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1) Black buck
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"For fans of Sorry to Bother You and Wolf of Wall Street: a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime-a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"-- Provided by publisher.
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The story begins with trainee Nam Jung-hoon, who was fired by the company for protecting his friend and later had to work part-time due to family burdens. He ran into his old friend Kim Taeyeon in the hospital and re-examined his dream with her encouragement. By chance, he was recommended to participate in a magazine shoot and reunited with Lin Yoona. In the process, he faced the regrets of the past and the pressure of reality. With the support of...
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She could save her brother, but it would change her life.Kendra Mason couldn't catch a break. Her husband was cheating on her, and he could put her out of business. Then her little brother got out of prison. Robert Mason, Jr. was just like his father, a man who spent most of his life behind bars.Bobby stole from the wrong man, and a contract was on his head.One man stood between Bobby and certain death. She had known Jaylen since they were kids, and...
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Yu Heng, who graduated from football school in 2014, accidentally activated the "stall system" and acquired football skills by completing tasks on the street. He grew from a trial player to the core of the team, led the team to a comeback in the league, and also eliminated a strong opponent in the FA Cup to advance to the final.
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Ray Parisi is in trouble. Fired from his anchor job at ESPN after one too many public humiliations, Ray is holed up in a motel and in dire need of a break. His ex is engaged and shacking up with another guy in his old house, a Cambodian bookie wants to kill him, and he's wanted by the New York State Police. A few days before the Fourth of July, he unexpectedly receives an inheritance from his long-lost father, and it seems like all of his problems...
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Games aren't always fun.
Valerie wakes up one day—just a normal girl, trying to get by. She ends the day at the foot of the most powerful vampire in the city.
When she finds out she's a powerful fay—one of the strongest in centuries—her simple life gets switched for one of action, danger, and intrigue. She must fight by her vampire's side, or she will die there... .”Prince of Roses” is a thrilling four-part urban fantasy with a dash of...
7) Broken Witch
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The graduation looms. So does the war. Serena has to do everything she can to save Mag City, but to do that, is to take on Xavier, and he will do anything to claim her.As she struggles to live as herself and the witch within, her city continues to crumble around her. And as it crumbles, her broken mind fractures further.For Serena Sander's mind was always going to break. That – that is her destiny.…Tune in for the thrilling second installment...
8) Anna's Hope
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An urban fantasy packed with romance, mystery, and adventure, Anna's Hope is the sequel series to Witch's Bell.Anna Hope Summersville cannot catch a break. She's the kind of girl who trips and drops every break luck throws at her.With lacy socks and a massive collection of frumpy cardigans, she's not your usual witch. Her sisters might confidently dash around in heels and leather, but Anna can't pull that off. Not only would she sneeze and break her...
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Notes from the Underground is Fyodor Dostoevsky's ninth novel, and considered to be one of the first examples of the existential novel. In this radically inventive work, an alienated former minor administrator in nineteenth-century Russia has broken away from society and withdrawn into an underground identity. With its piercing insight into political, social, and moral issues, this classic is one of the most provocative work of literature ever written.
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10) Moon Blood
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An Ancient Evil Seeks to Seduce the First Blood Son of the Original Vampire
Hybrid wolf Moon and her shifter friends fight to prevent her human vampire master, Kane, from falling into the clutches of an evil ancient being. Multiple attempts to assault her sire while he sleeps pit them against one with power greater than they possess. An assist from a one-time enemy might be the solution if their new found ally doesn't kill them all first.
While Kane...
11) Magic First
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You can resist. You can win. But can you do it again tomorrow?
Sarah is a witch on the run, hunted by a deranged magical council out for her blood. All she's ever dreamed of is revenge.
One day soon, she'll get it. When she finds her nemesis's son has no magic, she slips in beside him and pretends to be his secretary — all to kill him and deliver her first blow. But plans rarely work out.
Soon Sarah is dragged into the crippling magical world...
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She's got powers, and she must use them to find her future husband before it's too late.This isn't fair. Beth has just found out she's a witch, and in this world, witches are regulated.When her powers are discovered, she's pushed into a new job working for a rakish bounty hunter who's charm only just makes up for his arrogance. But if Beth thinks finding bounties for Josh McIntosh is the worst punishment imaginable, she hasn't met Maximus C. Knights...
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While working toward the grand opening of their Black-owned bookstore, four best friends are each told four little words that upend their lives, forcing them to lean on each other-and the books they love-to navigate the changes or risking losing the business and their friendships.
14) Doll House
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In the gritty streets of Toledo, Ohio, Doll finds her world turned upside down. Her mother, April Jones, is back on drugs, and her guardian, Unc, winds up in jail, leaving her to face the world alone. Her first love, Zae, is the father of the baby she miscarried, and he has broken her heart. It seems as if all her friends are jealous and stab her in the back. After all the lies, drama, tears, and betrayals, she decides to move to Atlanta to be with...
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Immerse yourself in the world of Oscar Wilde with the collection: "The Plays of Oscar Wilde." Containing all of Wilde's plays, this collection is a must-have for every bookshelf. Oscar Wilde was born in mid-1800's Dublin to highly intellectual parents. He found a niche in the growing trend of aestheticism and was mentored by Walter Pater and John Ruskin. Although he dabbled in short stories and poems at the beginning of his career, Wilde was taken...
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Double Standard My Ass! Hot Alpha Biker? Too damn bad. I am a badass biker babe extraordinaire and Chase better figure that out quick or I will walk. The Maker's of Peace Motorcycle Club is my family. They're all I know, but I about to leave it all behind and find my own Happily Ever After.Chase's past keeps slapping Ainsley in the face, but when the ghosts from her past rise up, jealousy and tempters flare and two stubborn as hell childhood friends...
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Welcome to White Haven, where the witches keep their secrets close.
The quirky town of White Haven has a history of witchcraft, but the locals don't know that there are five real witches living among them. When they find clues to a hidden legacy of magic locked within five mysterious grimoires they knew nothing about, they start to unwrap the dark history of the town.
As the search intensifies and the secrets unfold, they question everything they've...
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Nothing stays the same. In several short weeks, Jeanette's life has changed irreparably. Soon, it will change more. As she's thrust head — and heart — first into the secrets of the school, she must struggle to keep her friends safe. But Tyler keeps morphing from the monster she once knew into a man she must protect, no matter what.
All protection comes at a cost, and this is one Jeanette will pay with blood, sweat, tears, and talismans....Tune...
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The God of War from the world of Efra, Roki, sets his eyes on Earth and begins the process of invasion. The dormant gods of our world stir for the first time in millennia to call forth mortals to push back against the inevitable. Lawrence Able is a failed writer; still living at home with his parents. He is by all accounts, a loser, yet still those fickle gods find some ember of potential in him and send him an invite in the form of a popup on his...
20) She Transcends
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Something isn't right. But when is anything right in Layla's twisted world?
She wakes up in a strange place and can't recall a thing. But that won't last. She made a promise, remember?
She will do anything to find out the truth, even if that means plunging into the depths of the Underworld.
But Ignis won't let her tear back the veil of darkness protecting her past. Neither will Manus. So she will have to go against them both.
Time is running out,...
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