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The abrupt disappearance of young Daisy Chance from a small Texas town in 1973 spins three lives out of control-Jed, whose guilt over not protecting his friend Daisy strangles him; Emory Chance, who blames her own choices for her daughter's demise; and Ouisie Pepper, who is plagued by headaches while pierced by the shattered pieces of a family in crisis. In this first book in the Defiance, Texas Trilogy, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper has a sickening...
2) A Slow Burn
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"I will punish you as your deeds deserve…" Emory Chance knows the cross-stitched warning points directly to her motherly neglect. Burying her grief, she's determined to find her daughter Daisy's murderer. But when the investigation hits a dead end, her anger escalates. Not even the kindness of her persistent suitor Hixon can soften her heart towards the community of friends that can help her begin to heal. And as the questions surrounding Daisy...
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In a town she personifies, Ouisie Pepper wrestles with her own defiance. Desperate to become the wife and mother her husband Hap demands, Ouisie pours over a simple book about womanhood, constantly falling short, but determined to improve. Through all that self-improvement, Ouisie carries a terrible secret: she knows who killed Daisy Chance. As her children inch closer to uncovering the killer's identity and Hap's rages roar louder and become increasingly...
4) Defiance
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Defiance by C. J. Redwine is rich postapocalyptic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Graceling and Tamora Pierce.
While the other girls in the walled city-state of Baalboden learn to sew and dance, Rachel Adams learns to track and hunt. While they bend like reeds to the will of their male Protectors, she uses hers for sparring practice.
When Rachel's father fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the city's brutal Commander...
5) Deception
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A rich postapocalyptic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Graceling and Tamora Pierce, this sequel to C. J. Redwine's Defiance continues the story of warrior Rachel Adams and her love, Logan McEntire. With their city-state ravaged, their lives threatened by rival armies, and a band of survivors looking to them for leadership-Rachel and Logan must work to forge a new future for them all. Abandoning the ruins of their home to take their chances in the Wasteland,...
6) Deliverance
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The thrilling final installment of C.J. Redwine's Defiance trilogy, a rich post-apocalyptic YA fantasy perfect for fans of Graceling and Tamora Pierce. Rachel has been kidnapped by enemy forces and is being taken to Rowansmark, while Logan is imprisoned in Lankenshire. Separated from each other and their Baalboden comrades, each must find a way to achieve what they desperately have been fighting for: to rid their world of the Commander and the tech...
7) Frozen Heart
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Can she trust the men promising to save her?
"Just because one of you carries his scars on the outside, doesn't mean that the rest of you don't have them. Unbroken people don't live in a house together with their colleagues. They have lives, families. They don't take in strays."
Emily never expected to find herself on the street and looking for a place to stay. A park bench doesn't seem very inviting in the depths of winter.
Her luck changes when...
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Will they be her saviours or executioners?
Laya is called the Princess, but in fact, she's nothing but a slave to her husband and cult leader Andros. Abused and suppressed, she has no hope of escape until three new recruits enter her life. They quickly take to living in the compound, but Laya can't help feeling that they're different. That they might not believe in what they have to do for Andros. That they aren't as cold and cruel as him.
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9) Genesis
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The year is 2551, and the world is a wasteland with pockets of humanity ruling over their own bastions. The U.K. was ravaged by social and economic turmoil, and the leading political power seized control through force.
But they never let that power go.
The citizens of the Republic are protected around the clock by the Party soldiers, and watched day and night by cameras and drones. From the darkness comes a glimmer of light; a hope of overthrowing...
10) Penance
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The cord of life can splinter and snap without warning.
My family-in hiding from the Japanese Yakuza. My club-at war with the very organization my family is hiding from.
Though, amidst the chaos, there is one shining light. A Spanner in the works. A woman who's not only the complete opposite of me, and everything I stand for, but a woman who my parents should frown upon. She's brash, where I am guarded. We shouldn't work.
This story isn't about...
11) Resistance
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Life can alter in the blink of an eye.
