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  • The Moonlight Sonata by Yiannis Ritsos

    The Moonlight Sonata by Yiannis Ritsos

    12 ratings
    Text: English, Greek...
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    epic  20th-century  audiobook  classics  fiction
  • Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    Who Will Hear Me When I Cry by David Johnson

    14 ratings
    In the final chapter of the Tucker series, David Johnson introduces us to a new family – a family in need of the kind of help that only Tucker and her family can give.Benjamin Trevathan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, and a speech impediment, is a boy saddled with adult responsibilities in the midst of his dysfunctional home...
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    epic  audiobook  christian  family  fiction  sad
  • Unity by Travis Bagwell

    Unity by Travis Bagwell

    17 ratings
    A side quest adventure in the best selling world of Awaken Online! In the aftermath of Thorn's attack on the Twilight Throne, Frank is in an awkward position. Jason and Riley have outpaced him and everyone is hard at work rebuilding the Twilight Throne, establishing new towns, and trying to get their fledgling manufacturing operation off the ground...
  • What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    What Grows Dies Here by Anne Malcom

    6 ratings
    “You will be loved many times by many men. But you will only ever love one man. And that man will be your destruction.”Wren Whitney lives a beautiful life. She is a child of Beverly Hills, growing up in boarding schools, on private jets—a life of extreme wealth and privilege.Wren Whitney lives for adventure. She is afraid of nothing. She says no to nothing...
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    epic  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • World-Tree's End by E.A. Hooper

    World-Tree's End by E.A. Hooper

    12 ratings
    Old Man Vincent is heading for the top of the World-Tree and beyond in the final installment of the World-Tree Trilogy. To get there, he's going to have to overcome titan-sized bosses, strange new worlds, an army of angels, and a seemingly invincible final boss. And yes, he's looking forward to the challenge...
  • Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    Roots of Vengeance by Maggie Cole

    8 ratings
    Nothing about Connor Brooks is average. Not his looks, or kisses, or touches.He’s my target. Falling in love isn’t part of the assignment.My job is to determine if he’s a Twisted Heart, the vicious gang who killed my family.He’s innocent, but discovers my secret.My cover is blown. My heart shattered.But I annihilated his.Going forward, I tell my boss to only give me the most dangerous men...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction  suspense
  • Paths of Fire by Christopher Mitchell

    Paths of Fire by Christopher Mitchell

    10 ratings
    13 hours and 39 minutesFollowing his victory at the Falls of Iron, the champion Corthie Holdfast starts to believe he has a destiny. He is the chosen one, the hero who will defeat the Ascendants, and end their tyrannical rule of Lostwell...
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    epic  adult  book  fiction  fantasy
  • One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    One Perfect Family by Anna Jacobs

    10 ratings
    Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale. Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam for nothing! - but this time he is determined not to be ruled by his big heart and hot head...
  • Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    Forsaken by Rosie Goodwin

    12 ratings
    Born on a Friday, Sophie Winters has always been a loving and giving child, who'd do anything for her family. Yet her father, Bill, has always seemed to resent her. For her mother's sake, Sophie learns to live with Bill's animosity - until the night he drunkenly forces himself upon her.Left pregnant and ashamed at seventeen, Sophie doesn't know where to turn...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction  historical
  • Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    Men of Inked Series by Chelle Bliss

    6 ratings
    The Gallo Siblings never believed in a happily ever after for themselves, despite the example of their parents, Sal and Maria (see prequel, 'The Gallos').One by one the siblings are each consumed by a love so grand it alters their reality. Unwilling to let go, they fall hopelessly in love and hold on tight. Each story involves different main characters...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction  humor
  • The Outsiders by Christopher Sergel, S.E. Hinton

    The Outsiders by Christopher Sergel, S.E. Hinton

    16 ratings
    Adapted by Christopher Sergel. From the book by S.E. Hinton.Cast: 10m., 8w. (extras as desired.) Some variations possible. S.E. Hinton, who wrote this modern classic when she was 16 years old, comments: "The Outsiders, like most things I write, is written from a boy's point of view. That's why I'm listed as S.E. Hinton rather than Susan...
  • Death Leaves a Shadow: A Marlowe Black Mystery by Gabriel F.W. Koch

