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The Hanging of Charlie Darke

Annie and Charlie Darke suspect someone is trying to chase them from their Wyoming valley home. Wes Gray, a friend of Annies's Uncle, travels to Beecher's Gulch to investigate and arrives just in time to rescue Charlie from a lynch mob. Then he's catapulted into a violent struggle to save the Darkes' ranch when the son of their neighbour, Duke Barton, is ambushed and Charlie becomes the main suspect. Wes is determined to discover the truth, but the more he learns the less sure he is of the true motive of the Darkes' enemies. Up against a sheriff who may be on Duke Barton's payroll and the Cheyenne Indian, Hawk, has Wes met his match?
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The Houdini Escape

A brand new adventure from the world of The 39 Clues!After 500 years, the Cahill family's most dangerous secrets are about to be revealed. Read at your own risk . . .Young Harry Houdini's family is eager for a fresh start in America, but secrets from their past have followed them to New York. When the aspiring magician is kidnapped by a dangerous enemy, the Vespers, Houdini discovers a secret talent: death-defying escapes. Will his rare talent allow him to survive the attack? Or will it get him into deeper trouble than he ever imagined?
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Do Not Disturb 2

Keisha Wallace is on cloud nine. She was awarded a prestigious full scholarship to Mauryville State and can quit her job as a maid at Winterhorn Inn and Suites and focus on her education and raising her son. The cherry on top is that her devilishly handsome boyfriend, Senator Jake Cunningham, bought a house in town so they can begin to build a life together. But not everyone is singing the new couple's praises. Jake's billionaire father thinks dating Keisha is a disgrace and puts destroying their union at the top of his to-do list. Will they be able to weather the storm together, or will the drama destroy them?Do Not Disturb 2 is the follow-up to Amazon and All Romance Ebooks bestselling book, Do Not Disturb.Do Not Disturb 2 is an interracial erotic romance novella, clocking in at 19,350 words. It includes sexually explicit situations.
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Gifted and Talented

It's the new university term among the dreaming spires. The start of a whole new life. Meet Isabel, beautiful, clever, shy - and leaving home for the first time. Meet Olly, recently graduated, idealistic and a little hopeless, a man whose heart leads his brain and for whom opportunity just hasn't come knocking - yet. Meet Amber, the It girl who is soon partying with the fast set - and no-one is faster than Jasper de Borchy, glamorous leader of the notorious Bullinger club. Meet the grown-ups: Diana, recently divorced mother-of-one, newly arrived in town to take up a post as college gardener - and Richard, the new college head, a widower, a scientist, and as lonely as some of the specimens he captures in his science lab. The rich, the poor, the shy, the extrovert, the givers, the takers. Meet the Gifted and Talented.Review'Wendy's writing is brilliant' Jilly Cooper 'One of the country's greatest comic authors' Daily Mirror 'Witty, wonderful' Daily Mail 'So funny and readable you worry about the calorie content' The Sunday Times About the AuthorWendy Holden, a former journalist, is the author of eleven acclaimed bestsellers. She is a regular on TV and radio and writes for a wide range of publications. She is married, lives in the country and has two small children. Visit her on her website www.wendyholden.net, or follow her on Twitter @Wendy_Holden
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An Uncommon Grace

Grace Connor, a military nurse formerly stationed in Afghanistan, hopes that moving to a farm in rural Ohio will help her recover from the ravages of war. Levi Troyer finds his pacifist beliefs challenged when he discovers his stepfather has been killed and his mother wounded by an unknown intruder. Levi and Grace are thrown together when she comes to his family’s rescue and saves his mother’s life. A deep attraction develops—even though a relationship between them is strictly forbidden. Levi belongs to the most conservative and isolated of all Amish sects—the Swartzentruber Amish. Even before meeting Grace, Levi had begun to question some of their teachings. He has considered leaving, but knows he will be banned forever from contact with his younger siblings and widowed mother—who need him to survive. He is torn between his love for Grace and his responsibility to his family. Grace considers leaving her beloved farm and reenlisting rather than continuing to live near the man she loves but cannot have. Levi must confront the Bann if he pursues Grace. And a murderer must be caught. When lifelong allegiances are tested, can love and justice prevail?**Review“A truly riveting read from first to last! Serena Miller immerses readers in the world of the most conservative Amish sect, the Swartzentrubers, with authenticity and depth. An Uncommon Grace is aptly named as it showcases the chasm between two cultures that can only be bridged by God's grace and truth. If you pick up this book, prepare to not put it down till the last page!" (Laura Frantz, author of Courting Morrow Little and The Colonel’s Lady) “Set in the heart of Amish country, An Uncommon Grace is the perfect mix of page-turning suspense and poignant love story. I was so captivated by the characters that I stayed up way too late reading their story. I couldn’t put this novel down!” (Melanie Dobson, author of The Silent Order) “Miller takes you from war-torn Afghanistan to the Shetlers' farm in Amish country Ohio in An Uncommon Grace. This story will make your heart pound in fear for a community terrorized by a killer and cause your heart to beat with hope for two lives in turmoil. I guarantee you will love these characters along with a story that will keep you turning pages and rooting for love despite the strict laws of the Swartzentruber Amish.” (Jillian Kent, author of Secrets of the Heart, The Ravensmoore Chronicles, Book One) “Serena Miller’s latest offering, An Uncommon Grace, is a captivating story populated with fascinating characters, an unpredictable plot, and a memorable setting. Miller’s attention to cultural detail sets this book apart. With gentleness and respect she invites readers into a unique and rarely viewed world. I became so involved in the characters and emotionally invested in their story, I was truly reluctant to reach the last pages of the book. Definitely a recommended read.” (Annette Smith, author of A Town Called Ruby Prairie) “Serena Miller breathes such life into her characters they almost leap off the page into your imagination. From the first paragraph of An Uncommon Grace to the final page, you are caught up in the story of Levi and Grace. Miller paints their very different worlds in wonderful, eye-opening detail. A great read.” (Ann H. Gabhart, author of Words Spoken True and the Shaker series) About the AuthorSerena Miller has written for many periodicals, including Woman’s World, Guideposts, Reader’s Digest, Christian Woman, and The Detroit Free Press Magazine. The author of The Measure of Katie Calloway, she has spent many years partnering with her husband in full-time ministry and presently lives on a farm in southern Ohio.
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A Doctor's Vow

To fulfill a promise made to her twin, Dr. Jaclyn LaForge opens a children's clinic in Hope, New Mexico. She's determined to prove to the community that she's the doctor they need. But it's not just the children of Hope who need healing. It's the fractured town itself, including handsome widowed rancher Kent McCloy, who steps up to make her dream a reality. As they work together to renovate the clinic, two wary hearts are under construction, as well. Can sweet, stubborn Jaclyn show Kent that life--and love--are worth cherishing?
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The Strange Truth About Us

This tell-all book by M.A.C. Farrant, whom Publishers Weekly has celebrated as “a brave iconoclast" and whose work the Globe & Mail has said “bristles with moral fury ... at the absurdities of our accelerated age and a great dose of laugh-out-loud humour," offers her readers nothing less than The Strange Truth About Us.A three-part novel-length work of prose fragments, snippets, questions, speculations, and meditations, by turns philosophical, dark, comedic, and lyrical, it attempts to imagine a multitude of possible futures for our garrisoned world.“Annotations About an Absence" is a series of 115 numbered annotations to the day-long ruminations of a retired couple living in a gated community attempting to create an imaginary novel in which they express their fears about the future: “We attempt to express the universal confusion of mind that is the main feature of contemporary life. Which is? We are...
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