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This eighth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including John Barnes, Elizabeth Bear, C.C. Finlay, Yoon Ha Lee, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Seanan McGuire, Vonda N. McIntyre, Geoff Ryman, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Meeting Infinity, and other top venues,...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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It's the year of 'yesh we can,' as we follow animal pals Mooch and Earl on their heartwarming adventures.
In this chronological collection of Mutts strips, a year's worth of color Sunday strips and black-and-white daily strips are included, along with pop-art splash pages that highlight McDonnell's imaginative artwork and distinctive style.
3) Other Aliens
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Conjunctions
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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New writings on our fear of--and fascination with--the "other" from Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Straub, Kelly Link, Jeffrey Ford, and more. Alien is a powerful and flexible word. Aliens are "other." Aliens are the stuff of science fiction and fantasy. Aliens are traditional literary figures that cause us to see ourselves anew. Indeed, when we witness our "normal" lives through these strangers' eyes, we become the unfamiliar ones. Conjunctions: 67, Other...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
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2015.
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English
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This Mutts collection contains a year's worth of color Sunday strips and black-and-white daily strips that mingle with impromptu splash pages highlighting McDonnell's imaginative artwork. Sketched in McDonnell's distinctive style, this emotive Mutts collection follows the day-to-day exploits of the cat and dog duo, Mooch and Earl. Whether they are contemplating the cosmos or curling in for a much-needed nap, these two lighthearted pals remind us of...
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Brown Girls Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Single Mama dating! It doesn't get anymore complicated than that. How can you find love when you have a career and kids? Where can you find that love connection? Is he on-line, in church, standing in front of the grapefruit in the grocery store? In these hilarious and heart-warming stories, you'll find single moms finding love in the most interesting of places, all while steering clear of the crazies, the lazies and definitely, the shadies.
In Single...
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Ten stories of wonder and imagination by an author named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America In the collection's title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell...
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ePublishing Works!
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Brilliant short stories by two talented authors -- kept me on the edge of my seat anxiously awaiting the imaginative surprise endings." ~Richard Brumer, author of The Chemist's Shop, Meeting Max, and The Last Sunrise Humor, Drama, Suspense, Romance and a Touch of the Supernatural in Life, Love and Laughter, a Bag Full of Entertaining Stories by S.L. Menear and D.M. Littlefield Enjoy exciting and hilarious true stories involving the authors' adventurous...
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TAN Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Christmas is a time for celebrating the birth of Jesus with family and friends, to gather together in sacred and jovial celebration of the Incarnation. Yet in our fast-paced, hyper-digitized lives, we are losing the sense of a good story, among good friends, around a good fire. In Christmas Around the Fire , Ryan Topping invites us to turn off the television set, put down the device, quiet ourselves, and gather our loved ones to enjoy some of the...
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Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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February Thaw is the second e-collection by Tanya Huff and brings together some of the short fiction that helped define the field. From an Imperial Dragon in Toronto's Chinatown, to a heavy metal retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, to the realization that the ancient gods are one highly dysfunctional family, Huff skews our world slightly sideways. These seven stories, each with a brand new introduction by the author, remind us that the weird and...
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Strange, poignant tales of life on tomorrow's Earth and in outer space from multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction Clifford D. Simak. Virtually every major author from science fiction's fabled golden age-including Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein-agreed that Clifford D. Simak was one of the greatest among them. Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, the award-winning author created enduring...
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Ten thrilling and intriguing tales of space travel, war, and alien encounters from multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction Clifford D. Simak. From Frank Herbert's Dune to Isaac Asimov's Foundation series to Philip K. Dick's stories of bizarre visions of a dystopian future, the latter half of the twentieth century produced some of the finest examples of speculative fiction ever published. Yet no science fiction author was more...
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Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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What happens when a desperate man seeks a 21st century marriage of convenience? Confirmed bachelor, Nigel Turner, needs a wife in order to inherit his father's millions. And he needs one in short order. His only option-other than kidnapping, which is illegal-is to use the Internet site Rent-a-Bride. Chloe Wilkes's brother signs her up on Rent-a-Bride as a joke, but when Nigel's details end up in her inbox, she decides to get her own back, and reply....
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MIRA Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Two classic stories of finding love where you least expect it! MARRIAGE WANTED As far as Nash Davenport's concerned, marriage isn't shelter from the storm -- it is the storm. He's a divorce attorney, himself divorced, who believes no married couple can live up to their wedding vows. Savannah Charles, however, believes in the value -- and the values -- of marriage. She's a wedding planner who finds herself saying yes when Nash unexpectedly proposes....
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Carina Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Three heist-romance novellas that will steal your heart and make your pulse race ... Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton Ten years ago, master thief Cleve Jones risked his freedom to fall in love with a dangerously sexy professor's daughter only to watch her disappear. Now Vegas hustler Aria Harp is back-and she's snatched the famous diamond Cleve's been casing. Aria's too smart to let Cleve break her heart, but he'll do anything to keep her safe....
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Did you know that if you look closely around Scafell Pike in the winter you might find a great dragon? Or that hidden in the forest around Egremont you might catch a glimpse of the fabled fairy folk? What, you don't believe me? Read these tales then take a look for yourself. This collection is full of stories that Taffy has told over the years, and that children love to hear time and again. Including a gang of smugglers and an ugly-face pulling competition,...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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A groundbreaking collection of poetry, personal narratives, and art from refugee youth around the world. Foreword by actor and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller. Beginning in 2018, Ahmed M. Badr -- an Iraqi-American poet and former refugee -- traveled to Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, and Syracuse, New York, holding storytelling workshops with hundreds of displaced youth: those living in and outside of camps, as well as those adjusting to life after...
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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In these two fan-favorite sports romance stories, winning is everything Making Him Sweat Admitted romantic Jenna Wilinski has just inherited a boxing gym. With it she can finally realize her dream of launching an upscale matchmaking business provided she can take on the very intimidating and wickedly hot boxer who stands in her way! Mercer Rowley vows to protect his home" from this stubborn, feisty opponent. But man, once the gloves come off, his...
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Harlequin Presents – October 2021 – Box Set 1 of 2
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Harlequin Presents – October 2021 – Box Set 1 of 2
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Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations.
This box set includes:
HER BEST KEPT ROYAL SECRET (An Heirs for Royal Brothers novel)
by USA TODAY bestselling...
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Harlequin Presents – October 2021 – Box Set 2 of 2
Title:
Harlequin Presents – October 2021 – Box Set 2 of 2
BCC
Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations.
This box set includes:
CROWNED FOR HIS DESERT TWINS
by Clare Connelly
To become king, Sheikh Khalil must...
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Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations.
This box set includes:
A BRIDE FOR THE LOST KING (An Heirs of Liri novel)
by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates
After years presumed dead, Lazarus must claim the throne he’s been denied. But to enact his royal...
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