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Craig Foster is shocked at the unexpected reappearance of his ex-lover Mark into his life six years after Mark's terrible betrayal. Even worse is the fact that he has to work with him. For a long time, Craig has nursed fantasies of revenge against the man who broke his heart, but Mark's arrival in his business stirs up emotions he can't handle at any level. Is this the opportunity he's dreamed of to hurt Mark as Mark once hurt him at last? Or are there other voices in his heart he needs to consider? This book is the second in The Heart's Voice series. The first is The Heart's Greater Silence.

Chegou a hora do último acerto de contas... Conheça o desfecho da aclamada trilogia legado do coração de dragão! Após a derrota de Odran na Batalha do Portal da Escuridão, seu plano de tomar Talamh foi interrompido – por enquanto. Mas as consequências do terrível embate abalaram a...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Sealed inside a steel sphere no wider than a coffin, the explorer Elstead is lowered five miles down into the lightless deep – further than any living man has ever gone – to see what the ocean floor conceals. His colleagues on the surface expect...

His first step... could be his last. Colt is a maverick astronaut who accepts a daring mission to be the first person on Venus. After every other mission to Venus has failed, what could possibly go wrong? Pretty much everything, as it turns out.

If you prefer to take your horror yarns with copious amounts of spilled blood, eviscerated guts, dollops of messy gore, and dark, disturbing themes, then boy howdy, does HellBound Books have a terrifying treat in store for you! If not, please not this book is definitely not for the faint of heart! With a foreword and brand-spanking-new, never-read-before short story by the grand maestro of extreme horror himself, Matt Shaw, this collection of eighteen stomach-churning tales of terror is guaranteed to have the bile rising and heart thumping with each turn of the page.

The Human Moments Collection brings together the complete James Ellery trilogy— Turning Points, Beautiful Cracks, and Brief Encounters—in one definitive volume. Thirty-six stories about the moments that redirect us, the failures that reveal us, and the connections that sustain us. Three books. One complete portrait of what it means to be human in the unremarkable, quietly astonishing texture of everyday life.

Gaia’s Cradle continues the Fénix family saga that began with The Aether’s Call. Ayana Fénix-Morgan’s calm, structured world begins to fracture when a mysterious client draws her into an ancient conflict between modern life and elemental duty. As she wrestles with a pregnancy that magnifies her connection to the Earth, Ayana must confront buried truths, inherited power, and the quiet cost of balance. A story of legacy, identity, and renewal, Gaia’s Cradle blends contemporary British realism with lyrical, earthbound magic.

With Trevor's help, Mason tracks down the next memory inside the mind of a convicted mass murderer. Lyra Shin was a skilled neurosurgeon until an automated surgical drone put her out of a job. She finds work testing a new sensory experience that allows her to walk in the shoes of a young Shakespearean stage actress. In this younger woman's body, Lyra experiences love with a fellow cast member. It is a dream come true,. but things take a terrible turn when Lyra learns that acting to be someone you're not has a devastating cost.

Zufall oder Absicht? Heiße Begegnungen warten überall – im Urlaub, am Arbeitsplatz oder auf dem Firmenevent. Was als harmlose Situation beginnt, entfaltet sich zu leidenschaftlichen Abenteuern voller Lust und Hingabe. In meiner erotischen Buchreihe nehme ich dich mit auf eine sinnliche Reise – inspiriert von echten Erlebnissen und prickelnden Recherchen.

Die unsichtbare Sammlung und andere ausgewählte Erzählungen von Stefan Zweig, gelesen von Linda Sixt. Inhalt: 1) Die unsichtbare Sammlung - Der renommierte Berliner Kunstantiquar R. sucht einen alten Kunden auf, dessen Sammlung von 27 Mappen verschwunden ist. 2) Buchmendel - Ein Erzähler flüchtet vor einem Regenguss in das Wiener Café Gluck und trifft auf Jakob Mendel, einen legendären Bücherkenne. 3) Der Zwang - Der junge deutsche Maler Ferdinand R. erhält einen Stellungsbefehl aus Deutschland und muss sich einer schwierigen Entscheidung stellen.

Let the day gently fade away as you settle in with this comforting collection of beloved classic tales, thoughtfully narrated to help you relax and drift into restful sleep. Cozy Bedtime Classics for Relaxation & Sleep brings together three timeless stories that have enchanted generations: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, along with Hans Christian Andersen's cherished tales Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling.

Dostoievski, en un paréntesis literario, se aparta de la seriedad de sus novelas predecesoras para instalarse en la ironía añadiendo tintes humorísticos. Los protagonistas, dos amigos estafadores, Píotr Ivánovich e Iván Pétrovich tienen un negocio que consiste en estafar en el juego a un joven, Yevgueni Nikoláievich. Esta deuda es el origen de la correspondencia entre ambos. En este relato de Dostoievski presenta el caso de una boda arreglada entre una familia acomodada y un hombre influyente, para efectuarse en el plazo de cinco años.

"En la bahía" es la descripción de un solo día en la vida de la familia Burnell. La bahía, especialmente el mar, es un personaje más y aparentemente no sucede nada; todo transcurre sin altibajos, como si el día se fuera meciendo suavemente al son de las olas. Y sin embargo, desde esa placidez aparente de un día de verano en la idílica bahía de Crescent (Nueva Zelanda), algo se mueve por debajo que provoca inquietud. El trasfondo de "En la bahía" es la invisible lucha diaria buscando un equilibrio entre emociones e instinto.

Fronteras del infinito es una recopilación de tres relatos en los que se exploran temas de gran interés social: los prejuicios sociales y sus consecuencias, el antirracismo nacido en torno a la manipulación genética y una conjunción de religión, supervivencia y estrategia militar.

A captivating audio-exclusive collection of short stories from No. 1 international bestselling author Karin Slaughter. In this riveting anthology, Slaughter brings together seven stories that range from darkly comic to deeply unsettling, all exploring the darkness lurking beneath everyday life...

Legends never die, dude. I'll tell your story... There are many sides to Danny McBride: he’s starred as the iconic character Jesse Gemstone in the cult classic TV series The Righteous Gemstones, a show he also wrote and created—just as he did with Vice Principals and Eastbound & Down before...

A Danish smokehouse master and his reluctant apprentice. A Hong Kong cartographer and the student who will eventually surpass her. A Bogotá healer whose plant knowledge exists nowhere but inside her. A Kyoto restorer who can only teach by doing. A Pacific Northwest memory-gardener who is running out of time. Common Ground is a literary short story collection built around a single obsession: what we owe our teachers, and what is lost when we fail to pay that debt.

When an EMP plunges Charleston into silence, paramedic Lisa fights to save lives as the city unravels. With Dylan at her side, every step toward her family’s farm means facing looters, violence, and impossible choices. Survival demands more than skill, it demands sacrifice.

Every life holds a story that was never spoken aloud. In this moving collection of literary tales, quiet moments reveal hidden truths, forgotten memories, and the emotions that linger beneath everyday words. A chance conversation, a treasured keepsake, an unfinished note—each becomes the beginning of a journey that changes a life forever.

In this captivating collection of atmospheric tales, forgotten charts, weathered journals, and long-lost maps lead ordinary people toward extraordinary discoveries. Hidden trails, vanished settlements, family secrets, and unexplored corners of the world become gateways to journeys that are as much about the heart as they are about the places they reveal. From remote coastlines and mountain paths to quiet villages lost to time, each story explores memory, belonging, adventure, and the invisible routes that connect one life to another.