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I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

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Benjamin Franklin by John Torrey Morse

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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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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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* 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 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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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