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Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes

Published to ravishing acclaim in the UK, a fierce and suspenseful reimagining of Homer's Iliad set in mid-1990s Northern Ireland—a heart pounding tale of honor and revenge that "explodes with verbal invention, rapid juxtaposition, brutality and fun" (Times Literary Supplement).Northern Ireland, 1996.After twenty-five years of vicious conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed to an uneasy ceasefire as a first step towards lasting peace. But, faced with the prospect that decades of savage violence and loss have led only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country question whether it really is time to pull back—or quite the opposite.When an IRA man's wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their comrades for an assault on the local army base. But old grudges boil over, and the squad's feared sniper, Achill, refuses to risk his life to defend another man's pride. As the gang plots without...
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Irish

Harley Wylde

Harley Wylde

A Devil's Boneyard MC Romance Janessa: I've been in love with Seamus since the day I met him, even though I'd been fourteen at the time. Now that I'm an adult, I'm ready to go claim my man. Maybe I was stupid thinking he'd wait for me, or maybe I just really wanted a fairytale ending. Seeing another woman in his arms hurt like hell, so I ran...straight into trouble. Irish: I met a girl years ago one who had me spellbound despite her young age. I kept my distance, knowing it was so damn wrong to be attracted to her, but looking in her eyes I could tell she had an old soul. Now she's back and all grown up, so what did I do? Something stupid. I kissed another woman. When I hear Janessa's been attacked, it feels like someone has ripped out my heart. Whatever it takes, I'll make it up to her, and I will get justice for her one way or another.
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Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

Clayton Smith

Clayton Smith

As their journey through the Boundarylands continues, Cole Slawson and his friends are beginning to discover the truth of the danger that lurks within the heart of imagination. The Royal’s power is growing ever stronger, and his desire to destroy the children increases every moment. But the travelers can’t focus on the dangers of the Pinch just yet—there are gods and monsters in the Boundary, and they’ll have to fight for their lives if they want to see their journey through to the dark heart of the land.

But when the group becomes separated in the spinning and infinite imaginary realm, they’re left weaker and more vulnerable than ever. Their enemies are circling, the Royal is reaching, and the children are realizing that they’re a part of something much bigger—and much more dangerous—than they ever could have imagined.
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Smokin' Joe

Smokin' Joe

Mark Kram, Jr.

Mark Kram, Jr.

A gripping, all-access biography of Joe Frazier, whose rivalry with Muhammad Ali riveted boxing fans and whose legacy as a figure in American sports and society enduresHistory will remember the rivalry of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali as one for the ages, a trilogy of extraordinary fights that transcended the world of sports and crossed into a sociocultural drama that divided the country.Joe Frazier was a much more complex figure than just his rivalry with Ali would suggest. In this riveting and nuanced portrayal, acclaimed sports writer Mark Kram, Jr. unlinks Frazier from Ali and for the first time gives a full-bodied accounting of Frazier's life, a journey that began as the youngest of thirteen children packed in small farm house, encountering the bigotry and oppression of the Jim Crow South, and continued with his voyage north at age fifteen to develop as a fighter in Philadelphia. Tracing Frazier's life through his momentous bouts with...
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