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Short French Stories for Beginners: Learn Beginner French With 20 Exciting Tales! (Easy French Lessons) (French Edition) by Lingo Melo

Short French Stories for Beginners: Learn Beginner French With 20 Exciting Tales! (Easy French Lessons) (French Edition) by Lingo Melo

Dreaming of learning French in a fun and engaging way, but having trouble finding the right reading material? Look no further!

Embark on an exciting journey to learning French with 20 engaging short stories!

Language learning can often seem like a formidable task, especially when you’re stuck with dry textbooks or complex texts that drain your enthusiasm and slow your progress.

Our book is here to change that. You’ll find 20 enthralling short stories inside that urge you to explore language and culture.

Whether you’re a young learner or an adult, our book promises a thrilling adventure into the French-speaking world. These 20 short stories extend a wide range of subjects, including bright colors, fascinating animals, bustling professions, and mouthwatering culinary experiences.

As you dive into these engaging narratives, you’ll effortlessly pick up new vocabulary, grasp essential grammar concepts, and gain valuable cultural insights into French culture. These stories will help you have meaningful conversations with native French speakers, bridging the language gap and immersing yourself in a rich cultural exchange.

What makes “Short French Stories for Beginners” stand out:

Say goodbye to language barriers! Each story is written with simplicity in mind, using easy-to-understand vocabulary and sentence structures that let you understand and engage from the start.
To guide you on your journey, we’ve provided brief descriptions for each story. These overviews offer insights into the story’s themes, characters, and plots, helping you choose the perfect story for your language adventure.
We believe that a visually appealing book enhances the joy of reading. With a charming layout and vibrant illustrations, each page of Short French Stories for Beginners reveals a new world of creativity and exploration.
Boost your language skills with a complete list of essential vocabulary, listed alphabetically with translations.In addition, challenging comprehension questions follow each story, reinforcing your understanding and language proficiency.
As part of our commitment to engaging learning experiences, we’ve included a special interactive story at the end of the book. Actively participate in the narrative, where your choices affect the outcome, providing instant feedback on your language skills and decision-making abilities.
Language learning doesn’t have to be boring or frustrating. Join us on this extraordinary language adventure and let the magic of storytelling guide you to master French with joy and enthusiasm! Take the first step toward linguistic wonders and get your copy of Short French Stories for Beginners today!

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Two Dreams & Other Tales by G.S. Treakle

About Two Dreams & Other Tales by G.S. Treakle:

Five modern family tales of personal loss, redemption, dreams, betrayal, forgiveness, reconciliation, self-discovery, and faith.

A young Texan returns home after fourteen years in exile, seeking redemption and clues to the fate of his missing family … An Atlanta man nervously undergoes a change of career, looking to fulfill his father’s greatest dream … A sixteen-year-old orphan sets out on an ill-fated hunting expedition with the grandfather who has shunned him his whole life … Two brothers adjust to the death of their Marine father in Beirut while coming of age at an Ohio boy’s summer camp … A boy grows up anxiously pondering the fate of his father, a World War II airman missing in action.

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Justina: Daughter of Spartacus by Ryan Lew

About Featured Book: Justina: Daughter of Spartacus by Ryan Lew

EBOOK DISCOUNTED TO .99 CENTS THIS WEEKEND ONLY. For two thousand years, the rise and fall of Julius Caesar has captivated the world. All know his name. Few know the truth.While Caesar builds his power in Rome, weaving a web of spies and alliances, one young girl’s fate is on a collision course with his own. Rome’s biggest challenge of the past 20 years came from a man known as Spartacus. Now, his unknown daughter threatens all that Rome has built.Justina. A name lost to history. A young girl, barely a woman, raised in the Roman elite. When her true identity is discovered, the revelation will send her world spinning and propel her down a path toward her destiny…and Caesar. With enemies and lies encompassing her entire existence, her true past will determine her incredible future and that of the entire Republic.

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Tales of the Ravensdaughter: Collection One by Erin Hunt Rado

About Featured Book: Tales of the Ravensdaughter: Collection One by Erin Hunt Rado

When Alerice Linden dies at the beginning of a story… you’re in for something good.

But for Alerice, death is just the beginning. After being stabbed, she wakes in the Evherealme, only to learn that she is a Realme Walker, a mortal who can traverse the world below and the world above.

After pledging herself to the Raven Queen, Alerice embarks on a series of adventures. Assisting her is Oddwyn, the Realme’s wonderfully witty gender-fluid herald, and Kreston Dühalde, a former brigade captain with a tragic past.

