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61) The Scars of Him
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The Scars of Him is a standalone novel in The Scars Series, and can be read without reading The Scars of Us or Mending Scars.
KamdenI've always been the strong one of my family, the rock for my little sister, Kaiya. But that night changed everything. I had to cross a dangerous line to protect my sister, one with consequences I wasn't prepared to deal with. Something deep inside of me changed, sending me down a path filled with self-loathing and guilt...
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The Scars Series duet includes both full-length novels, The Scars of Us and Mending Scars, plus never before seen bonus content from the series. The prologue and first chapter from Kamden's novel, Scarred Remnants, is also included.
The Scars of Us
A broken woman with a tortured past. A cocky alpha with his own demons. Will love be able to heal their scars, or are they too deep to overcome?
Kaiya
My life has always been about caution and control....
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In the war torn world of Gaia, only two nations have survived the years of conflict. One covets power and strength, while the other covets science and knowledge. Both believe that they alone follow the true path of God.
James, a poverty-stricken merchant in the nation of strength, struggles to provide for himself and his mother. In his travels, his life will become intertwined with Claire; a scientist on the wrong path from the rival nation of knowledge....
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Everyone has scars.
Some people are just better at hiding them.
Adam Radcliff is a college freshman on a caffeinated crusade to fend off the evil that has haunted his dreams since childhood.
Zoey Peterson is a psych major who uses peculiar strategies-tracking moon phases and club-hopping-to escape her unwanted legacy.
At first, it seems the only thing Adam and Zoey share is a downtown Chicago campus. But as their lives intersect, a mysterious stalker...
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What happens if you're not perfect? When the Tree was small, a windstorm almost ended her life. Although rescued, she was badly scarred, marking her for removal. When 10yearold Dolores was small, she was left in a foreign orphanage. Even after her father found her, he abandoned her with her grandparents, who are too old to take care of her. Scar and Lolo live precariously in a Canyon Garden, inhabited by magical creatures: some friend, some foe. When...
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In the long-awaited sequel to the Spark That Left Us, we return to the shattered world of Adeline Byrne and the scraps of a life left behind after battling the collectors and the supernatural force of Levina. However the world of soul collectors and psychic assassins cannot leave them alone -as the group becomes haunted by their dead, and the choices they made. Can they finally close the door on the souls that were lost, or will they forever be tormented...
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Candlewick
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2012
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"Take a tour of seven spooky places, among them the Wicked Woods, a Ghostly Galleon, and the Western Terror-tories. Along the way, avoid booby traps, search for hidden objects, and learn basic map reading skills! A map key, items to look for, and points of interest, such as Dracula's Castle and Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory, are included for each eerie region. Tips for touring (never take the Transylvania tour during a full moon) add to the fun. Kids...
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These medically retired Delta Force operators have been scarred-physically and mentally-by their military service.But now, they have a new mission… Taking out those who hurt the innocent.Acting as vigilantes and mercenaries for hire, they target the scum of the Earth.Nothing will get in their way or distract them from their objective.Except the women who manage to work their way into these hard men's hearts and act as a balm to their deep wounds....
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"Normal" can be a mysterious, unreachable goal to people who grew up in dysfunctional families. The good news is, there's a solution for adults who struggle in their relationships, their social interactions, and with their concepts of themselves. Negative childhood experiences teach developing personalities to misinterpret others' motives and behaviors, making them stumble and blame themselves in situations when others wouldn't. Feeling isolated and...
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From the author of the bestselling ESCAPING FROM EDEN. Do our world mythologies convey our ancestors' ideas about God? Or are they in reality ancestral memories of extra-terrestrial contact? How do ancient stories of contact, adaptation and abduction relate to people's experiences around the world today? The Scars of Eden will take you around the world to hear first-hand from ancestral voices alongside contemporary experiencers and world-renowned...
74) The Scarred Earl
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Caught in a midnight tryst! Can a reclusive and distrustful lord, scarred by betrayal and raised without love, learn to trust a pampered society beauty who seems to have the whole world at her elegantly shod feet? When Alexander Forthin, Earl of Calvercombe, clashes with Persephone Seaborne it seems not But a series of mysterious disappearances links their two families, forcing the embittered soldier and the toast of St. James into an unlikely alliance--...
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The Devil's Dust MC has a list of new threats to the club's lifestyle. Dani, to prove her loyalty, is trying to embrace a part of herself that she never knew existed until now. A sinful beast lurking beneath her surface has been awakened and is ready to eliminate anyone that stands in its way. Looking at her stained hands, she rinses the blood from them. She resigns herself to innocence lost and welcomes her thirst for more blood.After a breathtaking...
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Twenty-one surgeries by age thirteen. Years in the hospital. Verbal and physical bullying from schoolmates. Multiple miscarriages as a young wife. The death of a child. A debilitating progressive disease. Riveting pain. Abandonment. Unwanted divorce. Vaneetha Rendall Risner begged God for grace that would deliver her. But God offered something better: his sustaining grace. In The Scars That Have Shaped Me, published by Desiring God, Vaneetha does...
77) The scar
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Tor
Pub. Date
2012
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"Egert is a brash, confident member of the elite guards and an egotistical philanderer. But after he kills an innocent student in a duel, a mysterious man known as "The Wanderer" challenges Egert and slashes his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice. Unable to end his suffering by his own hand, Egert embarks on an odyssey to undo the curse and the horrible damage he has caused, which can only be repaired...
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In a farm plagued by mischievous crows, the farmer's prized fruits and vegetables are constantly under threat. Tired of the endless battles, the farmer crafts what he believes to be the most intimidating scarecrow imaginable. Yet, this is no ordinary scarecrow. Armed not with fright but with magic words, the scarecrow surprises everyone by forging an unexpected bond. Dive into a heartwarming tale of friendship and understanding in The Scarecrow That...
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One month after her novel “Gone with the Wind” was published, Margaret Mitchell sold the movie rights for fifty thousand dollars. Fearful of what the studio might do to her story, "I wouldn't put it beyond Hollywood to have...Scarlett seduce General Sherman," she joked, the author washed her hands of involvement with the film. However, driven by a maternal interest in her literary firstborn and compelled by her Southern manners to answer every...