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Left alone for the weekend while her husband and two children are visiting her in-laws, the narrator of KILLING STELLA recounts the addition of her friend’s daughter, Stella, into their already tense and tumultuous household. Staring out the window at her garden, she worries about the baby bird in the linden tree, about her husband, Richard, who flits from one adulterous affair to another, about her son’s gloomy demeanor and her daughter’s obliviousness to everything, and, most of all, she worries about Stella, a confused teenager who has just met a sudden and disastrous end.

A shipping container just changed the world… For seventeen years, Russia hid a secret in plain sight—lethal Club-K missile systems disguised as ordinary freight containers, smuggled into ports and rail yards across every NATO nation. Now, they’re waking up. In Club K: Hidden Sword – Operation Perun, bestselling author Michael J. Melton unleashes a riveting geopolitical thriller where the next world war begins not with a bang, but with a signal.

When Marco Rodriguez disappears without a trace, his wife Sarah is left to raise their young son alone while facing escalating hate and suspicion in her small Oklahoma town. As Sarah searches for truth and justice, four teenagers—Carlos, Sofia, Daniel, and Isabel—grapple with an ICE raid that shakes their school and community, awakening their own voices in a fight against injustice. Meanwhile, Deputy Mark Miller, weary but dogged, begins to uncover disturbing ties between Marco’s disappearance, a corrupt construction company, and a growing white supremacist movement.

Jason Thomas was a man everyone called when something needed fixing—except his own soul. A former Marine, a broken father, and a man fading into silence, Jason’s life has become a runaway train headed for collapse. Haunted by abandonment, marred by failed relationships, and surrounded by the wreckage of choices he can’t outrun, he’s reached the end of the line… with a bullet marked “Peace” and a note that says “I’m sorry.” But just before the final act, an unexpected phone call from a long-lost friend sparks a conversation that begins to unravel decades of pain.

I was tired of watching one child abuser after another get little to no consequence for destroying the futures of so many innocent victims. I felt more and more infuriated after learning a case investigated with solid evidence had charges negotiated and pled down to little or no jail time.

What begins as a routine fishing trip on the remote Albany River turns into a harrowing fight for survival when five lifelong friends are pushed to their limits by violent weather, treacherous terrain, and the haunting silence of the forest. As external challenges escalate, old memories surface, hidden secrets unravel, and unspoken tensions crack their long-standing bonds.

An ancient feathered spirit who lived in a remote desert for a long time, where it was consumed repeatedly by fires a muse would set, only to rise from the ashes of each…remade, renewed, and more evolved, and however much before the muses arrive, it may dive, tumble, fall…or occasionally land and to something cling, but never at the expense of losing its wings.

1999: An island off the southern coast of Greece. Art historian Elizabeth Clarke arrives with the intent to acquire a rare female sculpture. But what begins as a quest for a highly valued cultural artifact evolves into a trip that will force Elizabeth to contend with her career, her ambition, and her troubling history. Disoriented by jet lag, debilitating migraines, and a dependence on prescription pills, Elizabeth turns to her charming and guileless translator to guide her around the labyrinthine island. Soon, the island's lushness take hold of Elizabeth.

Ansel Packer attend la mort, après avoir lui-même tué. Dans douze heures, il sera exécuté dans une prison américaine. Ansel ne veut pas mourir. Il veut être écouté, admiré, compris. A son monologue obsessionnel depuis sa cellule se superposent les récits de trois femmes : Lavender, sa mère, Hazel, la soeur jumelle de son épouse, et Saffy, l'enquêtrice, qu'il avait croisée plus jeune en foyer d'accueil. Alors que l'heure de l'exécution se rapproche, les destins des trois femmes se nouent à la manière d'une tragédie, laissant place à des questions d'une cruelle actualité

Der Bestseller aus Japan: eine Bibliothekarin, die verborgene Wünsche erkennt. Lektüre, die Leben verändert. »Wonach suchen Sie?« Diese Frage stellt Sayuri Komachi allen Besuchern in ihrer kleinen Gemeindebibliothek in Tokio. Und sie meint die Frage durchaus im übertragenen Sinne. Denn die weise Bibliothekarin spürt genau, wonach die Menschen im Leben suchen.

