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Cassandra Brown’s world shatters the moment she finds her secret lover proposing to another woman, his betrayal echoing through the marble halls of London’s high society. With her family empire collapsing under the weight of scandal, death, and greed, Cassandra makes a daring choice: secure her legacy through a child born of a carefully orchestrated arrangement. But when her stranger-for-hire turns out to be far more than he seems—a man with a power and past that could reshape her destiny—desire and danger become inseparable.

One Last Summer is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale about friendship, unspoken love, and the quiet heartbreak of letting go. Adam, Chris, and Julia – best friends since college – embark on one final road trip before life takes them in different directions. Chris is getting married, Julia is leaving for graduate school in Europe, and Adam carries a secret: he has loved Julia for years. As they travel across states, laughter and old memories resurface alongside buried tensions and unspoken truths. The summer is warm and golden, but time is slipping away.

In this short tale for fans of Cinderella and Bridgerton, Pearl’s ball gown may carry the whiff of mothballs, but her dance card for the duke’s ball is full…until she loses a shoe. In her enthusiasm, Pearl’s foot slides out of her too-big damask slipper in the middle of a dance and gets kicked around the ballroom to the amusement of the sophisticated guests. What is a spirited but clumsy heroine to do? Can her composure and good humor save her social dignity?

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century Agassi’s incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the...

The deep-seated origins and wide-reaching lessons of ancient myths built the foundation for our modern legacies. Explore the mythologies of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Learn what makes these stories so important, distinctive, and able to withstand the test of time. Discover how, despite geographical implausibilities, many myths from across the oceans share themes, morals, and archetypes.

In this tale inspired by Cinderella (and for fans of The Last Airbender), Ellie is a firemage in a kingdom of water and windmages. Her worried stepmother warns her against showing off her powers, but when everyone at the king’s ball is in danger from a dragon, Ellie can no longer keep them secret. She works together with another firemage to save the entire kingdom.

In this short fantasy tale, a clueless, bombastic, and loving father moves his family to another country so that his brilliant younger daughter can attend a magical academy. He knows his elder daughter is unhappy with the move, but he doesn’t realize that her talent for sewing is not as ordinary as he imagines.

Updated with a fresh design and a new foreword by Chomsky, On Western Terrorism stands as an influential and powerful critique of the West's role in the world, inspiring all who read it to think independently and critically.

Mecklemburgo, 1837: el sueño de una vida mejor convence a los familiares de Ida de emigrar a Nueva Zelanda. Pero cuando el barco Sankt Pauli llega por fin a la Isla Sur, a todo su pasaje le espera una sorpresa desagradable.

La joven Mary Ann crece en un orfanato de Nueva York sin saber quién es su madre. Ella solo conserva una fotografía de una hermosa mujer con un vestido blanco, pero desconoce su nombre. Ailis se llena de alegría cuando en 1903 recibe una oferta para trabajar en un observatorio astronómico de Sudáfrica. Johannesburgo es una ciudad llena de vida, pero la Segunda Guerra Bóer ha dejado profundas cicatrices. Y todo da un giro a peor cuando la peste bubónica irrumpe en Brickfields.

"Voices of the Community Network" is a dynamic platform where local stories, debates, and culture come alive. Rooted in high school debate forums and chess competitions, the show expands into broader conversations that matter most to the community—from politics, religion, and crime prevention to entertainment, history, and geography.This isn’t just one podcast—it’s a network. Each episode connects listeners to different voices and perspectives, weaving together local engagement with global relevance. Whether it’s students debating pressing issues, community leaders tackling crime ...

Danny Cortez is off the grid, hunted by the agency he once called home. When a journalist dies trying to leak a trove of explosive intel—and Danny's own mother is taken—he's forced back into the shadows. What he uncovers is a covert operation buried deep within the intelligence community. A secret directive. A kill list. And a U.S. senator willing to destroy anyone in his way to keep it hidden. As allies vanish and enemies close in, Danny must decide how far he's willing to go—and how much he's willing to lose—to bring the truth to light.

"...Hammer's voice is brimming with such melody that, if you listen to it long enough, you can probably get drunk off it." — Vulture.com *Now a major motion picture from director Luca Guadagnino, starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet. Winner of the 2018 Academy Award for Adapted...

Harry Sullivan has always put his family first, even when it meant losing Molly, his one true love. He's never been able to forget her, even after 15 years. Now that his siblings are all blissfully happy, Harry hopes it's not too late for his own happily-ever-after. But then his doorbell rings...and one look at the teenage girl standing on his doorstep changes absolutely everything.

A SFWA Grandmaster Reimagines a Fantasy Masterpiece. Humans wear collars and Elves wear crowns. Dragons watch from the shadows while the world burns. Shana is the forbidden child of an immortal Elvenlord and a human slave. She was raised in secret by dragons who taught her mind-magic that makes...

Scarborough, 2010. Un adolescente obeso, Alvin Malory, es víctima de una agresión terrible que lo deja postrado en coma vegetativo. Un caso sin resolver en la carrera de Caleb Hale. Casi diez años después, Anna Carter ve cómo un desconocido detiene el vehículo que conduce una mujer y se monta en él. A Anna la escena le parece extraña e intenta, sin éxito, llamar la atención de la conductora. Anna está cansada y hace frío, así que finalmente decide marcharse.

Paul was reading a newspaper. Catherine was reading a novel. So begins Room on the Sea, André Aciman's scorching and elegiac love-story about a middle-aged man and woman who meet in the bullpen of jury selection and spend a sultry summer’s week trespassing ever further into each other's hearts. What begins as a flirtation quickly evolves into something deeper, something Paul and Catherine must carry on in secret - and with the understanding that anything more than a casual crush is out of the question.

Podcast de música brasileira, de todos os gêneros, da mais consagrada à mais obscura, com foco nos períodos anteriores a 1950. Todos os fonogramas que apresentamos estão em domínio público.

Step into the golden age of imagination with Classic Science Fiction Short Stories, a powerful collection of visionary tales from the masters who defined the genre. Featuring works by Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Andre Norton, and E. E. Smith, this anthology explores humanity’s future, the limits of technology, distant worlds, and the nature of reality itself.