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Long lost to the public in out-of-print pulp magazines, dusty Victorian anthologies, and the pages of now defunct newspapers, these vintage vampire stories have truly proved immortal. Resurrected now for the year 2011, this is a stunning collection of nineteenth-century vampire stories by heavyweights such as Sabine Baring-Gould and Bram Stoker. These rare stories are arranged in chronological order from 1846 to 1913 and are compiled by two of the world's leading vampire anthologists and experts.

Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

Sono trascorsi tre mesi da quando Reginald e Russels si sono dichiarati reciprocamente, ma le cose sono ben lontane dall'essere tutte rose e fiori. Mentre Reginald deve fare i conti con il fantasma del primo amore di Russel, lo scomparso Daniel, lui deve decidere se continuare a vivere nell'ombra o dichiararsi pubblicamente, richiando di perdere l'affetto del suo omofobo padrino. Riuscirà Russel a superare questo ostacolo e a far uscire il suo vero io? "Whispering Cliffs" è il secondo capitol della serie 18 buche.

Reginald e Russell stanno per sposarsi, e per la prima volta pare non ci siano ostacoli in vista. Finché Danielle, la donna con cui Russell ha vissuto per anni, gli comunica di essere incinta e che il figlio potrebbe essere suo. Se Russell non ha problemi ad assumersi le proprie responsabilità, la notizia fa cadere Reggie nello sconforto più totale, che lo porta a compiere un gesto avventato. Nel frattempo, Moses e Jordan stanno muovendo i primi passi come coppia, imparando a convivere con il passato e i problemi del giovane caddie.

DETECTING DEADLY THREATS With ruthless criminals closing in, this K-9 is on a mission to defend. Amateur photographer Lauren Hollander narrowly escapes a kidnapping attempt—moments before a disastrous earthquake rocks her small town, destroying her store. She’s saved from the rubble by...

He wants things from me. Dirty things, nasty things, forbidden things. And I have to give in. His attention is completely inappropriate, but I can't say no. The way he looks at me...the way he watches me through my bedroom window...the way he drags me deeper and deeper into his completely forbidden fantasy just...turns me on. He knows it turns me on. He holds all the power. He holds all the cards. He holds my entire future in his hands. I have to give in. Because Mr. Alesci is my teacher. And I need everything he's offering.

The first time we met, I was rescuing her from a cult. The second time I laid eyes on her was when she showed up at Cerberus with a secret, asking me for an unthinkable favor. What she was offering was something I never thought I could have, so I readily agreed. I wanted more than just her secret, though. How can I convince my wife to fall in love with me when someone else is threatening to take it all away?

Reginald Weston è a un torneo di golf in Virginia quando incontra per la prima volta Russell Lee, campione inglese ed ex numero uno al mondo. Tra i due nasce una bella amicizia e l'uomo prende il ragazzo sotto la propria ala, insegnandogli i trucchi del mestiere. Ben presto Reginald si innamora di Russell, ma si rassegna al fatto che il suo sia un amore a senso unico, dal momento che l'uomo è dichiaratamente eterosessuale. Ciò che Reginald non poteva immaginare, è che Russell stesse segretamente soprrimento la sua vera natura per non deludere la severa madre.

Dopo "Whispering Cliffs", le strade di Jordan e Moses si sono separate ma nessuno dei due ha mai dimenticato l'altro. Per questo, quando si incrociano di nuovo al torneo di Dubai, I due riprendono ciò che era stato interrotto. Certo non mancano le difficoltà: Jordan combatte con una serie di problemi fisici e psicologici frutto di un'infanzia dolorosa, mentre Moses fatica a inquadrare la sua sessualità, che lo porta a rifugiarsi sempre più spesso nell'alcol. Riusciranno, insieme, a trovare una loro definizione? "Buca in uno" è il terzo capitolo della serie 18 buche.

1833: the industrial age is sweeping through England and the Stephensons are planning the greatest engineering scheme ever undertaken- a railway line from Liverpool to London. At Morland Place, Nicholas had hoped that his brother Benedict, had been banished forever, but railway fever has brought...

