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"May prove to be the most important book of our time.”—Tim Urban, Wait But Why The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity. In 2023...

Haunted by vivid nightmares, 17-year-old Clara Blackwell suffers a miserable and downtrodden life in Great Britain. When a simple act of kindness leads her astray, a chance encounter casts her across the dimensional barrier between worlds. Clara is thrust into a captivating realm of vampires and magic that is desperate to tear her apart. Awaking in a mysterious castle under a cosmic sky, she quickly learns that the beauty of this new world is matched only by its immense peril. If word of her arrival spreads, the entire world could erupt into a brutal war over Clara’s fate.

England, 1925. When a strange young woman is found murdered on the grounds of Unsworth Castle, the duke and his family are astounded at first, but quickly become enraged when the police begin asking all sorts of impertinent questions. And when suspicions dare to fall on one of their own, it is up to Mr. Quayle, Lord Unsworth's exceedingly efficient secretary, to find the true culprit and save the House of Unsworth from scandal and ruin.

An award-winning designer and former Design Lead at the iconic innovation firm IDEO teaches how to use small, creative risks to build trust, inspire connection, and supercharge employee engagement. In a world where safety easily becomes stagnation and risk is seen as a threat, Ben Swire's...

France, 1926. In the wake of murder and tragedy, Lord Unsworth and his family flee to the French Riviera in a desperate attempt to escape the ensuing scandal and find a few months of peace and solitude. But their hopes are soon dashed when Fanny joins a community of writers, artists, and anarchists, and Arthur unwittingly becomes entangled in a plot to catch an elusive international jewel thief.

Compromise. Kidnap. Murder. Madness. And it all began at the Netherfield Ball…Ensnared in compromise; Elizabeth Bennet receives four offers of marriage. Not one is welcome. Tall, dark, and impossibly handsome, Darcy strides into every drama where someone needs help or assistance. But why, in heaven’s name, did he have to embroil himself this time?

For the last twelve years, he has worked prodigiously in London’s poverty-ridden East End. Will he ever be secure enough to win the heart of a gentleman’s daughter — his mentor's niece, Miss Elizabeth Bennet? Now she is grown up, Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s heart whispers all sorts of possibilities for the grave, well-mannered, mysterious man. She is lost in admiration of his hard work and bold ideas. It also hasn't escaped her observation that he is exceedingly handsome.

He’s lost everything. Even his memory. Nothing remains. Now she is all grown up, Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s heart whispers all sorts of possibilities for the grave, well-mannered—and handsome—mysterious man. While he struggles to come to terms with his true identity, can Fitzwilliam Darcy keep his beloved—and his new-found family—safe?

Elizabeth Bennet’s health rapidly deteriorates after an unexpected visit by Lady Catherine de Bourgh at Longbourn. Now Mr. Darcy must save Miss Elizabeth’s life before he can even propose to her!

Haunted by vivid nightmares, 17-year-old Clara Blackwell suffers a miserable and downtrodden life in Great Britain. When a simple act of kindness leads her astray, a chance encounter casts her across the dimensional barrier between worlds. Clara is thrust into a captivating realm of vampires and magic that is desperate to tear her apart. Awaking in a mysterious castle under a cosmic sky, she quickly learns that the beauty of this new world is matched only by its immense peril. Ripped from her nightmares comes Elliott Craven, her dream savior. Cold, logical, and deeply suspicious of her intentions....

A cave-diving expedition on a mysterious island goes horribly wrong for a renowned marine biologist and his fellow divers when they become hunted by a deadly breed of predators that, until then, had only been known in myths and legends.

A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault—of cultural misunderstanding, historical...

Embark on an adventure with young Alexander as he tries to recover his memory and, with his new friends, uncover the mystery of the shadowy figure in the dark.

Elizabeth Bennet is determined to follow her heart — and the wrong brother. Appearances can be deceptive, and perhaps the impossible isn’t always forever. Fitzwilliam Darcy has lost his birthright. Years of amassing his own fortune might be meaningless if he cannot win her hand. When his malign elder brother arrives uninvited at Netherfield, propriety forces him to stand aside as George decides to steal Elizabeth Bennet’s heart. It will break Darcy’s heart to see her love another — especially George, who can only wish to ruin her.

Darcy doesn't like young ladies who unsettle his inner equilibrium, especially those whose impertinent comments offend the inborn pride of his position. Elizabeth Bennet doesn't like proud, arrogant gentlemen, especially those who make disparaging comments about her and her family. Neither of them like being forced to stay under the same roof, especially where circumstances prevent them meeting directly. Each has to imagine what the other is really like. But how can they really know? And which one do they really love?

Ensnared in compromise; Elizabeth Bennet receives four offers of marriage. Not one is welcome. She could wish her life somewhat less eventful. Tall, dark, and impossibly handsome, Darcy strides into every drama where someone needs help or assistance. But why, in heaven’s name, did he have to embroil himself this time?

Clara Blackwell sleeps an unnatural sleep, led deeper into her dreams by a figure from her past. Driven into powerful mourning, Elliott struggles to balance watching over her slumbering body with ruling over a vampire civilization, in a world where magic enhances everything - especially the vicious, dangerous wildlife. But events have begun to shift on the global scale. No longer can Elliott Craven ignore the threat of the other vampire lords ­- powerful enemies eager to get their hands on the world’s single human being, no matter the cost.

His character shaped by loss and guilt, Darcy will never permit a woman to possess his heart. But Miss Elizabeth Bennet — from just the sort of society he despises — and who despises him in return, fills his thoughts. As a moth to the flame, he cannot stay away. Elizabeth Bennet scorns the proud and arrogant Mr. Darcy. Admittedly, he is handsome; but like all of his kind, he thinks females below him; merely helpless creatures needing protection from themselves and all around them.

Elizabeth Bennet will never forgive Mr. Darcy. Never. She refused his offer in the harshest of terms, and he has compounded that sin by forcing her to marry him — for revenge. No, she will never forgive him. But why must he be such a perfect gentleman and make it so difficult? Then Elizabeth discovers that if she doesn’t take him into the marital bed, Pemberley will be lost — and she has learned to love Pemberley. Every man has his price — and it has cost Darcy a fortune. But he would not miss the chance to marry Miss Elizabeth Bennet.

Xan and Christina embark on an Easter journey to Harwood Abbey, where they reunite with their old friends Lucy and Joshua. When a brutal murder occurs at nearby Penwood Manor, all evidence points to Laurence, a crusader recently returned from the Holy Land. Unconvinced of the man’s guilt, Xan and his friends must act swiftly to solve the crime. Who could have committed such a horrible killing, and is anyone safe? Is Laurence tormented by demons, or is he haunted by some other secret? And will Xan be forever changed by the choice Lucy and Christina present to him?