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Song of ice and fire volume 3
Language
English
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Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched contienent is...
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Series
Shadow children volume 3
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Language
English
Description
Nina Idi has been arrested for falsely accusing some classmates of being illegal third children--a capital crime in their society. Now she is being asked to betray others--or risk being executed.
Thirteen-year-old Nina is imprisoned by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify illegal "third-born" children, or facing death.
Author
Series
Powder mage trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"IN A RICH, DISTINCTIVE WORLD THAT MIXES MAGIC WITH TECHNOLOGY, WHO COULD STAND AGAINST MAGES THAT CONTROL GUNPOWDER AND BULLETS? The capital has fallen ... Field Marshal Tamas returns to his beloved country to find that for the first time in history, the capital city of Adro lies in the hands of a foreign invader. His son is missing, his allies are indistinguishable from his foes, and reinforcements are several weeks away. An army divided ... With...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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At loose ends after the devastating death of her mother, Una Richardson responds to an advertisement for a ladies' companion, a position that leads her into the wealthy, secluded world of Mrs. Elspeth McKenzie. But Elspeth's home isn't the comforting haven it seems. Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una's presence. More disturbing is evidence suggesting two girls lived here before her. What happened to the young women? Why won't the McKenzie's...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"THE WIFE: For Alice, life has never been better. With her second husband, she has a successful business, two children, and a beautiful house. HER HUSBAND: Alice knows that life could have been different if her first husband had lived, but Nathan's arrival into her life gave her back the happiness she craved. HER BEST FRIEND: Through the ups and downs of life, from celebratory nights out to comforting each other through loss, Alice knows that with...
66) Promise of blood
Author
Series
Powder mage trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and greedy scrambling for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces. Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant...
67) Remember me
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English
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"Haunted by heartbreak and betrayal, Addie Bryant escapes her terrible circumstances with the hope she can forever hide her past and with the belief she will never have the future she's always dreamed of. When she's reunited with her lost love, Addie must decide whether to run or to face her wounds to embrace her life, her future, and her hope in God"--
1902. Addie Bryant's beau, Isaac Hanson, left the Yukon, and she made a vow to wait for him. When...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Willy Cherrymill and his stepdaughter, Lacey, are deeply bruised by a past brimming with unanswered questions. It's been thirty years since May DuBerry, Willy's young wife and Lacey's mother, abandoned them both leaving Willy to raise Lacey alone. Lacey Cherrymill is smart, stubborn, and focused. She's also single mother to a young daughter recently diagnosed with a devastating illness. The last thing she needs to think about right now is the betrayal...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life, writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son. Then she meets David, a handsome stranger, in a coffee shop. Lured into an affair, she invents a new persona, one without strings, deadlines, or brooding husbands. Lillian has never felt so reckless, unpredictable, or wanted. But as her affair with David intensifies, she withdraws from everything that's real, even her...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Nessa McCormack's seemingly perfect life is coming apart at the seams: her marriage is on the rocks, her daugher is pulling away from her, and the arrival of a young man named Luke threatens to reveal a damning secret from her past. Nessa's solace is her work at a local art gallery, where she is in charge of a retrospective exhibit for one of Ireland's beloved and enigmatic artists: Robert Locke. But this, too, is thrown into chaos when a woman comes...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
As Army wives at Fort East, Regina Castro, Adelaide Wilson-Chang, and Sophie Walden bonded during their book club and became inseparable. An unimaginable betrayal abruptly ended the friendship. Eight years later, Regina and Sophie are shocked when they get a call for help from Adelaide. Adelaide's husband is stationed abroad, and without any friends or family near her new home of Alexandria, Virginia, she has no one to help take care of her young...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals--raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them--that are unable to survive in the wild. Seemingly rid of his troubled past, Bill hopes to marry the local veterinarian and live a quiet life together, the promise of which is threatened when a childhood friend is released from prison. Suddenly forced to confront the secrets of his criminal youth, Bill battles...
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English
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"From the author of Two Truths and a Lie and The Islanders, a delicious summer read set in midcoast Maine, tackling family secrets, marriage, motherhood and privilege"--
Louisa has come to her parents' house in Maine this summer with all three of her kids, a barely written book, and a trunkful of resentment. Left behind in Brooklyn is her husband, who has promised that after this final round of fundraising at his startup he will once again pick up...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When King Jaron returned to Carthya he brought with him a device that supposedly shows the way to a great treasure, but now everything is going wrong: Castor, the son of an old enemy, is conspiring against him and wants the throne for himself, his fiancé, Imogen, seems to have turned against him, and the Prozarian Monarch has invaded his kingdom and taken Jaron's castle--but Jaron has a lot of experience at hiding and escaping, and he is not willing...
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English
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"Wonderful—suspense and surprises, real characters, and a scary, ominous backbeat. This feels like the book Jackson was born to write." —Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author
Named a Best Book by USA Today
From New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson,
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This novel is a work of fiction, but it is based on the real-life experiences of Italian women during the Second World War. The character of Livia is an amalgam of two university students in Florence who worked for the Resistance. The character of Isabella is based on the life of the film star Maria Denis, who was caught between the Fascist authorities that ran the film industry in Rome and her devotion to Luchino Visconti, a film director and...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Kayla is still holding on to Lainie's secrets. After all, Lainie is Kayla's best friend. And despite Lainie's painful obsession with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, and the ways he has tried to come between them, friends don't spill each other's secrets. They don't betray each other's trust. The murder at the end of the summer doesn't change all that.
78) Reaper
Author
Series
Dark in you volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Levi is the kind of man who is impossible to ignore. But it's not until their Piper/s psyche brushes his in an unguarded moment that they both realize: they are anchors. Neither Piper nor Levi are used to needing anyone. The attraction between them is making their demons crazy. Worse, Piper's narcissistic stepsister is Levi's ex-- and she's not okay with the situation. When an old terror appears from Levi's past, time is running out. Piper is a Nightmare,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this captivating novel of love, family and betrayal, two sisters mean everything to each other--until one secret shatters it all. Sisters Jess and Ivy have always shared everything--childhood memories, a flat, a love of romcoms. As different as they are, together they're the perfect balance, with Jess's calm elegance complementing Ivy's spirit and thirst for adventure. But there is one thing--one person--they can't share: Ivy's friend, Finn. And...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Leah is on a journey across Pennsylvania, confronting questions she never thought she'd ask: Can she forgive the man who hurt her the most? If she doesn't, will she be in need of forgiveness? Does life waste away if she doesn't find the answers? As a result of her husband's betrayal and deaths in the family, Leah forges through long stretches of her life alone. She is torn between her profession and motherhood, torn between her affection for her small...
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