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In the heart of a town where legends come alive and the past whispers to the present, three children embark on a journey unlike any other. Lysa, the brave, Maya, the wise, and Orion, the resilient, find themselves thrust into the enigmatic tales of Elysium's ancient lighthouse. When the lighthouse's beacon, once the town's guiding light, falters, it's up to the trio to unearth the mysteries it conceals. But Elysium is not just any town-it's a place...
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Elysium: A Visual History of Angelology is a gloriously illustrated overview of angels across art, religion, and literature from scholar Ed Simon, writer for The Millions.
Ineffable, invisible, inscrutable-angels are enduring creatures across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and human experiences of the divine as mediated by spiritual emissaries are an aspect of almost every religious tradition. In popular culture, angels are often reduced to...
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Finding the greatest love requires taking the greatest risks…Athena Wilcox leads a solitary life as a travel nurse, committed to her work and her only child. When entrepreneur Vance Griffin sends a flirty private message, she's intrigued…but conflicted. Casual flirtation soon blossoms into late-night conversations that bring a yearning for more.A tempting invitation and sensual first meeting sparks hope that the fantasy they've been creating could...
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Kyle Talos, adventurer, privateer, and captain of The Stargazer, wanted to have the perfect romantic evening with the love of her life. Good food, better wine, and then maybe, just maybe, a marriage proposal. Except nothing ever goes as planned. Instead, she received a nighttime chase across rooftops, her ship commandeered, and threats that forced her into sailing herself, her not-yet-fiancé, and the invading enemy towards certain doom. All of this...
11) Renegade
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
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J.A. Souders's haunting debut-Renegade Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she's believed that everything is perfect. Her world. Her people. The Law.
But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into Elysium's secluded little world, Evelyn comes to a startling...
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The Elysium Chronicles, J.A. Souders' riveting SF series for teens, in which the psychological thriller continues in Revelations.
Six-weeks after her arrival on the Surface, Evelyn Winters is no closer to unlocking the memories lost in her subconscious than she was when she first came. Isolated in a strange new society, Evie has only Gavin Hunter to remind her of who she once was.
But, even with a clean slate, it's easy to see that Evie doesn't...
13) Feather
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"Forbidden romance at its sexiest!" - DANIELLE L. JENSEN, author of The Bridge Kingdom It was supposed to be a quick mission. The only thing quick about it was how rapidly I failed. With only a month left to earn her missing feathers, twenty-year-old Leigh embarks on a trip to Paris to meet her newest project, twenty-five-year-old Jarod Adler, leader of the Parisian Mafia and the worst kind of sinner . . . a Triple. If Leigh can get Jarod to accomplish...
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Love is the ultimate game changer, and this time it's winner takes all.
Now that Vasily is back in his arms, Belphagor's in no hurry to say the words they both long to hear: You're my boy. He's savoring the sweet torture of driving Vasily into a frenzy of unfulfilled need-and seeing just how much both of them can take.
Vasily secretly enjoys their increasingly edgy play, until Belphagor auctions him off for a night to the seductive Silk, setting...
15) Starlight
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Angelic fact number 100: Having wings doesn't make one noble; it simply makes one fly. Naya and Adam have nothing in common. Besides black wings. The same birthday. And fathers who are as close as brothers. But nothing else. Sweet, diligent Naya has always abided by the rules. Arrogant, uncivil Adam has made it his life's mission to break each one. She is the beloved daughter of an archangel. He is the guilds' resident bad boy...well, bad fletching....
16) Celestial
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A heavenly mix of heartache and triumph, CELESTIAL is so feathering perfect. - CASEY L. BOND, bestselling author of With Shield and Ink and Bone In ninety-two days, the feathered appendages that link me to the people I loathe finally come off. Dear, winglets, you will not be missed. Celeste has spent the last four years building a life outside of angelic guilds-parties, check-pursuing human ambitions instead of celestial ones-college, check-and shedding...
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Dr. Anya Sharma creates a virtual utopia called Elysium, where people can upload their consciousness and live forever. However, she soon realizes that Elysium is not as perfect as it seems, and the uploaded minds are trapped in a living nightmare. Anya must make a difficult choice: shut down Elysium and release the minds back into the void, or leave them trapped in their digital prison.
18) Under a Dark Sky
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On rebel planet Elysium, a man is executed on live video streamed by religious extremists. Nothing terribly original so far for Elysium.Only this time, the man doesn't die.When security expert Asher Perez is sent to find him, dark secrets about the rebel colony are exposed. Something dark is stirring in the shadows.Something that has been watching humanity since the dawn of history.
19) Oak & Ember
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For years, Pandora has sought her revenge. And now that her box has been opened, she has what she needs to succeed. Under the guise of a goddess sent to help, she arrives in Elysium to work with the other deities to stop the box's dark magic from spreading. But it's all a ruse… In truth, she is planting seeds of destruction that will bring Elysium to its knees. Her ultimate goal is to take down Apollo, the one who cursed her and doomed her to a...
20) Insiders
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In a universe of long-haul truckers, parasite-bearing megalomaniacs, asteroid rustlers, and homicidal peace keepers, some people just want to stay alive.
Deep within Kerberos Station, pipe crawler Sachi Inside is dying of the planet-killing Hibravian virus. In a state of delirium, the agoraphobic girl agrees that in exchange for life, she will not only leave her pipes, but even the station. A parasitic plant wraps around her, guides her to an exiting...