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Ethan Sutter is good at running, but he can't outrun himself. Rootless and reckless, he prowls the country, able to abandon everything except his hated Fire Elemental power. Then he lands in Pickering, Vermont, out of gas and out of options, and meets New Age curio shop owner Gypsy Ronan, an even bigger misfit than he is. Gypsy knows Ethan is trouble. However, none of her tarot cards or tea leaves could have prepared her for their undoubtedly dangerous mutual attraction. More shocking still is the discovery that he possesses an incredible power, and he wants her help getting rid of it.

A young clone starts a journey that will take him to the far reaches of the galaxy. He must choose between what is best for his oppressed clone brethren and the greater good while he meets dangerous villains and reluctant heroes along the way. And who are the elusive Scream? What do they want and how far will they go to get it?

Five years ago, I watched as the love of my life said, "I do," to another woman. I had to find a way to go on without him, I had something he didn't know about, a piece of him. Now he wants me back. Can I risk it again?

It's easy! Who hasn't ever dreamed of becoming a star? Tina, the heroine of our story, has long had this wish. Then, one day, her dream comes true. Unbelievable! How it came to be and what the future still holds for her is revealed in this satirical novel. This story was written with a twinkle in the author's eye, or to put it more exactly: things didn't actually happen this way, but they almost could have.

This isn't your mother's faerie story....

Marketing is in critical condition. Hurled into the 21st century amid a storm of digital disruption, it has since focused on solely surviving in a hostile climate. But mere survival is no longer a mark of fitness. Audiences demand excellence, and marketing excellence requires agility. Using a detailed historical lens, Death of a Marketer charts a course toward marketing's Agile future.

Waking up with amnesia. Not remembering the love of your life. Wondering why someone is trying to kill you. This is Jerri Sloane's new normal. She doesn't remember her best friend or the apartment she lives in. The only person she remembers is him: Locklin. But nobody seems to know who he is?

Blackie is no ordinary cat. Blackie is a cat with character and a cat with a kind heart. She also knows what's good for her: food, fishing, and friendship! And Grandpop is in need of a friend. He has returned to his favorite camping ground, but this trip is different - Grandpop is alone. One morning, Grandpop discovers Blackie on his caravan step. Over the next few weeks, a very special friendship emerges between Blackie and Grandpop.

Val, Sophie, Goldie, Mo, and Lily don’t have a lot in common. Mo is a pious Irish Catholic. Goldie is Jewish. Sophie is a brash irreverent New Yorker. Lily a straight-laced Georgia belle. Val is the meticulous, devious mother hen. Nevertheless, as the five widows have aged, they have become the closest of friends. They have supported each other through illness, trauma, and death. However, Val knows that nothing lasts forever. She learned that the hard way when the love of her life died and left her with nothing but memories. Soon, the same will happen with the others.

I'm Miranda and I'm kind of a free spirit. I do my own thing and don't need anyone telling me how to live. My stepsister is the opposite of me - pure and innocent. Her father spoils her and gives her anything she wants. She's a brat. We decided to get our own apartment and get away from our parents. That's when things got exciting and I decided Annabelle needed to be taught a few lessons. I took action and made her want me. In the end, she had no choice but to enter into this taboo relationship.

You always knew there was something fishy about Snow White's story, didn’t you? Seven lusty men. One young, nubile woman. Living innocently together in a cottage in the woods. But life ain't no fairy tale. Now Bitchy, the eighth dwarf, tells the real story of Snow White and it's nothing like you imagined. Or maybe it is.

Back in college, Marco Dawson never thought of Belle as anything more than a friend. If she had crossed his mind on his wedding day, it was probably only to wonder why she hadn't shown up to be a bridesmaid. After all, his new wife was her old roommate. Seven years have passed since then, and Belle just found out that Marco is divorced and vacationing with his family in an elegant Cancun resort. She's not about to let the right man get away twice. She heads to the resort where she plans to casually bump into Marco and ignite some romantic flames.

This thrilling new novel tells the story of a soccer mom turned soldier. Shay Donovan is separated from her family during an outbreak where millions of infected humans become enraged, destroying in their path and killing anyone they see. Shay finds herself in a brutal fight for her life in a desperate attempt to find her husband and two young daughters. This novel, is much different than other zombie stories. Shay is an average American house wife, finds herself alone during an outbreak where those who are infected become enraged.

The audiobook comes from five true stories, with some added fiction in the story about the wasp on the ceiling and in the story about Suk's magic dry-cleaning machine. I hope these stories are unique and entertaining.

Sofia Salgado's latest case at Maloney Investigations has some pretty tempting ingredients: blackmail, male strippers, and whipped cream. When a friend of Sofia's mom finds herself the victim of blackmail, stuffy Aidan has to go undercover as an exotic dancer, much to Sofia's delight. Can Aidan make it in the cutthroat world of male stripping? Can Sofia stop her mom getting too involved? Does whipped cream have fewer calories when it’s licked from a man’s naked torso?

Lilley the Pizza Mouse is a country mouse born on Christmas day. She travels to the city and finds a pizza restaurant where she eats pizza cheese - lots of pizza cheese. Lilley soon finds herself in trouble. She is taken for a long scary ride back to the country where she is set free on Easter Sunday.

This little book of nonsense poems very much reflects on the writer's own experience of life in the not-so-fast lane! Most of the short poems were written in the hope that some of the situations described therein might spark a note of recognition and maybe raise a smile or two among other recycled teenagers!

This book tells a story with lots of famous storybook characters. It starts out as a courtroom trial and ends as a Thanksgiving story.

Skylar Abramson doesn't believe in fairy tales. Shape shifters, maybe, but not fairy tales. The daughter of one of Finland's most powerful businessmen, some might say she grew up in one: wealth, international recognition, houses around the world...but Skylar has spent the last decade struggling to escape her father's reputation. Now, finally, Skylar made a life for herself outside of his shadow...until she learns that Emanuel Abramson is dying. Skylar agrees to fly home to see him, despite her better judgement. She'll even put up with the moody bear shifter he's hired to protect her on the visit. Its only two weeks, and then she'll have made her peace: she'll never have to see her father - or the alarmingly attractive Isak Liefsson - again.

Neville and his neighbor Nathan are friendly fairy-tale creatures called Nibalongs. Nibalongs sleep all day and wake up at night. But Neville and Nathan are scared of the night, so they make a plan to wake up when it is light. But will daytime be all that they hope for?