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Spook's: I Am Grimalkin

'I am Grimalkin, and I have already chosen those I will kill . . .' Grimalkin has made it her lifetime ambition to destroy the Fiend, avenging the brutal murder of her son. Having grudgingly joined forces with the Spook and his apprentice, Tom, and assisted them in the binding of the Fiend, she is now on the run. And her mission is deadly. She has to help them bind the Fiend's spirit for ever no matter who - or what - comes after it . . . This latest chilling instalment in the Wardstone Chronicles follows Grimalkin, the terrifying witch assassin, feared wherever she is known. The series that inspired the forthcoming movie The Seventh Son, starring *Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes and Julianne Moore.*
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A Crown Imperiled

The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work. Jim Dasher's usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams and is helpless to protect his nation. Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne. Lord Hal of Crydee and his great friend Ty Hawkins, champion swordsman of the Masters' Court, are entrusted with the task of smuggling Princess Stephané and her lady-in-waiting, the lovely but mysterious Lady Gabriella, out of Roldem to a place of greater safety. But is there any safe haven to be found? Meanwhile, Hal's younger brothers Martin and Brendan are attempting to hold the strategic city of Ylith against an onslaught of Keshian Dog Soldiers, and a mysterious force from beneath the sea. The Kingdom might lose Crydee and recover; but if Ylith falls, all is lost. An unknown player appears to be orchestrating these conflicts. Can Pug and the Conclave of Shadows track down this source before Midkemia is destroyed?
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The Sons of Liberty

The story follows the young brothers, Gabriel and Paul Reed, and their journey that makes them legends. The two travel the world to ban rebels together and lead them to take down the super power destroying humanity, The Army of the Apocalylpse. Follow them in their fight for freedom.Hope, anger, fear, insanity, despair, and desolation are several aspects of the atmosphere that shroud the conquered populace of the war torn wasteland called Earth.An army of evil, known as The Army of Apocalypse, overran and overpowered the established governments of the world during its time of peace. They do as they please, and crush those who oppose. Many cower at the sight and allusion of this wretched army, but not for the Reed brothers—they act as the shining light of hope in this dark era. Paul and Gabriel Reed are a pair of loving brothers who stand side-by-side in a fight against the world’s demons—as well as their own. The legendary pair journey around the globe taking out The Army’s leaders, sabotaging bases of operations, and gathering loyal followers that leads to the creation of the ultimate resistance—The Sons of Liberty
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Aupes

The world has been devastated by a chemical war; humanity survives only in isolated pockets of civilisation. With a poisonous atmosphere closing in on one such pocket the community must decide what to do. The problem is that there is nowhere else on Earth they can go.Their destination must be somewhere that is not on the planet and they think they've found it.Maybe, just maybe, they have.After a global chemical war most of humanity has perished. Those who remain exist in isolated communities, not knowing if any other such communities survive. But the situation is getting worse: in one community its leaders know that if they don't leave they'll all be dead in a few years.There is a planet eleven light years away that might support life. If they can build a ship to get there, and if it is sufficiently Earth-like, and if there isn't a hostile civilisation living there already, they might just have a chance of a future.The decision is made to go. But the consequences of that decision are so much more dramatic than any of the travellers could ever have dreamt.This is the first novel in the author's 'First Contact' science fiction series. All are very different but have that common theme; man's first contact with alien life.
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Jump Start

A battlefield moment of clarity leads Sergeant Bobby Evans back to the Texas town he fled long ago. His new mission--winning back the woman he wants, by any naughty means necessary.Jennifer Jones spent seven years aching with the memory of Bobby's blistering kisses--and his sudden, silent departure. Now he's back, looking to pick up where they left off--naked and voracious. But Jen won't get burned again, no matter how hot Bobby turned out. Two torrid weeks, then she'll give him his marching orders...or not!
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Halo: Glasslands

