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Dead Promise (Dead, #2)
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New York City, financial capital of the United States, become ground zero for a bioterrorism attack when a weaponized strain of avian influenza is rel
New York City, financial capital of the United States, become ground zero for a bioterrorism attack when a weaponized strain of avian influenza is released into the city subway.
Enter to win one of 100 copies of DEAD PROMISE, the standalone sequel to DEAD LOVE.
Evidence leads FBI agents Georgiana Reed and Mark Strickland to a government research lab and a beautiful scientist, Dr. Suzy Chen. She had access. She had motive. And she had a secret connection to a dark Organization and its sinister Director, who were operating to bring down the US economy.
When Chen's love affair with a high-ranking military officer puts the Organization at risk, she is assassinated.
As Reed and Strickland draw closer to discovering the Director's identity, they struggle to hide the love affair they began in DEAD LOVE.
The government races to stem the chaos of the deadly pandemic. But is it too late?
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Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir
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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are giving away 50 advanced copies of this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately healing memoir.
In th
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are giving away 50 advanced copies of this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately healing memoir.
In the tradition of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Truth & Beauty—from one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” TRAGEDY PLUS TIME is a poignant tragicomic memoir about the author's beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking relationship with his younger sister and the depression that took her life.
Adam Cayton-Holland went from a painfully sensitive kid growing up in Denver, Colorado, to a writer and performer with a burgeoning career in comedy. His father, a civil rights lawyer, and his mother, an investigative journalist, taught Adam and his two sisters to feel the pain of the world deeply and to combat it through any means necessary. Adam chose to meet life’s tough breaks and cruel realities with stand-up comedy; his older sister chose law; their youngest sister, Lydia, struggled with mental illness and ultimately took her own life.
This devastating tragedy strikes the Cayton-Holland household at the same moment Adam’s career is finally getting off the ground. Both a moving tribute to a lost sibling and an inspiring guide to navigating grief and pain, Tragedy Plus Time is a heartbreaking, honest, and darkly funny memoir about trying your hardest to choose life in the wake of a terrible loss.
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What Lies Below
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Everyone has nightmares. One woman is living hers…
Gilly O’Connell’s nightmares aren’t just bad dreams; they’re glimpses of terrifying realities to com
Everyone has nightmares. One woman is living hers…
Gilly O’Connell’s nightmares aren’t just bad dreams; they’re glimpses of terrifying realities to come. Gilly has spent her entire life trying to suppress the foreboding visions. So when a dismissed premonition leads to her husband’s murder, she buries the guilt and pain of the unsolved crime in the only way she knows how—she runs from it.
Three years later, after overcoming a battle with addiction and starting over in a small Texas town, Gilly dares to believe the worst is over. That is, until another crime rips her heart open: the abduction of a three-year-old girl. Gilly knows more about it than anyone…
She’s dreaming again.
Gilly is convinced that if she tells the police she dreamed of the kidnapping before it happened, there’s no way they’ll believe her. But when she finally gets the courage to come forward with what she saw, people don’t see her as crazy—they see her as a suspect.
Now, in order to help a desperate single father save his child, Gilly must first clear her own name. But as the nightmares of the past catch up to her, Gilly’s only chance for salvation might be the dreams she’s spent so long trying to ignore.
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Lovers, Players & The Seducer
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Enter for a chance to win one of 100 copies of Lovers, Players and The Seducer by J. A. Jackson.
Nicholas La Cour loves money. In the game of betrayer
Enter for a chance to win one of 100 copies of Lovers, Players and The Seducer by J. A. Jackson.
Nicholas La Cour loves money. In the game of betrayer and betrayed he thinks his sister Lacey is the perfect target for his manipulative schemes to keep his financial ruin a secret.
Will Lacey discover her brother’s deception before it’s too late?
A brother’s web of deceit begins this gripping novel that will propel you into a world of seduction, temptation, and mystery.
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Wild Hunger (The Phoenix Pack, #7)
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date: May 29, 2018
When half–wolf shifter Frankie Newman receives an e-mail from a family member she didn’t know existed, a secret is revealed: as a child, Frankie witne
When half–wolf shifter Frankie Newman receives an e-mail from a family member she didn’t know existed, a secret is revealed: as a child, Frankie witnessed her father killing her mother…and then himself. Frankie was torn from her pack by her mother’s human relatives, and the trauma was erased from her memory. Realizing that she’s been lied to her entire life, she’s never felt more alone. Until she catches the scent of an old friend—warmly familiar and intoxicating.
