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- Short Stories from America's Future Great Authors Volume 1
by Richard Hayward - Cold asHell
by Ken Snyder - The Italian Soda Man
by C. A. Beninati - SWEET CITY
by Leah M Hege - Shorty
by Ken Snyder - Running with Moose and Other Stories
by Dave Folsom - Go bez nibe 'very clever firefly by Tony Angelo
by Slippers Childrens Books - Bearly Mischief
by Victoria Chenault Realm Of Publishing - Saturn Chronicles
by Melissa Darin - All things in time
by Tony Angelo Taliaferro Realm Of Publishing
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- Heart of Fury
- by Rudy Alleyne
An episodic/per chapter series about: A post-apocalyptic tale following the exploits of The Dark Stranger who roams the scarred, barren lands of a twisted 'new' world. Tortured by his past and faced with an uncertain future, he is an outcast claimed by none; nevertheless, searching for redemption from the very world he abandoned, for love.
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- Say What You Need to Say
- by J. Adams
Free-spirited Capri Harris has always embraced life to the fullest, but a major health trial brings unexpected changes and her outlook shifts, leaving her with doubts of her worth to any man.
Like the force of a hurricane, Jagger Colby enters Capri's life, weakening her resolve and shaking the walls of self-preservation she has tried so hard to build around her heart.
But Capri knows that once Jagger discovers the truth about her, he will walk away and never look back.When words mean everything,
say what you need to say.
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- The Naught Times
- by Jane Marion
When a heart is empty it seeds itself on a blank page, with the hope growth might arise out of each loss. The Naught Times is a collection of short, melancholy prose and fiction about love, loss, friendship and nostalgia. From cover to cover the writing spans the last decade of the author's life. It is a book about the difficulty of saying goodbye, and letting go.
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- Sweet 21 Birthday Ball
- by J. Adams
When Italian pastry chef, Marcello Giannini took the train to visit his parents, he could never have guess how much this one trip would change the course of his life.
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Dominique Jensen has only loved one man her entire life, and she has been unable to open her heart to another. Discouraged, she wonders if the dreams and wishes she has fostered for so long will ever come true.
But how long is too long to wait for love?
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- The Sound of Love - A Passionate Hearts Novelette
- by J. Adams
On the afternoon of her father's burial, nineteen-year-old Talisa Tova is expelled from her home by her stepmother. With secret preparations made ahead of time by her father and the emotional support of her stepbrother, Talisa moves on and shapes a life for herself. But her bruised heart is trapped in self-preservation mode, and though she still dreams of one day opening it to someone, her partial deafness convinces her to accept a life without love.
All of this changes when free-spirited Dylan Thomas enters her life.Dylan Thomas owns the heart of a poet, a trait inherited from his parents, both of whom idolize the works of Dylan Thomas, Lord Byron and Yeats. Having gone through a nasty divorce two years ago, Dylan thought his heart would be closed forever. But that was before his friend introduced him to his sister. The moment Dylan meets Talisa, she claims his heart and his life is changed forever.
Talisa and Dylan still carry hurts that cut deep. Will love give them the strength to heal each other?
