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"Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to a quiet Christmastide away from the schemes and secrets she witnessed daily in London. Not only will she be visiting the family of her late husband; she will be reunited with Captain Jack Hartley, her friend and confidante, finally returned after a long voyage at sea. But secrets aren't only found in London. Jack's younger sister, Amelia, is the center of neighborhood scandal and gossip. She refuses...
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"An entrancing and prismatic debut novel by Christine Lai, set in a near future fraught with ecological collapse, Landscapes brilliantly explores memory, empathy, preservation, and art as an instrument for recollection and renewal. In the English countryside--decimated by heat and drought--Penelope archives what remains of an estate's once notable collection. As she catalogues the library's contents, she keeps a diary of her final months in the dilapidated...
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"A beautiful, poignant read . . . straight from the heart . . . heart breaking and heart-warming in equal measure. Once I had started reading it I couldn't put it down . . . beautiful." -Amazon reviewer, five stars
A heartfelt novel of a Christmas shadowed by loss and regret-and brightened by hope for renewal-from the author of Time Will Tell.
Six-year-old Jack is counting the days to Christmas. But his grandmother is just counting the days...
4) The Affair
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How well does she really know this man? A teacher becomes a target, in this intense new thriller by the author of Unravelling Alice.
Alexandra couldn't help herself. She fell madly in love with married man Ryan, the father of her pupil Mia. When he stopped calling, her heart was broken-and she consoled herself with an acquaintance named Henry.
But neither man is really out of her life. Henry wants more. And she can't avoid running into Ryan...
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"Paris, 1940. German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave. Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hôtel Ritz, must stay to support her family back home in Brittany. Desperate to earn money, Camille also acts as a lady's maid for longtime guest Vivian Miller, a glamorous American widow--and a Nazi sympathizer. Despite her distrust of the woman, Camille...
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This move, this new job at the architect's firm, it's the fresh start Livia desperately needs-if she's ever going to forget what happened three years ago... Then one day, crammed into a drawer in her creaking old fisherman's cottage, she finds a diary. She's utterly captivated by the unfolding story of infatuation, rejection and guilt, so similar to her own. But just as the writer is about to confess a chilling secret, the diary stops, the rest of...
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Does it matter what my name is? I am a woman. Does it matter what my religion is? I believe in God. Does it matter what country I come from? I live on earth.
I am talking to you. Specifically, I am talking to your mind. Do you agree or disagree with all my philosophical, psychological, and logical thoughts? Some of my thoughts might probably be nonsense and illogical. Sometimes when I think profoundly about a matter, I often come to the conclusion...
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Autumn's choices left her misunderstood and isolated. She walked with oblivion. She found herself talking to only herself. The burden of knowing and seeing too much at a young age defined her stillness.
As I wander my way through the years. Sometimes searching to avoid my mind. Sometimes lost from promises and lies. Sometimes waiting to save me from myself.
The restrictions between my solitude life, my inconsistent creativity and my graphic implementation...
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Secrets hide in the Druid's Grove, in a murderer's heart, and in Niall Kier's past . . .
October 1851. After millions of visitors and months of success, the Great Exhibition is winding down. Mr. Niall Kier and Miss Kara Levett are busy with the celebrations planned for the last weeks-and with all the commissions their involvement has brought them. Their artistic works stall, though, when the closing ceremonies are interrupted by a murder.
Suddenly,...
10) Deadly Manor
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Surrounded by war, stalked by murder, can she stay alive?
October 1940. Livvy Redmond is thrilled to receive an invitation to a country house party away from the Blitz. There she hopes to help her husband overcome his injuries from fighting in France. But excitement turns to horror when she stumbles across two members of the house party – murdered.
Indebted to her hostess, Livvy attempts to catch the killer. No one is who they seem, and the party...
