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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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"Forensic genealogist Rowan Healy has made a name for herself by helping investigators trace the family trees of violent criminals who have eluded justice for years. But the pressure of police cases left her burned out, and she's shifted her focus to helping adoptees find their biological parents. Austin detective Jack Bruner has spent his career successfully tracking down vicious criminals -- with the notable exception of the West Campus Rapist,...
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An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism, and reproductive rights
When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then the film, written by former dancer Eleanor Bergstein and starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a couple from two different...
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He's a wounded M15 agent.She's a rebel with a vendetta.Together, they're INVINCIBLE.EDGEWounded, trapped, and broken, after a gunshot lands me in the infirmary, all I want is to get back, to the one woman who piqued my interest, and ignited my fire. But now, she's in jail, wanted for murder. I won't stop until she's back where she belongs, in my arms, and in my heart.REBELPained, jailed, and broken, after being assaulted and left for dead. They tried...
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It's not simply that Dot Wilkinson was one of the most decorated women's softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and one of the original players from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (1933—1965). Nor was it the length of her time here on Earth-over a century-although any of these things by itself would be impressive. The magic of Dot's story is in the details. It's the tale of a childhood spent in poverty,...
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Step Carefully for The Night Is Dark
Kylie Porter needs a break. Novacore VR's Eternal Night is it, the VR vampire game that her editor wants her to write about. But she's not a gamer, so she's going to have to learn to fake it for her article. With a little help.
Johnathan Masters is that help. An old friend who is doing her a favour, he's a lot more confident and good looking in the game, even if they've both touched themselves up. But she's a professional...
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He's a retired military hero.She's deceived and hurt.Together, they're INVINCIBLE. SMOKEFriend, partner, confidante, and lover. I'll tell her anything she wants to hear. After all that she's endured, I'll keep up the charade. But when the truth comes out, She vanishes without a trace. As danger sets in, I know one thing: Come Hell or high water, I'll get her back.SIRENLies. Deceit. Betrayal. He broke me. And I refuse to stick around playing his fool....
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She's a ruthless attorney.He's a bouncer with a secret.When they meet, their passion is UNSTOPPABLE. FURYThat one hurt. Bruised the ego. He moved on-and I moved out. But, I'm no whining woman. I've got goals to crush, cases to win for the Invincibles, and other men to bed. All I need to do is take a deep breath and count to three. Or in this case, uno, dos, Tres. Meeting a hard-bodied, irresistible bouncer of Spanish descent just might chase away...
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A man of invulnerability. A man of unfaltering power. Poseidon is a force of nature, protecting all who need him.
With a name like "Poseidon," I'm feared on the spot. I come in like a force of nature, and destroy anyone who challenges me or hurts those I love. In my country, loyalty and rage runs deep.
I know my obsession with Oleander will lead to my ruin, but every touch of her naked skin against mine strengthens my addiction to her. She's both...
11) Find My Angel
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A retired M16 agent ready for a memorable holiday season. An M15 agent patiently waiting for the gift she's always wanted. And a lost soul with a Christmas wish…
The Chief
Retired and ready. After years of raising children by myself, taking in others as my own, it's time for me. I'm finally ready to leave M16, and start the life I've dreamed of with the woman I've wanted for so long. There's no turning back, no hesitation. I found my angel,...
12) Code Name: Puck
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A tortured man. A redemptive man. Puck is desperate and driven-a man to be watched.
As an MI5 agent assigned to the UK's task force of the United Nations Coalition Against Human Trafficking, I've walked a fine line between right and wrong, always making sure to do what's necessary for the greater good. Kidnapping my commander for help is no exception. I do what needs to be done.
But when I discover that the woman who captured my heart is still...
13) Feel My Pinch
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What could be sexier than British-accented spy?
Put him in a tuxedo and hand him a brandy.
A commoner buried in his work.
A correspondent in over her head.
Fiery and furious, they dig deep into the throes of passion.
The Commoner:
Reporters need to back off. I've got a job to do. Being overworked, overwhelmed, and underappreciated, the last thing this M15 agent needs is a sexy and incredibly persuasive journalist knocking me off my game. But the terror...
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When Rosa Reed attends a birthday party in the spring of 1957, the Mexican fiesta turns deadly. It wasn't how she wanted to celebrate with Detective Miguel Belmonte, nor how she hoped to be introduced to his large complicated family. Before long, Rosa Reed Investigations is on the case. Can Rosa and Miguel find the murderer before someone else dies? And when will Rosa have time to make wedding plans? If you love early rock & roll, poodle skirts, clever...
15) Flawed
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One wild night and failed birth control gifted me with an accidental pregnancy.
I'm not telling the father.
Luca's mesmerizing and charming, but he isn't just a lot older than me.
After our hot night, I found out he's my family's enemy.
It leaves me no no choice but to keep him in the dark.
If his family found out my baby's freedom would be at risk.
My family would disown me.
So I disappear for years, leaving him with no trace of where I am.
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One moment in time changed the course of our lives...
For over two decades, I vow to find her.
I'm locked up.
Full of rage.
Obsessed with remembering every detail about her.
When I get out, I scour the Earth.
Relentlessly.
Mercilessly.
I know she's out there.
I can still feel her, my firefly glowing in the dark.
I'll never stop until she's back in my arms.
Relentless Hunter is the tenth and final jaw-dropping installment of the Mafia Wars...
17) Murder in London
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It's early 1957, and Rosa Reed and her new beau Detective Miguel Belmonte fly from California to London to follow up on a cold case: the murder of Rosa's good friend Lady Vivien Everleigh. The investigation is complicated, if not awkward, as the deceased is the sister of Rosa's former fiancé. Thankfully, Rosa's parents, Ginger (aka Ginger Gold of Lady Gold Investigations) and Basil Reed are there to help. Rosa stumbles onto a dangerous truth. Can...
18) Code Name: Saint
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He's a playboy MI6 agent trying to change his ways.
She's a future minister jilted at the altar.
Together, they're invincible.
Saint
I've got a reputation to mend-a lifestyle to correct. Hell, I'm no saint; I like my women. But I want this job more than anything. Walking the straight and narrow is going to be hard, but being an invincible is even harder. But the hardest job of all: not torturing the deadbeat thug who left a beautiful and innocent...
19) Jagger
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A former Navy SEAL turned homicide detective has met his match in this new standalone addition to the number #1 Bestselling Steele Shadows Series…
He found her covered in blood.
She promises she's innocent.
The question is... Can he trust her?
Feared just as much on the streets as at a crime scene, Homicide Detective Max Jagger has dedicated his life to one thing-speaking for the dead. Everyone and everything else be damned, including his...
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Althea and Maeve never asked for eternal life.
Born in the early sixteenth century, their survival depended on hiding their special abilities from the superstitious village people they lived among. Controlling the elements and healing animals would get a person executed for witchery.
As they grew older Maeve got tired of hiding and that's when disaster followed. Soon the twin-sisters would come to wish that their abilities included going back in time...