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The Beatles Are Here!

Singer Cyndi Lauper remembers shrieking by a highway near New York's Kennedy International Airport as the Beatles' limousine rolled by; popular disc jockey "Cousin Brucie" Morrow reveals how he helped recover a favorite medal snatched from Ringo's neck by a frenzied fan; humorist Roy Blount Jr. dissects the lyrics to "When I'm Sixty-Four"; and photographer Henry Grossman takes us into the audience of The Ed Sullivan Show—where the Beatles first performed in the United States—and then on tour with the band.The Beatles Are Here! explores the emotional impact—some might call it hysteria—of the Fab Four's February 1964 arrival on our shores through the voices of those who witnessed it, were swept up in it indirectly, or, born too late, came to love the band after they broke up. Writers, musicians, fans—including Fran Lebowitz, Billy Joel, Renée Fleming, Lisa See, Pico Iyer, and others—describe in essays and interviews how they were...
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Death is a Word

Eva Jackson is Rosemary's cousin ( 'umpteen times removed' ) and she has moved back to her childhood home in Taviscombe after the untimely death of her beloved husband Alan. As is the way of the village, Eva has been pounced upon by the local charities, and it is during a coffee morning that she mentions to Sheila Malory that she fears Alan might have died an unnatural death... Sheila is intrigued and sets out to find out more. But when Eva's body is discovered after a supposed insulin overdose, Sheila wonders if the killer might still be at large in the charming Devon countryside...
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The Texan's Royal M.D.

Is this a royal doc's holiday fling...or the real thing? Find out in this story from USA TODAY bestselling author Merline Lovelace! Texas is the perfect place for holiday heat--exactly what Dr. Anastazia St. Sebastian needs before making the biggest decision of her career. Enter hunky shipping billionaire Mike Brennan, who insists on buying her dinner after she saves his nephew. But one night leads to more. And even three days of fun in the sun--and in Mike's bedroom--aren't enough. This doc of royal descent wants to fall in love...but how can she when what Mike wants is the one thing she can never give?
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Caching In

Can a compass lead you to love? Broken-hearted Ally Couper has had enough with her ridiculous life. Her job at the bank is going nowhere, and her love life might as well be non-existent. Determined to try something new, Ally becomes absorbed in the world of geocaching. The high-tech driven scavenger hunt introduces her to Seth, and she realizes the game isn’t the only thrilling part. Ally’s bad luck may finally be changing, until the past threatens to halt her future with Seth. Can they find happiness together, or is love the one cache Ally can’t find?
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Seized by the Star Wolf

The shifter space pirate captured her booty… And her heart. --A highly sexual, explicit sci-fi Shifter erotic romance-- The Star Wolves are a group of notorious shifter space pirates… Fierce interstellar rogues who, according to legend, can only mate with human females. Curvy BBW Sarah and her petite friend Emily are dragged from their shuttlecraft--and taken to the shifter starship. There, they are claimed by the Alpha Captain and his First Mate, respectively. Emily is quick to accept her captor’s possessive claim on her… But Sarah is not so sure. The Alpha captain who has seized her, Sawagga, is arrogant and ruled by his feral instincts. The Star Wolves battle in the form of towering, two-legged beasts… And mate in the form of men. But can Sarah accept a mate who has the soul of a wolf inside of him? Who, even in human form, has the rough mating instinct of a dominating male beast? When a rival Star Wolf decides to steal Sarah for himself, Sarah will have to join with Sawagga and embrace the feral she-wolf inside of herself in order to survive…
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Full-Blood Half-Breed

In Cleve Lamison's hard-hitting debut, two young men divided by an intense hatred--yet marked with a common destiny--have the power to save the world . . . or destroy it. It's been two thousand years since the bastard spawn of the god Creador lost their war to enslave humankind, transforming the Thirteen Kingdoms into a violent world where the martial arts are exalted as sacred gifts from the gods--and honor is won through arena blood sport. Paladin Del Darkdragón, a sixteen-year-old warrior-in-training, is a "half-breed." His battle against pure-blood bullies like Fox the Runt has forced him to master the four fighting forms. But when he blends them, he is condemned as a heretic by authorities and banished from the training temples. Seeking redemption, he enrolls in the arena games, savage trials that end in death. This year's games mask an old plot driven by a new prophet. With a horde of Creador's Bastards and an army of fanatics...
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A Ride Too Far

Flavia Fern is blissfully unaware of how mundane her life is until she is told to show a townhouse to biker Bob Bramston.It doesn't help that Bob is a rough biker with no filter. It doesn't help that the townhouse is on the other side of town. And it sure as hell doesn't help that the only way to get there is on the back of Bob's Harley with nothing to hold on to except the biker’s muscular chest.With the bike rumbling between her thighs, Flavia can't help but drift towards an old fantasy populated by the scent of oil and leather.When they arrive at the house, Flavia realizes that it's so far out of the way that it'll be a long time before she has to be back at the office... and she's got time to spare.
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The Vineyard

It's been five years, and Lizzie Lambert has decided it's time to try to make things right with her estranged mother. She's made a success of things in Cannes, she's bringing up a lovely little boy on her own, and she's ready to put the past behind her. But it seems Lizzie's mother has moved on as well. She's moved her toyboy – a muscle-bound vintner named Cal – into the family home, and given him the run of the land that was meant to be Lizzie's inheritance! Cal's wine business frequently takes him to France, and suddenly wherever Lizzie goes, he's already there – meddling, giving unsolicited advice, saving her little boy's life and stealing her heart. But none of this changes the fact that he's her mother's lover...
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Hold Me Tight

He loves me. He loves me not. Ivy's heart shatters upon hearing Eric's crushing ultimatum. Despite how much she cares for him, she won't give in to his demands. She has no choice but to leave, even if it's the hardest thing she's ever had to do. She loves me. She loves me not. When Ivy walks out, Eric can't help feeling betrayed. Unwilling to put her at risk, he values her safety above all else. By refusing to compromise, he's blindsided when she moves in with a man who's already stolen so much from him. I love you. You love me not. Lauren sees Eric and Ivy's split as an opportunity to end their relationship once and for all. When Ivy places herself at the mercy of Eric's rival, Lauren plots to destroy the fragile tie binding them together, even if she endangers Ivy's life in the process.
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