    Death Leaves a Shadow: A Marlowe Black Mystery by Gabriel F.W. Koch

    18 ratings
    Then comes the brutal announcement that his pregnant fianc�e has committed suicide. Marlowe simply cannot accept the official verdict, and as anguish and rage replace the love he once felt, he is driven by a madness that forces him to question his own integrity while he hunts an elusive killer."Koch is an author who has his priorities in order...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  hard-boiled  mystery
  • Murder on the Naval Base by Behcet Kaya

    Murder on the Naval Base by Behcet Kaya

    18 ratings
    Murder on the Naval Base begins with a blurry account of a cold-blooded shooting of a couple, singled out while having dinner at an Officer's Club. The prime suspect is apprehended hours later while apparently attempting to flee the state...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  mystery
  • The Bad Apple by Rosie Goodwin

    The Bad Apple by Rosie Goodwin

    12 ratings
    Louise Hart has endured a great deal of pain from her callous husband Paul, but one cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape their Coventry high-rise flat and flee to Tanglewood, the dilapidated ivy-clad mansion where her mother Dolly runs an animal sanctuary...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction
  • El príncipe de los cuatro vientos by Joseph Michael Brennan

    El príncipe de los cuatro vientos by Joseph Michael Brennan

    6 ratings
    Ha estallado la guerra. Tarian es ahora el Príncipe de los Cuatro Vientos y lucha junto a Tahmuz ―quien se entrena como aprendiz del Juramento― para convencer a las demás ciudades de que se enfrenten al general Galkirion, en cuyas manos continúa el trono...
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    epic  adult  book  fiction  fantasy
  • Super Sales on Super Heroes 4 by William D. Arand

    Super Sales on Super Heroes 4 by William D. Arand

    6 ratings
    In a world full of super powers, Felix had a pretty crappy one.He has the ability to modify any item he owns. To upgrade anything.Sounds great on paper. Almost like a video game.Except that the amount of power it takes to actually change, modify, or upgrade anything worthwhile is beyond his abilities...
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    super-powered  adult  book  fiction  urban-fantasy
  • Nova Terra: Catalyst by Seth Ring

    Nova Terra: Catalyst by Seth Ring

    6 ratings
    Back from the Abyssal Lands, life is looking pretty good from where Thorn sits. Firmly established as the Stone King, Thorn has added the throne of Rakkam, the Labyrinth City, to his growing holdings.But not everyone is so satisfied with how the game is turning out and when a cursed staff leads Mina to disclose some of her tumultuous past, the team decides to head north...
  • Feeling Lucky by M.S.M. Barkawitz

    Feeling Lucky by M.S.M. Barkawitz

    18 ratings
    Some characters and situations are fictitious. Others are only too real in this modern-day thriller set amid the chaos of a global epidemic and a cultural uprising that set the world ablaze. She's Lucky one day-Jackie the next. Actress or con artist? Avenging angel or gold-digger? Hunter or prey? Straight or lesbian? Black Lives Matter activist? Only she knows the truth...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko

    Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko

    18 ratings
    What would YOU do?What would you do if you got away with murder? Would you stop there? Could you?Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime.Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless. But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone.Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  mystery  suspense
  • The Sacred Well Murders by Susan Rowland

    The Sacred Well Murders by Susan Rowland

    18 ratings
    A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young American, Rhiannon, to the Oxford University Summer School on the ancient Celts. Worried by a rhetoric of blood sacrifice, Mary and her operatives, Caroline, and Anna, attend a sacrifice at a sacred well. They discover that those who fail to individuate their gods become possessed by them...
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    epic  fiction  contemporary  mystery  drama
  • A Gracious Enemy by Michael G. Kramer

    A Gracious Enemy by Michael G. Kramer

    14 ratings
    The full story of the three Indochina wars, told from both sides and including the plight of civilians caught up in the fighting. Of necessity, the politics of Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, and the USA towards the push for independence and freedom by Vietnam and Laos are examined. The region known as Indochina is made up of the countries of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  historical  war
  • War Mage by P.S. Power

