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Jack London's South Sea Tales is a collection of eight short stories set in the South Pacific. The stories include: "The House of Mapuhi", "The Whale Tooth", "Mauki", "Yah! Yah! Yah!", "The Heathen", "The Terrible Solomons", "The Inevitable White Man", and "The Seed of McCoy".

To protect humans from evil yet remain undetected, the Fangborn follow strict rules - but werewolf Jack Parker just keeps breaking them. Failing to disclose his relationship with a Normal could cost him his powers, yet there's something irresistible about waitress Emily Vargas. For one thing, she seems to have no past - at least not one she'll talk about. Jack has kept his affair from the Family but not from his partner, Sully. Lucky for Jack, Sully has more important things to do than report him - like the duo's strange new assignment.

On the surface, Amelia Vernet appears to be the great detective's quiet sixteen-year-old cousin. But her innocent exterior conceals an important fact: Amelia is a member of the Fangborn, a secret family of werewolves, vampires, and oracles sworn to protect Ordinary humans, and she uses her Fangborn werewolf gifts to help Holmes solve the curious cases that cross the doorstep of 221B Baker Street.

Universal Love welcomes listeners to a near-future world where our everyday technologies have fundamentally altered the possibilities and limits of how we love one another. In these gripping stories, a young boy tries to understand what keeps his father tethered to the drowned city they call home. A daughter gets to know her dead mother's hologram better than she ever knew her living mother. And, at a time when unpleasant memories can be erased, a man undergoes electronic surgery to have his depression, and his past, forever removed.

Cat McCabe is a budding sports journalist who's just been offered the chance of a lifetime - to cover the Tour de France for the Guardian. But, recently dumped by her boyfriend, she's feeling a little on the fragile side and lacking confidence. How will she survive the testosterone-fuelled cycling race? Will she succumb to the muscular thighs of the cyclists - and they to her English gorgeousness? Will her ex show up? How will she survive as one of only a handful of women in the 1,000-strong press corps?

Jess finishes out her military contract, and goes home for the summer to figure out what's next. She finds her hometown a bit depressing, at least in terms of the eligible men in her area. She overhears her sister Becky on the phone, eavesdropping while her friend Alice callously explains why she broke up with her boyfriend Alex. He's too big, and and he didn't last long enough. "Hmm..." she thinks to herself, her ears burning. She always thought Alex was the cream of the crop when it came to the guys her sister's age, and wonders if a little training is all he needs. The tea is too hot, ...

Marlow, agente comercial británico, se ve obligado a remontar el río Congo en busca de su compañero Kurtz, el jefe de una explotación de marfil que al parecer ha cruzado la línea que separa el bien del mal y se ha entregado con placer a las más terribles atrocidades. A medida que el barco avance por territorios cada vez más inhóspitos, Marlow se irá construyendo una imagen mitificada de Kurtz.

Someone is vulnerable. Someone else takes advantage of it. Annie writes titillating, pulpy tales about people who abuse positions of authority, do the inappropriate and the improper. There are abductions, murder, sexual misconduct, sex games and other naughty deeds. Perverts, dominants, submissives, murderers, psychopaths and sociopaths are included, along with romance and story twists thrown in for added fun. City Life - When a country girl turns age eighteen and is forced to leave Foster Care, she ventures off to the big city for employment. Once there, she learns the ways of the real ...

When fairy Queen Vazra's daughter is taken for human experimentation, the fairies of the Elder Oak awaken all Faerikyn to face a war. By doing this, all fairies become infected from human contact when Princess Zana manages to return home. Finding herself shunned from her own kind, Zana follows the human road away from town and finds someone that takes her in. After gaining her trust, the princess reveals everything to her new friend. As Zana begins combat training, the fairies are overtaken by rage and murder everyone in the nearby town. Their anger spreads like a wildfire into other nearby...

Más de 25 horas de audiolibros: LADRON DE MAPAS, de Eduardo Lago; MISION VERNE, de Mario Escobar; LA NOVELA DE LA MOMIA, de T. Gautier; y LOS OJOS DEL TUAREG, de A. Vázquez Figueroa.

Strange happenings and visitations start to haunt a Norfolk village when Tim, the local builder, discovers a stone slab concealing the entrance to an ancient pit. Evidence of a long forgotten and shameful event from the distant past is revealed, and in a race against time it becomes clear that only in the darkness of the pit can an answer be found.

Pierre Bellemare trouve dans les récits du XIXe, publiés pour bon nombre d'entre eux dans les revues et les journaux de l'époque, l'occasion de nous faire réentendre une voix qu'on associe volontiers à l'esprit de la narration populaire.

Dive into an epic fantasy adventure in "The Mage with the Dragon Magic," where dragons, mages, and magic collide in a mesmerizing tale. Follow Taro, a human mage infused with dragon magic, as he navigates a world of ancient dragon kings, powerful enemies, and treacherous alliances. From intense magical duels to heart-pounding battles with formidable dragons, this story weaves a complex narrative of power, honor, and destiny. Experience a richly crafted universe where mages harness the Essence, and dragons guard their ancient secrets. Perfect for fans of high fantasy and intricate world-...

In "Master and Man," Bobbie is a black man who can outride, outfight, and outshoot any white man in the mountain desert. His unwavering moral code serves as a model for his often cruel and dissolute white master.

When Mike heads home from college for summer break a few days early, he couldn’t imagine in one million years the events that were about to unfold. These types of things only happen to other people–people seen on television and read about in newspaper headlines. In a completely unexpected battle against Mother Nature, Mike has to use what very little survival knowledge and resources he has to stay alive.

Jack is at his wit's end with his celibate girlfriend Cassie, he just can't take it anymore. Besides, his eyes have moved onto someone else, someone off limits, and twice his age. The feeling is mutual. They know it's wrong, but attraction is a perfectly natural impulse, even if it's forbidden.

Everett’s brother rocked the world with his incredible musical talent. And Everett is…fine. But he’s okay with that. He’s a member of “a certain lovable class of men who never accomplish anything in particular”. But when traveling in the West, Everett meets a remarkable woman who is dying, and discovers that she has a history her brother, he gives her the greatest gift of all during her final days—the gift of understanding.

This book is a diverse collection of short stories based on both fantasy and embellished facts. Although they are short stories, the plots and happenings will stick in your mind and the memories will not be short, although some will cause laughter and others wonder. I am very sure that you will read some of these stories more than once. In fact, I bet you!

A collection of short stories and the novella The North Room. This collection is brought to you by the author of the Peacekeeper series. The Test: (fiction.) A high ranking martial artist takes his master’s test. The Doll: (paranormal fiction.) After a young girl’s twin is killed she is devastated by that loss. Then one day her father gives her a new doll which has a surprising impact on the girl. The Blizzard: (fantasy.) Three companions must survive a blizzard in order to save a city population. The Tank: (science fiction.) A government funded research project goes bad. The Hunt: (...

Roanoke Alex pursues Spanish gold sunken near the Lost Colony at Roanoke Island in North Carolina. He convinces his archeologist friend Sydney to help him track it down. They discover that early Spanish sailing routes may explain what happened to the settlers of the island. Alex and Sydney find they have more in common than work.