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The Cash Boy

By Horatio Alger Jr.

The Cash Boy

A group of boys was assembled in an open field to the west of the public schoolhouse in the town of Crawford. Most of them held hats in their hands, while two, stationed sixty feet distant from each other, were "having catch." Tom Pinkerton, son of Deacon Pinkerton, had just returned from Brooklyn, and while there had witnessed a match game between two professional clubs. On his return he proposed that the boys of Crawford should establish a club, to be known...

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By Horatio Alger Jr.

The Party and Other Stories

Anton Tchekhov

The Party and Other Stories

AFTER the festive dinner with its eight courses and its endless conversation, Olga Mihalovna, whose husband's name-day was being celebrated, went out into the garden. The duty of smiling and talking incessantly, the clatter of the crockery, the stupidity of the servants, the long intervals between the courses, and the stays she had put on to conceal her condition from the visitors, wearied her to exhaustion. She longed to get away from the house, to sit in the shade and rest her heart...

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Anton Tchekhov

The Essential Arthur B. Reeve Colle...

Arthur B Reeve

The Essential Arthur B. Reeve Collection

The essential collection of Arthur B. Reeve in one: Table Of Contents CONSTANCE DUNLAP THE DREAM DOCTOR THE EAR IN THE WALL THE EXPLOITS OF ELAINE THE FILM MYSTERY THE GOLD OF THE GODS GUY GARRICK THE MASTER MYSTERY The Poisoned Pen by, Arthur B. Reeve THE ROMANCE OF ELAINE THE SILENT BULLET THE TREASURE-TRAIN THE WAR TERROR

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Arthur B Reeve

The Illegitimate Heirs

Kathie DeNosky

The Illegitimate Heirs

He claimed another man's child…Fearful that her ex's wealthy family would try to get custody of her unborn baby, there was only one man Cassie Marshall could turn to–her boss, Hunter O'Banyon. When he offered his protection and his name, Cassie accepted, sure that she was doing her best for her child. But when Hunter branded her with his kisses, Cassie forgot their arrangement was only a pretense…. Would it ever be more?

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Kathie DeNosky

Light Me Up

Isabel Sharpe

Light Me Up

Photographer Jack wants Melissa, as a model…and maybe a little more. Melissa comes to life in front of the camera, channelling a raw passion that Jack finds irresistible. But each time she bares her body and soul, the intense sexual current between them grows stronger.And the more they give in to temptation, the more they both risk becoming exposed!

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Isabel Sharpe

Smooth Sailing

Lori Wilde

Smooth Sailing

Billionaire playboy Jeb Whitcomb is desperate to win back his ex, so when she decides to marry someone else, he immediately sets sail. He has only four days to stop the wedding and, worse still, he has a stowaway…the only woman who can make a newly good man behave very, very badly!

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Lori Wilde

The Golden Goose - With Numerous Dr...

L. Leslie Brooke

The Golden Goose - With Numerous Drawings in Colour and Black-and-White

There was once a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called the Simpleton. He was laughed at and despised and neglected on all occasions. Now it happened one day that the eldest son wanted to go into the forest, to hew wood, and his Mother gave him a beautiful cake and a bottle of wine to take with him, so that he might not suffer from hunger or thirst. When he came to the wood he met a little old grey man, who, bidding him good-day, said: "Give me a small piece of the cake...

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L. Leslie Brooke

The Essential Robert W. Chambers Co...

Robert W. Chambers

The Essential Robert W. Chambers Collection

The Essential Robert W. Chambers Collection of books in one book: Table Of Contents AILSA PAIGE ATHALIE BARBARIANS Between Friends COMMON LAW THE DANGER MARK THE DARK STAR The Fighting Chance THE FIRING LINE The Flaming Jewel The Hidden Children IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN IN SECRET In the Quarter THE KING IN YELLOW LORRAINE THE...

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Robert W. Chambers

The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

Anton Tchekhov

The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

FYODOR LUKITCH SYSOEV, the master of the factory school maintained at the expense of the firm of Kulikin, was getting ready for the annual dinner. Every year after the school examination the board of managers gave a dinner at which the inspector of elementary schools, all who had conducted the examinations, and all the managers and foremen of the factory were present. In spite of their official character, these dinners were always good and lively, and the guests sat a long time over them;...

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Anton Tchekhov

Winter Evening Tales

Amelia Edith Huddleston

Winter Evening Tales

A narrow street with dreadful "wynds" and "vennels" running back from it was the High street of Glasgow at the time my story opens. And yet, though dirty, noisy and overcrowded with sin and suffering, a flavor of old time royalty and romance lingered amid its vulgar surroundings; and midway of its squalid length a quaint brown frontage kept behind it noble halls of learning, and pleasant old courts full of the "air of still delightful...

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Amelia Edith Huddleston

Runaway Bride

Barbara Hannay

Runaway Bride

Your sexy ex roars up in a red sports car and offers to sweep you away from the mess you’ve made of your life…Well, wouldn’t you? With her wedding plans in tatters, and the local grapevine ablaze, Bella Shaw is getting out of town and speeding across country with gorgeous, dangerous Damon Cavello.Bella’s been playing it safe for far too long – and now her brooding rebel is back in her life it’s time to go wild!

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Barbara Hannay

Executive Seduction

Kristi Gold

Executive Seduction

When her sham engagement finally ended, celebrity chef Corri Harris was free to indulge in a steamy affair.Sexy studio executive Aidan O'Brien seemed to be just the remedy for her bruised ego. The problem? Aidan was her boss!With their illicit affair moving full steam ahead and no mention of commitment, Corri feared she'd become nothing more than Aidan's pet protégée. Once he'd taken her career as far as he could, would he discard her for another ingénue?