    War Mage by P.S. Power

    6 ratings
    In a world torn by war, everyone must do their part.Everyone...
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    epic  adult  book  coming-of-age  fiction  fantasy
  • The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg

    The Coming Chaos by D.K. Holmberg

    6 ratings
    The leader of the Ai’thol has worked for centuries on his plan to control the power of the stones. The final steps in that plan come into focus. Altered and augmented by his increased connection to the metal lorcith, Haern must use this ability to protect the women he’s brought with him from the dangerous city of Dreshen...
  • Wolf Killer by Craig Zerf

    Wolf Killer by Craig Zerf

    6 ratings
    Once a month on the first day of the full moon I turn into an uncontrollable 400-pound, seven foot killing machine with teeth like daggers and foot-long claws. My name is Ded Brenner … and I am NOT a werewolf. And rest assured – when I catch up to the people that did this to me … well, let’s just say – Click, click, boom, BOOM! Brenner wasn’t a werewolf...
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    super-powered  adult  book  fiction  urban-fantasy
  • Wolf Warrior by Craig Zerf

    Wolf Warrior by Craig Zerf

    6 ratings
    Once a month on the first day of the full moon I turn into an uncontrollable 400-pound, seven foot killing machine with teeth like daggers and foot-long claws. My name is Ded Brenner … and I am NOT a werewolf. And rest assured – when I catch up to the people that did this to me … well, let’s just say – Click, click, boom, BOOM! Brenner wasn’t a werewolf...
  • The Zombie Knight Vol. 3 by George M. Frost

    The Zombie Knight Vol. 3 by George M. Frost

    6 ratings
    The third volume of the dark serial novel, The Zombie Knight. Includes the 7th, 8th and 9th story arcs. The first volume is available for free. Follows the young Hector Goffe and his grim reaper Garovel as they experience their newfound social status and become involved in foreign conflicts. Also follows several new characters...
  • Change of Season: Love, family and change from the beloved storyteller by Anna Jacobs

    Change of Season: Love, family and change from the beloved storyteller by Anna Jacobs

    6 ratings
    ‘JACOBS IS ADORED BY A WHOLE ARMY OF WOMEN READERS FOR HER HEART-WARMING STORIES OF LOVE AND LIFE’ LANCASHIRE EVENING POSTRosalind’s husband forces her to move from Australia to England because of his job with a multi-national company. But he’s called away to deal with a crisis in Hong Kong and she’s left to settle into a new country on her own...
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    epic  coming-of-age  family  fiction
  • A Family Affair: The Wish, Truth in Lies, Book 9 by Mary Campisi

    A Family Affair: The Wish, Truth in Lies, Book 9 by Mary Campisi

    6 ratings
    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate. Bree Kinkaid is finally going to get her happily-ever-after with Adam Brandon (from Paradise Found, That Second Chance series), but it's not going to be quick or easy..
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    epic  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Charity by Laramie Briscoe

    Charity by Laramie Briscoe

    6 ratings
    It is recommended that you read “Heaven Hill Generations” before starting this series, or you will be spoiled and lost! Charity Walker

 When my daughter, Justice, was kidnapped. It took a lot from me, too. My sense of safety. My confidence as a mom. 
 My belief that most people are good...
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    epic  adult  anthologies  family  fiction
  • Finding Cassie: A touching story of family by Anna Jacobs

    Finding Cassie: A touching story of family by Anna Jacobs

    6 ratings
    When the teenage girl who's been hanging around near the house knocks on the door and tells her she's her granddaughter, Cassie is shocked rigid. There's only one way this can be true: if Evie is the daughter of the baby Cassie gave away for adoption when she was herself a troubled teenager...
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    epic  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • A Family Affair: The Gift by Mary Campisi

    A Family Affair: The Gift by Mary Campisi

    6 ratings
    Heartache. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Redemption... It's time to head back to Magdalena, New York, and spend a little time with the people we love to love and even a few we love to hate.Only one thing is missing from Tess and Daniel "Cash" Casherdon's perfect life--a child. Oh, how they long for one to make their life complete. But what is it people say about being careful what you wish for..
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    epic  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • Jagger by Laramie Briscoe

