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Gerry Broker inherits a voice from his dead grandfather, Joel Broker. Pestered by the voice, he's led to the town Joel Broker had worked as a policeman, to a year old burnt and iso... show more ▼

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Published: 2012

Enemy of My Enemy Complete Series Omnibus: Any Port In A War, Refuge In The Stars, A Subtle War, Vengeance

The Amish Cowboy's Refuge

Romance / Literature & Fiction / Religion & Spirituality

Second chances are God's way of telling us to try again. —Mountain Home Amish proverb Rachel Miller has sold her ranch in New Mexico and returned to the Montana valley where she gr... show more ▼

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678

Published: 2024

Refuge From The Dead | Book 3 | Dead Fall

Part #3 of "Refuge From The Dead" series by Masters, A. L.

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678

Published: 2021

The Lady's Refuge

Naomi Rawlings

Can two people in need of hope find it in the darkest of times? Isabelle La Rouchecauld wants nothing more than to be safe. A revolution has torn her country apart, costing her not... show more ▼

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638

Published: 2021

The Bridge Between Us: A Contemporary Christian Novel (Road to Refuge Book 3)

Haley and the Town of Refuge (Haley and Nana Book 6)

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance

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566

Published: 2023

The Duke's Refuge

Lorri Dudley

When love comes in a tempest, who knew it would wear pink? Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. ... show more ▼

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564

Published: 2020

One Night at the Refuge

Part #8.10 of "Guild Hunter" series by Nalini Singh

Paranormal Romance / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Romance

A little glimpse into the past, when two of our favorite dangerous angels were just beginning to grow into their wings. Guild Hunter Short story featured in the April Newsletter.

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549

Published: 2016

Dangerous Deceptions: The Haunted House Refuge (My Ghosts Book 6)

No Refuge from the Grave

Nancy Herriman

When yet another fire destroys a struggling business in the heart of San Francisco, Detective Nick Greaves is fairly certain they've got an arsonist on their hands and that lucrati... show more ▼

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515

Published: 2022

Refuge for the Archaeologist (Harbored in Crow’s Nest Book 2)

ROTD (Book 4): Refuge of The Dead

Part #4 of "ROTD" series by Dyson, Jeremy

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356

Published: 2020

Refuge From The Dead | Book 1 | Dead Spring

Part #1 of "Refuge From The Dead" series by Masters, A. L.

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356

Published: 2021

Final Refuge: Book 7 of the Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series: (The Long Fall - Book 7)

No Refuge: A thrilling murder mystery with a big twist (The Welsh crime mysteries Book 1)

Witch-Child (The Salem's Refuge Trilogy Book 1)

The Lonely Island: The Refuge of the Mutineers

Fiction / Children's / Travel

The Lonely Island

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246

Published: 2007

Refuge: After the Collapse

Scott B. Williams

A Riveting Story of Survival After the Catastrophic Destruction of America's Power Grid Throws the Country into Darkness and ChaosIt's been three terror-filled months since massive... show more ▼

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213

Published: 2014

Refuge From The Dead | Book 4 | Dead Winter

Part #4 of "Refuge From The Dead" series by Masters, A. L.

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193

Published: 2021

the Cape Refuge (Cape Refuge Series Book 1)

Religion & Spirituality / Suspense / Romance

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148

Published: 2009

The Soldier's Refuge

Sabrina York

When two friends rediscover one another... It might be for keeps. Natalie Tuttle fled her hometown—and its humiliations—for big-city life. When she must return after her mother fal... show more ▼

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136

Published: 2023

Refuge From The Dead | Book 2 | Dead Summer

Part #2 of "Refuge From The Dead" series by Masters, A. L.

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134

Published: 2021

The Last Refuge: A Dystopian Society in a Post Apocalyptic World (The Last Survivors Book 5)

The Camp of Refuge: A Tale of the Conquest of the Isle of Ely

Travel / Nature

Example in this ebookA generation has passed away since “The Camp of Refuge” first issued from the press. Although published anonymously, it shows that its author had a very extens... show more ▼

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Published: 2014

The Place of Refuge

Albert Tucher

Detective Errol Coutinho of the Hawaii County Police has a serial killer of prostitutes to catch and a shortage of leads to pursue. Office Jessie Hokoana of the Honolulu P.D. has a... show more ▼

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114

Published: 2017

Surviving the Refuge (Survivalist Reality Show Book 2)

No Refuge from the Dead

Thriller / Science Fiction / Suspense

Clifton Becker always enjoyed solitude. Until the apocalypse.An unstoppable disease sweeps across the nation. Rumors spread that the infected become something inhuman. Something da... show more ▼

