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1) Bad Intent
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When the Overton clan-one husband, three almost-sister-wives, and their eleven children-arrive in Mallard Bay, summer on the Eastern Shore heats up. The Overtons and their television show are ready for prime time until the family patriarch disappears. Lightning Strike Films wants their leading man in front of the cameras in two weeks, and Heath Overton's wives want him home yesterday. Everyone's upset, even before the murders start. It's been nearly...
2) Treasure
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Hundreds of years ago, off the coast of the newly created United States of America, pirates still prowled the waters of the Atlantic. Though the Golden Age of piracy was waning, there was yet one ship that struck fear into the hearts of merchants and navies: Satan's Mermaid. Her captain, The Hawk, was hated by the British, admired by his crew and loved by almost every lady he encountered. Except one. Rouge, the mystical pirate captain of the Crimson...
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From dramatic rescues to coastal catastrophes, a riveting collection of maritime lore from the eastern shore of Long Island.
Since the mid-1600s, eastern Long Island's shoals, sandbars, and assorted submerged hazards have caused many an unlucky vessel to become shipwrecked. The frequency of wrecks rose to a grim crescendo during the mid-nineteenth century, as New York and New England peaked as shipping centers.
Then came the dawn of the twentieth...
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Discover the haunting history and local lore of one of the oldest counties along the Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore.
Strange encounters and ghostly presences haunt the historic streets of Chestertown and the backcountry roads of Kent County. In this fascinating volume, author and local historian D.S. Daniels explores the events behind the ghost lore of Chestertown and Kent County.
The centuries-old Kent County Courthouse may be home to the ghost...
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How Genghis Khan and the Mongols conquered nearly one-sixth of the planet.
Emerging out of the vast steppes of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth's landmass-from Eastern Europe to the eastern shore of Asia-and encompassed 110 million people. Far larger than the much more famous domains of Alexander...
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From the author of A Separate Little War, a detailed history of the British World War II aircraft and their brave crew.
In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchill's "few." Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners-just as courageous-flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country and arguably...
7) Dares & Dice
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What could be better than having your bachelor party at Spicetopia? Having your bachelor party crashed by a bachelorette party at Spicetopia! Makenna Oakley is pretty sure taking her bridesmaids to the Bahamas to celebrate her upcoming nuptials is the wildest thing she has ever done. And if her maid of honor has anything to say about it, they'll have an even wilder time when they move the festivities to Spicetopia. Ty Brooks can't wait to get away...
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Salamadra/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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2021.
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Español
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Persiana reúne 100 recetas de los platos y sabores de Oriente Próximo, entendido en un sentido amplio, pues incluye desde especialidades turcas de las orillas del Mediterráneo Oriental hasta Irán y la tradición culinaria persa. Un espléndido festín que combina la enorme variedad y riqueza de sabores y aromas con la sencillez de un enfoque práctico y moderno.
A celebration of the food and flavors from the regions near the Southern and Eastern...