The Covenant has collapsed after a long, brutal war that saw billions slaughtered on Earth and her colonies. For the first time in decades, however, peace finally seems possible. But though the fighting's stopped, the war is far from over: it's just gone underground. The UNSC's feared and secretive Office of Naval Intelligence recruits Kilo-Five, a team of ODSTs, a Spartan, and a diabolical AI to accelerate the Sangheili insurrection. Meanwhile, the Arbiter, the defector turned leader of a broken Covenant, struggles to stave off civil war among his divided people. Across the galaxy, a woman thought to have died on Reach is actually very much alive. Chief scientist Dr. Catherine Halsey broke every law in the book to create the Spartans, and now she's broken some more to save them. Marooned with Chief Mendez and a Spartan team in a Forerunner slipspace bubble hidden in the destroyed planet Onyx, she finds that the shield world has been guarding an ancient secret—a treasure trove of Forerunner technology that will change everything for the UNSC and mankind. As Kilo-Five joins the hunt for Halsey, humanity's violent past begins to catch up with all of them as disgruntled colony Venezia has been biding its time to strike at Earth, and its most dangerous terrorist has an old, painful link with both Halsey and Kilo-Five that will test everyone's loyalty to the limit. Halo: Glasslands by Karen Traviss is thrilling, action-packed science fiction that longtime Halo fans and newcomers alike will enjoy.
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A Drop of the Hard Stuff

"Right up there with Mr. Block's best. . . . A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF keeps us guessing. "--Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal Facing his demons in his first year of sobriety, Matthew Scudder finds himself on the trail of a killer. When Scudder's childhood friend Jack Ellery is murdered, presumably while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder reluctantly begins his own investigation, with just one lead: Ellery's Alcoholics Anonymous list of people he wronged. One of them may be a killer, but that's not necessarily Scudder's greatest danger. Immersing himself in Ellery's world may lead him right back to the bar stool. In a novel widely celebrated by critics and readers, Lawrence Block circle back to how it all began, reestablishing the Matthew Scudder series as one of the pinnacles of American detective fiction.
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Soap Opera: Uncensored

Weekly summary of soap opera's hottest news, stories, humour, gossip, and analysis.INSIDE: Crystal Chappell Exclusive – Life After DAYS! Also: Why Venice is recasting Gina Tognoni and Wes Ramsey! Plus: Molly Burnett and Christian LeBlanc join Gina and Company! Exclusive: Major Daytime Emmy Award changes! Melody Thomas Scott VS. Sony: What really happened! Is James Scott leaving DAYS? Alleged Stalker Shocker Involving — Wait For It — John Driscoll! Andrea Evans’s Cancer Victory! Inside Dirty Soap! Is Eden Riegel AMC-bound? The truth behind Megan Ward’s GH firing! Drama at THE CHEW! Y&R’s Christel Khalil divorce drama! More turmoil at THE TALK? Four Decades Later: DAYS Chief Ken Corday finally gets a clue! Last week’s Soap Reviews; Next Week’s Preview Cheat Sheet! And every week: Blind Items!
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Love on Cloud Nine

Storm Warning: Love is in the air on Cloud Nine.Glynis Ahdeed is used to being pursued by every ambitious man on Cloud Nine. When tornado wranger Roland James is nominated for the prestigious Meteorological Board, she doesn't know if his pursuit of her is to ensure his position or if true love is blowing in the wind.Short storyStorm Warning: Love is in the air on Cloud Nine.Glynis Ahdeed is used to being pursued by every ambitious man on Cloud Nine. When tornado wranger Roland James is nominated for the prestigious Meteorological Board, she doesn't know if his pursuit of her is to ensure his position or if true love is blowing in the wind.Short story
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Spirit Wolf: A Short Story

A Mage and a Shapeshifter may fall in love, but where would they live?Forced to bring his human fiancee to pack territory, Greg tries to keep her safe by hiding her away. Melissa, a Mage, has plans of her own that might win her the acceptance of the pack-- at a price.A Mage and a Shapeshifter may fall in love, but where would they live?Forced to bring his fiancee to pack territory, Greg tries to keep her safe by hiding her away. Melissa, a Mage, has plans of her own that might win her the acceptance of the pack-- at a price.
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Treachery in Death

Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, are following up on a brutal, senseless crime — an elderly grocery owner killed by three stoned punks for nothing more than kicks and snacks. And for the first time, Peabody is primary detective on the case, which means she has to get used to a new level of authority and responsibility. Good thing she learned the ropes from a master like Eve. But after rounding up the perps, Peabody stumbles upon a much trickier situation. Determined to start working out as hard as she grills suspects, she chooses to do it at the old, rarely-used gym at Central. After a grueling workout, she squeezes into one of the narrow shower stalls, happy to have the place to herself. Just after she shuts the water off, the gym door clatters open — and while she cringes inside the stall, trying not to make a sound, Peabody overhears two fellow officers, Garnet and Oberman, arguing. References are made to delivering product, and a house in the islands, and someone named Keener who’s supposed to look like an OD. It doesn’t take long for a naked and vulnerable Peabody to realize that both officers are crooked — guilty not just of corruption but of murder as well. Fortunately, the two clear out of the locker room without realizing there was a witness. Eve Dallas may have trained Peabody well — but this is too dangerous for one person to take on alone. Now Peabody, Eve, and her husband, Roarke, must try to get the hard evidence they need to bring the dirty cops down — knowing all the while that the two have already killed to keep their secret, and are no doubt willing to do it again. 11 Audio CDs / 13 Hours 14 mins ~
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PeeDee3, Intergalactic, Insectiod, Assassin in: Another Time Perhaps (Season 1, Episode 3)

Short on cash, PeeDee3 is freelancing and on the trail of an elusive time jumper with a price on his head. But the jumper knows he’s being tailed and his Coleco Edsel sling is armed and waiting for everybody’s least-favorite insectiod assassin. PeeDee3, Episode 3, Another Time Perhaps.PeeDee3, Season 1, Episode 3Short on cash, Peedee3 is freelancing and on the trail of an elusive time jumper with a price on his head. In order to collect his reward, the bug has to bring back at least fifty-one percent of the body, so PeeDee3’s normal, “Disintegrate now and you never need to ask a question,” tactics are not an option, making this mark a lot less fun and a lot more dangerous. For PeeDee3 things can, and usually do, get worse. It turns out the jumper knows he’s being tailed and his Coleco Edsel sling is armed and waiting for everybody’s least-favorite insectiod assassin. PeeDee3, Episode Three, Another Time Perhaps
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Love in Ruins

Eager to escape a disastrous relationship, archaeologist, Ellie Harper, jumps at the chance to travel to the remote Scottish Highlands, and excavate the ruins of Castle MacKinnon. However, no matter where she goes, the shadow of her ex follows her, promising she will never be free of her painful past.But, when a mysterious stranger turns up half-dead on her doorstep in the middle of a violent storm, Ellie is thrust into the realm of ancient secrets and impossible magic that challenges everything she holds dear.Faced with a heartbreaking decision, Ellie must put her emotions and logic aside to help Laird Ewan MacKinnon find a way home to the thirteenth century – if one exists. What she doesn't expect is to journey to a past more astounding than history, find a love more precious than ancient treasure, and survive the deadly wrath of an evil man's revenge.**Before reading Erin's books, please note that she writes using UK English, which can vary from the...
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Beautiful Days

For the bright young things of 1929, the beautiful days seem endless, filled with romance and heartbreak, adventure and intrigue, friendship and rivalry. After a month in New York, Cordelia Grey and Letty Larkspur are small-town girls no longer. They spend their afternoons with Astrid Donal at the Greys’ lush Long Island estate and their nights in Manhattan’s bustling metropolis. But Letty’s not content to be a mere socialite. She is ready at last to chase her Broadway dreams—no matter the cost. Cordelia is still reeling from the death of her father at the hands of Thom Hale, the man she thought she loved. Now she is set to honor Darius Grey’s legacy . . . and take her revenge. Promised to Cordelia’s half brother, Astrid is caught up in a world of dazzling jewels and glittering nights—and the sparkle is blinding. Charlie Grey is a gangster playing a dangerous game; and for Astrid, Cordelia, and Letty, the stakes could be deadly. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe comes the second book in an epic series set in the dizzying last summer of the Jazz Age.
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