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72

Published: 2018

Refuge in the Stars: An Alien Galactic Military Science Fiction Adventure (Enemy of my Enemy Book 2)

The Last Refuge sahm-1

Part #1 of "Sam Acquillo Hamptons Mystery" series by Chris Knopf

Sam Acquillo’s at the end of the line. A middle-aged corporate dropout living in his dead parents’ ramshackle cottage in the Hamptons, Sam has abandoned his friends, family and a b... show more ▼

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70

Published: 1996

The Refuge

Ann H. Gabhart

Darcie and Walter Goodwin join a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic, but when Walter dies, Darcie is left alone—and lonely. Can love live again for this widow in a communi... show more ▼

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69

Published: 2019

See You in September : The Refuge Series Book One

A Court of Refuge

A Court of Refuge- Stories from the Bench of America's First Mental Health Court (retail) (epub)

The story of America's first Mental Health Court as told by its presiding judge, Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren—from its inception in 1997 to its implementation in over 250 courts across... show more ▼

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Published: 1992

The Refuge

Sue Henry

Maxie McNabb and her miniature dachshund, Stretch, are in Hawaii to help Maxie's friend Karen Bailey pack up her house. But after a prowler tries to break in and someone sabotages ... show more ▼

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63

Published: 2007

Fatal Refuge: a Mystery/Thriller (The Arizona Thriller Trilogy Book 2)

The Celaran Refuge (Parker Interstellar Travels Book 8)

Their Border Lands Refuge [Men of the Border Lands 9] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting)

The Hope of Refuge

Cindy Woodsmall

Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lor... show more ▼

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54

Published: 2009

A Refuge for the Rancher (Brush Creek Brides Book 6)

The Last Survivors (Book 5): The Last Refuge

Science Fiction / Horror / Humor and Comedy

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47

Published: 2016

Refuge on Leebrick (The Hills of Burlington Book 4)

The Screaming (Book 2): Refuge

Part #2 of "The Screaming" series by Warwick, Matthew

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41

Published: 2018

The Secret Refuge: (Path of the Ranger Book 5)

Refuge Book 1 - Night of the Blood Sky

Jeremy Bishop

Rebecca Rule is the sheriff of Refuge, New Hampshire. Her biggest concern is the rowdy summertime revelers making their way up from Massachusetts and New York. With most of the tow... show more ▼

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38

Published: 2013

Final Refuge: Book 7 of the Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Survival Series: (The Long Fall - Book 7)

The Last Refuge (The Tomewright Compendium Book 1)

The Last Refuge

Part #11 of "A Hannah Ives Mystery" series by Marcia Talley

Lights, camera, murder: who wrote dying into Hannah Ives's script? It doesn't take much arm-twisting to persuade Hannah to join the twelve-strong cast of Patriot House, 1774, a rea... show more ▼

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Published: 2012

The Refuge Song

Francesca Haig

Book Two in the critically acclaimed The Fire Sermon trilogy—The Hunger Games meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road in this richly imagined post-apocalyptic series by award-winning poet... show more ▼

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27

Published: 2009

DEADLY REFUGE (The Alorian Wars Book 2)

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Thriller

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25

Published: 2016

A Secret Refuge [02] Sisters of the Confederacy

Lauraine Snelling

Unforgettable Courage and Romance From Lauraine SnellingWarming countless hearts and bringing history to life, Lauraine Snelling's Sisters of the Confederacy is an exciting tale of... show more ▼

