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This program is read by renowned English actor Ben Miles, best known for his narration of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy. “Ben Miles's English accent is perfect for the text of this recent, award-winning translation. He delivers narrative sections in a consistent tone, and his expression is...

Mollie liebt ihr Leben in der Großstadt. Doch als ihr Vater, von dem sie sich schon lange entfremdet hat, plötzlich stirbt, zwingt sie sein Vermächtnis zurück in ihre alte Heimat. Um ihr Erbe antreten zu können, muss sie ein Jahr lang auf der Ranch ihres Vaters leben - zusammen mit Cash, dem mürrischen Vorarbeiter, der sie mit jedem Blick aus dem Gleichgewicht bringt. Zwischen ihnen lodert ein Feuer, das Mollie und Cash weder geplant noch gewollt haben. Doch Mollies Zeit auf der Ranch hatte von Anfang an ein Ablaufdatum.

With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of The Brothers Karamazov the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky's astounding psychological thriller, newly revised for his bicentennial.

Leopard shifter Sasha Weisberg arrives in Nocturne Falls hoping someone in the town of supernaturals might be able to undo the spell an angry ex-friend put on her. Otherwise, she’s doomed to live most of every day as a bird, with only three precious hours each day to enjoy her human form and her snow leopard not at all. An archangel friend convinces Kianso Kane to travel to Nocturne Falls for a weekend of rest and relaxation. From the onset of the trip, his shaman calling challenged him to return to his Hawaiian roots and acknowledge his shaman birthright.

Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters übernimmt die 26-jährige Violet die Vormundschaft für ihre jüngere Schwester Phoebe. Ein Liebesbrief weckt Phoebes Interesse, und Violet stimmt zu, den Verfasser namens Dex zu suchen. Dieser will jedoch nichts mit ihnen zu tun haben. Dennoch landen alle drei in seinem Auto auf einer Reise quer durchs Land, um den Brief persönlich zu überbringen und Dex' große Liebe zurückzugewinnen. Mit jedem Kilometer wächst die Chemie zwischen Violet und Dex, hinter dessen schroffer Fassade ein charmanter, witziger, einfühlsamer Mann steckt.

COMO O UNIVERSO SURGIU? QUAL SERÁ SEU DESTINO? O QUE HÁ NELE? Em O universo escuro, a astrofísica Larissa Santos convida o ouvinte a mergulhar nos maiores enigmas da cosmologia contemporânea: a matéria escura, a energia escura e os limites do conhecimento científico. Com linguagem acessível e, ao mesmo tempo, rigorosa, a autora percorre os fundamentos da física moderna e as descobertas que abalaram a forma como compreendemos o cosmos. Neste audiolivro, não há espaço para respostas fáceis.

Renwick only kills by command—or to protect Davina. She hides forbidden magic and a past stained by murder. He’s the High Lord’s assassin, bound by loyalty but torn by love. As secrets unravel and danger rises, they must choose between duty and desire. A slow-burn romantasy perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout or Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova.

Vampire bounty hunter Nathaniel Newburg follows his mark into Nocturne Falls, a place where it's easy for anyone to hide and blend in. At first it seems as though he has his prey cornered, only to confront a beautiful feline-shifter, Camille Nahuel, instead. She dances around the floor with sultry steps, instructing a ballroom class, and dances around his heart even faster. Oh, tango, the game is on. Can Nathaniel control his annoyance long enough to finish his job and save his love?

A distant London relative to the Ellinghams, vampiress crossbreed Veronica Hadleigh hates black, loves pink, and drives a sexy car. She’s come to Nocturne Falls for a fresh start and maybe even to find Mr. Right - whom she reluctantly discovers could be human fire inspector Lance Grims. But humans and vampires are a tricky combination. When he realizes Veronica’s true nature, will he stick around or run for the Georgia hills where he was raised?

From the "wild, wicked, and wonderfully imaginative" (Sylvia Day) New York Times bestselling author comes a sinful romance in the Demonica series. Reaver is an angel with a past, a record, and a less-than-heavenly attitude. Powerful enough to fight alongside the fiercest battle angels-and crazy...

After a difficult childhood and a turbulent stint in the military, Declan Burke finally got his act together. Now he’s a battle-hardened professional bodyguard who takes his job at McKay-Taggart seriously and his playtime - and his playmates - just as seriously. One thing he never does, however, is mix business with pleasure. But when the mysterious, gorgeous Suzanne D’Angelo needs his protection from a stalker, his desire for her burns out of control, tempting him to break all the rules…even as he’s drawn into a dark, dangerous world he didn’t know existed.

It’s been seven months since Cipher, an Unfallen angel who straddled a razor thin line between good and evil, woke up in hell with a new set of wings, a wicked pair of fangs, and a handler who’s as beautiful as she is dangerous. As a laid-back cyber-specialist who once assisted guardian angels, he’d been in a prime position to earn back his halo.

In the first book on philanthropy written from a donor’s perspective, businesswoman and philanthropist Lisa Greer lifts the lid on our charitable sector, with an authentic account that describes exactly how outdated the sector has become and why it’s at risk of collapse. Weaving in her story...

Even in the fathomless depths of the underworld and the bleak chambers of a damaged heart, the bonds of love can heal...or destroy. He holds the ability to annihilate souls in the palm of his hand. He commands the respect of the most dangerous of demons and the most powerful of angels. He can seduce and dominate any female he wants with a mere look. But for all Azagoth's power, he's bound by shackles of his own making, and only an angel with a secret holds the key to his release.

Sharing and daring, that’s Lainie's new mantra. After keeping her life bottled up for the past 17 years, she’s ready to pop the cork. Lainie confides in her friends about the magical timepiece. At first, they can’t believe it and encourage her to have some fun trying out the magic.

Budding fairy godmother Erika Tschanz flees her parents' overbearing rule in Rhoswynn, Arkansas, in search of the freedom Nocturne Falls has to offer. But as soon as she steps foot on Georgia soil, mishaps abound. Her very first fairy godmother client’s warlock father is determined to stop her from helping his daughter find her “true love” at all cost.

Don't miss the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Demonica series that Kirkus calls "sexy, creative, darkly fanciful and chock full of action!" HELL HATH NO FURY . . . For five thousand years, Revenant believed he was alone in the world, a fallen angel beyond any redemption. Now...

A Different Sort Of Threesome In this spicy tantalizing urban get together a dude that likes back door bonking suddenly finds himself getting pegged by a beautiful tall blonde goddess wearing a strap-on with a well shaped dildo while he is back door bonking the vampire without a slight dick addiction as she is bend over the bench so she can't get away. So in this spicy threesome there is one dude bonking the vampire up the butt while he is being bonked up his butt by the blonde goddess wearing a strap-on with a good sized dildo with plenty of lube. The vampire is usually bonking the tall ...

Boris Pasternak’s widely acclaimed novel comes gloriously to life in a magnificent new translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the award-winning translators of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and to whom, The New York Review of Books declared, “the English-speaking world is...

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his dying so much as a passing thought. But one day, death announces itself to him, and...