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This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and romance. On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree is inhabited by Peculiars, people whose unusual characteristics make them unacceptable to modern society. Lena wonders if her father is the source of her own extraordinary characteristics and if she, too, is Peculiar. On the train she meets a young librarian, Jimson Quiggley, who is traveling to a town on the edge of Scree to work in the home and library of the inventor Mr. Beasley. The train is stopped by men being chased by the handsome young marshal Thomas Saltre. When Saltre learns who Lena's father is, he convinces her to spy on Mr. Beasley and the strange folk who disappear into his home, Zephyr House. A daring escape in an aerocopter leads Lena into the wilds of Scree to confront her deepest fears.

Let's Get This Party Started is a guide to more than 15 parties you can throw for your kids that are inexpensive, wildly inventive, and fun. Each party includes two crafts, one game, and one recipeall of which you can put together with your child. Author Soleil Moon Frye also offers countless tips and ideas that will inspire you. Among the thematic parties featured in the book are the fairy party, the pirate party, the movie-on-the-lawn party, the camp party, the '80s party, the rainbow party, the Halloween party, the luau, and many more, captured in gorgeous and colorful images by Frye's brother, photographer Meeno. Timely and fun, this book is a must-have for parents who love entertaining with their kids. Praise for Let's Get This Party Started: Quality children's party books are high in demand, so this may be a welcome resource for families with young children … Recommended."Library Journal

First published in Paris in 1955, and originally banned in the United States, J. P. Donleavy's first novel is now recognized the world over as a masterpiece and a modern classic of the highest order. Set in Ireland just after World War II, The Ginger Man is J. P. Donleavy's wildly funny, picaresque classic novel of the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, a young American ne'er-do-well studying at Trinity College in Dublin. He barely has time for his studies and avoids bill collectors, makes love to almost anything in a skirt, and tries to survive without having to descend into the bottomless pit of steady work. Dangerfield's appetite for women, liquor, and general roguishness is insatiableand he satisfies it with endless charm.

"LOVE LIKE THIS creates a world of emotions and turmoil, describing superbly the mind of a young lady (Keira) and her struggles to balance her social life and her career. Sophie Love is a natural storyteller. LOVE LIKE THIS is very well written and edited, and I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate a romance that can be savored during a weekend."--Books and Movie Reviews (Roberto Mattos)LOVE LIKE YOURS (The Romance Chronicles—Book #5) is book #5 in a new, sweet romance series by #1 bestselling author Sophie Love. The series begins with LOVE LIKE THIS (Book #1), a free download!Keira Swanson, 28, finds herself spending a magical Christmas with new her new boyfriend and his family in Sweden. How will their relationship end?

“娶我，你还不够格！”当着所有皇亲贵族，她嚣张拒绝。她本是二十一世纪顶级特工，重生穿越到这个莫须有的王朝，傻子废物是她的代名词，可殊不知现在的她已经不是当初那个傻子小姐，她天赋异禀，翻手为云覆手为雨，报复王爷，惩治小姐，飞扬跋扈，仗势欺人，以恶制恶，光芒万丈。--情节虚构，请勿模仿

都市异能爽文，强强联手，结局一对一！◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎◎前世，她是精干的首席记者，却被无情狠心的渣爹与男友联手杀害灭口。今世，身怀异能，强势重生，她眼神冰寒，手段狠辣：“负过我的人，我要你们千倍偿还！”拥有一双可以点石成金、变废为宝的回春妙手，身负神秘门派的千载传承，让林紫苏成为华夏国最传奇妖孽的炼宝大师。凡是经她祭炼的宝器，下可招财治病，中可杀人无形，上可诛邪镇魔！凡是被她碰到的物品，废物可得新生，顽石能变至宝，化腐朽为神奇！炼宝器、驱邪魔，收萌宠、寻神物、报旧仇、踩人渣……都是她的主业。鉴宝、文物、玉石、医术、经商……也同样是她的主业。上至名流，下至巨星，都是她的主顾。上至八旬老翁，下至三岁孩童，华夏国无人不知她的大名。青年才俊们环绕打转，腹黑少主、型男模特、商界精英、紫衣妖男、人气明星等等费尽心机，只为博她欢心。林紫苏却眼皮也不抬一下：“求交往的帅哥太多，请排个队先。”【精彩片段之一】“你根本炼不出能转运驱邪的护身宝物，完全是在说谎骗钱！”满面嫉妒的女明星失态大吼。林紫苏抱臂淡定回视这胸大无脑的艳丽女星：“忘了告诉你，除炼宝外我还会看相。现在我看你气运暗晦，衰鬼萦身，注定事业要走下坡路。”这时，有人附到女星耳畔低语数句，她当场风中凌乱：“什么？！要解约换女主？”一旁，某男将手机丢还秘书。敢当着他的面给他看中的人添乱，这脑残女星注定一辈子前途无“亮”。【精彩片段之二】“拍卖的玉佩让给你又何妨，希望你到死都戴着它。”看着曾亲手将自己推下深渊的渣爹，她笑得别有深意。一个月后，渣爹染上怪病，官司缠身，亿万家身转眼成空，求天天不应，告地地不灵。【精彩片段之N】尽在文中！

大婚前，她被人设计声名俱毁。他是她的夫，却不愿正眼瞧她一眼，更为别的女人弃她、辱她。敌军夜袭，她被帝、妃弃于行宫，惨落敌国太子之手，然而他却发现惊人真相。那一夜，她舍下一己安危，救下数百宫人；而他，牺牲天下安宁，只为护她一人。他是谪仙男子，爱她刻骨却恨波不歇。弃安宁、违生母遗愿，入龙潭、赴风云巅，心痛浴火，摇变强势，只想拥她入怀，报复缠绵！江山争，帝王谋，美人欢，而她是“但求一人”的寻常女子。--情节虚构，请勿模仿

国际知名魔术师在幻术表演之时消失在舞台中央，一朝穿越到奥加大陆，自小被认定是废柴一枚，却有着不为人知的惊世之能，训神兽，擒贼寇，炼金丹，学法术，一人主宰法师药师双重法术，又得千年神兽护法，秉持惹我者，还之，范我者，灭之，震慑四方。龙族为他折服，狼人为之倾倒，鲛人为之折尾，精灵更愿意舍弃千年寿命追随她于天地。然，谁才是那与她生死与共，共站云之巅峰。（情节虚构，切勿模仿）

现代女杀手“妖莲”魂穿古代，因一时手欠，从此桃花身上缠，他~是幽冥之主，手执金丝玉扇，一袭红衣白玉面，遮住那绝世容颜，似笑非笑，魅惑倾国，对她霸道宣言：你若敢爱上别人，本尊定当诛其九族，血染天下。他~紫耀国国师，一头银发迎月飞舞，仿若月下仙人，清冷而又绝世，对她说：一步错，步步错，纵然相思已入骨，我却已万劫不复。他~紫耀国皇帝，后宫美女如云，却只对她情根深种，对她说：为了你，朕可以废除后宫三千，甚至与天下为敌。

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