeroed in on her face. She had coffee-colored skin, dark almond eyes and lush, full lips. Her shoulder-length hair was tousled and sexy. She looked like she'd just crawled out of bed. Too bad it hadn't been his. </p><p>Dani didn't know how he felt about her. Didn't have a clue. She assumed their rela-tionship—as it had always been—was that of little sister and big brother. Boy, was she wrong. At thirty-four, he could no longer think of her as a little sister. She was a full-grown woman in every sense of the word. But he would continue to be her best friend until she finally opened her eyes to see just how things really were. </p><p>"Tristan?" </p><p>Her saying his name reminded him that he hadn't answered her question. "Chris called after you went to bed last night." </p><p>She inhaled and he watched the movement of her chest when she did so. The low cut of her top displayed the top swell of her breasts. "Do Alex and Renée know?" </p><p>He shrugged. "Yes. Chris mentioned he told Renée and that he had spoken to Hunter to relay the news to Alexandra." </p><p>He thought about the three women, who at Marc's funeral had quickly become bitter enemies. Over the past couple of months, however, after discovering that Marc had been a pathological liar, they had actually bonded. Marc had betrayed all three of them. And now there might be a fourth one out there. </p><p>Alexandra and Hunter Smith had gotten married last month, and Renée and Chris Foster were engaged and would be getting married later this month. Hunter was Chris's friend. He'd agreed to fly to Atlanta and escort Alexandra to Marc's funeral in California two months ago. </p><p>"How did Chris find out?" </p><p>Tristan hesitated before saying anything, deciding to give her the skimmed-down version without a lot of detail. If he told her everything, she'd be more upset. "It seems that Marc had a locker at the airport. Chris had all Marc's mail at that post-office box in Costa Woods forwarded to him, and two days ago he received a renewal notice for the locker. Chris caught a plane out to California to check out the locker and found an apartment key inside it. After a little investigating he determined where the apartment was located and went there." </p><p>"And?" </p><p>"And from what he discovered, he reached the conclusion that there could be a fourth Mrs. Foster, or that Marc was planning another wedding. Chris leans toward the latter." </p><p>"The bastard!" </p><p>Tristan went to her and pulled her into his arms, wanting her to get her emotions out. She had cried in the attorney's office when it was revealed that Marc was sterile, but he felt she was still holding a lot inside. She refused to let all of it out. </p><p>She pulled away from his arms. "No, I won't cry again," she said angrily. "If I cry again that means Marc has succeeded in humiliating me again. And I won't let him." </p><p>Danielle walked back over to the sofa and calmly sat down. "Now, Tristan," she said in a composed voice, "does Chris know how to contact the woman?" </p><p>He sat beside her. "No," he said. </p><p>"Who's been paying the rent?" </p><p>"Chris spoke with the landlord and it appears Marc had a paid-up lease for a full year." </p><p>Danielle nodded. "And from what Chris found at the apartment he's pretty sure there might be a fourth woman?" </p><p>"Yes, it's a very good possibility." </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The difficult choices a family must make when a child is diagnosed with a serious disease are explored with pathos and understanding in this 11th novel by Picoult (Second Glance, etc.). The author, who has taken on such controversial subjects as euthanasia (Mercy), teen suicide (The Pact) and sterilization laws (Second Glance), turns her gaze on genetic planning, the prospect of creating babies for health purposes and the ethical and moral fallout that results. Kate Fitzgerald has a rare form of leukemia. Her sister, Anna, was conceived to provide a donor match for procedures that become increasingly invasive. At 13, Anna hires a lawyer so that she can sue her parents for the right to make her own decisions about how her body is used when a kidney transplant is planned. Meanwhile, Jesse, the neglected oldest child of the family, is out setting fires, which his firefighter father, Brian, inevitably puts out. Picoult uses multiple viewpoints to reveal each character's intentions and observations, but she doesn't manage her transitions as gracefully as usual; a series of flashbacks are abrupt. Nor is Sara, the children's mother, as well developed and three-dimensional as previous Picoult protagonists. Her devotion to Kate is understandable, but her complete lack of sympathy for Anna's predicament until the trial does not ring true, nor can we buy that Sara would dust off her law degree and represent herself in such a complicated case. Nevertheless, Picoult ably explores a complex subject with bravado and clarity, and comes up with a heart-wrenching, unexpected plot twist at the book's conclusion. <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>Adult/High School - Anna was genetically engineered to be a perfect match for her cancer-ridden older sister. Since birth, the 13-year-old has donated platelets, blood, her umbilical cord, and bone marrow as part of her family's struggle to lengthen Kate's life. Anna is now being considered as a kidney donor in a last-ditch attempt to save her 16-year-old sister. As this compelling story opens, Anna has hired a lawyer to represent her in a medical emancipation suit to allow her to have control over her own body. Picoult skillfully relates the ensuing drama from the points of view of the parents; Anna; Cambell, the self-absorbed lawyer; Julia, the court-appointed guardian ad litem; and Jesse, the troubled oldest child in the family. Everyone's quandary is explicated and each of the characters is fully developed. There seems to be no easy answer, and readers are likely to be sympathetic to all sides of the case. This is a real page-turner and frighteningly thought-provoking. The story shows evidence of thorough research and the unexpected twist at the end will surprise almost everyone. The novel does not answer many questions, but it sure raises some and will have teens thinking about possible answers long after they have finished the book._ - Susan H. Woodcock, Fairfax County Public Library, Chantilly, VA_ <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Maddie Dupree interviews serial killers for a living, yet somehow walking into Mort's Bar in Truly, Idaho, scares her. She has come back to the small town to write a personal true-crime book. Her mother was the other woman when she was killed in Truly, leaving Maddie in the care of an eccentric aunt. The owner of the bar is the son of the philandering husband and his wife. Mick Hennessy now owns his family's bars and believes that the past is just that. The fact that his mother killed his father and the waitress, as he and everyone else in town calls Maddie's mother, and then herself is better forgotten. But now this darn author is in town stirring up old memories and Mick's libido. The feelings are mutual, but will they last after Mick finds out who Maddie really is? Gibson will sustain her popularity with this witty, fiery romance filled with interesting and dynamic characters connected to Sex, Lies and Online Dating (2006) and I'm in No Mood for Love (2006). Engelmann, Patty </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Maddie is determined to uncover the untold story about the town's sordid past—her past. As a child, Maddie lost everything, and now she's back at the scene of the scandal—a local establishment that's always belonged to the Hennessys—determined to uncover the truth, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Especially not a black-haired, blue-eyed Hennessy. </p><p>Everyone in Truly knows that the Hennessy men are irresistible, and the current owner, Mick, is no exception. His late father was a skirt-chasing heartbreaker who ended up causing disaster for two families. So far, Mick's managed to keep the ladies in line, but when he claps eyes on Maddie, with her luscious curves and tempting lips, he can't resist getting tangled up with her. </p><p>But Maddie is keeping secrets, not the least of which is her true reason for being in town. And when Mick discovers what‘s really going on, there is going to be a whole lot of trouble in Truly. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>A reluctant soldier.  A spoiled princess.  A recipe for destiny. . . or disaster?  </p><p><em>From the Paperback edition.</em> -- <em>Review</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Angus Wells has imagined a magnificent new novel of vengeance, courage, and adventure--an electrifying tale of a noble warrior willing to lay down his life in the name of honor....   </p><p>Aided by the dark magic of an evil sorcerer, a merciless army seeks to conquer the peaceful province of Chaldor. After Chaldor's king meets his death in battle, his queen urges the region's fiercest warrior, Gailard the Highlander, to carry out one final mission. She asks--and Gailard consents--to protect the royal daughter, Princess Ellyn, until she is old enough to gain her hereditary powers and win back her father's kingdom. But Gailard knows the enemy is closing in. In desperation, he turns to Shara, an enigmatic sorceress--and the only one with the power to help the pair survive. Shara vows to lead Gailard and Ellyn to their destiny. But will it be one of triumph...or destruction?  </p><p><em>From the Paperback edition.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The Creator Of Thomas Covenant Adds Eight New Wonders To The World.  </p><p>In his first collection of short fiction, the bestselling author of White Gold Wielder presents eight superb stories, including "Gilden-Fire," the famous "outtake" from Illearth War, and two brand new novellas written especially for this edition. Enter a world of mystics and unicorns, angels and kings -- all realized with the same dazzling style and imagination that has made Stephen R. Donaldson a modern master of the fantasy genre.  </p><p>Daughter of Regals is a fantasy novella concerning a unique royal line and an unusual conception of magic.  </p><p>The Conqueror Worm is a deliciously creepy "horror" piece in which havoc is wreaked by one lowly centipede.  </p><p>Ser Visal's Tale begins as a simple story told over several flagons of wine at the local inn, this novella ends with a surprising twist.  </p><p>Gilden-Fire is the famous chapter about Korik of the Bloodguard and his mission to Seareach that was part of the original manuscript of The Illearth War, but omitted from the published version. </p><h3>From the Inside Flap</h3><p>The Creator Of Thomas Covenant Adds Eight New Wonders To The World.  </p><p>In his first collection of short fiction, the bestselling author of White Gold Wielder presents eight superb stories, including "Gilden-Fire," the famous "outtake" from Illearth War, and two brand new novellas written especially for this edition. Enter a world of mystics and unicorns, angels and kings -- all realized with the same dazzling style and imagination that has made Stephen R. Donaldson a modern master of the fantasy genre.  </p><p>Daughter of Regals is a fantasy novella concerning a unique royal line and an unusual conception of magic.  </p><p>The Conqueror Worm is a deliciously creepy "horror" piece in which havoc is wreaked by one lowly centipede.  </p><p>Ser Visal's Tale begins as a simple story told over several flagons of wine at the local inn, this novella ends with a surprising twist.  </p><p>Gilden-Fire is the famous chapter about Korik of the Bloodguard and his mission to Seareach that was part of the original manuscript of The Illearth War, but omitted from the published version. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>Remember how the fairy-tale-ish <em>The Hobbit</em> morphed into a wide-lens <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>? Plots, counterplots, and intrigue galore await readers of the Gap saga, which is still picking up speed. Allusions to Wagner's <em>The Ring Cycle</em> in opening book <em>The Real Story</em>'s afterword now become clear as Earth politicians, Holt "Dragon" Fasner, and the rest of the United Mining Company Police bureaucrats enter the fray. Morn and company still teeter between exhilaration and desperation.... even readers who don't care for action or space opera may enjoy a story with this forceful a meld of character, cabal, and adventure. </p><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Although this third volume of Donaldson's projected five-volume space epic doesn't answer the questions raised in the first two books ( The Real Story and Forbidden Knowledge ), it brings many new, if unsatisfying, twists to the various plots and counterplots. And the scattered main characters--captured police officer Morn Hyland and rival pirates Angus Thermopyle and Nick Succorso--are assembled by the book's end. Nick, with Morn under guard and the angry alien Amnion on his tail, has fled to the pirate trading post Billingate, where he hopes to wheel and deal his way out of the mess he's in--even if this means trading Morn to the Amnion. Angus, meanwhile, successfully programmed by the police back in human space, has been sent to Billingate as well, ostensibly to sabotage it. But it seems that Nick, who sometimes works for the cops himself, was sent to wreak havoc on Billingate, too . . . and the convolutions don't stop there. By the final pages, readers may well have no idea who is doing what, or why, or at whose bidding. Original purposes are revealed as lies; new motives contradict others; unlikely coincidences spur major plot twists. But through it all runs Donaldson's trademark sadism, betrayal, amorality and purposeless cruelty, so his fans will hardly be disappointed. <br>Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<p>SUMMON ME, SORCERER, AND KNOW SORROW... Written in the records at Vaere is the tale of the binding of the Mharg-demons by Anskiere, wizard of wind and wave. Anskiere was aided in this task by Ivain, master of fire and earth, for the skills of a single sorcerer were not enough against so formidable a foe. It is further recorded that at the moment of greatest peril, Ivain betrayed his companion out of jealousy. Nonetheless the demons were defeated, the wards sealed, and Anskiere survived to swear a powerful oath against his betrayer. So potent was the magic in the words spoken by Anskiere that sailors who have visited the site claim the winds there repeat them to this day: 'Your offence against me is pardoned but not forgotten. This geas I lay upon you; should I call, you, Ivain, shall answer, and complete a deed of my choice, even to the end of your days. And should you die, my will shall pass to your eldest son, and to his son's sons after him, until the debt is paid...'</p>


