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As a smogger, Victor has the ability to control truck exhaust as a weapon. His daughter is his truck driver, and they earn money by doing odd jobs. Their latest job is transporting another smogger, who happens to be a criminal. While on the job, they are tracked by a group of people who want to capture the criminal for their own ends.
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The world has changed, and all kinds of fantasy creatures have chosen to lay down their weapons and work together. Despite this newfound harmony, some creatures can't help but stick to their mischievous ways. The goblins Chumbles, Dinty and Frink appear, and these three friends are not ready to let go of the betrayals and intrigues of the past.
The boys find themselves caught up in all kinds of crazy plots, exploiting loopholes, misunderstanding...
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Hundreds of years ago, the servant gods Elsyn announced that they would destroy humanity once and for all, explaining that it was their duty as guardians of human peace. When the gods saw fit to send someone to fight the fallen servants, Iztris - the gods' own servant and follower - visited Cheryn. The heirs agreed. One day mankind will fall - but neither of them will allow it to happen at the hands of a man as flawed as any mortal.
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In "Lair of the Siren", the mesmerizing second book in The Faerie Queen series by Jason Hamilton, brave heroine Una finds herself separated from her companion, George.
But at the Faerie Queen's wish, she encounters Guyon, a knight devoted to self-mastery and temperance. Their paths intertwine when they uncover a horrifying crime by the Sin of Lust, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, launching them on a dangerous quest to confront this monstrous evil.
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Rina is a dishwasher and leads a simple life. Washing dishes, scrubbing floors, brushing dishes, helping in the kitchen, washing dishes, washing dishes. Then she was caught casting her special purifying magic and her whole life changed. By royal command she was sent to join the great heroes in defeating the Demon King.
A year later, the great heroes returned in triumph! Heroic deeds deserve to be rewarded handsomely. The heroes were given incredible...
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A cozy Jane Austen meets Ghostbusters mash-up!
It was a truth universally acknowledged that ghost brides make annoying romantic rivals.
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We need more women of color like Tessa in our gaslamp romantasyshes fierce, and her story is both clever and charming. - E. Prokopovits
For fans of Half a Soul, Manners & Monsters, and Scales & Sensibility; Jane Austen vocabulary, modern sass, and a Black Victorian Ghostbuster kicking butt in all her finery....
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An absolutely addictive slow-burn fantasy romance.
A city of magic. A passion born in dreams. A secret that will set their world aflame.
Packed with heart-pounding action and devastating twists, the Nightfire Quartet is an epic-fantasy romance that begins with a slow burn and builds to a steamy enemies-to-lovers adventure. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Carissa Broadbent.
For years, Zarya has been trapped in a gilded...
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A destructive dragon falls for a princess whose kingdom he destroyed. Transforming into a human to win her heart, he must fix the damage he inflicted while hiding his true identity. Can he overcome his violent past and find redemption through love, or will his actions tear them apart forever?
This dark fantasy features: secret identity, redemption, magic, a morally gray protagonist, found family, destructive powers, and forbidden love.
14) Clever Gretel
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Clever Gretel is a tale where a greedy but crafty servant outwits her master. It was first published in the second edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1819.
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Gold Taps Nice House
We are all guilty of misconception at differing times in our lives.
This short story Gold Taps Nice House highlights our misconceptions and mistakes about people and places that we all too frequently do in our everyday situations.
The woman in this short story will be misconceived by the reader as being both really nice and really nasty at different times within the storyline.
That will be for you to judge when this happens....
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Tristan prefers to study magic alone in the forest, away from people and annoying social conventions. But when Gwendolyn comes knocking on his door, she's fleeing her violent ex-husband, and he takes her in. He discovers that a change of scenery and company is a plus...
17) La Biche Au Bois
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Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne dAulnoy, ne Barneville-la-Bertran vers septembre 1652, et morte Paris le 14 janvier 1705, est une femme de lettres franaise.
Elle est lune des autrices lorigine du genre crit du conte merveilleux. A la diffrence dauteurs comme Charles Perrault, qui ont tch de polir la matire littraire quils laboraient, elle a insuffl un esprit subversif en usant dallgories et de satires. Son travail de cration littraire...
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To face...The Adjudicator! "Uh, no thanks!" says Rose Hornsby and Zachary Halo! Who is this mysterious and powerful presence that has been following these children of Heaven and Hell, and to what end? The answers-some of which are hidden in plain sight-will surprise you!
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It's another beautiful day in New Gaulia but not for Spring Seasons, because she's managed to upset everyone in town. Even her big sister, Winter, is mad at her for making up stories about the Magic Carnival-but now Spring has proof that the new visitors are up to no good!
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Darkness lurks in every shadow of Victorian London and one man is called upon by all the communities.
Damien Blackwell, a demon slayer for hire, navigates the streets of Victorian London armed with his great-grandfather's sword and a relentless resolve. Battling infernal creatures that prey on the innocent, Damien is haunted by his lineage and tormented by questions of his self worth. When children begin to disappear and his investigations point...