Trick Hardy, enforcer of the Phoenix Pack, can sense the rush of mutual attraction when he sees Frankie again. He knows immediately that she’s his true mate. But he also knows that, given her fragile state, he needs to tread with care—no matter how fierce his surging desires.
As aroused as Frankie is by Trick’s darkly dominant air and simmering desire, her priority right now is her past—not her future, no matter how tempting. But as more secrets emerge and Frankie’s life is threatened, Trick must do everything he can to keep her close and safe. After all, it’s their destiny.
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Dead Lock (The DI Nick Dixon Crime Series Book 8)
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date: May 31, 2018
Early on a cold Somerset morning, ten year old Alesha Daniels is reported missing by her father, a violent alcoholic. Her mother, a known drug addict,
Early on a cold Somerset morning, ten year old Alesha Daniels is reported missing by her father, a violent alcoholic. Her mother, a known drug addict, is found unconscious, but it’s her mother’s boyfriend the police are keen to trace.
As the hunt for Alesha gathers pace, a second local girl is taken, plunging another family into the depths of despair.
Cutting short his holiday, DI Nick Dixon races home to join the Major Investigation Team, but no sooner has he identified a network of local suspects than they begin to show up dead.
At odds with his superiors, Dixon is convinced the child abductions are anything but random, but nobody is prepared for the investigation to lead quite so close to home.
Can Dixon and his team crack the case before all the suspects are silenced? And will he find the missing girls before it’s too late?
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Deadly Recall (Jessie Cole, #2)
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date: Mar 27, 2018
Join over 2.5 million readers who have been captivated by the gripping Jessie Cole series, and congratulations to New York Times bestselling author T.
Join over 2.5 million readers who have been captivated by the gripping Jessie Cole series, and congratulations to New York Times bestselling author T.R. Ragan!
PI Jessie Cole is about to discover that there’s no revenge too wicked as New York Times bestselling author T.R. Ragan’s gripping series continues.
When you search for the missing, there’s no telling what you’ll find. PI Jessie Cole learned that painful truth firsthand when her sister disappeared. Now a new case will test Jessie and Ben once again.
Owen Shepard, the public face of one of the country’s biggest health insurance companies, has become the target of a vengeful father. The man blames Shepard for his child’s death and plans to make the CEO know what it’s like to live with a broken heart—and watch others die. After killing two employees, the desperate father kidnaps Shepard’s daughter. Tasked with finding her, Jessie and crime reporter Ben Morrison are running out of time to save her.
Meanwhile, Ben is still seeking insight into the man he used to be before a car crash erased his memories. And each discovery is leading Jessie and him down a frightening road. What they find could scar both of them forever.
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Mother of Invention
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date: May 22, 2018
What will a mother sacrifice to have it all?
Meet Silicon Valley executive Tessa Callahan, a woman passionate about the power of technology to transfor
What will a mother sacrifice to have it all?
Meet Silicon Valley executive Tessa Callahan, a woman passionate about the power of technology to transform women’s lives. Her company’s latest invention, the Seahorse Solution, includes a breakthrough procedure that safely accelerates human pregnancy from nine months to nine weeks, along with other major upgrades to a woman’s experience of early maternity.
The inaugural human trial of Seahorse will change the future of motherhood—and it’s Tessa’s job to monitor the first volunteer mothers-to-be. She’ll be their advocate and confidante. She’ll allay their doubts and soothe their anxieties. But when Tessa discovers disturbing truths behind the transformative technology she’s championed, her own fear begins to rock her faith in the Seahorse Solution. With each new secret Tessa uncovers, she realizes that the endgame is too inconceivable to imagine.
Caeli Wolfson Widger’s bold and timely novel examines the fraught sacrifices that women make to succeed in both career and family against a backdrop of technological innovation. It’s a story of friendship, risk, betrayal, and redemption—and an unnerving interrogation of a future in which women can engineer their lives as never before.
