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My parents forgot something when they ran…me. After scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night. Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got. In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a 12-foot gate that keeps the unwanted where they belong. Nothing could unite the two factions until I set foot on campus. For the first time in our history, they all agree on one thing: I must pay for my father’s sins.

All seventeen-year-old Dusty wants is to escape into books and the Adirondack wilderness that surrounds her small town. But in the dead of night, strange things have been happening in Black River. Animals are being ravaged by something unnatural. And Dusty wakes up one day with dirt on her feet, changed and starving. When new kid Will arrives, Dusty feels an attraction unlike anything she’s felt before. She wants him . . . or she wants his blood.

After scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night. Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got. In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a 12-foot gate that keep the unwanted where they belong. Nothing could unite the two factions until I set foot on campus.

From the top-security confines of Stormcage to the barbarism of first-century Egypt, River battles to find the Eye of Horus before its powers are used to transform the universe. To succeed, she must team up with a most unlikely ally - her own fictional alter ego, Melody. And together they must solve another mystery: Is fiction changing into fact - or is fact changing into fiction?  

In the summer of 1992, federal agents surrounded a few acres of land isolated in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where Randy Weaver, his wife Vicki, his 14 year old son Samuel, and his three young daughters were staying. Weaver was a former Green Beret who had come to the attention of the ATF and other federal agencies for a number of reasons, including associations with white supremacist groups and the possession of illegal shotguns.

The prophet Nehemiah's cousin can speak numerous languages, keep complex accounts, write on rolls of parchment and tablets of clay, and solve great mysteries. There is only one problem: She's a woman in a man's court. In her early childhood years, Sarah experienced the death of her mother and her father's subsequent emotional distance, and she came to two conclusions: God does not care about me, and my accomplishments are the measure of my worth.

Mes parents ont oublié quelque chose quand ils se sont enfuis... moi. Quand mes parents sont partis avec des millions de dollars appartenant à la ville, ils m'ont laissé faire face à leur colère. Personne ne croit que j'ignore où ils se trouvent. Personne n'écoute quand je dis que je ne peux pas récupérer leur argent. Chaque élève de l'Académie Raven River est déterminé à extraire chaque centime de ma douleur, mon humiliation et ma misère... ...et personne ne sera meilleur à ce jeu que les Anges. Je ne connais pas grand-chose des membres de gangs dangereux et violents, sauf...

In the summer of 1992, federal agents surrounded a few acres of land isolated in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where Randy Weaver, his wife Vicki, his 14-year-old son Samuel, and his three young daughters were staying. Weaver was a former Green Beret who had come to the attention of the ATF and other federal agencies for a number of reasons, including associations with white supremacist groups and the possession of illegal shotguns.

Booklist hails the “snappy, smart writing, and memorable characters” in this novel that is steeped in Southern sensibility. The last thing widow Hattie Bohannon expects when she opens a truck stop in Alabama is controversy. But that’s just what she gets when allegations surface that the parking lot is a haven for prostitution. With the local Bible-thumping minister crusading to close the truck stop, Hattie and her unruly daughters must fight to preserve their names and their way of life.

Llega el nuevo fenómeno de vampiros al más puro estilo Crepúsculo. Cuando los adolescentes de Black River empiezan a cambiar, nadie está a salvo. A sus 17 años, Dusty solo quiere escapar a sus libros y a la extensa naturaleza que rodea su casa situada en las montañas del norte del estado de Nueva York. Lo que no sabe es que hay algo acechándola entre las sombras del bosque. Cuando Dusty despierta una mañana, su cuerpo, sus sentidos y sus necesidades comienzan a cambiar, y empieza a sentir una atracción hacia el callado y misterioso Will como nunca había experimentado.

It doesn’t feel like the end. It feels like all of my problems are just beginning. There’s more happening in my town of Raven River than I knew. More lies. More secrets. More pain. Enemies seen and unseen are circling, and not even my guardian angels can protect me. There’s a war coming, and I’ll fight because this time my Angels...my Horsemen...my loves...are the ones who need saving.

