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What makes a book sexy?
I'm not talking about erotica, per say, but what is the difference between a book you eagerly devour and a book you slum your way through?
While there are individual exceptions, the most objective difference between a good story and a downright terrible one is simple-it all comes down to the writing.
It's either good writing, and we can forgive the technical flaws a little more easily, or it's bad writing, and bad writing is...
22) Finale, Part Two
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Adversity is her strength ...
After locating the man who betrayed AB, and uncovering the mystery of the Alternants, Kallie's happy to only think of never being Fatgirl ever again when Zeus is captured.
She has no choice but to save him, and with the help of her friends, family, and allies, Kallie vows to just that -- but even with all their resources, it's still not enough to prevent devastating loss.
What kind of hero can't save someone?
From award-winning...
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For the past several weeks since Draco's return, Hamilton Dinger has been worried. As he watches over Raiya and Apollo City, he can't help but feel like he has too much to worry about.
When Aleia reaches out to him, Hamilton finds that he must be able to handle the truth, no matter how inconvenient and demanding it is. Can he find comfort in Adonaias' own struggle with anxiety and fear?
The Starlight Chronicles series continues with this short story...
24) Pied Piper
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The past becomes quickly bitter after the sweet dreams of the future die ...
Charles Piper has been a respected judge in the small town of Fairmont, but there is little he can do to sway the courts of public opinion. When Martha Davidson's marriage fell apart, he was quick to offer her his help, and she was quick to return his kindness with his favorite chocolate pie -- and that's when the town's whispers began to swirl ...
But when Martha dies, Charles...
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Hamilton Dinger is not having a good summer. Since his battle with Orpheus and Starry Knight, he has felt distracted. Not with important things, or anything, really. Just work and video games and sleeping in during the summer.
When Elysian forces him out of the house, Hamilton heads out for Rachel's, only to find out it is closed for her wedding. Hamilton is relieved, and then concerned, as a new demon gets ready to attack the ceremony.
Can he save...
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Christmas is a time for miracles, but miracles have always bothered Hamilton Dinger.
This Christmas Eve, he has only two reasons to be cheerful: Rachel's Café is open late, and he has a special present for Gwen Kessler. So even if he has to sit through a session of Grandpa Odd's ramblings, he knows he'll have some holiday mocha and a chance at finally telling Gwen how he feels about her. His fledgling hope is lost the moment when a new demon monster...
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You'll never look at doughnuts the same way again.
Now that Kallie Grande-White has reluctantly agreed to find the one who stole her grandmother's top secret, radioactive doughnut recipe, she's more than a little inconvienced by the entire thing -- especially since her superhero alter-ego is "Fatgirl," Cuttingham City's would-be superhero who, unbeknowst to them, accidentally saved the city from a terrorist attack.
Kallie's grandmother, Aubela-Blanca,...
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Chilled and crusty ...
Solomon McCain has long been the sheriff around Fairmont, and even though it's a small town, there's always a bit of trouble here and there. And while he's helped put away criminals, both petty and professional, nothing prepares him for the morning of the Fairmont Pie Contest.
What should have been an easy, fun-filled day is suddenly filled with accusations of murder, cheating, assault, and more -- and all from individuals he'd...
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Long before Amir taught Eleanora the harder truths of life, he learned them as he fell in love with her mother.
CONSTANTINOPLE, 1845
Amir Qureshi knew his life would never be the same the day he met Naděžda Ollerton-Cerná, much to his chagrin. With her sharp wit and brazen charm, Naděžda is as infuriating as she is irresistible, and Amir cannot stop himself from falling in love with her-even though they can never be together.
As an ally to...
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Sisters at heart ...
After a long, adventurous and exhausting spring break, Kallie's almost ready to go back to school just so she can forget about her mother, trouble with Azure, and especially everything that happened with Zeus.
But trouble never takes a break, especially when Kallie's certain AB's enemy is targeting her friends and turning them into Alterants -- and when Amory reaches out to Fatgirl over her website, Kallie fears the worst.
But...
31) Remembering
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A feeling he never imagined.
