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Grace Reilly

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Patrick Dubois, Monica King

A charming new romance from USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly, in which a determined ceramics artist and her surfer best friend navigate a fake relationship at the wedding of the man she left behind–available only in audio.When ceramics artist Evie Bartlett walked away from her polished Southern life, she left behind a fiancé, a future she never wanted, and everyone else's expectations. In the cozy beach town of Por...

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Grace King

We all know the story of the Phantom of the Opera…or do we?Erik, the mysterious Opera Ghost, obsessed with the young Swedish singer, Christine Daaé, tutors her to become a prima donna, kidnaps her when she professes her love for her childhood sweetheart, Raoul, and ultimately meets a tragic end. But what if there's more to the story?The Other Soprano reveals the missing piece behind the legendary tale, a secret player with her own motives, working behind the scenes and shap...

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Grace King

By: Grace King, Pub. 1924, Reprinted 2025, 465 pages, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-916-2. The old Creole families of New Orleans date from the foundation of the city, and even before that - from the settlement of Mobile, Dauphin Island and Biloxi, their good names figuring in the lists of military, naval and civil officers who followed Iberville to the discovery of the Mississippi and remained with Bienville to hold on to the French possession of it. This book is comprised of Genealogies of t...

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Grace King

"A Stroke of Grace" is a powerful testimony of a life transformed through faith, resilience, and divine intervention. Grace King shares her incredible journey from a turbulent past marked by brokenness, loss, and spiritual searching, to a life anchored in the unwavering love of Jesus Christ. After years of battling personal demons and facing seemingly insurmountable odds, including the loss of her children and a life-threatening stroke, Grace found solace and strength in surrendering to Go...

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Grace King

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Phantom No More

Erik in New York. What if he hadn't stayed in Paris during the construction of the opera? Perhaps some circumstances beyond his control caused him to leave France and seek out an undisturbed life elsewhere in the world. After years of dealing with abuse, drug addiction and injustice, he emigrates from France to escape yet another injustice and ends up managing a small theatre in midtown Manhattan. From the slums of Lower Manhattan, a young woman escapes an abusive situation to find herself...

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Grace Elizabeth King

"Grace Elizabeth King was born in New Orleans...earned a name for herself in the literary world...her most popular book was 'Creole Families of New Orleans,' published in 1921." -The Times (Shreveport), March 27, 1977"A fascinating story." -Review of Reviews, 1921"One of the quaintest and most charming literary figures of the country." -The Bookman, 1921"Reveals the quality and temper of these early settlers of Louisiana." - The D...

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Grace King

Not as well-known as some of her contemporaries—Mark Twain, George W. Cable, and Joel Chandler Harris, to name a few—author and historian Grace King (1851- 1932) was nonetheless highly praised in her own right. She garnered attention from such eminent critics as William Dean Howells, and her work frequently appeared in Harper's and Century Magazine. She published thirteen volumes of fiction, history, biography, and memoir. What contributed to King's critical acclaim, and her continued impo...

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Grace King

Grace King was an only child brought up by her mother, a single parent. She had a normal childhood and was always a high achiever with a positive attitude. But without her fathers acceptance and love, underlying feelings of rejection, inadequacy, and guilt engulfed her. Her great-grandmother died, and Grace had her heart broken by her first love; guilt, regret, and self-hatred soon set the foundation for her to fall victim to the vicious grip of bulimia.For more than ten years, she...

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Armand Lanusse, Grace King, Kate Chopin, O. Henry, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Shirley Ann Grau, John William Corrington, Tom Dent, Ellen Gilchrist, Valerie Martin, O'Neil De Noux, John Biguenet, Poppy Z. Brite, Nevada Barr, James Lee Burke, Ace Atkins, Maurice Carlos Ruffin

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Akashic Noir

"One installment of noir stories from New Orleans wasn't enough, so Akashic and editor Julie Smith came back with a follow-up focusing on the 'classics.' That means you'll get a healthy portion of noir stories from across New Orleans written by the likes of Tennessee Williams and Eudora Welty, along with more modern offerings from Poppy Z. Brite, Ace Atkins, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin."--CrimeReads, included in "New Orleans: The Crime Fiction of Carnival"

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Megan Mary Moore Signe Damron, Jordan King Etta Grace

Coalescence: to arise from the combination of distinct elements, growing together to form a cohesive unit. The four authors behind this anthology, with stories centered around various world holidays, use their unique blend of storytelling styles to bring out the universal whimsy, trauma, celebration, sadness, hard work and occasional abject horror that define the seasons that shape all our lives and can elicit the deepest memories with the simple smell of pumpkin spice or marigolds, or the...

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Patricia Grace King

Book 37 -

Drue Heinz Literature Prize

To disappear meant to die. In those days, in that place, almost everyone knew. With sentences that cut clean to the bone and wrench the heart, Patricia Grace King invites us to comprehend the traumas of wartime and the legacies they create. As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the 1996 Guatemalan Peace Accords, we find ourselves still urgently needing to understand the wars the United States has fomented abroad.Offering readers a direct window into th...

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Grace Elizabeth King

"Balcony Stories" is a compilation of tales that provide glimpses into the cultural and societal landscapes of New Orleans. These stories typically center around the lives of Creole families, offering insights into their traditions, relationships, and daily experiences. King's writing style is known for its rich descriptions, detailed characterizations, and portrayal of Southern culture.The title "Balcony Stories" might derive from the prominence of balconies in the architecture of New Orl...