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Do you ever catch yourself thinking "Why am I always prioritising myself last?" I bet you have had this thought a few times. There's vast power in the choices we make. We all experience pain, but it's how we choose to deal with it that makes the real impact in our lives and on those around us. If you continually avoid that deep-seated pain, it will eventually emerge when you least expect it.
In It's Ok to Feel Like This, author Monique Worgess explores...
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Old secrets dragged into the light . . . can turn deadly.
Someone wants Niall Kier's secrets exposed-even if they lead to scandal, unrest . . . and murder.
Miss Kara Levett has discovered a talent for unearthing secrets and truths, but she's vowed not to turn it on her friend-and more-Mr. Niall Kier. His secrets are his own, until he chooses to share them.
Unfortunately, someone else is not so patient. Niall needs to find who is digging so furiously...
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Once upon a magical time is a compilation of 8 short fictional stories that follow a magical theme. These bedtime stories include the following titles: Once upon a magical garden, once upon a farmhouse mansion, once upon a covid chameleon, once upon a winter wonderland, once upon a unicorns wish, once upon a spaceship, once upon a summer camp and once upon a girl's day. This children's book has been written to make youngsters laugh and spark the imagination...
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A grand showcase for technology, art, design, and . . . murder.
London, 1851, and the Great Exhibition is on. A soaring success despite months of dour predictions, it is the event of the year, on front pages and wagging tongues the world over-and Miss Kara Levett is thrilled to be in the middle of it. The daughter of a baron and an exhibitor herself, she happily demonstrates her elaborate automatons and case clocks to the crowds.
But her situation...
15) The Droll Teller
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1962, and on Christmas Day at precisely 6pm, a mysterious old man by the name of Silas Finn, calls on the new owners of an ancestral home in Devon and asks which they'd prefer to hear-a story or a song. Ten-year old Enys Quiller is adamant they must have a story, just as Cousin Beatrice instructed.
"You'll be sure to tell me dreckly, won't you?" says Beatrice. "What the droll teller says?"
But the strange and macabre tale of Victorian poisoning...
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"The story of becoming sober signifies a great deal more than simply not 'picking up' or 'using'. This is a story not only of recovery, but also of what it means to live in sobriety."
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy
1st District, Rhode Island
"This book, written by a recovering addict who became a successful therapist, is a perfect road map for addicts, codependents, and therapists. Among the milestones are sobriety, emotional maturity, and personal...
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In this unmissable psychological thriller, the affair that was supposed to be a respite from Ava's vicious marriage might just be another, even more terrible, trap. Trapped in her marriage to Rex, a violent and controlling man, Ava has one bright spot in her life: her online tutoring sessions with Ali. He is thousands of miles away but wants very much to return to the United Kingdom. As Ava and Ali grow more intimate, Ava begins pouring her heart...
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The Soldier with the Golden Buttons - Adapt For Youth
"The Soldier with the Golden Buttons - Adapt For Youth" presents a child's view of the Holocaust. It is the story of Jewish children wrenched from a carefree childhood to be overwhelmed by the brutal savagery of war. A few days are enough to turn them into adults forced to content with hunger and thirst, fear of death, and with the horror of being taken away from their mothers. Closed in a wagon,...
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THE COMPLETE FATHER OF LIES SERIES
BOOK 1-Father of Lies: Ruby is the most violently disturbed patient ever admitted to Drummersgate Asylum, high on the bleak moors of northern England. With no improvement after two years, Dr. Jack McGowan finally decides to take a risk and hypnotizes her. With terrifying consequences.
BOOK 2-Tanners Dell: Following the hypnosis of violently disturbed psychiatric patient, Ruby Dean, an unholy dark force was unleashed...
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I have dealt with thousands of people in my 35-year banking career. Paul is one of the most precise, thoughtful, and prepared clients I have experienced. This kind of commitment to details is rarely seen in our industry. Paul is qualified, through his vast experience and achievements, to share on the subject of creating a strong business plan and acquiring financing for a business. Thinking outside the box is a strength of Paul's and shows that securing...