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Lillian Smith leads an unexceptional life, writing obituaries and killing time with her inattentive husband and disconnected son. Then she meets David, a handsome stranger, in a coffee shop. Lured into an affair, she invents a new persona, one without strings, deadlines, or brooding husbands. Lillian has never felt so reckless, unpredictable, or wanted. But as her affair with David intensifies, she withdraws from everything that’s real, even her closest friend.

Smart men quit while they’re ahead - they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them. Not me. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me 300 years ago with my magic. The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow.

Jake seems to have grown up overnight–literally. When he went to asleep he was his usual kid-self, and when he woke up, about ten years had flown by! What's worse, the Yeerk invasion of Earth has succeeded. The newly-adult Jake searches for Ax and the other Animorphs to find a way out of the horrific future–but he soon learns they won't be much help. They've all been killed or infested.

The Familiar is an anthology audio fiction podcast series. In each story, our narrator - Leo136 - tells a tale that at first listen seems expected, yet is anything but. From science fiction to fantasy, history to horror, The Familiar reveals the unfamiliar in the everyday. A Fox and Wolf Production created by Maggie Sulc and Sadie Johnston.

Andrew has one chance to pull himself up from his humble beginnings and make something of himself. He has been found to have a spark of magic deep within himself. To bring it forth, he must first learn to summon the familiar. He must use every drop of his magic to search the Lands of Mist and find the one meant for him. The one he will be bonded to for life. The one who is actually capable and willing to make all his dreams possible. Andrew may be small now, but he has big dreams.

Una saga familiar de amor, pérdida y redención en un remoto pueblo de oeste de Texas. El ranchero Staten Kirkland, último descendiente del padre fundador de Ransom Canyon, es un tipo duro y práctico hasta la médula. Nadie sabe que, cuando lo abruman los turbulentos recuerdos de su pasado...

Sometimes a unique talent is inherited - and such is the case for Trouble, son of Familiar, the black cat detective. Trouble's rather indolent life in the sleepy town of Wetumpka, Alabama is upended when a serial killer arrives on the scene. Trouble begins to apply the skills he learned from his dad and his hero, Sherlock Holmes. When local bookseller Tammy Lynn is attacked at the site of an impact crater, Trouble realizes he must protect his human and solve the mystery of the Silk Stocking Killer.

Is the Holy Spirit a stranger in your faith? Have you ever felt there's a gap between the life promised in the Bible and the one you're living? For many followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is a familiar stranger—a rumored figure we know of, but don't truly know. We hear stories of God's power...

Numa casa simples, numa rua mais simples ainda, na nova capital Madrid, Luzia Cotado recorre a pequenos truques de magia para enfrentar os seus intermináveis ​​dias de trabalho como auxiliar de cozinha. Mas quando seu ambicioso patrono descobre que a humilde empregada escondida na cozinha tem medo de fazer pequenos milagres, ela exige que Luzia use seus talentos para promover a posição social da família.

Cunning man Hiram Woolley and his son Michael carry an itinerant preacher across the border into Mexico. Hiram is haunted by the specter of a bloody-faced man that stalks him in his dreams, but also by doubts about what lies ahead in the Mormon colonies around Nuevo Casas Grandes—this is the country Hiram's father fled to when he abandoned young Hiram and his mother.

An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates. Lyss has heard her father's screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution. And plotted her revenge. Then, a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn from the otherworld, imbuing her with the monster's forbidden magic—a magic that will erode her sanity.

A podcast exploring modern relationships, intimacy, loneliness and love.In an era of hyper connectivity, why does it feel like we've never been further apart?In an intimate exploration of the invisible threads that pull us together and the forces that drive us into isolation. Each month we dive deep into the messy, wonderful, and often complex landscape of raw human connection.CC licenced music - Podcast loop 001 90 bpm - freesound.org/people/josefpres/sounds/581757/

Cine en Versión Familiar es un cineclub casero en formato podcast. Cada sesión, una peli para peques y otra para mayores... al mismo tiempo. Mientras los niños disfrutan de clásicos infantiles —Disney, Pixar, Miyazaki—, los adultos vemos joyas del cine clásico o moderno —Woody Allen, Almodóvar, Hitchcock, Spielberg—. Después, nos reunimos en familia (e invitados) para comentar las dos películas, encontrar conexiones inesperadas y compartir risas, recuerdos y descubrimientos. Palomitas, sofá, y dos generaciones de cinéfilos bajo el mismo techo. Un podcast familiar, en todos ...

Whether you are seeking to bring animal magic into your practice or simply want to bond with a furry, finned, or feathered friend in more meaningful ways, this guide will expand your magical practice and amplify your power with the help of an animal familiar. MORE THAN JUST BLACK CATS...

After the murder of ex-FBI agent Riley Scott's husband and the recent attempt on her own life by the Russian mafia, her heart is irrevocably broken. Agate Island seems like the perfect place to begin building a new future for herself and her teenage son, yet even before the ferry docks at their new home, she sees mafia boss Maksimillian Petruso - the man who took everything from her. The man she killed. Matthew Taggart knows who Riley is and understands her reaction to his resemblance to Maksimillian Petruso. But Matthew is nothing like his criminal father.

In this “brilliant” (Essence) sequel to The Color Purple, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives. Celie and Shug from The Color Purple subtly shadow the lives of the dozens of astonishing characters in The Temple of My Familiar, all of whom are dealing in some...

Child abuse casts a long shadow over the history of childhood. Across the centuries there are numerous accounts of children being beaten, neglected, sexually assaulted, or even killed by those closest to them. This book explores this darker side of childhood history, looking at what constituted cruelty towards children in the past and at the social responses towards it. Focusing primarily on England, it is a history of violence against children in their own homes, covering a large timeframe which extends from medieval times to the present.

La señora Jovita Jiménez Almanza comparte día con día un mensaje que te hará reflexionar sobre valores familiares.

Son tribunales diseñados para tratar temáticas familiares como disputas, divorcios o custodia de los hijos.Uno de sus objetivos principales es resolver los problemas vinculados al derecho familiar. La forma en que actúa la corte varía según el estado y las leyes que lo rigen.

"Valores familiares" es una refrescante y estimulante antología de relatos adscritos al subgénero del bizarro, de lo más atrevido y vanguardista que se está haciendo en estos momento en el panorama fantástico español contemporáneo.