In her journey of discovery Alerice exposes a two-faced Beast in the town of Basque, stops a Thief from Stealing Souls, forces a Wizard and Wyld Mercenaries to come to terms, prevents Rips in the Ether from destabilizing the Realme, challenges the King of Shadows to play the Game her way, and finally realizes her true potential as the Raven Queen’s official Daughter.

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Justina: Daughter of Spartacus

About Justina: Daughter of Spartacus:

Justina. A name lost to history. A young girl, barely a woman, raised in the Roman elite. When her true identity is discovered, the revelation will send her world spinning and propel her down a path toward her destiny…and Caesar. With enemies and lies encompassing her entire existence, her true past will determine her incredible future and that of the entire Republic.

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For the Soul (Book One of The Soul Series) By Barbara Dena

About For the Soul (Book One of The Soul Series) By Barbara Dena:

“Awarded a 5-Star Editorial Book Review By Reader’s Favorite!”

Memories and fiction fill this collection with humor, heartwarming compassion, and spine-tingling fright from the author’s own experiences and an imagination she can barely control. Quilts, children, and dogs have always played a large part in the author’s life. Therefore, it is not surprising to find stories of warm quilts wrapped around her tales or tails.

A trait the reader discovers in Barbara’s writing is that, much like life, nothing within the covers of this book will be what one expects. A fun and humorous side of life!

(E-book On Sale For .99 Cents Through Oct. 2023.)

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The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories by A. R. Gregory

About Featured Book: The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories by A. R. Gregory

35 crisp, literary short stories, packed with human drama, quirky sex, nutty religion, and lots of not-gonna-take-it-anymore women, both human and otherwise. See the author’s website, ARGregory.com, for some sample reading, and “The Seduction of Emy” trailer on YouTube.

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Mr. Right is a Myth

About Mr. Right is a Myth:

This heartfelt follow-up to Sexual Awakening follows its ambitious diarist to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where her hopes and dreams for the future are further tested by a string of social hiccups.

Cassie Economos has rules. If a new boyfriend can’t wait two months to have sex with her, he’s not the guy for her. If he refuses to wear a condom, he’s not the guy for her. And if dating him would mean maintaining a long-distance relationship, he’s… well, you get the picture.

She’s got her life planned out, and she knows better than to try to make things work with someone who can’t agree on the basics, like where to live and whether to have kids. But Cassie isn’t perfect, and the more disappointing situationships she finds herself in, the more she wonders if there’s even such a thing as a “Mr. Right.”

But Cassie doesn’t have time to worry too much about that. Her four years at U of I are passing quickly, which means it’s time for her to chart her final course: toward Chicago, the city of her dreams.

Readers are in for a rollicking ride through college life in the ’90s here, as Cassie and her friends wade through continental relationship shifts.

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The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories

About The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories:

35 crisp, literary short stories, packed with human drama, quirky sex, nutty religion, and lots of not-gonna-take-it-anymore women, both human and otherwise.

Hi, I’m Emy, the nannybot from the title story in the literary short story collection “The Seduction of Emy and Other Stories.” No, they’re not sci-fi stories, though some contain some near-future technology. And I’m a nannybot, not a sexbot. Many of the stories have some sex, but only the right amount. Many have some religion too. But what’s any bunch of stories about the human train wreck without religion? Psychospeculative is how I would describe most of the stories in this 35-story collection. And oh yeah, there’s lots of can-do, “won’t take it anymore” women in the stories, both human and otherwise — like me, Emy.

Engaging characters in quirky situations, for example:
• Sarah says they need a more versatile nannybot. Roger agrees.
• Too full-of-himself Jack picks the wrong cocktail waitress to play with.
• An old billionaire does the unthinkable to live forever.
• Her invention might change the whole male/female dynamic.
• The Young Crusaders’ poster boy is as quick with a gun as with a Bible verse.
• Even female robots have had enough of the male crap.
• An in-the-closet senator tries to prove himself worthy of his hot young wife.
• The legend of a heroic monster is born in the Deep South.
• An extragalactic mischief maker finds the perfect Earthling accomplice.
• An out-of-control contortionist faces reality.
• A moody hitman must be babysat till the bosses need him.
• And much more

With story title page illustrations by the author.
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The Tales of Zren Janin by M.L. Dunker

The Tales of Zren Janin by M.L. Dunker

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Three strangers race across two countries with only one goal: to survive.
Kerek, Matasi, and Vikland are three countries squabbling like quarrelsome siblings. The Kerek King has allowed banditry against anyone with a different language or skin color, and the Vikland Empress has had enough of her travelers injured and killed outside of her borders. Matasi has also suffered from Kerek’s brutality but has the money and power – or so the Triune Council believes – to break Kerek without bloodshed.
In a war of words and weapons, who will win? For when blood is shed, it is always the young and the poor who pay the greatest price.
The Tales of Zren Janin are stories of adventure, political intrigue, soldiers, spies, and bravery where no one is safe, promises are casually broken, and justice demands a price.
For readers who like great worldbuilding in a South Pacific setting, heart-pounding escapes, stories about spies, saboteurs, and survivors when the odds are never in their favor.

