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The Destiny in History Author: Isabel Ibanez Ximena has lived entire life as someone else. She will probably die as someone else. To her people, she is the Condessa. More importantly, to her enemies, especially the usurper King Atoc, she is the Condessa. This illusion needs to remain strong if the real Condessa and her army are to reclaim their lands from the Llacasans, dethrone King Atoc, and bring the realm back under Illustrian rule. To pull this off, the Illustrians need to appear to bow to King Atoc, and so they offer a fake Condessa for his upcoming marriage. But [...]

Mended Lives Author: Cheryl Grey Bostrom Ten-year-old Aggie has done something terrible, and she can never go home again. As a girl who loves all things about nature, especially birds, her only comfort now is scaling the trees and hiding from her would be rescuers, hiding from the police, hiding from the consequences of the fire she set that killed her entire family. Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Celia is intrigued by the stories of a fire and the missing girl. Celia’s mother recently left, a selfish woman who never regretted or cared about leaving husband and children. Now Celia’s father is called away [...]

The First In a Famous Cozy Mystery Series Author: M.C. Beaton A covey of strangers, they have all gathered for a week’s retreat at the Lochdubh School of Casting to learn a little fly fishing. There is the old general, always glad to tell about his feats of military prowess; the rude, rich, American couple; a secretary desperate for romance; a young boy beleaguered by his cloying aunt and absentee mother; a rich playboy; a gorgeous, icy blond with a fortune; and finally, Lady Jane, everyone’s personal nemesis. As the week goes on, Lady Jane finds and reveals each guests’ dark [...]