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The Assassin (Isabella Rose #4)
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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, is the most dangerous city in the world. And when a mission to break the local cartel’s grip goes wrong, Isabella Rose, the Ang
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, is the most dangerous city in the world. And when a mission to break the local cartel’s grip goes wrong, Isabella Rose, the Angel, finds herself on the wrong side of prison bars. Fearing the worst, Isabella plays her only remaining card…
British agent Vivian Bloom is determined to be the first to reach her, certain she will lead him to other operatives he’s under pressure to hunt down. But US agents are circling too. And with the shadowy Prometheus group pulling the strings, Isabella knows that she and her mentor, the Asset, are living on borrowed time…
The Assassin is the fourth part in a continuing story involving Isabella Rose that also includes Act I: The Angel, Act II: The Asset and Act III: The Agent.
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Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling
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Enter for a chance to win one of 10 signed first edition copies of Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling!
Iphelia is a graphic novel for the inner chi
Enter for a chance to win one of 10 signed first edition copies of Iphelia: Awakening the Gift of Feeling!
Iphelia is a graphic novel for the inner children of grown men and women. It is the story of a girl born with a special gift of sensitivity, told through 90 pages of visually stunning images that animate the feeling-level of experience through color, texture, shape and motion, making it perfect for young children, too.
Like Iphelia, we are all born with the gift of feeling. But as we are exposed to all the wounded adults around us, we develop defenses that quiet and dull our emotional sense. We lose touch with our feelings, our connection with ourselves, and our capacity to really connect with each other. We lose empathy.
The graphic novel illustrates the language of feelings and teaches valuable lessons in friendship, forgiveness, creativity, integrity, and the power of feeling!
The second half of the book is a passionate educational exploration of the feeling-dimension of experience that includes exercises and techniques for practical application. Each of the practices supports the reader in developing a deeper understanding of feelings and greater self-awareness. The practices build on each other, facilitating a journey toward a peak of insight and understanding. Topics covered include empathy for self and others, personal integrity, addiction, communication, boundary setting, apologizing, meditation, and living consciously.
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Leaning On Water
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Enter to win a copy of just released LEANING ON WATER, a YA science fiction/fantasy novel by Joan June Chen. Fearless and indomitable female heroine i
Enter to win a copy of just released LEANING ON WATER, a YA science fiction/fantasy novel by Joan June Chen. Fearless and indomitable female heroine included.
A talented young cadea pilot.
A mysterious Bionic.
And a world of the future on the brink of destruction...
LIVINTHEA PARK has the Mark of Dresden mutation, only she doesn't know about it.
One day, a terrible hovercraft accident changes all of that, and her life as one of Galactic's most talented cadea pilots comes crashing down. The Bionics barge into her life, claiming her as one of their own, whisking her away from her beloved home on Cerulea to Atlas Station I.
Though these mysterious Bionics look human, with nanobots coursing through their veins, they are anything but just plain human, especially the one with the steel grey eyes.
Commissioned since the turn of the millennium with guarding the civilizations of the Erlion system against the Quadrati Droids, the Bionics take Livi on a journey she could never have imagined. For on this journey, she will not only uncover truths about the Bionics and the people of Cerulea, but of herself as well.
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Primary Anomaly
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date: May 22, 2018
Enter to win one of 100 copies of the highly anticipated release of Primary Anomaly. Readers' Favorite said "Primary Anomaly is an exciting
story with
Enter to win one of 100 copies of the highly anticipated release of Primary Anomaly. Readers' Favorite said "Primary Anomaly is an exciting
story with a great science fiction setting and well-written characters."
About Primary Anomaly (Fables of Nevertime Book One):
In a post-apocalyptic world full of war, inequality, and corruption, one young man may have the power to change everything.
In the year 2033, what began as a breakthrough in understanding the human genome became the end of civilization. Decades later, Eibmoz Corporation establishes Habitats in low radiation zones in an attempt to revive society, installing a totalitarian regime in the process. But the Corporation only allows the pure—those unaffected by mutation—inside. Everyone else must join one of the warring factions in the decaying wastelands outside the Habitat’s walls.