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Published: 2000

With time running out to stop the nuclear destruction of Tel Aviv, Dewey Andreas must defeat his most fearsome opponent yet.Off a quiet street in Brooklyn, New York, Israeli Specia... show more ▼l Forces commander Kohl Meir is captured by operatives of the Iranian secret service, who smuggle Meir back to Iran, where he is imprisoned, tortured, and prepared for a show trial. What they don’t know is that Meir was in New York to recruit Dewey Andreas for a secret operation. Meir had been tipped off that Iran had finally succeeded in building their first nuclear weapon, one they were planning to use to attack Israel. His source was a high-level Iranian government official and his proof was a photo of the bomb itself. Dewey Andreas, a former Army Ranger and Delta, owes his life to Meir and his team of Israeli commandos. Now, to repay his debt, Dewey has to attempt the impossible ---to both rescue Meir from one of the world’s most secure prisons and to find and eliminate Iran’s nuclear bomb before it’s deployed---all without the help or sanction of Israel or America (at the near certain risk of detection by Iran). Unfortunately, Dewey’s first moves have caught the attention of Abu Paria, the brutal and brilliant head of VEVAK, the Iranian secret service. Now Dewey has to face off against, outwit, and outfight an opponent with equal cunning, skill, and determination, with the fate of millions hanging in the balance.About the AuthorBEN COES is the author of the critically acclaimed Power Down and Coup d’Etat. He is a former speechwriter for the George H .W. Bush White House, worked for Boone Pickens, was a fellow at the JFK School of Government at Harvard, a campaign manager for Mitt Romney’s run for governor in 2002, and is currently a partner in a private equity company out of Boston. He lives in Wellesley, Mass.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.1ASPEN LODGECAMP DAVIDCATOCTIN MOUNTAIN PARKNEAR THURMONT, MARYLANDPresident Rob Allaire sat in a comfortable, red-and-white-upholstered club chair. His worn L.L.Bean boots were untied and propped up on a wood coffee table. Allaire wore jeans and a faded long-sleeve red Lacoste rugby shirt. His longish brown hair was slightly messed up, and there was stubble across his chin.To his right, Allaire’s yellow Lab, Ranger, lay sleeping. Another dog, an old English bulldog named Mabel, was napping by the fireplace, the sound of her snoring occasionally making Allaire look up.To most Americans, the sight of the slightly unkempt president of the United States might have been off-putting, perhaps even a little shocking. If Allaire looked as if he hadn’t taken a shower in two days and had worn the same pants an entire weekend, during which he chopped half a cord of wood, hiked ten miles, and shot skeet twice, it was because he had done just that. However, most Americans would have been pleased to see their president in his element, with his unadorned love of the outdoors, his simple joy in physical labor, his affection for his dogs. And now, at five fifteen in the afternoon on a windswept, rainy Saturday in April, his satisfaction at the sight of a bottle of beer, Budweiser to be exact, which one of Camp David’s servants brought him as he sat staring into the fireplace.“Thanks, Ricko,” said Allaire.“You’re welcome, Mr. President.”In President Allaire’s six years in office, he’d been to Camp David 122 times. Allaire would not, by his term’s end, set any records in terms of time spent at the presidential retreat; that record would still belong to Ronald Reagan, who visited Camp David 186 times during his two terms in office. Still, Allaire loved Camp David just as much as Reagan, both Bushes, and every other president since Franklin Roosevelt had the retreat built almost a century before. Allaire loved its rustic simplicity, the quiet solitude, and he loved most the fact that Camp David allowed him to escape the backbiting, lying, sycophancy, and subterfuge of Washington. If Allaire was compared to Reagan for his constant escaping to Camp David, and for his conservative politics, that was okay by him. Allaire believed it was important to have a set of beliefs and to stick by them, through hell or high water, no matter what the polls or the prevailing wisdom said. It’s why America loved Rob Allaire.Allaire sipped his beer as he stared down at the iPad, leaning closer to try and see, adjusting his glasses. He looked up. Seated on the far side of the room, reading a book, was John Schmidt, his communications director.“I can’t read this goddamn thing,” said Allaire.“You’re the one who said you wanted one,” said Schmidt. “Remember? ‘It’s the future’ and all that?”“Yeah, well, I changed my mind. I’m sick of pretending I like these fucking things.”Schmidt nodded.“We’ll go back to the daily notebook, sir.”“Good. In the meantime, have you read this editorial by our friends at The New York Times? How the hell is The New York Times editorial board aware of what’s happening in Geneva?”“It’s coming out of the Swiss Foreign Ministry,” said Schmidt. “They’re taking the credit, which is not necessarily a bad thing. To the extent it adds to the public pressure on Tehran, it’s helpful.”There was a knock on the door and in stepped two men: Hector Calibrisi, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Tim Lindsay, the U.S. secretary of state.Calibrisi and Lindsay, who had been out shooting at the camp’s private skeet range, were both dressed in shooting attire. Calibrisi was an expert shot. He came up through the ranks of the CIA paramilitary and was deft with most weapons known to man. Lindsay, a retired former admiral in the navy, and lifelong hunter, was even better.“Well, if it isn’t Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” said Allaire, a shit-eating grin on his face as he watched the two men stomp their boots on the welcome mat and remove their Filson coats. “Either of you manage to hit anything?”