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<div><h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>The authors have devised a fascinating setting based on medieval Italian, Spanish and Portuguese models for a novel of love and power -- both political and sorcerous. This is one of the few genre books I've seen in which an effort is made to take religion into account as a social force, though, even here, it's watered down. The story spans centuries and centers on the limner Sario Grijalva, whose love for the arts he has mastered is corrupted by his egotism. Grijalva's ruthless use of sorcery can, however, be thwarted by chance events, and this novel thus avoids the pitfall of the unbelievably powerful (and dull) character. Many stories -- love stories, Machiavellian thrillers, coming-of-age stories and stories of magic -- are tightly wound together in this suspenseful, enthralling one-volume trilogy (yes! you get the whole story in one book!); the painterly focus is unusual and interesting, too. </p><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The three Musketeers they're not, but judging by their finished product, the three authors who have collaborated on this hefty historical fantasy comprise a competent team. In exploring the relationships among art, magic and morality, Rawn (The Ruins of Ambrai), Roberson (the Cheysuli series) and Elliot (the Jaran series) have tried to create a novel that is seamless yet preserves their individual literary personalities. The narrative covers three generations in the mythical history of Tira Virte; each generation's story seems the work primarily of one of the three authors. For centuries, Tira Virte's do'Verrada Dukes have been manipulated by the gifted Grijalva family. Selected Grijalva women become First Mistresses, while male Grijalva artist-magicians, the sterile Limners, can direct human lives by incorporating their own vital juices into their pigments, a practice that causes them to die young and in agony. Unifying the book is the Machiavellian Limner Sario Grijalva, who achieves unnaturally long life by successively murdering 16 men and taking over their bodies. The novel begins with "Chieva do'Sangua," apparently by Rawn, which competently depicts Sario's daring youth, his domination of Tira Virte as Lord Limner and his complex desire for his equally talented artist-cousin Saavedra. This introduces the major theme of women whose biological imperatives conflict with the demands of their talents. Foiled by Saavedra's love for the handsome Duke Alejandro, Sario magically imprisons Saavedra in a ravishing portrait. "Chieva do'Sihirro," which displays Roberson's hand, is more pedestrian in concept, detailing Sario's incognito political engineering 300 years hence. Finally, the colorful "Chieva do'Orro" tidies up Tira Virte a generation later, bloodlessly establishing a constitutional government, releasing Saavedra from her enchantment and punishing Sario's villainy with a unique revenge that opens a door to shared-universe sequels. Perhaps Sario's last words here best sum up this long and involved experimental saga: "remember patience." Authors tour. <br>Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>Sean Russell writes for people who prefer books to movies. No snappy dialogue or nonstop action sequences, just a mesmerizing tale, multifaceted characters, and lyrical descriptive prose. <em>Beneath the Vaulted Hills</em> is the first part of Russel's <em>River Into Darkness</em> series, which is itself a two-part prequel to Russell's Moontide and Magic Rise series. Each series stands alone, despite some characters in common.</p><p>Both series are set in the first half of an alternative 19th century. In <em>Beneath the Vaulted Hills</em>, Lord Eldrich, the last Mage, seeks to suppress all knowledge of magical powers. Two young men, Hayes and Kehler, and the beautiful Countess of Chilton have discovered clues to a possible trove of magical lore. It's concealed in a labyrinthine cave system behind a mysterious "crypt" linked to Teller, a renegade mage apprentice who founded a society to preserve magic. Erasmus Flattery, once a student in Eldrich's household, knows how dangerous the Mage can be, but finds himself joining the investigation. Both the Tellerites and Lord Eldrich follow, determined to control their discoveries.</p><p>Russell has the rare ability to immerse his readers so completely in his tale that reaching the end feels like waking from a particularly vivid dream. Fortunately the second volume of the series, <em>The Compass of the Soul</em>, continues it. <em>--Nona Vero</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The last of the world's great mages, the enigmatic Lord Eldrich has dedicated his life to eradicating all remaining vestiges of magic in the world. But the fanatical Tellerites--followers of a long-dead mage-apprentice--oppose Eldrich, desiring the hidden knowledge of the magical arts and with it the coveted key to immortality. Drawn into this conflict against his will is Erasmus Flattery, who as a boy dwelt with Eldrich, and is still haunted by the memories of what transpired during his stay with the mage. Now Erasmus must lead as expedition to search for a secret taht has remained hidden since the time of the first Mages! </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The return of a classic 'shared world' fantasy series created by Philip Jose Farmer, award-winning author of the RIVERWORLD saga. Plunging into a vast prison that spans a planet, Clive Foliott faces a fantastic world of dwarves, cyborgs and aliens unlike anything he has ever imagined. It is a multi-levelled collection of beings from the hidden folds of time and space. Trapped somewhere inside is Neville Foliott, Clive's twin brother and no creature in the Dungeon will stop Clive from finding him! </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>While the druids of the Isle of the Mighty predict the coming of one whose song will change the world, a young priestess in Atlantis foresees the destruction of her homeland. The love story of the bard Taliesin and the Princess Charis begins a new series for Lawhead ("The Empyrion Saga" and the "Dragon King Trilogy"). This graceful combination of Atlantean legend, Celtic myth, and Christian messagereminiscent of C.S. Lewisis highly recommended. JC<br>Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis.</p><p><em>Taliesin</em> is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin...and Arthur the king.</p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In the bestselling Eddings duo's disappointing second entry in their Dreamers series (after 2003's <em>The Elder Gods</em>), the four gods (one for each point of the compass) face a new menace in the Land of Dhrall. Neither omnipotent nor omniscient, head god Dahlaine, his brother Veltan and their two sisters aren't even particularly bright. The Vlagh, an evil insectoid creature that's trying to take over the world by producing an army of mutated snake people, goes south to carry the fight for domination to Veltan's realm. The dreamers (the younger gods) forecast the coming horde and provide enough information for Dahlaine and his siblings to prepare themselves. Indeed, the gods' preparations for one rather tedious, unexciting battle occupy the bulk of the book. This fantasy comes as a great letdown from the authors of the luminous Belgariad series (_Pawn of Prophecy_, etc.). No true hero shines forth, and the gods' powerlessness makes them worse than cardboard cutouts. Filled with second- or even third-hand action, the story lacks urgency. The next volume desperately needs to be better in order to save the series. <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>Review</h3><p>Praise for David Edings: 'Fantastic escapism' The Irish Times 'Offers an absorbing storyline and some memorable characters as, once again, the author touches all the right fantasy bases, with warring gods, political intrigues, supernatural creatures and appealingly human magicians involved in a titanic war over the course of seven millennia. Eddings fans will no doubt snatch this novel off the shelves while readers new to the authors' world won't find a more appropriate place to begin exploring it.' Publishers Weekly 'There's no denying Eddings' offerings do entertain. This novel is for fantasy fans fed up with more fusty fare, or for anyone who likes mischief and merriment.' West Australian </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>This charming second volume in the Song of Albion series follows an exiled bard and a sojourning Oxford student as they flee a malevolent despot and build a city of refuge for the oppressed. <br>Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Book two of Lawhead's Song of Albion trilogy (following The Paradise War). Once again, the most appealing feature is Lawhead's respectful reworking of Celtic source material; much less convincing are his plotting and motivations, not to mention a distracting narrative switch. Now, after new narrator and bard Tegid crowns warrior Llew (the previous narrator, originally from our world), the evil Meldron usurps the kingship by striking off Llew's right hand (the king, you see, must be unblemished) and blinds Tegid. Soon, all Llogres falls to Meldron's warriors; then he invades the Isle of the White Rock to slaughter Albion's bards- -they wave their staffs but otherwise offer no resistance; then he attacks and, with ridiculous ease, defeats the warrior training- school on the Isle of Sci. Llew and Tegid flee to Caledon, where they found Dinas Dwr, a city in a lake, to stand against Meldron's hordes. Soon the poison blight foreseen by the dead bards engulfs the land; eventually Meldron shows up and defeats Llew's forces; but Llew, now condemned to die, instead acquires a magical silver hand, overthrows Meldron, accepts the kingship, and recaptures the vital Singing Stones that sustain the good powers of Albion. Agreeable Celtic lore distended by much huffing and puffing, and by magical events whose explanations (if any) must be taken on faith. A slack and uneven installment. -- <em>Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>YA-- Williams, author of Tailchaser's Song (NAL, 1986), scores with the first book in another fantasy trilogy. Simon is an ordinary kitchen helper who is taken under the tutelage of the magician Morgenes. When King John Presbyter dies and his son Elias ascends the throne, the way opens for a long-dormant evil to enter the realm. Elias, a pawn of the black magician Pyrates, moves to eliminate his brother Josua, and the brother-against-brother, good-versus-evil clash begins. Simon is thrown in with Josua and muddles through adventure and peril, maturing into a hero by book's end. Williams weaves all of the classic ingredients of fantasy into his tale--trolls, giants, elf-like sithi, and dragons. Simon must travel from drought-stricken lands to ice-bound peaks as he follows his far-seeing dreams. The land of Osten Ard is well created, and readers quickly become immersed in the story. Unfortunately, despite the high adventure and excitement, The Dragonbone Chair leaves many loose ends, so readers, like Simon, are left waiting--for book two.<br><em>- Margaret Sloan, Willowridge High School, Sugar Land, Tex.</em><br>Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>As war threatens to rip apart a once peaceful land, a young kitchen boy turned magician's apprentice embarks on a journey that could save his world from the dark machinations of a king gone mad. The author of Tailchaser's Song draws on many mythologies for the background of his fantasy epic, creating a solid story spiced with political intrigue and strong, appealing heroes. Highly recommended. JC<br>Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In the land of Ayr two noble families, the Renn‚ and the Wills, fight for political advantage in this sprawling first volume in a new high fantasy series distinguished by intelligent characters and believable politics. The Renn‚ noblemen set out on a path of treachery, conceiving a plan to murder one of their own at the Westbrook Fair and, by so doing, frame the other family. The Wills plan an equally heinous act; they want to force a spunky young noblewoman to marry a handsome but subjugated prince, in order to produce an heir who'll be their puppet on the throne. Meanwhile, Tam, Fynnol and Baore, three young cousins of supposed peasant background, believing themselves far removed from the politics of the nobles, blithely set out from their sheltered homes in the Vale to make their fortunes. But when they encounter Alaan, a mysterious rogue with a charming demeanor, all their plans go awry. Supernatural forces cause paths and tributaries to mysteriously and unpredictably open, channeling the travelers into unforeseen lands and onto heretofore hidden islands, with hazardous results. Inevitably, all paths lead to the Westbrook Fair. Russell (River Into Darkness) so neatly interweaves the supernatural characters into the story that the magical elements seem an organic part of the history being made. This a perfectly plotted, beautifully written fantasy. Agent, Howard Morhaim. (Feb. 8)Forecast: With rights already sold to Germany and the U.K., for six figures each, as well as a strong blurbs from Stephen Donaldson, Robin Hobb and Janny Wurts, plus a three-city author tour, this novel looks to be on the fantasy fast track.</p><p>Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.</p><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>Adult/High School-Two sons and a daughter were born to King Wyrr of Ayr. The Swans (as they were known) ended up either killing one another or disappearing to parts unknown. This first book in a new fantasy series starts more than a century after the war that was caused for lack of a successor to King Wyrr's throne. Running beneath a strained peace is a deep hatred between the royal houses of Renn‚ and Wills. Running through the land is a strange river as twisted as the plots hatched by the characters. Toren Renn‚ pushes for peace through diplomacy. His cousins plan to kill him using arrows stolen from the Willses. Elise Wills resists marriage arrangements concocted by relatives bent on amassing a war-size army. In the boondocks, Tam and his buddies strike out for adventure down the river to sell battlefield artifacts. Eventually, Tam realizes that he is on a quest to find answers about his dead father. Encounters with the mazelike river and its spirits conjure up feelings familiar to anyone who has been caught in the woods at twilight. Stories within stories are either revealed or hinted at in a tantalizing fashion. While there is a resolution to Toren's and Elise's predicaments, there are many questions left unanswered. Even with its remarkable depth, the book is fairly easy to follow. Once caught up in Russell's newly created world, readers will undoubtedly be eager to return for more.</p><p><em>Sheila Shoup, Fairfax County Public Library, VA</em></p><p>Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.</p></div>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>As Lord Eldrich, Farrland's last mage, seeks to destroy all vestiges of magic in the land, a young woman newly awakened to her magical powers strives to thwart his plans. Caught between the pair of warring sorcerers, a countess, a painter, a priest, and a philosopher find their lives shaped by fragmentary memories and dark visions of catastrophe. This sequel to Beneath the Vaulted Hills (DAW, 1997) demonstrates the author's talent for evocative storytelling and intricately drawn characters. Best read in tandem with its predecessor, Russell's finely etched tale of a world on the threshold of change belongs in most libraries.<br>Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Sequel to Beneath the Vaulted Hills (not reviewed), or, better, the second half of a doorstopper entitled The River into Darkness. In a world where magic is vanishing, the last mage, Eldrich, has trained no successor, nor will he allow anyone else to practice the magic arts. Eldrich, you see, has had a vision showing him the world ending in a dreadful apocalypse unless the practice of magic ceases. But long ago, the Tellerites, a dissident group, rejected his vision; now they have secretly nurtured and trained a young woman, Anna Fielding, hoping she will develop into a mage and oppose Eldrich. Anna and her followers have good reason to resent, even hate, the ruthless and implacable Eldrich. Butwhat if the old mage is right? A strange and beautiful book that offers an unusual depth and nuance of character, set forth in lustrous dialogue and prose the texture of honeyed silk. -- <em>Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Amazon.com Review</h3><p>A thousand years ago, Mageborns fled prejudice and persecution to colonize the planet Lenfell--a perfect refuge for those whose powers were perceived as a threat by people not gifted with magic. But the greater the magic, the greater the peril. Lenfell was soon devastated by a war between rival Mageborn factions that polluted the land with Wild Magic and unleashed hideous specters called Wraithenbeasts. Now, generations later, someone is planning another war on the still crippled planet that will tear three Mageborn sisters apart.</p><p>"I am mad (petulant, in fact!) that I can't immediately read book number two in the <em>Exiles</em> trilogy.... Melanie Rawn has established beyond doubt that she is a great writer of fantasy and <em>The Ruins of Ambrai</em> will join the  <em>Dragon</em> series  in my library of favorites for years to come." --_Realms of Fantasy_</p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Once ravaged by wars between rival factions of mages, the land of Lenfell now strives to maintain peace through the careful restriction of magic. A conspiracy, however, born of the political aspirations of the now-exiled mage-born Lords of Malerris, threatens to plunge the world into chaos once again. Against this background, the author of the popular "Dragon Prince" and "Dragon Star" trilogies begins a new epic adventure that focuses on the destinies of three sisters of unlimited power. Rawn's talent for lush descriptions and complex characterizations provides a broad range of drama, intrigue, romance, and adventure. Her depiction of Lenfell's unique matriarchal society adds further texture to this densely woven fantasy tapestry. Most libraries should consider multiples of this title.<br>Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Morrhyn, high chief in a land that smacks strongly of Celtic Wales, has his problems. The rivalry of two young men for one young woman has set the suitors' clans to feuding, a neighboring tribe is under demonic assault, and the only ones who may be able to help seem to be three outlaws fleeing a prison colony. Wells' new yarn straddles the boundary between sf and fantasy, albeit with plenty of action, solid prose, and intelligent characterization. He reminds us of David Eddings or David Duncan in his talent for achieving high readability through skilled use of classic fantasy elements on a large canvas. He also manages to flavor this story with the auras of other worlds he has created in previous works, though without requiring of the reader any knowledge of his other books. The plot development here neither precludes nor requires a sequel; in any event, if this becomes a trilogy, it shouldn't be a bad one. <em>Roland Green</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Two lands and two people, torn by conflict yet inexplicably linked. In the lush valley of Ket-Ta-Witko, the People have lived for generations in harmony, kept from trouble by their Seers' guiding dreams. But not even those talents are proof against the powers of love and love thwarted. When two young men battle for one woman's affection, their heedless actions violate a centuries-old injunction against bloodshed, bringing war to the once peaceful land. Now the People are beset by a race of implacable soldiers led by a deathless warrior, intent on destroying everything they hold dear. Meanwhile, in the harsh and dismal prison colony of Salvation, three refugees - a tavern girl, a gambler, and a young boy with the forbidden talent for True Dreaming - may hold the sole key to the People's redemption. Unjustly accused and bound into a lifetime of servitude, they gamble their future on young Davyd's dreams, hatching a desperate plot that will lead them through a dangerous wilderness beset by vengeful demons, toward a destiny not even Davyd can comprehend. Individually, they are helpless. Together, they may alter the future forever. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Three fantasy giants--the "others" are Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey--join forces to produce this tale of three women who rule a city. A priestess grandmother, a reigning queen mother, and a warrior princess daughter must use all their skill and strength in both open and secret battle to defeat an evil emperor and his truly odious, not to mention potent, sorcerous henchman. None of the troika has ever told a bad story on her own, and they do not when collaborating. The only possible caveats are that the three writers blend so well that this is not the book to start an acquaintance with any one of them individually and that the plot is so stock that some may find it lacking in interest. Interest will not, however, be lacking in any book with these three mighty fantasists' names on the cover. <em>Roland Green</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p><em>Three acclaimed, bestselling authors -- three extraordinary fantasists -- unite talent and vision to create a noble dynasty and a remarkable realm of spirit and substance.</em></p><p>The House of the Tiger has skillfully ruled Merina in times of peace. But now the indomitable armies of the Emperor Balthasar stand poised to crush the vulnerable city/state. And in the enemy's midst is the gray mage Apolon -- foul necromancer who serves the Dreadful Dark . . . and whose mission it is to satsfy his Master's terrible hungers with living souls, the Heart of a Goddess, and the blood of a Princess.For Adele, aging Dowager Queen; for ruling Queen Lydana; and for Princess Shelyra, lithe, impetuous, ingenious Designated Daughter, the battle seems hopeless -- for they possess no defense, save for their wiles and weapons of the spirit. But the Tiger is a cunning beast, not to be underestimated. And when corered, she bares her teeth . . . and strikes.</p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>The battle between good, denoted by order, and evil, represented by chaos, underlies this promising coming-of-age fantasy. The youth Lerris, a skeptical misfit, is sent on a journey designed to determine whether he will ever be capable of serving his native land, Recluce, a haven of perfection surrounded by chaos. During training, Lerris is told he is a potential order-master, a possible high-level wizard, who must probe his inner self and discover his powers before he can return home. In war-torn Candar, he finds himself hunted as a rogue wizard and narrowly escapes destruction at the hands of the evil wizard Antonin. Apprenticed to a woodworking genius, Lerris comes to the aid of his ailing master, rebuilding his business and arranging the future of the family. Lerris's acceptance of responsibility and respect for order enable the development of his powers, and his use of order-magic against Antonin leads to a confrontation between the two. Modesitt ( The Ecolitan Matter ) creates a complex world based on a plausible system of magic and peopled with engaging and realistic characters. <br>Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From School Library Journal</h3><p>YA-- An allegorical fantasy whose central character is a 15-year-old misfit in an oddly isolated Utopian society. Lerris, constantly bored and perpetually questioning, is considered a threat to the order of Wandernaught. Despite his youth, he is asked to choose between exile or undergoing a dangergeld, a journey of discovery and exposure to all the world's wonders and threats. He opts for the latter and is instantly off on a high adventure where he easily recognizes that the real question is whether to choose good or evil, and then which is which. The quest leads Lerris to self-awareness and the beginnings of real wisdom. A good, meaningful read. --Joan L. Reynolds, West Potomac High School, Fairfax County, VA<br>Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>On the eve of the 500th anniversary of the founding of the kingdom of Branion, the four DeKatherine cousins, under the guidance of Celestus, head of the family, organize a heretical conspiracy that threatens to bring down the kingdom's leading noble family and perhaps overthrow the ruling house, too. Each cousin wrestles with internal conflicts as well as with the others and with the legality and risks of the plot. Reluctant heroes or villains in fantasy now seem to be coming in entire families--a far cry from the genre's early days, when solitary wanderers were the norm. But Patton handles the varied elements necessary to an inevitably more complicated plot very skillfully. The fourth book in a series, <em>The Golden Sword</em> stands well on its own, thanks in part to a chapter-by-chapter cast list that especially helps newcomers. Workmanlike and well told, it is sure to attract and hold fantasy fans. <em>Roland Green</em><br><em>Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>The planet Pern has been colonized for centuries by humans. When humans first settled on this world, they did not take notice of its sister planet, which had an indigenous life form that attempted to land on Pern when it came within reach. These silver "threads" fell in a destructive wave on the temperate lands of Pern once every 200 years, destroying all life they encountered. To combat this menace, the inhabitants of Pern developed a species of dragon that could burn these threads out of the sky before they touched down. Now, centuries have passed between threadfalls, and the danger of thread is considered a myth. However, a dragon rider named F'lar knows that the riders are once again needed. This fine production is recommended wherever McCaffrey ( Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern , Audio Reviews, LJ 9/15/93) is popular.<br><em>- Roxanna Herrick, Washington Univ. Lib., St. Louis</em><br>Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD?  </p><p>To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise—and take back her stolen birthright.   </p><p>But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa’s world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . . </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>He was born to greatness, the son of a druid bard and a princess of lost Atlantis. A trained warrior, blessed with the gifts of prophecy and song, he grew to manhood in a land ravaged by the brutal greed of petty chieftains and barbarian invaders.</p><p><em>Merlin:</em> Respected, feared and hated by many, he was to have a higher destiny. for It was he who prepared the way for the momentous event that would unite the Island of the Mighty—the coming of Arthur Pendragon, Lord of the Kingdom of Summer.</p><h3>From the Back Cover</h3><p>An enchanting tale of love and loss, glory and grandeur, set in the twilight of Rome's power . . . where the Celtic chieftains of Britain battle to save their land from an onrushing darkness . . . In this modern classic, Stephen Lawhead presents a majestic retelling of Western literature's most compelling epic. Merlin. His golden eyes saw the shape of a world yet to be. His wisdom would light the path of the coming King. Born of a union between druid and faery, he was trained as a bard and schooled in the ways of battle. But his heart and calling were greater than a warrior's. Son of the great Taliesin, the song of his father coursed through his soul. Yet his life and mission were to be his own. And though sovereignty was his, he would lay it aside to serve a king of his own choosing. As his powers transcended those of mortal men, so, too, would his trials, his griefs . . . and the dark might of his most fearsome enemy. In the twilight of Tome's rule over the Island of the Mighty, as smaller men vied for ascendancy, his would be the hand to lay the foundations of a new order -- the Kingdom of Summer . . . and Arthur, Pendragon of Britain. Merlin is book two in the Pendragon Cycle. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>After Nightfall's auspicious debut in Reichart's <em>The Legend of Nightfall</em> (1993), the former thief and master of disguise makes his long-awaited return in this absorbing, fast-paced high fantasy. Now using the name Sudian, Nightfall possesses abundant street smarts and the magical power to alter his weight (in a society where sorcerers are objects of fear and loathing). In his role as chancellor to 18-year-old King Edward Nargol of Alyndar, Nightfall soon finds himself in trouble. When the king's sense of honor obliges him to make an elaborate apology to Duke Versah of Schiz, Edward promptly disappears under circumstances that make the duke the prime suspect. Nightfall is not so sure, however, and after surviving a brush with pirates he is promptly imprisoned on charges of treason and regicide. With the aid of the head prison guard, Volkmier, his own beloved lady Kelryn and the obliging pirate Celdurant, Nightfall manages to get on the track of the real perpetrators. Along the way he learns more (though by no means everything) about which part of him is more real, Sudian the statesman or Nightfall the thief. Reichart's well-conceived and well-executed world, including its salty seafaring side, will leave fans hoping they won't have to wait so long for a third Nightfall book. <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Nightfall--assassin, thief, perceived legendary demon, and master of disguise with the magical talent to alter his weight-- returns in the long-awaited sequel to <em>The Legend of Nightfall</em> (1993). And a tumultuous return it is. Trapped into guarding a young, idealistic prince and renouncing his past, Nightfall assumes his true name, Sudian, and when Prince Edward becomes king, he makes Sudian his counselor. Then, against his advice, King Edward decides to repay a debt of honor to Duke Varsah. The consequent long journey ends tragically: the king's guards are slain, and the king disappears. Sudian's desperate search for Edward is hampered by his promise never to revert to being Nightfall. But only as Nightfall will he be able to plumb the evil depths of society for the information needed to rescue Edward--if he is still alive. Involving encounters with evil sorcerers and pirates, dungeons and high courts, treachery and murderous attacks, fast-paced action and adventure, this is, despite some minor discrepancies, a cracking good yarn. <em>Sally Estes</em><br><em>Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Starred Review. Edgar-finalist Flynn's second crime thriller tops her impressive debut, <em>Sharp Objects</em>. When Libby Day's mother and two older sisters were slaughtered in the family's Kansas farmhouse, it was seven-year-old Libby's testimony that sent her 15-year-old brother, Ben, to prison for life. Desperate for cash 24 years later, Libby reluctantly agrees to meet members of the Kill Club, true crime enthusiasts who bicker over famous cases. She's shocked to learn most of them believe Ben is innocent and the real killer is still on the loose. Though initially interested only in making a quick buck hocking family memorabilia, Libby is soon drawn into the club's pseudo-investigation, and begins to question what exactly she saw—or didn't see—the night of the tragedy. Flynn fluidly moves between cynical present-day Libby and the hours leading up to the murders through the eyes of her family members. When the truth emerges, it's so twisted that even the most astute readers won't have predicted it. <em>(May)</em> <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>From The New Yorker</h3><p>Libby Day, the protagonist of Flynn’s disturbing second novel, was, as a seven-year-old, the only survivor of her family’s brutal murder by her older brother, an event dubbed by the media the “Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” Twenty-five years later, she has become a hardened, selfish young woman with no friends or family. Since the tragedy, her life has been paid for by donations of well-wishers, but, with that fund now empty, Libby must find a way to make money. Her search leads her to The Kill Club, a secret society of people obsessed with the details of notorious murders. As Libby tries to gather artifacts to sell to The Kill Club (whose members, it turns out, doubt the guilt of her brother), she is forced to reëxamine the events of the night of the murder. Flynn’s well-paced story deftly shows the fallibility of memory and the lies a child tells herself to get through a trauma. <br>Copyright ©2008_ Click here to subscribe to The New Yorker_</p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Twenty years ago she had her whole life spread out before her. She was Bess Walsh, a fresh-scrubbed, middle-class student ready to conquer the design world. And she was taken. Absolutely and completely.</p><p>But not by Andy, her well-groomed, intellectual boyfriend who had hinted more than once about a ring. No. During that hot summer as a waitress and living on the beach, she met Nick, the moody, dark-haired, local bad boy. He was, to put it mildly, not someone she could take home to Daddy.</p><p>Instead, Nick became her dirty little secret— a fervent sexual accomplice who knew how to ignite an all-consuming obsession she had no idea she carried deep within her.</p><p>Bess had always wondered what happened to Nick after that summer, after their promise to meet again. And now, back at the beach house and taking a break from responsibility, from marriage, from life, she discovers his heartbreaking fate—and why he never came back for her. Suddenly Nick's name is on her lips…his hands on her thighs…dark hair and eyes called back from the swirling gray of purgatory's depths.</p><p>Dead, alive, or something in between, they can't stop their hunger.</p><p>She wouldn't dare. </p><h3>Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.</h3><p><em>Now</em></p><p>The sea remianed the same. The sound and smell of it wasn't different, nor the push and pull of its waves. Twenty years ago, Bess Walsh had stood on this beach and looked forward to the rest of her life, and now…</p><p>Now she wasn't sure she was ready for what lay ahead.</p><p>Now she stood with cold sand scraping her toes and the salt-scented air tangling her hair. She breathed deep. She shut out the night with the darkness behind her eyelids and lost herself in the past so she didn't have to think about the future.</p><p>The night air in late May still held a chill, especially this close to the water, and her thin T-shirt and denim skirt didn't provide much warmth. Her nipples peaked, and she crossed her arms to hug some heat into herself. It seemed appropriate to shiver, remembering that long-ago summer. Remembering him. For twenty years she'd tried to forget, yet here she was, back again, and unable to forget any more than she ever had.</p><p>Bess tipped her face to the breeze that pushed her hair from her face. She opened her mouth to drink it in, to eat it like some sweet candy. The smell filled her nose and coated her tongue. It took her back more effectively than mere memory could. Transported her.</p><p>Silly. She was too old to entertain fairy tales. Time travel didn't exist. There was no way to go back. No way, even, to stay where she was. Her only option, anybody's only option, was to move forward.</p><p>Thinking this, she did move forward. One step, then another. Her feet sank into the sand and she cast a glance over her shoulder to the safety of her deck and the single candle burning there. The wind pushed the flame into flickers and she waited for it to go out, but it stayed lit within the protection of its glass container.</p><p>Back then, that house had stood apart. Now neighbors flanked it, close enough to hit if you spat in the right direction, as her grandma would have said. The house behind, four stories of million-dollar architecture, loomed over hers. Now seagrass-dotted dunes that hadn't been there twenty years ago swelled between the houses and the beach, and though a few lights shone in windows farther down the sand, closer to the main square of Bethany Beach, this early in the season most of the houses near hers were dark.</p><p>The water would be too cold for swimming. Great whites could be lurking. The undertow would be strong. Bess went to the water anyway, drawn by memory and desire.</p><p>The ocean had always made her more aware of her body and its cycles. The push and pull of the tide had seemed such a feminine thing, tied as it was to the moon. She never swam in it, but being around the sea always made Bess feel more sensual and alive, like a cat wanting to rub up against a friendly hand. The warm waters of the Bahamas, the cold Atlantic waves of Maine, the smooth, rippling Gulf of Mexico, the gorgeous blue waters of the Pacific, had all called to her, but none of them so strongly as this patch of water and sand. This place.</p><p>Twenty years later, it was stronger than ever.</p><p>Her feet found the hard-packed sand the last wave had left behind. She curled her toes into the chill. Now and then a glimmer of white foam appeared, but nothing touched her yet. She took a dragging step, letting her feet guide her so she didn't come down unexpectedly on a sharp stone or shell. Another step forward led her to even wetter sand. Squishy again. The rush and roar of the water threw up spray into the breeze, and she opened her mouth for it the way she had the scent.</p><p>The water, when at last it touched her feet, wasn't cold. The warmth was more shocking than a chill would've been, and Bess gasped. Before she took another step, another wave came. Warmth swirled around her ankles and splashed up her bare legs. It pulled away, leaving her feet buried. She went deeper without thinking. Step by step, until the water, as warm as a bath, as warm as a kiss, bathed her thighs. It soaked the hem of her skirt and splashed onto her shirt.</p><p>Laughing, Bess bent to let the water flow over her hands, her wrists. Elbows. It rolled under her touch, evading her grasp. She knelt, soaking herself in the waves.</p><p>They touched her like a thousand kisses all over her at once. Like tongues licking. Splashing higher, wetting her panties. Water covered her to the waist when she sat. Moved up over her throat when she lay back. It covered her face and she held her breath, waiting for it to retreat.</p><p>Her hair came loose, but Bess thought nothing of losing the clip that had bound it. Like seaweed, her hair swirled, tickling her bare arms and covering her face, only to be washed away by the next wave. Salt and the grit of sand painted her lips when she licked them, opened them as if for a lover's kiss. She spread out her arms, but the water wouldn't be held. Salt stung her eyes, but not from the sea. From her tears, sliding unbidden across her cheeks. They tasted bitter, not like the fish-sand-salt sweetness of the ocean.</p><p>Bess opened herself up to the water and the waves. To the past. Every time the surge came she held her breath, wondering if this next time would be the one to take her by surprise and fill her lungs with water. Or to pull her deeper, under. And she wondered what she would do if that happened. If she would care. If she would fight or let the sea take her away, if she would give up and be lost in it the way she had once been lost in him.</p><p>They'd made love on this beach with the sound of the ocean masking their cries. He'd used his mouth and hands to make her writhe. She'd slid his cock inside her to anchor their bodies, but no matter how many times they'd fucked, it hadn't worked. Pleasure didn't last. Everything ended.</p><p>Her own hands were a poor substitute, but Bess used them anyway. Sand rasped her fingertips as she slid them beneath her shirt to cup her breasts, remembering how his mouth had felt. Lower, how his hands had moved between her thighs. She parted her legs, letting the sea stroke her the way he once had. Her hips lifted, pushing against something that didn't push back. The water retreated, swirling, exposing her to the night-chilled air.</p><p>More waves came to embrace her as she caressed herself. It had been a long time since she'd taken this pleasure, done this alone. She hadn't made love to herself in so long her hands felt like someone else's.</p><p>He hadn't been her first lover or the first boy to give her an orgasm. He hadn't even been the first she'd loved. He'd been the first to turn her inside out with something as simple as a smile. The first to make her doubt herself. He'd taken her deeper than anyone ever had, and yet she hadn't drowned.</p><p>The affair had been short. A page in the book of her life, barely a chapter. Only one verse of the song. She'd spent more years without him than she had with him. None of that mattered, either.</p><p>When Bess touched herself, it was his smile she imagined. His voice, murmuring her name. His fingers linked with hers. His body. His touch. His name.</p><p>"Nick." The single word slipped off her tongue for the first time in twenty years, unlocked by the sea. This sea. This sand. This beach. This place.</p><p><em>Nick.</em></p><p>The hand that closed over her ankle was as warm as the water, and for a moment Bess thought a hank of seaweed had wrapped itself around her. A moment later another hand touched her other foot. Both slid up her legs, to her thighs. The weight and heat of a body, solid and not like the water, covered her. She'd opened her mouth to the sea as if accepting a lover, but now a real kiss claimed her. Real lips, real hands, a real tongue plunged into her mouth and stroked hers.</p><p>She should have screamed at this invasion. At this dark stranger's sudden violation. Yet this was no stranger's touch. She knew it better than she knew her own. The weight of his hands. The shape of his cock. The taste of him.</p><p>It was fantasy, memory. It was wishful thinking. Bess didn't care. She opened herself to him the way she had to the water. Tomorrow when the sun rose and her skin chafed from the sand's abuse she would call herself a fool, but here and now her desire was too strong to deny. She didn't want to deny it. She'd tossed caution aside then, and she did so now.</p><p>His hand went beneath her head to cradle it. His mouth covered hers, nibbling, before his tongue plunged again into her mouth. His moan vibrated her lips. His fingers threaded through her hair.</p><p>"Bess," he said, and then more. The sorts of things lovers said in the heat of their passion, words that didn't hold up under scrutiny.</p><p>She didn't care. Bess slid her hands down Nick's back to the familiar rounded curves of his ass. He wore denim and she pushed it down until he was naked, his skin hot. She traced the ditch of his spine with her fingers as his kiss claimed her. Water splashed and retreated, no longer rising high enough to cover them.</p><p>His hand slid between her legs and pulled at her panties. The thin material gave way at once. He pushed her skirt up to her hips. Her shirt was so thin and so wet it was as though she wore nothing. When his mouth clamped over one turgid nipple, Bess cried out and arched. His fingers found the heat between her legs. He rubbed, and her body jerked. She was ready.</p><p>"Bess," Nick said into her ear. "What is this?"</p><p>"Don't ask," she told him. She pulled his mouth back to hers. Beneath her, wet sand cradled them. She dug her heels into it and opened her thighs. She reached between them to grab his cock, the thick heat of it as familiar as everything else. "Don't ask, Nick, or it might all go away."</p><p>She stroked him gently, too mindful of the salt and sand to urge him to enter her. Not even in fantasy could she forget the agony of sand in places it didn't belong. The memory of it, of how they'd both walked bowlegged from it, made her laugh aloud.</p><p>Bess laughed again as Nick's mouth fastened on her throat. His hands roamed. The two of them writhed together, rolling in the wet sand. He laughed in turn, tipping back his head. In the faint starlight he looked no different than he ever had.</p><p>His hand moved slowly between her legs, but it was enough. Bess tensed, her fingers digging into the smooth muscles of his back. S... </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>"Definitely a five-star read . . ." -- <em>Romance at Heart on An Exaltation of Larks</em>  </p><p>"Ms. Hart is a master of all genres. Her stories grip you from the onset." -- <em>Romance Junkies</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>This is what happened…</p><p>I met him at the candy store.</p><p>He turned and smiled at me and I was surprised enough to smile back. This was not a children's candy store, mind you—this was the kind of place you went to buy expensive imported chocolate truffles for your boss's wife because you felt guilty for having sex with him when you were both at a conference in Milwaukee. </p><p>Hypothetically speaking, of course.</p><p>I've been hit on plenty of times, mostly by men with little finesse who thought what was between their legs made up for what they lacked between their ears. </p><p>Sometimes I went home with them anyway, just because it felt good to want and be wanted, even if it was mostly fake. </p><p>The problem with wanting is that it's like pouring water into a vase full of stones. It fills you up before you know it, leaving no room for anything else. I don't apologize for who I am or what I've done in—or out—of bed.</p><p>I have my job, my house and my life, and for a long time I haven't wanted anything else.</p><p>Until Dan. Until now. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>"An excellent romance with some mystery and, of course, a strong paranormal element." -- <em>Flora Mobley, Simegen.com </em>  </p><p>"Shauna Michaels brings the rain forest into living color for the audience along with an exciting romance." -- <em>Harriet Klausner, ReaderToReader.com </em>  </p><p>"Shauna Michaels' Hold Onto the Night melds sensuality and adventure into storytelling at its finest." -- <em>Deb Stover, Author of A Moment in Time (June 2000)</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Geologist Kathleen Dawson went to the South American jungle in search of oil, but her guides are terrified of the Jaguar Man. Kathleen doesn't believe in the mythical shape-shifter who, according to legend, rules the jungle both as beast and man, protecting his territory against the outside world. Then Kathleen is drugged and awakens to find herself in a cave with a man named Guerriro who claims to be the Jaguar Man. He warns her to leave before it's too late. When morning arrives, Kathleen's back in camp and convinces herself the man and the cave were only a dream. However, her guides find a jaguar's skull on a pole, which is the Jaguar Man's warning that to stay means death. The frightened natives abandon Kathleen. Stranded in a rainstorm that quickly escalates into a flood, Kathleen fights for her life. She's saved by a black jaguar and again finds herself in Guerriro's cave. But as the days pass, Kathleen begins to wonder if Guerriro, who is both her captor and her savior, is really cursed to live his life as a black jaguar by day and a man by night. All Kathleen knows for sure is that Guerriro's ensnared her heart, and she'll do anything she can to stay by his side, even if doing so means she must...Hold Onto the Night. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this story. -- <em>CataRomance Reviews, Dawn Brookes</em>  </p><p>Lucy Monroe, shows once again that she is an awesome talent and just gets better with each book. -- <em>The Best Reviews, Barb Hicks The Best Reviews, Barb Hicks</em>  </p><p>THE ITALIAN’S SUTIABLE WIFE is a great book and I couldn’t put it down until I finished it. -- <em>Blue Ribbon Reviews, Angel</em>  </p><p>THIS IS DEFINITELY A KEEPER!!!! -- <em>More than Fantasies, Amelia Jolie</em>  </p><p>This book grabbed my attention from the start and refused to let go. -- <em>Fallen Angel Reviews, Missy</em></p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Enrico DiRinaldi still wants a wife and children, even though an accident has left him unable to walk. So he proposes a marriage of convenience to Gianna Lakewood. Having always longed for a baby herself - and having secretly loved Rico since she was a teenager - Gianna can't say no... </p><p>The passion Rico ignites in his innocent bride leaves her breathless. But when she realizes that Rico's full recovery from his injuries is imminent, and his beautiful ex-fiancee is waiting in the wings, Gianna is sure he won't want her any more. So why is Rico so intent on keeping his convenient wife by his side? </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>Straight from the nightmare of the eighteenth-century African slave trade comes the second installment in Strom’s historical inspirational series, Grace in Africa. Best known for her nonfiction work, Once Blind: The Life of John Newton (2008), Strom skillfully weaves historical fact into an historical romance to conjure the atmosphere of this time, and the horror of a family being ripped apart at the seams. As the story of Grace Winslow, a woman with an African royal for a mother, an Englishman for a father, and an African husband recently taken captive in the slave trade continues, she is determined not to be enslaved or to lose her beloved forever. Grace will speak to women of faith in this robust tale recommended for admirers of triumphant women and realistic depictions of the heart-wrenching past. --Elizabeth Ponder </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>She is safe, and she is free . . . but she is still alone.</p><hr><p>Slavers burst into Grace Winslow's life with guns blazing and tear her family apart forever. She watches in anguish as her husband is led in chains aboard a tightly packed slave ship bound for America.  An old enemy has a more sinister plan for Grace and prepares her for a different kind of servitude in London. But Grace will not be enslaved. And she will not give up on the man she loves. In her determination to be reunited with her husband, she finds God reaching out to her. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>When the First Gods created all things, they brought forth two lesser gods, Tharn and Balatur, to walk upon the new world. But greed and power twisted their minds and turned their ambition into madness. And so the First Gods condemned them to eternal sleep in order to preserve creation.  </p><p>Now, the exiled prince Calandryll, the mercenary Bracht, and the warrior woman Katya pursue Rhythamun, a powerful wizard who would wake one of the mad gods and provoke apocalypse. He carries with him the Arcanum, an ancient book of power that — simply by virtue of having been discovered — already stirs the god from his slumber.  </p><p>But Calandryll and his companions are chased by another vengeful mage, whose dark magics created Cennaire, an undead murderess, to thwart their efforts. And as they face the perils of civil war, magical assaults, and the ever-present threat of Cennaire’s treachery to reach Rhythamun before he wakes the god, they live with the knowledge that the fate of the world rests solely in their hands.  </p><p><strong>Wild Magic </strong>is the dazzling conclusion to <strong>The Godwars</strong>, an epic quest of daring heroism and startling magic by one of the rising stars in the fantasy firmament. </p><h3>Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.</h3><p>_Chapter One  </p><p>_<br>When she saw the riders approaching, she felt genuinely thankful, for her own sake, as if she were truly lost. She watched them, crouched in the grass, until she was certain they were not clansmen, then rose, waving and calling.  </p><p>They came toward her at a canter: a beautiful woman, whose flaxen hair streamed out, glinting in the morning sun, mounted on a grey horse; a dark-skinned Kern astride a big black stallion, his hair black and bound in a long tail, his eyes hard and blue as he sighted her; a younger man, tanned dark, but Lyssian to judge by his features and the sun-bleached mane that he wore in the Kernish style, his expression puzzled.  </p><p>She ran toward them and they slowed, eyeing her curiously, hands lightly touching their swordhilts, glancing round as if anticipating some trick, wary of ambush.  </p><p>"Praise all the gods you've come," she cried. "My name is Cennaire."  </p><p>Calandryll stared torn between surprise and suspicion, wondering how she came here, and in equal measure how she could appear so lovely. Hair tangled and dusted with tares fell in raven folds about a dirt-smudged face, that discoloration seeming only to emphasize the lush redness of her full lips, her great brown eyes. She wore traveling gear of soft brown leather, disheveled and stained, the tunic loose, so that as she approached he saw full breasts outlined against her dirtied shirt, long legs beneath the breeks. He thought her the loveliest woman he had ever seen. He reined his horse to a halt and bowed from the saddle, letting go his swordhilt: he perceived no danger. He smiled as he dismounted, ignoring Bracht's warning grunt, the open suspicion in Katya's grey eyes.  </p><p>"Cennaire?" He moved a pace toward her. "I am Calandryll."  </p><p>Cennaire repeated his name, softly, scarcely needing to feign the relief she felt at finding her long-sought quarry. So this was Calandryll den Karynth, this muscular young man. From Anomius's description she had anticipated something else–a foppish princeling, an effete scholar–but this man had the look of a freesword, hard and lean as the blade he wore, his movements gracefully economic as he came closer. His eyes were brown and concerned, his hair a ponytailed mane of sun-bleached gold: he was handsome. She made a faint moaning sound and went to him, throwing herself against him, his brown leathern shirt warm against her cheek, redolent of sweat and horseflesh, the arms he put around her comforting, his very presence after so long alone in this wilderness–after what she had witnessed–reassuring. It was easy to play her part.  </p><p>Calandryll held her, not sure what else to do, murmuring soft comforts as he felt her tremble against his chest, wondering that sunlight could strike such sparks from hair so black, aware that his companions dismounted now, still wary.  </p><p>"How came you here?"  </p><p>Cennaire raised her head from the refuge of Calandryll's chest, looking to the speaker. Shirt and breeks of soft black leather, jet hair drawn back from a hawkish face in which eyes of a startling blue surveyed her impassively, a falchion of Kernish style sheathed on the narrow waist: this must be Bracht. And the woman, her hair near silver, her eyes grey and grave, clad in a shirt of fine mail and breeks that emphasized the length and shapeliness of her legs, that must be the Vanu woman, Katya. Her right hand, like Bracht's, touched lightly on the hilt of her sword, that a gently curved saber.  </p><p>Cennaire drew in a rasping breath and moved a little back from Calandryll's embrace, sensing without needing to look into his eyes that he regretted that loss of contract. Rapidly, almost babbling, she blurted out the bones of the story Anomius had suggested, fleshing that skeleton with embellishments of her own.  </p><p>She was, she told them, a Kand, formerly possessed of some wealth, that invested in partnership with a Lyssian trader out of Gannshold. She had looked to protect her investment with her presence, she said, and so gone out with the caravan, circuiting the western quadrant of Cuan na'For. They had journeyed peacefully, until they came to the Kess Imbrun, moving eastward, and were attacked by raiders come south out of the Jesseryn Plain. She affected a shudder here, and essayed a tear, letting her voice trail away as she spoke of the running fight and how she became separated from her companions, who must now surely be dead.  </p><p>When she was done with her tale she sighed and sniffed and asked if she might moisten her lips. Calandryll passed her his canteen and she drank, watching their faces.  </p><p>Calandryll, she thought, was disposed to believe her without undue questioning. Of Bracht, she was less sure; and of Katya, not at all. She thought it did not much matter: these were honorable folk, and would hardly leave her abandoned. Nor did they have spare mounts, to give her one and send her on her way. She thought they must surely take her with them, which was exactly as Anomius desired. And, if she was to free herself of the ugly little wizard's domination, what she desired. Still, as she passed the canteen back and smiled her thanks, she thought on the trump she held, and chose to play it.  </p><p>"Burash!" she said as Bracht eyed her quizzically, Katya enigmatically. "That alone was horrible–to see so many die. But then . . ."  </p><p>She thought on what she had seen and had no need of dramatic artifice to shiver, to lower her voice to a horrified whisper, the sentence tailing off.  </p><p>"Then?" Bracht demanded.  </p><p>"Dera!" Calandryll protested. "Can you not see she's distraught? Hungry, too, no doubt."  </p><p>"I am," Cennaire agreed, lying, "but I'll tell your friend my tale first."  </p><p>Calandryll made a sound pitched somewhere between argument and irritation, and she smiled at him, thinking fleetingly of how easy it was to mold a man's emotions. Or some men's, she corrected herself–Bracht appeared impervious. Because, she decided, he loved the Vanu woman, that notion giving rise to another: what was it like to command such love? She pushed those brief musings away and told the truth, entire and unadorned.  </p><p>"My horse died nearby," she said huskily, "and I came here. I thought I was saved when a rider approached, but something . . . I cannot say what, for I did not properly understand it . . . prompted me to caution. I sensed evil in him . . . a malign aura . . . and hid myself. As well I did, for I was right."  </p><p>She paused, frowning as she relived the experience. She had all their attention now.  </p><p>"He lit a fire and brought meat from his saddlebags. I watched him eat. Burash, it was ghastly! He roasted pieces of a man and ate them!"  </p><p>Calandryll said, "Rhythamun!" The single word was invested with massive loathing. Katya's full lips pressed tight together, thinned with revulsion. Bracht spat his contempt and said, "Go on."  </p><p>Cennaire wiped her mouth as if to rid herself of some unpleasant taste, the movement instinctive, her own revulsion real. "I was afraid," she continued, still telling only the truth. "Afraid that he should sense my presence and afraid to flee, lest he see me. I remained hidden in the grass, watching. I could think of nothing else to do."  </p><p>"How did he look?" demanded Bracht curtly. "Describe him."  </p><p>"Sand-haired," she returned, "with a broken nose. His eyes were brown."  </p><p>The three exchanged confirming glances. Bracht motioned for her to continue.  </p><p>"He used magic," she said. "It must have been magic, for some time later five Jesseryte warriors came up out of the chasm and he set them to fighting. The air smelled of almonds when he spoke. They fought until only one was left alive and–Rhythamun, did you name him?–healed his wounds. That one threw the bodies into the chasm; the horses jumped on a word. Then . . ." She closed her eyes, shaking her head.  </p><p>Calandryll placed strong hands on her shoulders, his tanned face grave. "Then what?" he asked, far milder than Bracht's harsh questions.  </p><p>"That one he possessed!" she gasped. "He chanted some gramarye and the almond scent came strong again. Something passed between them . . . as though flame flowed from his mouth into the Jesseryte. Then the sand-haired man fell down. Oh, Burash!"  </p><p>She turned toward Calandryll, throwing herself into his arms, pressing her cheek afresh against his chest.  </p><p>"He–the Jesseryte now–threw the body after the others. Then he took the one remaining horse and went down the trail."  </p><p>She heard Calandryll say, "The Daggan Vhe. He's gone onto the Jesseryn Plain."  </p><p>"Aught else?" asked Bracht.  </p><p>"There was a book," Cennaire said. "It was the only thing he took."  </p><p>She felt Calandryll stiffen, his voice urgent as he demanded, "Tell us of the book."  </p><p>She shrugged helplessly, certain now that the thing she had seen was that volume for which Rhythamun would so casually shed blood. Or Anomius.  </p><p>"It was small," she murmured, "and bound in black. But it seemed to radiate a dreadful power."  </p><p>Calandryll said, "The Arcanum."  </p><p>"I know not what it was called," Cennaire lied, "only that he seemed to value it."  </p><p>"Aye," said Calandryll bitterly. "He values it."  </p><p>"The warrior whose shape he took," Bracht rasped. "Can you describe him?"  </p><p>"He was short," she told the Kern. "With bowed legs and oily hair. Armored; he wore a helmet, a veil of metal over his face."  </p><p>Bracht chopped air with an impatient hand: "You describe every Jesseryte horseman on the Plain. Tell us of his face, that we shall know him."  </p><p>"You'd go after him?"  </p><p>For... </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>The Sunderlies-for Doyce's and Jenret's sixteen-year-old twins, Jenneth and her brother Diccon, the very name is a summons to exotic adventure. So when Jenret proposes taking the family along on a business trip there, the twins can hardly contain their excitement. The only thing more thrilling is the newfound Bond Jenneth has made with the ghatten Pw'eek and Diccon with her sister ghatten Kwee. Yet, almost from the start, the journey seems overshadowed with bad luck-or evil intent. But the real disaster strikes at sea, when a storm sweeps Jenneth and Pw'eek overboard. Desperate to find his lost twin, Diccon has no way of knowing that the worst for all of them still lies ahead.... </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Doyce, a human woman, and Khar'pern, the catlike ghatta with whom she is telepathically linked, join forces with other Seekers to battle the Gleaners, evil mutants able to steal and destroy the minds and souls of other humans. Original. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>The fourth Sword of Shadows volume first synopsizes what has gone before, then jumps into the action. And action-packed is the word for this novel and series. The large cast of individuals and peoples, whose homelands, whether steppe, forest, or mountain, hold danger from ancient magic and current feuds, lives at a time of old truces breaking and sorcerous powers rising. Raif, a clan warrior exiled by treachery; Ash, a woman of power; Raina, widow of a murdered chief; and others continue their quest for safety and justice in a world coming apart. The story should certainly appeal to those who like fast-paced, visual action, especially if they enjoyed its predecessors. --Jay Freeman </p><h3>Review</h3><p>“Relentless and powerful. This is damned good stuff.”—Glen Cook, bestselling author of the Black Company series on the Sword of Shadows series  </p><p>“An atmosphere of rising tension and dark foreboding.”_—Library Journal <em>on </em>A Cavern of Black Ice  </p><p><em>“A main course of fine ingredients prepared with considerable skill.”</em>—Publishers Weekly_, starred review, on _A Fortress of Grey Ice  </p><p>_“Outstandingly rendered.” <em>—Booklist </em>on <em>A Sword from Red Ice</em>  </p><p>“Wonderful…J. V . Jones is a striking writer.” —Robert Jordan</p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, <em>Arrows of the Queen</em>. This modest book about a magical land called Vademar was the beginning of a fantasy masterpiece that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now sixteen of today's hottest fantasy authors-including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr-visit the world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches.   </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, <em>Arrows of the Queen</em>. This modest book about a magical land called Valdemar was the beginning of a fantasy masterwork series that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now readers can take a journey to the world of Valdemar-including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr-each adding their own special touches. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p><em></em>Sixteen original stories—set in mercedes lackey’s valdemar universe  </p><p>Includes a new novella by Mercedes Lackey!<em></em>  </p><p>Today’s hottest fantasy authors visit Mercedes Lackey’s bestselling world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds “Chosen” from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch from whatever threatens. Travel with Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and others in these exciting, all-new stories. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>A confirmed bachelor, Ben Badwin has had his share of women, and he likes them as sexy, wild, and uninhibited as his desires. Nothing at all like the brash, dirt-covered, wholesomely cute woman who just strutted into his diner. But something about Sierra Murphy's independent attitude makes Ben's fantasies run wild. He'd love to dazzle her with his prized sensual skills...to make her want him as badly as he suddenly wants her. Sierra doesn't need a man in her life, not even one as sinfully tempting as Ben. But the more she keeps her distance, the more Ben wants her. And the more Ben wants her, the harder it is for Sierra to steer clear of his teasing touches and enticing eyes. To get him into her bed - and out of her system - Sierra makes him a proposition: she'll sleep with him, but for one night only. Now, it's up to Ben to turn one night of pure ecstasy into a lifetime of passion. </p></div>