When the Corporation launches a new augmented soldier program, sabotage by an unknown enemy destroys the experiment and delivers the one surviving specimen—a young man—into the Decay. Without any memory of his origins, identity, or purpose, the struggle of drone No. 1613 begins. Caught in the middle of the Decay’s volatile geopolitical landscape and perplexed by his surfacing abilities, he must embark across treacherous territory, where his search for answers may endanger everything he holds dear.
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Tribal Affairs
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Enter for a chance to win one of 50 Kindle copies of Tribal Affairs by Matt Dallmann: Dahlia, a centuries old genie, lies hopelessly trapped in a dama
Enter for a chance to win one of 50 Kindle copies of Tribal Affairs by Matt Dallmann: Dahlia, a centuries old genie, lies hopelessly trapped in a damaged golden locket charm attached to an ankle bracelet. Its owner, sixteen-year-old Liana, wears it for the first time during her father Jamison’s opening night illusion spectacular. Not only does its presence cause Jamison to folly his performance, but it also starts a chain of bizarre events that lead to a showdown with Dahlia’s mortal enemy, Stefan, and an unsuspecting romance between Liana and his son.
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Errant
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Errant is by turns taut medieval fantasy and heartbreaking love story - an irresistible read.
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Burning Up (Flirting with Fire, #1)
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USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackwood fans the flames of desire in her smoking-hot series about firefighters and the women who want them…
Une
USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackwood fans the flames of desire in her smoking-hot series about firefighters and the women who want them…
Unemployed schoolteacher Erin Jenkins is back in Portland, the town she hasn’t called home for more than a decade. It’s not the way she wants to spend her last days of summer: in between jobs and avoiding her mother’s snooping by escaping to the ice-cream aisle. But when the opportunity arises for her to accompany her brother’s best friend—her lifetime crush—to a wedding, summer gets a whole lot more interesting.
Firefighter and single dad Jake Bennett has built a nice, safe wall around his heart—no romance, no getting burned. That doesn’t mean he’s ruling out a fling. Considering Erin’s visit is temporary, they’re the perfect fit for a scorching no-strings one-night stand. Or two. Or five. Until the worst thing happens: Erin and Jake are feeling more. Damn that four-letter word.
Now their hearts are on the line, and when their smoldering summer comes to a close, it’s going to be harder than ever to put out the fire.
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The Orphan Daughter
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At forty-five, Jane McArdle has experienced her share of life’s twists and turns. Yet she’s shaken by the sudden death of her estranged half sister an
At forty-five, Jane McArdle has experienced her share of life’s twists and turns. Yet she’s shaken by the sudden death of her estranged half sister and the news that she’s now the guardian of her orphaned niece, Lucy.
Still nurturing unresolved grief from a marriage bookended by loss, as well as her guilt over her adult son’s imperfect upbringing, Jane is her own worst enemy, content to focus on her small Michigan farm. Now, confronted with a traumatized eleven-year-old, the prickly empty nester is thrust into motherhood again, unsure she’ll do any better this time.
City girl Lucy is bewildered by aloof Aunt Jane and a new life in rural Michigan. The debilitating phobia Lucy has developed since her parents’ deaths keeps her stuck in this place that’s nothing like home. She secretly plots to run away to live with other relatives. Jane and Lucy must decide if they’ll both endure yet another loss—each other—or if their paths will lead them to forge a new family together.
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Deadly Melody
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Home is where the heart is. The danger too…
The Martinellis were the closest thing to family Cat Johnson ever had. That’s why she ran—to protect them f
Home is where the heart is. The danger too…
The Martinellis were the closest thing to family Cat Johnson ever had. That’s why she ran—to protect them from her threatening past. The orphaned child of classical musicians, she’s been lying low in Nashville and performing at the No Name Café. When Cat reluctantly agrees to attend the wedding of her beloved foster sister, the plan is simple: make a quick appearance at the Martinellis’, then disappear again. Instead, she’s thrust headlong into a nightmare.
After a wedding guest is murdered, Cat’s past becomes harder and harder to avoid. So does handsome and inquisitive Safe Harbor cop Nick Stanton, who will stop at nothing to uncover the town’s secrets. That means exposing Cat’s as well. The more intimate Nick’s feelings for Cat become, the more driven he is to find out what she’s hiding.