As far as Richard's father, a famous poet, is concerned, his son has no talent as a writer and will never amount to anything. In a moment of crisis, Richard decides to end his life, but is saved by Jake, a passing stranger. The two men, both at turning points in their lives, set out for adventure, jumping aboard a ship to Norway. Their travels take them through Europe and they form a passionate friendship. But in bohemian Paris, Richard meets Hesta, a music student who inspires him to follow his artistic dreams…

Last Call is a story of redemption. It follows the life of Tommy Boyle, an addict whose life has spiralled to a low bottom and seems to have lost all meaning. The story is told by a third party unrelated to the events within the novel. He is a man named Joe who receives what is to be the last in a series of calls Tommy Boyle is making from a pay phone to members of his family. Joe was never meant to be the recipient of the call but the call would impact him forever.

Недалекое будущее. Земля объята арктической чумой, вырвавшейся из заточения ледников. Центры по разработке вакцины, полеты к новым планетам, отели смерти и парки аттракционов, провожающие детей в последний путь, – каждому аспекту этого нового человечества посвящена отдельная новелла, тесно связанная с другими историями, из которых сплетена эта книга. В центре этого романа мир, изменившийся как будто до неузнаваемости, но на самом деле – едва уловимо.

У пятнадцатилетней Кэлли нет друзей, ее брат болен, связь с матерью очень непрочна, а отца она уже не видела много недель — и у них есть общий секрет. Сейчас Кэлли в «Море и пихты» — реабилитационном центре, где полно других девчонок со своими «затруднениями». Кэлли не желает иметь с ними ничего общего. Она ни с кем не желает иметь ничего общего. Она не разговаривает. Совсем не разговаривает. Не может вымолвить ни слова.

Mirjam leidet noch unter der Trennung von ihrem langjährigen Freund, als ihre Schwester Nia sie zum ersten Mal nach langer Zeit kontaktiert. Sie lädt sie zu ihrem vierzigsten Geburtstag auf die Schäreninsel ein, auf der die beiden die Sommer ihrer Kindheit verbracht haben. Als die Nacht hereinbricht und ein Sturm aufzieht, muss Mirjam eine Entscheidung treffen: Ist sie bereit, bedingungslos an der Seite ihrer Schwester zu stehen?

On New Year’s Eve of 1961, while visiting family in England, sisters Sophie and Olivia’s lives are forever changed with the ill-fated discovery of a sapphire and diamond bracelet gifted to their mother, Elizabeth Grace Bennett Bannister. Their mother, a Baron’s daughter within the English aristocracy, grew up roaming the vast and beautiful estate of Harrington Hall. After the events of that fateful evening, Elizabeth Grace all but disappears from their lives, and the sisters are left to discover why their mother never returned home to Toronto, Canada.

This collection of standalone stories follows an unnamed female protagonist as she navigates a wasteland where civilization's collapse has stripped away everything but the brutal necessities of existence. Each story delivers visceral combat sequences rendered with technical precision—from silent takedowns to the strategic management of limited resources. Listeners will witness survival craft at its most authentic: improvised medical procedures, tactical shelter assessment, and the unflinching arithmetic of risk versus reward that defines life in this gritty apocalyptic fiction.

In Hitler’s Germany, loyalty is demanded and dissent is deadly. But for a young German girl named Waltraud, nothing is more devastating than the day the Nazis steal away her father and force him to fight on the front lines. Even as their reign of terror spreads, she convinces herself that war will never touch her quiet village. But when bombs start falling and innocent people disappear, she’s confronted with a stark reality… she might be next. That’s because Waltraud has a secret. She’s been quietly resisting all along, and now she’s hiding someone in the barn.

As war consumes Syria, Shamil, a doctor living in London, must return to his homeland to ensure his family's safety. Estranged from his wife Laila and son Zain, he finds himself navigating both a fractured family and a country in turmoil. With every step, Shamil is forced to confront his own guilt, the ghosts of his past, and the painful reality of a homeland he barely recognizes.

A delightful new short story by Liz Mingo, author of Between Green and Orange. From poetry to my first short story, hoping this is just one of many so watch this space....