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<p>Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, two vampire coalitions battle for supremacyGuardians who safeguard humanity and Darkbloods, rogues who will stop at nothing to satisfy their craving for the sweetest of human blood.Now, former Army Ranger Finn McKentry finds himself imprisoned as a blood slave, forced to submit to an enemy more powerful than any he's encountered before. Only Brenna Stewart, the woman he'd loved and lost, can set him freebut the secret she harbors might lead them down the most dangerous path of all"Dark and sinfully sexy."New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair on Bonded by Blood</p>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>Ms. Brooks has a way of carrying the reader off into the stars where they discover worlds with amazing creatures and unique, exciting landscapes. (Sandra <em>The Romance Studio</em> 20090518)  </p><p>Cheryl Brooks has created a world full of varying species that seem to blend effortlessly and allows readers to feel like you could easily fit in amongst them. Besides what woman wouldn't want to find herself loved by a man who's every desire is to please his mate. (Chrissy Dionne <em>Romance Junkies</em> 20090519)  </p><p>The fourth novel in Cheryl Brooks' Cat Star Chronicles, <em>Outcast</em> will satisfy any one who is already a fan of this series and could possible create a few converts. (Jackie Morgan <em>Literary Escapism</em> 20090519)  </p><p>I mean seriously, what's better than alien sex?!... I love the Zetithian race that Cheryl has created. They're captivating and sexy, not to mention loyal servants to those they love. (Shawn Remfrey <em>Maymay's Memos</em> 20090520)  </p><p>[T]alk about sizzling... the story was so good I would still recommend this book to other romance lovers. (Debbie Suzuki <em>Debbie's World</em> 20090522)  </p><p>Cheryl Brooks is at the top of her game with this excellent entry that will have her fans purring for more. (Harriet Klausner <em>Genre-Go-Round Reviews</em> 20090526)  </p><p>Where else can you experience a man who purrs with such orgasmic results? It's a rich world and Ms. Brooks is making it better and better with each installment. I look forward to more. (Xeranthemum <em>Whipped Cream Erotic Reviews</em> 20090527)  </p><p>Oh my God...this book is sexy... very different from any other romances I've ever read, no vampires or werewolves or the usual paranormal fair... more of a SciFi/Fantasy twist and I really Love it!! (Amy Castellano <em>Chic Book Reviews</em> 20090529)  </p><p>It really is a series of which I have never read the likes of before. (Nikki Heffernan <em>A Blog of Books</em> 20090603)  </p><p>[F]ans of scifi romantica should love this one and if they haven't been following the whole series I suggest they get on it soon. (Rhianna Walker <em>Rhi Reading</em> 20090604)  </p><p>I can't say enough good about this series. It's just too much fun, full of imagination and did I mention the book is downright HOT? (Marta Hoelscher <em>Marta's Meanderings</em> 20090608)  </p><p>Not only can you see the chemistry between the two main characters but you get to watch their relationship develop out of mistrust and hurt and into the love and care many people would be envious of. It will not only draw you into the story, the journey will also captivate you as they find themselves and each other. (Lyda <em>Bitten By Books</em> 20090608)  </p><p>[T}here is a real upbeat and positive feel to this series, particularly how people whose planet has been destroyed and who have been scattered around the galaxy can find love as well as finding their old friends... enjoyable and interesting. (_Curled Up with a Good Book_ 20090609)  </p><p>Ms. Brooks knows how to write romance but she's also an expert at conveying what it means to love! (Kerensa Wilson <em>Crave More Romance</em> 20090824)  </p><p>I enjoyed <em>Outcast</em>. It hit me on an emotional level that the other books never did... The best in the series yet! (Ames <em>The Book Binge</em> )  </p><p>[D]efinitely a great romance novel. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves romance and sci-fi books! (Christine Plaisted <em>Books 4 Moms</em> ) </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p><em>This fourth installment in The Cat Star Chronicles series maintains the qualities of excitement, world-building, sizzling romance, and great imagination that made Slave such a resounding success.</em></p><p>Sold into slavery when his planet was destroyed, Lynx was enslaved in a harem. He is a favorite due to his feline gene, which gives him remarkable sexual powers, but after ten years, Lynx is exhausted.</p><p>Thrown out without a penny, Lynx is bitter and anti-female. He emigrates to a new planet but can only find a job with a female rancher. </p><p>Bonnie's boyfriend has left with all their money and she needs help with the ranch. Lynx is cynical, but honest, and though he has made it clear that he wants no part of a romantic relationship, Bonnie can't resist him. She finds out about his impotence and becomes determined not to let such a beautiful and sensual young man go to waste...</p><p><em>PRAISE FOR CHERYL BROOKS:</em></p><p>"Brooks presents a nice futuristic story with some interesting worlds and Aliens in this Cat Star Chronicles offering. Fascinating world customs, a bit of a mystery and the relationship between the hero and heroine make this a very sensual romance... the hero is quite interesting, and the heroine a strong, independent woman." <br><strong>The Romantic Times</strong></p><p>(20090506) </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em> Bestseller</strong></p><p>My name is Meghan Chase.</p><p>I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.</p><p>This time, there will be no turning back. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Julie Kagawa worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, until she sold her first book and stopped training to write full-time. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p><strong>A Midsummer's Nightmare?</strong>Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Summer Court prankster, King Oberon's right hand, bane of many a faery queen's existence—and secret friend to Prince Ash of the Winter Court. Until one girl's death came between them, and another girl stole both their hearts.</p><p>Now Ash has granted one favor too many and someone's come to collect, forcing the prince to a place he cannot go without Puck's help—into the heart of the Summer Court. And Puck faces the ultimate choice—betray Ash and possibly win the girl they both love, or help his former friend turned bitter enemy pull off a deception that no true faery prankster could possibly resist.</p><p><em>An ebook exclusive novella from Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Allison La Crosse, beginning a challenging family medicine residency, leaves the protection of her family. With the transfer, her worst nightmares come true. Her closely guarded mystical talents – those which seldom appeared before the move – unleash themselves from her confinement and reveal their presence with very little provocation. Allison’s most terrifying power is her compulsion to cure the dying with her touch. Given her career, this gift would be valuable if she were not drawn like a magnet to the ailing person's every symptom. Some of which are fatal. At the hospital and surrounded by life-and-death emergencies, Allison’s inability to manage her impulse turns deadly. When it does, her mentor, Brody, rescues her from her own demise. His resuscitation ignites an exciting and tempestuous bond between them. Desperate for a cure, they join forces and embark upon a journey to uncover the origins of Allison’s lethal curse. In the midst of their adventure, Allison exposes a secret pursued by many…known by few. Warriors of the Cross is Book One in The Warrior Series. To find out more go to: http://thewarriorseries.blogspot.com/ </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>T. R. Graves lives in Texas with her husband of twenty-four years. Together, they raise their seventeen year-old daughter and six year-old son. Besides being blessed with a supportive family, she counts her eighteen year career as a registered nurse among her accomplishments. Working within the world renowned Texas Medical Center, she has been allowed to make patients’ needs a priority of her everyday life. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Eryn James is a medical secretary, not a police officer, but when the police ask her to assist in tracking down a killer, she jumps at the chance. Not because she has any real desire to hunt down a killer, but because the task involves playing bait in Lifemate Connections-one of the most exclusive and expensive bars in town. In a world where men outnumber women ten to one, and long-term relationships are frowned upon, bars like Lifemate provide a safe environment for women and men to meet and "test drive" possible life mates without the initial risk of taking them home. But five patrons of the bar have recently been murdered, and as a shifter with a keen sense of smell, it is now Eryn's task to track down the killer. But no matter how much she trusts her nose to get her out of trouble, she isn't about to go in there alone. The club is full of security, and there are cops sitting in a van, listening to her every word and move. How dangerous could playing bait actually be? Then she meets Grey Stockard.a man who oozes sex appeal and danger with every movement. A man she wants with every ounce of her being. A man she just might end up dying for. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.</p><p>Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>After his wife dies our hero finds it difficult to write anything remotely erotic and decides to leave his home. With too many memories good and bad coming from his house, he decides to move to California. Once there an erotic adventure begins to unfold, only this one's any thing but fictional. <strong><em>This story is graphic in nature and is meant for adults only</em></strong> Enjoy </p></div>


