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  A Child of the Dales

  Diane Allen

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  Set deep in the Yorkshire Dales, Diane Allen’s A Child of the Dales is a sweeping novel of family, deceit, separation and love.Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a remote inn, Ruby Blake has been raised by the innkeeper’s wife, Martha Metcalfe, unknowing of the family searching for her. One wild stormy night, Ruby is reunited with her long-lost father, who wants to whisk her away to Banksgill Farm for a happy life with her true family. Feeling betrayed by Martha, Ruby follows her father for the chance of a new life.However, Ruby is quickly outcast from her real family for being born of Romani blood by everyone but the charming stable hand, Tom Adams. Struck with loneliness in a village of people who find ways to make her miserable, she seeks friendship and love in Tom. As their relationship blossoms, Ruby is faced with the temptations of a handsome local miner, and when rumours begin to spread, Ruby feels more lost and confused than ever.With his long-lost daughter now safely under his wing, Reuben Blake is still desperately searching for Ruby’s mother, and vows he will not rest until he finds his true love. With Rueben’s mission leading him to the darkest corners of Brough Hill, his search shows only signs of heartbreak and despair. As neither father or daughter feel quite whole, will either finally find where they truly belong?

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  Adam Bede

  George Eliot

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  Set in the pastoral countryside of late 18th-century England, Adam Bede is a powerful and deeply human novel that explores love, morality, betrayal, and redemption. As George Eliot's first published novel, it established her as one of the greatest writers of Victorian literature, celebrated for her psychological depth and compassionate realism.
  
  At the heart of the story is Adam Bede, a hardworking and principled carpenter admired for his integrity and strength of character. Adam believes firmly in honesty, duty, and moral responsibility, values that guide every aspect of his life. Yet beneath his steady exterior lies a passionate heart, particularly when it comes to matters of love.
  
  Adam finds himself deeply in love with the beautiful and charming Hetty Sorrel, a young dairymaid whose vanity and desire for a more glamorous life lead her into a secret and dangerous relationship with the dashing young squire, Arthur Donnithorne. While Arthur's charm masks his moral weakness, Hetty's youthful naivety blinds her to the serious consequences of her choices. As their ill-fated romance unfolds, the novel builds toward a heartbreaking crisis that tests every character's conscience and reshapes their destinies.
  
  In contrast to Hetty's fragile vanity stands Dinah Morris, a gentle and devout Methodist preacher whose quiet strength and spiritual compassion form the moral center of the story. Through Dinah, Eliot explores themes of faith, forgiveness, and the possibility of redemption even in the face of grave wrongdoing.
  
  Adam Bede is much more than a tale of romantic entanglement. George Eliot paints a vivid portrait of rural community life, filled with richly drawn characters whose struggles reflect universal human dilemmas. The novel examines the tension between desire and duty, appearance and reality, and justice and mercy. Eliot's profound insight into human nature reveals how small choices can carry immense consequences, and how compassion can coexist with accountability.
  
  With its emotional intensity, moral complexity, and beautifully detailed setting, Adam Bede remains a timeless exploration of the human heart. It is a moving story of love tested by weakness, of suffering transformed by understanding, and of the enduring power of empathy in a flawed world.

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  Agent for Alexina An

  Laura Beers

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  Alexina Kimball is an experienced Pinkerton Agent, and arguably one of the best agents at the Chicago office. She works alone and always catches the bad guys. However, everything changes when she's transferred to the Denver office and is assigned a partner. 
  Finally, Dawson Wayne’s dream of becoming a Pinkerton Agent is becoming a reality. The only catch is that he must marry his trainer… a beautiful, infuriating woman. 
  Together, they're sent to the small town of Hidden Ditch, Kansas. Their case: discover the whereabouts of two schoolteachers who've gone missing. As the stakes increase, can Alexina and Dawson work together to solve the case, or are they both too stubborn to recognize that there is more on the line than just the missing schoolteachers? 
  Can two headstrong agents learn to trust each other’s instincts when love is on the line?

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  1940s Science Fiction 3 - 21...

  Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury,...

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  1940s Science Fiction 3 - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1940sThe Gifts of Asti by Andre NortonFinal Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry HasseThe Nameless Something by Murray LeinsterRing Around The Sun by Isaac AsimovSavage Galahad by Bryce WaltonThe Man Who Killed The World by Ray CummingsReferent by Ray BradburyEscape From Pluto by William OberfieldPogo Planet by Donald A. WollheimA Hitch in Time by Frederik PohlYou Are Forbidden by Jerry SheltonSpace-Wolf by Ray CummingsThe Unfinished City by Donald A. WollheimThe Weapon by Isaac AsimovMimic by Donald A. WollheimThe Burnt Planet by William BrittainRunaway by Alfred CoppelGangway for Homer by George R. HahnChangeling by Ray BradburyAtomic Station by Frank Belknap LongMiracle by Ray Cummings

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  Let Her Pray (A Fiona Red FBI...

  Blake Pierce

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  When a cicada is found at the scene of a serial killer’s victim, expert FBI forensic examiner and entomologist Fiona Red knows it is more than a coincidence: the killer is sending a message with its 17 year cycle. And Fiona must scramble to decode that message and beat him at his own game before he claims the next….
  
  “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”
  —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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  LET HER PRAY is book #11 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.
  
  Fiona Red, a brilliant but quirky FBI loner, spends most of her time in the lab or at crime scenes. She comes from a family used to being around death and bodies, her parents having run a funeral parlor, and she would have run the family business if not for a tragedy in her past: her sister was abducted when she was a teenager, and never found.
  
  Fiona remains determined to crack her sister’s case. But in the meantime, as an FBI agent, she applies her brilliance to catching killers and cracking cases that no one else can, as bugs are the first visitors to dead bodies.
  
  With her FBI partner out in the field, Fiona expects to stay behind the scenes.
  
  But Fiona, obsessed with catching killers, takes it one step too far, and may just find herself in the crosshairs of a killer herself.
  
  A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Fiona Red series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.
  
  Future books in the series will soon be available!
  
  “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!”
  —Reader review (City of Prey)
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  “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.”
  —Reader review (City of Prey)
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  “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  The Other Side of Midnight

  Gauri Patwardhan

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  In an overnight bus-ride, Janhavi meets Vikrant. Janhavi's unsatisfactory married life, the hurried and worried mental state to meet an ailing father that too after 10 years of her life, Vikrant within a few moments, makes her forget everything. The attraction and the adventure that Vikrant evokes in her, lures Janhavi and reminds her how beautiful life can be, like a breath of fresh air. But is this journey as simple as it sounds? Is it that easy to go with the flow of life? Will Janhavi come out as the same person from the other side of midnight?

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