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Will Brite is a Slash Five cowboy working in the Middle Concho region of Texas in the winter of 1884 when a blizzard descends upon him-the likes of which he has never seen. Trapped under his horse and entangled in a barbed-wire fence, Will finds an unexpected and, unwelcome, savior in the form of Zeke Boles, a former slave on the run from a bloody, guilt-filled past.
In Zeke's dark features Will sees a reflection of the haunting memories he has been...
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Heike Lerner's life looks perfect from the outside. But lately, Heike's noticed there are some things out of place: a mysterious cabin set back in the trees and a strange little girl who surfaces alone at the pond one day, then disappears. One night Heike returns from a party to find that Daniel too has disappeared. Her husband was the last to see him.
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"A dazzling contemporary novel that interweaves the lives of a Russian mistress and the young French painter who falls in love with her. Set in the South of France, London, and Paris, a gorgeous, innocent mistress of a Russian oligarch gradually finds independence via her own efforts and through her friendship with the artist son of a world-renowned painter and his devoted muse/now restaurateur mother, reminiscent of Picasso and La Colombe D'or in...
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"Paige Cooper's short stories catalogue moments in love. These are stories about women who built time machines when they were nine, or who predict cataclysm, or who think their dreams are reality. They include police horses with talons and giant eagles and weredeer. At the center of it all is love. And if love is the problem, what is the solution? Being closer? Or being alone?"--Provided by publisher.
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Hodgson's diary of her journeys through the flea markets of Europe, North Africa and North America guides readers down back alleys and into musty shops. We flank Hodgson as she gently fingers trinkets and seashells, sifts through distressed maps, stacks and unstacks slides and expired passports, all the while conversationally remarking on what this detritus represents - or could represent, given the right context and a bit of back story. c2007.
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Wyoming men volume 9
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Cowboy rancher Cort is attracted to his neighbor, city girl Mina, who is also a bestseller novelist. Upon meeting they feel a strong attraction to one another.
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It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled in King's Cove, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the idyllic interior of British Columbia surrounded by a suitably eclectic cast of small-town characters she feels like she may finally be able to put her past to rest. But then a body is discovered, the victim of murder, and although she works alongside the...
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Joe Pickett novels volume 17
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The plane circled in the dark. Joe Pickett could just make out down below a figure in the snow and timber, and then three other figures closing in. There was nothing he could do about it. And Joe knew that he might be their next target. The Cates family had always been a bad lot. Game warden Joe Pickett had been able to strike a fierce blow against them when the life of his daughter April had been endangered, but he'd always wondered if there'd be...
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It's early spring of 1947 in idyllic King's Cove, and the Hughes ladies, mere et fille, are gardening and sorting through the jars of food that have been put up for the winter. But while cleaning up after the roof of their root cellar has caved in slightly, they are horrified to discover a small skeletal hand embedded in the mess. Panicked, they call Lane Winslow, the ex-British secret service agent, and, not without some misgivings about the state...
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The Leung family leads a life of secluded luxury in Hong Kong. But in December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades the colony. The family is quickly dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. To survive, they entomb themselves and their friends in the Leung mansion. But this is only a temporary reprieve, and the Leungs are forced to send their children away. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with some of his siblings, and together...
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They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before -- the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called...
14) Shelter in place
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"It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the videogame store tending to customers. Then the shooters arrived. The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it, the effects would last forever. In the years...
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Jigsaw files volume 1
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Private investigator Charley Dodge investigates who wants Denver multimillionaire, Carter Dunleavy, dead.
16) Forged in Desire
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The Protectors (Brenda Jackson) volume 1
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Strong enough to protect her. Bold enough to love her.
When good girl Margo Connelly becomes Lamar "Striker" Jennings's latest assignment, she knows she's in trouble. And not just because he's been hired to protect her from an underworld criminal. The reformed bad boy's appeal is breaching all her defenses, and as the threats against her increase, Margo isn't sure which is more dangerous: the gangster targeting her, or the far too...
When good girl Margo Connelly becomes Lamar "Striker" Jennings's latest assignment, she knows she's in trouble. And not just because he's been hired to protect her from an underworld criminal. The reformed bad boy's appeal is breaching all her defenses, and as the threats against her increase, Margo isn't sure which is more dangerous: the gangster targeting her, or the far too...
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Chronicles the life of postal inspector Frank Oldfield (1867-1916) and his investigation into an arm of the Black Hand organized crime group in Ohio known as the Society of the Banana. Details his investigation, the lives of the perpetrators, and the results of trial. Some violence. 2018.
18) Booking in
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When an infamous forged first edition of Sonnets from the Portuguese is stolen from the safe in his office, Toronto antiquarian dealer Fletcher Marshal hires his friend Crang to find and return it.
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Two novels, written between 2015 and 2018, featuring Cassie Ireland, a thief who catches thieves, and Jake Carter, a gambler who knows the odds and thrives on high-stakes risk. Includes All In, and All Gone, in which the pair race against time to recover stolen copies of the Magna Carta. Strong language and some violence. 2018.
20) Game of the gods
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Max Cone will do whatever it takes to find his family, free his friends, and save civilization from a cataclysmic war. He joins a ragtag group of warriors, and the fate of the world may rest in their hands. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2018.
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