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In a world so dark and seductive, expect nothing less than a triple-cross in the explosive all-new Ghostwalker novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan… In an underground club, a high-ranking public official spends his secret nights indulging in fantasies as exciting as...

When a young nurse dies on her watch, Florence Nightingale must uncover the deep-hidden secrets someone will kill to keep buried. It is 1853. Lady of the Lamp Florence Nightingale has just accepted the position of superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen during Temporary Illness in London. She has hardly had time to learn the names of the nurses in her charge when she suddenly finds one of them hanging in the establishment's library. Her name was Nurse Bellamy.

In the summer of 1897, Fiona MacGillivray and her 11-year-old son, Angus, arrive in Vancouver in time to hear the news gold discovered in the Klondike! Fiona immediately sets off for Skagway, Alaska, intent on opening a theatre. After one encounter with infamous gangster Soapy Smith and his henchman Paul Sheridan, she decides to pursue her ambitions on the other side of the border in Dawson City. As a dying man breathes his last, he passes on to Sheridan a map pointing due north to the fabled Gold Mountain, where hills of gold keep the heat from hot springs contained in a valley as warm as California.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by an ensemble cast which includes the BAFTA award-winning actor Adeel Akhtar (Killing Eve; The Night Manager; Les Miserables), Adrian Scarborough (Gavin and Stacey; The King's Speech), Natalie Simpson (Outlander; Les Miserables), Emma...

Fresh out of high school and off to college, Cassie thought she had the world by its tail, and then she met Mike. Tall, handsome, and a police detective to boot, he swept her off her feet and into a whirlwind relationship that led to an engagement ring. But things aren't always as they seem, and Cassie comes to discover that Mike has a dark side. When she learns just how dark it can be, she comes face-to-face with the greatest forward she could imagine, and it leaves her burned and scarred for the rest of her life.

L'écrivaine raconte sa relation avec Rayya Elias, rencontrée en 2000 à New York. Les deux femmes sont inséparables pendant de nombreuses années puis leur amour l'une pour l'autre s'impose en 2016, lorsque Rayya apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer fulgurant. Dans ce récit, elle évoque les chemins parfois difficiles de la passion et donne des clés pour faire face au deuil.

Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.

Sarika Silva has come to Peru’s rainforest to learn about her family’s history and her own capabilities as a jaguar shapeshifter. What she finds is a dangerous world out of her nightmares, where jungle shifters and ravenous vampires vie for dominance and a gorgeous, lethal predator is waiting to claim her for his own. Tomas Smolnycki and his brothers have hunted vampires for centuries. As some of the oldest Carpathians, they are accustomed to seeing the world in unfeeling gray. So Tomas is ill prepared for the emotions that rise like a tidal wave when he hears Sarika’s voice.

Chicago, 1881. The idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role. Since the age of 11, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theater is all Lilly Long has known. Now 22, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress.

After the loss of her entire family, Lorraine Peters heads to the woods searching for peace of mind and anything to quell her anger. Instead, she stumbles upon a scene of horrific violence, as one man lies helpless in the face of three attackers. Andor Katona's existence has been a harsh one, living for centuries as a monk in the Carpathian Mountains. Unable to find his lifemate, he almost welcomes his release from a colorless and unfeeling world at the hands of the vampire hunters who have mistaken him for their prey. That is, until a whirling ball of fury bursts onto the scene.

Journey to the West is one of the Chinese Noble Classics.

In ancient China a magical monkey appears, creating chaos everywhere he goes. The only way to put his tricks and talents to good use is to make him protector of Xuanzang, a young and handsome monk determined to travel from China to India in search of precious scriptures. Monkey and his fellow disciples, Piggy and Sandy, have to protect Xuanzang from monsters and demons who think they can live forever just by taking bites out of the monk.

Im Jahre 1084 flieht die Heilerin Meda von Trier mit dem jungen Gero nach dem Tod seiner Eltern Richtung Greifenfels. Dort hofft sie, ihn vor einem Anschlag auf sein Leben schützen zu können. Doch die allgegenwärtige Gefahr und die verbotene Liebe zu Sigrun von Greifenfels begleiten Gero, bis er sich seiner Verantwortung und seinem größten Feind im alles entscheidenden Kampf stellen muss! Ein fesselnder Roman über Vergeltung und Liebe an einer Zeitenwende.

Hosted by me, author, screenwriter, and content creator Christine D. Brown, this podcast is a space for heartfelt storytelling and deeper conversations about everyday life. Drawing inspiration from my published works The Diary of Madame Decadeaux (Parts I & II), The Rise and Fall of Marcel Lehman, and my plant-based cookbook Veggie-Licious Protein, I blend creativity, reflection, and real-life experiences into each episode. Whether you love books, film, food, or thoughtful dialogue, there’s something here for everyone.

Caroline Trent ist schon zu lange in der Obhut irgendeines entfernten Verwandten gewesen. In weniger als fünfzig Tagen wird sie zwanzig und kann ihr Erbe antreten. So lange wollte sie warten. Doch als ihr Vormund sie mit seinem ungelenken Sohn vermählen will, reicht es ihr. Caroline setzt sich zur Wehr und flieht – direkt in die Arme von Blake Ravenscroft, der sie offenbar für eine Spionin hält. Natürlich ist das absurd. Und Caroline beschließt zu schweigen, solange der attraktive Agent der Krone ihr nicht glaubt.

Max is having a relapse summer. He’s an aspiring playwright and professional pie addict with a PhD in self-sabotage. Stuck in his grim Encino apartment with a leaky ceiling and a declining will to live, he escapes into an intoxicating fantasy cruise ship in his mind that’s full of bottoms and people who are hitting them. As Max's imagination sets sail, his reality begins to capsize, blurring the lines between truth and fiction in a spectacular collision that forces him to confront the very demons he so desperately wants to outrun.

Ivory Malinov’s only brethren are the wolves. Abandoned by her family, and cast out by everyone she held dear, Ivory has lived centuries without love. She has sustained her sanity by preparing for one purpose—to destroy her greatest enemy. Then she picks up the scent of a man. Her salvation. Her lifemate. The curse of all Carpathian women.

In a coming-of-age story, young Mattie and Kip tap dance and ride the rails during the Great Depression. Separated by a perceived betrayal and a train crash, the two friends lose each other for a lifetime. At ninety-nine, Mattie recalls the roving youth who set her life in motion and confides her deepest regrets to her granddaughter, who discovers lessons in the past for present challenges.

Tupolev est membre d'une troupe de cirque, Matcha, une douce aide-soignante, Triskelian, un sans-abri belliqueux, Soroban vit au Japon. Chaque chat mène une vie bien singulière et parfois très surprenante ! Découvrez le quotidien d'une quarantaine de félins pas comme les autres, une galerie de portraits qui va vous faire miauler de rire et ronronner de plaisir !

Rouven Graves weiß, was es bedeutet einzustecken. Seit zehn Jahren verdient er sich seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Käfigkämpfen. Als seine Großmutter am Sterbebett ihren letzten Wunsch äußert, ändert sich alles für ihn. Er beginnt bei S.T.A.R.S., dem Security Team and Rescue Service. Sein erster Auftrag, die Kronzeugin Elisabeth vor Kaliforniens mächtigstem Drogenbaron zu beschützen, klingt wie ein Kinderspiel für einen Mann wie ihn.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade.