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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
  Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived.
  
  Content: I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze / II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box / III. The Adventure of the Yellow Face / IV. The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk / V. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott / VI. The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual / VII. The Adventure of the Reigate Squire / VIII. The Adventure of the Crooked Man / IX. The Adventure of the Resident Patient / X. The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter / XI. The Adventure of the Naval Treaty / XII. The Final Problem

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  Mr Finchley Takes the Road

  Victor Canning

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  Book 3 of the classic trilogy of humorous rural adventures through pre-war England 
   
  Mr Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan that he sees for sale, but his new wife does not relish the prospect of a caravan journey so she goes to visit her brother, while he sets out to explore the countryside and go house-hunting. 
   
  While learning to handle the horse and the caravan, he encounters a variety of eccentrics and country characters, and several unsuitable houses. It gradually emerges that the caravan contains a secret, and Mr Finchley finds himself in real trouble – until his wife comes to the rescue. 
   
  This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway bestseller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatized twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated. 
  Editorial reviews: 
   
  ‘Quite delightful, with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm … The longer we travel with Mr Finchley, the better we come to love him. He makes us share his bread and cheese, and beer and pipe. His delight at the beauties of the countryside and his mild astonishment at the strange ways of men are infectious.’ Daily Telegraph

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  Mortimer Dog of Death

  Rachel Lawson

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  Danse Macabre (the first story) 
  When stage magician Blake Alexander aka Blake Fire who has a grim reaper for a soul senses someone in his audience is going to die he dances between life and death to not collect them with all his strength he must live and not take them to the afterlife because when his soul is released his body dies, and he can't die on stage in front of the world let alone come back to life. 
  Mortimer is Blake's reaper name 
  The Grave Diggers (second story) 
  the reapers act as grave diggers. 
  Mortimer, Dog of Death (third story) 
  Mortimer, the King of the Grim Reapers, has his toughest job yet posing as an Egyptian god to collect a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt how will he go? 
  He also must survive his friends, who think he looks like a joke.

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  Mr Wilder and Me

  Jonathan Coe

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  FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE ROTTERS' CLUB AND MIDDLE ENGLAND 
   
   
   
  In the heady summer of 1977, a naïve young woman called Calista sets out from Athens to venture into the wider world. On a Greek island that has been turned into a film set, she finds herself working for the famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder, about whom she knows almost nothing. But the time she spends in this glamorous, unfamiliar new life will change her for good. 
   
   
   
  While Calista is thrilled with her new adventure, Wilder himself is living with the realization that his star may be on the wane. Rebuffed by Hollywood, he has financed his new film with German money, and when Calista follows him to Munich for the shooting of further scenes, she finds herself joining him on a journey of memory into the dark heart of his family history. 
   
   
   
  In a novel that is at once a tender coming-of-age story and an intimate portrait of one of cinema's most intriguing figures, Jonathan Coe turns his gaze on the nature of time and fame, of family and the treacherous lure of nostalgia. When the world is catapulting towards change, do you hold on for dear life or decide it's time to let go?

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  Their Bounty - Gay Harem Romance

  K.A. Merikan

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  --- Taken. Prized. Possessed. Loved. --- 
  Clover is an orphan and has led a tough and chaotic life. No stability. No money. No friends. He trusts no one. His already miserable life takes a nosedive when he ends up in the hands of a human trafficking gang. 
  Someone has placed a request for a young albino man, and Clover is to become the property of a mysterious buyer who will stop at nothing to satisfy their depraved desire. Clover’s fate seems sealed until four bounty hunters appear to take out his captors and accidentally save him. 
  The four mercenaries want to move on, but when Clover pleads for protection, they offer it to him at a price. In the beginning, the arrangement is all kinds of shady, but as he gets to know the four men who’ve taken him on a wild ride, his developing feelings might become as dangerous as the elusive buyer. But can a relationship with four such different men even work? Men who kill for a living? Men so full of contradictions? 
  Tank. The massive ex-soldier eager to be Clover’s Daddy. 
  Pyro. Wild, tattooed, with a filthy mouth and an itch for violence. 
  Boar. Ginger, bearded, a big teddy bear who can turn into a grizzly. 
  Drake. Dark and dangerous, with a tongue as sharp as his knives. 
  Can these men provide him with the love and security he craves? Or has Clover made the worst mistake of his life? 
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  THEIR BOUNTY is a dark gay harem contemporary romance, book 1 in the “Four Mercenaries” trilogy. The story contains scenes of explicit violence, offensive language, morally ambiguous characters and scorching hot scenes. 
  Themes: abduction, polyamory, mercenaries, bounty hunters, albinism, commitment issues, indecent proposal, dark past, male bonding, human trafficking, size difference, enemies to lovers, danger, alpha male, found family, size difference, distrust, shared, victim and protector

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  Giantess Domination Stories Vol2

  Victoria Hale

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  Surrender to the colossal allure of Giantess Domination Stories Vol. 2, where monumental women wield unbreakable command over their willing captives, igniting flames of desire that consume every inch of your imagination. In this electrifying anthology, everyday men confront the breathtaking might of goddesses who tower above, their every curve and command a symphony of raw power and intoxicating control. 
  Journey through four masterful narratives, each escalating from subtle psychological tease to profound, pulse-pounding dominance. Revel in ritualistic decrees that demand obedience, clinical explorations that dissect your deepest cravings, strategic maneuvers that leave no escape, and devotional embraces that affirm your unyielding strength amid total submission. As scales shift and boundaries dissolve, feel the weight of her gaze, the thrill of her touch, and the rush of yielding to a presence that engulfs you entirely, body, mind, and soul. 
  Crafted for aficionados of macrophilia, size fetish, and femdom grandeur, this collection delves into the magnetic dance of vulnerability and trust, where every escalation heightens the ecstasy of consensual conquest. For discerning adults drawn to the erotic heights of giantess worship and the unbridled passion of scale play, prepare for an odyssey that redefines surrender.

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