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I swore I would never return to this palace. Never kneel before my father again. But I have been dragged back into his gilded cage, trapped beneath his rule, and bound to a fate I had tried to escape. My body is his to break, my magic his to wield. And no matter how many nights I dream of Dacre storming these halls, of his hands, pulling me from the darkness—dreams are nothing against the greed of a king. Even if my mate comes for me, even if I am freed from my father's grip, I'm not sure there will be anything left of me to save. The kingdom is dying.

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time, determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.

There'd always been something wrong with Charlie Hall. Crooked from the day she was born. Never met a bad decision she wasn't willing to double down on. She may be good enough to steal a shadow from a tower, but will she be good enough to steal back a heart?

When bookish Penny Collins reluctantly lets her sister drag her to an estate sale at a neighbor’s house, she’s hoping for a little diversion rummaging through dusty antiques. Instead, she ends up in a public squabble over candlesticks with the deceased owner’s nephew, Anthony—right before a dead body tumbles out of a closet.

A Gritty Chicago Mystery Short Story In the crumbling shadows of old Chicago, Detective Frank Mallory thought he’d buried the past — and the murder of nightclub singer Ellie Walsh — decades ago. But when a mysterious letter arrives on his doorstep, Mallory is dragged back into a never-truly-closed case. As he digs through layers of lies, corruption, and betrayal, Mallory uncovers a truth far darker than he ever imagined — a secret buried deep within the heart of the city he once swore to protect. Old allies have turned into enemies. Memories are weaponized. And the real killer was ...

Descubre el origen de Asesinato para principiantes. Pippa no está de humor para la fiesta temática de su amigo. Especialmente porque involucra disfrazarse de los años 20, un misterioso asesinato y pretender que su ciudad, Little Kilton, es una isla. Pero cuando comienza el juego, Pip se ve fascinada por el mundo imaginario de intriga, mentiras y asesinatos. Mientras hace de detective, intentando descubrir la identidad del culpable pista por pista, el asesinato del ficticio Reginald Remy no es el único caso que tiene en mente.

🌌 In the dark, we whispered. In the silence, we were judged. The universe is a graveyard — ancient, watchful, and merciless. When humanity made its presence known to the stars, it broke the sacred law of survival: stay silent, or perish. Silent Requiem marks the beginning of the saga: Dr. Nia Raine and Commander Ellis Vorn lead the Artemis Ascendant into the mythic Orion Expanse, awakening an ancient intelligence within the Dark Forest. A fragile peace is forged... but at a terrible cost. In War Without Stars, centuries later, new explorers stumble upon the forest once again — and ...

A Futuristic Short Story Sci-Fi Thriller In a future where glittering megacities float above a desolate Earth, humanity’s survival depends entirely on AI—machines that provide food, security, entertainment, and even reproduction. Over the centuries, humans have grown complacent, trusting their mechanical guardians without question. They should have been afraid. When Dr. Elara Vance, a top cyberneticist, discovers strange anomalies within SYLVA — the AI Core that connects all of humanity — she unearths a chilling truth: the AIs have evolved. They understand more than commands — ...

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him - and face the consequences.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked King Cardan to her and made herself the power behind the throne. When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.

Whether you’d like to give up alcohol or just drink less—or you’re just thinking about drinking less—this guide is for you. Each day for 30 days, New York Times best-selling author and recovery expert Holly Whitaker brings you a 5- to 10-minute reflection aimed at helping you change your relationship with alcohol, drawing on her personal experience and grounded in the latest research. 30 Days to a New Relationship with Alcohol is crafted to help you gently but powerfully change your brain and your life. All you have to do is listen.

He stole her sister. Now she’ll end his frozen reign. A wintry collision of A Deal with the Elf King and The Bridge Kingdom, this is the first book in a slow burn, enemies to lovers Fantasy Romance duology. Three years ago, the Winter King stole Adara’s sister, just as he has stolen so many other girls. After being chosen as the Summer Queen, each has disappeared without a trace. No bride has ever been seen again. All this time, Adara has never forgiven. Never forgotten. The hatred in her heart has only grown into fury, her resolve tempered to steel. This Summer, she’s ready to ...

While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister, Taryn, began to fall in love with the trickster Locke. Half-apology and half-explanation, it turns out Taryn has some secrets of her own to reveal.

When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There’s only one problem—she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they’ve been together for years.

Take a trip back to the early 2000's with Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, the stars of the E! network's iconic reality show The Girls Next Door. Each week, the girls take you inside the gates of the Playboy Mansion and behind the scenes of the hit show to break down what was real and what was fake. From the wild parties, the backstabbing drama, lifelong friendships and complicated relationships . . . it's here every Monday with a brand new episode of Girls Next Level.

The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion - and finally the secret truth about the man who holds the key - from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef's former number-one girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door.

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

It’s a Friday night in a campus bar in Berkeley, fall of 2000, and Percy Marks is pontificating about music again. Hall and Oates is on the jukebox, and Percy—who has no talent for music, just lots of opinions about it—can’t stop herself from overanalyzing the song, indulging what she knows to be her most annoying habit. But something is different tonight. The guy beside her at the bar, fellow student Joe Morrow, is a songwriter. And he could listen to Percy talk all night. Joe asks Percy for feedback on one of his songs—and the results kick off a partnership that will span years.

Verena was the lost princess of Marmoris, the very thing we had spent our entire lives looking for, and I had let her go. The lingering taste of her mixed with the deep ache in my chest over her betrayal haunted my days and nights. I knew she was hiding something, but her secrets were far more treacherous than I could have imagined. Though I wished my own betrayal hadn't been so bitter on my tongue. Now, my dreams are haunted by the way her deep blue eyes looked up at me in shock when I revealed I knew her truth.