As things in Safe Harbor take a terrifying turn, Cat realizes that the man she’s afraid to trust might be the only one she can turn to.
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The Surviving Girls (Hidden Sins, #3)
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A fierce survivor and a fearless FBI agent battle a copycat serial killer in a gripping thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
A fierce survivor and a fearless FBI agent battle a copycat serial killer in a gripping thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert.
Twelve years ago, Lei Zhang and her friend Emma Nilsson miraculously lived through the notorious Sorority Row Murders that left twenty-one of their sisters dead. Still wrestling with the trauma but finally out of the limelight, Lei and Emma are now devoted to helping other victims find closure. But most disturbing for Lei—beyond the gut-wrenching survivor guilt—is that the killer was her boyfriend. He’s behind bars, but she’ll never lower her guard again.
When a copycat killer targets Lei and Emma, FBI Agent Dante Young is put in charge of anticipating the sociopath’s every move. But what he doesn’t expect is his immediate and overpowering attraction to Lei. The closer they get to each other, the more desperate and terrifying the questions become: Who wants to finish what the killer started—and why?
Now Agent Young vows to protect Lei at all costs. If they have any chance of a future together, first they have to stay alive…
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Zoey's Zany Life
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Chance to win 1 of 25 SIGNED copies of this middle grade comedy by Mikayla Lowery. America's youngest author of 2018 is getting great reviews on her d
Chance to win 1 of 25 SIGNED copies of this middle grade comedy by Mikayla Lowery. America's youngest author of 2018 is getting great reviews on her debut novel, completed at age 10.
Mikayla is mesmerizing readers with her literary talent. "Zoey's Zany Life" is being turned into a series, so don't miss the first installment before the launch of book 2 in 2019!
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The Map of Salt and Stars
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Win a signed hardcover first edition of this remarkable debut novel that promises to be to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan, as two girls
Win a signed hardcover first edition of this remarkable debut novel that promises to be to Syria what The Kite Runner was to Afghanistan, as two girls will discover that to find home, sometimes you need to draw your own map.
Early Praise for THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS
“E. M. Forster taught us that ‘fiction is truer than history because it goes beyond the evidence.’ Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar’s magic first novel is a testimony to that maxim. We’ve all been aware of the plight of Syrian refugees, but in this richly imaginative story we see one small family – both haunted by history and saved by myth – work their way west. It’s beautiful and lovely and eye-opening.” -- Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Guest Room
“In Joukhadar’s intoxicating debut, the past and present are brought to life, illuminating how, in exile, neither can exist without the other. With clear, exquisite prose, Joukhadar unspools a brightly imagined tale of family and grief, mapmaking and migration. This important book is a love letter to the vanished—and to what remains.” --Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses
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Kalila and Dimna #1 - The Panchatantra Retold (Kalila and Dimna #1)
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57 *SIGNED COPIES* with Intro by
Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
Once upon a time a heedless and powerful young king named Dabschelim ruled over India. One
57 *SIGNED COPIES* with Intro by
Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
Once upon a time a heedless and powerful young king named Dabschelim ruled over India. One day he came upon a hidden treasure left by a long-dead king. With it was a letter addressed to him. How had the letter come to be there? And what did it mean?
To solve the mystery, King Dabschelim summoned the wisest (although initially the rudest) man in his kingdom, Dr Bidpai, to his side. And so begins the tales of KALILA AND DIMNA #1, illustrated by Margaret Kilrenny.
Of all the storytelling collections from India it is the ancient "sui generis" group of animal (including human ones!) fables found in the •The Pancatantra• — and its Buddhist inspiration, •The Jatakas Tales• — that have travelled furthest, inspiring global fiction the most.
KALILA AND DIMNA, in innumerable popular guises, migrated East to West from one culture to another for (+/-) 2400 years along the Silk Road, probably — more often than not — as campfire voices electrifying the cold, dark air.
Such exchanges were LOUD, full-bodied impro travellers' tales rather than refined Gutenberg text whispering softly page-to-eye-into the more silent reader's imaginative brain.
Art Ref: search "kalila and dimna" in Google Images for a selection of classical manuscript illustrations.
