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The Clairvoyants

The Clairvoyants is Karen Brown's most hypnotic novel to date—gothic-inflected psychological suspense that unmasks the secret desires of a young woman with a mystical giftOn the family homestead by the sea where she grew up, Martha Mary saw ghosts. As a young woman, she hopes to distance herself from those spirits by escaping to an inland college town. There, she is absorbed by a budding romance, relieved by separation from an unstable sister, and disinterested in the flyers seeking information about a young woman who's disappeared—until one Indian summer afternoon when the missing woman appears beneath Martha's apartment window, wearing a down coat, her hair coated with ice.
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Lucky Bride

Parker Prescott had no intention of ever settling down, but Molly Hanks was the kind of woman who could stop a man in his tracks—with or without her buffalo gun!Molly knew a smooth-talking drifter when she saw one. A man with charm like that was dangerous. And she had better things to do than keep an eye on some silly cowboy.
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The Polar Bear Express

A lost baby polar bear shares the spotlight with a popular boy band in this Mermaid Tales adventure.Kiki Coral is thrilled beyond words when she meets a brand-new friend: a baby polar bear! The problem is, the little bear, whose name is Nestor, has floated away from home on a patch of ice and now he’s lost, hungry, and all alone!Kiki, Shelly, and Echo want to send Nestor back to his home on the Manta Ray Express, but a one-way ticket costs a whopping four jewels! That’s a fortune! Not to mention, all anyone at school can talk about is the Rays, who are performing a concert in Poseidon. Kiki loves the cute boy band as much as the next mergirl, but what about Nestor? Isn’t saving him more important than a concert?Can Kiki and her friends find a fun way to send their new furry friend home—and hang out with the Rays in the process?
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Mountain Home

Lyn works at an isolated roadside diner. When a retired combat veteran stages an assault there her world is turned upside down. Surviving the sniper's bullets is only the beginning of Lyn's nightmare. Navigating hostilities, she establishes herself as the disputed leader of a diverse group of people that are at odds with the situation and each other. Will she - or anyone else - survive the attack?Bracken MacLeod's MOUNTAIN HOME hits like a Claymore mine and cuts with the emotional precision of a scalpel. Ferocious and tender, painful and real, it shows that the worst horrors are those we create ourselves, and that this world offers no shelter from evil, not even for the innocent. A powerful and thoughtful first novel."~ Chet Williamson, International Horror Guild Award winning author of Soulstorm"Bracken MacLeod's MOUNTAIN HOME is a superb page-turner that deserves such merit. What makes the story so compelling is MacLeod's willingness to cast aside...
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Angel of Skye

Product DescriptionFamed Scottish warrior Alec Macpherson is drawn to lovely Fiona Drummond Stewart after he rescues her from bandits in the forest, not realizing that she is the secret illegitimate daughter of King James IV and the target of the evil schemes of the ambitious Lord Gray. Complete Book List as of 2013Writing as May McGoldrick: THANKSGIVING IN CONNECTICUTGHOST OF THE THAMESMADE IN HEAVENDREAMS OF DESTINY CAPTURED DREAMS BORROWED DREAMS THE REBEL TESS AND THE HIGHLANDER THE PROMISETHE FIREBRAND THE ENCHANTRESSTHE DREAMER FLAME THE INTENDEDBEAUTY OF THE MIST HEART OF GOLD ANGEL OF SKYE THISTLE AND THE ROSE Writing as Nicole Cody & May McGoldrickLOVE AND MAYHEM (Arsenic and Old Armor)Writing as Jan Coffey:MERCYAQUARIANTHE BLIND EYETHE PUPPET MASTERTHE DEADLIEST STRAINTHE PROJECTSILENT WATERS FIVE IN A ROW TROPICAL KISS FOURTH VICTIM TRIPLE THREAT TWICE BURNED TRUST ME ONCE Writing as Nikoo Kafi:OMID'S SHADOWNonfiction: By Nikoo & Jim McGoldrickMARRIAGE OF MINDS: Collaborative Fiction Writing STEP WRITE UP: 21st Century Creativity Skills About the AuthorNikoo McGoldrick, a mechanical engineer, and James McGoldrick, a professor of English with a Ph.D. in sixteenth-century British literature, collaborate in life as well as in literature. Writing under the name Jan Coffey, they write contemporary suspense thrillers for MIRA and Young Adult romantic thrillers for HarperCollins/Avon. Under the name of May McGoldrick, they produce historical romance novels for Penguin Putnam, and Young Adult historicals for HarperCollins/Avon. Under their own names, they are the authors of the nonfiction work, Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing. These prolific and popular authors have been the recipients of numerous awards for their work. They now reside in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
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High Stakes

Continue Nadia Wolf’s adventure in this second book. Nadia Wolf has had enough and she’s fighting back! It comes down to this: Kill or be killed. Nadia doesn’t like those options but she is far from safe from Dagor’s clutches.
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Childhood Sweethearts PT 5

Streetwise gangster Smooth normally has all of his bases covered. But a breach within his organization hints that he might be losing his touch. The traitors' actions result in Smooth being arrested and tossed in the Federal Pen. Leaving his lover and partner in crime China all alone. She tried to coax him into going straight. Maybe he should've listened? But the worst is yet to come. Without Smooth in the picture his rivals now see an opening. One that begins and ends with eliminating China. However her biggest threat may come from a completely unexpected source. A threat so deceptive and unique... even someone as shrewd and perceptive as China could be fatally seduced by its charms
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From Russia with Lunch

Inventions, spells, and bullies—oh my!It all begins when Chet's favorite teacher is fired, only to be replaced by the mechanical invention of Dr. Tanya Lightov—a mysterious Russian scientist.Suddenly, the school seems possessed by forces that are upsetting the natural order of things: Kindergartners are beating up sixth graders; teachers' pets are talking back; and worst of all, Chet's faithful partner and best friend, Natalie Attired, has abandoned him in his hour of need.Will Chet be able to restore his friendship with Natalie and bring Emerson Hicky back to normal? One thing's for certain: The crazy, mixed-up mastermind behind this case will be the last creature anyone expects.
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The Cairo Code

The international bestseller takes you on a fast-paced, nail-biting thrill ride from the Great Pyramids in Cairo, to behind the Nazi lines in Berlin, to the very seat of democracy as our hero tries to unravel a plot that could kill FDR and Winston Churchill.To save the Western Allies, he must kill the woman he loves... November 1943: Adolf Hitler sanctioned his most audacious mission ever—to kill US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill while they visit Cairo for a secret conference to plan the Allied invasion of Europe, an invasion which threatens imminent defeat for Germany. Only one man is capable of leading the defiant Nazi mission—Major Johann Halder, one of the Abwehr's most brilliant and daring agents. He is a man with a tortured soul and a talent for the impossible. Accompanied by an expert undercover team and Rachael Stern, the young and beautiful Egyptologist, Halder must race against time...
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Creep Street

A comical choose-your-own-adventure book from the bestselling author of the Tomorrow series.If you're about to enter this book, we have a piece of advice for you!Be careful in here.Be very careful.Making the wrong moves in Creep Street can get nasty!You could find yourself up to your ankles in blood. . .or with flesh-eating spiders crawling all over you. . .or with a skeleton stalking you through an attic. . .Is there any escape?It's up to you!
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