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It’s the summer of 1974 and 21-year-old Dawn Emerson has only three things she wants to do: compete one last time in the Ellensburg Rodeo, win back her ex-boyfriend Ryan, and become the best damn music journalist at Central Washington State College. But all her plans are left in the dust when she’s contacted by Creem magazine to go on the road with one of her favorite groups, the up-and-coming metal band Hybrid.

From the Creators of the award-winning steampunk Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a collection of new adventures from around the world. The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, wits, intellect, and innovations of science and technology.

Six months ago I died. And I’ve been looking for my killer ever since. I didn’t expect to survive death, but here I am and I’ve got questions—lots of them. Questions that lead me to a world I never knew existed in the shadows of the mundane. When I come face to face with a vampire who seems to have the answers I’m looking for, I find myself trapped in a game where I’m the pawn. Someone is hunting me. No one is safe until I’m caught, but I refuse to be the prey.

You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

Joshua Miles has spent his early 20s spinning his wheels. Working dead-end jobs and living at home has left him exhausted and uninspired, with little energy to pursue his passion for graphic art. All that changes when he meets Gemma Henare, a vivacious out-of-towner from New Zealand. What begins as a one-night stand soon becomes a turning point for Josh. He can't get Gemma out of his head, even after she has left for home, and finds himself throwing caution to the wind for the first time in his life.

There's a Fine Line Between Sin and Salvation . . . Ellie Watt is a woman on the run. Raised by a pair of thieves who taught her the art of the grift-and pursued by a mobster who fell for her con-she hopes to find refuge at her uncle's farm in quiet Palm Valley, California. Ellie swears she's...

From holiday fling to homecoming ... A whirlwind island romance becomes something more in an uplifting romantic comedy about finding yourself after heartbreak. (This book is an adult romance novel that contains mature themes and content.) A week on Pearl Island is exactly the R&R that perpetual...

A Dangerous Kind of Love . . . When Ellie Watt offered herself to her thuggish former lover Javier to save Camden's life, she never imagined the twisted game Javier had planned for her. Trapped by him and his entourage of killers, Ellie is forced to commit a dangerous, heinous crime-or Javier...

"Esta valiosa obra fue dictada por el Maestro Ascendido Saint Germain, reconocido por compartir su sabiduría con el mundo entero, a su canalizadora Akari Berganzo, quien ahora la da a conocer a todo interesado en la metafísica y, en especial, en convertirse en un Maestro Ascendido. Un Maestro...

Once, Xhea's wants were simple: enough to eat, safety in the underground, and the hit of bright payment to transform her gray-cast world into color. But in the aftermath of her rescue of the Radiant ghost Shai, she realizes the life she had known is gone forever. In the two months since her fall from the City, Xhea has hidden in skyscraper Edren, sheltered and attempting to heal. But soon even she must face the troubling truth that she might never walk again.

Ruby Turner was never meant to be mine. When I first met her, she was a fresh, young American sports journalist trying to find her footing in a new life abroad. She was the one interviewing me for an article, yet I wanted to know more about her. She captivated me. But she went home with Marco that night. My agent. My brother.

In the spring of 1812, a stranger became unforgettable. Dall Smith is a young librarian from the 1980s, deeply in love with historical romance novels and the timeless love stories she’s always read between the pages. One afternoon, during the monthly meeting of the Literary Ladies book club at Hatchards bookstore, a mysterious volume transports her to the 19th century—right into the heart of the London social season. Alone in an unfamiliar era, she is taken in by Lord Sebastian de Montrose, the Baron of Ravenshire—a handsome, melancholic gentleman pressured by his aunt to choose a ...

When a rich City man comes to her with a young woman's ghost tethered to his chest, Xhea has no idea that this ghost will change everything. The ghost, Shai, is a Radiant, a rare person who generates so much power that the Towers use it to fuel their magic, heedless of the pain such use causes. Shai's home Tower is desperate to get the ghost back and force her into a body, any body, so that it can regain its position, while the Tower's rivals seek the ghost to use her magic for their own ends.

Der große japanische Bestseller über die junge Lehrerin Kaede und ihren demenzkranken Großvater geht in die zweite Runde. Zusammen lösen sie wieder allerlei große und kleine Rätsel mithilfe von Kriminalliteratur und werden am Ende selbst verstrickt in einen Fall. In einer Reihe neuer spannender Fälle versuchen Kaede und ihr Großvater, mit fantasievollen Geschichten den Geheimnissen der Menschen auf die Spur zu kommen. Mal geht es um das Verschwinden eines Weihnachtsmanns, mal um eine mysteriöse Suizidserie.

A través de un proceso de ejercicios, en los que iremos descubriendo y resolviendo juntos, ciertos conflictos que afectan de forma negativa tu amor propio, podrás transformar tu vida y cambiar la perspectiva de tu entorno, encontrando oportunidades donde antes solo veías dificultades y frustraciones.

Winner of the Epigram Books Fiction Prize ‘Slick, sharp . . . a joy to read’ - Tash Aw, author of Five Star Billionaire Jasmine Leong is the heiress apparent to Phoenix, her family’s billion-ringgit company known especially for its pork snacks. When her grandmother, the great Madame Leong...

Entdecken Sie die befreiende Kraft der Nicht-Reaktion und finden Sie zu einem Leben zurück, das von innerer Ruhe, Zufriedenheit und wahrem Glück erfüllt ist. Fühlen Sie sich oft gestresst, überreizt und von den Anforderungen des Alltags erschöpft? Wünschen Sie sich mehr innere Ruhe, aber Ihr Kopf steckt fest im Gedankenkarussell? In unserer modernen Welt, die von ständiger Ablenkung und Stress geprägt ist, haben wir das Gefühl, auf alles reagieren zu müssen: auf jede E-Mail, jede Nachricht, jede Meinung und jede Erwartung.

Spirit Sisters was inspired by the scores of women who would preface their stories with, 'I've hardly told anyone this, but...' The journalist would scratch the surface, and their stories would tumble out; they'd given up the ghost, so to speak. In Spirit Sisters you'll meet Australian women of all ages who share their very personal encounters with the supernatural.

On the eve of Christmas, a handsome and solitary young marquess and a destitute orphan cross paths by fate—and change each other’s lives forever. Edward de Baskerville, Marquess of Algave, never imagined his peace would be shattered by a telegram from his mother, the stern Dowager Marchioness Elizabeth, announcing that she would spend Christmas Eve at his estate. Distance, expectations, and old wounds have always stood between them. Worse yet: she expects to find him properly betrothed in the name of producing an heir to the title. To escape his mother’s pressure, Edward accepts his ...

Rosie Royce is trying to live her best life. Really, she is. But it seems like life hasn't gotten the memo. It's been six years since childhood sweetheart Wes Preston jumped on a plane and never looked back, and Rosie spends most nights spooning her laptop. If she has to swipe on one more bloke...