Drugs flooding campus. Tensions brewing between the factions. Old enemies reappearing. New secrets taking over my life. Love awakening a soul I long thought was dead. Cassius, Clay, Hiro, and Royal have named me one of them, but sharing a title is easy. Can we share all that comes with it? I’ll be tested in ways I’m not prepared for — by enemies and loves alike. There’s more going on with the academy, the Horsemen, and my parent’s disappearance than I knew. What I do know is following that path will be dangerous.

Mis padres olvidaron algo cuando huyeron... a mí. Cuando mis padres desaparecieron con millones de dólares del dinero del pueblo, me dejaron para enfrentar su ira. Nadie cree que no sé dónde están. Nadie escucha cuando digo que no puedo recuperar su dinero. Todos los estudiantes de la Academia Raven River están decididos a sacar cada centavo de mi dolor, humillación y miseria... ...y nadie será mejor en eso que los Ángeles. No sé mucho sobre miembros de pandillas peligrosos y violentos, excepto que nunca pensé que serían trillizos atractivos, traviesos y carteristas... ...un ...

I miei genitori hanno dimenticato qualcosa quando sono scappati... me. Quando i miei genitori sono fuggiti con milioni di dollari dei soldi della città, mi hanno lasciato ad affrontare la loro ira. Nessuno crede che non sappia dove si trovino. Nessuno mi ascolta quando dico che non posso restituire i loro soldi. Ogni studente della Raven River Academy è determinato a strappare ogni centesimo dal mio dolore, umiliazione e miseria... ...e nessuno sarà migliore in questo degli Angeli. Non so molto sui membri di bande pericolose e violente, tranne che non avrei mai pensato fossero dei ...

When Dusty Silver changed over the summer, her sister Opi never expected to share the same inexplicable fate. Now, Opi is burdened with an insatiable thirst for blood and a shame she can’t outrun. Haunted by visions of Opi in danger, Dusty enlists Eli to watch over her. With him, Opi can let her walls down, but she's caught between who she was and who she’s becoming. And the line between love and bloodlust is blurring fast.

Award-winning author Lauraine Snelling delivers her first installment of the Dakotah Treasures series. Ruby, a Crossings Book Club Main Selection, is the story of a young woman who must leave behind the life she has grown accustomed to in order to start a new life in the bleak Dakota Territory.

The beloved Black River duology concludes in this spine-tingling, swoon-worthy vampire romance with an epic twist that will stay with readers forever – for fans of The Vampire Diaries and the Shatter Me series. It’s Halloween in Black River, and the days are dark and cold. Four months have...

In Harvest of Gold, the scribe Sarah married Darius, and at times, she feels as if she has married the Persian aristocracy, too. There is another point she did not count on in her marriage—Sarah has grown to love her husband. Sarah has wealth, property, honor, and power, but her husband’s love still seems unattainable. Although his mother was an Israelite, Darius remains skeptical that his Jewish wife is the right choice for him, particularly when she conspires with her cousin Nehemiah to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Dress like a girl to join an elite society? A master’s degree student wants to join an exclusive and elite secret society where the members network and become huge successes financially. The only problem is that he has to pay his dues first. Can he do it? Membership requirements: A good person, unbiased, non-judgmental, with no homophobic or gender-slandering tendencies. An understanding of the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energies. Dedicated to helping other members. Able to keep secrets.

A geek named Joss, working on his PhD thesis on motivation, rents a house away from the noise and takes in a roommate named Marcy to help pay the bills. Little does he know how lucky he will be to have Marcy as his roommate. She is another PhD candidate, also working on a thesis about motivation. Gorgeous and intelligent, Marcy motivates Joss to discover things he never would have dreamed of, and they learn about motivation, love, sensuality, and femininity. She soon has Joss fully crossdressed and feminized to experience life as Jossie, a desirable girl rather than his geek self.