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"A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life: an ex she runs into by chance at a public forum, an Airbnb owner unsure how to interact with her guests, a stranger who seeks help comforting his elderly mother, a friend of her youth now hospitalized with terminal cancer. In each of these people the woman finds a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience to their...
3) The wake up
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"While on a hunting trip, forty-year-old cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte rediscovers his ability to feel the pain of others, a trait he's buried since childhood. When he falls in love with a single mom who has a troubled son, he will help him sift through his past to find empathy and compassion"--
During a hunting trip, cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte is suddenly attuned to the animals around him, feeling their pain and fear as if it were his own....
4) Mockingbird
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Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.
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"2015. 18-year-old Boyd Montgomery returns from her grandfather's wedding to find her friend Isaac missing. Drought-ravaged central Texas has been newly inundated with rain, and flash floods across the state have begun to sweep away people, cars, and entire houses as every river breaks its banks. In the midst of the rising waters, Boyd sets out across the ravaged back country. She is determined to rescue her missing friend, and she's not alone in...
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Harley Merlin volume 2
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A dark past. A hidden power. A dangerous enemy. Harley Merlin has a lot of unanswered questions in her life. What drove her father to kill her mother? How can she know the true extent of her magical abilities? Has Wade Crowley always been this annoying? After the violent gargoyle incident that left many dead, Harley fears what other evil tricks her psychotic aunt has up her sleeve. When she discovers that magical foster kids like herself are in danger,...
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Harley Merlin volume 3
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How does one become an all-powerful Child of Chaos? That's what Harley desperately needs to find out before her unhinged aunt raises the death toll. All she knows for sure is that magical kids are missing, and they somehow fit into Katherine Shipton's grand scheme. Now that Harley is an official member of the San Diego Coven, she feels more responsible than ever for its protection, and that of the magical world. But she's got a whole lot more on her...
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Harley Merlin volume 4
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Now that Harley knows her enemy's grand plan--to become a godlike Child of Chaos and punish those deemed "unworthy"--She's got to figure out what the heck to do about it. Many of the missing magicals are still out there, and Katherine has vowed to kill everyone. Harley cares about and make her watch. So that's fun. Just when it seems like things can't get much worse, one of the most precious monsters of the Bestiary escapes, and Harley is sure that...
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Harley Merlin volume 1
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Being an empath has its advantages. Harley Merlin can sense people's emotions, among other things. It's how she snagged her first job pinpointing cheaters at a casino. But she has no clue where she got these freakish powers because she spent her childhood jumping from home to home in the foster system, and her father left her with nothing more than a cryptic note. Then she crosses paths with a terrifyingly real monster. Which is when a mysterious...
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Harley Merlin volume 7
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"On the run from the Coven she used to call home, Harley Merlin knows that Katherine's power and influence are spreading like a poison. And she has no doubt that Katherine will follow through with her promise to torture and kill her friends, one by one. Then Harley discovers that the key to her enemy's undoing might be hiding in a familiar place--her parents' Grimoire. With Finch, Wade, and Garrett by her side, Harley vows to steal Hester and Hiram's...
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Harley Merlin volume 8
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"Time is running out. For the final ritual, Katherine will sacrifice twelve magicals with rare abilities. Harley has already lost so much, and she can't bear to sacrifice anything more. She will protect her friends at all costs--even if that means flying solo against the greatest evil the world has ever known. With her parents' Grimoire, Harley finally has a weapon capable of overpowering Katherine. If only she could figure out how to reveal the...
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Harley Merlin volume 10
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"It's been a year since Katherine tried to take over the world, and Finch Merlin is itching to do something other than odd jobs for Erebus, God of Darkness. Erebus promises he'll free Finch of his servitude after he completes one final task--finding the Fountain of Youth. Finch has no idea why Erebus wants eternal youth, since the guy is already an immortal being. All the secrecy makes Finch uneasy, but he has no choice but to obey. He knows he'll...
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Harley Merlin volume 11
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"At least, Finch can't help but feel that way, since Erebus transported him to the Mapmakers' Monastery with little to no instructions. Now, he's stranded on some Greek island until he can learn how to draw maps to places he thought only existed in legends, like El Dorado and Shangri-La. Only the worthiest of magicals can attain such a rare skill. The weak are weeded out through nearly impossible tests that involve mind-bending poisons, weird plants,...
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Harley Merlin volume 14
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"He hadn't expected a welcoming party when they whirlpooled into Atlantis--although "welcoming" isn't exactly the right word. More like "mildly hostile. As descendants of the powerful Primus Anglicus, the Atlanteans are not to be trifled with. But Erebus isn't leaving until he gets what he wants--and neither is Davin. Caught in the midst of a political battle royale, Finch can only ride out the waves. And he knows he'll be lucky to escape this underwater...
15) Crosstalk
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"Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P.G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk--a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired. In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase...
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"A mesmerizing debut set in Syria on the cusp of the unrest, A Word for Love is the spare and exquisitely told story of a young American woman transformed by language, risk, war, and a startling new understanding of love. It is said there are ninety-nine Arabic words for love. Bea, an American exchange student, has learned them all: in search of deep feeling, she travels to a Middle Eastern country known to hold the "The Astonishing Text, " an ancient,...
17) All you are
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Da'Quan has never quite broken into the popular crowd at school, but when a strange dream-character gives him the ability to channel others' thoughts, Da'Quan is surprised by what he can learn from them.
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Bright Sessions volume 1
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Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond “typical.” Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy-he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be...
19) The baker's wife
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A scandalous lie cost Audrey's husband a pastoral career. Now the two work side-by-side running a bakery. Driving in early one morning, Audrey's car strikes something at a fog-shrouded intersection. She finds a motor scooter and blood, but no body. They belong to Detective Jack Mansfield's wife, and he's certain Audrey is behind her disappearance. When the case dead-ends, Mansfield spirals into madness and takes hostages at the bakery.
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Harley Merlin volume 5
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Harley is a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate with uncontrollable magic. The only solution? Find the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, make some risky deals, and balance the Light and Darkness within her - before she's torn apart, atom by atom. If only she didn't have a million other problems standing in her way. The new Director of the San Diego Coven isn't exactly friendly, and Katherine has already gained untold power. More than ever, Harley needs...