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1) Blue
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Blue is living example of how brutal the foster system is. The only way she knows how to protect herself is by pushing everyone away, to detach herself from those around her.Trust isn't something she knows how to do. Self-sabotage on the other hand-it's her best talent.After another failed attempt at finding a family, Blue decides to run. She'd rather take her chances alone on the streets than go through another gruelling process of trying to fit...
2) Blue Haze
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Did you ever feel like you lived in the wrong era? That life had gotten much too complicated for you and you wished that things could be simpler? What if…just suppose you could move back in time to a time you'd always been enamored with? A time that fueled your excitement in living instead of the dread you feel on waking up each morning? What if your destiny lay back there in the past? What if??
3) Blue Matters
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With Purgatory modeled after an undisclosed DMV location, this story follows the lives of two coworkers (Veronica the Clock Puncher and Gary the New Guy) and one recently deceased (Judith the Beach Girl) as they explore the business side of death while questioning ethics and past decisions. For some, it is just another miserable day at work while others wait in line for their fates to be processed. It is a mixture of personal regrets and office politics...
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Blue is the second volume of short stories by multi-genre author, Wodke Hawkinson. Blue contains three novelettes, which in and of themselves make the book a must-read. In addition, Blue also features eleven shorter works that run the gamut from bawdy humor in "The Erotic Adventure of Dick Speed" to the contemplative surrealism of "Death Hates His Job".Wodke Hawkinson's writing includes a tasty variety of subjects which are peopled with unique and...
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Step into the world of architecture and passion with 'Blueprints of Desire,' a captivating tale of ambition, romance, and unexpected connections.Meet Blair Aitken, a talented young architect determined to make her mark in one of Scotland's most prestigious firms. As she navigates the challenges of her new career, Blair finds herself drawn to her enigmatic boss, Paul Gillies. With his wealth, charm, and a reputation for never settling down, Paul is...
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A heart-warming new story from Emma Chichester Clark celebrating 25 years of beloved characters Lily and Blue Kangaroo. Blue Kangaroo has gone everywhere with Lily for as long as they can both remember. So when Lily and her friends are planning their very first sleepover, Lily is so excited for a new adventure with her beloved Blue Kangaroo! But when she hears her friends saying they're too old for stuffed toys, Lily knows she won't be able to take...
7) Haint Blue
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In 1986, Kip Drummond rescued a sentimental landmark - the Lady's Island Oyster Factory - in Beaufort, South Carolina. Six years later he battles corporate greed and Gullah traditions overshadowed by a hex revealed by a tarot reader. Haint Blue lures the reader into the pluff mud and out of the Lowcountry marshes in a compelling story of passion, grisly violence, guilt, forgiveness and hope.
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Meet the men of Manning Grove, three small-town cops and brothers, who meet the women who will change the rest of their lives. This is Max's story...Big city party-girl Amanda Barber has been spoiled most of her life. But life for Amanda suddenly becomes a major challenge: adapting to small-town life, dealing with her special needs brother, and constantly butting heads with a frustrating local cop.As a police officer and former Marine, "responsibility"...
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When Alina Van der Stel agrees to spring an imprisoned lion shifter in South Africa and hand him over to the rebels in return for information about her birth parents, she doesn't expect the man to capture her mind as much as he does her body. Falsely accused of conspiracy, Kipper Lumbwi has no intention of allowing the icy blonde to sell him to the very traitors who landed him a stint in prison. Yet her ethereal blue eyes reflect years of sadness...
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Meet the men of Manning Grove, three small-town cops and brothers, who meet the women who will change the rest of their lives... Max:Big city party-girl Amanda Barber has been spoiled most of her life. But life for Amanda suddenly becomes a major challenge: adapting to small-town life, dealing with her special needs brother, and constantly butting heads with a frustrating local cop.As a police officer and former Marine, "responsibility" is Max Bryson's...
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Calling all baby boomers and all others that want to read about the "old days". I have shared a recollection of my memories as a golden baby boomer growing up in the 50's and 60's in a small town in the rural midwest. My lifestyle differs significantly from that of my city friends. But I wouldnt trade being a country girl for all the "tea in China".
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Lerne die Männer von Manning Grove kennen, drei Kleinstadtcops und Brüder. Jeder von ihnen trifft die Frau, die den Rest seines Lebens verändern wird. MAX:Großstadt-Partygirl Amanda Barber wurde die meiste Zeit ihres Lebens verwöhnt. Doch plötzlich wird das Leben für Amanda zu einer großen Herausforderung: Sie muss sich ans Kleinstadtleben anpassen, sich um ihren behinderten Bruder kümmern und ständig mit einem frustrierenden örtlichen...
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Welcome back to Manning Grove... Enjoy a trip back to the quaint town in Northern Pennsylvania, where the Bryson brothers are celebrating Christmas in this special holiday edition of the Brothers in Blue series. Come visit with Max and Amanda, Marc and Leah, and Matt and Carly while they wrangle their kids, along with Greg, Menace and Chaos, too! Joining in on the fun, the man we can't forget (because he won't let us), Teddy, and his fiancé, Adam....
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As London prepares for Christmas, newspapers report the theft of a near-priceless gemstone, the "Blue Carbuncle", from the Countess of Morcar's hotel suite. The police arrest John Horner, a plumber with a criminal record who was in the Countess's room repairing a fireplace grate.
Meanwhile, at 221B Baker Street, Dr Watson finds Sherlock Holmes contemplating a battered old hat brought to him by Peterson, a commissionaire who seeks Holmes's help in...
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Adam Upton and Thomas "Lee" Harvey are plotting the next big school massacre at their New Hampshire high school. Nicole Janicek, who knew Adam in elementary school, tries to reconnect with the damaged teen at the start of their senior year. She risks her life and reputation to save the lives of her schoolmates, including the ones who question her sanity and taunt her for hanging out with "trailer trash." But will Nicole's attempt to befriend the would-be...
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Travel broadens the mind, but traveling in the developing world can also loosen the bowels. The author describes the absurd, embarrassing and sometimes painful situations that he experiences while traveling in Latin America, Arabia and Asia. As he travels Wendell comes across an array of characters who will make the reader laugh, cringe or lose all hope for humanity. Not necessarily in that order.
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Dirt's life is headed in the right direction. His auto repair business with partner Ric is doing well. After being away from Phoenix for ten years, he has no ties to the gangster he used to work for. He's lonely. But life is okay.Until the Police call. Until he's asked to watch over his father's old friend, the con man, Jamaica Hank. Until he's once again on fast-paced dashes across the Arizona highways in his beloved cars. There are gunfights. Car...
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Songbook with 15 Songs by Robert Johnson - simply notated for the Alto Recorder in F. Robert Leroy Johnson (1911-1938) was an American Blues musician. He is considered one of the most famous guitarists, singers and songwriters in the Blues, he is also called the "King of the Delta Blues". Johnson recorded 29 songs in 41 takes in 1936 and 1937. His main achievement lies in transforming the early Blues music of Charlie Patton, Son House and Skip James...
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Darkness descends when a teenage girl vanishes in the bewitching town of Hemlock Hollow. Candy shop owner and undercover witch Blue Bell springs into action as occult symbols surround the puzzling disappearance. With help from her sister Pepper, handsome P.I. Ethan Moore, and her sassy cat familiar, Tiffany, Blue follows a trail of chilling clues leading deep into the forest.
Her uncanny abilities give her an edge in the baffling case that stumps...
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