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  Æpyornis Island (Unabridged)

  H. G. Wells

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  "Æpyornis Island", or "Aepyornis Island", is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894 in the Pall Mall Budget.[1] It was included in The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents, the first collection of short stories by Wells, first published in 1895. In the story, a man looking for eggs of Aepyornis, an extinct flightless bird, passes two years alone on a small island with an Aepyornis that has hatched.

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  Warlord and the Waif - A SciFi...

  Chloe Parker

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  An alien warlord. An abducted activist. And the curse that binds them together.
  WARLORD AND THE WAIF is a high heat alien Beauty and the Beast retelling. Fans of possessive, alpha heroes and headstrong heroines will love this steamy science fiction fairy tale.
  ELLA: I didn't ask to be abducted by aliens, but the Hyperboreans took me anyway. Now, they've left me on the dying planet of Myste, indentured to the warden of a prison in the clouds.
  And my captor? That's Calder, a former Skoll Warrior and the devil himself.
  Calder is cold, cruel, and cranky, trapped on Myste by a curse laid on him centuries ago. He's made it clear that we aren't going to get along, but I see the hungry way his eyes roam over my curves, like he would love to devour me. And I can't say the feeling isn't mutual, as his hard muscles and broad shoulders don't go unnoticed. I ache for his touch, but I won't let him break me down. I'm going to escape from this castle, whether he likes it or not.
  CALDER: From the moment I saw her, I had to have her.
  The headstrong, stubborn human enrages me, even as she leaves me hungry for her touch. I thought my heart had gone cold after centuries trapped on this planet, but she warms my skin until I burn.
  Her touch is the only thing that eases the pain of my curse, and my desire for her grows stronger every day. I know that she hates me, but I can feel the desire that tethers us to one another. I will have her, if it's the last thing I do.

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  The Herb Knot

  Jane Loftus

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  'An impressive unputdownable debut' The Historical Novel Society 
  The Hundred Years' War comes to life in this spellbinding tale of love, betrayal and conspiracy … 
  A quest born on the battlefield will change a young boy’s destiny…  
  Rafi Dubois is five years old when his mother is murdered after the Battle of Crecy in 1346. Alone and lost, Rafi is given a token by the dying Englishman who tried to save his mother’s life: a half-broken family seal which he urges Rafi to return one day to Winchester. 
  Years later, when Rafi saves a wealthy merchant’s wife from a brutal robbery, he is rewarded with the chance to travel to England, taking the seal with him. 
  But when he reaches Winchester, Rafi finds himself in a turbulent world full of long-held allegiances, secrets and treachery. His path is fraught with danger and with powerful enemies working against him, Rafi falls in love with Edith, a market apothecary. But in doing so, Rafi unleashes a deadly chain of events which threatens to overwhelm them both… 
  The Herb Knot is a sweeping and passionate novel set in one of the most tumultuous times in English history, from a powerful new voice.Readers give The Herb Knot five stars! 
  'A superb debut novel, with a story that grips you from beginning to end' 
  'The amount of research that has so obviously been undertaken is quite phenomenal. I don’t believe I’ve ever read a book so absorbing' 
  'Plenty of twists to the tale to keep you guessing' 
  'A fascinating glimpse into a medieval world filled with intrigue and danger … a compelling story which lingers long after the last page is turned' 
  For fans of Elizabeth Chadwick (The Royal Rebel)

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  Seventeen Parcels

  Mic Lowther

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  Seventeen Parcels shares a thrilling - and unconventional - treasure hunt that will keep readers guessing with each page. In this novel, a wealthy man wills a vast fortune to his three grown children but leaves directions to it in 17 parcels hidden throughout the US. Now, the heirs must find the parcels and follow the path to their inheritance, if indeed there actually is any. The attorney for billionaire Xander Moorhouse employs a package delivery driver to hide 17 mysterious parcels each in a different US State. Driver Austin Somerfeld does so over the course of 18 months, following a strict set of rules and earning a half-million dollars for his efforts. Moorhouse dies 11 years later, but leaves behind directions indicating that his grown children - Caroline, David, and Juliana - must find the hidden parcels and open them in numbered sequence only after all have been located. The three heirs participate reluctantly but warm to the on-going adventure. This is a captivating novel for road trip treasure hunt readers to become involved in the drama of hiding, then finding the 17 parcels with a host of attendant obstacles and difficulties along the way. Such readers will be just as puzzled as the heirs when parcels are at last opened and Xander's intentions are revealed.

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  The Happy Prince Fairy Tales

  Oscar Wilde

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  The story of "The Happy Prince" has three major themes.
  Firstly it shows that apparent beauty is nothing and the real beauty is to bestow love and sacrifice. Secondly, it discusses that love and sacrifice are two saving forces. Thirdly, it shows that there is a large gap between rich and poor people the rulers and the masses. When the happy prince is alive he lives a happy life without sorrows, he is living a care free life but after his death he sees through a tall Colum that life has another view except happiness and that is helplessness poverty, hypocrisy and corruption of elite and ruling class.
  When a bird swallow comes and stays under the feet of prince he begs for his helps match girl, poor writer…
  The Happy Prince " has been written in fairy tale mode through which he has exposed the exploitation, materialism and corruption of Victorian society. 
  The Happy Prince is social satire prudence says that "the truepurpose of satire is the modification of vices by correction".
  It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Devoted Friend",   "The Selfish Giant" and "The Remarkable Rocket".

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  Love Report

  Shellee Marie

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  Professional baseball player Dan Pelameno struck out with the woman of his dreams. So when she calls to set up an exclusive television interview with him, he jumps at the chance to set things right. He let her slip away once, but he won't make the same mistake. 
  Celebrity news reporter Kendra Star thought she had moved on from Dan Pelameno until she had to see him again for a work assignment. When the encounter lands him a gig at her job, she promises to keep her distance from him and his charming ways. But the more she has to work with him, the harder he is to resist.

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