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Harlequin special edition ; 2357
Publisher
Harlequin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"When Gabe Vitali escapes to a fresh start in Crystal Point, Australia, the former physician isn't looking for a storybook ending. For the first time he's living in the moment. His new five-year plan does not include serious relationsihps. But he doesn't anticipate his unavoidable next-door neighbor... and an undeniable attraction."--P. [4] of cover.
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English
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'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
85) Sistersong
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Language
English
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"In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, the curl of the grass. King Cador knew this once, but now the land has turned from him, calling instead to his three children. Riva can cure others, but can't seem to heal her own deep scars. Keyne battles to be accepted for who he truly is, the king's son. And Sinne dreams of seeing the world, of finding adventure"--
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Language
English
Description
"What happens when you think you have it all, and then suddenly it's taken away? Willa Chandler-Golden's father changed the world with his self-help bestseller, Is It Really Your Choice? Why Your Entire Life May Be Out of Your Control. Millions of devoted fans now find solace in his notion that everything happens for a reason. Though Willa isn't entirely convinced of her father's theories, she readily admits that the universe has delivered her a solid...
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A tale of the impact of circumstance on identity follows the interconnected lives of a boy who is attacked by a dog, a pregnant teenager, a young man considering a drug-dealing career, and a child who disappears from his grandmother's backyard.
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Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Gretel, a lexicographer by trade, grew up on a houseboat with her mother, wandering the canals of Oxford and speaking a private language of their own invention. Her mother disappeared when Gretel was a teen, abandoning her to foster care, and Gretel has tried to move on, spending her days updating dictionary entries. When her mother phones, Gretel will have to recover buried memories of her final, fateful winter on the canals. A runaway boy had found...
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Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Maurice has just killed a dragon with a bread knife... and his true love has been spirited away. Meanwhile, a man wakes up in a jar in a different kind of pickle (figuratively speaking): he can't get out, or remember his name... or anything... and every time he starts working it all out, someone makes him forget again. An absurdly witty novel of alternate universes and very unlikely heroes." --
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Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Beyond the stars, two gods vie for rule of the world. One stands for Nature - the belief that everything is stamped in flesh from the start. The other, Nurture - the belief that all is potential, that the true self is coaxed out through love and living. And so, they take a bet. Each immortal selects a set of twins as their champions. The twins that prevail in contest will decide which immortal rules.... In a westerly valley, a girl and boy are born...
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Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family. With her husband and their three surviving children, Marie travels to New Hampshire, where she plans to sell a family estate and then, just maybe, they'll be able to heal from their grief. Marie's plans are thwarted when she realizes a war veteran known by locals as "the river witch" is living in a cabin on the property,...
94) Dream wedding
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Publisher
Harlequin HQN
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dream bride: "According to family legend, Chloe Wright is destined to dream of her future groom on her twenty-fifth birthday. Chloe doesn't believe in fatee, so she's shocked to find her path crossing with a handsome stranger. Arizona Smith is everything Chloe has ever wanted in a man. But she's not about to fall in love, especially since Arizona never settles anywhere for long. Still, his electrifying kisses and irresistible charm have Chloe suddenly...
96) La resistencia
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Series
Publisher
Vintage Espanol, una division de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Soft Skull an imprint of Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Most of us have experienced what it's like to know what someone is going to say right before they say it. Or perhaps you have been shocked by the irrefutable phenomena of coincidence, when your life intersects with another's in the most unlikely way. In gripping prose marked by stark simplicity, Another Place You've Never Been by debut novelist Rebecca Kauffman explores the intersection of human experience amidst the minutiae of everyday life. In...
98) Shadowheart
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Series
Publisher
Daw Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Something is awakening underneath Southmarch Castle, something powerful and terrible that the world has not seen for thousands of years. Can its young defenders Barrick and Briony, along with a tiny handful of allies, ordinary and extraordinary, find a way to save their world and prevent the rise of a terrible new age--an age of unending darkness?
99) Fates
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Corinthe, a former Fate and now Executor, responsible for carrying out unfulfilled destinies on Earth, finds herself falling for Lucas, a human boy whose death she is supposed to enact as her last act before returning to Pyralis.
100) El regalo
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
Español
Description
A story about a young woman who arrives in a small town for an unplanned stay.
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