    Jagger by Laramie Briscoe

    6 ratings
    A Sinner Who Will Never Be A Saint... Jagger Stone has lived his life by the rules. The rules he's set forth for himself based on the word he believes. Forgiveness is taught and expected. But faced with Travis' deception, Jagger is forced to question his beliefs and his place inside the Heaven Hill MC...
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    epic  fiction  new-adult  family  book  adult
  • Under the Apple Blossoms: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    Under the Apple Blossoms: A Lake Harriet Novel by Deanna Lynn Sletten

    6 ratings
    Sometimes the only one standing in the way of your happiness is you.Debbie Adams has never thought of herself as beautiful or witty. Her short, curvy stature has always made her feel self-conscious. As the owner of Deb’s Bridal Boutique near Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Debbie runs the business she’d inherited after her mother’s death...
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    epic  contemporary  fiction  family  book  adult
  • The Elemental Series Boxset by Shannon Mayer

    The Elemental Series Boxset by Shannon Mayer

    8 ratings
    The Elemental Boxset has the first three books in the series: Recurve, Breakwater, and Firestorm  PLUS the novella "Peta" PLUS the original version of Recurve that has never before been published.“If you like iron-willed heroines, forces of nature, and rooting for the underdog, then you’ll love Shannon Mayer’s enthralling tale!”"My name is Larkspur, and I am an Elemental...
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    epic  adult  book  fiction  urban-fantasy  fantasy
  • All of Me by Kevine Walcott

    All of Me by Kevine Walcott

    8 ratings
    Kevine Walcott's 'All of Me' is a holistic, boundless collection of poetry that puts life under a microscope and compels readers to examine every facet of their existence. From relationships and mother earth to intimacy, what it means to belong to a country and everything else in between, Walcott weaves together a beautiful tapestry of humanity...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  suspense
  • The Durham Trilogy by Janet MacLeod Trotter

    The Durham Trilogy by Janet MacLeod Trotter

    8 ratings
    Emotional tales of love, war and survival against the odds; The Durham Trilogy follows the lives of 3 remarkable heroines and their families in Durham mining villages, through the heart-breaking and momentous times of strikes, poverty and world war. Stirring, passionate and uplifting. The Hungry Hills : The Great War is over but life in Whitton Grange mining village is hard and dangerous...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction  historical
  • THE TYNESIDE SAGAS: Box set of three dramatic and emotional stories: A Handful of Stars, Chasing the Dream and For Love & Glory by Janet MacLeod Trotter

    THE TYNESIDE SAGAS: Box set of three dramatic and emotional stories: A Handful of Stars, Chasing the Dream and For Love & Glory by Janet MacLeod Trotter

    8 ratings
    3 dramatic tales of passionate women: pretty Clara fighting her way out of '30s poverty falls for bad boy Vinnie; Millie escaping a shameful past, dreams of riches; fun loving Joe uncovers dark family secrets and makes sacrifices for love. Set in momentous mid 20th century Britain with heartwarming heroines, the stories stir all the emotions...
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    epic  adult  book  family  fiction  historical
  • The Kitchen Maid by Val Wood

    The Kitchen Maid by Val Wood

    8 ratings
    Jenny is determined to make her own way in the world, and she secures a job as the kitchen maid in a grand house in Yorkshire. Gradually, she gains the attention of the young master of the house, and they fall in love.But their hopes and dreams turn to nightmares, culminating in a scandal that will force Jenny to leave behind everything she knows...
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    epic  family  fiction  indigenous-mc  tragedy
  • The History of the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

    The History of the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

    6 ratings
    J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS, now firmly acknowledged as one of the most popular books of the twentieth century, has captivated generations of readers with its completely convincing fantasy. In The History of The Lord of the Rings, the author’s son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, examines the creation of that epic from its inception to its finished form...
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    epic  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  fantasy
  • Wyrmshard by Luke Chmilenko, G.D. Penman

    Wyrmshard by Luke Chmilenko, G.D. Penman

    6 ratings
    A LitRPG AdventureMaulkin and his Eternal buddies are on a roll. They're getting stronger, have two of the shards that will help prevent the return of an evil god, and even have a good idea where to find the rest...
  • Traveler by P.S. Power