My club-constantly under siege by the Italian mafia. My city-in a war lasting two generations caused by our fathers.
Yet, in amongst the turmoil, I met her. In a froyo store.
This sassy woman who's ready to throw down and defend her friends against my brothers and me. But we aren't the enemies in this story, and little did she know our chance encounter would set us along a different path.
This story isn't...
12) Deviance
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I'm broken. My fractured pieces held together by the grit of my brothers.
My sanity-questionable at best. My pride-rocked every time someone says I'm a cold-blooded monster.
It happened when she walked away. Forcing me to become the man I am today. Now, she's back with a threat on her tail, and I'm the only man who can protect her. My brothers don't know the reason she left, but they're about to find out.
This story is a hell of a ride-it's chaotic,...
13) Erebus
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For there to be light, darkness must exist.
Eve is a captive of the Party. Adam, having fled the Citadel with others, finds himself beyond the Frontier in an underground world where nothing is as he expected it to be.
Nathaniel and his soldiers sweep the city clean of the Resistance, who are busy limiting the damage their exposure has caused. Starting fresh, they lick their wounds and mourn their losses.
Eve is shown an alternative version of their...
14) Phoenix
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Freedom comes at a price.
Happy living a peaceful life far away from the Citadel, the pull of friendship draws Eve back into the world where her sword can make the difference between freedom and oppression.
Finding the city oddly familiar on her reluctant return, she greets old friends and new enemies cautiously. Convinced to take to the shadows once more she uncovers the harsh truth about human nature and the people she trusted to keep others safe.
Replacing...
15) Addictive
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My past was destructive.
It haunts my dreams. The moment I embraced my addiction, I knew my life would change dramatically.
As the VP of the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to stand tall. Contain the demons clawing from the inside, begging to escape from within. But when I embrace my bloodlust, nothing can tame my wrath.
Zero took me in as part of his family-a bond unbreakable. I should care about the no-touch rules. And the fact they are in place...
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Get the Defiance Boxset, featuring all three books in the bestselling series by bestseller Devon C. Ford.
Generations after the world was reduced to ruins by war, the remaining pockets of humanity are ruled over with an iron fist. The streets are patrolled around the clock, curfews are enforced, and executions occur for minor offences.
That ruling power, totalitarian and cruel, doesn't go unchecked.
Born, raised, and trained in secret, Eve is forged...
17) Explosive
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I couldn't walk away.
It's not who I am. The moment I saw Rayne broken and bloodied, I knew I wasn't leaving without her.
As the president of the Houston Defiance MC, my job is to protect. And there's no taming the rage building inside my body, screaming at me to shield her from the husband who's beating her day in and day out.
Taking her was never in my plans, but plans change. I don't care if she's married. Or that her husband's a cop.
Our connection...
18) Fugitive
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The club took me in.
Even though I was a cop. The moment I handed in my badge, I knew becoming an outlaw would change my life forever.
As an ex-cop turned biker, my job is to stay loyal. To the club and my brothers. That is my sole purpose. Even though the reason I joined is no longer with us.
Losing love is hard, but life must go on. Especially for my kids. Even if they're just out of reach.
Now I'm a fugitive, an outlaw, a ghost. But I've run...
19) Deceptive
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She is a mystery. A force of nature. The moment Billie ran into us, seeking help from her attacker, I knew I was done for.
As a brother fresh out of prospecting for the Houston Defiance MC, it's my job to sit back and follow the rules. Do as I'm told. Fight when I'm needed. And I do it without question-every single time.
But Billie brings something out in me that makes me want to fight for her-to break the rules for her. Protecting her from her...
20) Impulsive
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Oakley captured my attention.
From the very first second. The moment she sassed me, even though I was wearing my club cut, I knew she had fire in her soul.
As the tech man for the Houston Defiance MC, it's my job to know everything. To always be ahead of the game. To outwit, outmatch, and outmaneuver our enemies at every turn. They may be smart, but I'm smarter.
Finding out this firecracker has ties to a rival MC catches me off guard. And my first...
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