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The Pugilist's Son

A young fighter, Billy Hope is a promising talent, but any ambition he has is shrouded in the shadow of his father. Terry is a failed fighter, whose world title dream was never realised. But as time passed there was another way he could keep his dream alive, through the next generation, his son.“The wicked flee where no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as a lion.." Proverbs 28:1 A young fighter, Billy Hope is a promising talent, but any ambition he has is shrouded in the shadow of his father. Terry is a failed fighter, whose world title dream was never realised. But as time passed there was another way he could keep his dream alive, through the next generation, his son. Realising winning his fights lit up the flames in his father’s eyes, Billy yearned to please his father above all else but one explosive day in the gym changes everything. With the biggest fight of his life looming Billy must make the decision to stand up to the only person he has ever respected and feared, finally realising the price he has to pay to forsake his own dreams, and the reality he feels obliged to cultivate for another. A son will rise. A father will fall. A short story as featured in Boxing Insider, MMA Uncaged and Martial Arts Illustrated Magazines. Based On The Short Movie 'The Pugilist's Son' directed by Chris Fretwell.
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The Pirates of the Prairies: Adventures in the American Desert

Gustave Aimard was a 19th century author whose historical fiction centered on Latin America and the frontier, helping establish him as one of the era\'s popular Western writers.
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The Conservatory of Hope

A Pride and Prejudice variation. Fitzwilliam Darcy finds a wrecked carriage while on his way home to his estate of Pemberley. The only survivor is a young lady who is escaping a very dark and horrifying past. Taking the name Julia Moreland, the young lady is under the protection of Mr Darcy, allowing her to recover from a brutal history of domestic abuse. Hiding Miss Moreland from her husband is the only way Darcy can protect her and the family she has been torn from for nearly three years. But will it be enough? Warning, adult situation involving domestic violence in the story.
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Crash

THE 0.01% HAVE DECIDED EARTH IS HISTORYDariusz is an engineer whose career ended years ago; now, a man he's never met sits in a bar that doesn't exist and offers him a fresh start... at a price. Cassandra – 'Sand,' to her friends – is a space pilot, who itches to get her hands on the controls and actually fly a ship, rather than watch computers do it for her.The 'Pointers' – the elite 0.01% who control virtually all wealth – have seen the limitations of a plundered Earth and set their eyes on the stars. And now Dariusz and Sand, and a half-million ambitious men and women just like them, are sent out to extend the Pointers' and the Market's influence across the galaxy.But the colony fleet is sabotaged and the ESS Adam Mickiewicz crashes, on an alien planet where one hemisphere is seared by perpetual daylight and the other shrouded in eternal night. The castaways have the chance to create society from scratch... if they're not destroyed by the...
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Dark

John Corwin is back and this time he is married to the beautiful Kathy. They have created a successful business at the campground but still they want to do more. Using John's relationship with the little girl ghost in the Mist, John and Kathy embark on a new endeavor to bring closure to other families who have suffered loss and violence. What they don't see is the evil stalking them.hi I'm so glad you took the time to read my book or at least browse through the download...it's made mostly for children from 1 to 10 years old, to teach them all about their ABC's in a fun kind of way where they can take pictures and associate them with letters making it a little bit easier for them to understand what that word or letter should stand for. Thanks once again and have a happy.
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Fortunately, the Milk

"I bought the milk," said my father. "I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: t h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road." "Hullo," I said to myself. "That's not something you see every day. And then something odd happened." Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious New York Times bestselling story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Skottie Young.
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That Which Lurks

Action packed dark fantasy with one butt-kicking heroine.Brawling tough girl Hunter thought her father abused her as a child and swore never to see him again. But after her brother convinces her to visit him on his deathbed, she learns that all is not as it seems and the siblings must confront her demons in a very literal sense.A short story.Action-packed dark fantasy with one butt-kicking heroine.Brawling tough girl Hunter thought her father abused her as a child and swore never to see him again. But after her brother convinces her to visit him on his deathbed, she learns that all is not as it seems and the siblings must confront her demons in a very literal sense.A short story.
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Cowboy's Strict Commands: Submission Burns Deep!