A revelation he never saw coming.
A love that transcends time and space.
With the arrival of 11th grade, Hamilton Dinger has no shortage of activities to pursue. With his job at the mayor's office, schoolwork, and fighting off evil, he has no time to worry about Starry Knight's recent betrayal and his relentless fixation with her.
Even though he does anyway.
Pushing past his emotional turmoil, he works with Aleia and...
32) Pretty Pies
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Perfectly prepared ...
Sama Davidson always loved being Mama's girl. But now that her mother's gone, she has to find a way to carry on.
Thankfully, there are plenty of people willing to help her -- and that's just what Sama needs as the day of her mother's funeral arrives.
But there's still more surprises yet to be discovered ...
Life of Pies is a literary fiction mystery series about lies, community, and pies from award-winning, genre-hopping author...
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The Girth of a Hero...
Kallie Grande-White aspired to worldwide fame and adoration, but she never wanted it like this.
After sort of innocently eating her grandmother's radioactive doughnuts in a fit of manic-depressive rage, and then arriving at her Model Middle America audition, Kallie transformed into a giant balloon-sized would-be superhero, even falling through her dressing room door just in time to stop a terrorist from taking Cuttingham City...
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He didn't "meme" to do it ...
The day I fell in love with Kara was the day I accidentally ruined her life, and I was as blindsided by ruining her life as much as I was by falling in love with her. According to my now ex-best friend, Miles, love is supposed to make you feel stupid, but I never thought my stupidity, or anybody else's for that matter, would lead to such devastation.
Tenth grader Tommy Baher has always lived in the shadow of his older...
35) Falling
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Hamilton Dinger has never gotten along well with Starry Knight.
Only Starry Knight knows the real reason, and the real danger, when it comes to working alongside him.
When a new demon monster takes over the phone lines of the city, Starry Knight races off to help her co-defender. As they fight together under the moonlight, Starry Knight faces a new test of her power-and a new test of her heart.
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36) Azure Skies
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We'll have a gay, old time ...
There's nothing worse than a long ride in the car with AB, or so Kallie thinks as they head off to the Fairview Mountain Rehab Center to pay a visit to Trevor Darlington. But once they arrive, she finds there are some things that are indeed worse than Abuela-Blanca's kami-nazi driving -- such as running into Azure, her fashion designer from Model Middle America.
Only he's not Azure -- or is he?
Maybe?
There's nothing...
37) Lard Boy
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Love at first bite....
Kallie-as her super-sized, super-hero self-has had a hard day, and literally the last thing she needs is to find out another Alterant is running loose. And when AB's Phi-ger goes off, she's hardly pleased.
But genuine worry starts to overtake her, as this time, it's Zeus who's digested the radioactive doughnuts. If he's compromised, Zeus could easily reveal Fatgirl's true identity to the world, and what else could be his worst...
38) Fandom Menace
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It's Fan-dumb-onium!
Kallie Grande-White is pretty sure she's had worse days... hasn't she?
First there was fighting with a terrorist, then arguing with her possibly psychotic grandmother over his body, only to get home and realize she doesn't have a working cell phone and she didn't finish her homework over the weekend...
Okay, that's pretty bad.
But if that's not bad enough, Kallie then discovers Fatgirl's growing fandom after the launch of...
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A flab-normal life...
Kallie Grande-White can pretend to go on with her life, but reminders of her transgressions into heroism continuously follow her throughout her day-especially now that her awkward classmate Zeus Evans knows her secret.
Even with the return of Model Middle America to Cuttingham City, to attempt another round of modeling auditions, Kallie soon realizes there is no escaping from her double-sized life when one of the show's producer...
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Rose, the princess of Rhone, doomed to fall into a sleeping death on her 18th birthday, has only ever wanted two things in all her life: to be free of her curse and to never fall in love. After securing the dragon's blood from the Serpent's Garden, Rose is confident she has all she needs to free herself from Magdalina's curse.
But when Magdalina comes to offer Rose a new deal - one that would free her from her curse, while also eliminating future...