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Simple, potent, and direct to the heartstings, this mix of traditional and original tales draws the listener into a transformational journey of the soul. These six stories exemplify the meaning of true love, the selfless acts that accompany it, and the consequences that can follow.

Love at first seduction in Georgian England. Lord Blair yearns for a second chance at love with his long-lost lieutenant. But there’s a hitch in his well-laid plans: he’s about to wed. In the style of Regency England, His Midshipman is a stand-alone M/M novella. Reid and David’s story continues in His Second Chance, the Regency Lords series, a queer romance by award-winning author Stephanie Lake. Start the series today to heat up your evening.

Sheriff Kyle of Deadeye, Nevada, is headed east to the nation’s capital. Kyle’s about to discover that the law can be even wilder in the big city than in the Wild West. It’s a fact that hits home when he’s the one accused...of murder. Kyle’s come to the city to give a report to his senator on the misdeeds of Nevada’s filthy rich copper kings. But before he has a chance, he’s knocked unconscious, later coming to alongside his senator - now dead, with Kyle’s knife embedded in the corpse.

Una obra única que reúne a los genios militares de todos los tiempos en conversaciones imposibles Descripción del Libro ¿Qué pensaría Napoleón de la guerra moderna? ¿Cómo analizaría Sun Tzu las operaciones contemporáneas? ¿Qué consejos le daría Clausewitz a los estrategas actuales? En una experiencia literaria sin precedentes, el Coronel (R) Guillermo Lafferriere nos transporta a un "más allá" donde los espíritus de los grandes estrategas de la historia continúan debatiendo los eternos problemas de la guerra, la política y el liderazgo. A través de diálogos imaginarios ...

A wounded soldier longing for the front lines. A woman determined to keep the light burning. Two hearts searching for purpose during a nation at war. When an injury prevents Sergeant Julian Daniels from returning to battle, he is assigned duties far from the action he believes defines him. Serving as an Ordnance Sergeant at Fort Oswald feels like a cruel reminder of what he’s lost, until he meets a woman whose quiet strength challenges his understanding of duty and courage. Anna Eberly, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, has spent her life tending the beacon that guides others safely ...

Le Operette morali sono una raccolta di ventiquattro componimenti in prosa, divise tra dialoghi e novelle dallo stile medio e ironico, scritte tra il 1824 ed il 1832. Riflessione filosofica ed empito poetico fanno sì che Leopardi, al pari di Schopenhauer e più tardi di Kafka, possa essere visto come un esistenzialista o almeno un precursore dell'EsistenzialismoI temi sono quelli cari al poeta: il rapporto dell'uomo con la storia, con i suoi simili e in particolare con la Natura, di cui Leopardi matura una personale visione filosofica.

Set during the 1970s glam rock scene in Hollywood, Wham Glam Thank You Ma'am follows best friends Jemmie and Dara, who will do anything to get into Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco after they hear a rumor that their favorite rock star is going to be making the scene. No tickets, no ride, no I.D. - no problem! Nothing will deter them from meeting their idol.

A Wanted Woman. A Sheriff with a Mission. A Christmas They’ll Never Forget. After being wrongfully accused of her best friend’s murder, Lucy Rowling has no choice but to flee. With nowhere else to turn, she boards a train to Unity, Texas, seeking refuge with the one man she’s only known through letters—the town’s sheriff, Robert Hayes. But will he believe in her innocence, or has she run straight into more trouble? Sheriff Robert Hayes is stunned when Lucy arrives unannounced. The letters they exchanged hinted at something special, but in person, she’s even more captivating. As ...

Editorial Review The Phantom is a relentless work of documented terror that transforms a real American nightmare into a chilling study of how fear spreads, adapts, and survives. Ted Lazaris strips away comfort and explanation, delivering brutal, on-page horror that escalates from masked violence into something far more disturbing: ordinary people learning the rules. This is not a story about a killer—it is about how terror becomes policy, and why it never truly leaves. THE PHANTOM A Documented True Case Based on the 1946 Texarkana Phantom Murders In the spring of 1946, a killer stepped ...

Giselle Kennedy's journey continues in the second book of the series, as she finds herself in a precarious situation with the man who once held her captive. As Giselle tends to Santiago's injuries and protects him from danger, she begins to develop a bond with him that she can't ignore. But when Giselle realizes that Santiago has taken her precious locket, she starts to question their relationship and wonders if she can ever trust him. As they travel together to Fort Hall, Giselle must decide whether to stay with Santiago or leave him behind. At the inn, Giselle is offered help by a group ...