King of Dragon Kings. Driven, ruthless, shrewd. The weight of survival for Constantine and his brethren has pushed him to set aside his own yearnings - for now. He's the most powerful of all Dragon Kings, and Con will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who dares to threaten his existence. For years, Con has hidden his pain - his desperation - for there is one smoldering beauty that he craves above all else, even if he feels he doesn't deserve her. However, his enemies are at every corner. There is no one left to trust. But none of that matters anymore.

Den attende bog i den spændende og dramatiske beretning om Australiens kolonisering – et land skabt af blod, passion og drømme. På trods af modstand fra maorierne og Hauhauerne befinder bosætterne sig i en krig mellem kulturer. Bosætterne prøver at overtage uudforsket land i New Zealand, men møder modstand fra to indfødte stammer. Rejsen er farlig og konsekvenserne blodige. Det er et spørgsmål om overlevelse eller undergang. Deres loyalitet vil blive testet, kærligheden falme, mænd vil dø, men ingen af dem vil give op uden en kamp.

Featuring New York Times bestselling author Victorine E. Lieske. Readers will love this collection of six novellas - three contemporary and three historical - all with one thing in common: Romance.

As a Breed warrior and the son of the Order's founder and commander, Darion Thorne is an exacting tactician and a lethal combatant, yet nothing can prepare him for the catastrophic act that forces him to step to the helm of the Order as its leader. With their adversaries growing bolder and more brazen with every strike, Darion knows he must take the war to them before it's too late to stop them at all. Yet of all their enemies, the one most dangerous for Darion is Selene. Determined to recover four powerful crystals stolen from her ages ago, Selene will go to any lengths to have them.

Dale Steel has spent his life running from the horror of his past, so he’s completely unprepared for horror to follow him into the present. But that’s exactly what it’s done. His only hope is his love for Ashley White, so he grabs hold with both hands, determined to escape his bleak existence. Ashley is so in love she can’t see straight. Dale - and the thrall he holds over her - has given her a new outlook on sex and relationships, and she’s all in. Things are finally falling into place. But Ashley and Dale’s troubles are far from over.

So many impossibly powerful foes have opposed the wolves and their allies over the years. Evil witches, warlocks, fae, elves, and alphas, just to name a few. And all have found the pack too strong to break. But the foe hellbent on taking down the pack now—the vampire king, Cain—has a plan that might finally tip the balance of power away from the wolves.

When a fishing boat is wrecked off the treacherous North Sea coast and the body of a young woman washes up on the beach beside the iconic ‘Marsden Rock’, DCI Ryan cannot ignore the call to duty. With one already dead and more human cargo missing from the wreckage, Ryan and his team race to find the remaining souls - before it’s too late and their investigation turns to murder. As they uncover the seedy underbelly of Tyneside, cold and calculated opportunism clashes with the rock-hard arm of the Law, but there’s one thing that proves stronger than stone.

As the youngest of four unmarried vicar's daughters, Frederica feared her destiny was to die of boredom in the sleepy village of Barton Sub Edge. Her looks were deemed unfortunate and her willful manner labeled her difficult. She never dreamt the arrival of a stranger would be a twist to her...

The 21st century is quite the horrifying eye-opener for a Vampyre warrior who's been in a magical coma for a thousand years. The Vampyre in question would be me. I’m so damned confused by the modern world, and getting electrocuted for being misogynistic—whatever that means—is getting old. It’s insanity. Apparently, there’s a species called Karens running in the wild. The Tube of You and the Book of the Faces are alarming. From what I understand, the Karens gather there.

Cynthia Morrow har oplevet en ulykkelig kaerlighedsaffaere og er bange for at kaste sig ud i en ny. Hendes far, den rige godsejer, dør uden at efterlade hende andet end gaeld, så hun må saelge det smukke, gamle herresaede, der har vaeret i familiens eje i flere hundrede år - og oven i købet til en mand, som hun frygter - en mand, der er omgivet af mystik og skandaler.