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7162) From Death Unto Life
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From Death Unto Life is how I, Lee Jackson, went around through life (if you want to call that life), getting high for most of it without a care in the world, being ashamed of who I was, and holding my head down because I lied to people who trusted and loved me and have lost all respect for myself. That's no life for anyone. So I cried out to the Lord, and He gave me a new life. After going to and joining a good church and reading the Bible, I found...
7163) With Malice Aforethought
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From Havana to London, Senor Juan Menendez is being pursued by an unknown person determined to kill him. He approaches Sherlock Holmes for protection. But, is there really an enemy, or is it just imagination?
7164) As Luck Would Have It
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When Felicity was nearly run over, it's Hawk that's there to catch her before she falls...literally.
He's strong, handsome, and smart, and gave back to the community. Hawk's everything a woman would want, but he's also her competition.
They come from two rivaling bakeries, so that should mean there's no way they can be together. But it seemed fate had other plans.
Because as luck would have it, once Hawk had her, he's not letting her go....
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When an old church is torn down in the small Florida town of Toad Springs, a trunk full of stories written by the inhabitants in the 1930s is discovered in the attic. You'll meet Midge and Smitty Mallet, who end up in Toad Springs after being led astray by one of the Tennessee binder boys, Chuck Barber and his plans to get rich starting up a "game of chance," and Ginger Perkins who, after being jealous for years of her best friend's successful singing...
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Insurance salesman Andy McGuire lives for easy money, even if it means victimizing a Chinese-American community to get it. Yet it's never enough, and he's sick of the grind.When he's invited to join an elite investment group, he jumps at the chance to finally make the big bucks. But great rewards require great risks. Will his side hustle pay off or ruin him?An Everyday Thieves story, where the con artists are the people we think we know best.
7167) A Family Affair
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This early work by Guy de Maupassant was originally published in the 1880's. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation from her husband. After the split, Maupassant lived with his mother till he was thirteen, and inherited her love of classical literature. In 1880, Maupassant...
7168) The Anstruther Lass
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The Anstruther Lass is a historical romance set in the Dundee Jute Mills in 1865. Lana, a young widow from Anstruther, works at a mill and falls in love with a Dutch sailor Stefan, the son of a rich jute trader and shipping magnate. Problems arise when the mill manager, Campbell, also falls in love with Lana and pays local Anstruther smugglers to kill his rival. Meanwhile, a serial killer is targeting sailors in Dundee. The smugglers rescue Stefan...
7169) Sunday Morning
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An abandoned house. A heist. A new puppy. Lost Love.
From unbelievable to true-to-life, this flash fiction collection will take you to many places and get to know various characters. With no two stories alike each is thought-provoking, emotional, and open-ended.
Rewritten from the author's blog, Short Story Sunday feature, this collection holds the first 52 prompts completely remastered from their original state. Sunday Morning is a unique collection...
7170) Her Finister
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Love endures...even in the cold space between starsAn artificial intelligence puzzles over the concept of love and tears, but when her Finister-a curious and rare alien creature-is taken from her, she sacrifices everything to find him again in a journey that spans galaxies and years and many shapes in a tale of endurance and loyalty. "Her Finister" is a sweet science fiction retelling of a Russian fairy tale, "The Dazzling Falcon Finister."This lyrical...
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Viens rencontrer Esméralda Grunch, une splendide fée des fleurs et sa meilleure amie, la Tulipe.
Un petit conte sur l'amitié de Debbie Manber Kupfer l'auteur de P.A.W.S. et de Tea & Dark Chocolate.
Illustrations Tina Wijesiri
Traduction Elisabeth Selman
« Un adorable conte pour enfants, joliment illustré, sur une fée et une tulipe. »
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"¡Bienvenido a otro volumen de la Colección Mejores! Cuentos, una selección de relatos escritos en diferentes épocas por autores de diversas nacionalidades y con temas muy variados, pero que comparten una cualidad literaria enorme y quizás la más importante: la de brindar placer al lector. En este ebook, presentamos los Mejores Cuentos Franceses, una selección de relatos memorables escritos por grandes autores de cuentos franceses, tanto antiguos...
7173) Destiny For Sale
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Destiny for Sale. The possibilities are endless, but at what cost? Tomas is on a losing streak, with his job, his girlfriend, and even his dog. Then he meets the mysterious Basia, and life suddenly gets a lot more interesting.Tomas receives an offer, what if you could take a break from you? A new life, a new identity, a new you? The possibilities seem endless.But, Tomas' new identity comes with catches. There are new rules, new dangers, and sudden...
7174) Dark Moon
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This Christian Romantic Urban Fantasy serial short story is third in a series of "episodes".Rejected by frightened parents, Tanya has turned to the wolf and the forest for solace. A beast belongs in the woods, after all. Colin won't leave her alone though, hovering close to watch over her. Further support comes from unexpected allies....
7175) Godmother Gone Wild
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Fairy Godmother Catherine has lived through the rise and fall of kingdoms, the age of dragons, and facilitated more than one Happily-Ever-After. However, she might not survive a company-mandated vacation. After wielding her magic for centuries, she must go cold turkey for ten long days. Her caseload back home stands taller than an ivory tower, so the directive to rest, relax, and not use magic feels like the worst kind of punishment-possibly worse...
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This is a collection of the published and previously unpublished short stories by Thomas Murtha, a Canadian writer born and raised in Ontario. Murtha was one of the notable experimental writers of the 1920s, but his work has been largely ignored by literary historians. Thomas Murtha was a classmate and colleague of other notable Canadians including former prime minister Paul Martin, Morley Callaghan, and Raymond Knister. Callaghan, Murtha, and Knister...
7177) Nine Stray Shots
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NINE STRAY SHOTSIn these nine short stories, absurdity undermines the foundations of reality until there is no turning back:A boy gets trapped between the walls of a building. / Five friends establish a new country inside their apartment and set out to defend it with their teeth. / The sensual voice of a jazz singer disturbs the life of a musician to the point of driving him mad. / A jaded married couple receives a mysterious black box on their doorstep...
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Deborah Eisenberg is nearly unmatched in her mastery of the short-story form. Now, in her newest collection, she demonstrates once again her virtuosic abilities in precisely distilled, perfectly shaped studies of human connection and disconnection. From a group of friends whose luck in acquiring a luxurious Manhattan sublet turns to disaster as their balcony becomes a front-row seat to the catastrophe of 9/11; to the Roman holiday of a schoolteacher...
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From a little blue fuzzy monster in a Casanova's pants... to a movie star wannabe raising money for her boob job.From rival Key West female impersonators... to the wife of the Biblical King David.From an Irishman with a unique challenge on St. Patrick's Day... to a borscht-belt-style comic in outer space.Award-winning master of comedy David H. Hendrickson finds hilarity in the strangest of places, and these eight tales prove it."David H. Hendrickson...
7180) A Red Banner to Fly
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In the final days of the Genpei War, a court lady, now a Buddhist nun, sits on an undecorated ship with her tiny grandson, the rightful emperor of Japan. They have fled the revolting Minamoto clan across mountains and seas, taking this final stand at what will be known as the battle of Dan-no-ura. Now, with nowhere left to flee, they face treachery too. This award-winning short story has been honored in multiple contests and is offered here by itself...
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