You'll find Reviews about this Giveaway on Ramsay Wood's website — some from Ursula Le Guin, Gore Vidal, San Francisco Chronicle and Lisa Alther.
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The Plastic Magician (The Paper Magician Series Book 4)
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Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg returns to the enchanting world of The Paper Magician.
Alvie Brechenmacher has arrived in Lo
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg returns to the enchanting world of The Paper Magician.
Alvie Brechenmacher has arrived in London to begin her training in Polymaking—the magical discipline of bespelling plastic. Polymaking is the newest form of magic, and in a field where there is so much left to learn, every Polymaker dreams of making the next big discovery.
Even though she is only an apprentice, Alvie is an inventor at heart, and she is determined to make as many discoveries—in as short a time frame—as she can. Luckily for her, she’s studying under the world-renowned magician Marion Praff, who is just as dedicated as Alvie is.
Alvie’s enthusiasm reinvigorates her mentor’s work, and together they create a device that could forever change Polymaking—and the world. But when a rival learns of their plans, he conspires to steal their invention and take the credit for it himself.
To thwart him, Alvie will need to think one step ahead. For in the high-stakes world of magical discovery, not everyone plays fair…
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The Changeling Murders (The Thief Taker Series Book 4)
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Abduction. Murder. A conspiracy that could bring down the King.
London, 1667: In the wake of the Great Fire, a new city has emerged from the flames. Th
Abduction. Murder. A conspiracy that could bring down the King.
London, 1667: In the wake of the Great Fire, a new city has emerged from the flames. The King has reopened the capital’s theatres, and the royal court is hell-bent on debauched entertainment. But amid the raucous festivities, an actress shows up dead, dressed in the clothes of a missing girl.
It’s a time of great change for thief taker Charlie Tuesday too: his old flame, Maria, is on the cusp of marrying someone else. But when she is abducted on the way to her wedding, Charlie realises her disappearance is linked to the murder.
Meanwhile, as Lent draws to a close, London is exploding into shocking riot. With brothels and theatres being attacked, Charlie and his sidekick Lily must find clues before an angry mob does. And as the mystery deepens and violence fills the streets, can Charlie solve a riddle that threatens not just Maria, but London itself?
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Odysseus Ascendant (Odyssey One Book 7)
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A mysterious entity may be the key to a starship’s survival—or a terrifying new threat—as the Odyssey One series continues…
The Empire has set its sigh
A mysterious entity may be the key to a starship’s survival—or a terrifying new threat—as the Odyssey One series continues…
The Empire has set its sights on its next target: human Terrans. As effective allies of the Priminae, the denizens of Earth have proven themselves enemies to the Empire, and now the Imperial forces know more about the Terran home world than ever before.
The battle for the planet’s survival will see the Odysseus first into the breach. But more perils loom for Commodore Eric Weston and his comrades. They’re at odds with the political conflicts dividing Earth’s government and challenged by the mysterious presence haunting their vessel—its intentions unclear, and the extent of its powers unknown.
As the Empire brings the battle home, the crew of the Odysseus will need to determine whether this entity will support them in their fight for survival, or prove to be another dangerous foe.
There’s no turning back…and the only way forward may be a pathway to doom.
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The Death of Mrs. Westaway
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, and THE LYING GAME comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, and THE LYING GAME comes Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fourth novel.
On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she’s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.
Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased…where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the center of it.
Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, this is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
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The Lido
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WE'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS—OR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Rosemary Peterson has lived in Brixton, London, all her life but everything is changing
WE'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS—OR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Rosemary Peterson has lived in Brixton, London, all her life but everything is changing.
The library where she used to work has closed. The family grocery store has become a trendy bar. And now the lido, an outdoor pool where she's swum daily since its opening, is threatened with closure by a local housing developer. It was at the lido that Rosemary escaped the devastation of World War II; here she fell in love with her husband, George; here she found community during her marriage and since George’s death.
Twentysomething Kate Matthews has moved to Brixton and feels desperately alone. A once promising writer, she now covers forgettable stories for her local paper. That is, until she’s assigned to write about the lido’s closing. Soon Kate’s portrait of the pool focuses on a singular woman: Rosemary. And as Rosemary slowly opens up to Kate, both women are nourished and transformed in ways they never thought possible.
