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A Fierce Radiance: A Novel

“An engrossing and ambitious novel that vividly portrays a critical time in American history.” — Booklist (starred review) “Enthralling. A Fierce Radiance shines with fascinating detail.... Belfer’s powerful portrayal of how people are changed in pursuit of a miracle makes this book an especially compelling read.” — Nancy Horan, author of Loving FrankSet during the uncertain early days of World War II, this suspenseful story from the New York Times bestselling author of City of Light follows the work of photojournalist Claire Shipley as she captures America’s race to develop life-saving antibiotics—an assignment that will involve blackmail, espionage, and murder.

A Fierce and Subtle Poison

Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl--Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. <p><p> Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers--and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life. <p> A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, starcrossed romance--all delivered in lush, urgent prose.

A Fierce and Subtle Poison

<p>Legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. <p>Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl—Isabel, the one the señoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s lush Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. <p>Seventeen-year-old Lucas spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, and he’s grown up hearing the stories. When letters from the cursed girl mysteriously appear in his room the same day his girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers—and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life.

A Fiery Friendship

Lions, and tigers, and bears, not quite! Travel down the red brick road with the world’s most iconic Good Witch, Glinda, as she embarks on a brave adventure in Oz in this start to a brand-new series from Gabriel Gale and Lisa Fiedler.On her Declaration Day, a day meant for celebration and happiness, Glinda’s peaceful life in Oz is shattered when her mother is imprisoned for practicing forbidden Magic. As she is ripped from her home by a fearsome bounty hunter sent by Aphidina, the Witch of the South, Glinda soon uncovers a startling truth: the Oz she’s always know is not good and right—it’s a world governed by the wickedest of the wicked, overrun with tyranny, corruption, and dark power. And Glinda’s mother? She is actually a high-ranking member of a secret society whose mission is to overthrow the four Wicked Witches and set the stage for the return of the rightful ruler of Oz. With the help of a feisty, purple-haired girl named Locasta, Glinda sets across the unforgiving landscape to rescue her mother. They are soon joined by Ben, a revolutionary New Yorker, and a mysterious girl called Shade. Armed with their individual gifts, these unlikely heroes mount an epic attack on Aphidina to free Glinda’s mother…and save the future of Oz from the Wickeds before it’s too late.

A Fiery Spirit: A Bright Heart Novel (A Bright Heart)

Even after defeating her murderer, Prince Ren, Mingshin has no time to rest. The youngest prince's shocking death leaves the royal family shaken, and Mingshin is determined to get answers. She soon discovers that Wen was killed by a magical olfactory-delivered poison that drove him to suicide. But which dark sorcerer is responsible? The Night Dragon, Ren's shadowy master, has yet to show his face. Mingshin knows it is only a matter of time before he discovers that she carries the immensely powerful Divine Stone. She already used the stone once to change the world's timeline and cannot imagine what will happen if he uses it to gain power. As the Night Dragon closes in, Mingshin must decide whether she trusts her friends enough to share the secrets of the powerful stone she is fated to protect. Will Jieh, who has been raised to loathe the use of magic, continue loving her after he learns she's becoming a mage? Mingshin must find the courage to unveil her true powers to her friends to stop the Night Dragon from destroying this timeline once and for all.

A Fifth of Bruen: Early Crime Fiction of Ken Bruen

A collection of novellas and stories from Shamus Award winner Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor series and the &“godfather of the modern Irish crime novel&” (The Irish Times). An Irishman with an ebullient love of life draws inspiration from the literature and poetry of death. A born loser with an &“ex-wife, an ex-child, and no excuses&” accompanies his alcoholic brother on a startling plunge into liberating despair. A self-styled vigilante avenges the death of his wife and child by waging a one-man war against the London underworld. A whiskey-sotted cleric sets out to battle his sexual demons with a resolve that borders on the malevolent. &“Nobody writes like Ken Bruen,&” says the New York Times Book Review, and here, the author of The Emerald Lie and The Guards offers a taste of his wide-ranging skills. With his acrid barstool wit, literary allusions, and gut-punching twists, Bruen captures the Irish state of mind with bracing authenticity. Now, enthusiasts of his long-running series featuring Irish PI Jack Taylor—seven of which have been adapted for the screen—and new fans alike can discover Bruen&’s early works in an omnibus shaded with the crazy, violent, and melancholy poetry that has become his trademark. Hailed by the Los Angeles Book Review as one of &“the most original and innovative noir voices of the last two decades,&” Bruen is a two-time Shamus Award winner, an Edgar Award finalist, and a recipient of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.A Fifth of Bruen includes: Funeral: Tales of Irish Morbidities, Martyrs, Shades of Grace, Sherry and Other Stories, All the Old Songs and Nothing to Lose, and The Time of Serena May &Upon the Third Cross.

