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THE SHINING meets WACO in a literary cult thriller set beneath a historic New Hampshire blizzard. At forty-two, Boston Globe reporter Clark Browning is burning out: his marriage is failing, his family is slipping away, and his suicide note is already on draft three. Then his editor sends him to Barne, New Hampshire, to profile the Fellowship of the Holy Oak—a Christian-flavored cult poised to go mainstream. Its leader, Leonard James Branch, is charismatic, intellectually magnetic, and disturbingly good at turning Clark’s failures into evidence of spiritual potential.

In a world ravaged by a 200 year war pitting humankind against the immortal vampire, Emmeline rises as a symbol of hope for her kind. As a scholar determined to help defeat the ancient immortal forces, as finds herself an unwitting sacrifice after a long, brutal battle. Taken to Aeternalis, the ancient castle deep in the heart of the vampire city, she becomes the reluctant bride to their prince, Euclid. Peace for both people hangs in the balance as Emmeline tries to adapt to the court of the vampires, a group she had been brought up to hate.

Elena Alvarez is living a cursed life. From the deadly fire she accidentally set as a child to her mother's abandonment and now an unwanted pregnancy, she knows better than most that small actions can have terrible consequences. Yet when her grandmother calls and asks her to watch over the children of a recent widower in a small, isolated town in Colorado, she takes it as a chance to finally organize her life. 

In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and bloody politics of an era engulfed in flame. Can a white man receive justice in post-colonial India?...

Ixion, the city of mages, has seemingly transformed into a perfect society. It faces no shortage of resources, thanks to Vestiare of the Seven Heroes and her Colossus. However, its inhabitants have turned to the heretical worshiping of a Lesser God. Beauty is skin deep, and this facade of perfection shrouds the intentions of the Seven Heroes: The Second Calamity. In the midst of it all, Sungchul finally begins making progress toward a more personal goal...

When I tried to leave, Grave forced me to stay. He's obsessed with me, and not in the good kind of way. Griffin is out of the game, but he gives me a piece of information that can set me free. I travel to Cap-Ferrat, in the south of France, and find this powerful man. But he's not the least bit interested in helping me. Not for free, at least. If I want his protection, I'll have to make it worth his while.

New York City in 1978 is a dirty, dangerous place to live - and die. Joey Peacock knows this as well as anybody - he has spent the last forty years as an adolescent vampire, perfecting the routine he now enjoys: womanizing in punk clubs and discotheques, feeding by night, and sleeping by day with others of his kind in the macabre labyrinth under the city's sidewalks.

Fear It's something we are all familiar with and have experienced at some point in our lives. We've all feared harm of some kind. Many of us know what it is to fear the unknown future. We may even know the fear of man. Such fears can rule our hearts and direct our choices. They can consume us...

They moved the heavens. Their suffering started wars. Their wisdom outlasted empires. Yet history forgot their names. In the grand theatre of Hindu mythology, the gods take centre stage — Indra thunders, Agni blazes, Brihaspati advises, and Chandra glows. But behind every divine drama stands a woman whose story the Puranas recorded and the world chose to ignore. Wives of the Gods reclaims eighteen of these extraordinary women from the margins of mythology and places them where they always belonged — at the heart of the cosmic story. Who was Tara — the wife of the divine preceptor ...

What if some of the most important people in the Bible are the ones most readers overlook? The Old Testament is filled with towering figures whose names are known around the world: Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah, and Isaiah. Yet behind these famous individuals stand men and women whose courage, wisdom, loyalty, and faithfulness helped preserve God's covenant at decisive moments in history. Their stories are often brief. Their names are sometimes forgotten. Their impact was enormous. In Unsung Heroes of the Bible: Faithful Lives That Preserved God's Covenant When History Hung in the Balance, ...

An encouraging, exciting, and insightful book about prayer written by BJ Willhite, author of the popular book Why Pray? and founder of National Call to Prayer. Does God really answer prayers? How can I activate His promises? Are God’s promises limited? What if I doubt? What if I don’t know what to ask?The Law of Prayer explores these and other pertinent questions you need to be answered. With a powerful mix of experience, wisdom, and Scripture, this book bears testimony of God’s ability and willingness to answer you. It provides a sincere and candid perspective on how to meaningfully ...

A selection of Euripides’ renowned Greek tragedies, adapted for BBC Radio Acclaimed by Aristotle as ‘the most tragic of the poets’, Euripides was one of the pre-eminent playwrights of 5th century Athens. Included here are seven of his masterpieces: powerful, shocking tales of passion...

A full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling Biblical adventure story by Lloyd C. Douglas Weary of governing, the half-crazed Emperor Tiberius retreats to Capri, leaving his loathsome stepson, Prince Gaius, in charge of an increasingly corrupt Rome. Few dare speak out against him – so when...

The bestselling modern classic by the author of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden about a deaf couple, their hearing child, and the bond they create through sign language, featuring a new introduction by Sara Nović, author of the New York Times bestseller True Biz and the National Book Award...

BBC Radio adaptations of Aldous Huxley’s finest works – plus a bonus documentary programme ‘Over nine hours’ worth of quality drama… The stories presented in ‘A BBC Radio Collection’ combine to give the listener a taste of Huxley’s versatility as a writer. His vivid imagination...

Major Rule: Humans shall not play god with other humans Fresh from college, aspiring actress Liberty agrees to be the sole disciple of a minor deity and Abe Lincoln lookalike oddly named God Johnson, in exchange for a fast track to world-hunger-fighting-super-celebrityhood. As Liberty tries to give him her heart – and a certain portion of her aura -- she breaks his Major Rule which is that humans shall not play god with other humans. He then must abandon her to the other lesser deities for their sport until she pays for her sin or dies. By the time Liberty discovers what the gods really ...

Chris Philpott and Mike Kilpatrick break down season three of one of the great Aotearoa New Zealand TV shows, The Almighty Johnsons. As well as detailed analysis of the show, the duo also interview some of the cast as well as creator James Griffin.

Mother Miriam Live - September 21, 2020 Mother tackles the issues of the Catholic perspective on: How voting as a Catholic often comes down to choosing the "lesser of two evils" Filing for a divorce Is God a man or a woman?