In the tradition of Fredrik Backman, The Lido is a charming, feel-good novel that captures the heart and spirit of a community across generations—an irresistible tale of love, loss, aging, and friendship.
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Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation
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Enter for your chance to win a signed copy plus a 15-minute Skype session with NYT Bestselling author, Dr. David J. Lieberman.
"An essential instructi
Enter for your chance to win a signed copy plus a 15-minute Skype session with NYT Bestselling author, Dr. David J. Lieberman.
"An essential instruction manual for anger management, but also a detailed work on how to get along with other people."―Library Journal (starred review)
Enjoy a fascinating journey into the land of self-discovery to get to the root of your anger—and then uproot it for good. The first step is recognizing what you typically do with your anger?
Assertive aggressive? You come out fighting, attempting to control the situation.
Passive aggressive? Anger leaks out in more subtle ways. Unable to confront directly, you seek to control stealthily.
Suppression? Unable to consciously acknowledge your anger, you suppress it and tell yourself that you’re not really bothered--when, in fact, the anger manifests into myriad of physiological aches and illnesses.
Immobilization? Feeling powerless you shut down to insulate yourself from the pain. “I can avoid. I can shut out the world. I will be safe. I will be in control.”
Dr. David J. Lieberman's books have been translated into 26 languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. His work has been featured in hundreds of major publications, and he appears as a frequent guest expert on The Today Show, The View and Fox & Friends.
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The Summer Children (The Collector, #3)
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This FBI agent has come to expect almost anything—just not this…
When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood a
This FBI agent has come to expect almost anything—just not this…
When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and clutching a teddy bear, she has no idea that this is just the beginning. He tells her a chilling tale: an angel killed his parents and then brought him here so Mercedes could keep him safe.
His parents weren’t just murdered. It was a slaughter—a rage kill like no one on the Crimes Against Children team had seen before. But they’re going to see it again. An avenging angel is meting out savage justice, and she’s far from through.
One by one, more children arrive at Mercedes’s door with the same horror story. Each one a traumatized survivor of an abusive home. Each one chafing at Mercedes’s own scars from the past. And each one taking its toll on her life and career.
Now, as the investigation draws her deeper into the dark, Mercedes is beginning to fear that if this case doesn’t destroy her, her memories might.
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Obscura
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She’s felt it before…the fear of losing control. And it’s happening again.
In the near future, an aggressive and terrifying new form of dementia is aff
She’s felt it before…the fear of losing control. And it’s happening again.
In the near future, an aggressive and terrifying new form of dementia is affecting victims of all ages. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms are disturbing. Dr. Gillian Ryan is on the cutting edge of research and desperately determined to find a cure. She’s already lost her husband to the disease, and now her young daughter is slowly succumbing as well. After losing her funding, she is given the unique opportunity to expand her research. She will travel with a NASA team to a space station where the crew has been stricken with symptoms of a similar inexplicable psychosis—memory loss, trances, and violent, uncontrollable impulses.
Crippled by a secret addiction and suffering from creeping paranoia, Gillian finds her journey becoming a nightmare as unexplainable and violent events plague the mission. With her grip weakening on reality, she starts to doubt her own innocence. And she’s beginning to question so much more—like the true nature of the mission, the motivations of the crew, and every deadly new secret space has to offer.
Merging thrilling science-fiction adventure with mind-bending psychological suspense, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe Hart explores both the vast mysteries of outer space and the even darker unknown that lies within ourselves.
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The Untethered
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"From military aeronautical engineering to Las Vegas performance art, this page-turner hooked me on page one with its rich narrative. The four intertw
"From military aeronautical engineering to Las Vegas performance art, this page-turner hooked me on page one with its rich narrative. The four intertwining storylines arc and ricochet against one another as each character struggles to overcome a different societal obstacle in the pursuit of happiness. Whether fighting against the military hierarchy, family obligations, or operating under the nose of the law, each character is at a different point on the same journey. So, while one is rising, another is falling, which I found intriguing. The philosophical premise woven throughout this joyride adds real meat to an already exciting thriller without bogging down the pace. Highly recommend if you enjoy eccentric, deeply developed characters with a bit of philosophical conflict peppered throughout the pages."
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