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  Summer of My Amazing Luck

  Miriam Toews

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  Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Miriam Toews won widespread accolades for this unusual tale of two mothers. Lucy and her free-spirited friend Lish live with their children in Have-a-Life housing for single mothers-until they set out to find the fire-eating father of Lish's twins. ". few authors have been as successful as J. D. Salinger in channeling adolescent angst . Miriam Toews hits that elusive mark."-Philadelphia Inquirer

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  The Wayfinder

  Royce Adler

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  What is the galaxy to a young girl reaching for the stars? 
  In a galaxy teetering on the brink of chaos, Nova Vectra is a fearless young mechanic, honing her skills amid the ruins of a forgotten outer rim. One fateful day, she stumbles upon a mysterious compass left by her father, a relic believed to hold secrets about his disappearance—and the fate of a galaxy in turmoil. 
  When her ship, the Nexus Rift, becomes the target of the ruthless syndicate led by the infamous Captain Zyrnoq, Nova is thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Zyrnoq's insatiable quest for power centers on the compass, and he will stop at nothing to possess it. As the shadows of danger close in, Nova must uncover not only her father’s legacy but also her own hidden potential. 
  Joined by a ragtag crew that has become her chosen family, she navigates treacherous alliances and fierce betrayals, racing against time to unlock the compass's true power. As they venture toward the legendary Gathuma IV, a planet said to hold the key to ancient technologies and long-lost secrets, every choice could alter the fabric of the universe. 
  Can Nova outsmart the cunning Captain Zyrnoq before it's too late? Will she harness the legacy of her father to lead her crew into the unknown? 
  The Wayfinder is a pulse-pounding adventure filled with heart, intrigue, and cosmic wonder—a gripping tale of courage and discovery, where one young woman’s journey can reshape the destiny of the galaxy. Join Nova as she navigates the stars, proving that sometimes the greatest adventure lies in finding your way home.

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  Silent Partner

  Morgan Brice

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  Brandon Davis is a psychic and a moose shifter. He makes his living as a wilderness guide in Fox Hollow, New York—a town that is a haven for misfit shifters and psychics. Brandon has a profitable business, a found family of close friends, and a cozy cabin in the woods. Life is good, but he wishes he could find a special someone to share it with. Then he picks up the unmistakable scent of his fated mate—a handsome man who isn't a shifter and whose thoughts he can't read. The chemistry is undeniable, but can he fall for a silent partner? 
   
   
   
  Riley Henderson escaped a bad relationship with an ex-boyfriend he suspects is a psi-vamp. He left town and got a scholarship to the Fox Institute to explore his rare ability—his thoughts are mostly closed to being read by psychics. Getting away from his ex was worth being studied for his unusual silence. Especially since the situation comes with a stipend, an apartment, and a regular gig as a musician at one of the local hotels. Riley intends to go boy-sober until he meets a tall, dark-haired stranger with whom he has a sudden, intense connection. When he realizes Brandon is both a psychic and a shifter, Riley needs to figure out how they can overcome those differences to be together. And in the back of his mind, Riley worries—what if his ex shows up to ruin everything? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Furnished Room - A touching...

  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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  The Red-Headed League - Sherlock...

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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  Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job, gained only because of his red hair, which took him away from his shop for long periods each day; the job for to simply copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. After eight weeks, he was suddenly informed that the job ended. After some investigation at Wilson's shop, Holmes contacts a police inspector and the manager of a nearby bank. With Watson, they hide in the bank vault and catch two thieves who had dug a tunnel from the shop while Wilson was at the decoy copying job.

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  Nowhere to Hide - A completely...

  Keri Beevis

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  A tension packed, chilling story of long-awaited revenge from Top 10 Bestselling author Keri Beevis 
  Passion. Obsession.  Cruelty. Control...  There is no limit to how far some people will go for love. 
  Duncan Stone is one of the country's most eligible bachelors, and he wants to take me, Callie Parker, on a date. 
  At first I am surprised and flattered, the envy of my friends. Then when our whirlwind romance escalates and he asks me to move in with him, it's like a dream come true. 
  But as I get to really know my new boyfriend, my fairytale turns into a nightmare. Duncan is no Prince Charming. He is the Devil. 
  Soon, isolated from my friends and family, watched day and night, a prisoner in my own life, I know if I am going to survive, I need to escape. 
  When a chance encounter with an old friend throws me a lifeline, I realise this is my live or die moment, and I find a hiding place deep in the Norfolk countryside. 
  I'm supposed to feel safe here, so why do I hear footsteps outside my hideaway late at night, and sense that someone is watching me? 
  Is it paranoia, or has Duncan managed to find me? Perhaps the danger is closer to home than I realise. 
  The thrilling read for fans of Freida McFadden, Claire McGowan and Lisa Jewell. 
  Praise for Keri Beevis: 
  '5.0 out of 5 stars I predict that this will be one of the most read books this year! I cannot recommend this novel highly enough. It may keep you up all night, but it is worth every hour of lost sleep' - Reader Review 
  'Another winner from Ms Beevis. A gripping story with plenty of twists and turns' - J.A. Baker 
  '5.0 out of 5 stars It’s a thrilling must read! I had to finish this book, I needed to know what happens and it was 3.30am when I’d finished.' - Reader Review 
  ‘Compelling, addictive, fast-paced and chilling. I loved it!’ - Amanda Brittany 
  ' Another nail biting book by this author' - Reader Review 
  'Gripping and haunting - this will set your pulse racing' - Natasha Boydell 
  'Very good book, Beevies at her best, unputdownable, gripping and thrilling.' - Reader Review 
  'This is how to write a page turner.'- Valerie Keogh 
  'This is certainly a must-read book!' - Reader Review 
  'Another suspenseful page-turner from this very talented author' - John Nicholl 
  'Excellent Read. What a page turner!! I couldn't stop reading it. So many twists and turns, I love not being able to figure it out. Well done.' -* Reader Review* 
  'Brilliant, chilling, and unputdownable' - Gemma Rogers 
  'An atmospheric thriller that grips until the last page. Beevis at her best!' - Diana Wilkinson

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