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A young boy grapples with the murder of his mother, sister, and brother, all the while trying to stay one step ahead of the man who killed them and who wants to kill him--his own father. Reprint.
Samantha Vanderveer has no inkling of the lives that have been destroyed by the infamous Pandora Ruby, a gem that has divided the Vanderveer and Raincrow families for decades, when she falls in love w
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A comprehensive handbook designed to enhance good writing skills furnishes examples, exercises, and guidelines on grammar, punctuation, style, and language usage for articles, memos, letters, essays,
When beautiful Angelina Foley presents Tom Radigan with a Spanish grant and claims ownership of his land, he realizes he’s up against a cunning and deadly opportunist. Foley wants him off Vache Creek
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