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<p>An argument that threatens to end their relationship, inspires passion in Eleanor and Joshua. Long buried feelings of love and lust return to the surface as they discover each other once again.An Erotic Bite for the senses.</p>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Erskine's first novel gets off to a fine start. As a participant in a college research project on hypnotic regression, Jo Clifford is almost too good a subject. Under hypnosis, she relives the final, tortured moments in the life of Matilda, a 12th century Welshwoman. In the process, Jo herself comes close to death. The story then jumps 15 years. Jo, now a journalist researching regression, is again hypnotized and again regresses to Matilda's excitement-packed life. Unfortunately, the pace of the early pages is not maintained. The problem is not with Jo/Matilda, who are both well-drawn, or even with the whopping coincidences Jo encounters. What slows the narrative is the bevy of minor characters, Jo's acquaintances. They talk to her and about her, they try to help her and they conspire against her, all at the expense of the central plotline. This is still a good read, but it could have been better. Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternate. <br>Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Matilda de Braose was an actual 12th-century Englishwoman who angered and was put to death by King John. Fictional journalist Jo Clifford undergoes hypnosis while researching the story of her previous life as Matilda. As she becomes increasingly obsessed with the story, her male friends assume the roles of Matilda's husband, lover, and the king, manipulated by "mad scientist" Dr. Sam Franklyn, who hypnotizes all of them. Jo's story is initially an annoying intrusion in a historical drama that could easily have stood on its own merits. The modern-day characters are all "types," none of them particularly likeable. However, as Matilda's death nears, this complex first novel turns in to an engrossing gothic that races to an exciting conclusion. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates. Marcia R. Hoffman, M.L.S., Hoechst Celanese Corp., Somerville, N.J.<br>Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>In this debut Regency, independent Mirabella Whittingham is determined to find the scoundrel who seduced her friend Sarah and drove her to suicide, but Mirabella's only clue to the man's identity is that he bears a scar on his neck. Having consigned herself to spinsterhood ever since her betrothed fled to America, Mirabella sees little harm in kissing a few men and running her fingers beneath their cravats to search for the incriminating mark. Unfortunately, her intended, Viscount Camden Brackley, decides to return to London after six years only to discover Mirabella in the arms of another man and his family's affairs in shambles. Having been betrayed by his previous fianc‚, he is appalled to find that Mirabella is no less chaste, and he decides that he cannot marry her. The two pretend to remain engaged, however, so that Camden can have time to settle his family's finances and Mirabella can avoid upsetting her ailing father. As they play the betrothed couple and Mirabella secretly continues to root out Sarah's seducer, Camden realizes that he is not immune to Mirabella's charms. The story line is more complex than many others in the genre and far less believable. Grey's all-too-proper and perfunctory dialogue and her wooden characters do little to enliven this middling tale. (June 5)Forecast: Given its flaws, Grey's novel may be left at the altar by readers.</p><p>Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.</p><h3>From Library Journal</h3><p>Determined to learn the identity of the man who caused her gentle cousin, Sarah, to take her own life, unconventional Mirabella Whittingham embarks on a daring plan one which involves kissing her suspects in order to find the telltale scar on the back of the cad's neck. Predictably, her actions threaten to ruin her reputation. Undaunted, Mirabella continues to scandalize the ton (British high society), but when her fianc? of six years, whom she has never met and had given up on, suddenly returns from America and finds her in another man's arms, she is forced to change both her tactics and her perspective. Despite the somewhat improbable premise, readers will be quickly drawn in by the lively pace, the appealing protagonists, and the sexual chemistry that almost visibly shimmers between them in this charming, light-hearted, and well-done Regency. Grey has also written a number of well-received romances as Gloria Dale Skinner and lives in Panama City, FL. This is her first novel under the Amelia Grey pseudonym. <br>Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p><strong>HAVE A BEACHY LITTLE CHRISTMAS by Liz Allison and Wendy Etherington</strong></p><p>An island romance between Tiffany McMillan, the boss's daughter, and Jesse Harwood, a NASCAR team engineer, is strictly forbidden, but can they keep the passion at bay during a company holiday getaway?</p><p><strong>WINNING THE RACE by Brenda Jackson</strong></p><p>NASCAR driver Miles Gregory roars back into town just for a Christmas wedding—until a reunion with his high school sweetheart gives him a reason to stay…</p><p><strong>ALL THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Marisa Carroll</strong></p><p>Santa, if you're listening, all NASCAR driver Trace Collier's daughter and single mom Carrie Ferrell's son want for Christmas is a family. 'Tis the season for mischief and matchmaking!</p><p><strong>A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS by Jean Brashear</strong></p><p>NASCAR crew chief Gib Cameron gets a crash course in life's little surprises when he sees his first love, Cassie Wheeler.</p><p>Just what—or who—has she been keeping under wraps? </p><h3>Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.</h3><p>The doors to the Eden Resort opened with a quiet whoosh as Jesse Harwood stepped into luxury.</p><p>Even after all the things he'd seen and done over the years with McMillan Motorsports, he wasn't prepared for the staggering extravagance of the lobby. The ultrahigh ceilings were painted with pastel beach scenes and trimmed in gold. Giant, leafy palms speared out of decorative urns. Vases boasting wildly colorful tropical flowers rested on thick glass tables, sitting on tiled floors of soft coral. And, because it was nearly Christmas, potted poinsettias, wreaths and a tree that had to be twenty-five feet decorated the room, giving it a holiday feel—even if it was seventy-five degrees outside.</p><p>He was equally unprepared for the stunning, curvy blonde standing, right where she belonged, in the middle of the opulence.</p><p>"Oh, good," Tiffany McMillan said, striding briskly— but still somehow sensually—toward them. "You're finally here."</p><p>But he didn't belong here. And moments like now baffled him as to just how he'd managed to drag himself from outcast to respectable, responsible engineer.</p><p>"Lady Tiffany," Greg Foster, the crew chief of the No. 56 team they all serviced, stepped forward and lightly brushed her cheek with his lips.</p><p>Jesse said nothing. Former outcasts didn't talk much around the boss's silver-spoon-fed daughter.</p><p>But then none of the other guys did more than nod at Tiffany. She was the kind of woman who turned confident men speechless and made the rest fight the urge to fall at her feet.</p><p>She smiled warmly at Greg, a teasing light in her sea-blue eyes, her long, straight, platinum-blond hair flowing down her back. "I've told you guys a dozen times not to call me that."</p><p>She wasn't simply beautiful and rich. She was nice. And seemed not to notice that every man in the room was staring at her with longing, while most of the women watched with envy.</p><p>Of course it hadn't always been that way. Well, the money and staring had always been there, but the niceness had come along more recently. Back in high school—the private and privileged school he'd attended only due to a financial scholarship—she'd been the stuck-up head cheerleader, homecoming queen and prom queen who'd dated the perfect, Ken-doll quarterback, while Jesse was the motorcycle-riding rebel pariah in torn, hand-me-down jeans.</p><p>As much as it was a cliché, that was their past.</p><p>Ten years later, the present was entirely different. Ken the Quarterback had gotten some other girl pregnant in college, gotten tackled too hard his junior year and lost his scholarship, and now supported their five kids with the liquor store they owned, though the rumor was he drank more than he sold.</p><p>And while Jesse had gotten his degree in mechanical engineering, thanks to a full scholarship, Tiffany had moved on to another loser guy, then another, and yet another. The last disastrous relationship had ended with Mr. McMillan driving down to the local police department to pick up the family silver that the guy had lifted on his most recent visit to the McMillan lakeside mansion.</p><p>Tiffany, after taking the lumps of her misfortune, had apparently come to the conclusion that so many wise people had before her—money doesn't buy happiness.</p><p>Tiffany Phase Two was nice. Everyone from the janitor at the shop to the CEO of Parsons Motor Oil, whose company sponsored their team, earned a sweet, welcoming smile from the boss's daughter. She knew the names of everyone's spouses, kids and mothers.</p><p>For Jesse, though, she still managed to reserve a special, hard place in her heart.</p><p>"You need to address her as <em>Your Highness, </em>Greg." Jesse smirked at her. "She is Daddy's Little Princess, after all."</p><p>Her gaze flicked to him, her eyes icing over.</p><p>Since he'd earned the hard place, he took no offense and instead smiled back sweetly.</p><p>Darrell, one of his oldest friends and a fellow engineer on the team, nudged him. "Cut it out," he whispered.</p><p>He wished he could, but he resented her being the one weakness in his life he hadn't overcome, cut out or simply ignored. Still, it wasn't her fault he'd fallen head over heels for her in high school and had never managed to completely let go of those feelings.</p><p>She walked—really more like <em>slinked—</em>toward him, her green-and-white halter-top sundress hugging that amazing body, her smile firmly in place, though the steely gleam in her eyes remained. She drew her pink-painted fingernail down the center of his chest. "I'm especially glad to see you, Jesse Harwood," she said in a sweet-as-sugar, exaggerated Southern drawl.</p><p>Though all the spit had dried in his mouth, he cocked his head insolently. "Is that so?"</p><p>She licked her lips, painted the same glossy shade as her nails. "Oh, yeah."</p><p>Every molecule in his body had stopped moving. Heat and longing spread through him like a fever.</p><p>How many times had he fantasized about her walking up to him one day, throwing herself into his arms, declaring she'd had a wild crush on him for years, and she just couldn't hold back her feelings any longer?</p><p>While he was tempted to punch himself to see if he was dreaming, she pulled out a stack of paper and envelopes from the designer briefcase slung over her shoulder. "For you," she said, handing him a sheet and an envelope.</p><p>As she turned away, handing the same items to the rest of the assembled group of shop employees and pit crew, it took him several moments to realize she'd dismissed him. The haze of desire began to lift. He glanced down at the paper. <em>Schedule of Obligations.</em></p><p>What the hell was this?</p><p>As if she'd heard his thoughts, Tiffany faced the group and said, "My father and I are pleased you've all come to enjoy the weekend at the Eden Resort here on the beautiful Grand Bahama Island." She waved her hand to encompass the opulent lobby around them.</p><p>Like a damn spokesmodel, Jesse thought bad-temperedly.</p><p>"Together, McMillan Motor and Parsons Motor Oil," she went on, "are funding your entire trip. Our only request is that you fulfill the obligations to Hope House, the shelter for abused women and their children in the Charlotte area, which our company and Parson's have selected as our holiday charity project.</p><p>"There are two main events. The bachelor auction and fashion show will be held tonight by the pool, then the team dinner tomorrow night. Most of you will simply have to volunteer a bit of time tonight as service staff." She turned toward Greg. "Though you and Danny will be the stars of our bachelor auction."</p><p>Obviously unsurprised, Greg grinned. "Looking forward to it."</p><p>Jesse exchanged a relieved look with Darrell. At least they didn't have to strut around onstage like cattle. Their obligations were the same—assisting the resort's bartenders at the auction fund-raiser. Greg and their driver, Danny Walker, could have the embarrassing, high-profile jobs all to themselves.</p><p>"Where <em>is </em>Danny?" Greg asked.</p><p>"He arrived a few hours ago," Tiffany said.</p><p>As one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Danny, like many drivers, could afford his own jet for traveling. Not that the rest of them had suffered on their journey. The McMillan Motorsports plane was lush and fast. Jesse still couldn't help shaking his head in amazement every time he stepped on board.</p><p>"He was by the pool last time I saw him," Tiffany continued. "Your rooms are all ready, and your luggage is being transported to them now. Inside the envelope are your room key, which also serves as your resort charge card, a map of the resort and information about Hope House. All your purchases will be taken care of with the exception of souvenirs. The concierge desk will be glad to organize any golf or shopping outings. My room number is listed on your schedule, and I can be reached by walkie-talkie at any time during the weekend if you just ask a member of the resort staff to contact me. Any questions?"</p><p>"When does the bar open?" one guy asked.</p><p>Tiffany glanced at her diamond-encrusted watch. "It opened ten minutes ago. I hear the drink of the day is Santa's Special Bahamian Delight. It packs quite a punch, so be careful. Anybody else?"</p><p>Darrell poked Jesse with his elbow, a clear warning to keep silent.</p><p>Since Jesse's only question was wondering what color—and how small—her bikini was, he decided to keep that to himself.</p><p>"Thanks for coming," Tiffany said cheerfully when no one else spoke up. "Enjoy your weekend."</p><p>The group broke apart, couples heading off together, while the single guys remained in a gathered knot. Unfortunately, this gathering of employees from McMillan didn't have any single women, except for Tiffany—and she was off-limits.</p><p>Since the business had grown so much over the past several years, the trips had been broken into two groups. The office staff, flight crews, maintenance, research and development and interns had come down the beginning of the week. Now, for the weekend, they had the shop employees, pit crew and hauler drivers.</p><p>The beach, though, was sure to provide plenty of curvy distraction for Jesse and his buddies.</p><p>As he and Darrell started to head toward their rooms, he overheard Tiffany say to Greg, "Please make sure Danny doesn't overindulge today and gets to the auction on time."</p><p>He bowed. "Your wish is my command, Lady McMillan."</p><p>She smiled slightly, then caught Jesse's gaze and all but snarled. With one last, fulminating look at him, she turned and walked away.</p><p>"Why are you always such a jerk to her?" Greg wanted to know.</p><p>Shoulders hunched, Jesse jammed his hands in the pockets of his jeans. "Damned if I know."</p><p>"He's got a thing for her," Darrell said.</p><p>"I do <em>not.</em>" The fact that he'd once worn a black leather jacket to school, while Darrell had cherished his pocket protector, but they'd become like brothers in the years since, was one of the great mysteries of growing up. "She's too prissy for me."</p><p>"Prissy?" Greg echoed. "You're crazy, man. She's smokin' hot."</p><p>"And way out of our league," Darrell added with a sigh.</p><p><em>And always will be, </em>Jesse thought, watching her go with no small pang of regret.</p><p><em>Jesse Harwood. </em>What a jerk... </p></div>


