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  Save Me

  Samantha Chase

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  Ryleigh Donovan has been unsuccessfully dodging her mother’s matchmaking attempts for far too long. In an act of desperation, she finds the one guy in her small town who is guaranteed to shock everyone to be her fake boyfriend. It doesn’t need to be for long—she just needs to buy herself enough time to recover from her mother’s last disastrous fix-up. It’s really a fool-proof plan. But when a few staged kisses lead to some very real feelings, she realizes she might be in over her head. Ryker Masella has been patiently waiting for the perfect opportunity to get Ryleigh to take him—and his numerous attempts at asking her out—seriously. When she grabs him and kisses him in front of her family to prove a point, he’s more than on board. But when she proposes a fake—and temporary—relationship, he’s 100% on board. After all, she might be all about pretending, but he sees it as a way for Ryleigh to truly see the real him. Fake flirting and orchestrated dates quickly bring on real feelings. For Ryker, they’ve always been there, and he’ll be as patient as he needs to be. She might have asked him to save her from her family, but what he wants is to save her from herself. Each book in the Donovans series can be read as a standalone.

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  New West - Hill Country - Act 3...

  Seamus

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  A Will to Power follows Caroline as she seeks to obtain power in her return to the Hill Country. The orphan girl who was stolen onto the plains of West Texas grows into a leader of men, bent on destroying her nightmares and everyone in them.

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  A Dead Secret - From their pens...

  Lafcadio Hearn

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  Lafcadio Hearn was born on the 27th June 1850 on the Ionian isle of Levkás in Greece to a British Army officer and a Greek Mother. 
  His father, fearing for his career prospects at being married to a Greek Orthodox wife, sent them to Dublin whilst he continued to advance his career with further postings.  Life there was difficult for mother and son.  His father returned, wounded and traumatised, when Lafcadio was three.  He annulled the marriage and she remarried but had to give up care of Lafcadio to her sister-in law.   
  After brief periods for Catholic education in England and France he emigrated to Ohio in the United States when he was 19, taking on a series of casual jobs before embarking on a career as a journalist, publishing poems and essays in Cincinnati.  It was whilst here that he began a side-line in translating, starting with Gautier and Flaubert.  He married in 1874 to a 20 year old African-American woman in violation of Ohio's anti-miscegenation law.  The marriage soon failed. 
  In 1877 he relocated to New Orleans to write on a variety of themes before picking up a two year assignment from Harper’s to write in the West Indies, where he also wrote his first novel. 
  In 1890 Harper’s sent him to Japan.  Here he left journalism and took the remarkable decision to become a schoolteacher in the north of Japan.   Enraptured by the culture he was driven to explain it in various Western publications to those who had little, if any, knowledge of its culture.  Within the year he had fallen in love with, and married, a high-born Japanese lady, together they would have four children.   
  In 1895 he became a Japanese national and took the name Koizumi Yakumo, Koizumi being his wife’s family name. 
  The following few years, whilst a professor of Literature at the Imperial University of Japan, were his most creative and admired period.   
  Lafcadio Hearn died of heart failure on the 26th of September 1904, in Tokyo, Japan shortly before leaving to deliver a series of lectures at Cornell University in New York State.  He was 54.

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  SupaBear & Friends and the...

  Alex R. Thomas

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  "SupaBear and the Mysterious Gooey Playground" is the exciting first adventure in the SupaBear & Friends Adventures series — a heartwarming and action-packed audiobook designed to inspire, entertain, and uplift kids and families everywhere. 
  When a mysterious goo begins to cover the playground, turning swings, slides, and jungle gyms into sticky traps, it’s up to SupaBear and his friends to save the day. But this is no ordinary playground rescue. Alongside Cutie Bear, the clever and sassy twin; WiseBear, the gentle mentor with endless knowledge; and even the mischievous Bully Bear, SupaBear learns that true courage isn’t about being the strongest — it’s about kindness, teamwork, and never giving up. 
  With lively narration and engaging character voices, SupaBear and the Mysterious Gooey Playground pulls young listeners into a colorful world of imagination where lessons of friendship, bravery, and community shine through. The audiobook blends fun storytelling with a rhythmic, almost musical flow, making it perfect for bedtime, car rides, classrooms, or anytime kids are ready for a laugh and an adventure. 
  Parents will love how the story encourages positive values like empathy, problem-solving, and working together, while kids will be hooked by the humor, fast-paced action, and lovable characters. This is more than just a children’s audiobook — it’s an experience that sparks joy, ignites creativity, and invites the whole family to dance, laugh, and cheer alongside SupaBear and Friends. 
  As the debut entry in the SupaBear Adventures universe, this audiobook sets the stage for many more stories to come. Whether you’re looking for a fun family listen, a tool to spark meaningful conversations with your children, or simply a fresh and engaging audiobook series that entertains and inspires, SupaBear and the Mysterious Gooey Playground delivers. 
  Step into BearVille. Feel the fun. Join the adventure. SupaBear is here — and the playground will never be the same!

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  Rudyard Kipling - Chapter &...

  Rudyard Kipling

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  Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. 
   
  An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. 
   
  In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem.  In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything.  But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle.  Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. 
   
  Story. Poems. Story.  Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters.  And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.    
   
  1 - Chapter & Verse - Rudyard Kipling - An Introduction 
  2 - Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling 
  3 - If by Rudyard Kipling 
  4 - My Father's Chair by Rudyard Kipling 
  5 - My Boy Jack by Rudyard Kipling 
  6 - Mother O' Mine by Rudyard Kipling 
  7 - A Death Bed by Rudyard Kipling 
  8 - The English Flag by Rudyard Kipling 
  9 - Tommy by Rudyard Kipling 
  10 - Mandalay by Rudyard Kipling 
  11 - In Springtime by Rudyard Kipling 
  12 - To the City of Bombay by Rudyard Kipling 
  13 - Cities and Thrones and Powers by Rudyard Kipling 
  14 - The Prairie by Rudyard Kipling 
  15 - The Way Through the Woods by Rudyard Kipling 
  16 - Mary Postgate by Rudyard Kipling

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  Summertime Forgiveness

  Kimberly Thomas

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  Losing a loved one is hard—losing three is heart shattering. Within less than a year, Josephine has lost the three most important men in her life in two separate accidents. How does one come back from a hurt that grips you so tightly that it's hard to even breathe? 
   
   
   
  When her estranged father leaves a will naming her and her sisters the sole heirs of the inn and restaurant in Oak Harbor, Jo finds herself putting her pride aside and heading back to the one place she'd vowed never to return. 
   
   
   
  Josephine is finally finding her way after being lost for so long, but when secrets that should have been buried start resurfacing, she runs the risk of losing the most important person in her life. She now realizes the life she's hanging onto is about to become shattered into pieces. 
   
   
   
  She's found her footing with her once estranged sisters, but one wrong word is all it could take to topple this fragile bond. Add in a terminally ill mother and you can understand why she's hesitant to give in to the beginning of a new love. 
   
   
   
  Will the loss and fragility of her relationships be too much for Josephine to bear or can she open her heart to an enduring love?

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