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Back in Bliss

Logan Green is back in Bliss, but only for a few weeks to help out at the sheriff’s office. Everything changes when Seth Stark strolls into town with Georgia Dawson on his arm. Seth’s arrival is anything but a happy accident. He always dreamed of a big house on the river and a wife he could share with his best friend, Logan. After building a software empire, his only goal has been to make that dream come true. He just needed the perfect woman. Georgia is still haunted by the dark, troubled Dom who saved her life. She can’t get Logan out of her head. Her boss brought her to Bliss to help him outfit his new summer home, but when Logan Green walks through the door she discovers Seth has something different in mind. Seth has a plan for their mutual happily ever after, but he never dreamed that coming home would put all their lives in danger. [Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Consensual BDSM Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, spanking, sex toys, HEA]
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The Collector

A collector of antiquities gets more than she bargained for when she receives a gift from a former romantic rival that begins a horrific series of events.A 300-line poem about a man who decides to visit such a graveyard in October near midnight, in hopes of seeing a ghost. He stumbles across the field as a storm approaches.I've got to tell you that he sees only parts of what might be a ghost - not a very satisfying result, and then retreats to his car. That's all. Yet this is one of the finest and most affecting modern poems for reading out loud. It will haunt you.
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Just for Button: Cleaning Out the Attic

This collection contains prose written by Chris Forshner before 2010 with introduction by Kai Kiriyama. The book is split in to two sections, completed works come first and are followed by "scraps".Just for Button: Cleaning out the AtticThis collection contains prose written by Chris Forshner before 2010 with introduction by Kai Kiriyama. The book is split in to two sections, completed works come first and include:Interview with Goldy (Life as a Goldfish)Open Letter to the Suicidal (Poem)One Gnome to Change the World (Dramatic Monologue)The Last Case (A detective's visit to an asylum)The Listeners (Inspired by the Walter de la Mare poem)Chapter 31 The Grapes of Wrath (Intercalary Chapter)The Truth of it All (a fantasy tale of dragon slaying)Tortured Dreams (a fantasy tale starring an Elven ranger)The second half is "scraps", which includes unfinished works (including the A Bloody Mess urban fantasy series) and other bits that aren't connected to anything in particular. This section includes:A Bloody MessThe Stake is Mightier Than the LaptopDangerous DescentThe Masque of TheophaniaA Spritely SituationChildren of the Night (the formation of a vampire clan)Foot Prints in the Snow (Flash Fiction)Tiv's Tale (Flash Fiction)Twisted Strands of Fate (fantasy)
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The Bully Pulpit

Doris Kearns Goodwin, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Team of Rivals, captures the Progressive Era through the story of the broken friendship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, culminating in their running against one another for president in 1912.
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Jael Learns the Ten Commandments

Book Two in The Littlest Missionary Series, Jael now must learn a few things from the Bible before she can go to Australia. In this adventure, she learns all about God's ten commandments.Monsters haunt her dreams, but humans are her worst nightmare...Just as Emma Kincaid came into some disturbing empathic powers, she lost her mother in a car crash. She is also pretty certain she's being followed, maybe even hunted. But, is it the shadowy creatures that haunt her nightmares or the mysterious guy, shrouded in darkness, who just enrolled at Jefferson High?
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Tales of the Shadowmen 6: Grand Guignol

This sixth volume of Tales of the Shadowmen is dedicated to simpler horrors and theatrical villainy. Tremble as you face the terror of Fantômas, the villainy of Madame Atomos, the sorcery of Leonox, the unspeakable King in Yellow and the insanity of Alphaville! Fortunately for us, and for the world, there are always stalwart heroes rising up to stem the tides of darkness and restore peace and order to the world. Chevalier Dupin! Harry Dickson! Mowgli! Arsène Lupin! The Scarlet Pimpernel! Raffles and mamy more are there, to confront crazy sorcerers and ravening zombies, mad scientists and giant rats, evil computers and Hindu death cults, Martians and monsters! This anthology of all-new stories, featuring Heroes and Villains from Pulp Literature, edited by JM & Randy Lofficier, combines the talents of renowned authors such as Xavier Maumejean (The League of Heroes), John Peel (Doctor Who, Star Trek), Brian Stableford (Inherit the Earth), William P. Maynard (Fu Manchu), Bradley H. Sinor, Win Scott Eckert, with a new generation of gifted storytellers such as Emmanuel Gorlier, Michel Stephan, Rick Lai, Travis Hiltz and Frank Schildiner.
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Belonging to Heaven

Descended from the Hawaiian royal line, Jonathan Napela became one of the first—and most influential—converts to the Church in Hawaii. A man of intelligence, social status, and wealth, he used his considerable position to further the gospel in his native land. He developed a lifelong bond of brotherhood with Elder George Q. Cannon, helping to translate the Book of Mormon into Hawaiian and establish a gathering place for the Hawaiian saints in Laie, Oahu. But when his beloved wife, Kitty, was stricken with leprosy, Jonathan made the defining decision of his life. He would leave his life of privilege to become her caretaker and spend the rest of his life on Molokai, the island of lepers. To those who suffered similar heartbreak and banishment, Jonathan's self-sacrifice became their lifeline. Based on true story, this is an extraordinary novel of a man who chose love in the face of death.
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Roots of Gratitude