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<div><div><p class="Chapter" style="MARGIN: 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua">Destiny by Design</font></font></strong></span></p><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua"><p></p></font></font></strong><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua">One week into the competition and Simon Callon would happily trade Callon &amp; Son Construction for a string of donut shops. Tools and supplies keep mysteriously disappearing and two of the designers are making his life miserable. He’d worked with Cynthia Travers before and knew how to handle her demands, but quirky Ellis Strathmore, with her uncanny ability to both annoy and arouse him, has Simon questioning his normally solid judgment.</font></font></span></p><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua"><p></p></font></font><p></p>
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<div><p class="Chapter" style="MARGIN: 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua">Ghostly Awakening</font></font></strong></span></p><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua"><p></p></font></font></strong><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0pt 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua">Eighteen years of solitude have annihilated Sebastian Bradley’s social skills. Not that he needs them. He’s resigned himself to a life of complete seclusion until trouble decides to pitch a tent on his lawn and entice him with wide, curious blue eyes.</font></font></span></p><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua"><p></p></font></font><p></p>
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<div><p class="Chapter" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua">Private Games</font></font></strong></span></p><strong><font size="5"><font face="Book Antiqua"><p></p></font></font></strong><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Who would have thought a simple board game could change your life. Three women learn it can when they toss the dice, face a challenge or two, and win…love, laughter, and hot, hot sex.</font></p>
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<p class="Chapter" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><font face="Book Antiqua" size="5">Playing for Keeps</font></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Maddy Beaudet needs to shake things up a bit, but playing a board game isn’t exactly what she considers exciting.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Britt Olsen is shocked when Andre Cruz-Romero delivers a birthday gift, mistakenly mailed to Britt’s former home. Unfortunately, what she finds in the box isn’t what Britt expected.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">The sexy entrepreneur who sports golf shirts and khaki pants by day wears leather by night. And the room that used to house Britt’s workout equipment now holds a different kind of…apparatus…for an entirely different kind of game.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 0pt"><font face="Book Antiqua" size="3">Taking risks is what day-trader Olivia Blake’s life is all about. Well, at least financially. Personally is another story. It takes the draw of a card for her to approach the man she’s pined over, her older sister’s brother-in-law. The minute she does, she wonders if she’s made the right decision.</font></p>
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<p>Psychic Serena Xavier owns Second Sight Dating, a matchmaking business. Although successful in matching others, her "second sight" failed miserably in finding herself a trustworthy man.<br><br>Detective Dan Carrington becomes one of her clients as part of an undercover investigation. His job is to find out if her business is legitimate or a cover for a sex-for-hire scheme, possibly with mob connections.<br><br>All vibrations from Dan lead Serena to believe he's being honest with her. Upon catching him snooping through her files, she has to consider the possibility that he's a gigolo looking to secure clients through her business. Despite doubts about each other's honesty, a growing attraction leads to a night of passion. Serena wonders who he really is, as Dan ponders her true business motives.<br></p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what's served up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirate ship, and that surprises and danger await him...including a meeting with the inforgettable Long John Silver.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>A little comfort, caring and compassion go a long way toward making the world a better place. Just ask the dedicated women handpicked from countless worthy nominees across North America to become this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, five <em>New York Times</em> and <em>USA TODAY</em> bestselling authors have honored the winners by writing short stories inspired by these reallife heroines.  </p><p>We hope you're stirred by <em>More Than Words</em> to become a reallife heroine in your own community.  </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Born into a newspaper family, some of Candace Camp’s earliest memories are of making up stories which she played out on the floor of their den with whatever objects were handy.  She is currently the author of over 60 novels, including the bestselling Regency romances <em>The Courtship Dance</em>, <em>The Wedding Challenge</em> and <em>The Bridal Quest</em>.  </p></div>


