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This collection of three of Henrik Ibsen's most well-known and important plays is voiced by a sparkling cast and features music, SFX and a full soundscape. Born in 1828, Norwegian playwright, theatre director and poet Ibsen, wrote in Danish yet lived for many years in Italy and Germany. Heralded as one the most distinguished dramatists after Shakespeare, by the early 20th century A Doll's House became the world's most performed play.

My next-door neighbour, Jenson, is a chef and a successful businessman. He's also a single daddy to the cutest six-year-old girl. I'm only here as long as it takes to get my parents' old house ready for sale. Then it's time for me to make a fresh start, away from the tragic events of late. Trouble is, now I've had a taste of this hot daddy's sauce, I want more.

“Devious, delicious, and gasp-worthy.” (Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces) In this genre-defying page-turner from Lygia Day Peñaflor, four teens befriend their favorite novelist, only to find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next...

When you’re almost killed, not once, but twice, finding out your father is a mafia boss doesn’t seem so bad. What is bad, though, is the feelings I’m trying to hide toward John, my father’s personal assassin. With his brooding, bad boy aura and intense blue eyes, I know he could command anything from me and I would obey. Even though my father took him in and molded him into what he is today - a merciless killer - my father will be even more merciless when it comes to his only heir. Nothing but a brutal and violent death will be waiting for John if my father ever finds out.

Lady Maeve Thompson hadn’t been against having a season, but she hadn’t been supportive of one either. Her twin had hoped to find a match. Maeve was content with painting and spending solitary time alone in her studio. Until she met a viscount that stole a piece of her heart and became a temptation she didn’t even want to resist. Brooks Davis, the Viscount of Pemberton is one of the ton’s notorious rogues. Something he refused to apologize for. He is who he is, and they bloody well should accept that, or not. He could care less…

Okay, I'm young, but my world seems to be falling apart already. Can't believe I got fired by a mean boss for helping out the needy. I'll bounce back, I always do. No small thanks to my dad. Landing a job at the company he works for sounds perfect. What a surprise when I arrive on my first day. The grey-haired CEO I thought I'd be working for? Turns out he retired, and his hot-as-hell son took over.

Sonia, a Cuban exiled during Castro's rise to power, is forced to relive her tumultuous childhood when her only son enlists in the military following 9/11. Using humor and sensitivity, Sonia Flew paints a lyrical portrait of two families in two countries over a 40-year span.

Lady Athena Thompson’s family is notorious, and definitely not in a good way. Some say there is magic in their bloodline, and only through witchcraft can they lure gentlemen of good breeding into marriage. Roman James, the Earl of Kendal, has returned home from war, injured, and determined to live his life as he pleases. He doesn’t need to be charmed, but he’s more than willing to be led astray. Especially when a woman as lovely as Athena is involved.

Aletha Dewitt has led a charmed life. At least, that is how it appears from the outside looking in. Yes, she has had everything a person could possibly desire - except real respect. Because she was born female, her grandfather doesn’t believe she is capable enough to be a part of the family business. What he doesn’t realize is she has more ideas and ambition than her brother will ever have. She sets out to prove to him she’s more than up to the task. Nothing will stand in her way, not even love.

Rae Donovan thought she had love all figured out … until, after a tragic accident, her high school sweetheart Luke left town, breaking her heart. In the decades since, Rae has put the past behind her, content with her quiet life working at the local bakery her family started in the charming mountain town of Alpine Ridge. But when Luke returns, Rae's world is turned upside down. Luke McMillan never forgot his first love, even as duty took him far from home, and tragedy made him a single father.

The ability to work with issues of race and intersectionality within psychology is vital. Contributors with experience in counseling psychology and applied psychology from across varied social contexts and professional settings reframe and challenge familiar concepts such as movements to decolonize the curriculum, psychology, and therapy. This book captures the relationship between the ethos of counseling psychology and race, offering a much-needed guide for how to encompass race and racialized experiences in the training and practice of psychology.

A deadly vampire disease. A savage insurgence. Will a powerful creature be her savior or her downfall? Vampire Jerusa Phoenix is painfully turning to stone. Struggling to escape an undead disease, she and her friends must locate a being known as the Necromancer to set her free. But with his whereabouts unknown and an army of savages closing in, Jerusa's prospects grow weaker by the hour. Depending on Silvanus to rally the Divine Vampires while she hunts for the cure, a powerful secret could once again transform Jerusa's life.

Evie thought it couldn’t get any worse than being single at the holidays. But when her boss, Logan, who she’s had a massive crush on since forever, shows up at the company holiday party dressed like Santa, she realizes she was wrong. Because somehow he makes being jolly old Saint Nick look ridiculously sexy, reminding her of everything she wants but can’t have. Unfortunately, she’s also not very good at hiding her feelings and is seriously concerned she’s going to do or say something horribly inappropriate.

Paul Armstead is your average American senior citizen and electrical engineer. He's 61 years old, unremarkably unattractive, and a self-proclaimed science fiction nut. He's lived the American dream in drab, typical fashion. So how does he end up fleeing from one end of the world to the other, dodging government dragnets; evil, nightmarish monsters known as the Oni; good wizards; bad wizards; beautiful women; spies; and wizardly spells? Well, it is entirely the genie's fault....

If she's spared execution, can a vampire with second sight save the ones she loves? Jerusa Phoenix lives in fear of judgment. Unlike the harmless smirks she received back in school, a negative opinion from the Stewards of Life could get the newly-made vampire killed. With an army of savages on the rise and terrifying new creatures in pursuit, Jerusa wonders if approval for her immortality is actually the least of her worries...

Jerusa Phoenix hungers for blood, but her ghost won’t let her feed. Starved and powerful, she’s forced to choose between chasing after flesh-feasting savages or going behind enemy lines to save her imprisoned friend. After a ruthless battle to protect some innocent humans, she encounters three vampire women who make her a deadly proposition.

The last thing Dakota Mitchell wanted to do was go on the romantic cruise she was supposed to take with her cheating now-ex fiancé. But it’s nonrefundable, and there are worse things than a couple of weeks in paradise, right? The last thing Dakota ever thought she would do was have a one-night stand with a smoking hot stranger. But what’s the harm in just one night, right? The mysterious and sexy Kade Ryan isn’t so easy to forget, especially when they’re trapped on a private island together. Is Dakota cruising for love, or will discovering Kade’s secret scare her off?

Left unchaperoned and stranded, Lady Lillian Lancaster has no choice but to find her way home and, quickly, before her reputation is ruined. Betrayed by those closest, she’s forced to trust the daring rogue who rushes to her rescue. When the Dark Duke reveals his identity and proposes a false engagement in exchange for further protection, Lillian is concerned and intrigued yet enamored by the shadows which haunt his eyes and fuel the horrid whispers behind his back.

Lady Roslyn Barrett’s launch into society was delayed by her foolish brother’s untimely demise. It makes a lady wish she’d been born an only child… All right, she did love the nitwit, and didn’t wish him to die; however, that doesn’t negate her irritation. Now she is at a disadvantage and the ton won’t let her forget her family’s scandalous past. She has a secret though, one that she won’t confess under any circumstances: Roslyn has already met the man she wants, but he doesn’t appear to return her feelings.

Lady Portia North is in love with her brother’s friend. She fell in love with him when she first met him years earlier and hasn’t been able to set those feelings aside. He’s always been kind to her, but nothing remotely amorous. She’s already had three seasons, and turned down several proposals. If she doesn’t let go of her dream of the Earl of Lyonsdale, she’ll end up a spinster.