“No, Mr. President,” Calibrisi said politely. “We thought it would be impolite to hit more clays than you.”Allaire laughed.“Wise guy,” said Allaire as Ricko returned to the sitting area near the fireplace. “Do you two have time for a drink before you leave for D.C.?”“Sure,” said Calibrisi. “Same thing as the president, Ricko.”“Pappy Van Winkle,” said Lindsay, looking at Ricko, “if there’s any left. A couple rocks. Thanks, Ricko.”“Yes, sir,” said the bespectacled servant, who turned and left for the kitchen.“Seriously,” continued Allaire. “Who won?”“It’s not a contest,” said Calibrisi, his confident smile leaving little doubt as to who hit more clays that afternoon. He moved to one of the sofas and sat down.“I’m sixty-four years old, for chrissakes,” said Lindsay, sitting across from Calibrisi, next to Schmidt. “I’m surprised I hit anything.”“I’ve heard that one before,” said Allaire, taking a sip from his beer and shaking his head at Lindsay. “Right before you took twenty bucks off me.”“That was a lucky day, Mr. President,” said Lindsay as Ricko brought a tray with drinks on it.The four men sat talking about skeet shooting and hunting for a long time, the president regaling the others with a story about the time when, as governor of California, he’d gone dove hunting with then vice president Cheney just a few months after Cheney had strafed someone with an errant shot. The story, as with most of Allaire’s elaborate and expertly told stories, left the other three in laughter.Allaire stood and put more wood on the fire, played with the arrangement of the logs for a time, then returned to his chair.“Before we take off, Mr. President,” said Lindsay, “we need to discuss the proposal by the Swiss foreign minister.”“We’ve already discussed it,” said Allaire. “I gave you my answer two days ago, Tim. I refuse to sit down with the president of Iran. It’s that simple.”“Ambassador Veider believes that if we agree to a summit, with you and President Nava meeting one-on-one, that the Iranians will renounce their nuclear ambitions and might even agree to begin talks with the Israelis.”“I trust Iran about as far as I can throw them,” said Allaire. “They’re lying. I’ve seen this movie before, Tim. I don’t like the ending.”Lindsay nodded at the president.“We have to consider the larger objective,” said Lindsay. “The Iranian government is reaching out to us. This meeting would be the first step toward normalizing relations between our countries.”“They’re playing the Swiss and they’re attempting to play us,” said Allaire, nodding across the room at Ricko, indicating he wanted another beer. “President Nava has created a distraction which he’s using to get us to take our eye off the ball. So while he makes the world and The New York Times believe he’s had a change of heart, Iran continues to pour tens of millions of dollars into Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda. And they continue to build a nuclear weapon.”“We don’t have definitive proof the Iranians are constructing a nuclear bomb, sir,” said Lindsay.Allaire glanced at Calibrisi. “Here we go again,” said Allaire, shaking his head.“We know they are, Tim,” said Calibrisi. “They have enough highly enriched uranium to assemble at least half a dozen devices. They have the uranium deuteride triggers. We know that. These are facts. They’re getting close.”“Our objective, Mr. President, is to put Iran in a box,” said Lindsay. “We do that by allowing the Swiss to bring our countries together, and then holding our noses and sitting down with President Nava. He publicly commits, we get inspectors in there, and the box is complete.”Allaire nodded, but said nothing.“We have to be willing to be the adults here,” continued Lindsay. “The reward is worth whatever risk we take by virtue of standing on the same stage as Nava. This is a good deal. They’ve agreed to on-demand inspections, access to their scientists, and details on their centrifuge supply chain.”“Tim, there are certain things that, for whatever reason, you don’t seem to understand,” said Allaire, leaning back. “One of those things is Iran.”“I think I understand Iran, sir,” said Lindsay sharply.“You understand Iran from a policy perspective. You know the names of the cities, the history of the country. You’ve studied their leadership, their institutions, their culture. You’ve been there how many times? Five? Six? A dozen? I know all that. But I don’t think you understand that the Iranians are, quite simply, the most dishonest group of people on this planet.”“You can’t seriously mean that, Mr. President,” said Lindsay.“Yes, I can. And I do mean it. I don’t trust those fuckers one bit. The Supreme Leader, Suleiman, is insane. President Nava is a menace.”“You’re misunderstanding me, sir,” said Lindsay. “I don’t trust them either. But you’ll forgive me if I take a slightly more nuanced view of Iran. It’s a country ruled by a corrupt group of individuals, but a large majority of the country desires freed...

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Published: 2012

The Last Refuge: A Dystopian Society in a Post Apocalyptic World (The Last Survivors Book 5)

Bobby Adair

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18

Published: 2016

Finding Refuge: The Marked Ones

Cathi Shaw

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17

Published: 2014

Refuge From The Dead (Book 1): Lockdown

Joseph A. Coley

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14

Published: 2015

AniZombie 2: The Refuge

Ricky Sides

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12

Published: 2015

Refuge Book 3 - Lost in the Echo

Jeremy Bishop

The town of Refuge has finally come to a safe place. Surrounded by a serene freshwater ocean, it seems the town has been given a reprieve from the terror it has experienced since t... show more ▼

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