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Some seemingly preordained lives end up elsewhere entirely when a person manages to break the mold. Mary's mold was broken from the outside. When the unthinkable happened in her traditional southern family, Mary's quiet childhood was transformed into a journey of discovery amidst the world around her and of all the potential that lay within her.

Nine-year-old Mara loves playing Nancy Drew with her best friend, Camilla. But then there are big mysteries that Mara's afraid to share: Who is her mother? Her father? And how can she stop the biggest criminal of all, General?

When Colette decides the West End has been ignored long enough, she will stop at nothing to set things right. Though there are many who oppose vampires being treated as equals, Colette knows it is time to use her mother’s legacy to give them a fighting chance. The Broken City, filled with political intrigue and scandalous secrets, is written by USA Today's best-selling fantasy romance author, Mary E. Twomey.

In a literary career of almost 50 years, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852 - 1930) wrote 15 collections of short stories, 16 novels, one play, and eight volumes of prose and poetry for children. Her most memorable writing occurs in the genre of short fiction. The short story The Cat is about an old man and a cat who share a dwelling and keep each other company through a long cold winter. The character of the cat is anthropomorphized in an interesting way, and elicits more empathy than the human.

When Avet barrels back into Keran’s life with a vampire on his heels, Keran knows he cannot leave his best friend to fend off the supernatural alone. Though he left the life of a trapper years ago, when Keran learns Avet’s kid sister has gone missing, his need to stay away from the monsters of the world becomes a thing of the past.

When the city she loves threatens to destroy itself in her absence, Colette knows she will have to return to the fight. Hiding in the woods seemed like the only option when threats of abduction could not be ignored any longer. But when the vampire mating bond begins to take unfortunate turns, Colette isn’t sure she will survive the changes. The only way to cure her is for Rome to come back and fix the bond he broke. But if he cannot forget his affection for Colette, their forbidden love just might be the thing that tears the city apart.

A gripping collection of Victorian supernatural stories from the greatest ghost story writers of the age. 'Room Number Ten' by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, 'Kerfol' by Edith Wharton, 'A Child of the Rain' by Elia W. Peattie, 'The Cold Embrace' by Mary E. Braddon, 'The Mummy of Thompson-Pratt' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'When I Was Dead' by Vincent O'Sullivan, 'The Everlasting Club' by Arthur Gray, 'The Story of the Spaniards' by E & H Heron, 'The Staircase' by Hugh Walpole....

Destiny Faraday makes a point of keeping her distance from her classmates at Hedgebrook Academy. Her number one rule: Don't get attached. But one day, unexpectedly finding a car at their disposal, Destiny and three of her classmates embark on an unauthorized road trip. . Their destination: Langdon, a town that Destiny's unsuspecting companions simply hope will hold a day of fun. But, as Destiny says, Things are not always what they seem.

Igor the fox owes everything to Frankie Mouse, the scientist who brought him back from the dead. However, as Frankie begins to resurrect more and more animals, apparently with the intent of creating an army, Igor finds himself increasingly excluded from his master's plans. Desperate to win back Frankie's confidence, Igor starts down a path that reveals secrets terrifying to both the living and the dead.

Lia ist die älteste Tochter im Königshaus Morrighan. Gerade mal 17 Jahre alt, soll sie mit einem Prinzen verheiratet werden, den sie noch nie in ihrem Leben gesehen hat. Doch die Prinzessin entscheidet sich, ihr bisheriges Leben hinter sich zu lassen. Sie flieht und heuert weit entfernt von zu Hause in einer Taverne an. Dort lernt sie zwei Männer kennen, die sofort ihre Aufmerksamkeit erregen. Was sie nicht weiß: Beide sind auf der Suche nach ihr. Einer wurde ausgesandt, um die Königstochter zu töten.

Willa Muir can't remember her fourth year of life. An early, undefined childhood trauma blacks her memory behind what feels like an impenetrable wall. And with her parents in the hereafter, she can't ask them to clarify what happened. She can't see the invisible, so she researches to obsession, aching to know the truth.

A romantic suspense, Tenderfoot takes place on a working Northwest cattle ranch in 1980, the year the world remembers for the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Corrie Stephens is eager to learn about ranching, but reluctant to become involved with a man – it’s just not worth the heartache. Rancher J McClure, on the other hand, has been alone too long. Tenderfoot draws the reader into the story’s strong emotions based on family, love, and the first-hand adventure of the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

On top of figuring out how to house, clothe and feed five hundred escaped convicts, Arlanna must now find a way to barter for their freedom. There are some concessions she’s willing to give the king in exchange for their records to be expunged, but the one thing she’s withholding is the only token the king demands. Living with Paxton and Gray was supposed to be a dream come true, but when the world aims their critical stares at the three, Arlanna isn’t sure if they’ll want to continue on by her side.

Maranatha Winningham admittedly has some trust issues. As she tries to sort out the confusing layers of love - of friends, of family, of suitors, and desperately, of God - Natha struggles to find herself before she turns into a scared shadow of a girl.

This chilling collection includes: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" by Henry James, "The Shadow" by E. Nesbit, "Monsieur Anastasius" by Dinah Maria Mulock, "John Granger" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and more.

Sadly Mary E. Bakewell only ever wrote one book: True Fairy Stories, which was published in 1902. However, she lived a very inspirational life, most of it in the frontier west during the 1920s. The little town she lived in was poverty stricken, and Mary did her best to bring relief, solidarity, and a little pleasure to the people of the community, and each year held a Christmas party for all the children. This book has long been out of print.

This is the complete collection of the Molly Luco series. Molly Luco's life isn't what she had hoped for. Taking care of her abusive brother is just one of the many things threatening to hold her back. When a man from her past comes back into her world, Molly realizes that her carefully constructed mess might quickly become unraveled.

Three great tales of meetings with ghosts, and perhaps more than ghosts: "The Vacant Lot" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman; "On the Brighton Road" by Richard Middleton; and "Sister Johanna" by Amelia B. Edwards.

Lias Zukunft könnte so einfach sein. Rafe wünscht sich nichts mehr, als sie zur Königin an seiner Seite zu machen. Doch Lia spürt, dass andere Aufgaben auf sie warten. Sie muss ihrem Heimatland zu Hilfe eilen. Für Morrighan würde sie notfalls auch in die Schlacht ziehen. Während sie Rafe schweren Herzens zurücklässt und einer ungewissen Zukunft entgegenreitet, quälen sie viele Fragen. Kann sie es schaffen, den drei Königreichen Morrighan, Venda und Dalbreck endlich Frieden zu bringen?

A room is not much. It is not arms holding you. Not a kiss on the forehead. Not a packed lunch or a remembered birthday. Just a room. But for 17-year-old Zoe, struggling to shed the suffocating responsibility of her alcoholic mother and the controlling guilt of her grandmother, a rented room on Lorelei Street is a fierce grab for control of her own future.