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Lyr might be a powerful elven lord in charge of thousands, but his personal life is a disaster. Just the month before, a daughter he'd never known existed arrived from Earth, giving him news of his lost love's death. Since then, he has been betrayed, captured, and almost murdered. And though his enemy was defeated, Lyr's wounds never seem to heal. He certainly doesn't need more conflict.

A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE “Golden Child is a stunning novel written with force and beauty. Though true to herself, Adam's...

BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST “A vibrant, heartstrings-tugging novel” (People) about a mother’s love, in all its forms, as a woman searches for the daughter she gave up for adoption, from the prize-winning author of Golden Child “A beautiful story . . . explores what it means to be a woman...

After more than 300 years on Earth, Prince Ralan has finally returned to Moranaia. But with his wicked brother Kien on the loose, the homecoming is a short one. A dire vision sends Ralan back to Earth to save his soulbonded from his dark brother. The problem? Ralan's Sight grows more erratic by the moment even as danger closes in on every side.

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Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita...

Trinidad, 1980: Dawn Bishop, aged 16, leaves her home and journeys across the sea to Venezuela. There, she gives birth to a baby girl, and leaves her with nuns to be given up for adoption. Dawn tries to carry on with her life - a move to England, a marriage, a career, two sons, a divorce - but through it all, she still thinks of the child she had in Venezuela, and of what might have been. When, forty years later, a woman from an internet forum gets in touch, saying that she might be Dawn's long-lost daughter, it stirs up a complicated mix of feelings.

Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life in a society. Clyde, the father, works long, exhausting shifts at the petroleum plant in southern Trinidad; Joy, his wife, looks after the home. Their two sons, 13 years old, wake early every morning to travel to the capital, Port of Spain, for school. They are twins but nothing alike: Paul has always been considered odd while Peter is widely believed to be a genius, destined for greatness. Paul goes walking in the bush one afternoon and doesn't come home....

Welcome to Christmas Town, Maine! Fans of Hallmark movies set in small towns with quirky characters will enjoy this collection of small town, clean holiday romances! Grab your yearbooks, call your friends, pack your suitcase, and return to Christmas Town High School for a 10-year reunion. The first order of business is to unearth the class time capsule, which reveals a promise ring among the many treasures. Whose ring is it? That remains to be seen. Everyone's coming back to Christmas Town for the event - the class president, homecoming king and queen, the jock, the nerd, the friend to ...

Recent graduate Mercedes Johnson thought her troubles were at an end. But when she spent months applying at every company she could find, and nobody would take her, it was time for her to accept that she wasn’t going to be able to find work. Mercedes had to do something unconventional. She didn’t know that she was signing up for an escort service. She thought she was just delivering packages, and she certainly wasn’t expecting the golden god who answered the door. Was this a bad job or a means to an end? Who was this man, Jake, and why couldn’t he control himself when he was with her?

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Welcome back to Christmas Town, Maine! Spend your Valentine’s Day with a collection of heartfelt, feel good, sweet romances set in small, snowy Christmas Town. “Those fun loving, Knotty Elves are up to no good being clandestine matchmakers again in this collection of fun, romantic stories by some great authors.” Lori, Amazon Reviewer An abnormally cold and snowy winter wreaked havoc in Christmas Town. Pipes froze, snowy roofs caved in, and even the famed gazebo in the town square was blown over! But the hardest hit was the historic town library, where pipes burst – flooding the main...

James Skye is the bad-boy quarterback of the Miami Dolphins. He’s an all-star both on the field and in the bedroom. But I don’t date players. It’s my father’s golden rule: Stay away from his team. Too bad for James, I’m not interested in getting to know football’s ultimate player any better. The question is, what’s a girl to do when the only way out from under the crushing weight of expectation is to break a few rules in the process?

Jess Holland is an Aussie nanny who is looking for a new job, and Noah Stone is a wealthy widower who needs to find someone to care for his young daughter. When they’ve found what they need in each other, they get more than they expect. After sleeping together, Noah and Jess can’t help but wonder if they are meant for each other or are together out of convenience. The two of them have to figure it all out or risk hurting the little girl they both love. Can Noah open his life to another woman? Can Jess risk everything to be with the man she believes is the one?

Get the Daddy Double Take Box Set #1! Includes the books Excessive and Executive. In Excessive, Hunter is the toughest man in Mesquite, Texas. His great skill in handling guns plus his impeccable charm made everyone regard him with a high level of respect. Despite having it all, he is a single father who struggled to raise his child alone. Everything seemed rough until he met Kylie. In Executive, Jess Holland is an Aussie nanny who is looking for a new job and Noah Stone is a wealthy widower who needs to find someone to care for his young daughter.

Time is running out. My mother only has six months to live, and I'm desperate. I need to make her dream come true...seeing me get married. I know it's crazy. I'm a billionaire. I'm a player. I don't want a wife. But I need to make this happen for her. That's where Maddie comes in. She's my childhood friend, a struggling actress, and she's so incredibly hot. Maddie's perfect for the role of my love interest. It doesn't hurt that she wants to help me fulfill my mother's dream. However, she may come at a price that's more than the half a million dollars for her service.

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How does happily ever after begin? While you can no doubt think up a million romantic ways for it to get started, getting sloppy drunk and passing out probably isn’t one of them. Which is why Luna is so mortified to find herself waking up in her boss’ bed in Vegas, her memory of the night before little more than sporadic flashes.