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  Dombey and Son

  Charles Dickens

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  A rich man’s obsessive search for an heir blinds him to his own child in this classic Victorian novel of greed, pride, and family ties.  For shipping magnate Paul Dombey, business is the essence of life. He runs his firm and his family with the same calculating efficiency. Showering attention on his sickly son, who is destined to take over the family business, Mr. Dombey diligently ignores his daughter, Florence. In his unloving eyes, she is nothing more than a “base coin that couldn’t be invested.”  In time, despite her father’s neglect, Florence grows into a capable and strong-willed woman. Dombey’s callousness, meanwhile, sets in motion his own eventual downfall. In this classic tale of ambition, pride, and redemption, Charles Dickens presents a rich and sprawling portrait of a man, his dysfunctional family, and the complex times in which they lived.

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  Hunters' Island - Beyond Honor

  Gordon L. Rottman

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  A young American farm boy and a Japanese student are swept away from their lives by war and end up playing a deadly game of cat and mouse on a Pacific Island.
  
  It is a world war between with the lives and cultures of empires at stake, the largest and most vicious war to sweep across the globe. In spite of the sweep of the war around the world, in August 1942 many were focused on a rugged and brutal South Pacific island called Guadalcanal. Here, two determined nations pitted all they could spare committing every airplane, ship and soldier they could funnel into the cauldron. It was not just men viciously battling each other to the death, but inhospitable terrain, weather, disease, illness and even starvation plagued both sides. Starvation Island ‘the Canal’ was called by the Americans, and the Japanese used the same phrase, ga-to to describe gadarukanaru.
  
  Private Henrik Hahnemann was an eighteen year old Missouri farm boy growing up in the hard scrabble times of the Great Depression. Known for his hunting skills, his close-knit family often depended on him to bring home dinner. Shaken and bitter about the dastardly Japanese sneak attack, he was fixated on revenge and righting a great wrong. He chose the Marine Corps as the means for his personal retribution. Granted an early high school graduation, ‘Handyman’ Henrik struggled with the change from a peaceful farmer’s son, but his platoon came to recognize his shooting and hunting skills. When the chips were down he summoned the determination necessary to survive against hopeless odds.
  
  Superior Private Obatia Yoshiro was an average twenty year old student expected to eventually take over his father’s glass works along with the production of mysterious glass spheres for the Japanese Army. The unassuming economics student has another side seldom seen by most. In the summer months he crews his uncle’s fishing boat, exposing him to the physical and mental demands of the elements. His school plans suddenly undermined by a draft notice, he makes the best of a dismal and brutal life of absolute obligation and unquestioning obedience.
  
  Values and beliefs, discipline and obedience, massed firepower or skill at arms, which would prevail in this nightmare? Or was it a matter of the small Stars and Stripes flag carried by one or the belt of a thousand stitches—sen’ninbari—carried by the other? Would either protect or inspire?
  
  Would they see home again, or did it matter?

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  Fated in Winter

  Carrie Ann Ryan

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  Conner Jamenson knows two things: 
  One day he might turn rogue. 
  And he can never risk his mate. 
  Romy Temple knows what it means to be lonely. 
  She’s spent ninety-nine years in the Talon Pack, not part of the hierarchy, and not quite old enough to be elder. 
  She’s the wolf no one remembers. 
  With a rogue on the loose and the winter season approaching, two wolves who promised they would never fall find themselves on the brink of doing what could cost them the most. 
  Each other.

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  The Lifted Veil

  George Eliot

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  The Lifted Veil by George Eliot is a novella that delves into themes of clairvoyance, isolation, and the darker aspects of human nature. The story is narrated by Latimer, who is both introspective and troubled, revealing his experiences as he grapples with his unusual abilities and the consequences they bring.Latimer begins his narrative as he anticipates his impending death, using his remaining time to recount his life and the peculiar powers he possesses. From a young age, he experiences precognitive visions and a form of telepathy that allows him to glimpse into the thoughts and emotions of others. 
  Initially, he finds some pleasure in these abilities; however, they soon become a source of torment as he discovers the often grim realities of those around him.The plot thickens as Latimer becomes infatuated with Bertha Grant, his brother Alfred's fiancée. His obsession grows when he realizes that her mind remains largely inaccessible to him.

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  Devil Dancer

  Roger Trow

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  Paul Anders and his daughter Jessica arrive on Isla Misterioso in search of a new beginning. Following the brutal murder of his wife two years previously, they need time to heal and a place remote from the reminders of the past. Paul and his wife were gifted in the paranormal and had served as psychic consultants to the FBI and other Federal agencies, until Helen’s murder by a serial killer who was the subject of a police man-hunt. 
  So when Paul’s ex-Army Rangers buddy, Gary, invites Paul and his eight years old daughter to Isla Misterioso, it looks like the ideal place to escape the memories of the past. But from the beginning, they find that the locals are secretive and distrustful of strangers. What dark secret is lurking among the mists of the island?

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  Where Love Blooms

  Kimberly Brown

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  Jamison Jareau has suffered a terrible loss. His wife of eighteen years passed away the day she gave birth to their son. Consumed with grief and guilt over her death, Jamison has thrown himself into work and raising his four children without her.  
   
  Two and a half years have passed since he lost his soulmate. The kids are growing up and Jamison realized he needs a little more help with them than he wants to admit. At the urging of his mother-in-law, he seeks a live-in nanny to alleviate some of the stress of being a single parent. 
   
  In walks Aleviyah Sandifer, a beautiful, vibrant breath of fresh air. The kids immediately take to her and they aren’t the only ones. Jamison soon finds himself enthralled with a woman other than the one he’d been with since he was fourteen years old. With new feelings arising, guilt begins  
  to set in over his newfound attraction. As bad as he wants Aleviyah, he can’t help but feel like he is betraying his wife. 
   
  When forced to finally come to terms with his feelings, will Jamison give in and embrace the budding romance between him and his nanny? Or will he continue to deny himself the happiness she’s brought to his household?

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