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In my world, family and honor are everything.In my world, women are powerless.In my world, men call all the shots.My uncle is a mafia king, and my father wants the same power. I am a pawn in their games, to be used and traded.Two weeks ago, I was promised in marriage to a man I barely know.Two days ago, I discovered that man liked to torture women for fun.Two hours ago, I begged my mother to stop the marraige.Two minutes ago, I found myself promised...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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2016
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A startling and original courtroom drama from New York Times #1 Best Seller John Grisham that is the prequel to his newest legal thriller, The Whistler. An Original E-Short.
A judge’s first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
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A judge’s first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
Don’t miss...
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Adventure? Check. Magic? Check. Sarcasm? You bet. Roguish Never is sure he has hunted down every relic and every clue possible on his quest to finally lift the curse on his blood and hopefully learn his true name. However, convincing the wealthy Lord Firmita to part with a map to the sunken city proves to be far more dangerous than he first imagined.
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Tantor Media, Inc
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2014
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"Love in my world usually ended up with someone hearing 'I smite thee!' as she was cursed to be some lame flower for the rest of her life." For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals-pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At seventeen, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards . . . and that she'll never be prepared for that duty....
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This short story takes place before Diabolical Sword, the first book in The Charm Collector urban fantasy series. Camila Fletcher has made a career out of finding missing people. Despite being a full-blooded human, she's often contacted by members of the fae population hiding amongst mundanes. When a young fae girl asks for help finding her sister, Camila is thrust into an investigation that involves much more than one missing girl …
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The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in the history of Weyland-Yutani. A ship bound for Origae-6, carrying two thousand colonists beyond the limits of known space, this is make-or-break investment for the corporation-and for the future of all mankind. Yet there are those who would die to stop the mission. As the colony ship hovers in Earth orbit, several violent events reveal a deadly conspiracy to sabotage the launch. While Captain...
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Eyes see only a glimpse Sheylha is a seer-a woman with unique and extraordinary abilities. Powerful men want to control her, to use her to dominate others. Kalvor is a warrior of unusual tenacity, a hunter who never gives up. Driven by his past, he has become a dangerous enemy. When Kalvor is sent to find and capture the seer, each of them will be tested in ways they could never have imagined. In time the outcome will determine the fate of kingdoms....
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Meet 'Val' one of the most talked about characters in The Zombie Chronicles. This is the prequel to The Zombie Chronicles completely told in Val's POV. Meet Val before she hooked up with the gang on Kelly's Island. See how she got bitten as that was never explained in the series. Watch her meet her biological parents and Dean for the first time! See how she got thrown into isolation. See the friends she traveled with on the journey to the island....
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Margaret Walsh's life has been utterly ordinary…but her death will unleash secrets no one saw coming.In the midst of grieving her failed marriage Amanda is dealt the devastating news that her mother, Margaret, has only weeks left to live. She makes the tough decision to bring her mother home to live out her final days.Amanda remembers Margaret's life as boring and predictable. Full of PTA meetings, bake sales, and bridge games. As Amanda watches...
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The chilling prequel to GHOSTLAND. Garrote House has seen its share of blood. Since Christopher's ancestor Oliver Hedgewood built the house in the 1800s, many spirits have taken up residence in "the Moving House," including horror author Rex Garrote, who'd burned to death in his private library. Christopher Hedgewood and Sara Jane Amblin, inventor of the Recurrence Field, return to Garrote House one final time before it's relocated to Ghostland. They've...
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LEGACY: LOVE, HONOR, DEDICATION. (A BROTHERS OF SOLEMN CREED PREQUEL)
Contemporary Romance Author Jodi James weaves a tale of intrigue, honor, heroes, and family bonds.
Patriarch Thomas Winslow is a first responder in the small town of Solemn Creed, Colorado. He has everything he wants - a loving, nurturing wife; an empathetic, insightful son; and a fulfilling career as a firefighter.
His son's best friend blazes into their lives and...
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There's a new Wicked Witch in Oz-and her name is Dorothy. This digital original novella is the second installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die.
Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she's not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She's power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But behind the scenes, there's someone else pulling the...
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Everyone hates what I am… except for me.
Long ago I accepted that I was different, and that the fae would never see me as their equal because of the tainted blood running through my veins.
What I didn't expect? That when my brother and his friends went to the Royal Fae Academy, they'd abandon me too.
Except when my brother's friends return years later, we've all changed, as have our feelings for each other. But if they think I'm going to suddenly...
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ZHE JIANG PUBLISHING UNITED GROUP
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2015
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内容介绍从滨河市调入长江市的刑警队长江一明,在酒会上认识极品美女李妍,觉得她非常像自己的初恋女友,这时,他突然接到指挥中心的电话,要他带下属前往白云公园勘查现场,当他直到现场时,发现死者竟然是分管刑侦的副局长,他大吃一惊,头都大了,罪犯无疑是向他下挑战书!接下来他带领专案组连续侦破四起匪夷所思的谋杀案,谋杀的方法无比先进,比如用聚光镜杀人、定时杀人、眼镜蛇杀人、音乐杀人等等,不可思议的高超杀人方法,搞得专案组焦头烂额,但最终都被坚毅智慧的刑警们一一侦破,就在所有案件都已经结案时,江一明突然发现这四个独立的案件,竟然有相同的地方,几乎每个案件的主谋或者死者都和8年前的一件轮奸案有关,他决定继续侦察下去,结果四个案件都是由李妍主谋的,她就是8年前被轮奸的受害人孙兰香,也是他的初恋情人,他在感情和法律之间犹豫了,最终他选择把初恋情人绳之以法,这时,深爱着李妍的杜威不许江一明带走她,杜威要开枪打死江一明,但李妍飞用身子挡住了杜威的子弹......高智能的谋杀、密集的悬疑、智慧的刑侦、悲情的杀人动机、伤入骨髓的恋情是本书的主要元素。
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Can soulmates survive a darkness threatening to tear them apart? The Darkness is banished and a new era has begun for the Were and the Covens, bound together by the magical Pact that keeps them safe. Spirit-talker Morghanna Cantrae doubts she's strong enough to lead her Coven into their new life with Pack MacCrae, especially given she can't even persuade her beloved yet stubborn sister, Morrigan, that the Pact is the only way forward. Then a mysterious...
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When Karl Schmidt immigrated from Germany, he was searching for the American dream, but he never dreamed he'd fall in love.The small, quaint northwest US town where he decided to settle was close to a large city, but the city was always too much for Karl. He loved the peaceful country and the wide-open spaces. He also loved animals and owned a veterinary practice which serviced the entire area. One day a beautiful young woman shows up at his clinic...
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Coerced to join a rival conclave, Tesh is forced to control minds and alter events.
A Prequel To The NEWDAWN Saga - The ROAMERS flee the future. ROAMERS in 2098 are the only hope to save their world.
To save her world, Tesh leaves everything behind and shapes a new future into the past as one of the ROAMERS.
In the technologically driven society of 2098, Tesh is groomed to fulfill her future role as the leader of the SRC conclave, under...
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Once upon a time there lived a boy with his dad who ruled the small town of Destiny. Like his dad, the boy was a bully who thrived on causing misery.
Like his dad, he was king.
Like his dad, he was lost.
One day he met a girl called Luna who made him feel something other than rage and pain, a girl who would one day show him that to be strong you don't have to hurt others, or yourself, and that there's great strength in kindness and love.
But that...
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