Bell Renshaw

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Michigan

As Easy As Riding a Bike

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Mary Gaitskill

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Alabama

A Story

Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations with searing, even prophetic honesty. In This Is Pleasure, she considers our present moment through the lens of a particular #MeToo incident.
 
The effervescent, well-dressed Quin, a successful book editor and fixture on the New York arts scene, has been accused of repeated unforgivable transgressions toward women in his orbit. But are they unforgivable? And who has the right to forgive him? To Quin's friend Margot, the wrongdoing is less clear. Alternating Quin's and Margot's voices and perspectives, Gaitskill creates a nuanced tragicomedy, one that reveals her characters as whole persons--hurtful and hurting, infuriating and touching, and always deeply recognizable.
 
Gaitskill has said that fiction is the only way that she could approach this subject because it is too emotionally faceted to treat in the more rational essay form. Her compliment to her characters--and to her readers--is that they are unvarnished and real. Her belief in our ability to understand them, even when we don't always admire them, is a gesture of humanity from one of our greatest contemporary writers.

This Is Pleasure

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Amazon description: This story is about a girl named Rose. She does not have powers or get kidnapped by trolls or discover a gold mine in her backyard. She does a whole lot of normal stuff, and I hope to show how much meaning there is in that “mundanity.” In sitting at the kitchen table with your family to share a meal. In hugging someone you love. In noticing the way grass feels or a willow tree bends. In talking, In crying. In laughing. In absolutely everything, if you look for it. In essence, this is written to remind you of the magic of opened eyes.

Texas

A Novella

Seasons of Rose

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Hannah Howellis "Tatha" is set in 1385 where a woman, fleeing her vicious intended, finds refuge in the t walls of Castle Cnocanduin. There, she is drawn to an old well that offers nothing but painful memories to its somber laird -- who must learn from the flame-haired beauty the true of its meaning blessing. "Bride of the Red Wolf" by Judith E. French takes place in 1550 and introduces a woman who has been betrothed to the son of a powerful Highland chieftan since she was a child. Believing that she can never love him, yet ready to sacrifice romance for duty, she seeks solace at the castle's holy well -- only to discover the most unexpected destiny of all. In Colleen Faulkneris "When Wishes Come True, " Mary Katherine Donal must choose a suitor who will someday become laird of Castle Cnocanduin. Though her heart is already lost to her father's foster son, the Scots will never accept him as their leader...unless he can convince his beloved to drink from the castleis well and trust in its legendary promise.

Castle Magic

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Saul Bellow

New York

Many years ago, Teddy gave Clara an emerald ring that she has cherished as a symbol of her passion for him. The ring is lost and after many years - eventually - discovered.

A Theft

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Sholom Aleichem

Hannah Berman

Except for light staining and slight fraying along the top pages and back cover, the book is in solid, sturdy shape!

The first-ever translation of Sholom Aleichem into English ...

The first work of Sholom Aleichem's to be translated into English-this long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichem's personal supervision-Stempenyu is a prime example of the author's hallmark traits- his antic and often sardonic sense of humor, his whip-smart dialogue, his workaday mysticism, and his historical documentation of shtetl life.

Held recently by scholars to be the story that inspired Marc Chagall's "Fiddler on the Roof" painting (which in turn inspired the play that was subsequently based on Aleichem's Tevye stories), Stempenyu is the hysterical story of a young village girl who falls for a wildly popular klezmer fiddler-a character based upon an actual Yiddish musician whose fame set off a kind of pop hysteria in the shtetl. Thus the story, in this contemporaneous "authorized" translation, is a wonderful introduction to Aleichem's work as he wanted it read, not to mention to the unique palaver of a nineteenth-century Yiddish rock star.

Stempenyu: a Jewish Romance

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Melissa MacKinnon

Love Letters from Home: a Sweet, Military Romantic Comedy

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North Carolina

New York Times bestselling author James Grippando ventures into the world of astrophysics, high-stakes trading and the algorithms that up the game with THE PENNY JUMPER, a thriller about a young scientist lured to Wall Street by the promise of a pay-day that will offset her student loans and jump start her life.Things haven't come easy for brilliant young astrophysicist Ainsley Grace. Her mother, an equally talented astrophysicist, died when Ainsley was just a child. A "brainiac" who started college at age sixteen and earned her Ph.D. before most people her age had even settled on a major, Ainsley struggled to fit in. But the pieces of her life seem to fall together when Ainsley teams up with her mother's former colleague at MIT to finish Project Cosmic Company, which her mother had been working on when she died.Then the dream unravels.

The Penny Jumper

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Pennsylvania


USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost seduces readers into a forbidden new world as she teams up with romance stars Shayla Black and Sharie Kohler for a sizzling collection of original novellas featuring fallen angels, anarchistic demons, warrior wizards, and irresistibly dangerous creatures of the night.

