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Isabella Quando uno dei miei clienti esprime il desiderio di incontrare l'eroe nazionale Riordan O'Connor, sono determinata a realizzare il suo sogno. Non mi aspetto che il montanaro scontroso sia la volpe d'argento più sexy che abbia mai visto o le scintille che scoccano tra noi. Mentre siamo costretti a lavorare insieme, scopro che c'è di più in Riordan di quanto sembri. Riuscirò a convincerlo ad abbassare la guardia e darci una possibilità? Redeeming The Mountain Man è un romance colpo di fulmine breve, dolce e piccante di piccola città con un lieto fine garantito. Può essere ...

For years, Alfred Ludens has pursued mathematician and philosopher Marcus Vallar in the belief that he possesses a profound metaphysical formula, a missing link of great significance to mankind. Luden's friends are more sceptical. Jack Sheerwater, painter, thinks Marcus is crazy. Gildas herne, ex-preist, thinks he is evil. Patrick Fenman, poet, is dying because he thinks Marcus has cursed him. Marcus has disappeared and must be found.

With the heady days of COVID-19 well and truly in our rear view mirror, that modern-day plague just an awful memory, we at HellBound Books decided it was high-time to revisit the horror enthusiast’s’ unfaltering love affair with tales of pandemic terror. We have here, for your delight, two-dozen horrific short stories of sickness, plagues, sinister microbial outbreaks, killer viruses, demonic infections, the devilpox, cannibals, and, of course, the ultimate in pandemic terror: zombies!

Delia Spark is caught in a maelstrom. Her former life as a London theatre director is on the brink of implosion amid a scandalous divorce, a tarnished reputation, and, for reasons she cannot fathom, things keep spontaneously combusting around her. Her sixties were supposed to be peaceful, but now even her grown daughter won't return her calls. Escape is the only option.

Life's a struggle for Rosemary Thorn and her teen daughter, Athena. But their regular troubles are turned upside down after Granny Thorn's mysterious death. Despite her cousin's sinister maneuverings, Rosemary returns to Myrtlewood and the sprawling, dilapidated Thorn Manor. There's more to the old house than meets the eye, as Rosemary and Athena soon find out—in a whirlwind of magic, adventure, mystical creatures, and endless cups of tea.

Iris Radisch nimmt den Leser mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch Camus' Leben und Werk. Dieser Autor ist kein Heiliger. Sein Leben und seine Bücher erzählen von der Sehnsucht nach den großen, elementaren Erlebnissen, vom Glück der Beschränkung auf das Essentielle, vom Zauber der Einfachheit. Camus verwickelt seine Leser in die grundlegenden Fragen nach richtig und falsch, nach gut und böse, und seine Werke fordern heraus zu einem neuen Nachdenken über die Natur des Menschen.

Nara Johnson est à moi. Je le sais à l'instant où je prends sa main. Elle est brillante. Pulpeuse. Magnifique. Une citadine de Chicago qui fait son doctorat dans ma petite ville. Et elle me fuit aussi vite qu'elle le peut. Je le vois dans ses yeux. Elle a été blessée avant. Gravement. Mais je ne suis pas ces autres hommes. Je suis un fermier de 44 ans qui sait ce qu'il veut. Et ce que je veux, c'est elle. Elle pense qu'elle retournera en ville après la remise des diplômes. Qu'elle oubliera Blossom Ford. Qu'elle m'oubliera. Je vais lui prouver qu'elle a tort. Je serai patient, ...

Nara Johnson è mia. Lo so nel momento in cui prendo la sua mano. È brillante. Formosa. Bellissima. Una ragazza di città da Chicago che fa il suo dottorato nella mia piccola città. E sta scappando da me più veloce che può. Lo vedo nei suoi occhi. È stata ferita prima. Gravemente. Ma io non sono quegli altri uomini. Sono un contadino di 44 anni che sa cosa vuole. E quello che voglio è lei. Pensa che tornerà in città dopo la laurea. Dimenticando tutto di Blossom Ford. Dimenticando me. Le dimostrerò che si sbaglia. Sarò paziente, ci sarò. Dimostrerò di essere diverso. Perché Nara...

New school, new dungeons, new...maid?At long last, Kousuke enters Tsukuyomi Magic Academy, the main setting of the erotic dating sim into which he’s been reincarnated. But between training every spare moment and using his knowledge of Magical Explorer to win the hearts of all the heroines he...

