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  Scavenger Reef

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  "In this business, nothing is as good as dead …" 
    
  The business in question is the high-end art world, and everyone in this darkly comedic mystery wants a piece of it. 
    
  When painter Augie Silver is lost at sea in a sailing accident, his many friends among Key West's artists, writers, and hangers-on mourn—until, that is, they realize that Augie's death has sent the prices for his pictures skyrocketing. What at first seemed a tragedy turns out to be a windfall—until, that is, Augie, rescued at sea, limps back to town alive. Not everyone is thrilled by the artist's resurrection. Someone, in fact, is upset enough to start trying to bump off Augie for real. 
    
  Full of steamy Key West atmosphere and sometimes brutal insights into the wacky world of creative types, SCAVENGER REEF is both a taut whodunit and a wise meditation on loyalty real or faked, friendships sincere or toxic.

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  Awakening An - A small town tale...

  Sherwood Anderson

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  Sherwood Anderson was born on 13th September 1876 in Camden, Ohio. 
   
  When his father’s business failed the family was forced to move on a regular basis before finally settling in Clyde, Ohio.   
   
  Anderson, one of 7 children, left school at 14 to take a number of jobs to help with the family finances. These were difficult years. 
   
  He moved to Chicago in search of opportunities before joining the Army for the US-Spanish War of 1898.  He then entered Wittenberg Academy in Springfield, Ohio to complete his education before moving back to Chicago to take up a writing job. 
   
  In 1904 he married Cornelia Lane, her family had resources and Anderson was keen, with this family backing, to run a business. 
   
  The early years of their marriage produced 3 children but a nervous breakdown in 1907 and another in 1912, despite his success as a business entrepreneur, resulted in him abandoning his family and deciding that a literary career would be best for him.   
   
  A move back to Chicago resulted in a job in advertising, a divorce from Cornelia and marriage to Tennessee Mitchell.  
   
  That same year his first book ‘Windy McPherson’s Son’ was released and in 1919, his most famous book, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, a collection of short stories about life in an Ohio town was released. 
   
  Anderson continued to write short stories, novels and non-fiction but his only true bestseller came with ‘Dark Laughter’.  His influence on writers that followed, from Faulkner to Hemingway, was immense. He also married a further two times.   
   
  Sherwood Anderson died in in Colón, Panama, on the 8th March, 1941. He was 64. An autopsy revealed that a swallowed toothpick had resulted in peritonitis. 
   
  His headstone epitaph reads ‘Life, Not Death is the Great Adventure.’

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  The Demon Awakens (2 of 3)...

  R.A. Salvatore

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  After an eon of dormancy, the hideous winged demon Dactyl awakens and calls forth an army of darkness to bring horror and devastation to the land of Corona. The only survivors of the ravaged village of Dundalis, young friends Elbryan Wyndon and Jilseponie Ault, are separated in the carnage and, unknown to each other, struggle through lives that will lead to a shared destiny. Avelyn Desbris, a pious young monk, also finds himself on a course that will intersect with the fates of Elbryan and Jilseponie and lead to a fateful confrontation with the monstrous dactyl.

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  Fire & Ice

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  Where magic is dark and gritty, characters troubled and twisted, and victory comes at a heavy price.  
  Deep under the City of Glass in the frozen southern land, an age-old machine called the Heart of the City radiates a power which locals call icefire. Most citizens are immune to it, but a few, always born with physical disabilities, can bend it to their will. For fifty years, the ruling Eagle Knights, who fly on the back of giant birds, have killed these Imperfects, fearing the return of the old royal family, who used icefire to cut out people's hearts, turning them into ghostly servitors.  
  The old king's grandson Tandor only sees the good things icefire brought: power and technology now forgotten while the people of the south live in dire poverty. He's had enough of seeing his fellow kinsfolk slaughtered by ignorant Knights, of Imperfect babies being abandoned on the ice floes to be eaten by wild animals. His grandfather's diary tells him how to increase the beat of the Heart the first step to making the land glorious once more. Arrogant as he is, he sets the machine in motion. All he needs is an army of Imperfect servitors to control the resulting power.  
  Isandor is Imperfect, an ex-Knight apprentice, betrayed by his best friend and running for his life.  
  The queen Jevaithi is Imperfect, living like a prisoner amidst leering Knights, surviving only because the common people would rebel if their beloved queen were harmed.  
  Both are young and desperate and should be grateful that Tandor wants to rescue them from their hopeless situations. Or so he thinks. The youngsters, however, have no inclination to become heartless ghosts, but while they defy Tandor, the Heart beats, and he alone cannot control its power.

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  The Unexpected Matters of the Heart

  C. Hankins

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  A time-in-moment stops for each of us that lingers in our memories for the rest of our lives. To some, it’s something big like passing their driving test, and to others is as simple as the day they mastered how to ride their bike. Whatever you encounter, it leaves you to ponder deeper
   on the possibility as the feelings we feel can engrave onto our hearts.
   
  Sarah could not believe it. Despite the journey it took to arrive at a place she could now consider to be home, she was ready to take charge of what was in front of her. Not long after arriving at her new destination, she was invited to a gathering. After being trapped for 14 days in one 
  room, freedom is what she desires and needs, even with people who may seem like strangers.
   
  A simple yes and a step into the unknown led Sarah to the unexpected.

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  Mistletoe Meet Up

  Larissa Hommes

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  What do you do when you meet a charming stranger on Christmas Eve? Kiss them under the mistletoe, of course! 
  Sage Dawson cherishes Christmas in Mistletoe Meadows, where the holiday magic always feels timeless. Every year, she finds comfort in the familiarity of her grandma’s small town—until an unexpected encounter with a handsome stranger on Christmas Eve reveals that her festive traditions have been missing one thing: a touch of romance. 
  Madden Blake has always prioritized his career, nearly skipping his trip home to Mistletoe Meadows to visit his only living relative, his uncle. What was meant to be a brief, uneventful visit turns into a turning point when he meets Sage, a captivating woman who makes him question the sacrifices he’s made for his demanding job in the city. 
  Though Sage and Madden share an undeniable connection, they both know their lives are on different paths—until Sage’s annual Christmas visit reveals that Madden has left the city behind for good. As they spend more time together during the town’s festive weeklong celebration, their once-a-year meetings blossom into something neither of them expected. But as the holidays draw to a close, so does their time together, and they must confront the reality that their worlds are still miles apart. 
  Can love really last beyond the magic of Christmas in Mistletoe Meadows?

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