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Why women’s brains work differently at night—and how we can harness that altered state for greater creativity, insight, and courage. In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs-Streets experienced a series of losses: her stepfather, then father, and finally her family’s puppy. Unmoored by grief...

From USA Today bestselling author May McGoldrick, Sleepless in Scotland is a charming tale of loss, justice, and passion. Captain Ian Bell is a tortured man fighting through grief and guilt over the loss of his sister. When she went missing, he searched for months until he found her remains. Now...

A mysterious pandemic causes a quarter of the world’s population to permanently lose the ability to sleep—without any apparent health implications. The outbreak creates a new class of people who are both feared and ostracized, and most of whom optimize their extra hours to earn more money. Jamie Vega, a New York journalist at C+P Media, is one of the Sleepless. When his irascible boss dies in an apparent suicidal overdose, Jamie doesn’t buy this too-convenient explanation—especially given its suspicious timing in the middle of a corporate takeover—and begins to investigate.

Just as she feared, their words were not those of comfort or spiritual joy. Just as she anticipated, the voices told her of unspeakable things. While recuperating from a near-fatal gunshot wound, Special Agent Caden O’Connor is relegated to a desk job with the Cold Case Squad. Three months in, miserable and on the verge of depression, an anonymous letter arrives and changes everything. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, concert violinist Alaina Reynolds fears the voices she hears might slowly drive her insane.

The world is in the grip of an epidemic of sleeplessness and one man will risk everything to find out what caused it. In his signature style of fast-paced action, outrageous violence, and graphically described scenes, we are tossed into a dramatic turbulence unlike anything you've ever read or heard.

It's been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she's wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a few friends. But when one of those friends, Laura von Hoven - free-spirited beauty and wife of Nadja's boss - kills her lover and begs Nadja for her help, Nadja can't seem to refuse. The two women make for a remote house in the woods, the perfect place to bury a body. But their plan quickly falls apart and Nadja finds herself outplayed, a pawn in a bizarre game.

Matt Mazola never expected a popular relationship podcast to change his life, but that’s exactly what happens when he tunes in and hears a young woman share her heartfelt wish that her grieving father find love again. The widower she describes - Hugo James - captures Matt’s attention, and he sets off on a crash course to meet the other man.

Godkiller meets Powerless in this epic gods-and-monsters romantic fantasy from British Fantasy Award-winning author Jen Williams. Welcome to a world where gods and monsters roam the earth . . . Elver is the guardian of the wild and dangerous monster forest. Saved from the brink of death by a god...

Thea is an insomniac; she hasn’t slept more than three hours a night for years. So when an ad for a sleep trial that promises to change her life pops up on her phone, Thea knows this is her last chance at finding any kind of normal life. Soon Thea’s sleeping for longer than she has in a decade and awakes feeling transformed. So much so that at first she’s willing to overlook the oddities of the trial - the lack of any phone signal; the way she can’t leave her bedroom without permission; the fact that all her personal possessions are locked away, even her shoes.

When you’re in trouble, you call 911. When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan. Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don’t talk about him at all. He doesn’t wear a uniform, but he is the most powerful cop in New York. Nick Ryan can find a criminal who’s vanished. Or he can make a key witness disappear. He has cars, safe houses, money, and weapons hidden all over the city.

What really happens behind the velvet ropes of Las Vegas’ high-limit rooms? For 35 years, Randy Rutecki lived the life most people only imagine — dealing high-stakes roulette in the city that never sleeps. From the Golden Nugget to the Mirage, Bellagio, and Wynn, Randy had a front-row seat to the rise of the mega-resorts and the gamblers who risked fortunes overnight. In Sleepless in Sin City: Tales from the Graveyard Shift, he pulls back the curtain on a world of: - Whales and high rollers dropping millions in a single session. - Scams, cheats, and hustlers who thought they could ...

Rostislav Grokhotov, an ordinary clerk working for a privately-owned company, just wanted to earn some extra money in the game. He had no specific plans for his new character. Little did he know that his new nickname Rosgard would become the game's next greatest legend. Even the game's Creche zone may contain items of interest if you're observant enough. Rosgard's find didn't just change his own life drastically - it enveloped an entire game world in turmoil to boot! The adventuring player becomes a valued prize for Waldyra's leading clans. Our hero has to conceal his real name.

In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent, and one of a growing number of human beings who have been genetically modified to never require sleep. Once considered interesting anomalies, now Leisha and the other "Sleepless" are outcasts, victims of blind hatred, political repression, and shocking mob violence meant to drive them from human society and, ultimately, from Earth itself.

I never wanted to move to Narrowdale. And doing so at the beginning of my freshman year of high school? Ugh, this is going to be the worst year ever. But it turns out that getting used to a new school is the least of my problems. There's creepy whistling outside my window every night. I'm having the same spine-chilling nightmares over and over again. Sleep deprived, I begin to listen to vague and cryptic warnings of a scary homeless guy. Is something haunting me?

How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep today. Despite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate. The...

The plan was simple: escape and join the rebellion. But nothing is simple when the Director sends his Huntress after you. After uncovering the shocking truths behind Sim 299, Aidan and his friends must flee the Mount Fegorio complex before they’re silenced for good. Freedom is closer than ever—but so is danger. Because Sheva is coming. Known as the High Huntress, Sheva never fails. She’s a cyborg that tracks her targets without mercy, without rest, and without leaving a trace. And this time, her mission is clear: bring Aidan back. Or make sure he never reaches the rebellion. Separated...

Einst verschonte die Schlangenkönigin Elvers Leben. Doch seitdem fließt Gift in ihren Adern und jede ihrer Berührungen bringt den Tod. Er ist ein Schlafloser, dazu verdammt, Nacht für Nacht von einem bösen Geist heimgesucht zu werden. Die beiden Seelen, die sich einen Körper teilen, faszinieren Elver. Denn ihr Gift kann ihnen nichts anhaben. Doch als sie sich auf eine riskante Allianz mit ihnen einlässt, verstrickt sie sich schon bald in einem Netz aus Intrigen, verbotenen Gefühlen und gefährlicher Magie, das die Grundfesten ihrer Welt erschüttern wird.

In this hate-to-love romance, Nikki, an aspiring photographer, accompanies her family on a trip to Dubai to celebrate the five days of Diwali in style. It should be the trip of a lifetime, if Yash, the boy next door—with whom Nikki has a rocky history—weren’t on board. Caught up in the festive spirit, Nikki’s family encourages her to get reacquainted with Yash. Turns out, a lot can change on a twelve-hour flight besides just continents. But can betrayals and conflicting ambitions be set aside long enough for the two teens to discover the true meaning of the Festival of Lights?

In the winter of 2020, Annabel Abbs experienced a series of bereavements. As she grieved, she kept busy by day, but at night sleep eluded her. And yet her sleeplessness led to a profound and unexpected discovery: her Night Self. As the night transformed into a place of creativity and liberation, Annabel found she wasn't alone. From the radical fifteenth-century philosopher Laura Cereta and subversive artist Louise Bourgeois, to Virginia Woolf and the activist Peace Pilgrim, women have long found sanctuary, inspiration and courage in darkness.

Elver è la guardiana solitaria della insidiosa foresta dei mostri. Artair è un giovane monaco che porta sulle spalle la maledizione dei Senzasonno: nel suo corpo, infatti, convivono due anime, la sua e quella di Lucian, uno spirito oscuro pronto a prendere il controllo non appena il ragazzo si addormenta. Durante una missione "obbligata", Artair incrocia sul suo cammino Elver e la convince ad aiutarlo a portare a termine il compito che gli è stato affidato.