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Several thousand years from now, advanced humanoids known as the Makers will implant clockwork devices into our heads. At the cost of a certain amount of agency, these devices will permit us to move unhindered through time and space, and to live complacent, well-regulated lives. However, when one of these devices goes awry, a "clockwork man" appears accidentally in the 1920s, at a cricket match in a small English village. Comical yet mind-blowing hijinks ensue.

A romantic adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, Captain Blackwell's Prize is a story of honor, duty, social class, and the bond of sexual love. A small audacious British frigate does battle against a large but ungainly Spanish ship. British Captain Blackwell intercepts the Spanish La Trinidad and outmaneuvers and outguns the treasure ship, then boards her. Fighting alongside the Spanish captain, sword in hand, is a beautiful woman. The battle is quickly over.

Beryl Jenkinson is a young dreamer determined to break free. Though bound to her family’s garage, her heart dreams of taking flight with Attagirls, the brave women piloting planes across the nation to play a vital role in the war effort. Odette de Lavigne embodies the allure of a World War Two pin-up girl: glamorous, seductive, and a masterful pilot. But beneath her carefree demeanor lies a poignant secret.

When Beatrix Brighton—a New Hampshire professor with expertise in demonology—receives a desperate call from her father about a fungal plague consuming his home, she expects to find another easily explained phenomenon. Instead, she discovers a city in the grip of something inexplicable: toxic spores blanket every surface, buildings sprout through with yellow growths, and the residents are slowly changing, their minds colonized by something that lurks in the bayou's depths.

Detective Masuto investigates a Hollywood kidnapping that leads to a shocking conspiracy. Angel is Hollywood royalty. Her husband, Mike Barton, is one of the silver screen’s most bankable stars, and their marriage has all the hallmarks of a Beverly Hills fairy tale. But everything about Angel’s past is kept secret, including her real name. When reporters ask why Mike dubbed her Angel, she says that she must have fallen from heaven. No one knows where Angel Barton is from, and now no one knows where she has gone.

Welcome to the Shades of Magic Readalong! This podcast actually started on Youtube as a way to help readers catch up on the Shades of Magic Trilogy before the release of The Fragile Threads of Power. In this readalong I will cover sections of the books in each episode, giving an overview of the plot as well as some inside info into the writing process.

Willkommen bei „Literatur mit Laura und Lilith“ – eure monatliche Stunde voller Geschichten, Bücherliebe und spannender Gespräche! Jeden zweiten Dienstag im Monat von 18 bis 19 Uhr präsentieren die beiden Moderatorinnen Laura und Lilith eine abwechslungsreiche Sendung rund um Literatur in all ihren Facetten. Zwei Perspektiven – Ein gemeinsames Ziel: Bücher! Laura und Lilith bringen jeweils ihre ganz eigenen literarischen Vorlieben mit: Laura- Mit einem akademischen Fokus auf Klassiker der Weltliteratur nimmt sie euch mit auf eine Reise durch zeitlose Werke und bietet spannende ...

"Non pregare mai gli dèi che sono in ascolto dopo il tramonto." E se potessi vivere per sempre, ma della tua vita non rimanesse traccia perché nessuna delle persone che incontri può ricordarsi di te?Nel 1714, Adeline LaRue incontra uno sconosciuto e commette un terribile errore: sceglie l'immortalità senza rendersi conto che si sta condannando alla solitudine eterna. Tre secoli di storia, di storie, di amore, di arte, di guerra, di dolore, della solennità dei grandi momenti e della magia di quelli piccoli.

Random events at a Brazilian hydroelectric plant, Irish financial institution, and Texas winery seem connected by an insidious virus hack which attacks system vulnerabilities then vanishes without a trace. Are these all a glimpse of the new viral danger of the Ghost Code designed for devastation on a personal and industrial level? A new mysterious pair of cyber pirates, known only as Mephisto and Callisto, seems to be behind the plot to deliver these destructive payloads for computer domination.

The first book in the stand alone series TWISTED EVER AFTER. The series takes familiar fairy tales and transforms them into contemporary horror novellas. Each story preserves the emotional core of the original tale while subverting expectations through body horror, psychological dread, and feminist reframing. The collection explores how traditional stories about princesses, curses, and magical transformations can illuminate modern anxieties about identity, agency, and bodily autonomy. They say Sleeping Beauty was cursed to sleep for a hundred years. They lied. Seventeen-year-old Rory Vale ...

