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The Call of the Wild (Completed) by BannedBooks
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This novel was removed from dictatorships in Europe during the the 1920s and 1930s. From Wikipedia: "The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices."
Treasure Island (1883) by RobertLouisStevenson
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Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney, who help Jim on his quest for the treasure; the frightening Blind Pew, double-dealing Israel Hands, and seemingly mad Ben Gunn, buccaneers of varying shades of menace; and, of course, garrulous, affable, ambiguous Long John Silver, who is one moment a friendly, laughing, one-legged sea-cook . . .and the next a dangerous pirate leader. The unexpected and complex relationship that develops between Silver and Jim helps transform what seems at first to be a simple, rip-roaring adventure story into a deeply moving study of a boy’s growth into manhood, as he learns hard lessons about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor—and the uncertain meaning of good and evil.
The Three Musketeers (1844) (Completed) by AlexandreDumas
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The Three Musketeers (French: Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, which recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, inseparable friends who live by the motto "all for one, one for all" ("tous pour un, un pour tous").
Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces of my Life by BrookeLauren02
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Kelly's life changes dramatically when she goes from being an orphan to finding out her dad is a celebrity. She experiences what it is like to be a part of a family for the first time. As Kelly spends more time with her family, she notices that the love and support of a family can really change a person. Kelly also finds herself falling head over heels for a guy she would have never liked in her previous life.
Pride and Prejudice (1813) by JaneAusten
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The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Give My Love to Rose(1st in Outlaw Series) by conleyswifey
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Outlaw and all around bad guy Marston finds a dying man along the railroad tracks. His only plan is to take the mans nearby horse, his gun and whatever money he might have in his pockets but the dying mans words gnaw at him 'Give my love to Rose' the man had said and 'Tell my boy I'm proud of him'. Without knowing why Marston feels the need to honor the dying mans wishes. The mans quest leads him to Harper Louisianna and when he finds Rose she is not what he expected and neither is the boy.... Marston has spent his whole life hurting people and not caring. Willl these people make him want to change and what will Rose say when she learns what kind of man he really is?
Billion Dollar Deal by MoonStriker88
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"I'm asking to marry your daughter for 1 billion dollars." what would you think if a random stranger asked to take you away from your parents? Eve thinks her life is destroyed and that she is an item to the billionaire boy Heath, Sexy, sleek, smooth, and smart. However resisting his charm is harder than Eve anticipated, and with complications in the way, her life just got a whole lot harder. Will she resist? will she fight back? will she be able to live the life of a billionaires wife? but most of all will she fall for the mysterious, flirty Heath, who has more than her on his mind? ***Some Mature content***
Broken Wings by ellieerose_
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It started on a night with broken glass. First the glass, then the screams, and then the blood. And then, their lives were changed forever. It marked the beginning of her brother's suffering. As Else Schüffen struggles to define everything that is happening around her in Germany 1941, Maximilian faces a different kind of struggle. An adopted Jew in a Christian family, Max faces betrayal and loss, forgiveness and anger. Being a divided family with a Nazi as a brother, his fears become a reality. He must go into hiding, but with a different identity: Henrik Brandenburg, an Aryan shopkeeper. And then there's Else, a young Aryan girl, in the midst of her brother's tumult. Painting, it seems, is the only way of escape, and the only way to keep her brother, Maximilian, in her heart forever. Through it all, there is one thing she learns. Sometimes, in order to survive, we must repair our broken wings and learn to fly again~ #39 in historical fiction//March 29th Edited by the lovely @jgfairytales
Give My Heart to Kaitlyn (2nd in Outlaw Series) by conleyswifey
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Sequal to 'Give My Love to Rose' Pete has changed in the five years since he let Marston leave town after the man had killed the Marshall. Life has been hard on him and every dream and belief he once had has been crushed and killed. Left alone to die in the middle of a snowy Dakota territory road he gives in to the cold and accepts his fate only to find that maybe God hasn't given up on him the way he has his life. Kaitlyn is seventeen years old now and while she is beautiful and soft and draws plenty of attention from the men she cannot bring herself to trust any of them. All she wants is to learn medicine from the doctor in town and help the sick. But what happens when the shot up new patient at the docs doesn't want to take no for answer and her determination to tell him no is quickly fading? Pete doesn't realize who this enchanting young woman is until her father comes to pick her up one day and he realizes that she is none other than Marston Jacob's daughter. Can Pete forgive the man who helped ruin his life and accept Kaitlyn anyway? And what will happen when enemies from Marston's past come back to haunt eveyrone and threaten to take away the second chance at life that Pete has been given?
The Wayward Outlaw (Being Revised) by ChristopherArmstron8
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Chris McCoy is a man with a dark past. While he may have accepted that fact at one point, and waited until someone brought him to his maker, he has decided on a different course of action. Now all he wants is to find somewhere to live out the rest of his life, however short it may be. Yet where can he go where the locals will accept a gunfighter and known murderer. Even if they did accept him, what will he do with his life, and can he ever learn to love another human? Sara Hemmingway is a bright young seamstress looking for some adventure in her life. All her life she had lived in a small backwaters town where the biggest thing that happens if an Indian raid, or when the crops are ready for harvest. Some people might like it, but she is tired of it. Then one day a young gunslinger blows into town, and her visions of adventure are changed into a rolling tide of emotions. Can she learn to accept what she has, and perhaps settle for this young gunslinger? Cover art courtesy of @SamMaze