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A zookeeper always on the fringe learns to go after her wildest dreams—including a certain television star—in this charming and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy by Kerry Rea, author of The Wedding Ringer. Lucy Rourke has two great loves in her life: the gorilla troop she cares for as a...

Welcome to the world of Droll Tales, in which reality is a mutually agreed-upon illusion and life is painful, paradoxical, beautiful, and brief. With an oddball cast of characters who reappear in various guises throughout these interrelated stories, Smyles reveals an off-kilter world overlapping this one. And in giving us a tour of this enchanted, sometimes absurd place, with its own workings and ways of expression, she gives us a new way to understand our own.

Ali Rea has had many adventures as a lady truck driver, but the nightmare she faces on this trip will change her and her family’s lives forever. After her husband has a serious accident at work, it falls to Ali to carry the family’s financial burden. So, she leaves them and continues working as an over-the-road driver. But a chance encounter with another driver will mark the beginning of her long haul home.

In the now lost Kingdom of Rah’a, Sherin, the lone survivor in a region devoured by plague, embarks on a desperate quest. Amidst the chaos of the ever-expanding epidemic, she encounters Nif, a fierce rebel leading a nomadic tribe, and Roon, a stalwart soldier of the crumbling kingdom. She finds herself torn between two men, two worlds, and ensnared by a prophecy that promises eternal love to her and her chosen mate...at a price.

Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All that changes when she's paired with a new transfer student, Felix, on a computer modeling assignment to explain certain anomalies in the behavior of crows. Speaking of anomalies, why is Gin so disappointed that Felix isn't a match for her in the dating app she's designing with local gamers? As she enters Felix's world and digs further into the data behind crow behavior, Gin uncovers a terrible secret. The wrong decision could equal disaster squared.

The crocodile is a killer. They are feared by many. And are gentle in many ways. They appear to sleep. But are waiting to eat their prey.

This is an infant's story of the birth and stay in a neonatal intensive care nursery. It is in memory of all the infants who have struggled with and succumbed to this disease. It is a most horrible disease. Our hearts go out to all of who have had children with it. God bless all!

One afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia. Two people heading to the altar. One hundred fifty guests. The bride, Elizabeth Gottlieb, proud graduate of the University of Virginia and of Emory University School of Law, member of Atlanta's wealthy Jewish elite. The groom, Hank Jackson, not a member. Not a Jew. The couple of the hour, however, is beside the point, because We Are Gathered belongs to the guests.

Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war...

Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. Why does no one understand that it's hard for her to think about the future - or feel as if she even deserves one - when her best friend is dead? Spending the summer with her aunt on the Jersey shore may just be the fresh start Quinn so desperately needs. And when she meets Malcolm, a musician with his own haunted past, she starts to believe in second chances. Can Quinn find love while finding herself?

It's branding week at the ranch, Sadie's favorite time of the year, and this is the year she is old enough to help with the cattle roundup. It starts out well, but then.... The Tagger Herd is healthy enough for training, and a horse meeting is called to decide if each horse is with the right rider in the best discipline for the horse. Scarecrow has been Nora's responsibility, but Sadie loves the big palomino and dreams of barrel racing with her. When Nora's selfishness drives Sadie over the edge, her temper takes over with disastrous consequences.

The continuing saga of the rescued horses known as the Tagger Herd. Nikki deals with two mysteries over the holiday vacation. Her adopted mother, Dru, tells her the new client has the same unique name as her birth mother. The two women investigate the stranger; is she or isn't she? If she is, does she know? Rescued horse Arcturus is losing weight, and Nikki needs to find the reason why before the mystery illness becomes life threatening.

Mary Ann Carpenter, housemaid to Wonderland's White Rabbit, misses all the action when Alice drops into town. She has her own problems. As witness to the murder of her estranged father, Mary Ann must go under-underground to learn more about the man she barely knew and the motives for his death. But the more she discovers, the more M-words keep coming. Like magic mirrors, monsters, mistaken identity, and a murderer who is the mysterious manservant to the Queen of Hearts.

Volume Two of The Tagger Herd series: Horses, cows, trucks, and tractors - who wouldn't love the ranch life! Wade Tagger is livin' the life, until an accident threatens to take it all away. When he refuses to discuss what happened, the family tries to unravel the mystery of the accident, while dealing with the life or death surgery of Wade's rescued horse, Rooster.

The very profitable pharmaceutical behemoth Forever Life, Inc. was ready to start Human trials using a new wonder drug that was going to liberate the world. Every disease known - cured. Every handicap or birth defect - eliminated. You don't like your hair texture? Your eye color? Skin color? Height? One small pill taken at night, a short drug induced coma, and several days later - a new you. The problem was that Pete feared this new pill would lead to the extinction of humankind.

How amazing would it feel to finally get what you've always wanted? Is it a loving, blissful relationship? Is it a youthful, healthy body? Is it enough money to live your life freely on your terms? Whatever your deepest desire may be, if you don't have it yet, you need to stop winging it and start using science.

Newly widowed Cora Smith has learned her late husband may have purchased animals, but she hasn't been home since before his death. A business card from his wallet leads her to call the Tagger family horse stables for help. It's the phone call that changes the Tagger family forever.

Second-generation event planner Elliot Lynch has helped Charleston, South Carolina’s elite tie the knot since she was in diapers. When her father botches the books and the bank comes after their business and home, she’ll do anything to save both. She’s in for a bigger shock when her ex reappears. While her family said Eric wasn’t good enough for her a decade ago, he’s now a billionaire holding the purse strings to a wedding that could put them back in the black. Though he still has a chip on his shoulder, the chemistry between them is undeniable.

Lexi's been in an accident, but she can't remember it - or any of the events leading up to it. The only thing she knows for sure is that she's still in danger. As fragments of her past start to return, she thinks she knows what happened. But can she trust her own memories? Because if she's wrong...she's in more danger now than ever before. Exactly what happened on that spring evening down by the railroad tracks?

Alex has survived his first year as high king. The new counsel has improved cooperation between the kingdoms, and peace seems achievable. When the Tuckawassee queen sends him an invitation he can't refuse, Alex must once again face his greatest threat for the sake of peace.