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1) Illusive
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Illusive volume 1
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"After a vaccine accidentally creates superpowers in a small percentage of the population, seventeen-year-old Ciere, an illusionist, teams up with a group of fellow high-class, super-powered thieves to steal the vaccine's formula while staying one step ahead of mobsters and deadly government agents"--
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A storm, a group of strangers, a murder, and one question-who's next? Forced into a motel to shelter from a storm, the group couldn't be more different; a family on the brink of collapse, a man with a dark secret, a bankrupt private investigator with a gambling problem, a priest searching for his brother, a couple of friends, the counter clerks… none of them seem capable of murder. But with a body on the floor and suspicions mounting, it's time...
3) Isolate
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Grand illusion volume Book 1
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"Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths. As an isolate, he has been trained as a security specialist and he and his security partner Avraal Ysella, a highly trained empath are employed by Axel Obreduur, a senior Craft Minister and the de facto political strategist of his party. When a respected Landor Councilor dies of "heart failure" at a social event, because of his political...
4) Councilor
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Grand illusion volume 2
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"L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with Councilor the thrilling sequel to Isolate. Continued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers. Against this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor...
5) Contrarian
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Grand illusion volume 3
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Tor, Tor Publishing Group
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2023.
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After his patron is assassinated, Counselor and Isolate Steffan Dekkard must handle political infighting and ongoing assassination attempts while uncovering who is supplying arms to insurrectionists.
"In Contrarian, protests against unemployment and poor harvests have become armed riots as the people sink deeper into poverty. They look to a government struggling to emerge from corruption and conspiracy. Recently elected to the Council of Sixty-Six,...
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Iris and her beautiful Prince Charming, Ryan, are now married. But the issues facing the two only get more complicated and dark. Iris is finding that being married to a man with such a dark past keeps threatening her present and the couple's future.But the issues from the past do not compare to the devastating issues in the present. A tragic chain of events leads to a possible end of the fairytale...This is a continuation of Beautiful Illusions. End...
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This is Ryan Gallagher's story before he met Iris, the love of his life. Alexis and Ryan are forced into a loveless marriage because of the birth of their child, Mia. The union isn't happy, however, as Ryan knows that he and Alexis aren't meant to be. In fact, a fascinating redhead catches his eye and he somehow knows that this woman holds the key to his happiness. For fans of the Illusions Series and Ryan Gallagher, this is a must-read if you are...
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True, One of the best Hustlers to ever grace the West Side of Wilmington takes a ghetto fall after becoming victim to the product he once served in his community. His young boys Visa and Slam, find a new connect an excel to greater heights than ever imagined. But everything comes with a price when living a lifestyle with more risk than a compulsive gambler at a Vegas poker table. In these streets, you never know who's who. Only time will tell if the...
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Beautiful Illusions - a page-turning, sexy, and very contemporary adult romance novel. VERY contemporary.Beautiful Illusions is a Cinderella Romance With a Twist - and what a twist it is!Attorney Iris Snowe drinks too much, eats too much, and spends too much. Her sex life has been as spectacularly unsuccessful as her law practice, so she spends her evenings in her tiny apartment watching bad TV, talking to her cat, and rescuing pit bulls.And her name...
10) Always
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Nick and Scotty's "perfect" life is turned upside down when they find out that their daughter, Addison, is critically ill with cancer. Will this be the end of the fairy tale?
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Lives are turned upside down . . .
Everything was perfect before life came to a screeching halt.
When devastating loss flips Amelia's world on its axis, she loses her spirit. Mel isn't the only one hurting, though; the members of BAD are also struggling to find their way after that tragic night.
Life goes on . . .
Amelia's friends move heaven and earth to help ease her sadness. Knowing she's on a dangerous precipice, they fight through their...
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One night changed her life . . .Bestselling author Amelia Greyson has grown up in the music industry and isn't the slightest bit fazed by fame or celebrities. However, when she attends a Bastards and Dangerous concert with her best friend, Belle, her world shifts on its axis. Double trouble . . .Sawyer and Noah Weston are the front men of BAD. They're fraternal twins and sexy as sin. When they hear the author of The O Factor is in their green room,...
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Three life-altering months . . . That's how long it's been since Amelia Greyson joined the Just an Illusion Tour with Bastards and Dangerous. She's made new friends, embraced her past, and even found love. Back on the road . . . Following a tragic situation, Amelia is determined to hit the road, put her life in order, and finish the book she was hired to write. Mel's not the only one affected by what happened; the men of BAD are all trying to move...
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True to her word, Angelina Lorenzo sets out to exact her revenge on those next on her list. But police are closing in, and she is running out of places to hide.
Killing has been easy up until the failed attempt on her sister's life. This time, there will be no mistakes. She hires an assassin, who unwittingly finds himself caught in Angelina's treacherous web.
Can he bring himself to do the unthinkable
just to keep Angelina in his life?
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Kat is tired of the lies. She's tired of the Prince of the Awakened trying to subdue her. So many people want to control her, but it's too late for that.Kat knows what they kept from her. What they didn't want to know . . . because they were afraid. Afraid of what she was capable of.If the Prince of the Awakened doesn't step down and get out of her way, there will be a war all right. A war that is about to change the fate of all involved. A war that...
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When a pair of washed-up silhouettes abandon the optical illusion business to make a graphic novel, they desperately hope the book will rocket them to fame and fortune. They'll do just about anything to finish their project - anything, that is, except put forth any kind of effort whatsoever. Instead, they enlist a Juilliard-trained actor named Rodney to bear the burden of the work while they bicker, smoke, and relax in the break room. But their ingenious...
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Perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Anna Godbersen, this thrilling historical suspense novel-and sequel to Born of Illusion-tells the story of a teen illusionist who must harness her special powers and navigate the underworld of magic before her murderous enemies catch up with her. After scoring a spot on a European vaudeville tour, Anna Van Housen is moving to London to chase her dream and to join an underground society for people like her with psychic...
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Nachdem Jana und Alex das Buch der Schöpfung gelesen haben, sind die Grenzen des Totenreichs verschoben und die Zahl derjenigen, die versuchen, den Lebenden die Magie zu entreißen, steigt. Einzig Jana und Alex könnten die entfesselten Kräfte jetzt noch aufhalten. Doch dafür müssen sie sich erneut trennen - ohne zu wissen, ob sie sich je wiedersehen werden.
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It's moving! Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like still images that appears to float, spin, or wiggle along. Explore magnificent moving illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
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A contract killing on a remote coastal track.
A deadly boat explosion occurs in nearby waters soon afterwards.
Are the two connected?
Meanwhile, Angelina makes an audacious escape with the assistance of her underworld connections and continues her ruthless agenda.
To follow is a chain of events that, when unravelled, shocks Nic Drakos to the core and links him inextricably to Elena Perez, imprisoned by Angelina on the other side of the world....
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