The SideRoad Kids follows a group of boys and girls as they enter the sixth grade in a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during 1957-58. This meandering collection of loosely-connected short stories is often humorous, poignant, and sometimes mysterious. Laugh as the kids argue over Halloween treats handed out in Brimley. Recall Dorothy's Hamburgers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Set largely in the 1990s, the 12 linked stories in Joel Mowdy’s first book take place in and around Mastic Beach, a community on New York’s Long Island that’s close to the wealthy Hamptons but afflicted by widespread poverty. Mostly in their teens and early 20s, the characters struggle to become independent in various ways, ranging from taking typical low-paying jobs - hotel laundry, janitorial, restaurant, and landscaping work - to highly ingenious schemes, to exchanging sexual favors for a place to stay.

A rejected bookworm seeking a new life, a Pinkerton Agent wanting revenge for his brother's death, and an investigation that ties them together. Nadine Bradford's brother has turned her out, claiming he can't afford to take care of the bookworm spinster a moment longer now that he's married and has a family of his own. With nothing left to lose, Nadine answers a mail-order bride advert by the Pinkerton Agency. The only problem, they expect her to marry a man to work her first case. Josiah Bell is a seasoned agent, and he's avoided the preposterous mail-order marriages that have been thrust ...

Wrongfully accused, Spar has been condemned to suffer the brutality of the guards and the conditions on Devil’s Island. But they haven’t broken his will, and now, escaping, he has one mission in life: revenge. Spar’s out to kill the man who put him into the devil’s hands. But he’ll have to take on a gallery of rogues who are as treacherous as the waters of the Caribbean.

Venturing into the bustling city was her family's last hope to save their struggling farm. Little did she know that fate had other plans. In New York, Lillian Guilford loses her job at a textile mill and takes on a daring disguise to secure a new position as an author of Penny Bloods. Her gripping tales provide both escape and livelihood, but her success comes at a cost. Lillian must navigate a precarious balancing act, concealing her true identity while being drawn to the handsome owner of the publishing house, Apollo Donovan. Shadows lurk on the edges of her life, threatening to unravel ...

A Romance of Wastdale, published in 1895, is a novel by the British writer A.E.W Mason. In 1921, it was turned into a film of the same name directed by Maurice Elvey and made by Stoll Pictures, Britain’s biggest studio of the silent era. The novel is set in the scenic area of Wastdale, Cumbria, situated in the Lake District National Park and surrounded by some of England’s highest mountains. Wastdale Head has been a starting point for walks and climbing trips into the mountains, in this context, this story of mountains, mountaineers, romance, and treachery unfolds.

Step out of the shadow of 221B Baker Street and into the gaslit world of the "Great Detectives." While Sherlock Holmes reigned supreme in the pages of The Strand, he was far from the only mind at work in the fog-choked streets of Victorian London. "Beyond Sherlock Holmes: The Rivals, Rogues, and Rationalists of the Golden Age" is a definitive collection of public domain masterpieces that defined the evolution of the modern thriller. From the "ratiocination" of Edgar Allan Poe to the forensic laboratories of Dr. Thorndyke, this anthology gathers the brilliant specialists who refined, ...

In this WW1 Dieselpunk war story, a Tesla pilot ascends into skies where loyalty shatters and the future burns electric. The winter of 1916 on the Eastern Front offers no shelter, only frostbitten silence, unseen enemies, and a sky that kills slowly. As Russia deploys its most experimental Tesla Weapon yet, the line between vision and madness thins. The Stratoskop rises above Lake Naroch to hunt through clouds and ice for patterns only machines dare trace, but its pilot, Irina Mirova, carries her own calculations: what it means to serve, to be seen, and to come back down. Crackling with ...

Miss Rosalind Weaver is on a mission. She must convince the Duke of Fallon to marry her, or her father will give her away to the next highest bidder, a man she cannot stand. She thinks all the Duke desires is reassurance that she can give him an heir. But she soon learns he wants a more thorough test of how she will fare as his wife - in the bedroom.

"Kinder, Küche, Kirche" is an award-winning short story, a gripping tale that transcends time, delving into the deep complexities of societal norms and the eternal struggle between pursuing one's aspirations and surrendering to the whims of conformity. In the bustling city of 1930s Zurich, Elsa Walther shatters societal norms as the first woman to rise above the oppressive barriers of a male-dominated university education. Her steadfast determination propels her towards an unconventional dream – to become a triumphant businesswoman, defying the expectations placed upon her by a ...