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For anyone who loves the historical novels of Sara Gruen, Geraldine Brooks, and E. L. Doctorow, a barnstorming tale of an irrepressible, brawling, bawdy era and the remarkable woman who had the courage to match the unique spirit of America's Gilded Age. She was only two feet, eight inches tall, but more than a century later, her legend reaches out to us. As a child, Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Warren Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden away from...
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Night Prince volume 2
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When she returns to the carnival circuit, Leila faces danger from a killer in the shadows as she struggles to choose between her emotionally distant vampire lover and a tortured knight who longs to be more than a friend.
3) Embrace me
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Biting and gentle, hard-edged and hopeful... a beautiful fable of love and power, hiding and seeking, woundedness and redemption. When a "lizard woman," a self-mutilating preacher, a tattoed monk, and a sleazy lobbyist find themselves in the same North Carolina town one winter, their lives are edging precariously close to disaster... and improbably close to grace.
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Ghostwalkers volume 4
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Christine Feehan's dynamic fusion of steamy romance, riveting suspense, and paranormal phenomena has made her books mainstays of the New York Times best-seller list. In Conspiracy Game, fiery passion erupts between GhostWalker Jack Norton and trapeze artist Briony-predetermined soulmates through genetic engineering-as they combat a corrupt scientist's evil machinations.
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"Nobody in the family, except Aunt Ruth, talks about Ellen's grandmother Lola, who had been swallowed up by the circus then spit out as a woman who tamed tigers and got away scot free for killing her husband. Just as no one talks about the bruises Ellen can't hide"--
6) Tightrope
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"An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a machine that could change the world"--
8) Untamed
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"Lion-tamer Jovilette Wilder has the heart of a lion and the temper of a wildcat. When she crosses paths with Keane Prescott, her claws are bared. Jo is certain her beguiling new boss endangers everything she cares for at the circus, but can't deny the overpowering attraction that sizzles between them. Keane's kisses leave her breathless with longing, but can he tame her heart?"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Steadfast
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Daw Books, Inc
Pub. Date
c2013
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English
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On the run from an abusive husband, magician's assistant Katie discovers that her employer is an Elemental Magician capable of commanding the Elementals of Air to help with his illusions.
10) Spotlight
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Silhouette Books
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[2017]
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English
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Untamed: Jo Wilder's life revolves around the big top, and she is furious when straitlaced lawyer Keane Prescott threatens to take it all away from her. Keane had no interest in his late father's circus until he meets the fiery lion tamer. Jo is impossible to resist--at once graceful, fearless, commanding and about as unpredictable as the lions. Keane knows there's no way she'd fit into his life, yet all it takes is one kiss and suddenly running away...