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The Wise and the Wicked

Rebecca Podos, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like Water, returns with a lush, dark, and unforgettable story of the power of the past to shape our futures—and the courage it takes to change them.Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in her family, once possessed of great magical abilities to remake lives and stave off death itself, were forced to flee their Russian home for America in order to escape the fearful men who sought to destroy them.Such has it always been, Ruby's been told, for powerful women. Today, these stories seem no more real to Ruby than folktales, except for the smallest bit of power left in their blood: when each of them comes of age, she will have a vision of who she will be when she dies—a destiny as inescapable as it is inevitable.Ruby is no exception, and neither is her mother, although she ran from her fate years ago, abandoning Ruby and her...
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Black City Dragon

A historical urban fantasy set in Prohibition Chicago, which combines action, mystery, and romance against a backdrop of gangland wars and the threat of supernatural horror.For sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has guarded the gate between our world and Feirie, preventing the Wyld—the darkest Feirie of all—from coming into Chicago to find human prey. But since he defeated Oberon, more and more Wyld have been slipping through. Nick and his Feirie companion, the shapeshifter, Fetch, have been busy hunting them down.Nick keeps coming across the Dacian Draco, the sign of his ancient enemy Galerius, including a tattoo worn by a human thug. Unfortunately, every trail ends as if years old. Claryce, Nick's reincarnated love, has narrowly escaped two attempts on her life, and when Nick sees her wearing a broach with the Draco on it, he knows they must look more deeply into her former lives. With Wyld and gangsters wreaking havoc in Chicago, Nick and Claryce...
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Puck: Dark Motorcycle Club / MC SEAL Romance (Road Kill MC Book 9)

What Readers are saying about Road Kill MC: " ... This is an engrossing story that had me on the edge until the end. With an awesome plot, sexy goodness, and gritty action it definitely does not disappoint. Road Kill MC is gripping, sexy, and suspenseful. I sure did not expect that surprise twist at the end, and the epilogue just ties up the loose ends. I highly recommend ..." - AFox Written by New York Times Bestselling author Marata Eros and a ★★★ #1 Amazon Heist & Organized Crime Thriller Bestselling series and a NOOK top 100  Bestselling series★★★, comes a provocative and heart-wrenching tale about a young woman with a tragic secret, dangerous future, and the broken man who will save her.Synopsis:Puck likes women. All kinds. But he's not prepared to share the secret that keeps intimacy at arm's length.Until Charlotte Temperance.Temp is passionate about her job as a social worker. When she shuts down a dangerous criminal who's abusing her minor client, Temp finds herself in the crosshairs of a human trafficking operation, thinly masqueraded as a prostitution ring.The relationship she begins with Puck is weighted by a secret they both share, and hard hidden truths. Once they discover what the other knows, will the truth shatter all hope of the future—or will the horror they experienced bring them closer?When Puck discovers that Temp is in danger, he'll stop at nothing to rescue her—with Road Kill MC as his side. But will they arrive too late to save Temp,  before she's sucked into a system of depraved humanity, to which there's no escape?Full length novel.
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 35

Internationally acclaimed bestselling anthology of award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories. 24 Award-Winning Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors and Illustrators. Accompanied by Dean Wesley Smith, Rebecca Moesta, Mike Resnick, Rob Prior and Echo Chernik and Edited by David Farland The 35th collection of winners of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future competition features expertly crafted stories and art, spanning the gamut from hard core sci-fi to epic fantasy. Stories so fresh and new, they're 5–10 years ahead of the curve—the future is literally here and now. Each year, the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests' blue-ribbon judges search the world to discover and introduce to you the very best new talent in sci-fi and fantasy. Created by L. Ron Hubbard, whose commitment to help new writers and artists gave rise to the annual Writers of the Future anthologies—a launching pad for writers and...
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The Prison Doctor

As seen on BBC Breakfast Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK's most infamous prisons – first in young offenders' institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe's largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all. In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.
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Taken By The Mechanic (Curvy Librarians Book 2)

An obsessed older alpha male and younger curvy woman steamy and sweet instalove novellaJenna:Frightened and vulnerable in an abandoned parking lot, I screamed. An incredible hero rescued me. Tattooed, muscular, enticing, with a heart of gold. And forbidden. Can I drop the chains holding me back before losing him for good?Noah:After saving a captivating, voluptuous young woman from loathsome jackasses, I wanted to claim her as my own. Her oppressive, pain-in-the-ass mother tried to run interference. Her resistance is weak. It won't take long to fulfill my desires and make the tantalizing girl mine.'Taken by the Mechanic' is a steamy, sweet, safe, short story that can be read as a standalone. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and a guaranteed HEA between an older, obsessed alpha male and his younger plus-size woman. 
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Blue Umbrella Sky

Milt Grabaur has left his life, home, and teaching career in Ohio to start anew. The Summer Winds trailer park in Palm Springs, butted up against the San Jacinto mountain range, seems the perfect place to forget the pain of nursing his beloved husband through Alzheimer’s and seeing him off on his final passage. Billy Blue is a sexy California surfer type who once dreamed of being a singer but now works at Trader Joe’s and lives in his own trailer at Summer Winds. He’s focused on recovery from the alcoholism that put his dreams on hold. When his new neighbor moves in, Billy falls for the gray-eyed man. His sadness and loneliness awaken something Billy’s never felt before—real love. When a summer storm and flash flood jeopardize Milt’s home, Billy comes to the rescue, hoping the two men might get better acquainted… and maybe begin a new romance. But Milt’s devotion to his late husband is strong, and he worries that acting on his attraction will be a betrayal. Can they lay down their baggage and find out how redemptive love can be?
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The Stone Collection

In these 14 unique stories, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm takes on complex and dangerous emotions, exploring the gamut of modern Anishinaabe experience. Through unforgettable characters, these stories—about love and lust, suicide and survival, illness and wholeness—illuminate the strange workings of the human heart.
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