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MacKayla Lane's life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she's your perfectly ordinary 21st-century woman. Or so she thinks...until something extraordinary happens.

Minka isn't sure she should trust the sexy Special Forces soldier who found her. Subjected to horrors, on the run from scientists set on locking her in a cage, Minka is terrified of the monster she's becoming...and somehow, Angelo is the only one who can calm the beast inside her and make her feel safe. But can she trust the way he makes her feel when she's not even sure she can trust herself?

Elizabeth is utterly alone in her Montana cabin, shocked by the sudden, brutal death of her brother, the last of her family. His killer has threatened to return and claim her, and she has only one thought: to flee across country to the East and search for relatives she has never known. With the villain and his gang in pursuit, she rides across perilous terrain, encountering those who help her and those who, in their own way, are just as dangerous as the men she is fleeing.

At age 26, Advika Srinivasan considers herself a failed screenwriter. To pay the bills and keep her mind off of the recent death of her twin sister, she’s taken to bartending A-list events, including the 2015 Governors Ball, the official afterparty of the Oscars. There, in a cinematic dream come true, she meets the legendary Julian Zelding—a film producer as handsome as Paul Newman and ten times as powerful—fresh off his fifth best picture win. Despite their 41-year age difference, Advika falls helplessly under his spell.

When Quentin Collins invited Lara Balfour to Collinwood, they knew each other only from the correspondence that had grown out of Quentin’s admiration for the haunting waltz her father had composed. Soon Quentin professes to love Lara - but is his love really a threat? His first wife’s throat was torn out by a wolflike creature who escaped capture. Since then, other young women have died in the same grisly fashion…in the full of the moon, when Quentin’s mysterious “attacks” occur. Lara faces the terrifying possibility that her brooding, sensitive host is a werewolf.

Грозовой перевал Эмили Бронте - культовый роман, который очаровывал и продолжает очаровывать читателей на протяжении многих поколений. Эта вечная классика - исследование силы любви, глубины человеческих эмоций и сложностей взаимоотношений. Его персонажи многогранны, а сюжет настолько увлекателен, что делает роман обязательным к прочтению для каждого настоящего ценителя литературы.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "The Spoils of Poynton" by Henry James. This audiobook invites you into the intricate world of estate ownership and the fierce battle for a collection of priceless antiques. James' narrative is a masterful exploration of human desires, the clash of aesthetics, and the consequences of obsession. With its rich character development and psychological insight, the story offers a thought-provoking examination of the lengths to which people will go to protect their cherished possessions.

Uma história sombria de paixões e vingança, esta obra provou ser um dos clássicos mais duradouros da literatura inglesa. A turbulenta e tempestuosa história de amor de Cathy e Heathcliff se estende por duas gerações, desde o tempo em que Heathcliff, um menino estranho e grosseiro, é trazido para viver na propriedade varrida pelo vento dos Earnshaws. Uma obra-prima da ficção, O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes permanece tão comovente e atraente hoje como era quando foi publicado pela primeira vez em 1847.

Step into the captivating world of "The Birthplace" by Henry James. This audiobook transports you to the heart of a poignant family drama set in an atmospheric New England town. As James masterfully navigates the intricacies of relationships, secrets, and the human psyche, you'll be drawn into the lives of its complex characters. With its richly detailed narrative and exploration of societal norms, the story reveals hidden desires, societal pressures, and the pursuit of individuality.

Immerse yourself in the idyllic world of Blithedale, a utopian community where a group of like-minded individuals strive to create a society based on mutual respect and cooperation. But as the group becomes more entangled in each other's lives, tensions arise and secrets are revealed. Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Blithedale Romance is a tale of love, loss, and the pursuit of happiness that will leave you spellbound.

Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard.

With his wife dead and three young children to raise, ploughman Germaine decides that the time has come to marry again. He embarks on a journey to meet a rich widow, Catherine Leonard, in a match that has been approved by his father-in-law; however, he finds her proud and vain and surrounded by other suitors. Germaine prefers the company of Marie, a young shepherdess from his own village, but she is insistent that she wants a younger, more suitable husband.

Cling to the edge of your seat for the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Green Hornet, and The Third Man. Hear classic stories brought to radio by celebrity casts, such as Brave New World with William Conrad, The Pickwick Papers starring Orson Welles, and so many more. Volume 10 contains 10 exciting stories from The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen, The Whistler, Whitehall, X Minus One, and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar.

The coverup of a murder leads to the search for the dead man's heiress decades later in this delightful 3 part novel by Mary Jane Holmes. Her characters are as always very interesting and realistic. Poor little Bessie is raised in poverty because her mother spends most of her time at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo or Baden Baden while her so called aristocratic father looks down on all menial work. Her wealthy relatives will do nothing to help. Add the love of three men for one girl to the mix and the result is an absorbing historical romance.

Le roman anglais intitulé l'"Héritage de Gledesworth", quoiqu'il soit écrit pour l'éducation, n'en est pas moins fort romanesque. Trois prétendants s'y disputent le cœur d'une jeune fille : le premier pousse la passion jusqu'au crime, le second jusqu'au mensonge et le troisième passe par beaucoup d'épreuves. Qui des trois obtiendra la main de la jolie Alice ?

Pour un noël pas comme les autres, rejoignez Sanchez et retrouvez l'univers déjanté de la saga du "Livre sans nom". Quand une Dame Mystique décide d'apprendre les bonnes manières à notre Sanchez préféré, les conséquences sont terribles... Entre un dîner de noël d'entreprise, une relation amoureuse qui bat de l'aile et une attaque de terroristes assoiffés de sang, notre anti-héros finit par se retrouver pris dans un véritable piège... de cristal ! Sa lâcheté et son mauvais esprit seront-ils des armes suffisantes pour lui permettre de se tirer d'affaire ?

L'acteur français François Combe, jadis célèbre, vit depuis six mois à New York. Une nuit, dans un bar, il rencontre la belle Kay et, pour lui faire l'amour, loue une chambre d'hôtel. Une relation affective se noue et les deux noctambules restent ensemble quelque temps. Il apprend que Kay est la femme d'un ambassadeur, le comte Larski, et mère d'une petite fille qu'elle a abandonnée.

Quand Andrew Sumner fait la connaissance de la belle Charlie, une fille hors du commun, il se persuade que la chance va enfin lui sourire. Mais, alors qu'ils entament une liaison passionnelle, Andrew se demande s'il ne perd pas prise sur le réel : des objets disparaissent chez lui ; quelqu'un le traque ; de multiples tragédies s'abattent sur ses proches... Au point de l'obliger à se poser la question : qui est vraiment Charlie ? La femme de ses rêves ? Ou une créature de cauchemar... ?

Robert Prentice has spent all his life attempting to escape his mother's stifling presence. His mother, Alice, for her part, struggles with her own demons as she attempts to realize her dreams of prosperity and success as a sculptor. As Robert goes off to fight in Europe, hoping to become his own man, Richard Yates portrays a soldier in the depths of war striving to live up to his heroic ideals.

The first in a new series, Four Seasons, takes us to Deepwater Cove, a small community on the shore of the Lake of the Ozarks, where we're introduced to four couples in different stages of life. It Happens Every Spring centers on Brenda, a lonely wife, and Steve, a go-getter real estate agent, in the mid-winter of their relationship. When a stranger appears at their door one night, change blows through their house and their marriage.