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  Souls for Sale

  Rupert Hughes

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  Perhaps the most commercially successful Hollywood novel of the 1920s, Rupert Hughes' Souls for Sale is a direct response to contemporaneous charges of the film industry's moral laxities and predilections toward vice. Remember "Mem" Steddon, the pious and steadfast daughter of a religious firebrand who preaches about the sins of Hollywood, is forced to migrate to the west coast after discovering that she's become pregnant out of wedlock. On her journey, Mem runs into the inhabitants of a movie colony and soon befriends many of these delightful (if somewhat peculiar) "film folk." She finds temporary employment as a film extra and soon develops aspirations to become a star herself. But Mem soon discovers that Hollywood is a far different place than she had originally imagined and that the road to film stardom is not straightforward or easy to navigate. This novel was the basis for the popular 1923 film adaptation, which starred an up-and-coming Eleanor Boardman and was directed by Rupert Hughes himself. (Summary by ChuckW )

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  Darkbeam Part II

  Adrienne Woods

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  Everyone knows the Rubicon is predestined for evil, and the alpha dragon does nothing to change their opinions of him. What they don't know is that he harbors a secret, a secret that can set him free, but also trap him forever. 
  Refusing to give in to that which can lead him to a path of freedom, Blake Leaf allows the darkness to attempt to claim his soul. But there is always a shining light somewhere, and sometimes it's just too dark to see it. 
  Will Blake find his way back to light, or is it too late for him?  
  Darkbeam Part II is about the events of Thunderlight and Frostbite (Book 2 and 3 in The Dragonian Series) told from Blake Leaf's point of view.

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  Witch War

  Heather Ember Amsden

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  In the world of witches, power is everything. And in the great witch war of 2001, two covens are pitted against each other in a race to accumulate power. Ivy Evergreen and Delilah Jenkins are enemies, each belonging to rival covens. 
  With spells and curses being cast against each other, the conflict between the Rising Flame Coven and Lunar Light Coven quickly escalates. Lady Astra, Ivy's teacher and leader of Rising Flame, is a power-hungry witch who uses her students' magic for her own gain. The witch war continues, Astra's demands become increasingly dangerous. She puts her three most advanced students - Ivy, Jada, and Fenton - through rigorous elemental trials as part of their training. But Astra's ultimate task is for her students to use magic to kill her rivals. 
  Twenty years later, now fast friends, Ivy and Delilah reveal their story to their younger coven members. 
  This is a tale of power-hungry leaders and the potential dangers of ambition. It is a story of morality in the face of conflict and the true power of friendship. Journey into the world of witches and experience the drama, betrayal, and ultimate redemption in this unforgettable novel.

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  Seconds

  David Ely

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  A disaffected banker gives up his life for a chance to start over—with a new identity and body—in the cult classic sci-fi thriller.  
   
  Though he possesses all the trappings of success, Antiochus Wilson is completely and utterly bored with his life. But that all changes when he gets a call from a dead friend. Turns out the friend isn’t exactly dead. He simply traded in his old life for a new one. And Wilson can do it too. As a Reborn, he can have all the excitement, wealth, and happiness he’s been missing . . . for a price.  
   
  Intrigued, Wilson encounters a mysterious and exclusive organization—one that arranges for a client’s demise and outfits each with a new body in which to begin again. But there’s no turning back, and no room for second-guessing.  
   
  When Wilson begins to question his new circumstances, he finds himself surrounded by danger. And as he pushes against the boundaries of his reborn life, his second chance may be his last.

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  Juggernaut: A Veiled Record

  George Eggleston

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  Edgar Braine was consistently successful at all he set out to accomplish. He went through life with goals and worked diligently and with ethical purity in reaching those goals, from becoming editor of the local newspaper on up to his political aspirations. That was how his mother, in her waning years, had advised him to reach his goals, and Edgar was determined to honor her advice. There was one caveat in his mothers advice however, and it is for Edgar to determine exactly what she meant by it. Is success measured by the interactions between business, politics, and marriage? (Summary by Roger)

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  Ironclads

  Adrian Tchaikovsky

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  Scions have no limits. Scions do not die. And Scions do not disappear.Sergeant Ted Regan has a problem. A son of one of the great corporate families, a Scion, has gone missing at the front. He should have been protected by his Ironclad – the lethal battle suits that make the Scions masters of war – but something has gone catastrophically wrong.Now Regan and his men, ill-equipped and demoralised, must go behind enemy lines, find the missing Scion, and uncover how his suit failed. Is there a new Ironclad killer out there? And how are common soldiers, lacking the protection afforded the rich, supposed to survive the battlefield of tomorrow?A standalone audiobook by the Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time.

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