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The heavy thud of the release stamp was the only goodbye I got from the warden after five years in federal prison. I stepped out into the blinding sun, expecting the same flash of paparazzi bulbs that had seen me dragged away in handcuffs, but there was only a single black limousine idling on the shoulder of the road. Inside sat my mother and sister, clutching champagne and looking at my frayed coat with pure disgust. They didn't offer a welcome home; instead, they tossed a thick legal document onto the table and told me I was dead to the city. "Gavin and I are getting engaged," my sister Mia sneered, flicking a credit card at me like I was a stray dog. "He doesn't need a convict ex-fiancée hanging around." Even after I saved their lives from an armed kidnapping attempt by ramming the attackers off the road, they rewarded me by leaving me stranded in the dirt. When I finally ran into Gavin, the man who had framed me, he pinned me against a wall and threatened to send me back to a cell if I ever dared to show my face at their wedding. They had stolen my biotech research, ruined my name, and let me rot for half a decade while they lived off my brilliance. They thought they had broken me, leaving me with nothing but an expired chapstick and a few old photos in a plastic bag. What they didn't know was that I had spent those five years becoming "Dr. X," a shadow consultant with five hundred million dollars in crypto and a secret that would bring the city to its knees. I wasn't just a victim anymore; I was a weapon, and I was pregnant with the heir they thought they had erased. I walked into the Melton estate and made an offer to the most powerful man in New York. "I'll save your grandfather's life," I told Horatio Melton, staring him down. "But the price is your last name. I'm taking back what's mine, and I'm starting with the man who thinks he's marrying my sister."

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Anne Douglas Sedgwick (28 March 1873 – 19 July 1935) was an American-born British writer. Her novels explored the contrast in values between Americans and Europeans.

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Benjamin Franklin by John Torrey Morse

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Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin Records by William H. Gilder

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William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He is famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

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Emily's life was already quite stable, focusing on her comic scripts, when suddenly Alex entered the scene, demanding she hand over their child – a child she didn't even know existed. Emily considered Alex insane, repeatedly exerting control over her, insisting she hand over their child daily. Initi

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Excerpt from With the Battle Fleet: Cruise of the Sixteen Battleships of the United States Atlantic Fleet From Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate, December, 1907 May, 1908 Arrived Possession Bar, Chile, January 31, 1908; sailed February 1, 1908; knots; time, 9 days. Arrived Punta Arenas, Chile, Fe

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Elena Hart is a genius scientist mired in debt and can't even afford her mother's life-saving surgery. Her rescuer can only be one man: Dominic Blackwood, a ruthless billionaire who doesn't believe in love but needs a wife for some mysterious reason that Elena can't fathom. When he offers to marry h

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Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures by Edgar Franklin

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The story revolves around Luna, a young woman whose life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers she's pregnant after a one-night stand with a stranger. The pregnancy is unexpected, and Luna's world is turned upside down as she navigates the complexities of her situation. The novel explores Luna's

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* When Olivia becomes the unlikely babysitter to the Anderson's bad boy son, Marcus, she must navigate his charming yet troublesome ways, all while trying to keep her own life in order. * The battle of wills between Marcus and Olivia begins as they clash over who's in charge, but Olivia's determina

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The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

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The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

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The Living Present by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

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The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

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Benjamin Franklin Bowen wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.

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Roldan Castanada does not want to be conscripted into the army. Although no coward, the idea of a regimented army life does not suit his ideals, so he decides to run away from home with his friend Adan Pardo, and the pair disappear into the California wilderness. Savage bears, a river rescue, captur

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American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. This collection of spine-tingling gothic tales will please fans of the genre who don't want to sacrifice literary quality

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Christianity and Greek Philosophy by Benjamin Franklin Cocker

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Betrayed by the man she once called husband, Cassia Munroe learned the hard way that love doesn't always come with loyalty. She was never his first choice, but their child was everything. And when she asked for a divorce, she was forced to make the most painful sacrifice of all... leaving her five-y