A Fighting Chance

Luis Delgado, a boxer, and Davey Taylor, an artist, live in a future when Earth is home to the destitute and the only chance for a better life is found among the colonies that orbit the once-great planet. Davey has the opportunity to make a name for himself with an art sponsorship on the Luna Minor colony, but he needs to get there first. Luis may have the answer, but it means choosing between his career and his future together with Davey.

A Fighting Chance

A Fighting Chance

All work and no play makes Adeline Kendrick a dull girl, so when she heads to a casino resort for a friend's bachelorette weekend, she's ready to have a good time. Until she runs into Brendan Quinn, professional fighter and the one who got away—the one her family drove away—and things take a turn for the interesting.Running into his ex won't shake Brendan. Even if it brings up the old pain of loving her when she was only slumming. Even if she looks really good. In fact, what better way to get over the past than to take advantage of the still-sizzling chemistry running hot between them? He's there to win an MMA fight, but he won't say no to a little physical relief of a different kind.But when the weekend is over, Adeline isn't ready to give up her second chance that easily. Brendan is still the one for her, no matter what her family thinks. Now, if only she can convince him of that…

A Fighting Chance

LOSE A BATTLE. Earth has fallen. And the men, women, and cyborgs of the Confederacy must dig deep within their warrior hearts to make one final stand against an alien aggressor... WIN THE WAR. On a rim world, Captain Antonio Santana is reunited with diplomat Christine Vanderveen to protect the severely wounded Ramanthian Queen, who has fled there to avoid assassination. And they'll risk everything to save the Confederacy, billions of lives--and their future together.

A Fighting Chance: An Inspector McLevy Short Story (Inspector McLevy Mysteries)

A thrilling short story set in Victorian Edinburgh, featuring Inspector James McLevy and Jean Brash. Available exclusively in audio. London had Sherlock Holmes. The dark alleys of Edinburgh had Inspector McLevy. "Murder. The simpler it looks, the more suspicious I get."New Year celebrations are underway in Edinburgh and the Hogmanay crowd are baying for blood at an illegal boxing match at the Foul Anchor tavern. When ruthless moneylender Donny Lapsley is found murdered after the fight, suspicions immediately turn to boxer Rab Donnachie, whose unconscious body is found next to the victim. But Inspector McLevy is not convinced...Enjoy more from the world of James McLevy with the Inspector McLevy and the Jean Brash Mystery audiobooks, narrated by David Ashton and Siobhan Redmond.(p)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

A Fighting Man of Mars

A Fighting Man of Mars is the seventh novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. Tan Hadron of Hastor, a lowly, poor padwar must rescue his beloved Sanoma Tora, but along the way he may have to decide between her and another. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer, the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction, places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters; and, most importantly, maidens in distress and fabulous adventures. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

A Fighting Man of Mars: Barsoom Book Vii (Classics To Go)

The story is purportedly relayed back to earth via the Gridley Wave, a sort of super radio frequency previously introduced in Tanar of Pellucidar, the third of Burrough's Pellucidar novels, which thus provides a link between the two series. The story-teller is Ulysses Paxton, protagonist of the previous novel, The Master Mind of Mars, but this story is not about him; rather, it is the tale of Tan Hadron of Hastor, a lowly, poor padwar (a low-ranking officer) who is in love with the beautiful, haughty Sanoma Tora, daughter of Tor Hatan, a minor but rich noble. As he is only a padwar, Sanoma spurns him. Then Sanoma Tora is kidnapped, and the novel moves into high gear.(Wikipedia)

A Figure of Speech

Both overlooked in the middle of a big, noisy family, Jenny and her grandpa will always have each other to confide in . . . right? No one in Jenny Pennoyer's family understands her at all--no one, that is, except her grandfather, who lives in an apartment in the basement of her family's home. Jenny and her grandfather have been close ever since she was born, when Grandpa, newly widowed, found that a baby was just the thing he needed to get back on his feet. But as Jenny's family grows and they're all pinched together in one house, her parents become less and less patient with Grandpa's desire to be independent. Jenny feels like his only defender, the only one who sees him as a person with a mind of his own. As Jenny grows increasingly protective, Grandpa's determination and Jenny's love for him will lead them on an adventure together that their family never expected.

