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OUTNUMBERED: Six Sisters and Me

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Jasper, he looks like any other average teenage boy, but looks can often be deceiving. Jasper holds a deep secret; only he and two of his sisters know about his secret. It is crucial that he keeps this secret from his school at all costs. Jasper is outnumbered; he lives with his six teenage sisters and his mother. The story includes adventure, family situations, secrets and a little romance. Then there are those nuns to tend with and where do they fit into all this?

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My Life as Noah (My Life Series Book 2) by Victoria Anders

About My Life as Noah (My Life Series Book 2) by Victoria Anders:

Drink me, the platinum liquid calls.

And I give in.
Repeatedly.
Time and time again.

To forget about her.
The golden-haired goddess
who has overtaken every bit of my being.
She invades every ounce of my soul.

It’s more than just a little crush.
Fate binds me to her in an unbreakable curse.

As I meander through the eleventh grade, she’s there at every turn.
I just want to forget her.
But I can’t. No one seems to be able to take her off my mind.

Will I ever have the courage to talk to her,
or will I hide behind the alcohol
and follow in the footsteps of my mother?

If I do ever find myself in front of her,
ready to begin this fateful journey,
will I even be worthy?

My name is Noah,and this is my life.

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Lantern

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Tori discovers a lantern that shines for her and nobody else.
Is it a ghost? Or a living being trapped inside?

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Slumbering: An Epic Fantasy Adventure Series (The Starlight Chronicles Book 1) by C. S. Johnson

About Slumbering: An Epic Fantasy Adventure Series (The Starlight Chronicles Book 1) by C. S. Johnson:

A narcissistic teenager who doesn’t believe in destiny. A city under supernatural attack. An adventure that unfortunately changes everything.

Sixteen-year-old Hamilton Dinger leads a charmed life. He’s got the grades for the top of the class, the abilities of a star athlete and Tetris player, and the charisma to get away with anything. Everything seems to be going along perfectly, including his plans to ask out Gwen Kessler, as he enters into tenth grade at Apollo Central High School.Everything, that is, until a meteor crashes into the city, releasing the Seven Deadly Sinisters and their leader, Orpheus, from their celestial prison, and awakening Hamilton’s longtime dormant supernatural abilities. Suddenly Hamilton finds himself reluctantly allied with his self-declared mentor, Elysian, a changeling dragon, and Starry Knight, a beautiful but dangerous warrior, as they seek to protect the souls of Apollo City from the Sinisters and their evil intentions.Can Hamilton give up his self-proclaimed entitlement to happiness in order to follow the call of a duty he doesn’t want? More importantly, will he willingly sacrifice all he has to find out the truth?

WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING: If you like Narnia, superhero adventures, or coming-of-age tales, definitely give this book a try. ~ Chandler Brett, author of Wolf Code

5 STARS! ~ Reader’s Favorite

… Hamilton’s inner progress toward heroism feels touchingly genuine, and there are plenty of good comic moments to keep the story moving … Percy Jackson fans will eagerly await the next volume in the series … A fast-paced, effective teen-paranormal outing. ~ Kirkus Reviews

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Beauty’s Curse: A Historical Fantasy Fairy Tale Retelling of Sleeping Beauty (Once Upon a Princess Book 1) by C. S. Johnson

About Beauty’s Curse: A Historical Fantasy Fairy Tale Retelling of Sleeping Beauty (Once Upon a Princess Book 1) by C. S. Johnson:

For four years, Princess Aurora of Rhone—Rose to her friends—has searched the world for a way to break the curse placed on her by Magdalina, the wicked ruler of the fairies at war with her kingdom. Under the curse, Rose is doomed to die on her eighteenth birthday after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. And time is running out.On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Rose makes the journey home with her friends—Theo, a priest with a penchant for revenge; Mary, a young and talented fairy; and Ethan and Sophia, siblings with a troubled past–as pressure from her father, King Stefanos, leaves her with two equally unsatisfying options: Abdicate the throne, or get married.Enjoy this novella series retelling of the Sleeping Beauty, with new characters, new plot twists, and plenty of action and adventure.

