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Aka
by Tristan Jones
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In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean's vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea, he struggles to keep from drowning, knowing it is a fight that he will eventually lose. But Conan has stumbled into the migratory path of a b... more info>> (Published: 1981)
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Alone in the Valley
by Kenneth Waymon Baker
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ALONE IN THE VALLEY tells the story of 19-year-old Daniel Perdue and his year as a grunt, pursuing an elusive enemy through the steamy jungles of the Central Vietnamese Highlands. From the moment the boy solider touches down until he is airborne on his way home again, author Kenneth Waymon Baker makes sure the reader hears every sound, sees every sight, feels every emotion as his young hero faces the rigors of war. Daniel is changed forever, a man who will return with the instincts of a warrior.... more info>> (Published: 1992)
Words: 112873 - Reading Time: 322-451 min.
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Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
by Manu Herbstein
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Thrust into a foreign land, passed from owner to owner, stripped of her identity. This is the life of Nandzi, who was given the name Ama, a name strange to her and her tribal culture. A life of struggle and resignation, bondage and freedom, passion and indifference, intense love and remorseless hate. Though forced into desperation, Ama never lets her soul be consumed by fear. While the stories of individual slaves have been blurred into one mass, Ama's story personifies the experience of eightee... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 190688 - Reading Time: 544-762 min.
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American Job
by Steven Fisher
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Funny and heartbreaking, American Job is the story of Everett Pick, an ordinary, decent man with a drinking problem that turns out to be the least of his worries. Falsely accused of child molestation, Ev flees across the US to escape sure conviction only to end up at the epicenter of a violent collision among militia and religious extremists, the FBI, the sheriff, a psychopathic computer genius, New Age nuts, media leeches, Lakota Sioux, his girlfriend and, deadliest of all, his ex-wife. Through... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 190516 - Reading Time: 544-762 min.
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American Lyricon: A Poet Sings of America
by Joel L. Young
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Follow one man's poetical journey back in time to the budding of a nation. From war-time to peace-time and in between, these historical poems capture the imagination and give pride to anyone who calls themselves 'American.' (Published: 2001) EPIC eBook Award Winner
Words: 22347 - Reading Time: 63-89 min.
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Analysis of Love
by Fiona McGier
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Catalina is the one Reyes sister who has always resisted her Hispanic roots. She refused to learn Spanish...she refuses to fall in love. She is always in control; no man can resist her sexy appearance that promises to fulfill their every dream. What happens when she is assigned to interview a blind man who can't see her reliable attributes? (Published: 2010)
Words: 59565 - Reading Time: 170-238 min.
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And One to Grow On
by David R. Pepper, M.D., Elizabeth Neff Walker
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Megan Malone is seven years old. Her mother, a labor and delivery nurse, thinks of her as Little Miss Song and Dance. Her father, a high school teacher, thinks of her, secretly, as his rare treasure. Her brother Sam, who's ten, doesn't think about her much at all. Then Megan is diagnosed with leukemia. Drawn into the world of hospitals, doctors, chemotherapy and conflicting medical opinions, the Malones are not always certain who has their child's best interests at heart. Their marriage suffers,... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 82000 - Reading Time: 234-328 min.
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Angel's Rest [Secure]
by Charles Davis
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Growing up in Virginia's Allegheny Mountains, eleven-year-old Charlie York lives at the foot of an endless peak called Angel's Rest, a place his momma told him angels rested before coming down to help folks. In 1967 his town was a poor boy's paradise ... until a shotgun blast killed Charlie's father and put his mother on trial for murder. For mysterious reasons, his mother entrusts his care to an old black man named Lacy Albert Coe. Lacy tells simple stories about the good and the bad that compo... more info>>
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Antonides' Forbidden Wife [Secure]
by Anne McAllister
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Ally is back in the life of PJ Antonides for one thing only--his signature on their divorce papers. But arrogant Greek businessman PJ refuses to sign anything. He won't accept that Ally's no longer his wife. So when the smoldering attraction between them moves negotiations from his boardroom to his bedroom, PJ knows his forbidden bride is once again his, and ready for the taking....
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Apprentice
by David Berardelli
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Rand Powell didn't expect to die before the age of forty. He also didn't expect to wake up in someone else's body, or meet a beautiful, mysterious angel named Harriet. But the biggest shock of all is when Harriet takes him to Barnes, Ohio, a small town in his past, where he is to help a deeply troubled young woman who was in love with him when she was in high school. (Published: 2008)
Words: 61619 - Reading Time: 176-246 min.
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Approaching Oblivion
by Harlan Ellison
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The New York Times called him "relentlessly honest" and then used him as the subject of its famous Sunday Acrostic. People Magizine said there was no one like him, then cursed him for preventing easy sleep. But in these stories Harlan Ellison outdoes himself, rampaging like a mad thing through love ("Cold Friend", "Kiss of Fire", "Paulie Charmed the Sleeping Woman"), hate ("Knox", "Silent in Gehenna"), sex ("Catman", "Erotophobia"), lost childhood ("One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") and int... more info>> (Published: 1974)
Words: 62713 - Reading Time: 179-250 min.
