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1) Vanity Fire
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"Fast pacing, a strong sense of place, and plenty of publishing-business details combine with a likable although flawed main character to produce an engrossing read."-Booklist
The phone rings in the middle of the night. Publisher Guy Mallon's book warehouse has burned to the ground. In the ashes there is a burned body. Carol Murphy, Guy's lover and business manager, fed up with the failing operation, has already split. But why is her car spotted...
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"Ever Had an Old Fashioned?" by Timothy Keith is a touching love story that explores the incredible journey of two individuals from starkly contrasting backgrounds who are brought together by the hand of fate. Set against the backdrop of life's complexities, this book narrates how the divine orchestrates their meeting, culminating in a once-in-a-lifetime love story.
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Philippe Renault feels an intimate connection to the prostitute Lilah the first moment that he sees her standing at the top of Madame Cheney's plush bordello staircase. It's more than just the fire in his loins that the dark-haired beauty arouses. The vulnerable look that he sees in Lilah's eyes captivates his heart. Renault gets the sense that Lilah knows as much as there is to know about suffering as he does, maybe even more. At last, he has found...
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A novel of subtle suspense and creeping tension, A Case to Answer is effortlessly crafted crime fiction, in which human weakness and vulnerability lead to secrets, lies and tragedy.
The day Jerry Hunt meets Charlotte Frost is the day he decides to abandon his rebellious, criminal ways. Despite the fact that Jerry's been to prison and has vowed never to return, he continues to run a successful scam with his friend Pete in which Jerry sweet-talks...
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Misaki Tamaura es una chica muy enamoradiza que decidió a declararse a cuatro chicos populares de alta clase en su preparatoria. Sin embargo fue rechazada y humillada por cada uno de ellos. Así, años después ahora en la universidad, ella se ha convertido en toda una belleza con un solo objetivo... ¡Enamorarlos y romperles el corazón!, ¡esa es su venganza!, ¡su venganza amorosa!
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Marion and James Fraser are a young couple who appear to have it all. Their luck changes, however, when they move into a lovely, old mansion with a rose garden. Marion falls ill and begins to have strange dreams, in which she seems to be leading the life of a young Victorian woman, Mariana Wilkinson. Mariana Wilkinson used to visit the house as the guest of a friend, whose mother is thought to have drowned in a boating accident. During her stays with...
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When did plain, mousy personal assistant Brooke Hanford sprout miles of long, smooth, creamy legs? And more important, why did Detective Atticus Kincaid suddenly notice? Their relationship had always been the "good friend" variety. But now Brooke was in his thoughts and under his skin. The fact that she was receiving unwanted male attention in the form of some creep's anonymous psychological terror brought out all of Atticus's protective instincts.
Now...
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Seria correto desobedecê-la? Sua vida poderia depender da resposta.
[Aqueles que acreditam]
Esses sinais seguirão aqueles que acreditam...
Fugindo dos Serviços Sociais e de outras pessoas que não entendem suas crenças, Nathan e sua mãe, a pastora Billie Ashbury, mudam-se para outra cidade.
Nathan enfrenta, novamente, os desafios de fazer novos amigos e de guardar os segredos de sua família. Mas, o que ele realmente enfrenta, é...
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Allan Folsom returns with a high octane thriller in The Machiavelli Covenant.
In Europe for a crucial NATO summit in Warsaw, US President John Henry Harris is ordered by a secret cabal within his own administration to have the president of France and the chancellor of Germany assassinated. Refusal, he knows, will mean his death. Afraid to trust anyone, the president flees for his life. Pursued by the Secret Service, the CIA, and Spanish Intelligence...
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Gillian McAllister, autora británica de numerosos éxitos de ventas, presenta un thriller psicológico maravilloso y compulsivamente complejo sobre una madre que ve cómo su hijo adolescente apuñala a un hombre y recurre a un método muy poco convencional para intentar salvarlo. ¿Es posible impedir un asesinato cuando ya se ha producido?
