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1) Sky
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Emersyn 'Sky' WilkesThe one word I associate with life is hard. One second took both my parents. One to death and one to grief. I also lost my two best friends shortly before then. To a girl raised in a sheltered life, that made my life hard as hell; having no one to turn to.The next word is abuse. I no longer know love or peace. At least until a friend steps in to help. Will I finally find my home again? A family to love me like they used to.Colt...
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The complete Sky High Scaffolders collection: stories of British working class red hot gay romance in the macho construction world.5 couples who fall in love.These stories include:Friends to loversOpposites attractWorkplace romanceSecret forbidden romanceFirst gay loveComing out Bisexual men who start dating men for the first timeLow angst and high heatSteamy feel-good gay romanceBook 1 is Our Secret Wedding which contains a romantic proposal, elopement...
4) Sky Raider
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Do you want to know how it feels to be an Ace in a world at war?
Defy gravity with Dr. Duke Thomas, WWI Flying Ace, in his open cockpit biplane as he survives the war torn skies of Europe and Egypt.
In this epic aviation adventure, Duke, an American volunteer fighter pilot, is surprised and amazed by his own supernatural ability to survive momentous aerial battles, German cavalry forces, and ruthless bounty hunters as he follows clues left by...
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The final exhilarating adventure in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway
When Rosa wakes one morning to find Grandma Nan missing, she must use all of her survival skills to uncover her grandma's whereabouts. With the help of the mountain community, Rosa's investigation leads her to the very summit of Big Sky Mountain, where a family of eagles are facing huge problems of their own. Through helping the eagles, Rosa realises she...
6) Pearl Sky
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It was a friendly visit until a priceless artifact was stolen. Now Ben and Tenzin are up to their necks in secrets that can kill.
It's not just any holiday season in the immortal world. Elder Zhang's oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin are ready to celebrate, but no sooner do they land on Penglai Island than a mystery falls in their path. A valuable seal has gone missing, and the artifact was a gift from an ancient vampire...
11) Dark Sky Glow
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Als Àlvaro Muriel im Kloster gefunden hat, glaubt er, sie retten zu können. Doch recht schnell muss er sich eingestehen, an seine Grenzen zu kommen. Nur mithilfe von Darko, Yeal und Eladen gelingt es ihm Muriel zu befreien.Von da an ist nichts mehr wie es wahr ... Das Erlebnis im Kloster scheint Muriel härter getroffen zu haben, als sie vorgibt. Außerdem fängt sie an, den vier Männern zu misstrauen. Denn sie weiß, dass ihr Kennenlernen auf...
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Drop into the beginner's guide The Life-Changing Magic of Skateboarding, with secrets from world champion Sky Brown!
Meet Sky Brown, the youngest person to win a medal in skateboarding at the Olympics and discover how she fell in love with the sport. Then, give it a try yourself as she offers tips to get you started.
Learn how to start . . . and stop. Then follow along as Sky takes you through ollies, kick turns, nose grabs, and more.
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"The author picks some prototypal characters from life to weave this story of faith betrayed, love unrequited and ambitions coming a cropper.
The readers will experience a unique, evocative style in this story of Niti, the protagonist of the story, whose mother's obsessive concern for her son has nightmarish consequences for him. Niti, a brilliant academic, also a bit of an oddball with an extraordinary sensitivity to his environment, finds the most...
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The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the internet:
"We are an alien race you may call the Atoners. Ten thousand years ago we wronged humanity profoundly. We cannot undo what has been done, but we wish humanity to understand it. Therefore we request twenty-one volunteers to visit seven planets to Witness for us. We will convey each volunteer there and back in complete safety. Volunteers must speak English. Send...
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By 1919 the Great War has ended, peace talks are under way in Paris, and the world has been forever changed. Delia Martin, apprentice practitioner of magical arts, and her husband, Police Captain Gabriel Ryan, face the greatest challenge of their lives when fragments from the war descend on San Francisco.
As Delia prepares to meet friends at a St. Patrick's Day parade, the strange ghost of a European princess appears in her mirror. Her pleasant outing...
16) A Sky So Blue
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John Deacon, a failed priest, is rescued in the middle of his suicide attempt by an alert stranger. However, the two cannot escape the metro bus that kills them seconds after the rescue. As the disembodied John lingers between life and Hell, Penume the Watcher offers him a deal: write the story of the Fallen and he can bring him back to life, under one condition, he takes the body of the young man that saved him. Now, as the reborn Gideon Serrano...
17) Face in the Sky
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There couldn't be a Face in the sky. Not a living one. But there was, and when it spoke, an awe-stricken world rushed to obey its command!
18) A Sky of Spells
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In “A Sky of Spells”. Thorgrin finally returns to himself and must confront his father once and for all. An epic battle occurs, as two titans face each other, and as Rafi uses his power to summon an army of the undead. With the Destiny Sword destroyed, and the fate of the Ring in the balance, Argon and Alistair will need to summon their magical powers to help Gwendolyn's brave warriors. Yet even with their help, all could be lost if it were not...
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This heartwarming, beautifully written middle-grade historicalnovel about an untold American frontier story is destined to be a cherished classic.
North Dakota, 1905
After fleeing persecution in the Russian Empire, eleven-year-old Shoshana and her family, Jewish immigrants, start a new life on the prairie. Shoshana takes fierce joy in the wild beauty of the plains and the thrill of forging a new, American identity. But it's not as simple...
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Written over seven years, Jules Leigh Koch's latest collection depicts people living between pension day and charity. Fringe dwellers whose lives are constructed like origami cranes: defiant, yet quite fragile. Staged in large Australian cities that kaleidoscope between dark back streets and sunlit harbours. With a blowtorch honesty that engages emotions and the ever challenging atmosphere of personal relationships.
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