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The title is based on the classic line from Aristophanes. In the needs of relationship and partnership, Ottilia is confident about what she wants, but Hayley and her husband Trent, in their own particular ways, are not. Hayley and Trent have grown apart and both have been easily convinced by different agents on how to change things, though the consequences of that change have not been added to the equation.
123) Girl in the River
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It's the middle of the twentieth century and Portland has fallen into the hands of gangsters. Newly orphaned Mae Rose wanders the rain-stained streets alone, on the lam from a knife wielding pimp, mustering her own worst impulses to survive. As Mae rises in Portland's gritty sex industry, she's pursued by a district attorney who wants to ensnare her for more personal reasons. Meanwhile, Dr. Ruth Barnett, queen of Portland's nightlife, runs a lucrative...
124) She Asked Me Where
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She Asked Me Where explores the various ways in which the demons, darkness, and pain, both of ourselves and of others, manifest in our lives. It captures the pull of several spectrums innate to the human experience: pain and triumph, fear and power, longing and overcoming, the perfect and the flawed. This collection approaches the liminal spaces of these binaries through recurring themes that are connected in their struggle for control and understanding...
125) Stone Sober
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Stone Hawke is precisely the kind of man women are warned about-handsome, intelligent, arrogant, and intricately entangled with some dangerous people. I should stay away, but he manages to strip my soul bare with just a look and dominates my thoughts. Bad decisions are in my past. My life is (mostly) on track, even if it is no longer the one to medical school. I can't allow myself to cave to the fierce pull and ardent attraction I feel toward the...
126) Y de repente, Teresa
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Una novela que habla de la Inquisición española con rigor, lejos de mitos y tópicos, y que descubre una faceta desconocida de la vida de Teresa de Jesús a la que el autor, como jurista y teólogo, ha tenido acceso.
En pleno siglo XVI, durante el reinado de Felipe II, la Inquisición se lanza con denuedo y auténtica obsesión a controlar la sociedad española. Nadie está libre de sospecha.
Don Rodrigo de Castro es un inquisidor implacable, ambicioso...
127) Their Pregnancy Gift
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One night before Christmas…
Dr. Danielle Owens can't help but be intrigued by hot, brooding IVF consultant Alex Morgan. Then Dani offers him a chance to unload, leading to one very intimate night and a life-changing consequence!
Alex wants to do the right thing, but is clearly troubled. And after her divorce, Dani won't commit to a man who doesn't love her-even if she is pregnant! Alex wants Dani and their baby very much, but to win her he must...
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"Una intrincada novela negra con la que caminarás por calles y ambientes de la Barcelona de principios del siglo XX en los zapatos de un detective singular".
Del autor de Malnazidos: Noche de difuntos del 38.
Barcelona, 1901. El gran detective Byron Mitchell se ve forzado a abandonar su retiro para investigar el asesinato de Ramón Calafell, abogado de la familia burguesa que le arrenda un piso en el lujoso paseo de Gracia.
En la bulliciosa Barcelona...
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This is a collection of five short stories. The first story illustrates the struggle of living in the dark from the point of view of a young girl who is "allergic" to the sun. The second story depicts a young girl's experience of meeting an unknown sibling, and trying to make sense of both life and death. The third story is about self-realization and independence, the fourth story denotes a young funeral director who deals with life's (and death's)...
130) Let Her Go
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Could you share your child with someone else?
Zoe wanted a baby more than anything. But her dreams will come at a price…
After years of struggling to conceive, Zoe and her husband face the prospect of never having a family. When Zoe's stepsister, Nadia, offers to be a surrogate it presents the perfect solution. A healthy girl, Louise, is born.
But no one imagined just how hard it would be to know someone else was also mother to your child. As...
131) Crossroads to Avalon
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How does one let go of the love he has when he finds it is the love he needs? And how does one find strength in the one who makes him weak?After walking away from a dead-end relationship, Gihon (Ghee-on) struggles to put her life back together. She soon realizes it is easier said than done. Determined not to return to the life she had with her shrewd and calculating ex, Melchi (Mel-khi), she finds herself in the arms of a stranger, Avalon. Will the...
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Tami loves John, and he loves her, but the twists and turns of fate cause their lives to spin off in different directions. John becomes a Navy SEAL and a National hero, while Tami becomes an elementary schoolteacher experimenting sexually with Traci, her college roommate. Tami and John's lives cross paths from time to time but fate and Traci never let them be on the same page at the same time.John and Laura fall in love, but they do not marry. Tami...
133) Words of My Heart
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Blaque Diamond explores the world through poetic verses. She touches on different aspects of life including, love, nature, intimacy, death, heartbreak, and inspiration. She even delves into her own personal testimonies for which she tells her stories straight from the heart. There is a little of everything you can imagine included in this collection of carefully, hand-picked poetry. There is sure to be something to speak to the poet in you. These...
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Take a peek into the beautiful art of poetry, throughout these poems catalyzes realization that God is who He says He is. Everything that goes on in life does not take Him by surprise or choose favorites. Just a sharing experience of how a situation can change and encourage another to be healed and find courage. The purpose of this journal is to work as a guide in a world of abuse, depression, brokenness and remind us that love cannot be taken away....
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From one night…to forever!
Dr. Paige Carlyle knows all about bad alpha boys. So when one breaks into her home, she's ready to knock him out. But surely he's not supposed to look that hot!
Surgeon Tyler Reese wasn't expecting a warm welcome home, but the cute, fiery pixie in residence is a complete surprise! Unable to avoid each other, soon their uneasy attraction leads to one unforgettable night. Tyler wasn't staying forever, but now he might...
136) Mia's Journey
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Three weeks before her first space launch, astronaut Mia Gray is involved in a car accident. Her injuries not only keep her from the mission but also mean she may not ever be able to do her job again. Mia is devastated, but she refuses to give up on her lifelong desire to see Earth from space. Mia discovers that there are other options besides working at NASA, ones where her limitations might not be an issue. Leaving her husband and old life behind,...
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Athens, 411 BC. As the Peloponnesian War draws to a close, a political coup begins to take shape in Athens. Veterans of the infamous battle of Mantinea, Thrasyllus, and Polemon now live as humble farmers in the countryside. They are determined to find influential husbands for their daughters, Glycera and Charis, but first they must defend Athens from the oligarchs plotting to reinstate tyrannical rule.
Young and impatient, Glycera and Charis soon...
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When young Brie Taylor flees from her husband, she hides in a dangerous neighborhood far across the huge city from the wealthy area of which she is familiar only to find that the challenges she faces may be too great to bear. Although resolved to survive for her daughter's sake, Brie faces trials that crush her spirit until the weight of it all threatens to destroy her, even with the support of Annie Mae, a larger-than-life woman who strengthens her...
139) In a Dry Land
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Libby is a born caretaker-although not by choice. Her parents bred her specifically to care for her severely retarded older sister when they would no longer be able to. But at only nineteen-sooner than she expected-Libby is already Mama to Baby. Libby loves her sister, yet naturally still yearns for a husband and children of her own. Unfortunately, she has convinced herself that no one would ever want to marry her, with a thirty-year-old Baby. Clearly...
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Unexpected surprises come in twos!
When Dr. Matteo Torres invites nurse Harriet Monticello to work with orphans in Buenos Aires, her head says yes! It's something she's always wanted to do...;although her heart is wary of the irresistible off-limits doc. Shy Harriet isn't used to taking anything for herself, and yet before they board the plane for Argentina, the chemistry between them combusts and they give in to just one night together...;
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