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"Feisty orphan Pippa de Lacey lives by wit and skill as a London street performer. But when her sharp tongue gets her into serious trouble, she throws herself upon the mercy of Irish chieftan Aidan O'Donoghue. Pippa provides a welcome diversion for Aidan as he awaits an audience with the queen, who holds his people's fate in her hands. Amused at first, he becomes obsessed with the audacious waif who claims his patronage. Rash and impetuous, their...
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Crescent City novels (Bryan Camp) volume 1
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"The fate of New Orleans rests in the hands of a wayward grifter in this novel of gods, games, and monsters ... The post-Katrina New Orleans of The City of Lost Fortunes is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane's destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by the consequences of the storm, because...
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"Danny's life is falling apart. He's become a single father to eleven-year-old Will--who hasn't spoken since the death of his mother in a car crash a year earlier--and Danny has just been fired from his construction job. To make matters worse, he's behind on the rent and his nasty landlord is threatening to break his legs if he doesn't pay soon. Danny needs money, and fast. After observing local street performers in a nearby park, Danny spends his...
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The deep freeze has thawed in Ashland, Oregon and Torte is gearing up for a busy spring. When a surprise opportunity to launch a pop-up ice cream shop comes her way, Jules jumps at the chance to showcase Torte's signature iced drinks and cold custards. But selling the desserts of her dreams comes at a price... and, before she knows it, Jules's life swirls into a nightmare. One of the town's most colorful characters, a street performer known for wearing...
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Carla es de esas personas que se regala cada mañana cinco minutos más de sueño, de las que se toma el primer café en casa y el segundo lo sorbe bajando las escaleras del metro. Podría ser una de esas chicas que trabaja en el prestigioso bufete familiar. Pero no. Carla ha escogido otra profesión. Esta joven de espíritu inquieto es ahora la cantante de la línea 3 del metro. Cada día cientos de personas pasan por delante de ella, quizás la...
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"Philippa nie wie, kim byli jej rodzice, wczesne dzieciństwo to dla niej strzępy mglistych, pełnych grozy obrazów. Przed laty znalazła ją na plaży i przygarnęła kobieta, która wychowała ją jak własną córkę. Po śmierci opiekunki Philippa postanawia poszukać szczęścia w Londynie. Zabawia ludzi kuglarskimi sztuczkami i barwnymi opowieściami, co od jakiegoś czasu jest zakazane pod groźbą surowej kary. Z opresji ratuje ją Aidan,...
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