DIVIDED UNION

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I woke up on silk sheets that smelled of expensive cedar and cold sandalwood, a world away from my cramped apartment in Brooklyn. Beside me lay Ezra Gardner-my boss, the billionaire CEO of Gardner Holdings, and the man who could end my career with a snap of his fingers. He didn't offer an apology for the night before; instead, he looked at me with terrifying clarity and proposed a cold, calculated business arrangement. "Marriage. It stabilizes the board and solves the PR crisis before it begins." He dressed me in archival Chanel and sent me home in his Maybach, but my life was already falling apart. My boyfriend, Irving, claimed he had passed out early, yet his location data placed him at my best friend's apartment until three in the morning. When I tried to run, I realized Ezra was already ten steps ahead, tracking my movements and uncovering the secret I'd spent twenty years hiding: my connection to the powerful Senator Grimes. I was trapped between a CEO who treated me like a line item on a quarterly report and a boyfriend who had been using me while sleeping with my closest friend. I felt like a pawn in a game I didn't understand, wondering why a man like Ezra would walk up forty flights of stairs on a broken leg just to make sure I was safe. "Showtime, Mrs. Gardner." Standing on the red carpet in a gown that cost more than my life, I watched my cheating ex-boyfriend's face turn pale as Ezra claimed me in front of the world. I wasn't just an assistant anymore; I was a weapon, and it was time to burn their world down.

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When betrayal shatters his perfect life, noble heir Kaelan Thorne finds refuge in a humble tavern-and in Ivy, a fiery waitress with magic in her veins. But love in Eldoria comes at a cost. To protect her, Kaelan must confront his past, defy the elite, and risk everything for a future built on truth,

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Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories, was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years. He spent the majority of his adult life in Atlanta working as an a

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Excerpt from Union and Democracy In preparation of the maps showing the popular vote in the elections of 1800 and 1824, I have drawn largely upon the data which Dr. Charles 0. Paullin, of the Carnegie Institution, has generously put at my disposal. In States where the presidential elec tors were no

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Ava Morales, a talented and feisty artist, finds herself entangled in a web of secrets and lies when she meets Landon Ryder, a wealthy business man and enigmatic art collector. As their paths continue to cross, Ava becomes increasingly drawn to Landon's charismatic charm and seductive gaze, despite

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Stand By The Union by Oliver Optic

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"Can you handle five Alphas at once?" Abducted and forced to kill in a labyrinth of fifty women, Cataleia Reiss was one of the people that stood last and was accepted in a black Auction. She was bought by a mysterious stranger, claiming to be a Dominant Alpha; however, her master is suddenly assas

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Never regret this, Eric. I gave you every chance to turn back, but now... you've lost me.Krystle's voice trembled as she struggled to hold herself together,It's so hard to breathe... it hurts so much. I did nothing wrong,so why am I the one being punished?Moments later, the cold clang of prison door

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For five years, I built a new life from the ashes of my old one. I was a mother to Cale, the kindest boy in the world, and the woman who was destroyed by Congressman Hampton Garner was just a ghost. Then a schoolyard fight brought it all crashing down. The boy Cale fought was Ignatius-my son, the

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Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 by Various

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Excerpt. "Reject me and let me go! Staying here with me is only going to hurt you more!" Avery growled, her voice quivering gazing at the man in front of her. "You are the only one allowed to hurt me. I see no reason why I have to leave," he grinned slyly. Avery's eyes were filled with tears, th

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