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Windswept by wildgreenskittle
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Reid has been homeless on the streets of New York for years now, fighting for cash in clubs and sleeping in empty buildings. With his special ability, Reid could have whatever life he wanted, but chooses not to. When Sam meets Reid on the subway, she has a hard time forgetting about him, and not only because he keeps showing up in the least likely of places. Sam doesn't know it at first, but the boy she just met is about to show her a whole other world.
The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home by NaomiAlderman
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Okie's fifteen. She lives in New York. She's got a few problems: she's failing geography, her dad's a wimp, and her mother, Sumatra, is a stone cold bitch. But things get a lot worse when Sumatra turns into a zombie and eats Okie's dad. Clio, Okie's grandmother, lives in Toronto; but since the zombie apocalypse, Toronto's a lot further away than it used to be. Clio suggests that Okie transport Sumatra across the border, because family is family. But coaching Okie by cellphone isn't easy, and Clio has some zombies of her own to contend with. Luckily she has some garden tools. Naomi Alderman and Margaret Atwood team up for this unusual two-hander. Encompassing love, death, sex, and the meaning of family, The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home will surprise, delight, and convince you of the vital importance of keeping ready supplies of rhubarb and mini-wieners in your freezer at all times. The story unfolds beginning October 24.
20 Seconds Of Pure Embarrassing Courage by amarisisabel
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We don't remember days we remember moments. We remember certain moment that will forever change our perspective on some thing or some one. It's these moments that every second matters and we have a choice; take action and capture what is rightfully ours or the we could sit back and watch the best thing in the world slip through our grip. It's your choice... chose wisely.... Blake had life all figured out or so he thought. That all changed when he saw a mysterious girl sitting underneith an oak tree in the court yard that divided the Middle School from the High School. Every fiber in his body told him to go to her but hesistated and waisted perfectly good secrets. She walked away and he didn't chaseafter her. Since then he has been obsessing over her, trying to find out who this mysterious girl is and why can't he get her out of his mind. Every time he is close to her some thing comes in the way and he always misses his chance. Until one day he finally finds her; he finally finds his mystery girl and he has twenty seconds before he may never see her again... One... Two... Three... Four... Five...
Flight 21 by shainamason
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Avery Quinton is a rebel. So when she gets expelled from her fourth boarding school her parents decide it's time to fly her home. Trent Ashton isn't normal. He's rude, conceited and selfish. And according to Avery, he has one too many secrets. They both get on a plane to Manhattan, only, the flight never makes it. Now they're stuck on an island together. They're going to wish they never got on Flight 21.
Dumped! by XxSassyCynicxX
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Deana Carter has always been superstitious and cynical. She's always waiting for the other shoe to drop and expecting the inevitable - disappointment. So, when she meets Matthew Stewart, she can't help her cynicism. It's all too good to be true. However, she begins to warm up to the thoughts of happily ever after . . . until she's standing alone in the wedding chapel - an abandoned bride. She quickly curls back into her dark jaded hole of negativity and becomes caustic, putting all her energy and thoughts into her work. Then, news about the merger comes to light. Her company is merging with the top graphic design company in the country. She doesn't put much thought to it and immerses herself in her work even more. And then she meets Jeremy Harrington . . . . .