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1) Escape
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The story was about a Chinese-American family in the suburbs of Washington DC., who got their education, worked hard,
played by the rules, realized their American dreams by owning a successful restaurant and a law firm. They became obsessed with the pursuit of Ivy League colleges, where they insisted, their kids must go to study to pave the road for their future success.
In the process, they lost their way as they never understood the true essence...
2) Escape
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Are the conspiracy theorists both right and wrong? Could it be that Roswell and Area 51 are just red herrings? That governments are hiding not past contacts but the prospect of a dangerous future contact?
This is the story of two remarkable young women and their journey of discovery. Set against that background, without knowing why their work is supported by world governments, they will lead humans to the stars.
3) Escape
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Can you escape your destiny?
John is a trauma doctor recovering at a glamorous Mediterranean resort after losing his wife in a terrible accident. Lost and alone, he wanders the streets, trying to escape his pain and drifting into alcoholism.
He ends up in a seedy strip joint, where he meets Jasna, a brilliant and beautiful hostess. Against their better judgement, they become infatuated and begin to fall in love.
When she is brutally killed, John...
4) Escape
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When Amelia Telford, a young and brilliant student, receives word that she's been accepted into the college of her dreams, she thought her life might finally take a turn for the better after becoming estranged from her busy workaholic parents. But when she falls through a mysterious hole in her basement, she discovered that was far from the truth. Now immersed into an alternate reality filled with monsters and mythical creatures, all her book knowledge...
5) Escape
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During World War 2, when the Japanese occupied Singapore, the soldiers rounded our stronger Chinese men and sent them to dig ditches in various sites in Singapore. These Singaporean men line up in a row to be shot down by the Japanese soldiers so that they would fall into the graves they had dug out for themselves. Ah Kong was one of these men selected to be killed in the Sook Ching Massacre.This is the story of his escape, his life after the war...
6) Escape
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When Michael Rorke, a talented yet self-absorbed author, meets his untimely end in an accident, he awakens as a wanderer – a spirit caught between worlds, unsure of what afterlife, be it blissful or grim, lies ahead. In this liminal state, he is unable to return to the living and faces an uncertain path forward.
This twilight world is fraught with dangers, teeming with predators that prey on spirits like him. Michael's urgent quest for resolution...
7) Escape
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Staying is dangerous. Leaving is suicide."...this thing is jam packed with action.""A not to be missed addition to the series!"-Reviews from Goodreads Sulan is in possession of a secret-a secret that has earned her a powerful enemy. If she stays in the Dome, she will be imprisoned, tortured, or worse. If she flees, worse dangers await in the unrelenting wilderness of Alaska. She will face sub-zero temperatures, an unstable landscape, and an enemy...
8) Escape
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Just one more pill. Just one more anxiety pill and Penelope steps onto the magnificent luxury cruise ship, the Atlantic Festival...for the rest of her life.Or so she thinks before she hears a shrill peal of terror coming from the magnificent mega ship just yards away.Forward to the unknown and whatever caused the scream? Or back to the past she desperately wants to escape? Penelope Richmond's choice changes her life forever...for better and for worse.Take...
9) Escape
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A bloody revolution. Hard choices. Fatal consequences.
Sophie Arundel is stranded in a parallel universe, stuck in a grand house in an alternate 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog, Charlotte. Oh, and Hugo Harrington who is stranded too - and Sophie's fallen for him, head over heels.
Hugo's entirely uninterested, but Sophie has bigger problems.
As a revolution threatens the Manor and everyone in it, Sophie finds the hidden portal...
10) Escape
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Carla and Tamsin's paradise trip turns perilous when kidnapped. They defy expectations, seizing control and outsmarting their captors.
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Autorisierte Lesefassung TV-Star Morgan Sheppard erwacht in einem fremden Hotelzimmer, mit Handschellen ans Bett gefesselt. Außer ihm befinden sich noch fu?nf weitere Personen im Raum - und eine Leiche in der Badewanne. Über den Fernseher meldet sich ein maskierter Mann: Morgan habe drei Stunden Zeit, unter den Anwesenden den Mörder zu enttarnen. Gelinge das nicht, wu?rden sie alle sterben. Aus dem Zimmer gibt es kein Entkommen, und während...
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Escape to Ireland with these 3 clean & wholesome romances. A Match Made in Ireland Have you ever wanted to press the escape button on your life? Ruth Davenport writes about romance and happily ever after. But not from experience. After a heart-breaking rejection, she decides a change of scenery is needed. On a whim, she thinks Ireland is the place to go to write her next book. But when she arrives, everything that can go wrong, does. In the middle...
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Can you escape the sinking Titanic? Find out in this exhilarating adventure puzzle book as you make your way up the decks, solving problems and meeting a cast of characters on your journey to survival!
As the book begins you are a young traveler hiding on the lowest deck of the Titanic. You stowed away on the ship out of a desire for adventure, and a fascination with its construction, its awe and glamour.
As soon as you become aware that it's sinking...
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