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  Boule de Suif

  Guy de Maupassant

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  A snowbound coach. Ten strangers. One woman who doesn't fit in—and never tries to.
  In Boule de Suif, Guy de Maupassant doesn't just tell a story—he dissects society with a scalpel dipped in irony. The setting is wartime France, the passengers are a cross-section of "respectable" society, and the tension isn't just political, it's personal. Class, hypocrisy, and the polite savagery of moral convenience bubble just beneath the surface.
  She's not like them. And that's the problem. Or maybe the solution.
  She feeds them when they're hungry. She stands her ground when it matters. But generosity doesn't guarantee dignity—and principle comes at a price. Especially when your traveling companions wear masks of virtue and keep their knives behind their backs.
  Maupassant's prose is clean and cold like the snow outside that coach window. It doesn't preach, doesn't beg. It just stares—hard. He sketches cowardice in silk gloves and bravery in a corset. And he does it with such subtle rage that you might miss it—until it stings.
  This is not a war story. Not really. It's a story about what happens to decency when pressure is applied, about what's revealed when survival instincts meet social polish. It's short, sharp, and uncomfortably timeless.
  You won't forget the girl they called "Boule de Suif." But maybe the real story is what they forgot about themselves.

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  The Case of the Baited Hook - A...

  Erle Stanley Gardner

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  Perry Mason risks his freedom to prove the innocence of an unidentified client: “Fast-paced . . . the question of whodunit, as always, gets an unexpected answer.” —Publishers Weekly   The bait is half of a $10,000 bill, delivered to Perry Mason by a man who promises the second half of the note should his companion, a silent masked woman, ever require the lawyer’s services. When a dead body is discovered soon after, Mason feels the hook―but how can one prove the innocence of a person whose identity is unknown?    Suspecting he’s been set up, but curious nonetheless, Perry sets out to solve the mystery from the ground up, beginning with the face behind the veil. The more he learns, the more complex his investigation becomes. Uncovering a convoluted case of stock fraud, divorce, and inheritance, Mason’s nearly left reeling―that is until, with the help of Della Street and Paul Drake, he pulls off one of his most daring gambits ever to finally cast light on the killer.   Filled with memorable characters, a multitude of motives, and just a few red herrings, The Case of the Baited Hook is classic Perry Mason, showcasing the character’s brilliance and pizazz with a plot that pushes his powers into overdrive. As puzzling as it is entertaining, the book exemplifies the style that made Edgar Award winner Erle Stanley Gardner one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century and inspired the hit HBO series.   “A good Perry Mason yarn . . . Perry moves fast to outmaneuver his opponents.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “[The] Mason books remain tantalizing on every page and brilliant.” —Scott Turow, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Last Trial   "A good starting point for those new to Gardner’s celebrated attorney.”― Publishers Weekly

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  Too Early

  Anton Chekhov

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  The story takes place in the village of Shalmovo, where two peasant sportsmen, Filimon Slyunka and Ignat Ryabov, are sitting in a pothouse turned restaurant. Slyunka is an old man who used to be a house-serf and now lives off his old wife's alms. Ryabov is a silent, sturdy peasant. Slyunka and Ryabov are trying to convince the innkeeper, Semyon Mitritch, to give them a gun that they had left as collateral. Semyon refuses, citing the Lenten season and the lack of game. Despite their pleas and promises to return the gun, Semyon remains firm in his decision. Slyunka and Ryabov leave the tavern and decide to go stand-shooting in the forest, hoping to find snipe. They walk to the forest, but find no snipe and decide to wait another five days before trying again. The story ends with the sportsmen walking home in silence. Overall, the story portrays a slice of rural life and explores themes of poverty, longing, and the connection between humans and nature.

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  Unstoppable in a Kilt

  Anna Durand

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  She dumped him, but he won't give up until he wins her back—no matter what it takes. 
  Domhnall Sterling has been burned by love before, but he knows Fiona MacTaggart is the one for him. Trouble is, she dumped him. Their relationship began when Domhnall lost Jessica O'Connor to Grey Dixon, the soft-spoken Brit who can't even toss a caber the right way. Fiona was Domhnall's last chance. Now his pigheaded nature has ruined that, and she wants nothing more to do with him. 
  But the stubborn Scot won't surrender the battle. He might have lost Jessica in the most humiliating way, but he will not give up on Fiona. No matter how many times she slams the door in his face. No matter how many of her brothers try to knock sense into him. Not even if the entire MacTaggart clan steps in. 
  They're about to learn how far the unstoppable Scot will go for love. 
  Unstoppable in a Kilt is the fourteenth book in the bestselling Hot Scots series of contemporary romance. Did you miss the beginning of Domhnall and Fiona's journey? Catch up in Brit vs. Scot (A Hot Brits/Hot Scots/Au Naturel Crossover).

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  Erotic Futagirl Bundle II

  Carol East

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  This bundle holds six very unique stories, which all revolve around Futagirls, otherwise known as Futanari, or Hermaphrodite. If Futagirl stories are not for you then please don’t download this book, as you won’t like it. If you do like this type of story you can’t go wrong here as they are some of the most erotic stories I've ever written. The stories are as follows: 
   
  1/ The Billionaire Dickgirl 
  2/ The Shemale Anomaly 
  3/ The Secret 
  4/ The Perverted Sorcerer 
  5/ The Succubus Next Door 
  6/ Shemale Duty 
  The tales are graphic in nature and are intended for adults only. All characters depicted are 18 or older. Enjoy 

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  Where The Old Roses Grow -...

  Gracie Gable

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  A psychic prediction. A disappearing father. A world of secrets. 
  Rose Aberdeen and Jahi Adams grow up half a continent apart. Rose in LA and Jahi in the small mountain town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. 
  Haunted by a singular devastating loss as a child, the mysterious disappearance of her brilliant, mercurial father, Rose grapples with heartache and self-doubt. Forging ahead, she becomes a clinical psychologist and marries a handsome, renegade surgeon. But ten years and multiple losses later, and amidst a messy divorce, she starts afresh in the small town of Eureka Springs, near her mother and sister. 
  Grieving the death of his father when Jahi was only fifteen, he makes a decision that changes the trajectory of his life. As the resident firefighter and paramedic at the Eureka Springs station, he carries the weight of a town on his shoulders and the burden of grief in his soul. But one light in his life, his daughter Lily, keeps his heart open to the possibility of finding his one true love. 
  Death, disappearance, and secrets threaten to devastate Rose and Jahi’s lives. But an unlikely savior, a 500-year-old Botticelli painting, carries a message of hope and redemption.

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