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<p>Acclaimed author M. L. Tyndall begins a riveting new romantic adventure series set against the rich backdrop of the War of 1812.</p>


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<p>New York in the 1920's is the world of Prohibition, speakeasies and an underground run by the underworld. Vampires and mobsters vie for power in the seedy underbelly of Manhattan. A mysterious accident sends Professor Simon Cross and his assistant, Elizabeth West back in time to face demons real and imagined. Simon Cross has spent his life searching for vampires and now that he’s found one, it just might take from him the only woman he’s ever loved. Simon’s life has been a ritual of research into the occult and stoic solitude. He prefers it that way. Until he meets Elizabeth West. A gambler’s daughter, Elizabeth knows a bluff when she sees one. Behind Simon’s icy glares and nearly impenetrable armor beats the heart of a man in desperate need of love. Trials of murder, intrigue and danger push Simon and Elizabeth to the edge of sanity. Out of Time is an award-winning tale of love and redemption. Word Count: approx. 97,754</p>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>A stout volume concludes Reichert's second saga about the Renshai, paranormal humans who share a world whose realization is heavily influenced by Norse mythology, with dark and light elves, normal humans, and the Old Norse gods themselves. The curse of sterility that the dark elves have sent to humanity can now only be removed by the recovery of the missing shards of the Pica Stone, which must be sought in an action-filled quest involving all the races in Reichert's fantasy world. The Norse pantheon resumes direct intervention in this world, an intervention handled with literary skill and folkloric scholarship that further raises the level of suspense. This book is not the ideal place to start an acquaintance with the Renshai, but those who know them from <em>Beyond Ragnarok</em> (1995) and <em>Prince of Demons</em> (1996) and the earlier Renshai Trilogy (_The Last of the Renshai_ [1992], <em>The Western Wizard</em> [1992], <em>Child of Thunder</em> [1993]) won't want to part company with them until they've read it. <em>Roland Green</em></p><h3>From Kirkus Reviews</h3><p>Concluding volume of the trilogy (Prince of Demons and Beyond Ragnarok, not reviewed) whose backdrop is a dubious concoction of Norse gods, Celtic myth, and family saga, embroidered with standard fantasy designs. Here, the elves must save the world by re-creating the shattered gem known as the Pica Stone. Unfortunately, eight shards are scattered on eight different planes of existence, so a quest must be organized to retrieve them. Among the familiar characters chosen for the quest will be: warrior Kerval and her husband, the knight Ra-khir; Kerval's other significant other, the prince and former thief Tae, along with light elves, warriors, and a street urchin who immediately gets lost. Even if the quest succeeds, there'll be a battle among the gods of Asgard, as Odin squares up to Colbey (don't ask, okay?). Full-body immersion for fans of the trilogy, who clearly prefer their narratives sluggish, talky, and prone to dwell on the insignificant. -- <em>Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>Combining medical expertise, solid suspense and a fledgling romance, Richard has all the essential elements at work in the first of his Prescription for Trouble series.   --Relz Reviewz (Rel Mollet)  </p><p>Medical scenes that were technical enough to be authentic, but still understandable by laymen readers. Suspense with plenty of red herrings to throw the reader off the right track. I fell in love with the characters.  --Lena Nelson Dooley </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>In the first book of the Prescription for Trouble series, Code Blue means more to Dr. Cathy Sewell than the cardiac emergency she has to face. It describes her mental state as she finds that coming back to her hometown hasn t brought her the peace she so desperately needs. Instead, it s clear that someone there wants her gone...or dead.   </p><p>Cathy returns to her hometown seeking healing after a broken relationship, but discovers that among her friends and acquaintances is someone who wants her out of town...or dead. Lawyer Will Kennedy, her high school sweetheart, offers help, but does it carry a price tag? Is hospital chief of staff Dr. Marcus Bell really on her side in her fight to get hospital privileges? Is Will s father, Pastor Matthew Kennedy, interested in advising her or just trying to get her back to the church she left years ago? When one of Cathy s prescriptions almost kills the town banker, it sets the stage for a malpractice suit that could end her time in town, if not her career. It s soon clear that this return home was a prescription for trouble. </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Summer is the time to read on the Beach! Bella Andre and Tina Folsom have put together a collection of two super sexy short stories/novellas and ten sizzling teaser scenes from their other works.  </p><p>Summer Loving includes:<br>* Bound by Love by Bella Andre<br>* Venice Vampyr #2 – Final Affair by Tina Folsom<br>* Plus ten steamy excerpts from their contemporary and paranormal romances!   </p><p>Dive into the summer with Summer Loving!  </p><hr><p>Summary for Bound by Love by Bella Andre  </p><p>After losing her parents as a child, Elizabeth Orleans – the Queen of a small country – was taught not to show weakness. But after a lifetime of control, she's begun to dream of letting her walls fall down.   </p><p>Gavin Ross didn't expect to be dragged before the Queen and placed in the stocks. When his punishment ends, he slips into the castle to teach her a lesson. But what he finds shocks him.  </p><p>As they move from courtrooms to wicked game rooms, through secret passageways and cool lake waters, their battle for supremacy just might give way to the most powerful force of all...a love that will bind them together forever.  </p><p>Summary for Venice Vampyr #2 – Final Affair by Tina Folsom  </p><p>Venice, Italy – early 1800s<br>Viola has been given three months to live but she refuses to die a virgin. She travels to Venice where she wants to experience physical pleasure with a man without causing a scandal for her family. Afterward, she plans to take her own life to ensure she exits the world painlessly and with dignity. Unfortunately, the man she meets in a disreputable club couldn't be a worse choice for her plans.  </p><p>Dante, a hedonistic vampire, saves Viola from a violent rake. To stop her from seeking out even more dangerous men to find carnal pleasures, he offers her a night of passion in his arms, only to discover she's a virgin.  </p><p>Viola flees, disdainful of the sex act and determined to end her life. Horrified, Dante stops Viola from harming herself and proceeds to deliver the pleasure he promised - one kiss and one touch at a time until she's ready to take all of him, over and over again.   </p><p>Then events force Dante's hand ... </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Mother, wife, private investigator--and vampire. "I enjoyed MOON DANCE immensely. The protagonist, Samantha Moon, is a female vampire with a husband and children. Those predate her condition; six years ago she was attacked by a vampire and rendered into one. Now she's trying to carry on with family and private eye business, and she's a feisty, skilled person, so is doing mostly okay. But her husband has an increasing problem with her coldness-not of spirit, but of body. "You sicken me and scare the hell out of me," he tells her. "And when I touch you it's all I can do to not gag." She replies "Words every wife wants to hear." I love this! She really doesn't deserve to be frozen out of her marriage, yet his attitude is understandable. In the course of the novel she solves the mystery she is tackling for a client, and finds a new romantic interest. What makes it special are her character and nature." -Piers Anthony, bestselling author of Xanth </p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>She's the mystery debutante of the season, who arrived on the London scene as if from out of nowhere. But Lord Damon Ravencroft knows her dark secret. Two years before, when she was roaming with Gypsies and living by her wits in India, he hired her as a housemaid and she stole from him a rare and valuable opal once belonging to the Empress Josephine. Damon intends to be compensated for its loss, which set him back years in his quest to prove his innocence in a crime he's accused of committing. The sizable dowry that comes with Lady Elizabeth Sheffield's hand in marriage is a start. It's also his price to keep her secret from all of London. But there's more to the marriage of convenience Damon proposes than Elizabeth anticipated, but by the time she learns what it is, she's trapped in a marriage to a man who both stirs her passions and fuels her resentment for the man she was forced to wed.</p></div>


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<p>Our Constitution declares that the President "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information on the State of the Union" (Article II, Section 3, Clause 1). For 221 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. On January 25, 2011, President Obama delivered the annual address to a joint session of Congress from the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. The State of the Union gives the President an opportunity to not only report on the condition of our Nation, but also to outline his legislative agenda and priorities to Congress and the American people. Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin delivered the Republican Response to the State of the Union.This ebook contains the full text of the State of the Union address and the Republican Response.</p>


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<div><h3>From Publishers Weekly</h3><p>London <em>Times</em> associate editor Macintyre (_The Man Who Would Be King_) adroitly dissects the enigmatic World War II British double agent Eddie Chapman in this intriguing and balanced biography. Giving little thought to the morality of his decision, Chapman offered to work as a spy for the Germans in 1940 after his release from an English prison in the Channel Islands, then occupied by the Germans. After undergoing German military intelligence training, Chapman parachuted into England in December 1942 with instructions to sabotage a De Havilland aircraft factory, but he surrendered after landing safely. Doubled by MI5 (the security service responsible for counterespionage), Chapman was used to feed vital disinformation to the enemy and was one of the few double agents to delude their German handlers until the end of the war. Meticulously researched—relying extensively on recently released wartime files of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service—Macintyre's biography often reads like a spy thriller. In the end, the author concludes that Chapman repeatedly risked his life... [and] provided invaluable intelligence, but it was never clear whether he was on the side of the angels or the devils. Of the two Zigzag biographies this fall (the other, by Nicholas Booth, is reviewed below), this is clearly superior. <em>(Oct. 9)</em> <br>Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. </p><h3>From Bookmarks Magazine</h3><p>Past writers have attempted to recount this fascinating bit of history, but lack of information and official censorship have kept the full story from being told. Thanks to Britain’s Freedom of Information Act, Eddie Chapman’s voluminous MI5 files are now available to the public, and Ben Macintyre has made full use of them in this riveting tale. Critics unanimously praised Macintyre’s talents: his fluid writing style, his ability to build suspense, and his biting humor. Vivid descriptions, deft characterizations, and exhilarating action scenes (as well as secret codes, invisible ink, explosives disguised as household objects, parachute drops, cyanide capsules, and beautiful women) put <em>Agent Zigzag</em> on a par with any great spy novel or thriller.<br><em>Copyright © 2004 Phillips &amp; Nelson Media, Inc.</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>From Booklist</h3><p>The prolific and popular Lackey proffers the third volume of her Bardic Voices fantasy saga. One of the nightingales of the title is a gypsy bard who comes to Kingsford Faire and, before she leaves, is up to her eyebrows in intrigues both mundane and magical that involve a large cast of characters, not all of them human or even corporeal. The book displays Lackey's usual sound characterization, brisk pacing, and intelligently detailed world building, which will hold readers of both fantasy in general and Bardic Voices in particular. Lackey is sufficiently gifted that one continues to hope for work that is more original than what she has been producing lately. Still, she remains an undoubted mistress of the well-told tale, and if she does not dazzle, neither does she disappoint. <em>Roland Green</em></p><h3>Review</h3><p>Nightingale and her friends are increasingly concerned about the Church's attitude toward non-human sentients that it doesn't control: her worries cause her to join forces with a birdman which turns into an unusual relationship as the two probe the ultimate influences behind the Church's decisions. -- <em>Midwest Book Review</em></p></div>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Jane Austen is perhaps the best loved of all English novelists. Her knowledge of human nature is remarkable, and her awareness of the importance of class, money and appearances makes her a peculiarly modern author.  She addresses the politics of dating, courtship and mating with an incisive intelligence that both foreshadows and outstrips romantic novels of today. </p><p>Her teasing novels of gentle worldliness have been brought to new audiences by modern film and television productions, and this complete edition of her full length novels will be a welcome addition to any library or collection of books.  This edition contains the delightful illustrations of Hugh Thomson, the finest illustrator of Jane Austen's works.</p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Jane Austen was born in 1775 at Steventon, Hampshire.  She was the seventh child of the local rector, and her life was by modern standards uneventful.  In 1801 she moved with her parents to Bath, but returned to Hampshire when her father died, settling in the village of Chawton.  She remained there until 1817, when she moved to Winchester to be within easy reach of her doctor.  She died that year, aged forty one  and is buried in Winchester Cathedral, which also contains a plaque to her memory.  Four of her novels were published anonymously in her lifetime; two more, one of which was <em>Persuasion</em>, appeared posthumously.  She never married.</p></div>


