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  O Henry

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  William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him. 
  He first attended at a school run by his aunt before enrolling at the Lindsey Street High School and then worked at his uncle’s drugstore and gained a pharmacists’ license in 1881.  
  A persistent cough took him to Texas in the hope that a change of climate would help his symptoms. He took on various types of work, initially from ranch hand and cook and then as varied as pharmacist, draftsman, bank teller and journalist. He also began to write, though for now, purely as a hobby. 
  He was a member of several singing and dramatic groups when he met 17 year old Athol Estes, daughter of a wealthy Austin family. Despite her mother’s objection owing to Athol’s tuberculosis, they began courting and in July 1887, they eloped and soon married. 
  Athol, impressed by his writing, encouraged him to get them published. A job as a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office paid a healthy $100 dollars per month and life was good. 
  But then life turned cruel. His son died a few hours after birth although a daughter, Margaret, came the following year.  His job had to be vacated but another was found at the First National Bank of Austin. The bank operated informally and Porter was careless in keeping the books. He lost that job but began writing for the humourous weekly The Rolling Stone and the Houston Post. Some time later the federal Bank auditors went through his former accounts and he was arrested on charges of embezzlement. 
  Porter fled the day before his trial to Honduras. Holed up for several months he began to write.  Athol had become too ill to travel to meet him and learning that her health was deteriorating he surrendered to the court in February 1897.  Bail was obtained so that he could stay with Athol during her final days.  
  Porter was sentenced to five years at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. His pharmacy qualifications got him the job of night druggist.  His sentence also gave him time to write and publish fourteen short stories. In December 1899 in McClure’s Magazine he published a short story as O Henry.  
  He was released two years early in July 1901, and reunited with Margaret, now 11, in Pittsburgh.  He now began his most prolific period of writing; a short story per week for the New York World, while also publishing works in other magazines.  Eventually over 600 of his short stories were published. 
  Porter was a heavy drinker and in 1908 his health, which had deteriorated for several years, took a dramatic turn for the worse, as did his writing.  
  O Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver complicated by diabetes and an enlarged heart on 5th June 1910.

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  How Kids Win Big In Life You Can...

  Louis Petrossi

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  Louis Petrossi offers a powerful guide for individuals of all ages to unlock their potential and achieve lasting success. This insightful book emphasizes that everyone can realize their dreams through five foundational principles. 
  Petrossi illustrates how listening to your inner voice can protect you from harmful choices, using engaging anecdotes to highlight its importance. The author encourages readers to follow their passion, celebrating the unique talents each individual possesses. Pursuing what excites you not only brings joy but also fuels resilience against challenges. 
  Throughout the book, Petrossi inspires readers to share these principles with others, fostering a supportive community focused on collective growth. With practical wisdom rooted in timeless values, How Kids Win Big in Life, You Can Too is a ticket to a transformative journey toward a more satisfying and prosperous life. Whether you're a parent guiding your children or an individual striving for personal excellence, this book provides invaluable insights to help you win big in life. 
  "A proven and time-tested formula for effectiveness, success and happiness."

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  Luka

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  'Would she have done the same for me?' 
  In the days after the bomb blast that kills Luka's mum and sister, Luka's family begins to fall apart. His dad retreats to his bedroom, his brother slips into vigilante mode, and his uncle tries to rescue them all, when all they want is to be left alone. Luka, who has always been a peacemaker, tries desperately to hold what's left of his family together, but he finds he's teetering on the edge, struggling with grief and a battle to keep his own demons of guilt and rage under control. 
  Luka is a story about men and boys, how they cope with grief and anger when the emotional glue of women is no longer there to support them. It's a story of pulling the pieces back together when it seems there are no pieces left to find. Ultimately, it's about acceptance, forgiveness, and the realisation that life isn't always about getting the answers you think you need.

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  The year is 1897.Dr. Watson is enthusiastically reading Bram Stoker's recently published novel, Dracula.When a bloodless corpse is found in London shortly afterwards, Watson believes in vampires. And then he encounters a werewolf in the London fog.Together with Sherlock Holmes, the razor-sharp master detective from Baker Street, Watson embarks on a fantastical odyssey.

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  ‘Sinful MILFs 8-Pack Bundle’ features books 9 – 16 of the Sinful MILFs series.  Listen as sultry, bimbo, cougar women take their virginal counterparts in desperate fashion, dominating them with their sexual experience. 
  Juices get spilled everywhere as these older women get exactly what they want and sometimes a little more!  Featuring innocent virgin men, hot breeding, mature women and sinful sex – you’ll love it! 
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  Bitter Heat - Heat of Love Book 3

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  A pregnant omega trapped in a desperate situation, an unattached alpha with a lot to prove, and an unexpected fall into love that could save them both.Kerry Monkburn is contracted to a violent alpha in prison for brutal crimes. Now pregnant with the alpha’s child, he lives high in the mountains, far above the city that once lured him in with promises of a better life. Enduring bitterness and fear, Kerry flirts with putting an end to his life of darkness, but fate intervenes.Janus Heelies has made mistakes in the past. In an effort to redeem himself, integrity has become the watchword for his future. Training as a nurse under the only doctor willing to take him on, Janus is resolute in his intentions: He will live cleanly in the mountains and avoid all inappropriate affairs. But he doesn’t anticipate the pull that Kerry exercises on his heart and mind.As the question of Kerry’s future health and safety comes to an explosive head, only the intervention of fate will see these desperate men through to a happy ending.This gay romance novel by Leta Blake is the third in the Heat of Love universe which began with Slow Heat. It’s 111,000 words, with a strong happy ending and a critically-acclaimed, non-shifter Omegaverse. It features alphas, betas, omegas, male pregnancy, mpreg, heat, and knotting.Content warning for a violent and oppressive society regarding reproductive rights.

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