A Filha Do Mumificador

Egito, 1233 a. CO sonho de Neti-Kerty é seguir os passos de seu pai e se tornar a primeira mulher mumificadora do Tebas.Shabaka, o comissário cheio de segredos, é o enviado especial do Faraó encarregado de combater o crime na capital do Império do Faraó, e frequentemente utiliza os talentos especiais de Neti Kerty. Com seus poderes de dedução e conhecimento dos mortos, ela já o ajudou a resolver muitos crimes.Mas o inimaginável aconteceu. Seus pais foram cruelmente assassinados, e o pequeno mundo ideal de Neti-Kerty é despedaçado. Ao lado de Shabaka, o comissário, ela inicia uma busca pelo assassino de seus pais. Sobrevivendo a muitas aventuras em conjunto, eles se veem diante de uma monstruosa conspiração...A Filha do Mumificador nos leva de volta à uma terra repleta de deuses, deus-reis, rituais e magias. Apresentando ao leitor uma imagem detalhada do Egito Faraónico em toda sua glória sombria. Recriando fielmente uma das mais marcantes eras na história do Egito, o autor de best-sellers Nathaniel Bruns tece um conto sinistro dos mistérios do Egito com um elenco de personagens que o leitor moderno irá reconhecer apesar dos milênios que se passaram.Então acenda o incenso, sente-se perto da luz, e abra as cortinas de um passado sombrio com este conto emocionante de amor e intriga entre os vivos e os mortos, em uma das civilizações mais intrigantes da história.

A Filha da Tecelã

Um romance sobre amadurecer. Em uma instituição psiquiátrica, reside uma tecelã, Marisol Suarez. Suas mãos são frágeis, sua visão está falhando, e sua esperança está diminuindo, mas sua mente é tão afiada quanto aço. Ela carrega as cicatrizes de um segredo sombrio que escolheu levar para o túmulo porque a pessoa que ela mais precisava que acreditasse em suas palavras... nunca acreditou. Anos se passaram, mas Isabel Ongpin parece não conseguir se esquecer dos dias mais sombrios de sua vida. O passado parece assombrá-la com cada contusão e cicatriz , cada palavra dolorosa da pessoa que ela se recusou a acreditar ser um monstro. A cada dia que passa ela escolhe continuar a guardar esse segredo, pois para ela, é a única culpada pelo que houve. Em uma mansão no topo da colina, reside uma garota, filha única, de 18 anos, Lotus Ongpin. Ao longo de sua vida, a Hacienda Hermosa se tornou o único lugar que ela já conheceu já que seus pais escolheram protegê-la do mundo exterior. O que mais anseia é ser amada, mas seus sentimentos e opiniões não são relevantes para os pais desde que ele esteja bem alimentada, vestida e alojada. Quando Lotus enfim se aventura no mundo exterior, ela descobre o que sua família manteve escondido todo este tempo. Um mundo cheio de aprendizado, paixão e dor. E ainda... ela não tem ideia sobre as verdades que ainda estão para chegar à superfície Como um vestido feito à mão, as vidas desta mulheres são tecidas e transformadas em uma única peça de tragédia, beleza e amor.

A Filha de Laiden

Escócia, 1344 Ela acreditava que os homens não eram honrados ou gentis - até que ela encontra um que muda seu coração para sempre. Traída por mentiras contadas antes de seu nascimento, Aishlinn é criada por um padrasto cruel e severo. Sua vida muda para sempre quando uma noite ela é forçada a fugir da Inglaterra para a segurança das Highlands escocesas. Resgatada por um feroz bando de guerreiros Highlanders, Aishlinn logo descobre que homens honrados existem. Ela encontra uma força que nunca soube possuir e será testada ao limite quando for forçada a fazer uma decisão angustiante... permitir que os ingleses matem aqueles que ela ama, ou se render pelo crime que ela cometeu. Ela é tudo o que ele nunca imaginou querer em uma mulher... Duncan McEwan, um feroz guerreiro Highlander, sobreviveu a inúmeras batalhas, a inúmeras mulheres, além de ter sobrevivido a uma terrível tempestade no mar. Ele teve que escalar montanhas e lutar contra animais selvagens. Mas nada disso o deixou preparado para a fatídica mudança que ocorreria em sua vida, num dia de primavera, quando ele resgatou uma jovem de um córrego congelado. Ele vai fazer qualquer coisa para mantê-la com ele e vai arriscar tudo para mantê-la fora das mãos dos ingleses.