If you had it all, what would you do? At the age of 20, Daria felt he had everything and nothing.  To outside observers, he had it all: a loving family, a beautiful girlfriend, materials riches, and a family business waiting for him to assume leadership, but there was a gnawing feeling that something was missing.  When Daria's friend dies at the age of 21, he is shaken at the roots. Witnessing death for the first time, he questions every aspect of life including the origins of suffering and happiness. He wonders why he is following the herd in a life-consuming race towards emptiness. Hungry for meaning, he leaves everything he's ever known to expose himself to the reality of the world through his own experience. His journey takes him on an expedition through the countryside of Mongolia where he learns of generosity, surfing the coasts of Bali, experiences the essence of martial arts from Aikido masters and back-country snowboarding in Japan.
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Blood Red Sea

1571. Chained to a slave galley in the heart of the Mediterranean, it seems that English adventurers Ingoldsby and Hodge might have finally run out of luck. But as former Knights of St John, they’ve survived worse, and while the men around them drop dead at their oars, they’re determined to escape. Two unlikely English heroes are swept up in an epic and bloody sea battle that will change history. PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS CLASH OF EMPIRES: THE RED SEA. Chained to a slave galley in the heart of the Mediterranean, it seems that English adventurers Ingoldsby and Hodge might have finally run out of luck. But as former Knights of St John, they've survived worse, and while the men around them drop dead at their oars, they're determined to escape. By a miracle of fate, they find their way back to dry land and freedom - but unable to return home. With the Ottoman Empire set on strangling the crusading Christian power before it can take root, hostilities between East and West - Muslim and Christian - are vicious and deadly. And as the sun rises on one day in October, five hours of bloodshed will change the course of history. Once again, the two Englishmen find themselves living on borrowed time... PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS CLASH OF EMPIRES: THE RED SEAReviewNapier is good at evoking the adrenaline rush of all the fighting and swordplay, but excels even more at creating characters who seize the reader's attention and imagination. SUNDAY TIMES The gory historical details is absorbing as Napier invites the reader to travel with these comrades in arms. BIG ISSUE About the AuthorWilliam Napier is the author of the Attila trilogy and the Clash of Empires series.
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Dystopian Lullabies

A guard who barters people's lives for pie, a computer programmer who can't get away from a persistent program, and others all find a place in this collection of short stories featuring worlds that have gone wrong.Troubled teens go missing every day. The police often brush them off as runaways. When one of these teens turns up, muttering and rambling about how her boyfriend was eaten, she is taken to the psych ward and her warnings are ignored. But the Order of St. George listened. Tom Reidy and his fellow monster hunters scour the city in an attempt to find out what terrible fate has befallen the teens. Will the answers be found beneath a fetid corner store?A FREE short story in the Reidy Chronicles.
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Schoolgirls

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARWhen Peggy Orenstein's now-classic examination of young girls and self-esteem was first published, it set off a groundswell that continues to this day. Inspired by an American Association of University Women survey that showed a steep decline in confidence as girls reach adolescence, Orenstein set out to explore the obstacles girls face—in school, in the hoime, and in our culture.For this intimate, girls' eye view of the world, Orenstein spent months observing and interviewing eighth-graders from two ethnically disparate communities, seeking to discover what was causing girls to fall into traditional patterns of self-censorship and self-doubt. By taking us into the lives of real young women who are struggling with eating disorders, sexual harrassment, and declining academic achievement, Orenstein brings the disturbing statistics to life with the skill and flair of an experienced journalist. Uncovering the...
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The Adventure of the Temple of Ubasti

Eile and Sunny decide to raid a legendary ruined temple dedicated to Ubasti, an avatar of Nyarlathotep, for treasure, with the help of Medb hErenn and her companions, but a booby trap separates Eile from the others. She now must find a way to rescue them before they are sacrificed to Nyarlathotep, but she'll need help, and it comes from the most unlikely of sources. This is a short story.During their first Dream-year in the Land of Dreams, Eile and Sunny were mentored by Medb hErenn, who taught them about the Dreamworld and trained them in how to conduct adventures and to defend themselves. By the end of that year they had learned enough and gained enough experience to adventure on their own, but Medb sometimes still accompanied them, both because she enjoyed their company, and because she found their choices of adventures intriguing.One of their favorite pastimes is looting lost and abandoned temples, castles, and other ruins, both because they tend to be lucrative, and for the excitement of discovering something no one else had. So when they heard about the legendary temple of Ubasti, they decided to try to find it, and Medb volunteered to come along.They did find it with relative ease, and discovered the treasure was real, but a booby trap separated Sunny and Medb from Eile, and guards attacked her, forcing her to flee for her life.Now she must find a way to save herself and rescue the others, before some awful fate befalls them, but she will need help. Fortunately, she is able to find some, but it comes from the most unlikely source imaginable.
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The Adventures of Petrovich the Bunny - More tales from the Forest

tales of Petrovich the Bunny, and his amazing animal friends.The Kitelope Valley is one of the last places on earth where animals live without fear of human intervention. There, Petrovich the Bunny and his friends are free to frolick and play.
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Uncanny Tales of Crush and Pound Annual 1

Join Crush and Pound as they travel to Franklinville, NC, in a danger-filled and exciting adventure to rescue a band of missing Eagle Scouts! There is more to the legend of Faith Rock than our heroes could ever have bargained for!!Join Crush and Pound as they travel to Franklinville, NC, in a danger-filled and exciting adventure to rescue a band of missing Eagle Scouts! There is more to the legend of Faith Rock than our heroes could ever have bargained for! This is the Summer 2013 Annual of the ongoing series of the field agents of the DAM (Department of Adventures and Mysteries).
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