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841) The Austrian Bride
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Austria, 1938
After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, and when Hitler marches into Linz, she can't help but become swept up in the euphoria of her boyfriend, Max.
But she soon realises her mistake. When she witnesses a woman being shot in the street and a childhood friend's Jewish department store is closed down, she knows she must do something.
It's a dangerous time to be a resistor, especially when her...
842) Inky Odds
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Bat Conroy-cut him and he'd bleed ink, he's a born newspaperman. Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Eric Sevareid-the greatest American journalists of the 20th century all made their names as war correspondents, but none of them would have beat out Bat Conroy to a good story. Which makes it that much more mystifying-and aggravating-when an unknown writer, filing under the byline Perry Lane, scoops Bat on every story that comes along. Bat's always...
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father...
844) Enemies of Mercia
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A King's command. A warrior's quest for the truth…
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Following Icel's epic rescue of Lord Coenwulf's children from their almost certain death, King Wiglaf is forced to call upon Icel's loyal services once more.
Furious that the conspirators behind the audacious move to snatch the children have yet to face justice, he despatches Icel to hunt down the enemy of Mercia and discover who seeks to conspire against the throne.
The dangerous...
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Pre-order the first in a BRAND NEW series from bestselling author Jo Bartlett… Welcome to The Cornish Country Hospital
A new start…
When Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh start she so desperately needs. She's nervous, but hopefully the change of scene will help her to finally forget her feelings for Lucas Newman, a man she can never be with, because he's already engaged to Danni's best friend, Esther.
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846) Thor's Revenge
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A kingdom without a crown.A boy forsaken by his God.A warrior bent on revenge.
After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark's throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarls jostle for power.
Sven survives the bloodshed only to return home to find Ribe sacked by those he trusted and Charles, a pawn in a much bigger political game, kidnapped.
Consumed by the loss of Charles, Sven is shocked by the arrival of the Abbess Hildegard, daughter of his nemesis...
847) Plastic Plankton
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Volcanoes and tropical waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii are the dramatic, stunning backdrop as Tilly trains for the Kona Ironman for an environmental cause. Concerned about plastic pollution, her estranged brother, Moore, and his quirky, stoner hip hop-loving best friend, Spit, set sail to the plastic scoop up machine at the Great Plastic Garbage Patch off the coast of Hawaii. Nemesis SodaCo has falsified the machine's results, and it takes...
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*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie's Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre. Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn't on board with the project and a group of actors who just can't get along, Lottie has her hands full, but with best friend Sid by her side she knows she can do it somehow. But the arrival of Jeremy, a hotshot London developer who sweeps Lottie...
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Finding love is hard, even when you aren't a mutant.
Like most seventeen-year-olds, Piper Dunn wants to blend in with the crowd. Having a blowhole is a definite handicap. A product of a lab-engineered mother with dolphin DNA, Piper spends her school days hiding her brilliant ocean-colored eyes and sea siren voice behind baggy clothing and ugly glasses. When Tyler, the new boy in school, zeroes in on her, ignoring every other girl vying for his attention,...
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The Kiss Between BreathsIn a time of upheaval, all secrets are revealed ...Isla and Taz are both trying to save the world. They don't know they are secret allies ... yet.Isla Wilson is now both Sireni and Daeveni. She alone can descend to the Smokelands to save her mermaid sisters and stop their plan to punish humanity for destroying the sea. It's simple: cross a bridge with killer ghosts, ask the Phoenix to return a "magic" map, and oh, yeah, get...
852) Scraping Bottom
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Death consigns a young man to life aboard ship. He struggles to learn the ropes as part of a lone ship crossing the Indian Ocean. Except, is his ship alone?A strange fog stalks his ship. Sailors whisper of pirates and haunted derelicts. He must determine if the danger's real or a cruel joke on the new cabin boy.
853) The Thales
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Deep below the Pacific, the crew of the Thales attempt to harness the power of deep ocean currents. Using turbines, they attempt to harness more renewable energy than the world has ever seen. However, when a pressure valve ruptures, they struggle for survival, and discover one of their own may have wanted the station to fail all along. With an entire ocean threatening their lives, they understand to live, they have to harness the ocean, and power...
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It's a dirty job, but some mutant's got to do it…
Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he's been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of his brother dolphins. The downsides are life as a closely monitored...
855) Wreckers' Key
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#1 Amazon Bestselling Author Christine Kling does it again with WRECKERS' KEY!A taut, fast-paced thriller . . . Kling's prose is strong and authoritative."–The Miami HeraldFrom harbors of Key West to the wilds of Biscayne Bay to the night lights of Miami, Kling's tough-minded heroine has carved out a life that is uniquely her own. Now, in WRECKERS' KEY, the fourth book in the series, this fiercely independent woman is at a turning point . . . and...
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When talented artist Nee Sutherland returns to Butterfly Cove for her sister's wedding, it's only a matter of time before she has to face her bridegroom - Luke Spenser - the man she impulsively married, then left in the middle of the night. Nee hasn't picked up her paintbrushes in months, a part of her is broken. She knows Luke might never forgive her, leaving him was the biggest mistake of her life - but could coming home for Christmas be the best...
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Des récits courts à savourer
Après un premier roman qui nous a emmenés sur la planète rouge « Année 2116, mariage sur la planète Mars », Claude-Jean Michel nous propose cette fois un livre de vingt nouvelles. Des histoires qui abordent avec humanité des sujets de notre société en plaçant souvent le lecteur au cœur de l'histoire par une description soignée des lieux et des ambiances.
Un livre qui ne prend pas la tête, un livre pour...
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Could love be just around the corner?
Beth returns home to Lavender Bay to restore the beloved seaside shop of her childhood to its former glory. She never intended to stay for long, but she can't help falling back in love with everything she left behind - including local chef Sam Barnes. But will he convince her to stay?
Eliza is hoping for a fresh start on the coast after her marriage fell apart. Meeting local farmer Jack Gilbert wasn't part of...
859) Glistening Sunsets
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It's spring in Bar Harbor, and Brittany Keating is on top of the world.After twenty years of emotional abuse, Brittany has finally set a restraining order against her husband, Conner.With the divorce proceedings in motion, Brittany uses her newfound inner power to flourish in the antique industry. She plans a redesign for her beautiful shop, Bar Harbor Antiques, and drives across New England with her daughter, Valerie- purchasing gorgeous pieces like...
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Au moment o se formait sa personnalité, M'bemba a vécu de douloureuses épreuves qui n'ont pas manqué de faire de lui un adolescent révolté. Ses parents, n'ayant plus aucun autre lien que leurs enfants, décidèrent de se séparer formellement bien qu'ils s'étaient promis de vivre ensemble jusqu'à la mort. Il s'installa avec sa mère dans une banlieue de Deux-rives, ce qui ne l'épargna pas des péripéties lugubres. Après qu'ils eurent reçu,...
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