A Filha do Rei do Fogo

Uma princesa do Fogo e um Príncipe do Gelo devem deixar de lado suas diferenças para salvar o mundo. Aos vinte anos de idade, Isaías tem um futuro brilhante que o espera. Ele é popular, lindo e todas as garotas suspiram quando ele passa. Talvez seja seu sorriso, ou talvez seja a linda cor de seus olhos, mas uma coisa é certeza: ele é o garoto mais fresco no campus. Heidi é um pouco cabeça-quente, ela mesma admiti. Não tem muita paciência quando se trata do comportamento ridículo de Isaías. Ela tem pavio curto e isso não ajuda em nada, ainda mais quando ele faz graça com a preferência dela por leitura ao invés de ir à festas. Ela tem dezenove anos e tenta encontrar seu lugar no mundo, exceto pelo pequeno detalhe que a separa das demais garotas. Nosso mundo não é o deles. Eles são nobres. Isaías é o príncipe do Gelo e Heidi é a princesa do Fogo. Com o intuito de protegê-los quando seus reinos foram atacados, seus pais os mandaram à Terra. Desde então, Heidi está presa na América do Norte com Isaías, frequentando uma faculdade local e tentando misturar-se com as pessoas. Não é tão fácil quanto os humanos fazem parecer. Preocupada com seu pai e com o seu reino, Heidi sente dificuldades em ajustar sua vida em um planeta estrangeiro, e estando com Isaías fica ainda mais difícil. Com inimigos entrando em suas vidas e antigas feridas sendo reabertas, conseguiram Heidi e Isaías deixar suas diferenças de lado o bastante para salvar seu mundo? Conseguiram salvar o nosso?

A Filly for Melinda

When I got to Merry Jo's stall, I called her name and quietly slid back the stall door. She was lying in the deep straw covering the floor of the stall, wall to wall. One quick look made me pretty sure her baby was coming. I drew close to her flanks. They were quivering slightly. As I watched, a tiny hoof came out of the mare's body. So far, so good. In seconds the other hoof appeared, then a little nose resting on a foreleg. Things were going all right. When Melinda Ross slips out of the house and into the barn early one morning, she helps deliver the most beautiful red-brown filly she's ever seen, Little Missy. This is the beginning of Melinda's twelfth summer, when it seems that nothing can go wrong--until everything does. Melinda's practical and knowing friend Diana helps her cope with family secrets and a well-meaning grandmother. Melinda, meanwhile, has her eye on Diana's handsome older brother, Dwight. But it is Little Missy who wins her heart, blossoming into a class Morgan with Melinda's careful schooling. Little Missy's high-spirited nature is matched only by Melinda's--a quality she must rely on when she finds herself torn between love for her horse and devotion to her family. In this engrossing sequel to A Morgan for Melinda, Doris Gates has crafted a touching and dramatic story that will appeal to Melinda's many fans.

A Fin-tastic Finish (Shark School #5)

Harry Hammer wants to befriend a tiger shark and become a sports legend at Shark Point Scout Camp in this fifth Shark School (mis)adventure. <P><P>Harry Hammer has a new hero: Turbo Tex, a gold-medal-winning tiger shark. Maybe Harry can be just like him at Shark Point Scout Camp! Tony, another tiger shark, joins the group right in time for their annual sports camp, and Harry is over the moon. <P><P>But Tony doesn't seem to want to be friends. How can Harry change Tony's mind and make his sporting dreams come true?

A Final Reckoning

A &“frightening . . . page-turner&” of madness, murder, and family secrets from an acclaimed British master of psychological suspense (Booklist Online). Hoping to make peace with a family tragedy, Chantal Frazer has checked in to the Weston Lodge in the Cotswolds. Twenty-three-years before, it was the private country house of wealthy Clio Palliser, a woman convicted of murdering her two sons and her au pair—Chantal&’s sister, Sabine. Only a little boy, a childhood friend of the victims, escaped with his life. What happened that terrible night when the respectable mother went berserk? What happened to Clio herself, who disappeared after her release from an asylum? Among local authorities, fellow guests, and Sabine&’s former boyfriend, Chantal is looking for answers. Soon the dark history of the boutique hotel will give up its secrets. One by one they&’re leading Chantal to the truth—and nearer to someone who&’ll do anything to make sure it remains buried.

A Finder's Fee

The mayor of Duck, North Carolina, Dae O'Donnell, is a woman with a gift for finding lost things. Sometimes it leads her to lost keys or earrings--and sometimes it leads her to murder... DIRTY CAMPAIGNING Two weeks before the mayoral election, Dae gets sidetracked from her political aspirations by a spirit in need of rescuing. An antique amber necklace allows Dae to connect with Maggie Madison, a witch who wants Dae to rebury her bones so she can rest in peace. But digging leads Dae to an even bigger mystery, a forty-year-old murder with ties to Randal "Mad Dog" Wilson, her mayoral opponent. Dae wants to run a clean race, but town sentiment is mixed about whether she's using her abilities to get the election to go her way. And when she learns that her own grandfather--the former sheriff of Dare County--might be mixed up in the long-buried tragedy, Dae will have to uncover the real killer and put Maggie to rest, before her political career ends up six feet under...

A Finder's Magic

After a mysterious stranger offers to help Till find his dog, they embark on a magical quest, interviewing various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat, and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue.

A Finders-keepers Place

As their mother's manic-depression grows worse, eleven-year-old Esther and her sister Ruth visit various churches hoping to find their father, a preacher named Ezekiel who left them seven years before in 1966.

A Fine Balance (Vintage International)

With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future. As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.