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In Luca Carboni’s world, power is inherited—and so are enemies. Sloane swore she’d never become part of the story. She’s a journalist: chase the truth, protect the source, keep her heart out of the headlines. But one explosive byline drags her back into the city’s most dangerous orbit—where Luca’s dynasty is under siege and a shadow network is rewriting reality like an editorial draft. Connor should be her safe option. A lawman with a conscience. A lover with a secret. The one who starts pulling away right as bodies drop and betrayals turn personal. Luca doesn’t forgive. He ...

Lilan Rossi learned years ago not to trust her own judgement where love is concerned. Now a single mom running a one-woman business, she's more certain than ever that she can't take a risk on romance. She's just about convinced herself she's perfectly happy as long as she holds onto the basics: her daughter, teatime, and helping her two best friends put on her hometown's annual Christmas show.

Calista Luvalle has mixed feelings when it comes to love. On the one hand, working in the bridal business means she’s basically dedicating her life to love and the dream of "happily ever after". On the other, she’s a jaded, love-hating cynic who isn’t about to fall for any of that crap herself. Except, of course, she already did. When she was six.

Lilah has heard rumors of a garden paradise known as Eden somewhere out in the wilds. Forced out of post-apocalyptic Chicago when her mutant abilities come to light, it's her only hope of safety. But she's not the only one roaming the wastelands. On Adam’s first mission as a newly qualified Warden, he is tasked with finding and destroying the heart of the Resistance: Eden.

Modern adult life is complex, especially for those whose working lives dominate their mental and emotional space. Many of us spend more time at work than at any other activity; it’s there we’re often forced to deal with our own and others’ emotional issues. These issues often lead to major problems in organizations, erode individual well-being, create toxic and even dangerous environments—and impact rates of retention and productivity.

Eleven stories chronicle the life and times of characters who cross paths and share destiny’s fire escape. Ghosts, gravity, romance, and secrets weave the communal narrative. Step into the elevator. Push any button, but try to remember your way back out. Not everybody makes it.

E Is for Exorcism is the fifth book in an epic series of 26 horror anthologies. In this audiobook, you will find a collection of 13 sinister stories from some of the finest independent writers on the scene today. Feel the terror as the possessed wreak havoc, and good does not always triumph over evil.

Forest, hunted by monstrous Dal-Carrion and rescued by silver-armoured warriors who should exist only in pixels. Narrigh is real. And so is the danger. As Connor fights to survive, he discovers a strange pendant around his neck, a powerful relic tied to the mysterious world of Odisiris—home of the superhuman race known as Citizens. With a young girl named Amelia and a reluctant Citizen guide at his side, Connor is pulled into a conflict far greater than any game objective. Back in London, his older brother Luke refuses to believe the impossible—until Tridan Entertainment, the gaming ...

In tales buzzing with possibility, hope, innovation, anger, and tenderness, Tasting Light offers a dazzling challenge to connect with open minds, hearts, and senses in a fast-changing world.

REVIEWS: “Really well written, amusing and uplifting. An inspiring story!” - Katie Fforde, No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match. “It certainly is funny.” - Anna King, BBC Radio Gloucestershire "This is Fabulous!" - Hayley Goleniowska, Britmums Special Needs Round-Up "The author takes what must have been hideously embarrassing real life events and turns them into tales that make you want to chuckle and even laugh out loud.” - Robin Jenkins, Gloucestershire Echo. "Downright hilarious." - Closer Magazine. Admittedly, that ...

When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, is hired to investigate a cold-case murder from 1969, she jumps at the chance. But soon after she begins researching the case, she realizes that Frank Wexler, the faculty advisor who tanked her thesis and a member of a powerful family in town, is connected to the crime and is definitely not talking.

Only a handful of people in the world have a truly perfect memory. Nicola is one of them. It's more of a curse than a blessing - every moment of sadness, embarrassment and unhappiness is burned into her mind forever - so she plays it down and tries to live a quiet life. But a body has been found, a discovery that threatens to tear her community apart - and reopen old wounds from decades ago. Nicola was a child, but she remembers the night with perfect clarity. Despite that, she never discovered the truth of what happened.

In a time when women were considered possessions, a girl was born with the conviction that she belonged only to herself-a conviction that would cost her everything she valued in the name of progress, but elevated her to a status unequalled by any man before then or since: Guardian of the ocean, and mistress of the moon. A coming of age story beginning in 1044 B.C and spanning centuries- See how fifteen year old Anna L'Autienne, a french peasant and apprentice apothecary, took the vulnerabilities plaguing the women of her time and wielded them as weapons against everyone who tried to possess...

"Ich weiß, was du getan hast." Jo ist schockiert, als die digitale Home Assistentin Electra sie ohne Aufforderung anspricht. Unmöglich kann eine harmlose Software vom Furchtbarsten wissen, das Jo jemals passiert ist! Doch Electra weiß nicht nur Dinge - sie tut auch Dinge, zu denen sie nicht in der Lage sein sollte: Freunde und Eltern erhalten Textnachrichten mit wüsten Beschimpfungen, Jos Bankkonto wird leergeräumt, die Kreditkarte überzogen.

Welcome to the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic world where lawlessness reigns, and around every bend is another pack of bloodthirsty raiders. Kid is trying to survive in a world gone mad. Hungry, thirsty and alone in a desert wasteland, she's picked up on the side of the road by Wolf, Dolly, Tank...

Can Amy's rocky start in Paris turn into a happy ever after? Amy didn't realize how stale her life was until she jetted off to Paris without telling a soul - not even her husband - and had the adventure of a lifetime. Now as she tries to establish herself in the City of Light, she finds that despite a fun (and quirky) group of friends and the ability to indulge in French pastries whenever she wants, reinventing her life is much harder than she imagined.

This book brings to light some of the lost stories of Indian aviators who built the very foundations of human and physical infrastructure for what is now the world's fourth largest air force. It benefits from several first-person interviews with some of the last Indian survivors of World War II, enabling a level of fidelity that is quite rare among Indian histories.

In Book #3 of The Eden Chronicles, Larkin can't decide if she's trapped by the man who loves her, or trapped by her love for her captor. If it were up to her, she'd happily lay down and die- resigning her fate now that her soul has been beaten into submission. But it's not up to her- not even close, so despite the fact that everyone she's ever known has gone out of their way to get her to submit to their will every day of her life, Larkin's about to find out that her submission is the last thing that anyone-including fate, wants from her after all. And although God might not have been ...

As a boy, I felt "the maverick" running wild in my veins. My heroes were the gunfighters of the 1960’s spaghetti westerns and I reveled in their daredevil manhood. Like them, no one could tell me what to do and I pushed the envelope in every way. As I grew into a man I always felt like a leader, but didn't necessarily see anyone I thought was worth following. I needed someone to follow that encouraged my willingness to be marked as different and set apart from the crowd. To really man up, I needed to be led where I was weakest: in righteousness, truthfulness, boldness, faithfulness, ...

The final curtain has risen. And this time, survival means rewriting the script. After years of silence, Nora thought she had escaped the Dollmaker’s stage. But the House still stands, and its walls remember every scream. Now, with Emilia’s life hanging by a thread, Nora is forced back into the shadows where truth burns hotter than fire—and every choice could be her last. The Stagehand waits among the ropes, his strings tightened for the finale. Elias lingers in the dark, a ghost who refuses to die. And Nora? She’s the star they’ve all been waiting for—whether she wants the role...