Ashley Lambert is at an all time low when a stranger reaches out – literally! The handsome cowboy who grabs her hand wants more than a drink. When he sees the beautiful waitress, he knows she's perfect for his dark desires, if only he can fix her tarnished reputation. Gabe won't stop until Ashley's roped in his bed, spanked raw, and brought into permanent submission with his baby deep inside her.
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Therapeutic Window

A story about a medical family that spans the years from the 1950s to the present. Written from the viewpoint of a son, we witness his and his sibling's life changes as they grapple with the generation gap between themselves and their over bearing father. Other themes explored are romantic and family love, extramarital relationships, medical ethics and hierarchical work relationships.The themes explored in this novel include the generation gap, romantic and family love, extramarital relationships medical ethics and hierarchical work relationships.The story is based around the protagonist’s life from his time as a child in the 60s and 70s, through to the present day. Three distinct periods are looked at: his last few years at school, his time as a trainee intensive care doctor in the mid 80s and thirdly the present day.The back-story time spent in the 60s and 70s is where we see the generation gap of that time in full force. The clash is between the father and the daughter in particular. The protagonist is more an observer here. The effects on the daughter and elder son are apparent and manifest later through the story in different ways. The father’s obsession with medicine and the way he feels it positions him in society, effects both his son’s careers as his over arching expectations come to bear. The middle part of the book details life working in a surgical intensive care unit and how the son deals with a medical ethics dilemma and a love affair.In the present day, the protagonist has returned home for a visit, after becoming a success in the music industry in North America. This rejection of medicine and success in the much derided ‘pop music industry, is a source of astonishment and amusement to the father.But the son has information that gives him the upper hand - he has accumulated knowledge that his parents pre-children years were deeply effected by an extra-marital affair. Thus when his mother suggests the father and son take a few days away hiking in the mountains, the son senses an opportunity to challenge the father. What plays out in the. Mountains results in a coming of age for both parties.
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Bitter Sweet

Tom's making a bit of a mess of this. There's the new woman in his life, only he's doing his best to mess that up. There's the bad timing of the ex-girlfriend situation, which he really could have handled better. He can't seem to form decisions without having a few beers first either. Plus he's taking advice from a dysfunctional group of mates.This is going to get worse before it gets better.Tom's making a bit of a mess of this. There's the new woman in his life, except he's doing his best to mess that up. Then there's the unfortunate timing of the ex-girlfriend situation, which in all honesty, he could have handled better. There's the fact that he he seems unable to form decisions without having a few beers first. And then after too. Plus he's taking advice from a distinctly dysfunctional group of mates.This is going to get worse before it gets better.
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Only Our Own

How do you survive in a land that no longer has a place for you? In the Irish war of independence in the 1920s, hundreds of stately homes were burnt to the ground and the owners' ancestral lands seized. Many of these dispossessed aristocratic Anglo-Irish families left their home country for a brand new beginning elsewhere, drawing a thick veil over the past. Others stayed on in Ireland, doing their best to assimilate into a society that no longer had a place for them. International playwright Ann Henning Jocelyn follows the story of three generations of such a family up until the present day, examining their struggle for identity against an ever evolving cultural, political and social landscape. Implicit in between the lines is also the story of Ireland. Reflecting an imposed social system that turned everyone into a victim, Only Our Own follows one nation's journey from a highly polarised society to a modern integrated one, ready at last to rise...
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Free Writer

A novelist learns how the publishing business really works.Eile and Sunny of Team Girl have been best friends with Sir Differel for several years, serving as Van Helsing family retainers and special agents for the Caerleon Order, as well as unofficial aunts for Differel's son, Henry. They consider the British aristocrat and her son family, and they believe they would do whatever is necessary to protect them both.They are frequent visitors to Caerleon Hall, Differel's ancestral estate in County Norfolk. On their latest jaunt, they are getting ready to attend dinner with Differel when the manor house is overrun by a horde of monsters. Their first and only thought is to get to Henry, reunite him with his mother, and get them both to safety. But they may have to pay the ultimate price to succeed.In a bonus story, Differel invites Eile and Sunny to inaugurate a new Finnish sauna she had built on her estate, but Vlad Drakulya crashes the party.
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After We Collided

Book Two of the After series—now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fan-fiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself! Tessa has everything to lose. Hardin has nothing to lose…except her. AFTER WE COLLIDED…Life will never be the same. After a tumultuous beginning to their relationship, Tessa and Hardin were on the path to making things work. Tessa knew Hardin could be cruel, but when a bombshell revelation is dropped about the origins of their relationship—and Hardin’s mysterious past—Tessa is beside herself. Hardin will always be…Hardin. But is he really the deep, thoughtful guy Tessa fell madly in love with despite his angry exterior—or has he been a stranger all along? She wishes she could walk away. It’s just not that easy. Not with the memory of passionate nights spent in his arms. His electric touch. His hungry kisses. Still, Tessa’s not sure she can endure one more broken promise. She put so much on hold for Hardin—school, friends, her mom, a relationship with a guy who really loved her, and now possibly even a promising new career. She needs to move forward with her life. Hardin knows he made a mistake, possibly the biggest one of his life. He’s not going down without a fight. But can he change?Will he change…for love?
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