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Kingdom of Ash and Soot (The Order of the Crystal Daggers Book 1) by C. S. Johnson

About Kingdom of Ash and Soot (The Order of the Crystal Daggers Book 1) by C. S. Johnson:

Everyone Lies. PRAGUE, 1870.For the last ten years, nineteen-year-old Eleanora Svobodová has worked as a servant in her stepmother’s household. Along with her older brother, she dreams of the day they will be free to live life on their own terms.But everything changes when their estranged grandmother comes to Prague on behalf of Queen Victoria. Throughout Bohemia, a string of murders and secret whispers hint at a larger coup. As the leader of the Order of the Crystal Daggers, an ancient order of spies and soldiers that protect kingdoms and their rulers, Lady Penelope is determined to discover the perpetrators. Now, Eleanora must make the choice between a life of intrigue and saving the lives of others.Can Eleanora find a way do the right thing and still find freedom?FROM THE BOOK: “I want to be free.” The words came rushing out of me before I could think through their implications and consequences.“There are two things you need to know about yourself if you want to be free—what you stand for, and what you stand against.” Lady Penelope held up her hands, brandishing a pair of daggers that had been hidden in her skirts. “This world lives enslaved to its destruction, and so long as you are living, as long as you are fighting, you will be free.”I gazed at the daggers, transfixed. Each blade was clothed in a leather scabbard, but the silver and obsidian of the daggers’ hilts winked at me, as though it was calling for me.FROM THE AUTHOR: With a fun blend of historical fiction, true love, castle intrigue, and family dysfunction, The Order of the Crystal Daggers is my latest adventure series!WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING: 5 STARS! ~ Reader’s FavoriteThis story was fantastic! Definitely one of my favorite reads of this year! ~ Laura A. Grace, Unicorn Quester Book Review

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Supernatural Reform School (Blakemore Paranormal Academy Book 1) by Sullivan Gray

About Supernatural Reform School (Blakemore Paranormal Academy Book 1) by Sullivan Gray:

I went from one of the most powerful supes in the world……to the bottom of my class at Supernatural Reform School.The academy is for the rejects: shifters who can’t shift, witches who can’t spell, and psychs like me, who are powerless. All I want is to get my powers back online. Not to make friends.Definitely not to fall for my dragon shifter instructor.But I’m beginning to think that losing my powers was no accident. Someone is stealing magic.As I dig deeper into this conspiracy with my fellow reform-schoolers, we uncover a lot more than we bargained for. And the tentative human/supernatural relationships hang in the balance.We may find out the truth, how can we do anything to stop it when we don’t have our powers?Supernatural Reform School is a YA paranormal academy / urban fantasy that will keep you reading long past midnight! It’s book one in the Blakemore Paranormal Academy trilogy. Perfect for readers who love vampires, dragon shifters, and a dash of magic all wrapped up in a gripping story!Scroll up and one-click to start this page-turning new series filled with magic, mystery, and slow-burn romance!Blakemore Paranormal Academy Trilogy:Book One: Supernatural Reform SchoolBook Two: The Academy of Stolen MagicBook Three: Blood of the Dragon Shifter

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The Quarry Bank Runaways: The Journey to London of Thomas Priestley & Joseph Sefton in 1806 by G J Griffiths

About The Quarry Bank Runaways: The Journey to London of Thomas Priestley & Joseph Sefton in 1806 by G J Griffiths:

“Child apprentices in very many cotton mills continued to be treated like slaves well after the Slave Trade Acts of the 19th century.””Pauper child apprentices from workhouses were not even paid after working 12 hour days and for 5 or 6 days a week, mill owners counted the profit!”In the early 19th century, when it was the policy of many of the poorhouses and workhouses to deter paupers from applying by making the conditions inside harsh and unpleasant, two boys set out on a journey to Hackney Workhouse in London. Their starting point was in the pleasant Cheshire countryside, where they were apprenticed to the cotton mill built by Samuel Greg in 1784. Children as young as 9 would be employed there, as scavengers, piecers, mule doffers or can tenters. These jobs could be just as unpleasant and difficult for a poor child as those we may have heard of, such as chimney sweeps and match girls.Quarry Bank Mill was some 200 miles north of London and the boys had to sneak out unnoticed and then attempt to walk all the way. It was likely that these enterprising travellers took advantage of the drovers’ roads and the newly developed “motorways” of the times – the canals. Perhaps they were lucky enough some days to hitch a lift; their general direction of travel taking them to Beartown, the Potteries, Dunstable Downs and eventually to London. Whatever challenges they encountered along the way archive evidence shows that they made it.Runaway apprentices had become a problem for society during the years of the Industrial Revolution – so what had prompted Thomas and Joseph to do such a hazardous thing? What happened to them on their long journey? Did they receive any help? Or were they chased relentlessly wherever they ran, since what they were doing was illegal in the eyes of the authorities?This is the story of their adventure and it concludes with the events in the Middlesex courthouse, known then as the Old Sessions.

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Awaken

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Running away from home was never Chloe Kowalski’s plan. Neither was ending up the target of killers, or having her body change in unusual ways. She only wanted a vacation, someplace far from her crazy parents and their irrational fear of water. She only wanted to do something normal for once, and maybe get to know her best friend’s hot stepbrother a bit better at the same time.

But the first day she goes out on the ocean, strange things start to happen. Dangerous things that should be impossible. Things to which ‘normal’ doesn’t even begin to apply.

