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"Adam, a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Will he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. One of the people he interviews is his flatmate Sala, who is stoic, determined, and funny--and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement,...

"Miss Adelaide Duveen--society misfit and confirmed spinster--is in danger of being banished from society. Former intelligence agent Gideon Abbott feels responsible for her plight and helps her relaunch into society. But when danger surrounds them and she finds herself a target of the criminals in Gideon's case, can the spark of love between them survive?"-- Provided by publisher.

"In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two former flames may force them to choose between their dreams and each other. Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only pushed her movie-making dreams further out of reach. That is, until a surprise reunion presents an opportunity that could make her career, or break her heart...a second...

"Celebrity cooking show host Marni McGuire has seen it all. She's been married--twice--and widowed and divorced. Now in her midfifties, she's single. Happily so. She just needs to convince her pregnant daughter, Bella, of this fact. And maybe convince herself, too. Especially after Marni's efforts to humor her determined daughter result in a series of disastrous dates that somehow prompt Marni to wonder if maybe the right man for her is still out...

"Beth Rutledge and her mother's one chance to escape Beth's tyrannical father is a wagon train heading west. Wagon train scout Jake Holt senses the secretive Beth is running from something and finds a new hope for his future in protecting her. Can they risk trusting each other with their lives -- and their hearts -- with danger threatening their every step?"-- Provided by publisher.

"After discovering that she is a shield maiden who can repel any attack, a fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath to protect Skaland"-- Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband's back. Freya's dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region's jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive,...

"When Samantha Dearing's rancher father hosts a ball to find her a husband, she balks at the prospect of marrying a man not of her own choosing. After a mystery guest saves her brother's life and then disappears, leaving only his boot behind, her search for its owner leads to an ending more enchanting than she imagined"--

Saori has adored her older sister ever since she was little, but thats exactly why she cant just wish Iori happiness with her lover. Shizuku cant stop herself from pushing away the only friend shes ever had. The two of them, desperately alone and obsessed with people who will never reciprocate their feelings, repel each other as violently as identical magnetic poles forced togetherbut they might find they can attract just as strongly

On her eighteenth birthday, shut-in Sena Shirai finally works up the courage to leave the comfort of her homeonly to be hit by a truck! Luckily, she has a second chance at life as a witch in another world, but the only spells she can use are explode and perish. Unable to control her destructive power, Sena is shunned by the nearby villagers and doomed to live in isolation once again. But when a mysterious boy collapses at her doorstep on her (second)...

Thirteen-year-old Anna was raised in a noble household, yet she looks nothing like the rest of her family and lacks her lineages aptitude for magic. Theres a very good reason for that, thougha mischievous fairy switched her with another baby at birth! When this detail comes to light, Annas family kicks her out and ends her long-standing engagement to Edmund, a young nobleman who has always treated her with disdain. With her sheltered, privileged days...