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Margaret’s Last Prayer

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Fourteen-year-old Margaret Laemmer’s path crossed with two gypsy boys in a daring rescue. Little did she know that it would set a chain of events spanning generations in motion. As a reward for her selfless act, Margaret receives a pair of amulets from the boys’ grateful mother, promising good fortune for those who possess them.

Years later, as Margaret’s sons set out on their journeys, she passes down the amulets to them, instilling her deep longing for family unity into these precious talismans. The amulets become more than just trinkets – they become carriers of hope, love, and the desire for reunion.

In a twist of fate, as the world is engulfed in the turmoil of the Second World War, two soldiers from opposing sides find themselves on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany. Unbeknownst to them, they bear identical amulets, forever linking their destinies. These amulets passed down through generations, hold the power to bridge divides and bring loved ones back together.

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Second Chances by Miriam McGuirk

About Featured Book: Second Chances by Miriam McGuirk

Embark on an unforgettable journey from the vibrant streets of India to the picturesque landscapes of Kent, UK, where destinies collide and lives are forever transformed in ‘Second Chances.’ Meet Molly, a tenacious woman determined to rebuild her life after her husband, Rory, walks away, leaving her and their son Jamie to pick up the pieces. But when Jamie mysteriously vanishes on the day of their new beginning, Molly’s world takes an unexpected and thrilling twist.

Settle into the tight-knit community of Kent alongside Molly as she forges heartwarming connections with her neighbors, the enigmatic Florence and the dashing Colonel Bryce Beckwith. Within the walls of their charming cottages, secrets unravel, tales of love and loss resurface, and the yearning for redemption beckons.

In this sweeping, multigenerational narrative, ‘Second Chances’ is a testament to the indomitable human spirit, reminding us that even in our darkest hours, hope shines like a beacon. Join Molly, Florence, and Colonel Beckwith as they grapple with their past regrets, discover newfound courage, and prove that it’s never too late to take a leap of faith. This poignant tale weaves a tapestry of interwoven lives, proving that the road to redemption is paved with second chances.

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The Cedar Tree by Heather Reyburn

About The Cedar Tree by Heather Reyburn:

Grace Campbell agrees to accompany her husband to a run down, sun scorched sheep and cattle station in outback Queensland, believing the isolation and rural peace will save her marriage and provide a good life for her family.

A ramshackle old homestead, shaded by an ancient Cedar Tree, becomes her new home, and, while Grace is swept up in the harsh beauty of the outback, long-held secrets slowly unravel. Falling in love with the station’s colourful characters is easy, but when the handsome new owner of “Tullagulla” shows up, Grace is thrown into turmoil.

Torn between the gentle stranger and her hot-headed husband, Grace is forced to confront her feelings and question her loyalties, while her passion for Tullagulla further challenges her ability to make a life changing decision.

Tragedy strikes, and Grace is forced to leave the property—until an olive branch and a century old ghost provide unexpected answers.

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Eva by Diane Solomon

About Featured Book: Eva: a riveting romantic suspense with a supernatural twist by Diane Solomon

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Eva discovers she has a powerful, magical gift. But it might be a curse. When her secret gets out, the media jackals hound her and she’s forced into the limelight she’s avoided all her life. The internet lights up with wonder… and accusation.
And someone wants her dead.

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Autumn’s Ghost by Cricket Rohman

Autumn’s Ghost by Cricket Rohman

Autumn has been a very good girl for twenty-two years until a dream-come-true opportunity lands in her lap, thanks to the ingenuity of her book club friends. Her wealthy, overprotective parents fall for her escape plan. Although her boldness came easier than expected, Autumn wonders how long feelings of guilt might haunt her.

Still, this gift from the Fantasy Maker—a vacation to New Hampshire a few weeks before Halloween—might prepare her for a graduate program in photography. However, nothing could have prepared her for Ranger, the handsome Forest Service pilot.

Fate takes over quickly. Autumn snaps fantastic fall photos and helps Ranger with his odd, spooky inheritance project. Sparks fly, and so do their ghosts. A page-turner for readers who enjoy a little mystery with their romance wrapped up in a holiday theme and a quaint New England setting.

