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The Lane women are bibliomancers, but Cassie sees her divination not as a gift, but as a curse - one from which she desperately wants to escape. It turns out, though, that running from her fate isn’t as easy as she thought it would be. When a woman goes missing, and a neighbor is found dead, Cassie turns to the books she’s always avoided to help her find the truth.

Every book tells two stories - one written on the pages with pen and ink, and one woven into the paper, a story of the soul. The Lane women have the gift of bibliomancy. They can read both. But Cassie Lane doesn’t see this as a gift. For her, it is a curse because the book magic comes with a price - the Lane women die young and the men are lost to the sea. As soon as she’s able, she leaves Laurel Point, Oregon, running from her past and her fate, ending up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The author used to stay quiet, not speak up, and think too much about what other people thought. That behavior inhibited confidence, financial, and personal growth. That has all changed, and At Last! I Am Me describes the journey of going from that shy type of person to someone with confidence and strong personal belief.

Delilah Monroe is desperate for a change. She lives in a trailer with her cousin and spends her days working at the local grocery store. She's worked hard to get out of her dead-end job in a backwoods Appalachian town and make a better life for herself, away from her dysfunctional family and trappings of a desperate small town. When someone she cares about makes a terrible mistake, Del must choose between helping him or helping herself. Along the way she must negotiate a world of vice and crime inhabited by all kinds of monsters, some supernatural and some mundane.

Would you like to be able to improve your emotional intelligence? How would enhanced social skills help you become a better leader and influence those around you? This book is the first step to expand your influence....

To attain his dream, Kade Vaughn must ride the toughest bulls on the circuit. There's only one glitch. Now the cowboy's on a forced vacation at his friends' ranch. To get through each day, Pansy Lark pretends to be other women through cosplay. Famous, strong women who took what they wanted from life. She lost it all, but she's not that weak girl anymore.

Despite numerous struggles and tragedies, the Middleton and Kelly families live humble and faith-filled lives on the Atlantic Ocean resort town of Chincoteague Island, Virginia. The tight-knit families represent everything Nick Black hopes to have - loving parents, welcoming homes, and stable lives. But a broken heart confirms his belief that he is worthy of everlasting happiness. Taylor Murray wants nothing more than to be one of the world-famous Chincoteague Island Saltwater Cowboys, but a long-standing tradition stands in her way and pits her against her friends and neighbors.

Adriana is a little mermaid with a big problem: She doesn't know how to swim! She has tried very hard to learn, but she's a little different and it just has not come natural to her. While she was giving it her all, other mermaids have been mean to her and have bullied her so much she had no choice but to hide away and give up on swimming and living a happy life under the sea.

Six strangers, who are mysteriously drawn to a campfire on the shores of a beach, hold the keys to unlocking the secrets of a troubled girl's past and her continued existence. One of the six, however, has intentions that are much darker and destructive. The remaining group must unravel what is real and what merely a dream in order to save the girl's life and the future of all who are "unique" like they are.

In 1961, Carol Knych was hired by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Germany, where she began a lifetime career as an English teacher for the children of military personnel. Stationed in Germany in the midst of the Cold War, Carol witnessed both the height of communism, and the eventual fall of the Soviet Union. In-between, A Cold War Teacher's Tale reflects countless other memories that span an era. For any fan of history and the human experience, this audiobook is certain to be an entertaining listen.

Digitally Independent is a step-by-step guide to success for independent music artists. It discusses in detail about how independent artists can start from the beginning. In order to start their realization of being their own business. The book is written by Melissa B. an independent singer/songwriter and network engineer, who has successfully structured a independent label. In addition to her music career, Melissa B. is extremely passionate about supporting young women interested in engineering and technology.

Meet Max, a free spirit and his only family, a floppy-eared German Shepherd, Rhett. Then imagine facing a double whammy: stage 4 brain cancer and a visit from an irate Devil. What would you do if the Devil demanded you write a book using your life as an example of why our world is descending into hell on earth, threatening his relevance?

Scatterings, set in Santa Cruz California in the ’80s, weaves the true crime story of the Trailside Killer into a suspenseful, heartbreaking mystery of an abducted identical twin sister. Characters come to life against the colorful backdrop of Santa Cruz’s beauty and weirdness.

Being a cabbie can be dangerous, especially if you are a woman. This story takes place in Pittsburgh around the 70s, back when seat belts weren't even thought of, and a GPS was something out of science fiction! Jenny had learned to rely on herself for years. After leaving her ex for the fourth time, she and her son, Brandon, finally made it to an apartment in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Having no car, her neighbor told her about a cab company, and if she makes a run, she can bring her cab home. She learned with her son in tow, to do her errands in between her runs.

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The preceding first line of the epic YA fantasy thrill-ride, Phoenix Rising: Initiation is just a harbinger of the immersive 21st-century interpretation of the classic battle of good vs evil, which deftly weaves together past lives, mythical creatures, interstellar conflict, and the timeless dance of soulmates into one desperate struggle for survival in a land of incrementally increasing peril.

This book includes two wonderful novels The Adventures of Tom Sawer Adventures (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by (1885) a famous American writer Mark Twain. Tom adores adventures, he runs away from home in order to become a pirate and to live on an island; he wanders in a mysterious cave, finds treasure and shares it with his friend Huckleberry Finn. But Huck as well is a big fan of adventures about which he tells himself in the second book by Mark Twain.

Della Rose desperately needs a Christmas miracle to make it back home in time for her sons’ holiday concert. It’s just that the single mom never imagined Santa would arrive in the form of her plane’s seatmate, the grumpy, gorgeous Roman Everson. With flights delayed, Della’s out of options. She needs Roman to drive her back to Somerset Lake, even if his un-jolly mood threatens to drain her Christmas cheer. The season may have Roman feeling grinch-like, but he needs a favor, too, so he makes a deal with Della.

"The ones who are able to see the high meaning of beauty are cultural people. However, the chosen one is the one who sees only one thing in beauty: the Beauty itself" said one of the most famous English poets, writers, playwrights, a bright and inimitable Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). Oscar Wilde is the author of not only the world famous novel Portrait of Dorian Gray, but also of beautiful fairy tales combining the rich imagination of the writer and the ironic style of narration. Every detail has a symbolic meaning and beauty, along with the good, acts as an inseparable whole.

The Nightingale and the Rose is a short tragic fantasy story for children. It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Happy Prince", "The Devoted Friend", "The Selfish Giant" and "The Remarkable Rocket". In The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde we have theme of love, sacrifice, selflessness, pity, materialism and gratitude.