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In a steam-powered world, Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogues. Selling firearms under her alias, the “Brass Queen,” she has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full. But when US spy J. F. Trusdale saves her from assassins, she’s pulled into a search for a scientist with an invisibility serum. As royal foes create an invisible army to start a global war, Constance and Trusdale must learn to trust each other. If they don’t, the world as they know it will disappear before their eyes.

பெண்களுக்கு நகை மேல் உள்ள ஆசையை 'பித்தளை ஒட்டியாணம்' என்ற சமூக நாவலில் மனதை கவரும் வண்ணம் விவரித்துள்ளார்.

What unfolds when a down-on-his-luck man stumbles upon a brass bottle and inadvertently releases the djinni trapped inside? Expect a whirlwind of misunderstandings, cultural clashes, and laughter. Will the well-meaning djinni provide the assistance his new master desperately seeks, or will his efforts spiral into chaos? (Summary by Guero)

Lily Saint James grew up traveling the European continent, learning languages as she went. In 1938, her mother's abrupt death brings her back home to Washington, DC, and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Lily comes to the attention of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Her knowledge of German, French, and Italian makes her the perfect OSS Agent, and her quick thinking places her as a nanny in the household of an important German Army Colonel, where she is able to gather intelligence for the Allies.

The Brass Bottle is the story of an architect who bought an antique brass bottle to give to a professor dealing in Mideast antiquities. After the purchase, the architect’s curiosity was aroused, and he removed the stopper in the bottle. And when he did, a big cloud of smoke was released, producing a major surprise when a genie emerged. His name was Fakrash el-Aamash, and he turned out to be a fairy-tale-type character who wound up trying to repay the architect, Horace Ventimore, for giving him release from what amounted to a brass prison.

When Lorrimer Weldon rode into San Trinidad, he found he immediately had two job offers: the outlaw Roger Cunningham wants Weldon to join his smuggling operation as a hired gun, and Dr. Henry Watts wants to hire Weldon's gun as well, but as muscle to protect a patient dying of consumption, the beautiful Helen O'Mallock. Weldon finds Watts' proposition far more attractive, so he accepts the offer, knowing that Cunningham will resent the decision.

A classic novel by John D. MacDonald with an exclusive introduction written and read by Dean Koontz. Ex-cop Cliff Bartells might be the last honest man in Florence City, Florida. After quitting the force over a crisis of conscience, he takes a job at an insurance company buying back stolen jewelry. Cliff is focused on keeping the bottom line down and staying out of the spotlight.But when an affluent tourist from Boston is murdered over a hefty collection of jewelry, Cliff finds himself wrapped up in a case that’s making national headlines.

Welcome to The Brass Teapot and Other Stories - the best of Season 1 of the Fiction on the Web audiobook series. There are so many people out there making beautiful literary art, so many niches snugly filled, so many jokers and prophets and lovers and fighters, so many wonderful stories finding an audience. Literary magazines are packed full of love, craft, art for art's sake, art for life's sake. In a world full of divisions, where we're bombarded by shallow media and tyrannised by selfish politics, literary magazines are antidote, antithesis, haven.

One day, Gladstone Brass spotted buzzards circling, and curiosity led him to investigate. He found a dead burro and an injured Bitter Bowler, his enemy, with his revolver trained on Brass. Bowler claimed he had broken his leg and couldn't move. He wanted Brass' water. When Brass refused, Bowler shot Brass' burro, Tia Maria, then told him the next shot would be for him if he didn't leave his water and supplies and get more water and something he could use for a crutch.

A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend—the man he trusts most and might even love—only to learn that his friend is secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire. “An exciting space opera full of action and adventure that explores the bonds of loyalty and love, and what...

Since the loss of her father, Abigail Thatch's life has been in turmoil. Her social status is in shambles, her finances depleted, and she's on the verge of losing her beloved home. But everything changes when she meets the dashing flying machine captain Jasper Blackthorn. Not only does he introduce her to a world she thought only existed in myth and legend, he awakens sensual feelings deep within her.

Emmeline O'Shea has been an outspoken advocate for the shape-shifter community, which has come under unjust attack from a political body known as the PSRC (Predatory Shifter Regulations Committee), and her robust efforts have landed her a prestigious position as the spokesperson for the International Shifter Rights Organization. She has been selected to give the final address in Scotland before they vote on legislation that will grant protective rights to the shifter community. Because she is fundamentally changing the laws, she is also receiving death threats.

Young Gideon Smith has seen things that no green lad of Her Majesty’s dominion should ever experience. Through a series of incredible events Gideon has become the newest Hero of the Empire. But Gideon is a man with a mission, for the dreaded Texas pirate Louis Cockayne has stolen the mechanical clockwork girl Maria, along with a most fantastical weapon - a great brass dragon that was unearthed beneath ancient Egyptian soil. Maria is the only one who can pilot the beast, so Cockayne has taken girl and dragon off to points east.

Heir to the LuxArn fortune, Matthew Arnold’s company provides illumination for cities around the world, but it’s his blazing brass mask that burns away the darkness in Beacon City. A former soldier, Arnold discovered he was a natural at waging war, and upon returning home he took up the role of Beacon City’s seemingly immortal protector, the Brass Lantern. In a world where insurance companies own the police and the uninsured have no recourse, Matthew Arnold fights for those who cannot fight for themselves, pitting his guns against the forces of John Countryman, the wickedest man alive. ...

Duncan has become bored in his time as a ceremonial duelist for hire. When a charming sorceress employs him for his renown swordsmanship he quickly finds he may have forgotten more of his knightly training than he'd realized. He will aim to redeem himself and rediscover the skill that once earned his great reputation - If his luck lasts that long. It may already be too late as he has become bound to a mysterious relic that may seal his fate forever, The Hand of Brass. Keep up to date with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @thehandofbrass !

Amidst a wartime brass rationing, a cunning thief is plundering from a factory. It falls to the dynamic Penny Parker to unravel this mystery through a chain of thrilling escapades. Tune in to follow her journey. - Summary by Amanda Leung

US Navy Lieutenant Steve Craig is in one hell of a mess. Being accused of murder is bad enough, but the local police are convinced he’s killed his own father. And now, for Steve Craig, the plot is about to get down and dirty. Steve’s safe from the cops as long as he stays aboard his Navy ship - but the word safe isn’t in his vocabulary. He slips off the vessel and vanishes into the seamy underside of the city, determined to find out who took his father's life...even if it means risking his own.

Join a couple of average guys as they try to wade their way through the practical tactical world we live in. Together Danny and Nico tackle EDC questions concerning knives, first aid, and of course firearms. The stuff that goes bang is always fun but the guys also talk about the varied interests that has kept them lifelong friends, including film, cars, motorcycles, beer, and drive for adventure and knowledge. Now they don’t have all the answers, but they are hoping to ask the right questions, and from time to time bring in knowledgeable people from different disciplines to answer and weigh ...

The Brass Eagle Tavern has been whispered about for as long as anyone can remember. They say that - somehow - the tavern seems to move locations. Amara and Ellis are two strangers who find themselves at the tavern's door. Where will it take them, and just who is the tavern's strange Keeper? Welcome to the Brass Eagle is a fantasy fiction audio drama about a teleporting tavern. Episodes 2 and 3 are in production. Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/brasseaglepod Follow us on all socials @brasseaglepod and at www.brasseaglepod.com