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Ava, the oldest daughter of Isis and Poseidon, yearns for love above all else. But when she's betrothed to the formidable and brooding hero, Hercules, she begins to question her fate. Sent as a gift from Isis, Ava is tasked with marrying Hercules and convincing him to help our heroes on a treacherous journey to collect a valuable treasure. Only then will Isis agree to negotiate and order her sirens to stop attacking men.

The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcast In 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since...

Everyone's watching. Someone's killing. A reality TV show. A two million pound prize. A contestant who'll kill to win. Ex-DCI Luke Sackville thought he'd seen it all-until he's called to investigate 'Shadow Chasers', a ratings juggernaut where contestants chase historical mysteries for the ultimate reward. Luke sends two of the Ethics Team undercover as contestants. While they struggle with cryptic clues, dramatic eliminations and the horrors of communal living, whispers of cheating escalate to murder and Luke realizes someone isn't playing by the rules.

Ex-DCI Luke Sackville could not have predicted the challenges he would face when he joined Filchers, a business outsourcing company, as their Head of Ethics. He and his team are catapulted into helping MI6 thwart the activities of an international terrorist organisation. Initial suspicions centre on money laundering, but when women are abducted and bodies start to turn up it becomes clear there is a lot more at stake.

Darkness, in many forms, must be conquered to emerge into the light and embrace one’s happily ever after. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam. Two cousins, closer than brothers. One finds love despite his inner demons; the other resists love because of them. Elizabeth Bennet. Kitty Bennet. Two sisters, strengthened by adversity. One willingly yields to love; the other pridefully misinterprets it.

Thomas Scott has lived his life twice before. At night, he dreams about his wife-to-be and resolves to preserve the timeline, so they can meet in the right place at the right time. Ben Lewis was a middle-aged failure in 2020 before he was cast back into his 18-year-old body. Given a second chance, he intends to exploit it for his own selfish ends. When the two meet in Oxford in 1988, they soon clash.

Kyle Hammond is suffering a surprise birthday party he really didn’t want. As he blows out the candles on his cake, he makes a token wish. Three days later, to his utter astonishment, that wish comes true. All his problems solved, Kyle is counting his blessings when a pensioner turns up at his door unannounced. The stranger then confounds Kyle by claiming credit for his good fortune, followed by a bizarre declaration: When Edmund Wishkin grants a wish, there’s always a price to pay. Whether he believes the old man or not, Kyle is about to discover the true cost of a wish fulfilled.

The conclusion of The Marriage Auction 2. There are so many plot twists your head will be spinning, your heart weeping, and by the end of it all…your soul will be sighing.

The complete BBC radio adaptations of Alexander McCall's bestselling series. Inspired by Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, 44 Scotland Street started life as a serial in The Scotsman. It was a huge hit, and was soon novelised, adapted on stage and dramatised for BBC Radio 4. Collected here are all five radio series, in which we follow the interconnected lives of the residents of adjoining flats in a tenement in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.

Haunted by fragmented memories of a love once powerful, Persephone finds herself torn between her past and her present. Hades, the king she loathes and yet desires, is the key to unlocking the mysteries of her stolen memories. After a century of reigning as Hades' queen, Persephone is taken, her memories wiped clean by a sinister curse. With his beloved stolen away, Hades embarks on a quest, determined to break the curse and rekindle the flame of their forbidden love.

Chosen. Framed by my father’s murderer. Running from the fae courts. Fated to never touch the man who sets my blood on fire.

Three women and one man put themselves up for auction in a high-stakes game of marriage, money, and mayhem. The spice is high, the characters intense, and the plot will keep you guessing until the bitter end. This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

As the threat of war hangs heavy in the air, Princess Serena of Atlantis knows she must take drastic action to protect her sisters from being hunted and killed. With a plan to marry the human prince, Edward, she takes him to the mystical underwater city of Atlantis and to the court of her stern father, Poseidon. But her plan goes awry and Edward is sentenced to death. With no other choice, Serena is forced to use a forbidden ritual to bind the prince to herself, surrendering her immortality in the process.

This is the filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera you never knew you needed. Welcome to The Marriage Auction.

With advancements in internet technology, people can get instant answers to just about any of their questions, connect long distance with family and friends, and stay informed with events around the world in real time. In Digital Liturgies, tech-realist Samuel D. James examines the connection between patterns in technology and human desires. Everyone longs for a glimpse of heaven; James argues they are just looking for it in the wrong place—the internet.

Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a property in England, but Harker quickly gets tangled in forces darker than he could’ve imagined, becoming a tortured tool for the development of Dracula’s power.

The Marriage Auction 2 continues in this filthy, gritty, angsty soap opera. No way we’re going to spoil anything!

The magical tea has worn off. My eyes are wide open. And it’s with horror that I realize the fate of two realms rests on my shoulders after my mother’s ultimate sacrifice to trap Rubezahl in Underhill. Terrified humans clamoring for answers, whispered rumors from both Seelie and Unseelie, and a stepmother who seeks the throne for surprising reasons are the least of my troubles. Rubezahl has returned far sooner than I thought possible. I’m not ready. I can’t win this. And not only that… He has something crucial if we are to win. He’s taken something I cannot live without.

Since dead men tell no tales, the patriarch of Longbourn must live in anonymity or face the unthinkable—being the cause of a foreign nation attacking his homeland. Skilled in deception and strategy, Bennet succeeded until his youngest daughter was born with a grievous affliction; the scrutiny she brings threatens to expose the very secrets he hides.

Imagine you’re engaged to marry a prince, but your father gambles away your dowry and sells you to a pirate captain who you are forced to marry. He’s cold and ruthless, so you run away, but then you get captured by more pirates, and just as they’re about to hurt you, your pirate husband shows up, with his sword to the captain’s throat as he roars, ”Touch my wife and I will destroy you all.”