Nach dem Erfolg des BME-Podcasts „KaufKraft – Der Entscheidertalk“ startet nun „ThemenStark“, ein neues Format, das noch tiefer in spannende Fragen des Procurements eintaucht. Oft reicht ein oberflächlicher Blick nicht: Hinter jeder Entscheidung, jedem Prozess und jeder Entwicklung steckt mehr, als man auf den ersten Blick sieht. „ThemenStark“ beleuchtet diese Themen intensiv – über mehrere Folgen, praxisnah und mit Expertenwissen aus erster Hand. Der BME steht seit Jahrzehnten für Neutralität, Wissenstransfer und ein starkes Netzwerk – Werte, die auch „ThemenStark“ ...

The fifth book in the stand alone series TWISTED EVER AFTER. The series takes familiar fairy tales and transforms them into contemporary horror novellas. Seventeen-year-old Mica Reyes has too many responsibilities and not enough time. With her father injured and unable to work, her mother working double shifts, and her little brother needing attention, Mica's art scholarship application—her family's best hope for financial stability—keeps getting pushed aside. Desperate and exhausted, she makes a wish: "I'd give anything to finish this tonight." Something answers. The Helpers appear as ...

As the world's biggest powers compete for superiority, it's not larger weapons or greater numbers of soldiers that top their wish lists. Instead, it's the latest and greatest technological advances: nanotechnology, dynamic programming algorithms, and drones, working together to build the next generation of military communications. When a professor at a Texas university begins researching ways to improve animal husbandry and boost global food supplies, her results catch the eye of inquisitive engineer Keith Austin Avery, whose interests have nothing to do with solving world hunger. But as Avery works on potential new uses for this technology, his research draws the attention of a powerful terrorist group, with traumatic results for him and his subcontractor Eilla-Zan Marshall.

Cornish farmer Joseph Moyle's loyalty to the crown goes well rewarded - his stepson Ralf is appointed page to the future Charles II. And when Ralf takes up his post, Britain is in the midst of its most tumultuous period ever - the war between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians and the dawning of an entirely new era...Ralf's duties oblige him to follow the heir to the throne through the western counties, where he experiences not only court intrigue and the constant threat of Cromwell's armies, but also romance.

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates - brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognised the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death-experiences and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. They become EOs, ExtraOrdinaries, leaving a body in their wake and turning on each other.

The disappearance of a wealthy Brazilian industrialist’s daughter, Lara, causes Thiago to hire the world's most elite information-gathering unit, the R-Group, to quietly locate and return her. Is the heiress in trouble and gone forever or merely hiding in plain sight to escape her destiny? The award-winning Breakfield and Burkey story draws you into a techno-thriller that focuses on overcoming opportunistic cyber-crime in the high-stakes world of information brokering in today’s 21st century.

Life at Hopgood Hall is never boring, but Alexi Ellis hopes that there will be no more murders for the time being – she’s solved four already and is getting a reputation in the local area for being bad luck. So when local gossip Polly Pearson arrives at Hopgood hall, Alexi knows this can only mean bad news. Polly has made it clear that she dislikes Alexi, and has campaigned for her to leave Hopgood Hall forever – so what could Polly want? Then Polly reveals that her partner, Gerry has been found murdered in her B&B and that she is the main suspect!

The third book in the TWISTED EVER AFTER series, which takes familiar fairy tales and transforms them into contemporary horror novellas. Each story preserves the emotional core of the original tale while subverting expectations through body horror, psychological dread, and feminist reframing. The wolves raised her. The forest sheltered her. The city created her. Seventeen-year-old Ruby Winters moves between worlds with practiced ease—communicating with evolved wolves in their own language, hunting with animal precision, yet able to pass as human when necessary. But when her guardian Nana ...

When Drew Hopgood’s brother, Frank dies whilst out climbing, it’s initially thought his death was simply a tragic accident. But when Frank’s much younger wife, Stella arrives at Hopgood Hall demanding half of Frank’s inheritance the Hopgoods and Alexi Ellis begin to suspect foul play...Stella has no claim to Frank’s legacy, but she isn’t giving up easily. And with the reputation of Hopgood Hall still fragile, Alexi can’t afford to lose any more money because of Stella’s greed. So Alexi, her partner Jack, and Cosmo of course, decide to dig deeper into Stella’s background.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Fragile Threads of Power, Book 1 (French Edition) and experience the compelling world of historical fantasy.