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Kristi Gold

Much More Than A Mistress

Michelle Celmer

Much More Than A Mistress

There’s something suspicious about Jordan’s sexy new secretary. The billionaire boss is determined to seduce the truth out of Jane. But is that playing into her hands, as Jane is investigating a corporate wrongdoer? The prime suspect? Jordan.But when her hidden agenda clashes with his allure, she has to choose: career or man of her dreams. Which will it be?

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Michelle Celmer

Rappaport Compleat

Morris Lurie

Rappaport Compleat

This ebook brings together two of Lurie's novels, the comic "Rappaport", which focused on a day in the life of a young Melbourne antique dealer and his immature friend, Friedlander, and "Rappaport's Revenge" where the characters, transplanted to London, were further chronicled. These are followed by several short stories: "Rappaport Lays an Egg", "The Death of Rappaport", "Dirty Friends",...

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Morris Lurie

Pulling Down the Stars

James Laidler

Pulling Down the Stars

Charlie Lansdowne's life is going nowhere… fast. Trapped at home with his eccentric father, Roger, and his stroke-affected grandfather, Frank, he finds life a daily exercise in dysfunction as three generations of men strive to get along. But when Charlie meets the volatile and tempestuous Maxine – a surfer girl who works at the local abattoir – his life goes supernova. Friendships implode, passions ignite and death comes stalking in the night. Pulling Down the Stars is a...

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James Laidler

The Conversation

Anthony Caruso

The Conversation

Although John Slade wasn’t a regular at Gabriel’s Tavern, he had been there occasionally. On this night, he had some thinking to do, and Gabriel’s was the place where he knew he could totally crawl into himself and concentrate. Preoccupied, he never did see the stranger walk into the Tavern, so he was surprised to find someone sitting on the stool immediately next to his at the empty bar. He was even more surprised when the stranger told him who he was. And so began the most unforgettable—and...

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Anthony Caruso

The Old Man and The Seeds

Maurice Beyer

The Old Man and The Seeds

A young Australian travelling for academic purposes in Europe visits a monastery in Spain and is waylaid by an old man selling his produce by the roadside at a nearby war cemetery. He innocently asks about the massive eucalypt trees in the monastery grounds and is then entranced by the old man and the story he tells of their history which weaves together the secret 16th-century exploration of Terra Australis, the Emperor Charles V, the dedication of a botanist, fundamentals of gardening and the...

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Maurice Beyer

Boundaries

Ica Iova

Boundaries

Gabriela Parson joins a prestigious law firm in Vancouver expecting the usual discomfort of starting a new job; instead, she is faced with her one-night stand from years ago—none other than her new boss—Landon Godchild. Old sparks reignite, but Gabriela has principles and one dating rule: absolutely no office romance. Landon, in contrast, is determined to continue what they started if only he could convince Gabriela that rules are meant to be broken. But an anonymous letter brings his...

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Ica Iova

A Bride for the Maverick Millionair...

Marion Lennox

A Bride for the Maverick Millionaire

Rachel Cotton has high hopes for her cruise through the Kimberley region – surely this will be relaxing…But gorgeous shipmate Finn Kinnard seems intent on stirring her up! Finn might claim to be a heartbreaker, but Rachel soon discovers that there is much more to this man than meets the eye…

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Marion Lennox

The Nurse's Not-So-Secret Scandal

Wendy S. Marcus

The Nurse's Not-So-Secret Scandal

Between family nightmares and a series of lousy guys, nurse Roxie Morano’s life is a disaster zone.But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan ‘Fig’ Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings – instead, he’s signalling his attraction!Now Roxie’s bulletproof heart is at risk…but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets?

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Wendy S. Marcus

To Have A Husband

Кэрол Мортимер

To Have A Husband

Quinn McBride insisted that the man Harrie had been casually dating was a blackmailer!Harrie had no choice but to spend time too much time with the arrogant Quinn, who was determined to stop the blackmailer in his tracks. Harrie didn't know if she could trust or believe Quinn; the only thing she was sure about was that, no matter how hard she fought against it, she found him incredibly attractive….

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Кэрол Мортимер

The Tree

Chip Rice

The Tree

Daniel Crawford has long admired the tree that stands alone on a hilltop, two farm fields away from his modest home in a sprawling neighborhood. But despite the tree’s alluring qualities, Dan never attempts to see it up close, until a devastating loss leaves him angry and frightened and grasping for peace. Finally standing beneath the giant white oak, he takes comfort in its majesty, and encounters an unlikely friend. Walter Benning is a wise, quirky, endearing farm owner. And his scholarly...

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Chip Rice

Tequila Assassin

Greg Prosmushkin

Tequila Assassin

When Jack Fleming, former agent for the United States Special Forces, finds himself in a Mexican prison, he faces the choice between certain death behind bars and starting the greatest adventure of his life – an adventure that will lead him in pursuit of cash, drug lords, and the truth. With his options limited, Jack finds himself deep in the dangerous world of the Alacran Cartel. As his journey leads him across the landscape of Mexico, Jack learns that he may not be on the side of the law...

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Greg Prosmushkin

The Man Without a Planet

Lester Del Rey

The Man Without a Planet

He was PRTSAC: Permanent Resident Through a Special Act of Congress. A set of initials, a title unique in history. And a human being – the most homesick human being in history. Fred Hunter was the permanent resident of the space station…the doughnut…because a hideous accident had rendered him physically incapable of returning to Earth. For ten years he sweated it out, while others came and went on tours of duty only a few months long. For ten years he stayed sane, while space gnawed...

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Lester Del Rey

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