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Birds of a Feather: A Cold War Book 3

About Birds of a Feather: A Cold War Book 3:

Birds of a Feather, the third installment of the Cold War Trilogy, follows the journey of William and Mina as they attempt a fresh start in life and raise a family in an ever-changing America, following their escape from Russia.

As Mina and William successfully start creating a new life for themselves, a request from President Kennedy and a letter from someone they thought was long gone rattle any semblances of peace and stability they thought were within their grasp. The two find themselves taking a trip to Vienna, along with their daughter Beth, to carry out a new mission and find answers to their questions.

Let Birds of a Feather take you along with Mina and William as they endeavor to root themselves where they must, amidst the challenges of building a family and existing in the thick of cunning politics during one of the most crucial times in history.

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Katarina’s Dark Journey by MJ Krause-Chivers

About Featured Book: Katarina’s Dark Journey by MJ Krause-Chivers

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When darkness falls, faith prevails.
Inspired by true events, Katarina’s Dark Journey is a faith-based coming-of-age novel that offers a gripping exploration of trauma’s effect on the human spirit. With a dual time-line set in Ukraine during the Russian civil war and post-war Germany, this suspense-filled epic saga carries a poignant lesson about the fragility of freedom.

1918 Ukraine. When the Bolsheviks set fire to their Mennonite village, Katarina and her pregnant sister, Anna, flee across the lawless steppes. Will they find safety before the baby is born? Can Katarina trust God to provide?

1952 Munich. Peter’s life is falling apart. Fuelled by painful memories, he struggles to find closure with his parents’ deaths. Will the secrets within Katarina’s diaries provide the hope he needs to move forward?

A riveting tale of survival, perseverance, and enduring faith — this story is a must-read for historical fiction fans.

Fans of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv (Erin Litteken) and Women Talking (Miriam Toews) will appreciate the characters’ transparent and heart-wrenching struggles to survive injustice and overcome trauma.

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Under the Java Moon: A Novel of World War II

About Under the Java Moon: A Novel of World War II:

Based on a true story, this gripping WWII novel captures the resilience, hope, and courage of a Dutch family who is separated during the war when the Japanese occupy the Dutch East Indies.

Java Island, 1941
Six-year-old Rita Vischer cowers in her family’s dug-out bomb shelter, listening to the sirens and waiting for a bomb to fall. Her charmed life on Java―living with other Dutch families―had always been peaceful, but when Holland declares war on Japan and the Japanese army invades Indonesia, Rita’s family is forced to relocate to a POW camp, and Rita must help care for her little brother, Georgie.
Mary Vischer is three months pregnant when she enters the Tjident women’s camp with thousands of other women and children. Her husband, George, is somewhere on the Java Sea with the Dutch Navy, so she must care alone for her young children, Rita and Georgie, and her frail mother. The brutal conditions of the overcrowded camp make starvation, malaria, and dysentery a grim reality. Mary must do everything she can to keep her family alive.
George Vischer survives the bombing of his minesweeper but feels little hope floating on a small dinghy in the Java Sea. Reaching the northern tip of the Thousand Island would be a miracle. Focusing on the love of his life, Mary, and his two children, he battles against the sea and merciless sun. He’ll do whatever it takes to close the divide between him and his family, even if it means risking being captured by the Japanese.

Under the Java Moon highlights a little-known part of WWII history and the impact of war on Indonesia, its people, and the more than 100,000 Dutch men, women, and children who were funneled into prison camps and faced with the ultimate fight for survival.

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Jewels of the Crown by Robert Henricks

About Featured Book: Jewels of the Crown by Robert Henricks

As he led the king’s wagon train through the coastal muck of Norfolk’s eastern shore, Norman Gervase found himself engulfed by the tidal surge that swallowed up the entire caravan.
But he was unwavering in his dedication to the king, a principled man of faith, and loyal in his obligations.
So, when he realized that all would soon be gone forever, he acted with alacrity and removed the trunks containing the crown jewels and secured them to one of the sturdy draft horses to prevent their irretrievable loss.
That was just the beginning.
He did not know that this feat of selflessness would initiate a life-long journey into a world of thirteenth century intrigue in his quest to preserve King John’s treasure.
Eight hundred years later, the organization that Gervase had founded, the Patriciate, continued to maintain the founder’s guiding desire for secrecy until the macabre slaying of a prominent attorney and the deciphering of a fifteenth century map brought the Patriciate into the crosshairs of both law enforcement and historians.
No one knew what conundrums lay buried beneath the dust of the ages, or to what extent a foray taken by three resolute sleuths would expose into a covert world of pseudo-occultists.

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