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Ten years after the bloody events of season one, the Kingdom of Awadh is now being ruled by an iron hand by Maharani Sukanya. It's an uneasy peace she has fostered, which has led to minor rebellions in remote parts of her kingdom. The absence of the magical forces of Mayawar hasn't gone unnoticed by Sukanya's enemies. Awadhpuri Palace is torn from the inside, and loyalties continue to shift. As the fate of the kingdom lies in a precarious balance, a merchant from the island Kingdom of Phesos arrives in Awadh with a magical substance.

Audible presents His Majesty's Tiger Season 1 (Hindi), an Audible Original. On a warm summer night, in Samrat Prem Singh’s absence, his pet tiger, Vanraj, is found murdered in the grounds of the Awadhpuri Palace. It falls on Rani Sukanya’s shoulders to investigate the brutal murder. With a toddler to take care of, a murder to investigate and a sister-in-law to welcome, Rani Sukanya needs trustworthy allies by her side. She seeks the help of the Mayawar Guild—the crown’s Guild of Sorcerers—to investigate the murder of the tiger. However, the Guild is busy investigating a theft of their own.

On a warm summer night, in Samrat Prem Singh’s absence, his pet tiger, Vanraj, is found murdered in the grounds of the Awadhpuri Palace. It falls on Rani Sukanya’s shoulders to investigate the brutal murder. With a toddler to take care of, a murder to investigate and a sister-in-law to welcome, Rani Sukanya needs trustworthy allies by her side. She seeks the help of the Mayawar Guild—the crown’s Guild of Sorcerers—to investigate the murder of the tiger. However, the Guild is busy investigating a theft of their own.

Zandy’s had too much to drink and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. She knows she’s going to die. When next her eyes open, a beautiful man-creature is holding her in his arms. He’s just too tempting to resist; her very own fallen angel. She wraps herself around his body, determined to have him. But when this angel turns out to be flesh and blood, reality crashes in - she’s seducing a New Species. Tiger’s shock quickly turns to intense passion when the human female kisses him, despite the fact she’s trying to get his clothes off while he’s engaged in a task force operation.

Ten years after the bloody events of season one, the Kingdom of Awadh is now being ruled by an iron hand by Maharani Sukanya. It's an uneasy peace she has fostered, which has led to minor rebellions in remote parts of her kingdom. The absence of the magical forces of Mayawar hasn't gone unnoticed by Sukanya's enemies. Awadhpuri Palace is torn from the inside, and loyalties continue to shift.

Sword-Singer once again unites Del and Tiger - she among the greatest of Northern sword masters, he a Southern warrior of legendary skills - on a new and perilous journey into the North, to the Place of Swords, where Del must submit to trial-by-combat for the slaying of her sword-master.

Nobleman and born soldier Ben Stiger never backs down from a fight. Even as the son of an infamous imperial general, an outcast from society, he refuses to crumble under the unforgiving shadow of his once-powerful family’s disgrace. When he’s reassigned from his crack company to the struggling southern army, he’s eager to help turn the tide against a growing deadly rebellion.

Captain Ben Stiger captured Castle Vrell and rid it of a minion of a dark god. Now he finds himself cut off from the empire, with a hostile rebel army marching on the legion's fortress where they guard the entrance to Vrell Valley. It is not in Stiger's nature to simply wait for the enemy. Badly outnumbered and facing odds greater than 20 to one, he sets out to impede the enemy's advance and show them the steel that the legions are made of.

Kat Morrison has built her world around taking care of everyone else. As a freelance web designer in Leafwood Falls, Vermont, she's perfected the art of juggling client deadlines while caring for her mother Rose and her daughter Emma. Kat's days are a carefully orchestrated dance of doctor...

China thought it would be a quick war, an easy war. But now, years later, as the insurgency on the streets of Los Angeles escalates but the propaganda never changes, a Chinese officer can’t keep silent any longer. Torn between loyalty to his country and loyalty to his troops, he writes a brutally honest—and possibly suicidal—letter home to unmask the truth. Brooks combines his signature meticulous research with unforgettable characters in this landmark work of speculative fiction.

Parker Nolan is home to attend her cousin's wedding after years of living abroad representing her family's nonprofit foundation. She's caught off guard when she has a fling with the best man. Ryan is smoking hot, super sweet, and so alpha he makes her toes curl. She might want to stick around a while to see where things go with him. Other than the bedroom, that is. 

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventures India, 1799 The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and...

Laughter, s'mores, and the occasional surprise weasel (don't ask)—that's summer at shifter cub camp, and head counselor Leonie MacCormick wouldn't have it any other way. She loves her job. She loves her campers. She even loves the pranks and mayhem. Shifter Agent Shan Zhao thought this would be a quick, simple mission. He did not expect to find a real threat to the camp… or a lioness-hearted woman whose very presence soothes the monster inside him. Kind, sunny Leonie is everything he doesn't deserve—and that's exactly why he can't let her discover they're fated mates.

The cleric Chih finds themself and their companions at the mercy of a band of fierce tigers who ache with hunger. To stay alive until the mammoths can save them, Chih must unwind the intricate, layered story of the tiger and her scholar lover - a woman of courage, intelligence, and beauty - and discover how truth can survive becoming history.

D is a vampire hunter--and he's just been paid ten times his asking price to do exactly that, an assignment to destroy Duke Van Doren, administrator of the northern Frontier. Among the complications are that no less than three other groups, each with their own agenda, are headed for the Duke...

Der gewaltige Panzer Tiger 66-6 ist das ultimative Instrument der terranischen Expansion. Der Feldzug gegen die Umshanbu sollte ein schneller, sauberer Sieg werden. Doch der Planet wehrt sich.

When Julian meets Josephine, it's love at first sight. After a whirlwind courtship, he proposes and she accepts. Everything is wonderful - on the surface. Josephine is a girl with secrets.... Days before the wedding they have a huge argument, and before Julian can make things right, everything goes terribly, tragically wrong. Unable to let Josephine go, Julian digs into her past and discovers so much more than he ever bargained for.

WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time 'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of...

On the planet Scotha, the arrogant, horned aliens have meticulously plotted to conquer the Terran Empire. But Captain Dominic Flandry, Terras master saboteur, unexpectedly finds himself in a prime position to disrupt their plans. How will he do it? Every conqueror has a vulnerability, and in this thrilling tale, the Scothanis Achilles heel may just be their downfall. Experience this captivating story by the legendary Poul Anderson! - Summary by author

In this visionary novel by Larissa Lai - her first in 16 years - a community of parthenogenic women, sent into exile by patriarchal and corporate Salt Water City, go to war against disease, technology, and an economic system that threatens them with extinction. Kirilow is a doctor apprentice whose lover, Peristrophe, is a "starfish", a woman who can regenerate her own limbs and organs, which she uses to help her clone sisters whose organs are failing.