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There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

You Didn’t Mean to Lose Control. But Somewhere Along the Way, You Did. You wake up and reach for your phone before your feet hit the floor. You promise yourself “just five minutes”… and lose an hour. You feel busy all day, but strangely unaccomplished. Your attention is fractured. Your motivation feels weaker. Your focus isn’t what it used to be. And deep down, you know something needs to change. Unplug to Reclaim Your Life is not another generic productivity guide. It’s a practical, psychologically grounded blueprint for breaking phone addiction, rebuilding your attention span,...

Some lights are worth keeping lit. Spring should be easier. The blizzards are over. The roads are clear. Wren Ashwick has finally started to believe she belongs on the Last Route. Then the floods come. Unrelenting rain turns cliff paths into death traps and trails into rivers—and at the end of an impassable coastal route, an elderly lighthouse keeper is gravely ill. Elspeth has kept The Widow’s Light burning for forty years. Now she’s trapped alone with a fever she can’t outlast… and the sea is still hungry. Wren has a choice: abandon her route, or try the impossible. For the ...

Author and Historian Thomas D. Perry started the Perry Family Scholarship in 2021 when his parents died within two months of each other. Since then eight students from Patrick County High School in Stuart, Virginia, have received $500 each. This book is divided into three parts. In Part One Perry writes about his mother, Betty Jane Hobbs Perry, who gave Tom his love of books and history. In Part Two Perry writes about his father, Erie Meredith Perry, an educator for thirty years in Patrick County. In Part Three the student recipients write about the topic of their choosing from the Civil ...

The Victorian era is remembered for many things, but one of the fondest is the wide and varied array of short, ghostly, suspenseful tales...often enjoyed around the fireside at Christmastime. In this new anthology, John Banks performs 12 of the very best, all written by incredibly talented but oft-times overlooked or forgotten authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense.

THE 'HITS' KEEP COMING: SUSPENSE FICTION WITH A DIFFERENCE Hired killers. Vigilantes. Executioners. Contract killers. Assassins working from a moral or political motivation. You’ll find them all in this thrilling suspense anthology. But these are not ordinary killers, not your run-of-the-mill hitmen. The emphasis is on the "uncommon" here—unusual characters, usual situations, and especially unusual means of killing. Here are tales by some of the best suspense/thriller writers today, including F. Paul Wilson, Ken Bruen, J. Carson Black, Billie Sue Mosiman, Laura DiSilverio, Joseph Badal,...

Brought to you by Puffin. Fans of THOR and THE INCREDIBLES will not want to miss this epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL and THE GREAT DREAM ROBBERY. Super hero. Super DEAD! It's just another day at the office for world-famous...

Get ready to embark on a journey where your wildest and most forbidden sexual fantasies will be realized. We all have dirty little secrets.... Sometimes, we can act on them in real life, but sometimes they just stay in our minds, waiting to be released. This collection of dirty erotica stories will help you give life to all those taboo thoughts you have. A small word of caution needs to be said. Be prepared that these stories will make you so horny, that you will struggle to keep your release in.

You’re productive. Responsible. Reliable. So why do you feel like you’re always on edge? You get things done. You meet expectations. You hold it together. From the outside, your life looks stable—maybe even impressive. Inside, it’s different. Your mind never fully rests. Relaxation feels uncomfortable. Success brings relief, not peace. And slowing down feels riskier than pushing forward. This is high-functioning anxiety—the kind that hides behind productivity, responsibility, and self-control. In The Quiet Panic, James Smith speaks directly to the people who don’t “look ...

"Beginner’s Guide to Mixology" is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to master the art of cocktails. From essential tools and techniques to step-by-step recipes, this guide makes mixing drinks simple, fun, and approachable. Whether you’re hosting your first party or just want to craft a better drink at home, you’ll learn everything you need to shake, stir, and pour with confidence.

So many people take their privacy on the Internet for granted. Some may know and choose to ignore the fact, but every single thing you do online is being tracked and guess what? For better or for worse it is there forever. Whether you're simply browsing websites or you are accessing confidential information that you would rather no one know about there are ways to remain anonymous.

The best deliveries aren’t in the bag. Nine months on the Last Route have transformed Wren Ashwick from bitter exile to capable courier. She knows every village, every path, every face along the way. She’s even started to think of it as home. Then First Frost arrives. The annual courier gathering brings reports, rankings, and scrutiny from Guild officials who see routes as numbers on a ledger. For Wren, it means defending the Last Route against budget-minded bureaucrats—and facing a rival courier who questions whether anything she’s built truly matters. Wren has never been good at ...

Some letters find their way home. A year ago, Wren Ashwick arrived in Thornwick as a failed mage assigned to the realm’s most remote postal route. She expected to endure it, then leave. Instead, the route changed her—quietly, stubbornly, and for good. Now autumn has returned, and with it the anniversary she hasn’t quite known how to face. The route feels like home. The people do too. But staying isn’t the same as choosing—and Wren isn’t sure she’s brave enough to do that yet. Then Colm, the retired courier who became her mentor, gives her a package: his early journals. As Wren...

At a time when Edwardian Britain seemed a golden place, basking in its imperial glory, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen and his wife, Belle, lived among the suburban villas of North London, renting a house at 39 Hilldrop Crescent. After supper on 31st January 1910, their friends went home and Crippen killed Belle with poison, dismembered her body and buried some of her remains beneath the brick floor of the coal cellar. Crippen never admitted killing his wife and took the secrets of the crime with him when he was hanged, following his conviction for murder.

Nelson Mandela is well known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world’s elder statesman - the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first Black president of South Africa. But Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign....

The post always gets through. Even when it shouldn’t. Wren Ashwick has found her rhythm on the Last Route. Three months of walking the realm’s most remote postal circuit have turned a failed mage into a capable courier—one delivery at a time. Then winter arrives with a desperate plea: a child in the highlands is dying, and only Wren can carry the medicine that might save her. Everyone tells her to wait out the storm. The blizzard is worsening, the roads are vanishing beneath snow, and no sensible person would risk the route in weather like this. Wren has never been good at sensible. ...

Dead Letters: A Last Route Novel A failed mage. A forgotten route. A hedgehog with secrets. A cozy fantasy of found family, gentle magic, and warm endings. Wren Ashwick has hit rock bottom. Once a promising student at the Academy, she’s been assigned to the Last Route—the most remote, unprofitable postal circuit in the realm. Seventeen stops scattered across wild coastline, lonely highlands, and an ancient forest. The route where the Postal Guild sends couriers it wants to forget. She plans to survive one winter, then transfer somewhere civilized. But the route has other ideas. When a ...

If you're seeking greater understanding of how the original and contemporary accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision fit together, this audiobook will help you. Joseph’s remarkable 1820 vision of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ is one of the best attested divine visions in recorded history.

Glenda Jackson stars in this compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary Britain. In 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle. Now, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but set in modern Britain. 

Buckle up for an explosive ride into the heart of battle with 'Contested Landing' – the ultimate anthology of military science fiction that'll leave you on the edge of your seat! Get ready to dive headfirst into the fray as fearless defenders clash with relentless invaders in heart-pounding actions across the cosmos. From pulse-pounding firefights to jaw-dropping heroics, these adrenaline-fueled tales will thrust you into the heart of interstellar conflict like never before.