by Amelia Wilde

4.6 stars – 126 reviews

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I swore I’d never go back to Greenville. When I was a kid, my dad’s anger turned me black and blue, but I’ve turned it into a nice, stable salary. I don’t care if being a heavy for the city’s most dangerous drug dealer is illegal—it pays.

But the old man has cancer, and whatever I am, I’m not a monster. I want to say goodbye, but I’m sure as hell not going to linger. I’ll get in, get out, and get back to my life.

Leave it to Zelda to ruin my plans.

She’s too good for me, and I know it. Zelda is hopeful and kind and spends her days charming people at the local library. She’s a saint.

And the way she looks at me, her eyes full of raw desire…

She should be mine.

But if I fall for her, I put her in harm’s way. I hurt the only person I really care about.

The only problem?

It’s too late.

by David Kempf

4.6 stars – 5 reviews

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Jack Lively is an amateur open-mic-night schlock comedian—but there’s nothing funny about his life. He has drinking problems, hooker problems, legal problems, and wife problems. Despite all this, he’s willing to risk everything except his life on the woman he thinks he loves. But how far will he really go to get what he wants? Is he willing to murder his wife? Is the darker side of his comedy act really him? In the end, it could be that Jack doesn’t know Jack.

by Orit Brown

4.9 stars – 22 reviews

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Kai the Butterfly teaches children the importance of preserving the environment and taking care of urban nature. In it, children will learn about the pollination of flowers and how vital butterflies are in this process – actively protecting nature.

This is Orit Brown Agami’s second book. She is a journalist and author of children’s books, as well as a mother to three sons. Her books serve to promote care of the environment.

by Yaron Yadan

4.6 stars – 18 reviews

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The fascinating account of a former Rabbi about the effect of ancient religious laws on modern culture

In the modern era, when equality, freedom, and happiness are man’s most important values, the harsh contrast with the ancient world of strict religious laws of Judaism, formed 1,500 years ago, is undeniable.

This book is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the religious concepts that presently control the lives of Orthodox Jews, and in some ways, the lives of secular Jews as well. Whether they respect religion, hate or fear it, secular Jews are often unaware that the problem is rooted in the religious worldview as such, and not in the character or habits of the people who live it.

Some examples can be found in the now obsolete religious laws targeting anyone who is not observant: a permission to kill a secular Jew, a prohibition to save a non-Jewish life, a law that deems any non-Jew an untrustworthy liar, and many more.

Yaron Yadan is a special person. He is an expert on Judaism, having served as a Rabbi and the head of a Jewish religious seminar, and today he is a secular Jew who continues to learn and investigate the world he left behind. Through this unique book, Yadan opens for his readers a vista into the religious language and worldview and provides a basis of knowledge for anyone disturbed by questions of identity, religion, and nationality.

by Susan Kaye Quinn

4.3 stars – 734 reviews

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Sneaking out of the palace wasn’t one of Aniri’s best ideas. But she’s the Third Daughter of the Queen of Dharia—zero responsibilities and zero royal duties. She’s just the backup daughter, in case her older sisters’ arranged marriages—to take the crown or broker an alliance—don’t quite work out. But once Aniri reaches her 18th birthday, she’ll be truly free… and then she can marry the charming fencing instructor she meets for fevered kisses in the forest.

But then the impossible happens—a marriage proposal. From a barbarian prince in the north, no less. And if Aniri refuses, the threat of their new flying weapon might bring war.

So she agrees to the young prince’s proposal, but only as a subterfuge to spy on him, find the weapon, and hopefully avoid both war and an arranged marriage to a man she doesn’t love. But once she arrives in the sweeping mountains of the north, she discovers the prince has his own secrets… and saving her country may end up breaking her heart.

This Bollywood-style royal romance takes you to an alternate East Indian world filled with skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue.