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What do readers say about Ugly Love?
miles finding himself a stand alone novel new adult contemporary romance new adult fictionFrom Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us, a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy.
When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at fir... More details on Ugly Love
I smile, but I can’t tell if I should be afraid or entertained. Despite his somewhat morbid opening conversation, he can’t be that dangerous. His curved posture and shaky stance give away that he isn’...
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What do readers say about The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories?
smart, fluid prose short story collections juvenile anti-tech alarmism scifi and fantasyFeatured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots
Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection-including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume.
With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, ... More details on The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
There is no definitive census of all the intelligent species in the universe. Not only are there perennial arguments about what qualifies as intelligence, but each moment and everywhere, civilizations...
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What do readers say about The Time Between?
steady-paced, intriguing story a good story a slow moving storyline the war daysThe New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels delivers a tale that spans two generations of sisters and secrets, set in the stunning South Carolina Lowcountry.
Eleanor Murray will always remember her childhood on Edisto Island, wh... More details on The Time Between
The first time I died was the summer I turned seventeen. I remember the air being so hot you could smell the pluff mud baking in the sun, the scent sulfur-sweet and strong enough to curl your toes, th...
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What do readers say about The Secret Life of Bees?
loss and betrayal coming of age novel divine female power death and racial tensionK is for Kidd. Set in South Carolina during the tumultuous summer of 1964, The Secret Life of Bees also ushered young Lily Owens, a girl transformed by the power and divinity of the female spirit, into the canon of modern-day heroines. Lily and her f... More details on The Secret Life of Bees
The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickly sense her absence. After a few hours, or even less, they show unmistakable si...
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What do readers say about Keturah and Lord Death?
full of metaphors poetic and moving overall concept and aesthetic young adult historical fictionNational Book Award Finalist
A young woman makes a bargain with Death himself-and only true love can set her free-in this spellbinding YA fantasy romance for fans of Robin McKinley
For most of her sixteen years, beautiful Keturah Reeves has mesmeri... More details on Keturah and Lord Death
I was picking new peas in our garden, which is bordered by the forest, when the famed hart, the hart that had eluded Lord Temsland and his finest hunters many times, the hart about which I had told ma...
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What do readers say about Crooked Heart?
heart warming story funny and heartwarming an engaging black comedy humorous and heartwarmingPaper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy, set in World War II England, chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small time con artist and a young orphan evacuee.
When Noel Bostock-aged ten, no family-is evacuated from London to esc... More details on Crooked Heart
Hitler was thumbing his nose from just across the Channel, and London had decided to move the children out again, all the ones who had come back and all the ones who had never gone. This time Noel was...
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What do readers say about Sparks Like Stars?
descriptions so vivid such richly drawn characters a fabulous novel characters so life-like"Suspenseful…emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn't remembered for a long time, impatient for the next twist and turn of the story."-NPR
An Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her famil... More details on Sparks Like Stars
A string of vehicles pulled into the circular palace driveway, disappearing one by one as their engines and headlights cut off. I watched silhouettes emerge and approach the main entrance of the palac...
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What do readers say about A Man Called Ove?
rule based thinking sadness and humor quirky, heartfelt, and humourous grief and lossMORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD
"You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel new sympathy for the curmudgeons in your life." -People
Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon-the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his... More details on A Man Called Ove
He drives a Saab. He’s the kind of man who points at people he doesn’t like the look of, as if they were burglars and his forefinger a policeman’s flashlight. He stands at the counter of a shop where ...
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What do readers say about Slave to Sensation?
very fast paced skilful and interesting futuristic paranormal romance novel fresh and originalTHE FIRST PSY/CHANGELING NOVEL from the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of Obsidian…
The book that Christine Feehan called "a must-read for all of my fans."
In a world that denies emotions, where the r... More details on Slave to Sensation
Sascha Duncan couldn’t read a single line of the report flickering across the screen of her handheld organizer. A haze of fear clouded her vision, insulating her from the cold efficiency of her mother...
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What do readers say about A Touch of Darkness?
mentorship type of roles definitely dark and erotic lots of spice hades and persophone mythPersephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.
Hades, God of the ... More details on A Touch of Darkness
She’d chosen her usual spot at The Coffee House, an outdoor table in view of the crowded pedestrian street. The walkway was lined with shade trees and box gardens teeming with purple aster and pink an...
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