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"From "an extravagantly gifted writer who deserves to be widely read" (Rachel Cusk, The Telegraph), this intimate, quietly stunning novel tells the story of a young American expat who settles in Ireland in the late 1980s, marries, and lives through the consequences of an affair. Alice, a young American, arrives in the West of Ireland with no plans and no strong attachments--except to her beloved mother, who raised her on her own. Alice falls in love...
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
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The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity." In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine RECON--the most elite fighters in the Corps--in a remote part of Afghanistan. While on patrol, he spotted a young dog "with a big goofy head and little legs" who didn't...
4) Stray
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
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Princess Aislynn's magical ability is powerful and uncontrollable, so she is "redirected" into the order of Fairy Godmothers, where her heart is removed and stored in a hidden cabinet, and she must spend the rest of her life devoted to serving another royal family--but her growing friendship with a palace gardener causes Aislynn to question the vows she has taken, and the motives of those who would prevent her from "straying" from the path.
6) Stray Magic
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Shiloh Harrison was hoping for a few days off to recover from a particularly nasty assignment, preferably with the help of the talented hands (and, well, the rest of his body too) of her sexy boyfriend, Vincent. But when a group of vampires takes an entire trailer park hostage, there's nothing to do but make her apologies and get to the scene.
Such is the life of a Federal Marshal in the Paranormal Investigations Unit.
Yet this isn't like her typical...
8) Strays
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IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When fourteen-year-old Quentin's bike breaks down in the strange town of Ravens Pass, he and his friend Reese find themselves surrounded by feral cats--is this an attack or something else?
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"A hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age and modern family drama, set in the queer underground of late 90s Portland, that explores the complications of belonging--to a city, a culture, and a family--and what happens when those forms can't quite contain who you really are"--
11) Stray
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Losing your eye in an alley bar-fight will change you. And I don't just mean physically.
I thought my biggest hurdle was accepting that I look different. Turns out, my personal Everest is realizing that other people don't accept me.
Specifically, women.
I'm ready to throw in the towel on friend-of-a-friend dates and algorithmic dinners. Gonna pour myself into my gym and hire some new people. Keep myself focused on what I have, not what I don't.
Well,...
12) Stray
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On her last day of high school, Cassandra Devlin walked out of exams and into a forest. Surrounded by the wrong sort of trees, and animals never featured in any nature documentary, Cass is only sure of one thing: alone, she will be lucky to survive. The sprawl of abandoned blockish buildings Cass discovers offers her only more puzzles. Where are the people? What is the intoxicating mist which drifts off the buildings in the moonlight? And why does...
13) Strays
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Orphaned at a young age and raised in the foster system, Jory Smith has no idea he's half incubus. He only knows he has the power to heal people, making himself sick in the process. Exploited by a crooked faith healer who sells his abilities and his life to the highest bidder and then left for dead, Jory flees, falling into a job at a small-town cafe where he can put his lifelong obsession with baking to good use.
But the minister who exploited him...
14) Stray Spells
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What's a witch to do when her feline familiar creates a cursed sleep mask that unleashes an evil spirit bent on plaguing half the town with terrible nightmares?
Well, the first stop is Merlin's Well for a whole pitcher of magic margaritas.
Selene's really outdone herself this time, and I just hope I can reverse the curse before more serious damage is done.
**Stray Spells continues the magic and mysteries of the Nine Lives Magic series by Danielle...
15) Stray Witch
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• Clueless Witch Meets Quirky Vampire •
Alba is about to lose everything during an awful divorce... until she meets The Vampires of Emberbury, who have a very interesting proposition for her. She will get to know Clarence, a vampire gentleman who thinks cloaks and top hats are still in fashion...
Soon Alba is about to find out that, sometimes, the scariest monster isn't the one with fangs...
A story about a lost witch recovering her self-esteem,...
16) Stray Shadow
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Join Dhane on another wild adventure as he continues to fight for the Cobalins, meet whacky new friends, and find himself in the most bizarre of situations. Heaven sucks. It most definitely, undeniably did not live up to the expectation of a paradise in the clouds, not with the talking spiders, evil priests of Light, and war, lots of war. Those of Light simply wouldn't leave the fledgling village-Dedu Tedu Novus-alone. Peace was not on the menu. The...
17) Stray Bullets
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Robert Rotenberg's compelling tale, Stray Bullets, is the story of a spontaneous shooting at a Toronto donut franchise, a firefight that leaves a four-year-old boy dead and a crucial eyewitness, an illegal alien, vanished into the night. Ari Greene, the officer in charge of the Tim Hortons shooting struggles to separate the facts of the case from the many conflicting eyewitness accounts. How many shots were fired, and from how many guns? Which witnesses-if...
18) Stray Affections
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Charlene Ann Baumbich-award-winning journalist and best-selling author of the Dearest Dorothy novels-launches a series of heartwarming stories linked by the swirling flakes of one special snowglobe. In this charming tale of second chances, renewed faith, and forgiveness, a captivating heirloom triggers inexplicable changes.
19) Stray Cat
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A lean and deceptively tough former computer salesman, Charlie Gamble subsidizes his life aboard his sailboat, The Squareknot, by doing odd boat repairs around the marina in Boston Harbor. Everything suits Charlie, until one day a heart-stoppingly beautiful woman literally falls out of her Ferrari and into his life.
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Jordan Burke, billionaire owner of Burke Enterprises, doesn't have time to date. His sister thinks it's time for him to find love and sets him up with her best friend, but Jordan can't leave his work behind. After the disastrous date, a stray puppy saves his life, and Jordan meets a woman who makes him rethink his priorities. Madison is attracted to Jordan from their first meeting but wary of his billionaire status. Despite her fears, she can't ignore...