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<p>The new novel in the bestselling fantasy series -- The Saga of RecluceScion of Cyador continues the story begun in Magi'i of Cyador. Exploring the rich depths of the history of Recluce, Magi'i of Cyador introduced Lorn, a talented boy born into a family of Magi'i. A fastidious student mage who lacked blind devotion, Lorn was made into a lancer officer and shipped off to the frontier.Having survived an extended stint fighting both barbarian raiders and the giant beasts of the Accursed Forest, Lorn has proven himself to be a fine officer perhaps too fine an officer. As his prowess has grown, so has the number of his enemies and rivals. Too much success has made him a marked man. When her returns to his home, both he and his young family become targets while all of Cyad is in upheavel over the death of the Emperor.L. E. Modesitt, Jr. lives in Cedar City, Utah.</p>


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<div><h3>Review</h3><p>'This is fantasy with thunder and chase, with peril and breathtaking escapes.' Fantasy Newsletter </p><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Amidst ancient halls of stone, an age-old evil stirs. With a cunning more potent than sorcery, Nimrood the Necromancer has returned, bent on a monstrous vendetta that would strip Quentin of everything he holds dear. His loved ones, his faith, Zhaligkeer, the sword of his kingship, and ultimately, the kingdom itself, sway in the balance as Quentin, unguarded and alone, races toward a confrontation with his cruelest foe. </p></div>


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<div><p><strong>Holiday Hostage</strong></p> <p><em>Kelly Fitzpatrick</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Holly has just finished up a grueling day as Mrs. Santa at the mall. She’s in no mood to spend the Christmas Eve holiday with her kooky sister, her sister’s new boyfriend and his zany family—or her sister’s boyfriend’s single brother. Being kidnapped to do just that wouldn’t be her second choice.</p> <p> </p> <p>Ryan has cut ties with his criminally inclined family after they robbed the bank he worked at, causing him to lose his job. He especially doesn’t care to be fixed up against his will with his brother’s ditzy new girlfriend’s sister. Until he comes face to face with her.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A COMMAND PERFORMANCE BY FANTASY'S GRAND DIVAMercedes Lackey has, in a few short years, soared to the peak of the fantasy field, and her thousands of enthusiastic readers clamor for more and more. Now comes a volume demonstrating the wide range of her talent, running the gamut from her beloved Bardic fantasies to urban fantasy set in the modern world; from science fiction adventure to chilling horror. And throughout Fiddler Fair, Lackey's sheer storytelling skill will hold the reader spellbound. Learn what happens when animal rights fanatics try to "liberate" genetically reconstructed dinosaurs. Follow Lawrence of Arabia into the desert to meet a power beyond human comprehension; and be with King Arthur, reborn into the present day, when he again gains possession of the enchanted sword Excalibur. And, in a very weird encounter of the most bizarre kind, learn why an alien from a UFO took an unusual interest in a battered Chevy pickup truck.Fiddler Fair is a feast for the multitudes of Lackeyfans everywhere -- and for new readers, a powerful introduction to the most significant new fantasy writer of the decade.</p>


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<p class="description">The FarSeers among the Sidhe of Elfhame Avalon have seen two visions of the future. In one, an evil queen will take the throne and welcome the Inquisition in, debauching the nation and threatening even the elf strongholds throughout the land. In another, a red-haired child will grow up to take the throne and usher in a golden age of literature, music, and art. The evil Unseleighe Sidhe, who draw power from pain and misery, welcome the coming of a ruler of humans who will increase their strength, and are determined to prevent the red-haired child from coming to the throne. Unless the good Sidhe can find the child and protect her from the evils and dangers of both the human and elven worlds, she will never grow up to become Elizabeth, Queen of England in the Sixteenth Century.<br>SUMMARY:<br>The evil Unseleighe Sidhe will do anything to prevent the rise to the throne of a red-haired child destined to ascend the throne and usher in a golden age of art, music, and literature, while the good Sidhe of Elhame Avalon race against time to find the child, protect her from the dangers of the human and elven worlds, and ensure that she will become Queen Elizabeth I of England. Reprint.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>This is your soul on drugs...After the events chronicled in Bedlam's Bard, world-saving bard and magician Eric Banyon moves into his new New York apartment hoping to settle down to the quiet life. No such luck: his building is a safe-house for a group of occultist Guardians protecting the city from supernatural evil. And there's a new evil for them to quard against....When unethical drug researchers discover that they can induce amazing mental powers using psychotropic drugs, they begin planning to raise a drug-enslaved army of mercenaries and grow very, very rich. But this gets the attention of Aerune mac Audelaine, lord of the dark Unseleighe Sidhe, who hopes to use the drugs to break through to the human world and feed on the suffering there. Both plans will bring terror to the world -- and both are threatened by the very existence of Eric Banyon. With his possibly loyal companions -- a beautiful elven half-breed and a gargoyle -- Eric heads for a three-way battle of wizardry that will determine Gotham's fate -- and his own.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In 1537 Venice, brothers Marco and Benito must stop the sorcerer Chernobog, who has sent a monster to wreak havoc on the city.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>If Rune could get the proper training, she could become one of the finest bards her world has ever seen. But her advantages are few, so when she decides to play her fiddle for the Ghost of Skull Hill, he agrees to a bargain--an arrangement that could mean silver for her future quest . . . or her death at the hands of the ghost.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Katherine Anne Welles lives a life of duty and obligation, but marrying her villainous neighbor is out of the question. So, she defies her father and risks all by fleeing in the arms of a wounded highwayman, even though she distrusts his offer of help. But traveling with a dashing highwayman who won't ask directions is anything but safe. Especially when his searing hot kisses awaken a yearning for something Katherine never knew she wanted. Nicholas Montford, the exiled Earl of Ashton, returns to England determined to reclaim his family lands. As a highwayman called the Raven, he takes revenge upon the Puritans who thrived while his family suffered. But when he kidnaps heiress Katherine Welles, thoughts of revenge take second place to kissing her soft lips and teasing the mistrust from her eyes. Can he find redemption in the arms of the woman he will eventually betray?</p>


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<p class="description">Vic has two loves in her life, her cat, Mister, and reading books from her bookstore. Her future looked set, until one night when she's saved from probable danger by a mysterious stranger. Cole has moved around a lot during his life, never finding a true home, until he buys an old house, and fate steps in to change his future. A light romance with a paranormal twist.</p>


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<p class="description">You can't take it with you... but what if you could? Most people believe their souls outlive their bodies. Most people would find an organization that tracks their souls into the future and passes on their banked money and memories compelling. Scott Waverly isn't like most people. He spends his days finding and fixing computer security holes. And Scott is skeptical of his new client's claim that they have been calculating and tracking soul identities for almost twenty-six hundred years. Are they running a freaky cult? Or a sophisticated con job? Scott needs to save Soul Identity from an insider attack. Along the way, he discovers the importance of the bridges connecting people's lives.</p>


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<div><p class="description">'Magic! Real Magic! Ever wanted to learn?' Little did James realize when he answered the ad in the paper that he would find himself in the middle of an adventure destined to test the limits of his intelligence and courage. Cast upon a world with little explanation as to how he came to be there or why, James, a high school senior, must learn quickly how to survive or die as had others before him. He is soon to realize that knowledge gained from hundreds of books, as well as time spent role playing, will prove invaluable in his new circumstances. This new world is on the brink of war, and only by learning to control the magic within will he be able to overcome the trials ahead. With the aid of a boy named Miko, his wits, and no small amount of luck, he sets out to discover what he must do, and who it was that brought him there.</p>

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<p class="description">Lord Ramos, ruler of the Red Night clan sends one of his most trusted dark warriors on a task to find him a mistress. Not just any mistress, a virgin human. He must not fail. Complications arise filling this story with betrayal, twisted plots, warlocks, deals with warlords, highlanders and more!</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A LION demanded the daughter of a woodcutter in marriage. The Father, unwilling to grant, and yet afraid to refuse his request, hit upon this expedient to rid himself of his importunities. He expressed his willingness to accept the Lion as the suitor of his daughter on one condition: that he should allow him to extract his teeth, and cut off his claws, as his daughter was fearfully afraid of both. The Lion cheerfully assented to the proposal.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Jane and Elizabeth Bennet are the oldest of five sisters in need of husbands, but it isn't easy to find the right man. Are Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham all tey seem? Will pride and prejudice ever be defeated in the search for true love?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Get A Glimpse of Heaven On the way home from a conference, Don Piper s car was crushed by a semi that crossed into his lane. Medical personnel said he died instantly. While his body lay lifeless inside the ruins of his car, Piper experienced the glories of heaven, awed by its beauty and music.Ninety minutes after the wreck, while a minister prayed for him, Piper miraculously returned to life on earth with only the memory of inexpressible heavenly bliss. His faith in God was severely tested as he faced an uncertain and grueling recovery. Now he shares his life-changing story with you.90 Minutes In Heaven offers a glimpse into a very real dimension of God s reality. It encourages those recovering from serious injuries and those dealing with the loss of a loved one. The experience dramatically changed Piper s life, and it will change yours too.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Traveling from farm to farm, Hope Ladley helps cook for the field hands during the harvest, and her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind in widower Jakob Stauffer's home, but when Jakob's abusive brother-in-law shows up, he threatens the newfound peace and happiness of the farm. Original.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Jessilyn Lassiter never knew that hatred could lurk in the human heart until the summer of 1932 when she turned 13. When her best friend, Gemma, loses her parents in a tragic fire, Jessilyn's father vows to care for her as one of his own, despite the fact that Gemma is black and prejudice is prevalent in their southern Virginia town. Violence springs up as a ragtag band of Ku Klux Klan members unite and decide to take matters into their own hands. As tensions mount in the small community, loyalties are tested and Jessilyn is forced to say good-bye to the carefree days of her youth. Fireflies in December is the 2007 winner of the Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest.</p>


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Kiron tries to build a new civilization at the site of an abandoned 
cliff dweller's city, called Aerie, conflicts arise, and he soon 
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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. </p><h3>About the Author</h3><p>Rinehart was a mystery and romance writer.</p><p>Rebecca Burns is editor-in-chief of Atlanta Magazine, which has won numerous regional and national awards under her direction.</p></div>


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<p class="description">For FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan Cooper and his partner, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake. Unfortunately, Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Estranged from her diplomat father--who is involved in a sensitive hostage situation in the Middle East--she refuses to be intimidated by a related terrorist threat back in the States. That is, until a chilling warning convinces her that the danger is very real--and escalating. As Coop and his partner do their best to keep her safe, Monica's father triggers an abduction that puts his daughter's life at risk. And with every second that ticks by, Coop knows that the odds of saving the only woman who has ever breached the walls around his heart are dropping. After all, terrorists aren't known for their patience--or their mercy. Book one in the Heroes of Quantico series, this suspense-filled novel will whisk readers along for the thrilling ride.</p>


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<div><p class="description">Need the job done right? Get a handyman with the right…</p><p class="description">tools.</p><p class="description">Pleasure Inn, Book 1</p><p class="description">Interior decorator Lindsay Bell jumped at the chance to help restore the old inn at Mason Creek. What could be more fun than letting her imagination run wild on an unlimited budget? Eagerly she plans to turn her assigned room into a fantasy BDSM playground.</p><p class="description">All she expected from her newly hired handyman was to help her tear down a support wall. She certainly didn’t expect Brad Caldwell to be so drop-dead gorgeous in a tool belt. When he proves to be a steady, hardworking, stand-up guy—unlike the men she’s dated—Lindsay has a new and wicked idea. </p><p class="description">To take her new creation on a test drive down the road of their deepest, darkest, most delicious desires—and seduce her way into his heart.</p><p class="description">Warning: Smokin’ hot sex with creative use of toys, and a dash of magic.</p><p class="description"></p><p class="description">Need the job done right? Get a handyman with the right…<i>tools</i>.</p><p class="description"> </p><p class="description"><em>Pleasure Inn, Book 1</em></p><p class="description"> </p><p class="description">Interior decorator Lindsay Bell jumped at the chance to help restore the old inn at Mason Creek. What could be more fun than letting her imagination run wild on an unlimited budget? Eagerly she plans to turn her assigned room into a fantasy BDSM playground.</p><p class="description"> </p><p class="description">All she expected from her newly hired handyman was to help her tear down a support wall. She certainly didn’t expect Brad Caldwell to be so drop-dead gorgeous in a tool belt. When he proves to be a steady, hardworking, stand-up guy—unlike the men she’s dated—Lindsay has a new and wicked idea. </p><p class="description"> </p><p class="description">To take her new creation on a test drive down the road of their deepest, darkest, most delicious desires—and seduce her way into his heart.</p><p class="description"> </p><p class="description">Warning: Smokin’ hot sex with creative use of toys, and a dash of magic.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Meet Ryan Fisher-a self-assured real estate agent who's looking for an edge in the market. While watching a news special late one night, he sees evangelical Christians raising their hands in worship. It's like they're begging for affordable but classy starter homes. Ryan discovers the Christian business directory and places an ad complete with a Jesus fish. His business doubles in a week. But after visiting an actual church, Ryan realizes that with his business savvy, he could not only plant a church-he could create an empire. The Almost True Story of Ryan Fisher is a hilarious, spot-on, and often heartbreaking satire in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Perrotta, and Douglas Adams.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>They say you can't have your cake and eat it too. But who would want a cake they couldn't eat? Just ask Emma Rae Travis about that. A baker of confections who is diabetic and can't enjoy them. When Emma meets Jackson Drake, an escapee from Corporate America who is starting a wedding destination hotel to fulfill a dream that belonged to someone else, this twosome and their crazy family ties bring new meaning to the term Family Circus. The Atlanta social scene will never be the same! Can these two ill-suited players master the high-wire act and make a go of their new business venture? Or will they take each other crashing downward, without a net? And will the surprise wedding at The Tanglewood be theirs?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in ParisÃ'until she meets Âƒtienne St. Claire: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that heÃ•s taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home. As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss AnnaÃ'and readersÃ'have long awaited?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Once upon a time in the little town on the Oregon coast, there were four Lindas--all in the same first-grade classroom. So they decided to go by their middle names. And form a club. And be friends forever. But that was 47 years and four lives ago. Now a class reunion has brought them all--the New York lawyer, the empty nester, the frustrated artist, and the aging starlet--together again in their old hometown, at a crossroads in their lives. They're about to explore the invigorating reality that even the most eventful life has second acts...and there's no statute of limitations on friendship.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Embarking on a new adventure off the coast of the Sunshine State, psychopath Serge A. Storms and his drug-addled sidekick find themselves surrounded by atypical retirees and drug dealers while working to outmaneuver federal agents and a fugitive murderer. By the author of Hurricane Punch.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Irreverent and nasty, sexy and hilarious, this work treats readers to more outrageously campy urban fantasy courtesy of Amanda Feral, Seattle's most glamorous zombie.</p>


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<p class="description">By the author of False Pretenses (1988), Impulse (1990), and a series of paperback others: a crammed packaged romance featuring sex (bad, bad sex), family screaming, a tidbit of mystery, hasty glamorata, and real love--all set mainly in Manhattan. Lindsay Foxe is the ugly duckling daughter of Judge Royce Foxe, a mean-as-sleet womanizer who adores his other daughter, Sydney, a gorgeous Harvard Law School grad now married to an Italian prince. The 18-year-old Lindsay loves the prince, and he, unfortunately, loves little girls: Lindsay suffers a ghastly rape in Paris as a result, a mega misery topped off when sister Sydney arrives, pumps the prince full of lead, and then, later with dear old dad, blames Lindsay for leading the prince on. In the meantime, Taylor, the N.Y.C. cop who heard her crying out in a Paris hospital, surfaces years later, and it's he who, loving Lindsay, now a famous man-hating model, will help her to gradually overcome her fear. But there's still a family mystery in the works, as well as an attempted murder for Lindsay. After this attempt, when she is injured, assaulters begin arriving as if from a chute: the still- functioning prince; a bogus doctor; and a hired gun. Taped and bandaged Lindsay, in her hospital gown, holds her own.... Elementary but heavy on action. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.</p>


