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1) Sold
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Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.
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2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences...
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Maria's a beautiful woman who is married to Javier; a criminal and powerful man in the community. They live a luxurious lifestyle in a fabulous beach house in Mazatlán, Mexico. After waking up from a coma, caused by a horrific car accident, Maria is diagnosed with Amnesia. Struggling to remember her life, the family doctor puts Maria on an experimental medication to help with her memory loss, but she is told she may never recall her past life.
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4) Sold
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Follow real estate investor Paul Baird of 1-800-BUY-HOUSES as he leads you through nine important steps to successfully sell your home for cash. Paul will give you the inside information other investors don't want you to know. Step by step, he will take you through the process of identifying the most common pitfalls that make cash offers fall through.
Learn how to:
• Know what a legitimate cash buyer looks like and why it matters.
• Identify...
5) Sold
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Sold is an adaption of the Award-winning novel by Patricia McCormick about a young girl from Nepal who is trafficked to a brothel in India where she plots her escape. Sold is a global entry point into the issue of modern day slavery.
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When slave owner Simon Fourchet asks Benjamin January to investigate sabotage, arson, and murder on his plantation, January is reluctant to do any favors for the savage man who owned him until he was seven. But he knows too well that plantation justice means that if the true culprit is not found, every slave on Mon Triomphe will suffer. Abandoning his Parisian French for the African patois of the field hand, cutting cane until his bones ache and his...
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USA Today–Bestselling Author: An aspiring businesswoman is bedded and betrayed by a Greek billionaire in this "exceptionally emotional romance" (RT Book Reviews, Top Pick).
Stefan Ziakas might be her wealthy, ruthless father's most hated business rival, but he's the only man who has ever made Selene Antaxos feel beautiful. So, needing to make a new life for herself beyond her family's Greek island, Selene apprehensively...
Stefan Ziakas might be her wealthy, ruthless father's most hated business rival, but he's the only man who has ever made Selene Antaxos feel beautiful. So, needing to make a new life for herself beyond her family's Greek island, Selene apprehensively...
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"José de la Luz Sáenz (1888-1953)--or Luz--believed in fighting for what was right. Although he was born in the United States, he and his family experienced prejudice because of their Mexican heritage. When World War I broke out, Luz volunteered to join the fight. Because of his ability to quickly learn languages, he became part of the Intelligence Office in Europe. However, despite his hard work and intellect, Luz often didn't receive credit for...
11) Sold on love
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Maple Falls romance volume 3
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"She's a high-fashion realtor; he's a low-maintenance mechanic. What on earth could they have in common? Dressed in designer labels and cruising around town in her red Mercedes, workaholic realtor Harper Wilson presents the picture of success in charming Maple Falls. But Harper's carefully cultivated image is resting on a shaky foundation. With a sudden drought in sales, she's starting to see her professional dreams - along with her posh lifestyle...
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I've been bought by the billionaire,And now he wants a return on his investment... Emily: It didn't take long for things to get out of hand.Thrust on stage in front of a crowd of wealthy, powerful masked men,And they're selling me to the highest bidder! Kyle: The moment I saw her, I knew she'd be mine.The sexiest lot on the stage.Anyone's, for a price.When that hammer comes down, I'm going to be the one buying.Trussed up and put up for sale,Emily's...
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"In her first novel for over a decade, Claire Kilroy takes readers deep into the early days of motherhood. Exploring the clash of fierce love for a new life with a seismic change in identity, Kilroy vividly explores the raw, tumultuous emotions of a new mother, as the narrator, Soldier's, marriage strains and she struggles with questions of equality, autonomy and creativity"-- Provided by publisher.
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Sold for Silver, first published in 1958, is the autobiographical account of Singaporean Chinese Janet Lim. The book covers her early childhood in China to the end of World War II. Janet Lim, an 'ordinary' person, lived in a time and had experiences that were anything but ordinary however: sold into domestic slavery as a child, living in Singapore when it was captured by the Japanese in 1942, aboard a ship that was bombed and sunk and then adrift...
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Chloe Miller and her fellow band members must sort out their lives as they become a hit in the local community. Accustomed only to being scorned and marginalized, Chloe suddenly has to decide who her real friends are, and who's just along for the ride. Now her generosity gets her in more trouble than ever. And all too soon after a talent scout from Nashville discovers the trio, their explosive musical ministry begins to encounter conflicts with family...
16) Sold to Jupiter
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Get your Dragon on!Sold and sent to live on Jupiter like many other women, Phoebe only wants to get a job and live a better life than the breeders back on earth. Her little job hunt goes sideways when the King Alpha sets his sights on her. Once he leaves a hurricane alarm sets the city on lockdown until it passes. Now she's stuck in the palace with a hot shifter alpha.King Alpha Rodrick wants a mate, a partner to fill his lonely life. And when he...
17) Soldier
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Ember stands with Riley and his band of rogue dragons, instead of becoming an assassin for Talon. Meanwhile, she's lost contact with her twin brother Dante, as well as with Garret, a former-enemy soldier who challenged her beliefs about her human side.
18) Sold to Mars
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Get your dragon on.
Avril was sold to Mars the day of her birth. On Earth, the female population is too high, and every woman is either labeled as a breeder or sold. If they fight it, they are dead. Avril may be sassy but she's careful because she doesn't want to be a baby factory like her mother. Things get heated when she meets the Lord Alpha and her body reacts to him.
Lord Alpha Sylvan has been after one thing since he took control of Mars,...
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Había una vez veinticinco soldaditos de plomo todos iguales: uniforme rojo, fusil al hombro y mirada fija. Solo el último era diferente: estaba sobre una sola pierna porque, cuando lo fundieron, el plomo se había terminado. Los niños que los habían recibido de regalo los pusieron todos de pie sobre la mesa.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas...
20) Soldiers' pay
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A wounded veteran returns home from World War I to find the life he left behind dramatically changed.
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