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"House" takes listeners on a spine-chilling journey through the eerie and mysterious world of a haunted house, where a malevolent force lingers, waiting to terrorize its unsuspecting inhabitants. Divorced and down on her luck, Alice, a resilient single mother, relocates with her t young children, Brandon, Robin, and Pryor to the quiet suburb of Northmoore. As they try to start afresh, they encounter strange occurrences that suggest the house is far from an ideal sanctuary. Eerie footsteps that echo through the hallway, ghostly apparitions, and unexplained phenomena begin to plague Alice.

Zwei Stories über die Flüchtigkeit des Glücks: Bertha Young ist dreißig, verheiratet, hat eine kleine Tochter und keinerlei Sorgen, als sie an ein und demselben Tag ein unerhörtes ›Glück‹ und gleich darauf den Anfang seines Endes erlebt. Bei den Sheridans findet ›Die Garten-Party‹ statt, ein freudiges Ereignis an einem wunderschönen Tag. Für Laura, die junge Tochter des Hauses, stellt jedoch ein Unglücksfall in der Nachbarschaft auf einmal alles in Frage.

Sherlock Holmes himself would have us believe that, once a case was finished, it–or the people involved–never crossed his mind again. "A client is to me a mere unit," he once told Watson, "a factor in a problem." And yet, in a career spanning multiple decades and thousands of cases, he must have occasionally re-crossed paths with previous clients–and the occasional villain as well! This anthology, with twenty-nine brand new stories, spread over three volumes, reveals some of those sequel investigations.

When winter winds rise and the holiday lights flicker, hope shines brightest in the hearts that refuse to let go. Hope Among the Storm gathers a collection of original, winter-themed short stories that celebrate the magic found in family, second chances, and the quiet miracles that take root when life feels most chaotic. From unexpected visitors and long-buried memories to whimsical wonders that blur the line between the everyday and the extraordinary, these tales capture the timeless spirit of the season.

Classic Fantasy Tales of Sorcery, Adventure, and Wonder, Vol. 1 brings together three atmospheric tales of magic, danger, mystery, and far-off enchantment. Featuring Robert E. Howard’s bold adventure fantasy and E. Hoffmann Price’s exotic supernatural romance, this collection offers timeless...

Уральский Баженов похож на любой другой провинциальный городок, сосредоточенный вокруг единственного предприятия. Но жители Баженова знают: если смотреть на небо, однажды увидишь, как сквозь тучи пробивается луч—и становится солнечно и ласково. Маленькие люди Натальи Бакировой мечтают прожить большую, полную ярких событий и подвигов жизнь.

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Coffinsview, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Summer jobs that no kid should ever take, newspapers that print tomorrow's horrors today, graveyard tours so terrifying most visitors never make it to the end.

Jade. When my roommate and best friend set me up with a job interview, I was grateful. I’d never been a server at a club before, but I had some waitressing experience, so how hard could it be? But when I arrived at the club, I realized I’d fallen into my worst nightmare. The club owner wasn’t interested in hiring any servers, that was merely a ruse to lure innocent girls like me into a trap. Before I’d even processed what’s happening, I was center stage being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a room full of cruel, rich men.

A widow discovers her late husband's photos are vanishing, along with her memories of who he really was. A struggling writer meets a stranger who offers the perfect compliments. The price? Everything that makes him human. A family finds a stain in their rental home. It moves. It searches. And it remembers what was buried beneath.

Love hits harder than a slapshot. Get three spicy hockey romances in one binge-worthy Playmakers Series® Box Set. Book 1: Taming Beckett Beckett's career is in the penalty box. Paige's trust is on thin. When their lives collide, can love score the winning goal? Book 2: Third Man In Pro hockey enforcer T. J. Shanstrom is no stranger to controversy, but everything’s on the line when he falls for Natalie Foster, his latest casualty’s girlfriend. Book 3: Gauging the Player Gage broke his own rules for one night of passion.

Hot NHL stars. High stakes. Happily-ever-afters. This Playmakers Series® Box Set is three steamy romances you won’t want to put on the bench.

A cross was burning the night the boy’s world turned to ash. He watched his father cut down, his home destroyed, and the life he knew swallowed by fire and hate. Dragged into the wilderness by a grizzled prospector, the boy learned to ride lean, shoot straight, and survive where weaker men would die. Each lesson hardened him, sharpening grief into steel. Now, years later, his path crosses with warriors, killers, and a woman named Red whose fire matches his own.

What happens when you learn your husband plans to kill you, and you will do anything to get revenge.

When a tiny three week old street dog, finds himself amongst the congregation of Sunday service in a beautiful white church in Gorai, India, he sits in wonder and fascination of the sights before him. The people, the clothes, the golden goblets and the Priest's white wafers.

Cinq nouvelles emblématiques pour découvrir les grands thèmes de l’œuvre de Guy de Maupassant dans une édition audio soignée et accessible. Maître incontesté de la nouvelle, Guy de Maupassant demeure l’un des auteurs français les plus lus et étudiés. En quelques pages, il explore avec précision les émotions humaines, les illusions sociales, la peur et le fantastique.

"El pabellón número seis" es uno de los cuentos más largos y mejores de Chéjov, de un patetismo sutil pero impactante y de cuidada atmósfera. El protagonista es Andrei Yefymich, un médico de un hospital, de filosofía estoica y amante del desarrollo intelectual, que echa en falta la existencia de inquietudes en las personas y considera que la sociedad en que vive es triste y pobretona.

From the Queen of Erotica, a smart, witty, and extremely sexy collection of short stories—the second volume to her highly successful Zane’s Sex Chronicles, the book behind the Cinemax series. Scenarios run the gamut from committed, monogamous couples looking to experiment to wild, single...

For Isabel, the artist who no longer believes in love, Safe Harbor’s therapy program is just another checklist item to survive her parents’ divorce. But what begins as a tense session filled with mistrust and heartbreak blooms into something that neither Isabel nor the other teens in the program could have expected. Maybe it’s time to begin again?

Burned out and working a postcollege job she hates, Allison Yang drops dead in her office—and wakes up three years in the past. Back at college. She has one chance for a redo at life: from switching majors and facing toxic friends to being fearless with her parents. And, perhaps, approaching the popular athlete she’d always loved from afar. Fingers crossed that this time will count.

On the eve of her senior year, Julia has a look so new she doesn’t even recognize herself in the mirror. It’s the only reason she feels bold enough to talk to Wyatt, the boy she’s been staring at for three years. Tonight, at the drive-in, Wyatt finally stares back. Does he see Julia? Or some new and perfect stranger?