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"After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm's length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn't been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before. While going...
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"Sara Marsala barely knows who she is anymore after the failure of her business and marriage. On top of that, her beloved great-aunt Rosie passes away, leaving Sara bereft with grief. But Aunt Rosie's death also opens an escape from her life and a window into the past by way of a plane ticket to Sicily, a deed to a possibly valuable plot of land, and a bombshell family secret. Rosie believes Sara's great-grandmother Serafina, the family matriarch...
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Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston's mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer when Gwen was just three years old. Defying the odds, she lived another eight years, during which time she filled a chest with gifts and letters to Gwen and her brother, Jamie, for every major milestone and birthday through age thirty. The day Gwen got her driver's license. The day she graduated from high school. Gwen is now in her thirties and, when Did I Ever Tell You? begins,...
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"Born and raised in rural West Virginia, Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond. When Corcoran left home to attend Brown...
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"When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia's aunt, Ena, has been serving as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about the family's past. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to...
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"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
7) Good Boy!
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Thousands of years ago, dogs from the "dog star" Sirius came to colonize and dominate Earth. Lately, rumors have been spreading across the galaxy that the earth dogs may have strayed from their original mission, To solve this mystery, one interplanetary scout dog comes to Earth to investigate, and is quickly introduced to the unusual lifestyles of dogs on this planet. Adopted by a young boy, he is relunctantly drawn into a deep and lasting friendship...
8) Napoleon
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A family adventure which tells the tale of a golden retriever puppy on a journey across the Australian outback in search of home.
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La compañera del rey león había tenido una sola cría que fue creciendo en un ambiente natural, y era la esperanza del reino para que lo gobernara en un futuro cuando su padre llegara a la vejez.Salía como de costumbre a jugar con sus amigos y mostraba mucha delicadeza, no le agradaba la brusquedad, por lo que fue objeto de burlas de los otros cachorros, lo que hizo que se apartara de ellos y se reuniera con las hembras, donde se encontraba a...
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This story begins in 2022 with Arvis, the only surviving member of the gospel singing Stewart Family, celebrating her 98th birthday. She receives a gift – a book of water colors by a famous artist who happens to be a relative from her large extended Sargent family. While looking through the pictures, memories are triggered that inspire the revealing of her family history in Alabama.
Before taking the cloth and launching his singing family,...
13) How to find a four-leaf clover: what autism can teach us about difference, connection, and belonging
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Little, Brown Spark
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2024
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A special-education teacher with thirty years of experience working with autistic people gives readers a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the neurodiverse community and looks at ways we can develop more meaningful connections with others
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"The Cuckold Creator's Intimacy Guide" offers a fresh and personalized take on the cuckold lifestyle, drawing on the unique experiences of an OnlyFans creator. With a focus on trust, desire, and fulfillment, this book delves into the nuances of cuckoldry, providing insights, advice, and personal stories from the perspective of someone intimately involved in the world of online adult content creation.Within these pages, you'll find a wealth of information...
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"Discover the inspiring journey of love and learning in 'Raising Happy Children,' a book that offers valuable insights on how to raise happy children. Exploring key themes with wisdom and empathy, this work is an indispensable guide for parents seeking to cultivate an environment of positive and lasting growth for their children."
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The MacGregors volume 10
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Silhouette Books
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[2019]
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Another generation of MacGregor bachelors finds true love ... when they aren't even looking! It worked with his granddaughters. Now Daniel MacGregor, powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan and self-proclaimed matchmaker, wants to see his three handsome and eligible grandsons married. Unfortunately, D.C., Duncan and Ian have their own busy lives, and they insist on remaining stubbornly single. So their grandfather finds the perfect women to tempt,...
20) Fiela's Child
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A woman of color in South Africa finds a white baby on her doorstep and raises him as her own. Fiela's Child is a fast moving emotion-charged human drama, full of unexpected twists.
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