Ella Lynch
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When a hunting fox pounces through the snow and finds itself inside a warm home, it's welcomed and given dinner by a kind bearded man with a big round belly. Soon yawning, the man leaves the fox to explore through piles of strewn wrapping paper and rows of empty shelves. As the man sleeps, the fox curls up, too, until the sun and flowers return, luring them both outside. But soon the man gets back to work-drawing and measuring, painting and hammering,...
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Aurelie is an overworked, under-appreciated apprentice at Basil's Bakery. She values the stability the job offers, so she keeps her head down and doesn't dare to dream big-- until a stranger walks in and hands her a set of Seeking stones. In a country where Seeking was old-fashioned even before magic went out of style, it is a rare skill, but Aurelie has it. The bounty hunter, Iliana, needs help rescuing someone from the dangerous Underwood. Now Aurelie...
4) Scarred
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Never after novels (McIntire) volume 2
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2022.
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"Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan's tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother's reign. But when Michael's new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan...
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Twelve years ago, eight friends ran an exclusive group at university: The Masquerade Murder Society. The mysteries they solved may have been grisly, and brilliantly staged, but they were always fictional -- until their final Christmas Masquerade, when one of the group disappeared, never to be seen again. Now our young, privileged cast of old university friends are summoned to the depths of Scotland for a Christmas-themed masquerade party. But all...
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"When one of her readers asks for advice following a suspected murder, Victorian countess and agony aunt Amelia has no choice but to investigate in this first book in a thrilling new historical mystery series. Amelia Amesbury-widow, mother, and countess-is bored, crushingly so. In an attempt to fill the days, Amelia becomes an "agony aunt" for a London penny paper, doling out advice on fashion, relationships, and manners. But when a lady's maid writes...
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"Victorian Countess Amelia Amesbury's secret hobby, writing an advice column for a London penny paper, has gotten her into hot water before; after all, Amelia will do whatever it takes to help a reader in need. But now, handsome Marquis Simon Bainbridge desperately needs her assistance. His beloved younger sister Marielle has written Lady Agony seeking advice on her plans to elope with a man her family does not approve of. Determined to save his sister...
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Island sisters volume 2
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In Danger at the Cove, the second book in a delightful cozy series by Hannah Dennison a surprise visitor makes an appearance on the island—and murder ensues.
Renovations on Tregarrick Rock Hotel are coming along, and Evie Mead thinks they just might be done by opening day. Then one of her sister Margot's old Hollywood friends, Louise, arrives unannounced—and expecting VIP treatment.
Evie has half a mind to tell Louise
9) The sight
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"As a child, Faith acquired the ability to see when and how people would die--a "gift" she neither wanted nor could get rid of. After foreseeing a family tragedy and being ostracized, Faith learns to control her visions, and returns to perform in her family's traveling carnival. But when an unruly customer attacks her, she has a vision in full view of a crowd. She is banned from the carnival she loves--and loses her only source of income to support...
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"I look up to find twelve strangers staring back at me... and I realize I'm the one they're waiting for. Lila Dalton has no memory of how she came to be in this courtroom; no memory of how she got to the courthouse at all, or why she's facing a jury who seems to be waiting for her. The man on trial is accused of mass murder, and she's his lawyer, but she can't remember any details of the case. She can't remember anything... Stranded on an island in...
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A battle-scarred duke. A substitute bride. A dangerous secret that brings them together.
The Honorable Roberta Talbot is tired of being the practical one in her family. As the impoverished daughter of a reckless baron, she has spent years supporting her mother and siblings. When a chance meeting brings an opportunity for adventure her way, Birdie grabs hold and takes it... all the way to a haunted castle in Scotland and into
...12) My dead husband
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Ellie managed to escape from husband Kayden's vicious abuse—and since learning from her mother-in-law that he's taken his own life, she'll never have to worry about him again. But instead of relief, Ellie is now experiencing terror in the form of frightening phone calls, hostile strangers on the street, and what appears to be deliberate sabotage of her writing career. Thinking she's spotted a reflection of Kayden's face only makes her wonder...
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A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams.
As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about something that turns you into a complete moron? If her best friend Polly is anything to go by, the first sniff of a relationship makes you forget about your friends (like, hello?), get completely obsessed with sex (yawn) and bang on constantly about...
14) Crash: A Novel
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A novel of searing suspense that asks: How many lies can one family endure before it all comes tumbling down?
Alice's marriage to a wealthy, controlling businessman, Carl, has been troubled for years, and her adult daughters keep their distance. But now, with Carl's long-term drug addiction spiraling into a crisis, her teenage son is falling in with a bad crowd. And Carl's business partner is making threats as their company descends into financial...
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The Pirate Princess and the Golden Locket is an exciting adventure story for 6-11-year-old children.
The story follows Lotty, an adventurous orphan, whose life is suddenly about to change forever.
When on her twelfth birthday, Lotty is unexpectantly, cast out from the Sevenoaks Home for Children, she befriends a cheeky little dog called Mr. Jacks. Her life soon becomes an exciting adventure as together they encounter lazy pirates, hidden treasure...
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Four years have passed since Eleanor Brice Desmarais's darkest secret came to heartbreaking, perilous light. The princess with the cracked glass slipper still mourns unimaginable losses, including the deaths of her son and her best friend. Her lover, Dorian Finley, is in exile in a far northern kingdom. Eleanor and her husband, Crown Prince Gregory of Cartheigh, barely tolerate one another. Her two daughters are the bright stars in what feels like...
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The Pirate Princess and the Sirens' Song
The sequel to the award-winning Pirate Princess and the Golden Locket.
When a fierce storm pushes the pirate ship Annie's Revenge into the path of three mystical Sirens, Lotty must use all her courage and skill to overcome the challenges that lie ahead.
Can she solve the riddle and discover what the Sirens' most desire? Will she overcome her fears and rescue her shipmates from the Sirens' spell, or will...
18) Infinite Kill
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I’m officially dead.
Unofficially, I’m alive and on the run.
There are new questions. New dangers. New scars that cut deep.
There’s also my new travel buddy, a total psycho who could kill me any moment.
And did I mention I’m hated all over the internet?
Meanwhile, the evil JPAC are planning something terrible that puts us all eyeballs deep in trouble.
So, do I lay low and keep running? Or risk everything and fight back?
Whatever I do...
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Eleanor Brice Desmarais, she of the cracked glass slipper and unladylike intellectual propensities, has learned that happily-ever-after is as rare as a frozen dragon, even for a happenstance princess. She survived a plot against her life, but her marriage to the alcoholic, womanizing Prince Gregory of Cartheigh remains at best a sham, and at worse, a potential noose around her neck. Gregory is increasingly suspicious of Eleanor's unusually close relationship...
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A princess in disguise. A charming lord. A quest for true love.
Half-Indian, orphaned and abandoned...
...Penelope Reid is done waiting for love.
Masquerading as a boy, she ventures to London to search for the man she's loved her entire life: her elusive guardian, who's all but forgotten she even exists. But proving her mettle in the bewildering world of men turns out to be a challenge. Lost and out of her depths,
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