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Before Romeo and Juliet, there was Pyramus and Thisbe. In the sun-baked streets of ancient Babylon, two young lovers dare to defy a hatred older than they are. Pyramus, a gifted apprentice scribe with a fiery temper he cannot quite master. Thisbe, clever, musical, and yearning for a life beyond the walls built to contain her. Their families are enemies. Their meetings are forbidden. Their love is dangerous. Bound by whispered vows through a cracked wall, Pyramus and Thisbe build a secret world of stolen glances, shared songs, and impossible hope.

Anna believed choosing Andrew meant gaining a home. Instead, she finds herself on the dusty roads of Galilee, under the watchful eyes of hostile Pharisees, walking ever closer to miracles that both heal and unsettle.

Dr. Emmaline Cartwright is about to retire as a professor of history from an Eastern Ontario University. Though she’s led a successful career, she lingers in regret with an unfulfilled dream she’s held for herself for many years. Her sense of restlessness feels like an inner wound...

In the enchanting heart of Egypt, Wally, a troubled artist haunted by military trauma, escapes Cairo's chaos for a small Bedouin village. Drawn to the desert's allure, he becomes a captivating gigolo, seducing wealthy, older women seeking fleeting romance. However, he unwittingly binds himself to dark forces through a manipulation contract, complicating his emotional detachment. Everything changes when he meets Aisha, a vibrant artist who reignites his passion. Their romance is filled with chemistry that challenges Wally’s emotional barriers and forces him to confront his past.

What if the key to overcoming the darkness in your life…was understanding exactly where the darkness first began? In a single, catastrophic moment – the very first breath of evil – the brightest angel in heaven chose pride over worship. Lucifer’s heart whispered, ‘I will be like God,’ and in that instant, rebellion was born. One decision shattered heaven…and has been shattering lives on earth ever since. Evil’s First Breath takes you back to that hidden moment.

Raised by his single mother, infamous Pirate Queen Sushana O’Cuilin and her crew, Pádraig O’Cuilin continues the fight against slavery and their sworn arch enemy, Queen Elizabeth I. An unlikely duo, a blacksmith and a vagabond, join Grace O’Malley, Irish noblewoman and Sea Queen of Connaught, to overthrow the English crown. With the backing of Spain, an assassination plot is forged, only to backfire in a twist of royal revenge. Forbidden love and betrayal lead to kidnap, torture, murder and execution on both sides of the conflict but a shocking turn of events occurs to even the odds.

They were sent to die. Unfortunately for Rome, they didn’t. When a ragtag legion of Rome’s least inspiring soldiers is dispatched to a remote border post no one’s ever heard of, even they assume they’re being quietly exiled. But between a commander who thinks maps are propaganda, a scout who’s legally dead, and a tent full of cursed chickens, the Damned Legion might accidentally become heroes —if they don’t kill each other first.

This book delivers a mesmerizing fusion of adventure and mystery, where jagged cliffs rise in dizzying walls above, ancient rivers snake through stone, and sunlight floods into narrow slot canyons, splintering into brilliant ribbons of gold, crimson, and violet. Guided by Ian’s careful, methodical planning and the group’s unwavering unity, they brave treacherous trails and shadow-filled ravines, each step driven by an insatiable desire to uncover realms untouched by outsiders.

Her husband returns from war victorious . . . but something about him isn't right. Esme dreads her husband's return. Married only six months, she has already learned to fear Lord Torrance of Clan Glencairn. Cold, calculating, and obsessed with producing an heir, he made it clear she had one...

The civil war is building to a climactic conclusion. Pescennius Niger, Emperor Septimius Severus's enemy in the east, is dead, his army slaughtered at the bloody battle of Issus. Severus can now turn to confront his only remaining rival for the throne, Clodius Albinus. Governor of the distant...

Constantinople, 388 AD. Videricus, son of Vithimer, heir to the throne of the Greuthungi, runs from the City Guard, his latest theft from the markets in hand. Unwittingly he bumps into a colossus of a man. Armoured in glistening scales, draped in a gold trimmed white cloak, the man is Stilicho...

A hero will fall. An emperor will rise. Mark Antony has avenged Julius Caesar. Victor over Caesar's murderers, Brutus and Cassius, Antony is hailed as the most powerful man in the world. Yet he cannot be complacent. Octavian, Caesar's heir, is ambitious, intelligent, and ruthless. To hold onto his position, Antony must prove himself with a great military victory.

A wall to divide a country and spur it on to war! Felix Appius Julianus is brought to Britain in the wake of the disastrous loss of the Ninth Legion Hispana, to command its replacement, the Sixth Legion Victrix. Centurion Valerius Silvanus, posted to the doomed Ninth and arriving only in time to...

Il est temps que les femmes d'Ithaque racontent leur histoire. Le roi Ulysse est parti il y a vingt ans en guerre contre Troie, emmenant tous les hommes en âge de combattre. En son absence, son épouse Pénélope et les femmes d'Ithaque ont protégé l'île des prétendants et des rois rivaux...

After an excavation disaster, everyone departed their own ways… Well except for Lara. The Temple of Karnak is fairly close to The Valley of the Kings and she has always wanted to explore the area. She never expected her trip to be cut short by a cobra in need of rescuing… Or so she thought...

The Gospel of Caiaphas offers a bold reimagining of one of history's most enduring stories—told from the perspective of the Jewish high priest who condemned Jesus of Nazareth. From humble beginnings as the son of a temple guard to the most powerful religious office in first-century Judea, Joseph Caiaphas is determined to prove himself worthy. Under the tutelage of his formidable father-in-law, Caiaphas grows in both stature and influence. But as his power increases, so does his understanding of the narrow path he must walk, between duty and conscience, family and fealty, love and legacy.

Lorsqu'en 342 avant Jésus-Christ, Aristote devient précepteur d'Alexandre le Grand, futur roi de Macédoine, la relation qui s'établit est aussi enrichissante pour l'un que pour l'autre. Par ses démonstrations concrètes sur une table de dissection comme par ses réflexions éthiques et...

Knox is a man of few words, and what little there is to tell, he keeps to himself. Sold to mercenaries at the age of eight, his life has been nothing but a cycle of battles and training. Women have always been within his reach, drawn to his striking looks, yet none have ever truly held his...

Jerusalem is a memory of smoke and ash. Taken as a royal hostage to the glittering heart of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Hananiah and his brothers are stripped of their heritage and forged into tools for the King's court. To the world, they are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—elite administrators of the most powerful regime on earth. They wear the silk of Babylon, speak the tongue of the Chaldeans, and manage the wealth of a thousand conquered nations.

“आचार्य आपण मला शिकवण्यास नकार का दिला?” आचार्य शांतच होते. काही क्षण तसेच गेले. “युगंधर कुठे आहे? त्याला तुम्ही कुठे पाठवलंय का? नक्की काय चाललंय? माझ्याशी कोणी बोलत का नाही?” तो एकामागे एक प्रश्न विचारत होता. आचार्य मात्र शांत होते.