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Les producteurs exécutifs de The Walking Dead et Travis Beacham, scénariste de Pacific Rim, vous présentent une histoire originale Audible à couper le souffle, interprétée par une brillante distribution française. Nous sommes dans un futur proche, sept ans après qu'une comète ait frappé la Terre et obscurci le soleil. Le monde est devenu un paysage sombre et gelé. C'est alors que des créatures bestiales font leur apparition et prennent le pouvoir. S'agit-il vraiment de vampires ?

In The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet, Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking at living that addresses many of the most intractable challenges of our time.

Villains have all the fun - everyone knows that - and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from 16 urban fantasy series get their own stories - including the baddies of New York Times best-selling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry. For every hero trying to save the world, there's a villain trying to tear it all down.

It's not easy being the most famous and attractive villain in the United States, but somebody has to do it. And it might as well be Via Rodriguez, aka "Empress." Via's used to outsmarting the ever-so-arrogant Heroes that come her way. Her wicked schemes take an unexpected turn, however, after a getaway gone wrong lands both her and her current foe—the annoyingly perky Electra—in the middle of an unknown land that is definitely not Earth.

Deceived into leaving Haiti and Cuba by Mr. and Mrs. Vega, Billie and Carmine are confronted with a harsh reality once on American soil. The teens realize they are sex workers for the Pricey Pussy Empire, and the couple who lured them to the US actually run their own division for the underground flesh-for-sale operation. Billie and Carmine will suffer through human indecency, cruel punishment, and sexual assault in hopes of breaking the chains of captivity. There is an expensive price tag attached to vengeance, and once it is theirs, they may just end up paying with their souls.

The unusual creak of a floorboard, a flash of light in the dark and the eerie breeze from a closed window… We've all heard tales of phantoms and spooks haunting old buildings, but how many of them can be linked back to real people, real lives and real history? From the ghostly phantoms who walk the grounds at the Tower of London to a haunted maze at Hampton Court Palace, these spine-tingling tales of ghosts, ghouls and unexplained occurrences will bring history to life in the eeriest way possible.

Lisette is a professional, and she gets paid well for her services. Wives pay her to ruin their marriages. Some are looking to get out of abusive situations, and others are looking to get even and get half. Then there are Lisette’s favorite clients, the wives who don’t want a divorce, but instead want control - something Lisette knows all about. These clients pay large sums of money to have their cake and eat it too. That’s exactly what Kyra Rogers wants. Lisette turns her down, but Kyra doesn’t want to take no for an answer. Life for this home wrecker will never be the same.

Do you know who you are? Are you comfortable in your skin? Outed by her best friend in front of the whole neighborhood, Niya is trying to come to terms with being a lesbian. When she falls for her straight neighbor, Jamilla, there is no more denying who she really is. Niya will do whatever it takes to prove her love, even if it means taking a life. What will happen when family issues, fame, the struggle for love, and reality set in? How will Niya deal with a hip-hop career as she tries to repair her broken heart and family issues?

Zeke has just received an anonymous package that will turn his world upside down: intimate photographs of his wife with another man. Zeke, already torn apart by betrayal he never anticipated, is shocked to walk in on son-in-law Sam having sex with the company’s young intern. Determined not to lose it all, Sam vows to do whatever it takes to keep his infidelity between him and his father-in-law. Whatever it takes. Zeke, with anger and hatred blackening his heart, thinks it over and then tells Sam exactly what it will take: “I want you to kill my wife.”

The lives of brothers Randy, Abe, and Travis Lincoln couldn’t be more different. Randy’s got baby-momma drama that’s driving him nuts. Abe’s having an affair with his boss while his wife suffers with daily pain. Travis is struggling with his all-too-frequent trips to the hospital due to his boyfriend’s violent outbursts. Different lives, different paths. How can brothers stick together when they hate and love each other all at the same time?

Lisette, the flawless beauty with the take-no-prisoners attitude, is back! Along with her partners, Marlene and Aida, Lisette continues to ruin marriages at the request of desperate, wealthy wives willing to pay large sums to stick it to their husbands. Control is what it’s all about, and that’s just what Lisette gives back to the wives.

Danita and Stephen have been together for five years. Things are great between them until an unexpected discovery sends Danita into a tailspin. With her trust shattered and temptation at her new job, she must decide whether to work things out or move on. As the boundaries of life and fidelity are tested, can their relationship survive through the worst? Or will they not realize what they have until it’s gone?

Despite the straight As Brian gets in school, there’s still plenty of trouble swirling around him all the time, threatening to drag him down into it. Brian has no father and his mother, Deahnna, works two jobs and is never around. His teacher, Jawan White, came from the same streets as Brian, and he knows there’s more in Brian’s future than being a thug, but his constant lecturing isn’t helping matters any. But when Jawan falls for Deahnna, and Brian’s girlfriend learns she’s pregnant, that’s when the real drama begins.

Jean Blige is the wife of a highly respected minister. She is also the mother of three successful children. To the outsider, Jean is living the good life, but unfortunately, Jean’s life is anything but high. Her marriage to her husband, Stewart, has never been a happy one due to his numerous extramarital affairs, and her relationships with her children Monica, Karen, and Jeff are strained so badly that she barely speaks to them.

Quentin needs to put it all behind him, enough of the pity brigade. What better way to do just that than by jumping into Sorrowsong, the greatest MMO that ever existed, that's now available in true VR? But there’s always a catch, or more like a big flaw, unless you consider a mind-reading quest-giver to be a minor glitch. Now the QG is in his head, rooting up memories that are best left buried. The game is playing Quentin.

It’s been six years since David Cray and Jocelyn Alvarez laid eyes on each other. Their bitter breakup has left David angry and Jocelyn filled with regrets. But a chance meeting in Philadelphia spurs them to get back together, and it soon becomes obvious that the feelings they thought were dead and buried are as strong as ever. David, however, is engaged to someone else - and Jocelyn is married. Desperate to keep the love they have rediscovered, they are forced to decide how much they are willing to be together....

Jess Roberts thought she had a good life with Esias. Despite all the chaos of their kids and her taking classes, they still seemed to keep it together, even if she does feel neglected and a little trapped in her life. Then fellow student Jayson Winston comes into the picture...and rocks her world. Jess finds herself tangled up in an innocent game of email truth or dare with the alluring Jason, which heightens with every exchange and finally explodes in a massive affair. Jess soon realizes she needs to save her good marriage and tries to cut all ties with Jayson.

TJ wanted a quiet life spent with his women and wine, but such idyllic dreams remain out of reach. The New Order’s revolt in Ardsville has been quelled, but that doesn’t mean his enemies are gone for good. Freshly minted as Count Skyridge, TJ is ordered to head north and embark upon the King’s quest. Knowing only that it’s likely to be deceptively challenging and time consuming, TJ enlists the help of his ladies and everyone’s favorite murder kitty to meet the King’s demands.

Newborn Dungeon Cores must choose what entity they help contain, and that choice determines what monsters they are able to summon. After being executed for crimes forgotten in death, Tira is given the chance to make that choice. Tira chose Acekorah, the Primeval Terror, a being so dangerous few cores will risk trying to contain it.

With the Summoning Gate under threadbare control and the Stranger defeated, Tira’s sights turn now to the war with Amedia. Their raiding party is en route with the sole intention of crushing what they think is the last surviving Kholvenic Dungeon—her.