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In the face of an unjust system, a teenager with a bright future may lose everything over a crime he did not commit, but his mother will do anything to see her son walk free.
Demarcus Jones is a star high school basketball player who earns a full athletic scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world, when his plans are derailed by his arrest for a heinous crime he did not commit. For seventeen-year-old Demarcus of the Bronx,...
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A young man named Tyrone Steele residing in the crime ridden neighborhood of Bennett in the City of Blaisfield, Georgia is going through harsh times. Tyrone's grandmother was gunned down during a store robbery when he was just ten years old. Tyrone's older sister, Matilda, looked after him since. As the years went by, Tyrone struggled with his academics as his low GPA and pitiful test scores can dampen his chances of graduating high school. Tyrone...
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"Nascer é uma catástrofe. Alguns já nascem devendo. Igor nasceu onde ninguém nasce inocente. Nasce marcado. Cresceu achando que fome, tapa e tiro eram o jeito normal de viver. Que polícia era ameaça. Que silêncio era proteção. Que medo era rotina. Entre vielas apertadas, códigos do crime e escolhas que parecem não existir, acompanhamos a trajetória de um jovem que tenta sobreviver a um sistema que já o havia sentenciado antes mesmo de...
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You, as the reader, will be led through the true journey of a mother's love. For her son and his future and the lengths that she wouldn't go through to ensure the future of her son. But some origin stories unfold like a rose, with multiple petals that become the sparks for others. These words could never be truer as a mother bear that would protect and live for her bear cub so that her cub could have the best and most loving, caring future that a...
5) The Mark
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Two loners, an internet connection, a forbidden friendship. No good can come of this.Two troubled and lonely people meet online and start an email friendship. She's a schoolgirl and street-wise, so she thinks. He's an older man, a social misfit, already known to the police, a marked man.No danger, as yet - but he's a fantasist and she's a girl who breaks rules.As events unfold in their lives, the balance of power shifts between them, the pace quickens,...
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Strawberry Mansion: A Philadelphia Story is a dramatic tale of three young friends who must rely on their connection to each other to weather tragic storms.
Tabitha lost her freedom in high school when she hooked up with a boy who would impregnate her and make her his punching bag. Lisa is deemed "the strong one" by her friends, but her own past of sexual abuse and pregnancy at the hands of her stepfather keeps her one second away from falling...
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Selva concreta é a nova ficção do jornalista, radialista, dramaturgo e escritor paraense Edyr Augusto Proença. Ambientado em Belém, o romance traz incômodas semelhanças com a experiência urbana de qualquer cidade na periferia do capitalismo. Explorando as patologias e os vícios do submundo próprios às metrópoles brasileiras, marcadas pela má distribuição de renda e pelo abuso de poder, Edyr compõe um retrato inusitado e desconfortante...
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From the author of Strawberry Mansion comes the tale of Begonia Brown. Raised in the unforgiving streets of North Philadelphia, Begonia is undoubtedly a product of her environment: young, ruthless, and criminally minded.
Begonia's carefree world has been turned upside down. Forced to become the head of her household, she has to trade her paintbrush in for a switchblade and her love of art into a love affair with the hood. Lying, stealing, and turning...
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My approximately 65,000-word novel is about a full-blown crack addict named Crumb, who is willing to take penitentiary chances for his drug of choice. Crumb was going around Dallas committing crimes to support his habit until the police caught him with some crack. He was sentenced to a prison rehab, but after he was released, he was struggling. Crumb, who was desperate for a better life, committed an armed robbery and made away with $50,000, which...
10) Why I Started Smokin' Cigarettes (Or What Happened Th' Night Daddy Went to Hooter's to Git Some Chi
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Shaniqua Jones smokes like the proverbial smokestack, and was asked by a friend when and why she began smoking. This is her explanation. P.B. Cannon was born and raised in Charlotte, NC, and though she has visited other cities and states, she has a preference for Charlotte and expects to live there for the rest of her life.She is a teller of tales who enjoys concocting yarns of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and other stuff. She relishes reading,...
