The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1850, is a classic work of American literature that delves into themes of sin, guilt, and redemption. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, the novel follows Hester Prynne, a woman who bears an illegitimate child and is condemned to wear a scarlet letter “A” (for “adulteress”) on her chest as a mark of shame.
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Sea turtles. Murder. Politics. Romance. This stunning debut novel, often compared to Delia Owens’s Where the Crawdads Sing and John Grisham’s The Pelican Brief, takes place on a South Carolina barrier island, where murder brings together a sea turtle biologist and a local detective to unravel a mystery that might impact the race for the White House.
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Abuelita’s Magical Molcajete is a fun, magical, heartwarming romance, filled with delicious Mexican food and hope! The characters beam with sass, imperfection, wisdom, and love and will have you longing to connect with family and friends. It may also drive you to launch new cooking clubs where you’ll spend countless hours making family recipes with multi-generational, cross-cultural friends and family, eat countless pink conchas and fluffy flour tortillas, host a tamalada, and purcha… Read More
Who knew finding your soulmate would be the easy part?
With the challenge complete and the corrupt Alpha of Coldspring defeated Fane is now free to complete the mate bond with Jacque and perform the Blood Rites.
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The Last of the Mohicans plunges readers into a fierce, action-packed tale of survival set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War. As cultures clash and empires battle for control, a small band of warriors, led by the skilled scout Hawkeye and his Mohican companions, must navigate treacherous landscapes to rescue two captured sisters. With danger lurking at every turn, the story blends breathtaking adventure with a deeper exploration of honor, loyalty, and the vanishing way of life fo… Read More
The third and last novel of the By Design Trilogy continues the journey of Anne and Brad as they make their way through the many complications, heartaches, and joys of life.
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Jaque Pierce was a typical seventeen-year-old Southern girl, enjoying the summer before her senior year of high school in Coldspring, TX. But when a mysterious foreign exchange student from Romania moves in across the street, Jacque and her two best friends, Sally and Jen, soon realize the last two weeks of their summer break are about to get a lot more interesting.
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“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the essence of the Roaring Twenties, portraying the opulence and excess of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald introduces readers to Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who throws extravagant parties in hopes of rekindling a past romance with Daisy Buchanan. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, the novel explores themes of ambition, love, and the American Dream, revealing the hollow pursuit of wealth and status.
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Book.io Edition 2
“By Design” by J. Boykin Baker is a contemporary novel that delves into themes of faith, love, and personal growth.
When a young interior designer discovers that the exciting new man in her life is hiding a heart wrenching secret, she realizes it will take a lot more than sparks to ignite this romance.
This first novel in the By Design series is an emotional Christian romance that is guaranteed to touch the heart of anyone who has experienced the breathtaking inte… Read More
“By Design: Book 2” by J. Boykin Baker continues the captivating journey of love, faith, and second chances in a beautifully crafted romance.
If you find it difficult to balance your life, work and family in the turmoil of our modern culture, you are bound to resonate with Anne’s and Brad’s story. But take heart, finding balance may just be possible!
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“Khaled” by F. Marion Crawford immerses readers in a mystical journey through the Arabian Peninsula, blending romance, adventure, and the supernatural. Khaled, a genie, falls in love with the beautiful princess Zehowah and wishes to marry her. He is transformed into a human, embarking on a quest to win her genuine love. Only then will he be granted a human soul, setting the stage for a series of trials and tribulations that test his newfound humanity.
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It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe. Betrayed by someone they trusted, the warriors were cursed, one by one, tossed into the maelstrom of time, imprisoned in stone, their freedom resting on nearly impossible conditions. Until . . .
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How could a simple wager go so delightfully wrong?
“The Spinster and the Rake” by Anne Stuart is a captivating historical romance that deftly combines wit, charm, and a touch of scandal. With Stuart’s masterful storytelling and richly drawn characters, “The Spinster and the Rake” delivers a delightful and engaging tale that explores themes of love, redemption, and the power of true connection.
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It’s not just another day at the library . . .
When demons are preying on schoolchildren in her city, Francesca Barnes does what any red-blooded librarian would do—she does some research and goes hunting. But the books she finds in a secret cache don’t tell her the whole story.
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One day Persephone is an ordinary high school junior working at her mom’s flower shop in Athens, Georgia. The next she’s fighting off Boreas, the brutal god of Winter, and learning that she’s a bonafide goddess-a rare daughter of the now-dead Zeus. Her goddess mom whisks her off to the Underworld to hide until Spring.
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Six months ago, if anyone would have told Em Johnson she’d end up divorced, broke, and running the dilapidated Tiki Goddess Bar on the magical North Shore of Kauai she would have told them to shove a swizzle stick up their okole.
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She’s every man’s desire and one man’s target.
Some think of Lifemate Connections as a government approved dating service, meant to keep order in a world where men outnumber women ten to one and only the rich are allowed to bear children. But the fabulously expensive hotel and bar is little more than a sex club where approved singles are required to test potential mates—and anything goes.
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Is he a half-mad court jester or a brilliant spy for the king? Lady Julianna knows this much for certain: He is no fool when it comes to the art of seduction.
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Possessed by a demon since she was eleven years old, Mira Fuentes maintains a fragile alliance with the snarky soul who shares her body. Together they hunt down unstable Rifters– demon-controlled humans bent on causing chaos in the mortal realm. But when a routine hunt leads to a powerful Rifter with plans for Baltimore, Mira quickly finds herself in over her head and at the top of the city’s Most Wanted.
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New York Times Bestselling Author, Lilith Saintcrow
The crusade wants her dead.
The dark wants her power.
And then there’s Dante.
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When Army Ranger Logan Montgomery returns to his family’s ranch in western Montana to mourn the loss of his father, he discovers that his best friend had a little girl as a result of their lovemaking the night before he left to join the service. He sets out to prove himself to her-that he’s come home to stay.
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Kara Whittenbrook is an unlikely heiress. Down-to-earth and lovably quirky, she’s never fit in with the stogy Whittenbrook clan of Connecticut. Growing up at her parents’ rainforest preserve in Brazil, she has a quaintly off-beat view of life. Now her beloved parents have died in a plane crash, and Kara’s learned a stunning truth. She was adopted.
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UTOPiAcon 2024 EDITION
Embark on a thrilling journey into the heart of the wild with “Kingdom of Claws: A Kingdom Shifters Novel.”
In a world hidden within our own, magical beings live among us, capable of transforming into majestic animals… if they find their mate. Kingdoms of these enigmatic beings, called beastwalkers, have existed for centuries, each species governed by their own regal king and queen. One thing the courts crave above all else are the animi—human females who c… Read More