Finales de octubre, pasada la medianoche. Estás esperando a tu hijo de dieciocho años. Ha superado con creces...
11) Man and Wife
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Cal Bradleys marriage to Marie is the stuff of romance. Then one night, a 19-year-old boy named Peter Blue goes on a rampage. Friendless and suicidal, Blue is sent to Bradley for treatment. For the patient, it's a last chance at redemption. For the doctor, it's the beginning of a journey into a world of fear, deception, and murder. Because somehow, Blue's extraordinary inner life is linked to Cal's reality. And in the mystery of the teenager's mind...
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When Sheikh Mikael catches notorious model Jemma Copeland flaunting Saidia's laws-and her body-in his desert, he knows one thing: revenge against his family's destruction is within his reach! To achieve it he makes Jemma an offer: imprisonment or marriage.
With her life shattered by the scandal that rocked her family, Jemma needed that modeling job. She didn't know that she was breaking the law! But Mikael's outrageous proposal pushes her beyond...
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Some days, you could just kill your boss. Guess what? The feeling is mutual in the next thriller by the acclaimed author of The Wheelman and The Blonde.
Jamie DeBroux's boss has called a special meeting for all "key personnel" at 9:00 a.m. on a hot Saturday in August.
When Jamie arrives, the conference room is stocked with cookies and champagne. His boss smiles and tells his employees, "We're a cover for a branch of the intelligence community....
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"La trahison qui a tout changé" est un conte poignant qui se déroule dans le village pittoresque de Hartfield, o la tranquillité de la vie rurale est perturbée par la complexité des relations humaines. L'histoire suit Emma Woodhouse, une jeune femme dont le monde est bouleversé par une trahison qui remet en question ses croyances sur l'amour, la loyauté et la nature des relations humaines. Alors qu'Emma traverse les conséquences de la trahison,...
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"Entre nosotros, un verano" sigue las vidas entrelazadas de Lucy y Oliver mientras se embarcan en un apasionado romance de verano lleno de amor, desafíos y eventual separación. Frente a la belleza efímera de la temporada, la historia profundiza en temas de fugacidad, nostalgia y el poder perdurable del amor. Mientras Lucy y Oliver sortean obstáculos y enfrentan sus luchas internas, aprenden valiosas lecciones sobre cómo valorar el presente, abrazar...
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Courage is often enough to drive a soldier forward, to cause him to climb out of his foxhole and face enemy fire. But it takes something else, something more than courage to keep HIM going when every instinct, every shred of reason dictates that he do otherwise.
This hard truth becomes self-evident when the men belonging to Recon Team Kilo, a Special Forces A team operating deep in hostile territory, is overwhelmed by indigenous forces. Stripped...
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In the desolate outskirts of a forgotten town lies the decaying remnants of an asylum long lost to time. The air is thick with an oppressive silence, broken only by the occasional creaking of rusted gates and the distant echoes of tormented souls. "The Shadowed Asylum," once a place of supposed healing, has become a breeding ground for nightmares. A disparate group of individuals, haunted by shared visions of a malevolent presence, is drawn together...
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Cavanaugh justice volume 42
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One of her stories may get her killed…
But a detective's on the case
Journalist Krys Kowalski doesn't shy away from uncovering scandal…even if it means putting her life in danger. When her latest investigation endangers her life, Krys enlists Detective Morgan Cavanaugh as a 24/7 bodyguard. But she won't give up, even as the attraction between her and Morgan simmers…even if the job costs her her life!
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COWBOY TO THE CORE Jake Dalton believes in worthy causes-like opening his Texas ranch to inner-city kids for the summer. But there's a catch...that involves a woman. Dedicated do-gooder Carolina Lambert can hold her own against any man...Jake included. Except now someone with a nasty grudge who's been waiting for the perfect moment to strike has the beautiful widow in his sights. R.J. Dalton's estranged son is the last man on earth Carolina wants...
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