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Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful -- for the right price. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she attracts the attention of a relentless foe. Eve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI5 operative...
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The Château du Ciel was once the destination for the rich and famous, but has fallen into disrepair. During the hotel's last hurrah New Year's Eve party, a blizzrd descends, trapping the guests inside. Hotel employee Mave Michael is on the run from her past as the daughter of a notorious hitman. When hotel security finds her with the body of the hotel's artist in residence, Mave must rely on the lessons her father taught her and the "sixth sense"...
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On the cursed island of Envecor, everyone is doomed to wear their heart outside their bodies, and are immortal--unable to die, to change, to have children--until they find their soul mate. Paired soul mates are then turned mortal, freed from the curse, and able to leave. But all fairy tales have a dark side: those who don't want to lose their immortality pay “Heart Hunters” to find their soul mates and kill them so they may remain immortal. Psyche,...
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Events collide and hit man for hire, Jack Verlain, finds himself fighting to protect his identity and all he hold dear.
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Julius Caesar is set at a crucial turning point in Roman history, as the Republican gives way to the imperial. Safely removed in time and place from Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, Rome makes the perfect laboratory for the playwright's free-ranging political analysis.