Now madmen are hunting her. A mysterious guy with glowing blue eyes is following her. And her best friend’s stepbrother seems to be hiding secrets all his own.

It was supposed to be a vacation. It’s turning out to be a whole lot more.

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No Turning Back

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Love never leaves.
In India, Swaminathan is a gentle and loving husband to Shanthi. Determined to be a good man to her, Swaminathan is unfortunately subject to Shanthi’s domineering abuse. When their daughter is born, Swaminathan knows he must present a good example to her, despite his wife’s behavior.
But Shanthi hurts their daughter whenever she’s mad at Swaminathan, and he can’t take it anymore. He decides to leave the house and his family. When he reaches Kanchipuram, a town famous for its temples, he meets a priest and asks him for a rented house. The priest also teaches him about the ways of the priesthood, and soon enough, Swaminathan himself becomes a priest. Six years later, a family friend named Ramanathan bumps into him and is determined to reunite Swaminathan with his family.
No Turning Back is a thought-provoking look at marriage, love and the enduring power of family. In this compelling tale, pain and pleasure exist side by side. But no matter how far one man may stray, the love of his family will always be his guiding light.

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No Turning Back

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Love never leaves.
In India, Swaminathan is a gentle and loving husband to Shanthi. Determined to be a good man to her, Swaminathan is unfortunately subject to Shanthi’s domineering abuse. When their daughter is born, Swaminathan knows he must present a good example to her, despite his wife’s behavior.
But Shanthi hurts their daughter whenever she’s mad at Swaminathan, and he can’t take it anymore. He decides to leave the house and his family. When he reaches Kanchipuram, a town famous for its temples, he meets a priest and asks him for a rented house. The priest also teaches him about the ways of the priesthood, and soon enough, Swaminathan himself becomes a priest. Six years later, a family friend named Ramanathan bumps into him and is determined to reunite Swaminathan with his family.
No Turning Back is a thought-provoking look at marriage, love and the enduring power of family. In this compelling tale, pain and pleasure exist side by side. But no matter how far one man may stray, the love of his family will always be his guiding light.

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Aliou by Eric Reese

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One African teen migrant’s dangerous plight to Europe is a blessing or a curse!

The Arab Spring has ushered in a dark age for African or Arab seeking a way out of poverty. Chances are slim and every peril borders every path. Diaspora could crush much more than dreams of gaming glory.

However, there does exist a bastion of order, but getting there is the dilemma. Known to fellow Gambians as ‘The Backway’, many have died crossing the sands of the Sahara looking for a better life. It was only yesterday; Aliou was in charge of his own destiny. Today, he must take the reins in supporting his family by trekking to a land known for only its colonization. His young life is the only hope in his eyes for financial success.

This adventure saga of wit and poise delivers one of the most powerful storylines of today’s human trafficking woes.

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Pretty Little Werewolf by Katie Salidas

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Loner. Outcast. Monster. All Giselle has ever wanted was someone to accept her for what she is, a werewolf.In a world where supernatural creatures are not out and proud, Giselle has never known love, acceptance, or what it means to belong to a pack. A child of the foster system, she’s been rejected by more families than she can count. No one wants a freak!So, when a family of shifters offers to adopt her, it’s like a dream come true, until Giselle discovers they’re involved in a deadly power struggle dividing the paranormal factions in Las Vegas. When the body of a dead shifter is found in the desert, Giselle’s new foster family is accused of the murder. Lines are drawn in the sand and, before she’s even unpacked her bags, Giselle is forced to chose her side.Unless she can unearth the truth, and find the true murderer, before war breaks out, joining a pack might just send Giselle six feet under instead of back into the foster system.

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Dyrwolf by Kat Kinney

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Lea has spent so long training to kill wolves that now one is stalking her in her sleep. When Lea finds a shifter caught in a trap, she knows he’s the white wolf from her dreams. Not that it matters. He’s one of them. And they’re at war.

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The Emperor (Fall of the Swords Book 4) by Scott Decker

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Seeking Sword looks to the south for only one thing: The Northern Imperial Sword, which now lies dormant in the vaults of the Eastern Empire.Without it, Seeking Sword will always be a bandit. And to get it, he’ll have to defeat the Heir.Abandoned to bandits as an infant, Seeking Sword has known adversity, but nothing has prepared him to lead a campaign against such an adversary. It isn’t the Heir’s formidable fighting skills nor his tactical acumen that so dismays the bandit Emperor. It’s the beloved devotion of his people.How is Seeking Sword to fight that?

