L Penelope
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Earthsinger chronicles volume 1
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Orphaned and alone, Jasminda lives in a land where cold whispers of invasion and war linger on the wind. Jasminda herself is an outcast in her homeland of Elsira, where her gift of Earthsong is feared. When ruthless soldiers seek refuge in her isolated cabin, they bring with them a captive, an injured spy who threatens to steal her heart. Jack's mission behind enemy lines to prove that the Mantle between Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall nearly...
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Their love could break the world.
Lyrix, the first new angel to emerge in a millennium, brings hope for her endangered race. But the weight of duty is heavy. As the newest and strongest, she is expected to become a Seraph, one of the stoic angel kings and queens. She dreads the prospect of losing all her emotions in the transformation, but avoiding her destiny may lead to extinction for her kind.
Wren is half-human
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Earthsinger chronicles volume 3
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"As desperate Lagrimari flee their barren land for a chance at a better life in Elsira, a shadowy group with ties to the Elsiran government launches an attack on their own soil. With threats of more violence, an unlikely crew is assembled to investigate. Among them are Lizvette Nirall, a disgraced socialite seeking redemption for past mistakes, and Tai Summerhawk, a foreign smuggler determined to keep a promise he made to a dead man. It's a race against...
4) Savage City
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I'm not the princess they think I am.
I fell out of the sky and into a new world only to be attacked by a monster.
The people here think I'm the daughter of the Nimali dragon king.
When the king assigns me a healer, I learn the truth of this place. A war between shifter clans is raging. Bloody battles rage between the Nimali and the Fai.
The healer hates me for who he thinks I am. He's a Fai captive in this land.
But a string pulls me to him...
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This novella begins after the events of Song of Blood & Stone-it's both an extended epilogue AND a prequel, so it's advisable to read that novel first.For Jasminda ul-Sarifor, the war may be over but her conflict is not. New, overwhelming duties leave her caught between two worlds but belonging to neither. She turns once more to Jack, hoping the bond that got them through the first battle is strong enough to weather a new storm.For Jack, Jasminda's...
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While battling a vicious winter storm, Roshon ol-Sarifor, along with his father and twin brother are kidnapped and thrust on a journey that takes them far from home-leaving his sister Jasminda believing them dead. Their captors claim that the Queen Who Sleeps is behind their abduction-She wants them to reclaim a magical object hidden in a deadly part of the ocean. But a violent encounter with a gang of pirates forces the ol-Sarifors to seek refuge...
7) Angelborn
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He gave up eternity for love… and lost. Will she be his second chance?Maia sees dead people. Since she can't distinguish them from the living, she ignores everyone in order to appear sane. But the ghost haunting her roommate breaks through her hardened shell. Not only does he claim to not be dead, he makes her feel things she never has before-dangerous feelings for a man who can never be hers.For an angelborn like Caleb, dying without a soul sentenced...
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A Magazine Celebrating Romance: Issue 10: August-September 2018Love romance? Love discovering the best new writers with bite-sized stories? Or maybe you prefer to treat yourself by escaping into a sure-to-please favorite author's world now and again, but don't have the time to read a full-length novel. Heart's Kiss magazine offers delicious variety and more.Each issue has 70,000 plus words of fiction from names readers will recognize, to newly discovered...
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Earthsinger chronicles volume 2
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Whispers of Shadow & Flame is the incredible second book in the historical fantasy Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope.
The Mantle that separates the kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall. And life will drastically change for both kingdoms.
Born with a deadly magic she cannot control, Kyara is forced to become an assassin. Known as the Poison Flame in the kingdom of Lagrimar, she is notorious and lethal, but secretly seeks freedom from...
10) Brutal Fortress
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To become the queen my people need, I'll have to risk everything
As the Nimali princess, I'm expected to become a dragon shifter.
I've already failed once, another failure threatens my life and the fate of everyone I care about.
But the world outside my pampered existence is deadly. All my careful plans fall apart when I'm attacked by vicious creatures.
The man who saves my life transforms into an impossible beast. His power is beyond belief....
11) Beastly Kingdom
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To save my clan, I'm forced to marry my enemy.
The prophecy tells of danger coming for our shifter clans. Something far worse than the war between the Fai and Nimali.
The only solution is to bond our clans to avoid our destruction and ensure peace.
Thirty days is all I get. I will ruin the Nimali from the inside. The tiger inside me is lying in wait.
Except my new husband is not the man I thought he was.
To save my kingdom, I'll marry the woman who...
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Redhook
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2022.
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English
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"In the summer of 1925, along Washington, DC's "Black Broadway", a malevolent entity has begun preying on Negro residents. Twenty-three-year-old Clara Johnson is determined to discover what's going on in her community. Using her natural ability to talk with spirits, she begins to investigate, but a powerful spirit tasks her with a difficult quest: steal an ancient, magical ring from the finger of a wealthy socialite. When Clara meets Israel Lee, a...
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Earthsinger chronicles volume 2
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2019.
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"The Mantle that separates the kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar is about to fall. And life will drastically change for both kingdoms. Born with a deadly magic she cannot control, Kyara is forced to become an assassin. Known as the Poison Flame in the kingdom of Lagrimar, she is notorious and lethal, but secretly seeks freedom from both her untamed power and the blood spell that commands her. She is tasked with capturing the legendary rebel called the...
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Earthsinger chronicles volume 4
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2021.
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"In the vein of K. Arsenault Rivera and V.E. Schwab comes L. Penelope's Requiem of Silence, the epic conclusion in the stunning Earthsinger Chronicles. Civil unrest plagues the nation of Elsira as refugees from their old enemy Lagrimar seek new lives in their land. Queen Jasminda is determined to push the unification forward, against growing opposition and economic strife. But the True Father is not finished with Elsira and he may not be acting alone....
16) The lightkeepers
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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The year is 1912. Vowing to swear off women for good, curmudgeonly Seth Atkins takes refuge tending a remote Cape Cod lighthouse. Then, a mysterious stranger literally washes up in Seth's life, with a past full of secrets and a similar aversion to females. But the arrival of two beautiful, spirited women will test the men's resolve, and send all four of them sailing into uncharted romantic waters!
17) The mooring
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Lionsgate
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2013
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English
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After a group of teenage girls at a summer camp find their houseboat stranded on a river, they seek help and discover that the people who come to their aid are killers.
18) Christmas Child
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A Max Lucado Story - As Christmas draws near, Jack finds himself disconnecting from the holidays, his job and ultimately his wife. His latest assignment as a journalist takes him to Dallas, but a mysterious photograph draws him to the town of Clearwater, Texas. It is here he discovers the town's life-sized, intricately carved nativity. As Jack delves into the mysteries surrounding the nativity and its creator, he uncovers secrets from his past, reunites...
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New England Historic Genealogical Society
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2014.
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English
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Using examples from NEHGS's publications, this writing guide outlines how to write your family history clearly and accurately -- from building a genealogical sketch to adding images to indexing. An appendix on genealogical style covers alternate spellings of names, when and how to use lineage lines, how to include adopted children and stepchildren, aspects of double dating, and other issues faced by genealogical writers.
20) Christmas child
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GoodTimes Entertainment
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[2004]
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English
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As Christmas draws near, Jack finds himself disconnecting from the holidays, his job, and ultimately his wife. His latest assignment as a journalist takes him to Dallas, but a mysterious photograph draws him to the town of Clearwater, Texas. It is here he discovers he town's life-sized, intricately carved nativity. As Jack delves into the mysteries surrounding the nativity and its creator, he uncovers secrets from his past, reunites with the family...