*Previously Published as "mated to my ex's alpha dad* I got rejected by my alpha. So I slept with his father- who is the Lycan king. Now I'm carrying his secret babies in my belly. The night before the wedding, I found my alpha in bed with someone else. Still, I walked down that aisle like a good little pawn. He laughed. rejected me. Humiliated me in front of everyone. So I ran, into the woods, barefoot in a silk gown. His guards chased me. Wolves were closing in. Then he appeared. King Orion. The reclusive, brutal Lycan King. My ex's father- And apparently, my fated mate. He saved me… ...

Full-cast dramatisations and a reading of works by Iris Murdoch, plus a bonus interview with the author herself Booker Prize-winning author Iris Murdoch is renowned for her sublime fiction, exploring themes such as art, passion, morality and human freedom. Included in this collection are...

Mellie hasn't been home in over twenty years. Not since her parents and her brother Jacob died under mysterious circumstances. Not since she was left completely alone. But the past isn't gone. It's waiting. Her name appears in confidential files—alongside dozens of missing children. Her family's house holds hidden rooms, medical records, and surveillance equipment she was never meant to find. And someone is slipping inside at night, leaving things behind to remind her she isn't safe.

Still in his first year at Tsukuyomi Magic Academy, Kousuke Takioto continues his freewheeling routine of clearing dungeons with the heroines between bouts of training. However, his tendency to cut class isn’t lost on the other students, who now view him as a slacker. Despite this, Yukine...

I own her. Body, soul, and every defiant breath she takes. Allegra Marone was promised to me before she was born—her fate sealed in blood, her life nothing but collateral in a war she had no part in. But the Marones took from my family. And now, I'm taking her. She thinks she can survive me, that she can thaw the monster lurking beneath my suit and scars. But Allegra doesn't understand… I didn't claim her to love her. I claimed her to destroy her.

Edward Baltram is overwhelmed with guilt. His nasty little prank has gone horribly wrong: He fed his closest friend a sandwich laced with a hallucinogenic drug, and the young man fell out of a window to his death. Edward's guilt and depression are worsened by daily letters from the young man's mother cursing Edward as a murderer. Tortured, Edward searches for redemption through a reunion with his famous father, the reclusive painter Jesse Baltram.

Exiled. Hunted. Haunted. I clawed my way out of the Bratva's grip, but no one escapes this life without scars. Now, I trade in secrets and shattered souls, saving the ones no one else will. But then he shows up. Rafi Gatti—mafia prince, underground fighter, walking temptation wrapped in sin. He wants my help. I want nothing to do with him. Because men like Rafi? They don't just take what they want. They ruin you. And if I let him get too close… I might beg him to.

Businessman Mischa Fox has wealth, charisma, and an uncanny ability to influence those around him. When he moves to buy a small feminist magazine in London called the Artemis, Mischa becomes entangled in the lives of the Artemis’s editor, Hunter, his sister, Rosa, and her boarder, Annette, as well as their circle of friends. As Mischa instigates a series of ominous events that will change their lives, Murdoch’s masterful prose brings these rich characters - and their darkly humorous troubles - to vivid life.

The Lassiter siblings have been blessed with an internal detector identified as the love gene. Now that they have found love, one obstacle after another is threatening their happy ever after . . . Luke Lassiter is determined to give his fiance Sasha Coles the perfect wedding on the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean sea. Now that Luke has won Sasha's heart, he wants to protect her peace of mind. The imp, known as Stephanie Coles, is doing all she can to disrupt her daughter, Sasha's life. Her goal is simple, money . . . and money

A deadly multi-vehicle pile-up on San Diego’s historic Cabrillo bridge is thought of as a horrific accident - until Kendra Michaels arrives on the scene and perceives it as something much more sinister. Blind for decades and now sighted, Kendra's unusual skill for observation is highly sought after by both the FBI and CIA. Now her amazing conclusions open up a multi-jurisdictional investigation that once again teams her with the FBI and federal agent Adam Kyle as they investigate a conspiracy so explosive that someone will kill again and again to protect it.

He strikes without warning....he kills without mercy....he's only just begun.... Iris Johansen, the New York Times bestselling author of The Killing Game and The Face of Deception, delivers a gripping new novel of breathtaking suspense and explosive adventure. It is the story of a courageous...