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THE HEART OF GOLD

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The Heart of Gold is a gripping romance thriller that explores not only the dangerous territory of love and marriage, but also the changing culture of modern Indian city life. Mukesh and Nithya are caught between time-honored traditions and the new, fast paced global lifestyle.
Mukesh, a successful business man on a steady rise in the corporate world, is hesitant when his mother urges him to find a wife. But when she introduces him to the bride she’s chosen for him, Mukesh is surprised by his luck: Nithya is beautiful, smart, cultured, and from a good family. It seems like a perfect match, and he finds himself falling in love.
But before he can settle into his new married life, Nithya tells him the horrible truth: her parents blackmailed her into the marriage. Instead of love and companionship, it’s longing and agony for Mukesh while Nithya feels only anger and resentment towards him and her parents.
To make matters worse, Giridhar, a flame from Nithya’s past, unexpectedly makes his way back into her life. At first, Nithya is wary of her ex, but as she grows more and more distant from her husband and her parents, she finds herself letting him in. Giridhar convinces her to go away with him on vacation, where events take a dangerous turn. When she awakens, locked inside a lodge alone in the dead of night, to a strange noise at the door, she realizes that perhaps she shouldn’t have trusted him so blindly.
Meanwhile, Mukesh struggles to come to terms with his failed marriage and his wife’s abandonment. With no one else to turn to, Nithya calls him in her desperation, but will he be willing to help her despite his anger and wounded pride? Can they put the past behind them to disentangle her from the peril she put herself in?

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The Bandit (Fall of the Swords Book 2) by Scott Decker

About The Bandit (Fall of the Swords Book 2) by Scott Decker:

Tired of lying in wait, the exiled Noble Bandit seizes his chance at revenge. Meanwhile, as the birth of the Royal Twins nears, Peasant General Guarding Bear is repatriated by the Emperor.Fearing for the safety of his heirs, the emperor orders the general to lay siege to his enemy’s fortress. In preparation, the general recruits the aid of a powerful wizard and a skilled young healer – but none of them suspects a traitor in their midst.As loyalties are tested and new alliances made, who will rise above and claim victory as their own?

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To H-1B or Not To Be: Debate continues…. by Hitesh Dev

About To H-1B or Not To Be: Debate continues…. by Hitesh Dev:

The story of a young boy who goes to the ‘land of opportunities’ and gets subjugated to the H-1B exploitation by Indian American employers. Although it is a light hearted fiction it covers the current issues like H-1B debate, immigration for US Government and also covers topics such as brain drain and youth unemployment for Indian Government. It is a must read for kids who are planning to go to United States for education or job. It would open their eyes to the real picture of exploitation, Man-eat man World and the price they have to pay to leave their family and loved ones. Amit is a good person whose only goal was to get a job and help out his parents with their financial issues, however he gets entangled into this web of visas, Indian companies, Green Card etc. Will Amit get his H-1B visa? Will Amit find the love of his life? Will Amit change his destiny? “Is this the right way to treat highly skilled professionals from India? What an eye – opener” – Abhi“A light hearted fiction which makes you think” – Pavan“Writing style relates to Youth and Adult” – Shailesh“A perfect coming of age story, quite relatable to a lot of students”- Suketu Author Profile: Hitesh Dev is a technology geek who likes to write fiction and non-fiction. Over the span of his career, Hitesh has worked with organizations such as Deloitte, DoD, USAID, FDA, NIH, Gartner U.S Department of Labor and USPS to name a few. Hitesh Dev is an active blogger on LinkedIn, GW Magazine and has been a Deloitte Faculty in the past* Winner in Competition Success Review Essay contest on Quit India movement.* Regular writer for Free Press India as a teenager.* Restaurant critic for an Independent blog* Webmaster for GWU School of Engineering and Applied Science (2000-2002)* Founder of Masala Country (Dev Group LLC), Devout Inc. and CMIT Solutions of Reston

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Red Rider

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Red Riding Hood meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this post-apocalyptic YA fairytale retelling!

In a land where a werewolf army called the Sworn rule over the humans and zombified corpses called treecrawlers roam the wilderness, Meredith “Red” Rider and her grandmother have a secret—Red is a one of the Chosen, selected to bear children for barren female werewolves. But when Red’s secret is discovered, she is taken to the capital to fulfill her fate, escorted by the handsome and cunning werewolf Vixor Rae, known through the land as the fearsome Silver Wolf.

But when their convoy is attacked by treecrawlers and the rest of the Sworn are slain, Red and a wounded Vixor Rae must rely on each other if they want to escape the wilderness alive.

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Janna of Castle Ambrose

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Life at Castle Ambrose isn’t all bad for Janna. She has a secret – she can communicate with the sea serpent living in the loch. When merchants visit Castle Ambrose, Janna hears that the Earl of Ambrose’s sons are still alive, but imprisoned. If she can free them, they can round up rebels from across Hamlin and rid themselves of the filthy usurper.

Civil war churns on the horizon, but Jana’s loyalties waver. The sea serpents can destroy the enemy’s ships…and Janna must decide who that enemy is.

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