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  Extortion in Blood - Harvest of...

  Bruce Kaler MD

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  The produce market throughout history remains a carnival of characters and occasional chaos. First, it operates at night from midnight through the dawn hours, winding down midafternoon. The upside-down cycle of activity is out of sync with the rest of life’s reality. Under the glare of lights shrouded by darkness, the loud banter and frenetic atmosphere is further embellished by the products and the people. The latter cast of characters are so diverse and sometimes unbelievable, that it defies easy description. The working crew alone is a treasure trove of humanity each with a compelling story of hardship, struggle, heartache, sadness, comical joy and even dark humor. Mingled and mixed among them, in the shadows, are the insidious elements of organized crime, mystery and intrigue.

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  Gulliver’s Travels (Legend...

  Jonathan Swift

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  “Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.” 
  As a survivor of a shipwreck, Lemuel Gulliver encounters some entirely absurd things – at first, he is in the land of Lilliputians, the tiny men; but later he ventures to the land of the giants. The tale continues to oscillate between the extremes as he meets immensely wise and scientifically aware people before being faced with excessive self-preoccupation and ignorance. Whatever that societal order, Gulliver consistently is a witness to the abuse of power. The satire often overemphasises the contraries in order to accentuate our individual and societal flaws and proneness to being corrupt and biased. In such a distinct way it rebukes human narrow-mindedness and accentuates our subjectivity. 
  The novel’s multivalence has made it a celebrated children’s bedtime read – in particular, the first book – as well as a treasury of satirical metaphors and allusions that expose human and societal flaws in general and those of the English nobility in particular. The novel is an answer to Robinson Crusoe – it mocks Defoe’s protagonist’s too-good-to-be-true human aptness and reason. While some might find Swift’s modus operandi misanthropic, others will see him as a pragmatist who exemplifies how the excesses and polarities are detrimental and yet inescapable. Silly and bizarre, thought-provoking and alarming, this work is meant to be read and re-read as equally a jolly story and a philosophical or political collage of insights. 
  The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice's Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliver’s TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times

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  One Fatal Secret

  Jane Isaac

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  Nicole Jameson has always been proud of her husband, Ethan. He’s built a successful career in finance, and his employers, the Harrisons, treat them like family. They’re a firm who look after their own and even gave a loan to the company chauffeur, Conrad, to fund his pilot licence. 
  When the two men are returning from a business trip, their plane crashes into the sea. No survivors are expected to be found. Nicole is heartbroken, much like Conrad’s wife, Ania. They now share a bond of grief. 
  When evidence is found that Conrad took drugs shortly before the plane departed with him at the controls, the two women begin to wonder if all is not what it seems. But when they ask questions about events leading up to the crash, unsettling occurrences suggest it wasn’t a good idea to pry. Sinister-looking men follow them, the Harrisons are increasingly cagey, and the women wonder if there is not more to this than a tragic accident.

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  Totally Taz - 2-Book Duet

  Andrea Smith

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  USA Today Bestselling author Andrea Smith gives you the Taz collection! This two e-book set contains "Love Plus One" and "Taz" for your reading pleasure. 
  FBI Agent Taz Matthews is the readers pick for 'Best Book Boyfriend' of 2014 and 2015! 
  Start with Love Plus One (Book 2, G-Man Series) where the hot, alpha manwhore is smitten with his best friend Slate's stepdaughter, college coed Lindsey Dennison. As much as Taz tries to resist the temptation, there's just something about Lindsey that draws her to him like a moth to a flame. But who will get burned? Their relationship is certainly not without challenges . . . and risk. Taz will face disciplinary repercussions when he crosses the line with the Bureau in order to find Lindsey when someone evil comes calling. 
  The second book in this set, entitled Taz (Book 5, G-Man Series) takes up a few years later in Taz and Lindsey's marriage. Now settled in with a family, everything seems to be going well, until that is, Slate asks Taz to go undercover on a secret mission in cooperation with Homeland Security. His job is to infiltrate a terrorist organization in order to thwart an impending attack on the homeland. Taz puts everything at risk for his country, including his marriage. 
  Adult Content - 18+ 
  Graphic Sexual Content/Some Violence

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  Swanfolk - A Novel

  Kristin Omarsdottir

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  Like a modern Midsummer Night’s Dream, an ethereal and haunting novel about a young spy who enchanted by a species of half-swan, half-human creatures—an obsession that ultimately leads her to question her own existence—and sanity. 
  In the not-too-distant future, a young spy named Elísabet Eva finds herself mentally unraveling following an assignment in Paris. Everything in Elísabet’s life in the city—her friends, social engagements, and late nights—revolved around her work as a spy with the Special Unit. To regain her mental balance, Elísabet finds herself taking long solitary walks near the lake. 
  One day, she sees two strange beasts emerging from the water—a pair of seemingly mythical creatures, human woman above the waist, swan below. Curious, she follows them through tangles of thickets to a clearing . . . and into a strange new reality.  
  Elísabet’s walks become regular visits to these swan women. As she earns their trust, the creatures reveal the enigma of their secret existence and their desire to reproduce. Pulled further and further into the swanfolk’s monomaniacal (and often violent) quest, Elísabet finds her own mind growing increasingly untrustworthy. Ultimately, she is forced to reckon with both the consequences of her involvement with these unusual beings and her own past—and face a truth she’s carefully tried to evade.

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  Your love felt like coming home

  Gustavo Ruiz

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  In a world built on secrets, love is a lethal game.Light doesn't just meet shadow—it wages war. And in the crossfire, a forbidden passion explodes with the force of a bomb. This audiobook is a collision course of obsession and raw power, guaranteed to leave you breathless.This is no gentle romance. It's a high-stakes battle of wills, shrouded in suspense and punctuated by shocking twists. Their electrifying connection is the trigger, and with every escalating conflict, the danger mounts. They're locked in a deadly dance, and there's no escape.Will their fire forge a new future, or will it burn everything to the ground? Press play if you dare, but be warned: once you enter this world, there’s no turning back.

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