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<div><p>“I will always love you.” Not just a figure of speech when you’re undead.</p> <p><em>In the Heat of the Night, Book Two</em></p> <p>Six months ago, Andre St. James committed the ultimate one-night-stand party foul by turning Cynthiana into the spawn of Satan…also known as a vampire. He insisted he knew they were meant to be together forever and ever, so why wait for her to be on the same page with him to suck the life out of her?</p> <p>What. Ever. The only thing the two of them share is chemistry that blasts off the charts. So she dropkicked him out of her life and told him to never come back. He listened. Until now. </p> <p>Andre knows Cyn has trouble dealing with his take-no-prisoners approach to life, and that turning her against her will was a mistake. But he’s got patience born of centuries of immortality, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get back into her good graces and stay there forever. Including wait until she has no choice but to turn to him.</p> <p>After all, no one understands forever like a vampire. He’s loved her from the moment he saw her…and he always will. </p> <p><em>This book has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.</em></p> <p>Warning: Naughty vampire nookie. Orgasmic biting, a little bloodsucking, and a hot tub scene that redefines STEAMY.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>In this collection of holiday romances featuring Angelina Bertolli, vampire matchmaker extraordinaire, three lucky vamps, including Angelina, find their Christmas wishes coming true as they finally find the perfect person to spend eternity with. Original.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>An edgy book for teens that spans the gap between YA and adult fiction. Life after high school is tough enough without having to go 15 rounds with your inner demon. Val Shapiro is just your ordinary, part-demon, teenaged vampire hunter with a Texas drawl. And a pet hellhound named Fang. Soon enough she finds herself deep in the underbelly of the city, discovering the secrets of the Demon Underground and fighting to save those she loves. Whether they love her back or not.</p>


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<div><h3>Product Description</h3><p>Donovan is a werejaguar sworn to fight against his enemies, the dreaded werewolf clan - the Whitelaws. Isabella is an uncommon librarian, a member of the Committee. When she faces down the Whitelaws to retrieve a very dangerous book, she encounters Donovan and their lives will never be the same. This is a novella of about 13,000 words.  </p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>This sexy, funny new novel asks: Can a woman find a modern-day Mr. Darcy in Daytona Beach?   At thirty, Grace O'Bryan has dated every loser in Daytona Beach. After the ultimate date-from-hell, Grace decides to turn her dwindling book club into a Boyfriend of the Month Club, where women can discuss the eligible men in their community. Where are the real life twenty-first century versions of literary heroes such as Heathcliff and Mr. Darcy?  Could it be successful and handsome Brandon Farrell, who is willing to overlook his disastrous first date with Grace and offers financial help for her parents' failing Florida gift shop? Or maybe sexy dentist Joe Rosenblum, who's great with a smile but not so great at commitment? Unfortunately, like books, men cannot always be judged by their covers...</p>


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<p class="description">Paige Rogers is a former CIA agent who lost all she treasured seven years ago when her entire team was killed in a covert mission. She blames their leader—Daniel Keary—whom Paige believes betrayed them. Disillusioned and afraid for her life, she disappeared and started a new life as a small-town librarian. But when Keary announces his candidacy for governor of her state, he comes after Paige to ensure that she won't ruin his bid for office. He threatens everything she holds dear, and Paige must choose between the life of hiding that has become her refuge . . . or risking everything in one last, desperate attempt to right old wrongs.</p>


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<p class="description">This download is a free sample chapter from Breakthrough! How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World (ISBN: 0137137486) by Jon Queijo. Available in print and digital formats.<br>Read the following excerpt from the Introduction:<br>It's tempting to start right off with an apology for the word "breakthrough," a word that-depending on your point of view-can be as tedious as an overhyped headline or seductive as a brightly wrapped gift. Either way, it's hard to resist wondering, What breakthrough? A cure for cancer, an easy way to lose weight, the secret to living forever? But this isn't that kind of book, and apologies seem unnecessary when you're talking about the ten greatest breakthroughs in all of medicine. Sadly, none involve easy weight loss or living forever. However, all are arguably more important because they meet three essential criteria: 1) They saved, improved, or reduced suffering in millions of lives; 2) They changed the practice of medicine; and 3) They transformed our understanding of the world. That last item is too often overlooked. All medical "breakthroughs" profoundly impact health and how physicians work; far rarer are those that open our eyes to a fundamentally new way of seeing the world, giving new meaning to not only such questions as, Why do we get sick, and how do we die? but also, How are we put together and what connects us to the rest of nature?<br>Each of these ten breakthroughs came at a time in history when they struck humanity like a thunderbolt-a jolt of awakening followed by a palpable rise in human consciousness.<br>To continue reading, download this free preview of the Introduction &amp; Chapter 1. The full book is also available for sale.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Any ship arriving from England means good news for Virginia colony farmers. The "tobacco brides" would be on board, eligible women seeking a better life in America, bartered for with barrels of tobacco from the fields.  Drew O'Connor isn't stirred by news of a ship full of brides. Still broken-hearted from the loss of his beloved, he only wants a maid to tend his house and care for his young sister.  What he ends up with is a wife, a feisty redhead who claims she is Lady Constance Morrow, daughter of an Earl, brought to America against her will. And she wants to go straight back to England as soon as she possibly can. She hasn't the foggiest notion how to cook, she dares to argue with her poor husband, and spends more time working on mathematical equations than housework. What kind of a wife is that? Drew's Christian forbearance is in for some testing.  Headstrong and intelligent, deeply moral but incredibly enticing, Constance turns what was supposed to be a marriage of convenience into something most inconvenient, indeed.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The wedding of the season!Events manager Sylvie Smith is organizing a glittering fund-raising event: a wedding show in a stately home. She has even been roped into pretending to be a bride... a bride who's five months pregnant!The bride everyone is talking about!It should be every girl's dream to design a wedding with no expense spared, but it's not Sylvie's. Longbourne Court was her ancestral home, and she's just discovered that the new owner is Tom McFarlane-her baby's secret father. Now Tom's standing in front of her, looking at her bump....</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>From an extraordinary new voice in fiction comes a haunting, heartbreaking first novel about mothers and daughters, choice and regret, and the dreams, passions, and troubles of one small southern town.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Mystery and suspense combine in this first book in an exciting new 4-book series by best-selling author Terri Blackstock. Thelma and Wayne Owens run a bed and breakfast in Cape Refuge, Georgia. They minister to the seamen on the nearby docks and prisoners just out of nearby jails, holding services in an old warehouse and taking many of the 'down-and-outers' into their home. They have two daughters: the dutiful Morgan who is married to Jonathan, a fisherman, and helps them out at the B and B, and Blair, the still-single town librarian, who would be beautiful if it weren't for the serious scar on the side of her face. After a heated, public argument with his in-laws, Jonathan discovers Thelma and Wayne murdered in the warehouse where they held their church services. Considered the prime suspect, Jonathan is arrested. Grief-stricken, Morgan and Blair launch their own investigation to help Matthew Cade, the town's young police chief, find the real killer. Shady characters and a raft of suspects keep the plot twisting and the suspense building as we learn not only who murdered Thelma and Wayne, but also the secrets about their family's past and the true reason for Blair's disfigurement.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Even a robot dog can sniff out trouble...  USAF Lieutenant Samantha Spade is in the heat of the west Texas desert testing a dog-like robot for military use, when the device leads her and her team to a pick-up truck. The driver comes at them with a gun-and is shot in self-defense by Sam's friend. And then a gruesome discovery is made: three human heads in a cooler in the back of the truck.  Because the dead man was on the FBI's most wanted list, Sam stands to get a hefty reward. Too bad the technology to keep her shady ex-husband from sniffing out cash has yet to be invented. His appearance, along with frightening issues from her boyfriend's past, make it hard to tell just who is responsible for the pipe-wielding thug who attacks her. All Sam knows is that her luck has taken a doggone turn for the worse...</p>


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<div>Can the hunger that thrives in darkness be a love for eternity?<br><br>Jack
 Shaw's reputation as a wicked libertine is well deserved. He lives for 
the moment, indulging in temporary pleasures. Until he meets Lady 
Caroline Seton. Now he wants more than one stolen kiss, he wants 
forever. But Caroline hides a dangerous secret, one that could cost him 
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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Big Apple. Bigger Problems. The success of the Forrester sisters' On the Runway TV show lands them a hot ticket to Fashion Week in New York City. Paige is determined to garner the attention of New York's top designers, but her newfound fame threatens to go to her head. Erin wants to help promote the work of some eco-minded designers, but struggles to be taken seriously. Can Paige keep her prima donna behavior in check? Will Erin's involvement hurt the people she's really trying to help? Success in the big city comes with even bigger challenges, and as the pressure grows, so does the drama.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma.Caught up in the maelstrom following the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine, Leah finds herself also engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions. Head of the garrison near Galilee, he has been assigned by Palestine's governor to ferret out the truth behind rumors of a political execution gone awry. Leah's mistress, the governor's wife, secretly commissions Leah also to discover what really has become of this man whose death--and missing body--is causing such furor. This epic drama is threaded with the tale of an unlikely romance and framed with dangers and betrayals from unexpected sources. At its core, The Centurion's Wife unfolds the testing of loyalties--between two young people whose inner searchings they cannot express, between their irreconcilable heritages, and ultimately between their humanity and the Divine they yearn to encounter.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>With a vibrant, fresh style Suzanne Woods Fisher brings readers into the world of a young Amish woman torn between following the man she loves--or joining the community of faith that sustains her, even as she questions some of the decisions of her elders. Her choice begins a torrent of change for her and her family, including a marriage of convenience to silent Daniel Miller. Both bring broken hearts into their arrangement--and secrets that have been held too long. Filled with gentle romance, The Choice opens the world of the Amish--their strong communities, their simple life, and their willingness to put each other first. Combined with Fisher's exceptional gift for character development, this novel, the first in a series, is a welcome reminder that it is never too late to find your way back to God.</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The land of Aedyn, once under the peaceful rule of the Great King, has been overtaken by mysterious lords who trust only in their own reason. Two children called from our world have the power to lead the revolution, but will they find the courage to face their own destiny?</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Websters paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-French thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart was edited for three audiences. The first includes French-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL or TOEIC preparation program. The second audience includes English-speaking students enrolled in bilingual education programs or French speakers enrolled in English-speaking schools. The third audience consists of students who are actively building their vocabularies in French in order to take foreign service, translation certification, Advanced Placement (AP) or similar examinations. By using the Webster's French Thesaurus Edition when assigned for an English course, the reader can enrich their vocabulary in anticipation of an examination in French or English.TOEFL, TOEIC, AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved.Websters edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to difficult, yet commonly used words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in French, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English, and avoid them using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the readerdecipher a words meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a dif</p>


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<p class="description">I came across Maya Banks by recommendation (thank you amazon!). I am IN LOVE with these characters. Granted yes, Holly is a little underdeveloped but so what. If this doesn't make every woman want to give polyandry a try, shame on you! Best decision I ever made. Oh...and the sex was HOT! My guys loved it!! Can't wait for Colter's Lady, it's the boys story. Wow imagine how hot the girls will be???</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>A shrewd investigator and an expert marksman, Special Agent Alexandra LaDuca can handle any case the FBI gives her. Or can she? Connecting the dots between an assassination attempt in Ukraine, a murder in Paris, and a brutal attack on a remote village in South America takes Alex on a dangerous puzzle-solving, soul-searching journey that changes her forever.</p>


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<div><p><em>Love can drive you over the edge. It can also let you fly.</em></p> <p>An <em>In The Heat of the Night</em> story.</p> <p>Pixie Parthon worked hard to make her music production company a success. Anyone who gets in her way gets the business end of her Fae magic. Her savvy business sense kept her family afloat for years, but now that her musician brother is mated and off on a world tour she’s feeling left in the dust.</p> <p>Maybe it was a faint wish for a little love magic for herself, but she didn’t expect one night of cutting loose to leave her marked for life. A little love bite is one thing. Give up her hard-won independence to a pushy alpha werewolf? She’ll pass.</p> <p>Malcon is just as shocked as Pixie, but for a different reason. From the moment he saw her, his desire went far beyond getting into her pants. When she agreed—begged—to be bitten, he believed she also sensed their destiny to be mates.</p> <p>Now it’s too late. Nothing will convince Pixie that he has no intention of clipping her wings—not even a month’s worth of orgasms on call. Crazy as it sounds, love is all he wants from her. Even if it means letting her go…</p> <p>Warning: Dirty wolf on fairy love, semi-orgasmic dance scenes, fully orgasmic biting of mates, Alpha males and women who are willing to smack them with fairy dust when they get out of line. Oh, and some hot anal sex. You’re welcome!</p></div>


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<p class="description">After Hudson Savage betrayed her, Dana Cardwell hoped never to lay eyes on the seductive cowboy again. Until a bunch of old bones showed up on her family ranch. Suddenly her former lover was back in her life in a big way-to investigate a decades-old crime.<br>Five years ago, Hud left town with a heart load of regrets. But now, as acting interim marshal, he had a job to do. And this time he wasn't walking away. Because now Dana's life was on the line-as the unsuspecting target of a killer who still walked the canyon. Hud would do whatever it took to keep Dana close. Even if it meant risking his own heart for a second chance for both of them....</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>After her brother dies in a trauma room, nurse Claire Avery can no longer face the ER. She's determined to make a fresh start-new hospital, new career in nursing education-move forward, no turning back. But her plans fall apart when she's called to offer stress counseling for medical staff after a heartbreaking day care center explosion. Worse, she's forced back to the ER, where she clashes with Logan Caldwell, a doctor who believes touchy-feely counseling is a waste of time. He demands his staff be as tough as he is. Yet he finds himself drawn to this nurse educator . . . who just might teach him the true meaning of healing.</p>


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<p class="description">Jenny Lucas swore she’d never go home again. But being told you’re dying has a way of changing things. Years after she left, she and her five-year-old daughter, Isabella, must return to her sleepy North Carolina town to face the ghosts she left behind. They welcome her in the form of her oxygen tank–toting grandmother, her stoic and distant father, and David, Isabella’s dad . . . who doesn’t yet know he has a daughter. As Jenny navigates the rough and unknown waters of her new reality, the unforgettable story that unfolds is a testament to the power of love and its ability to change everything—to heal old hurts, bring new beginnings . . . even overcome the impossible. A stunning debut about love and loss from a talented new voice.</p>


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<p class="description">A Hollywood actress known for her beauty flees to a secluded mountain cabin in North Carolina after being severely scarred in a car accident. There she finds unexpected love and a new life with a man who lost his family in 9-11.</p>


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<div><p>He is tired of fighting. She has nowhere to run.</p> <p>Book 1 of <em>Red Rock Pass</em> series</p> <p>Keith Winston is tired of fighting. The war between werewolves and wizards rages on in Europe, but he’s come home to Red Rock, Montana in hopes of finding a bit of peace. Instead he finds more strife as he struggles against the pack’s dictates that he resume his place as the alpha’s right-hand man.</p> <p>When he rescues a new wolf on the run, he knows his instant attraction to her could cause trouble. What he doesn’t expect is to find himself embroiled in another battle that goes against all his instincts—and his heart.</p> <p>Abigail Adler learned about the existence of werewolves only when she became one. With her life threatened by a corrupt alpha, she flees to the only sanctuary she knows: Red Rock. While she’s grateful for the pack’s protection, she chafes under its unbreakable rules of conduct—except when it comes to submitting to the passion Keith stirs in her.</p> <p>Then her tormentor kidnaps her sister in an attempt to lure her out of hiding. To save her, Abby and Keith must be willing to do the very thing that could get them all killed—break all of the rules.</p> <p>Warning: Hot werewolf sex, violence, explosions, and a heroine wielding a makeshift implement of destruction.</p></div>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control-Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter's demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis. In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening secret: He's convinced it's his fault his best friend Daisy went missing. Jed's pain sends him on a quest for answers to mysteries woven through the fabric of his own life and the lives of the families of Defiance, Texas. When he finally confronts the terrible truths he's been denying all his life, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom. Daisy Chain is an achingly beautiful southern coming-of-age story crafted by a bright new literary talent. It offers a haunting yet hopeful backdrop for human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God's surprising redemption.</p>


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<p class="description">Lieutenant Magdalena Cruz had come home-And though all she wanted was to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton-of the enemy Daltons-wouldn't cooperate. And she needed him to, because the walls around her heart were dangerously close to crumbling every time he came near.-<br>Jake had spent most of his life trying to get closer to Maggie, with little to show for it. But she was the woman he'd always wanted, and no injury in the world could change that. Now if only he could convince her that the woman who stood before him was beautiful, desirable, whole-and meant to be his.-</p>


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<p class="description">SUMMARY:<br>Websters paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running English-to-French thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of Dangerous Days by Mary Roberts Rinehart was edited for three audiences. The first includes French-speaking students enrolled in an English Language Program (ELP), an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) program, an English as a Second Language Program (ESL), or in a TOEFL or TOEIC preparation program. The second audience includes English-speaking students enrolled in bilingual education programs or French speakers enrolled in English-speaking schools. The third audience consists of students who are actively building their vocabularies in French in order to take foreign service, translation certification, Advanced Placement (AP) or similar examinations. By using the Webster's French Thesaurus Edition when assigned for an English course, the reader can enrich their vocabulary in anticipation of an examination in French or English.TOEFL, TOEIC, AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved.Websters edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words. Rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority compared to difficult, yet commonly used words. Rather than supply a single translation, many words are translated for a variety of meanings in French, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of English, and avoid them using the notes as a pure translation crutch. Having the reader decipher awords meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult w</p>