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Ariel and the Lady of the House: Moon in the 8th
by Laura Lynn
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Ariel and Brad are ready to begin their happily ever after together. But between the disdain of their respective ex-spouses, the mayhem caused by their children, a surprise visit from the stork, and a hidden enemy who exposes a deep dark secret from Brad's past, the two of them can't get any peace. (Published: 2008)
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Ariel's Office: Moon Void of Course
by Laura Lynn
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Ariel McManus is a stay-at-home mom who finds herself no longer the star of her own life as her husband's drive for success supersedes all else in their marriage. Her one consolation is the astrology business she runs out of the office above her garage, but soon Ariel is forced to face truths about her failing marriage and her innermost desires in order to reclaim her life ... and her identity. (Published: 2008)
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Astrid's Coast
by Ross Richdale
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Astrid Stowell moves to Portland, Oregon to live with her grandfather after her mother dies. Intrique and tragedy mix as Astrid makes new friends and learns to love again. (Published: 2003)
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Aurorarama [Secure]
by Jean-Christophe Valtat
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EPISODE ONE IN AN ASTONISHING NEW SERIES Jean-Christophe Valtat is a writer of “Beautiful energy.” – Le Monde New Venice – the “pearl of the Arctic” – is a place of ice palaces and pneumatic tubes, of beautifully ornate sled-gondolas and elegant Victorian garb, of long nights and short days and endless vistas of crystalline ice. But as the city prepares for spring, it feels more like qarrtsiluni – “the time when something is about to explode ... more info>>
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Autumn Falling
by Debra Tash
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Novelist Cassandra Latham is determined to cling to her forties, that final hurrah before a woman slips over the abyss into fifty. But holding on isn't going to be easy, not with mourning her mother's recent death and trying to kick-start her literary career after a two-year spell of writer's block. As Cassie edges toward the bottomless pit of mid-life angst, a journal written by her Revolutionary War ancestor may just help her connect the past to the present and make peace with her future. Wit... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Awkward Grace
by Jeff McCord
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In the small African nation of Burundi, a government incited massacre makes Mevin Ntwari a refugee. In the hills of East Tennessee, a reluctant sense of duty compels Ben Bellamy to lead his church's outreach committee. And somewhere between these two events faith inspires an unlikely connection.Not all of Mevin's family escapes the horror of genocide, but along with his brother he finally makes his way to America. Waiting for him is Ben, a man whose natural goodness outshines the obstacles inher... more info>>
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Baby Love
by Kristi Stokes
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For Val Smith, adoption was the easy way out of her mistake with Brian Turner nine months ago while also serving as an answer to Lila Snyder's prayers for another child. But when Val changes her mind, Lila must decide if she should risk everything for her new baby. (Published: 2009)
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Bad Day for the Home Team
by Alex O'Meara
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What makes a man walk into a restaurant on a bright, beautiful Memorial Day afternoon in a small Arizona town, pull out a gun and shoot forty people before killing himself? That's what Sam Tryor is trying to figure out. Only he's trying to figure it out from beyond the grave. Instead of a who-dun-it, this mystery is a what-made him-do-it. With the help of a gorgeous reporter, a world-weary cop, and his own brother, Sam seeks the reason for his horrific crime, and his search leads him to a con... more info>> (Published: 2010)
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Bad Heiress Day [Secure]
by Allie Pleiter
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What would you do with $1 million?That's a question Darcy Nightengale never thought she'd need to answer. But a sudden inheritance of just over $1 million begs a more immediate response. And when Darcy learns of her father's last request that she "give it all away," she discovers just how quickly big money makes big problems.Her husband believes that charity begins at home. His home. And her children are sure it's only a matter of time before the presents start rolling in. Right? Darcy wants to ... more info>>
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Banana Patch
by Michael David
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Banana Patch deals with the adventures Michael Jay when he says "Aloha" to his formal education and sells all his possessions to buy a one-way ticket to Maui, to live in a place called Banana Patch, (once a real place). In Banana Patch, Michael Jay discovers the practice of yoga and meditation, and how to choose socially conscious alternatives to racism, war, and dog-eat-dog (win-at-all-costs) competitive attitudes he finds so despicably distasteful. In his clumsy attempt at becoming a holy man ... more info>> (Published: 2008)
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Bangkok Memories
by Betty Bain
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My wife, Betty, has a very good visual sense, much better than mine, and is able to translate remembered scenes into written form so well that you practically think you're there. This is the second of two letters she wrote about our vacations while we were working in Saudi Arabia. This one describes Bangkok; the other was about Damascus. It's been many years since we were in Bangkok, but my oldest son tells me about the only difference nowadays is that everyone has cell phones! So, without furth... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Barley & Gold
by Brian Doe
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Fabian Dakota's haunting guilt over his little brother's disappearance from their parents barley farm twenty years earlier leads him home again to confront the painful memories of his past and to learn to accept his wife's terminal illness. He soon discovers that from the other side of reality, in a perfect world of barley and gold, comes the power to heal and the magic to believe. "Barley and Gold" is the story of one man's struggle to face his own guilt and fear, as well as to understand the i... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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Beehive
by Andy Hoffman
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Ron Stutzer has a girlfriend. Elizabeth has brains, beauty, money, and a powerful job. But when that job sends her to Beirut, she's taken hostage. She disappears into the rubble and waste and confusion of the Middle East. But what can Ron do? His alcoholic father has just swiped his credit card halfway through a three-week binge. The bees he keeps with his football-friend Jim have gone berserk. His co-workers at the Census Bureau need him. He never understood Elizabeth's intrigues at the Departm... more info>> (Published: 1992)
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Before Banana Patch
by Michael David
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Michael Jay grew up in the late 60's, early 70's in a small conservative community town called Walla Walla Washington where the issues of the day were racism and the Vietnam War. Michael Jay grows into a young man who takes a different road from that of those he grew up with and he begins to find new ways to view and deal with old problems and antiquated value systems. His spiritual journey takes him from Walla Walla, Washington into the world of meditation, Eastern mysticism--and to Maui. (Published: 2008)
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