Enter the dark realm of Nocturna in Jeaniene Frost's redhot tale, where blisteringly sexy Raphael dominates the demons of a lawless dimension and tries to help a beautiful young woman avenge her cousin's disappearance. In the shadowy world of Shayla Black's Doomsday Brethren, magical warrior Raiden vows to protect his woman and their unborn youngling from evil--and deliver her safely to another man. But once he's saved her, can he let her go? Lycans rule the night in Sharie Kohler's suspenseful story, as a fiery woman stalks mysterious Luc, the undeniably hypnotic being she believes can save her from turning . . . if she kills him. Danger beckons in these captivating paranormal tales that will tempt readers to the edge and leave them begging for more.

Haunted by Your Touch

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#paperback #fiction #horrorfiction #FNAF #fazbearfrights #ya #youngadult #teen #thriller #novella 

Mississippi

Fazbear Frights #1 Into the Pit 

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest player up at night . . . What do you wish for most? It's a question that Oswald, Sarah, and Millie think they know the answer to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be beautiful, and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face of the earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's, their hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost. In this volume, horror master Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon. Each story comes complete with accompanying artwork from fan-favorite game artist LadyFiszi, who brings the horror to life in startling new ways. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.

Five Night at Freddy’s 

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Karin Slaughter

Lee Child

Colorado

A Jack Reacher and Will Trent Short Story

Cleaning the Gold

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Kelli Owen

Nebraska

Nick and the boys return from the summer's last hunting trip to find the streets empty, the beachfront and park abandoned, and the windows of their own homes boarded shut. The hunters have become the hunted, in an apocalyptic plague that pits man against beast-very tiny beasts. And Nick is determined to keep his strength, courage and family alive during what could very well be the last winter of their lives.

Waiting Out Winter

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John Grisham

Wisconsin

Novellas

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America's favorite storyteller has several surprises in store.

"Homecoming" takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham's unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he's not in the courtroom. He's called upon to help an old friend, Mack Stafford, a former lawyer in Clanton, who three years earlier became a local legend when he stole money from his clients, divorced his wife, filed for bankruptcy, and left his family in the middle of the night, never to be heard from again--until now. Now Mack is back, and he's leaning on his old pals, Jake and Harry Rex, to help him return. His homecoming does not go as planned.

In "Strawberry Moon," we meet Cody Wallace, a young death row inmate only three hours away from execution. His lawyers can't save him, the courts slam the door, and the governor says no to a last-minute request for clemency. As the clock winds down, Cody has one final request. 

The "Sparring Partners" are the Malloy brothers, Kirk and Rusty, two successful young lawyers who inherited a once prosperous firm when its founder, their father, was sent to prison. Kirk and Rusty loathe each other, and speak to each other only when necessary. As the firm disintegrates, the resulting fiasco falls into the lap of Diantha Bradshaw, the only person the partners trust. Can she save the Malloys, or does she take a stand for the first time in her career and try to save herself?

By turns suspenseful, hilarious, powerful, and moving, these are three of the greatest stories John Grisham has ever told.

Sparring Partners

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Steve Martin

A Novel

Daniel, a troubled man who lives alone, detached from the world, passes his time filling out contest applications and counting ceiling tiles, until his attachment to Clarissa and Teddy helps him rediscover the outside world.

The Pleasure of My Company

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Lindy Ryan

Only been read once, in perfect condition!

California

A grieving mother and son hope to survive Christmas in a remote mountain cabin, in this chilling novella of dread, isolation and sinister spirits lurking in the frozen woods. Perfect for fans of The Only Good Indians, The Shining and The Babadook. Two weeks ago, Christine Sinclaire’s husband slipped off the roof while hanging Christmas lights and fell to his death on the front lawn. Desperate to escape her guilt and her grief, Christine packs up her fifteen-year-old son and the family cat and flees to the cabin they’d reserved deep in the remote Pennsylvania Wilds to wait out the holidays. It isn’t long before Christine begins to hear strange noises coming from the forest. When she spots a horned figure watching from between frozen branches, Christine assumes it’s just a forest animal—a moose, maybe, since the property manager warned her about them, said they’d stomp a body so deep into the snow nobody’d find it ’til spring. But moose don’t walk upright like the shadowy figure does. They don’t call Christine’s name with her dead husband’s voice. A haunting examination of the horrors of grief and the hunger of guilt, perfect for readers of Stephen King, Christina Henry, and Chuck Wendig.

Cold Snap

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They choose their laws to secure their power. Fellion is a Lamplighter, able to provide illumination through magic. A group of rebel Monarchists free her from indentured servitude and take her on a journey to rescue trapped compatriots from an underground complex of mines. Along the way they get caught up in a conspiracy to kill the latest royal child and wipe out the Monarchist movement for good. But Fellian has more than just her Lamplighting skills up her sleeve...

