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1) Memory piece
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"Three Asian American teenagers meet in the New York suburbs in the 1980s. Drawn together by their shared sense of alienation from their conventionally domestic immigrant families, each wants to live a meaningful life. They envision a future defined by freedom and creativity, but on the brink of adulthood in New York City, their fortunes quickly diverge. Giselle Chin is a performance artist, pushing the boundaries of the form while socializing with...
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"The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. Emma hasn't told her husband much about her past. He knows her parents are dead and she hasn't spoken to her sisters in years. Then they lose their apartment, her husband gets laid off, and Emma discovers she's pregnant--right as the bank account slips into the red. That's when Emma confesses that she has one more asset: her...
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This tale of love that transcends all obstacles relates the story of two young lovers who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder, they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their life together.
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"A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive. It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since her daughter, Alana, came into this world, following a terrifying sexual assault that left deep emotional...
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Sphinxie and Cadence. Promised to each other in childhood. Drawn together again as teens. Sphinxie is sweet, compassionate, and plain. Cadence is brilliant, charismatic. Damaged. And diseased. When they were kids, he scarred her with a knife. Now, as his illness progresses, he becomes increasingly demanding. She wants to be loyal -- but fears for her life. Only the ultimate sacrifice will give this love an ending.
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This is the extraordinary story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians.
It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords of Greenland and the remote islands of Faroe to the dining tables of London's middle classes, the bacalao restaurants of Spain and the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe.
As well as following the historical...
7) Legends Lost
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Step into the land of legend and join the adventure of two royal children from different kingdoms drawn together by the magic of the moon.
Separated by the energy wall the kingdoms live a peaceful existence, until the legend unfolds and involves their children. How can they stop it!...They will try but will they succeed?
Follow the journey of Princess Arabella and Prince Elgrin on exciting adventures filled with magical creatures and mystical places...
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A wolf shifter. A cute Barista. A mysterious murder... After a murder threatens to expose them, Angus Chilton leads his wolf pack across the country. When they settle in a place where he harbors bucolic childhood memories, Angus meets Hunter Bailey, a handsome, human barista. Angus and Hunter are drawn together by shared trauma and similarly problematic ex's. But, can Angus keep Hunter safe when his murderous, impulsive, and jealous ex catches wind...
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A Powerful Novel From Tracie Peterson "A child of my Own. Flesh of my flesh..." That is the deep yearning that fills Tess's heart. Despite years spend under a doctor's care and advances in medical technology, she and her husband have discovered their options have been exhausted, leaving them with arms empty, long-held dreams shattered. A unique opportunity arises in the form of a young pregnant teen desperate to free herself from her misguided decisions....
10) Hot Water
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Roger Hall's great gift for creating a setting in which a diverse group of characters are drawn together is rarely better displayed than in this play. Irresistibly funny and satirical.
11) A Refuge Assured
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Lacemaker Vivienne Rivard never imagined her craft could threaten her life. Yet in revolutionary France, it is a death sentence when the nobility, and those associated with them, are forced to the guillotine. Vivienne flees to Philadelphia but finds the same dangers lurking in the French Quarter, as revolutionary sympathizers threaten the life of a young boy left in her care, who some suspect to be the Dauphin. Can the French settlement, Azilum, offer...
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Could They Fulfill Their Dreams in this Untamed Land? Driven by desperation, Grace Hawkins must forsake the affluent comfort of her upbringing to save herself from an arranged marriage. Disillusioned by her father's insistence, she forges a daring plan to escape the sinister hand of her intended. Peter Colton sees the Alaskan gold rush as an opportunity to establish his family's fledgling shipping business. An unexpected partnership enables him to...
14) MacAdam's Lass
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A sword-wielding Scottish war-orphan-turned-spy for Queen Mary has her eye on a suspicious Highlander until they're drawn together by desire and a secret that binds their star-crossed souls.
A woman with a legacy…a man with a secret.
She seeks to avenge her brave mother's murder. He seeks to reconcile himself to his father's death.
Josselin Ancrum, a sword-wielding Scottish war-orphan-turned-spy for Queen Mary, has her eye on Drew MacAdam. She...
15) Rake's Wager
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She can make any home gracious-but can she make him a gentleman? "Miranda Jarrett writes beautiful romance" (Patricia Gaffney, New York Times–bestselling author).
Cassia Penny runs a fashionable gaming house in Regency London. Her inspired style has always been admired . . . which is just the sort of talent Richard Blackley needs.
Blackley is a self-made millionaire, determined to establish himself as a proper London gentleman. When Cassia...
16) X
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"X" follows Jaxon, a senior in high school who prefers fleeting encounters with women and shying away from lasting connections. However, one night alters the course of his life forever when he crosses paths with Xayne, a mysterious and charming young man living in the heart of the woods who reveals a startling truth- he is a werewolf bound to be Jaxon's soulmate.
Drawn together by an undeniable bond, Jaxon and Xayne must now navigate a perilous...
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For the first time in nearly 20 years, the essential theological writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer have been drawn together in a helpful and concise one-volume format. The Bonhoeffer Reader brings the best English translation to readers, students, and scholars and provides a ready-made introduction to the thought of this essential thinker.
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Brenda, a tattoo artist who sees images of the future, and three other strangers with special abilities are drawn together to help a young student at the mysterious Institute for Advanced Psychic Studies. Daniel's gifts are supposedly being honed to assist world leaders…but it turns out there are some very disturbing strings attached.
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While their country prepares for war, they prepare for the battle of their lives. The Gods have given their warning. A deadly threat will be born at the end of the ninth age and will find a divided world easy to consume. All will be, destroyed in a storm of ice and fire, unless Three can be found to stand against the threat, and to bring all magical and mortal peoples together. A huntress and two runaways have been, drawn together for an impossible...
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