11) Block Money
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Beast, a young thug from the grimy streets of central Stockton, California lives The Block; breathes The Block; and has committed himself to bleed The Block for all it's worth until his very last breath. Then, one day, he meets Nadia; a stripper at the local club who piques his curiosity with her beauty, quick-witted intellect and rider qualities. The problem? She has a man -- Esco -- a local kingpin with money and power. It doesn't take long, however,...
12) Open House
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It's Open House. The light's on, the door's open and the coffee's hot. Come in, sit down, put your feet up, relax and indulge in a story or two.From the depths of outer space to the depths of the human soul, these writers explore common themes with unusual twists.An assortment of stories from an assortment of writers. Short story collections for readers 15+ years.
13) Airing My Shorts
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Ten stories and five poems by David Serafino. "Three of a Kind" includes stories with serious themes. "Auto-bio Trilogy" is the author's memoirs as a young adult. "Two Dark" is violent fiction. "Two Light" is light humor. And then there's the poems, written in verse and reflecting the writer's experiences and passions. David Serafino was born in 1947 and grew up in Niagara Falls Ontario but has lived almost all of his adult life in the historic town...
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Mario Panyagua ha escrito una intensa novela. La atmósfera es fascinante y decrépita. Describe personajes repulsivos y escenarios de grandeza marchita como un mural de vida cotidiana entre malditos. Es la mirada de un autor y su alter ego, Abel Invierno, lúcidos y autodestructivos. Panyagua es realista sin saturarnos de realismo descriptivo. Corresponde a los escritores que habitan una urbe inagotable en sus miserias. Como en toda trama que merece...
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An Epic Fallen Angel Fantasy SeriesDevilish BetrayalsForbidden Love ReunitesEarth and Heaven Threatened!In Heaven, reunited lovers Jack and Talia become entangled in an angelic civil war. Archangels battle for power. Lucifer prepares to march on Heaven. And the seraphim remain strangely silent.To stop time on Earth from spinning out of control, Talia must awaken another rare angel power. But Lucifer's traitorous agents force them to compete in a deadly...
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An Epic Fallen Angel Fantasy SeriesDevilish Plans RevealedTrue Love TestedHeaven in Danger!Lucifer marches on Heaven with Talia under his control. Leaving Jack and the angels of death the only defense against dark forces.Jack must free the seraphim trapped in the spire and face an overwhelming army of demons. And the Dark Lord himself.To break Lucifer's control and stop his march on Heaven, Jack faces a devastating choice to erase Talia's memories-including...
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Gabriel Daylesford thought he had escaped a fate worse than death after the battle with Lucifer and his demons.Gabriel knows this won't be easy.He always knew he was fated for something much bigger than himself. He just doesn't know what that is yet.The third collection in the Nephilim Universe. Includes all 3 books in the Angels of London series.Angel of HopeAngel of SongAngel of NightOther collections include:The Legend of the Archangel SeriesThe...
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Trapped in an artificial-reality battle school, a genre-savvy hero is caught between two girls and four supernatural factions, in this slice-of-life fantasy.
Leonard Dunning was supposed to be the comic-relief best friend of the hero in a supernatural harem-comedy narrative. Instead, his rebellious attitude, flirtatious nature, and downright bravado have placed him in a starring role in a fantasy simulation where he possesses superhuman abilities,...
19) Rich and rotten
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"Explosive, sensual, and unapologetically raw, Rich and Rotten delivers Jahquel J.'s signature blend of passionate romance and high-stakes family drama-where love is the most dangerous game, and trust is the rarest luxury. In Greenwich Pointe's world of Black wealth and power, Tatiana Rich has everything money can buy-except freedom. When her kingpin father forces her into a strategic marriage with the Sterling dynasty's heir, she begs Nazir Kane-the...
20) The Handlers
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The HandlersHis wife wants to start a family. Hell wants him to do so too. Saxon Draggo inherits a multi-billion dollar empire and a binding deal his ancestors' sign with Satan.According to the original document, handlers fall under sub-section X111 of the Heaven, Hell and Humans Agreement.Handlers shall be of the bloodline of Minja Draggo. Hell or its agents shall not intrude upon a handler's free will. It is upon Hell to furnish four agents, with...