Servant Mage

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Ruth Logan Herne

Anna Schmidt

Louisiana

Love comes to New York City in two heartwarming stories of Christmas past and present. In 'Red Kettle Christmas,' it's 1946, and police officer Mike Wolzak inherits the family home . . . and the custody of his troubled sister. While on patrol during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Mike meets a Salvation Army bell ringer struggling to support herself and her young child. Over the holiday season in Manhattan, she teaches the veteran how to support his family. In the process, he just might gain a new one. In 'Manhattan Miracle,' a war-weary soldier finally comes home. Max Wolzak is celebrating Christmas in the Manhattan brownstone where he spent much of his childhood when he meets Sarah, his sister's old schoolmate. Sparks fly as the pair gets reacquainted over holiday events, but when Max realizes she will leave for the Middle East the day after Christmas, he has a decision to make.

Love Finds You in the City at Christmas

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Preface by Willa Cather. Anchor Books edition 1956. 

Arizona

And Other Stories

Sarah Orne Jewett's place in American letters was assured when this acclaimed collection of stories about her native state of Maine was first published in 1896. With a Preface by Willa Cather.

Sarah Orne Jewett's crisp style and skillful observation of people and places gives her work lasting appeal.

The Country of the Pointed Firs

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Kealan Patrick Burke

The third book in the award-winning Timmy Quinn series.On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, an unpiloted boat drifts ashore, watched by a man to whom the dead are something to be feared...In a small stone chapel that stands hunkered against the vicious island winds, a woman whispers a frantic prayer to the gathering dark as something pale and dreadful scratches at the window.A young girl races to the shore to meet her lover and finds something monstrous instead...And in a confessional, a dead man waits to tell his sins...A gunshot in a church in Los Angeles leads Tim Quinn halfway around the world and into a nightmare, for on Blackrock Island, he will find love, murder and madness, and discover an earth-shattering truth about the Curtain, and those who hide behind it.

Vessels

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Poppy Parkes

Mail-Order Brit

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Jeanette Winterson

The Daylight Gate, an instant bestseller in the UK, is award-winning Jeanette Winterson’s singular vision of a dark period of complicated morality, sex, and tragic plays for power in a time when politics and religion were closely intertwined. After the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, every Catholic conspirator in England fled to a wild, untamed place far from the reach of London law. On Good Friday, 1612, deep in the woods of Pendle Hill, amid baptismal pools and low, thick fog, a gathering of thirteen is interrupted by the local magistrate. Two of their coven have already been imprisoned for witchcraft and are awaiting trial, but those who remain are vouched for by the wealthy and respected Alice Nutter. Shrouded in mystery and gifted with eternally youthful beauty, Alice is established in Lancashire society and insulated by her fortune. Yet she is also plagued by rumors of a dark and torrid love affair with another woman, the matriarch of the notorious Demdike clan. As those accused of witchcraft retreat into darkness, Alice stands alone as a realm-crosser, a conjurer of powers that will either destroy her or set her free.

The Daylight Gate

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#paperback #horror #halloween #halloweenreads #indie #novella #octoberreads #scary 

Kentucky

Doug Rinaldi

Jared Collins

Great condition, looks smudged in pictures, but that’s just how the cover is. 

Brewster Gilligan, an underachieving genius, believes that his loss on a television quiz show is the worst thing to ever happen to him. Little does he know that the phrase he answered with, a bit of trivia he remembered from his dead grandfather, was a scrap of forbidden knowledge that would trigger a cabal of dangerous immortals to hunt him down.

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As Easy As Riding a Bike

Mary Gaitskill

This Is Pleasure

Ashley Brie Myers

Seasons of Rose

Hannah Howell; Judith E. French; Colleen Faulkner; Kensington Publishing Corporation Staff

Castle Magic

Richard Bach

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Saul Bellow

A Theft

Sholom Aleichem; Hannah Berman

Stempenyu: a Jewish Romance

Melissa MacKinnon

Love Letters from Home: a Sweet, Military Romantic Comedy

James Grippando

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Shayla Black; Sharie Kohler; Jeaniene Frost

Haunted by Your Touch

Scott Cawthon; Elley Cooper

Five Night at Freddy’s

Karin Slaughter; Lee Child

Cleaning the Gold

Kelli Owen

Waiting Out Winter

John Grisham

Sparring Partners

Steve Martin

The Pleasure of My Company

Lindy Ryan

Cold Snap

Kate Elliott

Servant Mage

Ruth Logan Herne; Anna Schmidt

Love Finds You in the City at Christmas

Sarah Orne Jewett; Willa Cather (Preface by)

The Country of the Pointed Firs

Kealan Patrick Burke

Vessels

Poppy Parkes

Mail-Order Brit

Jeanette Winterson

The Daylight Gate

Kelli Owen

Waiting Out Winter

Doug Rinaldi; Jared Collins

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