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  The II AM Trilogy: Book 1

  The Blood That Bonds

  by Christopher Buecheler

  Two is trapped: hooked on heroin, held as property, forced to sell her body to feed the addiction. Time brings her ever closer to what seems an inevitable death and Two waits, uncaring, longing only for the next fix. That’s when Theroen arrives, beckoning to his Ferrari and grinning his inscrutable grin. He is handsome. Confident. Eager to help lift her out of the life that’s grinding her down. The only problem?... (more)
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  The Border Trilogy: Book 3

  Cities of the Plain

  by Cormac McCarthy

  In this magnificent novel, the National Book Award-winning author of "All the Pretty Horses" fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. The setting is New Mexico in 1952, where ranch hands John Grady Cole and Billy Parham become ensnared in events resonating with the violence and inevitability of classic tragedy.
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  The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

  An Eclipse Novella

  by Stephenie Meyer

  This novella introduces the story of Bree Tanner, who appears in Eclipse. It explains the building up of the army that Riley creates for Victoria.I watched his body change. He crouched on the roof, one hand gripping the edge. All that strange friendliness disappeared, and he was a hunter. That was something I recognized, something I was comfortable with because I understood itI turned off my brain.... (more)
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  Fighting for Flight (The Fighting Series)

  by JB Salsbury

  What happens when in order to win, you’re forced to lose? The only daughter of an infamous Las Vegas pimp, Raven Morretti grew up an outsider. Liberated from the neglectful home of her prostitute mother, she finds solace as a mechanic. With few friends, she’s content with the simple life. Flying under the radar is all she knows and more than she expects. Until she catches the eye of local celebrity, UFL... (more)
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  Triple Take: A Novel

  by Y. Blak Moore

  After serving ten years for armed robbery, Jonathan “JC” Cole is about to get out of the joint, and he has one thing on his mind: revenge against the three men—former childhood friends, now powerful crime lords—who betrayed him to save their own skins. Richard “Richkid” Kidman is a Playa with a capital P, at one time controlling a stable of twelve women. Alonzo “Zo” Johnson is one of the richest drug dealers in... (more)
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  BREAKAWAY: How I Survived Abuse

  by Nadia Sahari

  Nadia Sahari was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She grew up in Dearborn, MI, where she experienced many abuses at home, bullying at school and domestic violence. It took her twenty-five years to get it all into a memoir called BREAKAWAY. She also has written a children's book entitled THE BULLY CAT. Nadia hosts a radio show. Her guests include actors, authors, agents, directors, filmmakers, educators,... (more)
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  Beneath the Underdog : His World As Composed by Mingus

  by Charles Mingus, Nel King

  A wild, lyrical, and anguished autobiography, in which Charles Mingus pays short shrift to the facts but plunges to the very bottom of his psyche, coming up for air only when it pleases him. He takes the reader through his childhood in Watts, his musical education by the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker, and his prodigious appetites--intellectual, culinary, and sexual. The book is... (more)
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  The Twilight Saga

  The Official Illustrated Guide

  by Stephenie Meyer, Young Kim

  Fans of the New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga will treasure this official guide! This must-have hardcover edition is the definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga and provides readers with everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. With exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical... (more)
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  Love Bites

  The Unofficial Saga of Twilight

  by Liv Spencer, Stephenie Meyer

  Centering on the Stephenie Meyer books, the cast of the Twilight films, and the dedicated fan base, this full-color tribute showcases all the pieces of the phenomenon surrounding the epic love story between a young woman and a vampire. Along with invaluable background information and insight into this star-crossed lovers’ tale, this essential fan bible covers everything from getting the series published to... (more)
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  Appunti Di Un Venditore Di Donne

  by Giorgio Faletti

  From a bestselling Italian author comes a sharply observed new mystery set in the seedy underworld of 1970s Milan Giorgio Faletti’s first thriller, I Kill , took Europe by storm, selling over five million copies. The Corriere della Sera , Italy's leading newspaper,   crowned him “the greatest Italian writer.” In 2010, with the explosive publication of A Pimp’s Notes , Faletti’s international celebrity as a... (more)
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  Throwaway

  by Heather Huffman

  When society deemed Jessie a throwaway, she didn't let it stop her from finding the sunshine in her world... But that world is threatened when she finds herself undeniably drawn to the mischievous glint in the eyes of a man unlike any she's ever met before.What starts as a simple crush will lead them both on a journey they could never have anticipated. From a vibrant St. Louis neighborhood... (more)
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  Ruled A Suicide

  by Andie Alexander

  After breaking into a home for food, homeless single mother Ellie Blackwood stares at the dead homeowner lying under a Christmas tree. She’s trying to remain anonymous, but knows she’s also seen the murderer. She and her half Native American daughter are almost at the end of their rope. Ellie could sell her information to make money to eat, but she'll pay a steep price if the U.S. government finds out.
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  Pimps, Pastors, Pulpits and Prostitutes: The naked truth

  by Bishop Woodrow H. Dawkins Jr.

  Traveling the country and preaching the Gospel has allowed me to see things within the body of Christ, which should not be. In this book, I reveal the parallel of a common street pimp and a pastor in the pulpit. The Word of God tells us that there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. I invite you to remove the veil and take a look inside the condition of today's church.
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  Ardin's List

  There is No Otherwise

  by Ardin Lalui

  Three cowboys work as ranch hands on the Tobin Ranch east of El Paso. With Mrs Tobin dying in her bed and Mr Tobin drinking himself into an early grave, the three take the night off to get drunk at a bar in Las Cruces. They find a mysterious bar called 'La Luna' and it looks like it will treat them alright. The bartender even calls some girls he knows to come show them a good time. What they do find at... (more)
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  Let Me Pimp Or Let Me Die

  by Caujuan Mayo

  Ricky Walters grew up in the gritty streets of San Diego California. Upon quitting his security job, he meets an ex pimp name Trust who teaches him everything about the pimp game. Jackpot makes a conscious decision to become the biggest pimp to ever play the game and goes cross country. Here, is where Jackpot finds himself getting money, ducking the police, feuding with haters, vindictive females, snitches, and... (more)
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  True 2 the Heart

  by Gary Graves

  A Romance Novel with a Mean Twist... Erick Washington finally met the woman of his dreams, so he thinks, having met her in the most unlikely of places, a strip club. Can this romance be the real thing, or is she after his money? Erick is a successful stockbroker, and is well to do. Is Diamond what she seems, or is she a gold digger in disguise? After visiting Erick at his job with a big gift-wrapped box, Erick... (more)