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A writer, scholar in his own right, friend, and confidant, G. R. S. Mead offers a defense of his colleague, H. P. Blavatsky. During her life, she was often accused of being a charlatan. Mead offers first-hand knowledge of working with and knowing Madame Blavatsky and speaks out against reports that attempted to discredit her.

Una colección de misterios humorísticos, cada uno con un final sorpresa.

Have you ever loved someone so much that it hurt your very being? Would you do anything in this world to prove your love to a person who doesn’t deserve your love? Well, welcome to Amara Lincoln’s world. Amara is in a relationship with a man she adores. Love is blind, and Amara must find out the hard way that the man she loves isn’t worth the time God took to create him. Amara is faced with many trials that leave her alone and heartbroken. Harrison is the definition of a f*ck boy. He doesn’t respect women. He doesn’t love Amara. He makes sure he shows her daily that she doesn’t ...

With the Harbour Falls Mystery solved, author Maddy Fitch hopes secrets and lies are behind her. But a cryptic letter from her former best friend would seem to indicate otherwise. Is the man Maddy fell in love with while solving the Harbour Falls Mystery, the gorgeous and rich Adam Ward, keeping a damning and potentially dangerous secret from her? Only the writer of the letter, Ami Hensley, knows for sure. But Maddy is hesitant to confront her, since the last time they saw one another Ami tried to kill her. But if Maddy wants answers--ones that could potentially save Adam--then she must face her fears and visit her former friend. Unfortunately for Maddy, Ami is currently locked up in the creepiest place in Maine, an old gothic structure that houses the criminally insane, known simply as Willow Point.

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.

Maren kann Nicholas Hunt nicht ausstehen - und das aus gutem Grund. Schon vor ihrer Ankunft auf dem prachtvollen Anwesen seiner Großmutter ist seine Meinung über sie von Vorurteilen geprägt, und ihr erster Eindruck von ihm könnte ebenfalls nicht schlechter sein. Sein arrogantes, kaltes Wesen lässt keinen Zweifel daran, dass er der Typ Mann ist, dem man besser aus dem Weg geht. Doch trotz der weitläufigen Gärten von Rosethorn scheint es unmöglich, Abstand zu halten. Immer wieder kreuzen sich ihre Wege, und die Spannungen zwischen ihnen sind greifbar.

Jessica Martin has spent her life watching her town swallow women whole. It starts small—dreams dismissed, voices ignored, power quietly drained away. But when the local librarian vanishes without a trace, Jessica refuses to let her name be whispered away like all the others.

Things are off on a promising start when Chase, just out of prison, meets Kay Stanton, a young woman with a tragic past of her own. Despite a powerful attraction, Chase and Kay are naturally hesitant to become involved. That's why friendship feels like the safest option. But when passions ignite and love blossoms, a relationship that is destined and meant to be can only be resisted for so long.

Curl up and enter the eclectic world of S. R. Mallery, where sad meets bizarre and deception meets humor; where history meets revenge and magic meets gothic. Whether it’s 500 words or 5,000, these Tales to Count On, which include a battered women’s shelter, childhood memories, Venetian love, magic photographs, PTSD, sisters’ tricks, WWII spies, the French Revolution, evil vaudevillians, and celebrity woes, will remind you that in the end, nothing is ever what it seems.

Confirmed bachelor Arden Troy has no time for love. He’s too busy playing his best hockey for the Atlanta Thunder. Well, almost his best. He did just blow a perfect chance for his team to move on in the playoffs. But that’s behind him now. It’s summer, and his teammate Hayden, just asked him for a favor—to spend some time with Hayden’s fiancée’s sister, Willow, who just moved into town.

In the vast nation of Sol Galnese, where legends are forged through fire and steel, two lives on a collision course with destiny intertwine. Uzoma and Ru, brothers bound by fate and ambition, find themselves at the gates of Shujaa Pit, the famed training grounds of the Askari—the order of warriors tasked with protecting the kingdoms and their populations. Uzoma’s heart seethes vengeance, fueled by memories that haunt his every step.

Elijah spends his days preparing for the annual Hollom horse race and working at his guardian Merrick's forge. That is, until Merrick is summoned back to Castle Aebarrow in Adelith by the king. Unable to stay in Rheanydd without a legal guardian, Eli is forced to go with Merrick, who takes up the position of captain and trains the new guards. But the more time Eli spends in Adelith, the more his lost memories resurface—and they throw up worrying questions about his past. Eli's heroics incur the wrath of a mad sorcerer known only as The Master, hell-bent on ending the prince's life.

What happens when a beautiful and talented witch refuses to use her powers? Even as a child, Gillian could perform magic far better than most people. Her spells swayed teachers, nabbing boyfriends was a piece of cake, and she had the added ability to foresee events, good or bad. But, when one of her spells causes a near-death, and a future forecast completely rocks her entire world, she steps away from magic - until her friend’s murder slams her back into the game…and straight into a detective’s arms.

You pass right by them every day - in the coffee shops, at school, in the grocery store, or workplace. You probably wouldn't recognize them for what they are. Often, they don't even recognize it themselves...until it's too late. Bethany could never admit to the thinly veiled danger lurking in her home.

Based on the award-winning digital series - meet the "cosmetic genetics": Friends, lovers, and situational enemies who form a vibrant, unexpected harmony of comedy, romance, and drama. Pretty Dudes: The Novel brings Zario and his friends into a rich, textured new medium, combining their kaleidoscopic experiences into bold, ever-changing patterns of humor, heartbreak, and hope.

When Chase and Kay hit the streets of Las Vegas, the goal is simple - rescue Will, Chase's brother, from making the biggest mistake of his young life. But keeping Will out of trouble turns out not to be the only obstacle in Chase and Kay's path. Finding himself back in the city that broke him, Chase's heartbreaking past threatens to derail all the progress he's made. However, Chase is determined not to let that happen.

Operative Jena Morane is the kind of Justice Keeper who can't resist the urge to poke her nose where it doesn't belong. Bored with her current assignment, she flies off to investigate strange readings from a neighboring star system. But something is lurking in deep space, and what she finds there will haunt her until the day she dies.

Gorgeous and sexy Chase Gartner hopes to do just that with Kay Stanton. But when Chase's troubled-teen brother, Will, stays on in Harmony Creek, Ohio - after an unexpected arrival - Chase and Kay's bonds of love and commitment are soon tested. Chase finds himself caught up in secrets - and revisiting a past he thought he'd left behind - when Will makes a number of irresponsible decisions. Despite Chase's attempts to keep his brother out of trouble, Will's reckless behavior continues, affecting not only Chase and Kay, but other residents in town...one disastrously so.

When Maddy Fitch discovers there's a hit out on the love of her life - the handsome, but often secretive Adam Ward - she concludes life with such a powerful man may never be normal. But who wants normal? Not Maddy - mystery writer and sometimes-sleuth. The heart-stopping action begins immediately in Wickingham Way when an attempt is made on Adam's life, prompting the couple to seek refuge at a "safe house." Tucked away in a cabin deep in the heart of Maine, Maddy and Adam fall deeper in love. But their happiness is cut short when someone they care for deeply is kidnapped, by the same organization that wants Adam Ward dead.

What do a well-bred Southern Belle and a Northern working class Pinkerton detective have in common? Espionage . . . and romance. At the start of the US Civil War, while young men begin dying on American battlefields and slavery is headed toward its end, behind the scenes, female undercover work and Pinkerton intelligence are alive and well. But in the end, can the love between this novella's Romeo and Juliet couple survive, or will they be just another casualty of war?