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  Lost Testament

  JOHN OWEN

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  While travelling in central Turkey, Joe Grafton stumbles upon some ancient scrolls that contain a secret so devastating it could shake the foundations of the modern world. Soon he and the beautiful Turkish girl he has befriended are fighting for their lives, pursued across the country by enemies who will do anything to get their hands on the scrolls.  
  As the net tightens and events threaten to overwhelm them, Joe is faced with a set of decisions that will test his courage and resolve to the limits. In the tradition of John Buchan and Eric Ambler, "Lost Testament" is a classic adventure story set in the momentous days when the iron curtain finally parted and the first Cold War came to an end.

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  Dombey and Son Book 2

  Charles Dickens

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  Charles Dickens’ Dombey and Son is a powerful exploration of pride, loss, and redemption in Victorian society. Mr. Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping magnate, values status and male succession above all, coldly favoring his son over his devoted daughter, Florence. When tragedy disrupts his ambitions, Dombey’s rigid world begins to crumble. Neglected and unloved, Florence endures hardship with quiet resilience, embodying compassion and loyalty. As deceit, betrayal, and financial ruin surround him, Dombey faces the consequences of emotional neglect. Through vivid characters and intricate plotting, Dickens critiques materialism, gender roles, and familial duty. Ultimately, the novel affirms the redemptive power of love, humility, and forgiveness in a story both sweeping in scope and deeply human in emotion.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The -...

  O Henry

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  01 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Christmas - An Introduction 
  02 - The Dead - Part 1 by James Joyce 
  03 - The Dead - Part 2 by James Joyce 
  04 - The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky 
  05 - What the Bells Saw and Said by Louisa May Alcott 
  06 - The Gift of the Magi by O Henry 
  07 - The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson 
  08 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 
  09 - Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs 
  10 - The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather 
  11 - Snap-Dragon by Lames Hain Friswell 
  12 - Christmas Eve in War Times by Edward Payson Roe

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  Dote Me

  Ashley Zakrzewski

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  A weekend. A former Flame. A wedding. 
   
   
   
  Adrian Locke panics when his sister invites him to her wedding. The smoke is closing in on him, but he used to put out fires with his day job. He's desperate to find a plus one, fast. He can't let her know that the girlfriend he has been talking about isn't real. They would find out he's still miserable and alone. He might be a billionaire, but money isn't everything. 
   
   
   
  His plan: fake it! He’ll find a pretend girlfriend. 
   
   
   
  Single mom and firefighter, Blair Young, is struggling to make ends meet. When her former high school fling turned Billionaire ex asks her to be his pretend plus one, it solved all her problems. She'll have enough money to pay the rent and she gets a free trip to Hawaii. It's almost the perfect solution until Blair and Adrian talk about the past. Second chances never come easy. No one wants a second break-up. 
   
   
   
  When the weekend ends, Adrian can't let Blair walk away again. He has to prove the fire in his heart has always burned for her, otherwise, she'll be gone forever. 
   
   
   
  Can they pull off the lie, or will it all come crashing down around them? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Her - A totally unputdownable...

  Jane Jesmond

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  YOU THINK YOU’VE HEARD MY STORY BEFORE…
  
   
  At twenty-seven, I’m too young to be a widow. I’m trying my best to start over though: new city, new job running my own little shop. I try to fade into the background where I can, but the police won’t let me disappear completely. There are too many unanswered questions about the night my husband died.
  
   
  YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME…
  
   
  I even have a new lodger, Elizabeth. She’s friendly, but definitely not a friend. Beautiful, too – tall and slim with the sort of swishy blonde hair I’ve always coveted. She smiles at me when we pass on the stairs. It occurs to me then that I don’t know the first thing about her.
  
   
  …BUT YOU’RE SO, SO WRONG.
  
   
  If I were to tell you what happened to us next, you wouldn’t believe me. You might believe Elizabeth – she’s the type who people trust – until it’s too late.
  
   
  I guess you’ll have to find out for yourself.
  
   
  If you read one book this year, make it this one. A tense, gripping psychological thriller for anyone who raced through The Girl Before, Behind Her Eyes, or The Girl on the Train.

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 366 thru 370 -...

  Harlan Ellison, Jack London,...

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 366 thru 370 gathers five unforgettable works from some of the most imaginative storytellers ever published. 
  These stories come from a time when writers experimented boldly with ideas that felt unsettling, mysterious, and deeply human. A single thought can lead to terrifying consequences. A quiet decision can open the door to something far more dangerous than anyone expected. Sometimes the greatest threat is not what lies outside, but what grows slowly inside the mind. 
  Each author in this volume approaches the unknown from a different angle. Some tales unfold with creeping dread. Others build tension through impossible choices and disturbing revelations. The result is a collection that moves from psychological unease to outright terror, always keeping the reader guessing. 
  These are stories that have endured for decades because they still feel sharp, surprising, and unsettling today. If you enjoy vintage tales that blur the lines between science fiction, horror, and classic suspense, this collection delivers five unforgettable journeys into the darker side of imagination. 
  Lost Sci-Fi Books 366 thru 370The Hounds of Tindalos by Frank Belknap LongThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonThe Minions of Midas by Jack LondonThe Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. StocktonThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

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