    Traveler by P.S. Power

    6 ratings
    How many times have you read a book that truly changed your life before?Called to a far-off kingdom, Anders Brolly must protect his friends and family from the greatest threat any land has ever seen...
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    epic  adult  book  coming-of-age  fiction  fantasy
  • I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer

    I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer

    6 ratings
    Level Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy...
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    super-powered  adult  book  dark  fiction  horror
  • Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation: Book 3 - The Ancient Remnant by Fiery Moon

    Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation: Book 3 - The Ancient Remnant by Fiery Moon

    6 ratings
    Fresh from Mohe City, Xiao Chen runs afoul of various Noble Clans with only Xiao Bai at his side. The Noble Clans give him no rest, especially after he happens upon a map to an Ancient Remnant. The Ancient Remnant holds a fatal attraction for cultivators as it promises to be a treasure trove of cultivation...
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    epic  adult  book  fiction  literary-fiction  myths
  • Sea Born by Eric T. Knight

    Sea Born by Eric T. Knight

    6 ratings
    The fragments of the Key begin to surface...After saving the woman he loves from the dark sorcerers of Ankhara, Fen realizes for the first time that his power can be a force for good. But the power is wild and uncontrollable and he doesn't have long before it devours him as it did his father. His only hope is to summon one of the ancient Shapers and convince it to teach him what he needs to know...
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    epic  book  children-books  fiction  fantasy
  • Ghost Park  (Devil Barnett Detective Series Book 9) by Teddy Hayes

    Ghost Park (Devil Barnett Detective Series Book 9) by Teddy Hayes

    6 ratings
    Devil Barnett is called upon by a close family friend in Harlem New York to investigate the death of a relative. As a result he travels to Long Island New York to visit Ghost Park, which is a famous theme park where people can come and stay overnight to have an "Overnight Ghostly Experience." After Devil arrives he begins to see some things that cause suspcion...
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    epic  black-mc  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • The Place That Gave by Emem Uko

    The Place That Gave by Emem Uko

    6 ratings
    Buzzcut, doll face, secret prude and healthy snacks brand ambassador, Theana Green, loses her money, boyfriend, and reputation in a matter of days. She thought her ‘rags to riches’ story would stay on “riches” for a long time. But the discovery of illegal additives in the snacks she promoted kicked her back to the bottom of the pit. The once-beloved doll was now a disliked troll...
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    epic  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Lost In Wyoming  (Maitland Legacy, A Family Saga Book 1) by Vivian Sinclair

    Lost In Wyoming (Maitland Legacy, A Family Saga Book 1) by Vivian Sinclair

    6 ratings
    A contemporary western romance, family saga, book 1 of the Maitland Legacy series. Romance writer Annabelle Lacroix from New York City decides to travel to Wyoming to research the history of the American West for her next book, to meet people and see places, to experience the spirit of the west. She is also motivated by an image of a cowboy from a box with old pictures...
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    epic  contemporary  family  fiction  western
  • Lies a River Deep by Vera Jane Cook

    Lies a River Deep by Vera Jane Cook

    6 ratings
    In the summer of 1962, at a high school graduation party, Bessie Day Hardy is brutally raped. Fifty years later, the consequences of that horrific night will transition into unforeseen events that will shatter her serene and uncomplicated life...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction  historical  mystery
  • The Seventh Spark - Band of Brothers by J.B. Lion

    The Seventh Spark - Band of Brothers by J.B. Lion

    6 ratings
    A group of bad-ass mercenaries brotherhood is tested when they face a foe that is not from this...
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    epic  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Seer of Lost Sands by J.T. Williams

    Seer of Lost Sands by J.T. Williams

    6 ratings
    An undying sorcerer may provide half-elven warrior Kealin's last chance to find his sister. Five frustrating years along the forbidding northern coast have yielded only rumors of a powerful seer dwelling far to the south. To reach the enigmatic entity, Kealin must trace a path of blood down an entire region...
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    epic  book  fiction  young-adult  fantasy
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