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'This cozy, heartwarming story is the literary equivalent of your favorite festive sweater - snug, sparkling, and just what you need for a feel-good escape' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautifully written story with twists and turns that makes for a book difficult to put down. A real page...

Lingo returns from the shadows with a new purpose and unfinished business. Wiser and more dangerous, he’s determined to rebuild where he left off—but this time, he’s not just chasing power. He’s chasing legacy. With Nella by his side and a new wave of loyalty rising around him, Lingo sets his sights on expansion, revenge, and longevity. But the streets don’t forget. Ken is still breathing, still plotting, and more ruthless than ever. As Lingo squares off with old enemies and new snakes, he realizes survival ain’t enough.

This is an urban tale, adventure fiction taking place in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Buffalo, NY. We follow the main character, Tommy Quinn from 1964-1977 as he and his friends grow up. The 75 stories take us all around Buffalo and Western New York from St. Thomas Aquinas grade school and Timon High School to The Aud, Mulligans Brick Bar, Crystal Beach, Uncle Sam's and many more funny stories about growing up in Buffalo, NY.

Lo sa bene il diavolo che cosa si cela nell'animo umano, quanto in basso possono arrivare gli esseri umani pur di ottenere quello che vogliono.

June Hayward et Athena Liu ont étudié ensemble à Yale, ont déménagé à Washington après avoir obtenu leur diplôme et sont toutes les deux écrivaines, mais les similitudes s'arrêtent là. Athena est une étoile montante de la littérature, et June n'est personne. Après tout, qui s'intéresse de nos jours aux histoires d'une fille blanche aussi banale qu'elle ?

Dans une petite rue de l’élégant quartier de Ginza à Tokyo se dresse la célèbre papeterie Shihodo, où ceux qui entrent sont sûrs de trouver ce qu’ils sont venus chercher, des papiers washi les plus fins aux encres les plus colorées. Loin de la frénésie urbaine, Ken Takarada, le propriétaire, a aménagé un espace où les clients peuvent coucher sur le papier leurs émotions les plus intimes. Le contact de la plume sur la feuille, le tracé délicat des lettres et des idéogrammes, l’odeur du papier… Dans ce havre de paix, chacun redécouvre le pouvoir de l’écriture.

Get your crimper out, your mohawk ready and your best punk pout on—the Queens of Noise have arrived! Set in 1980s London, this modern music drama charts the rise of a girl punk band. Packed with classic hits as well as the girls very own songs, this is a drama with punk power for any music lover. Writers and music industry veterans Louise Wener (ex-singer of Sleeper) and Roy Boulter (drummer with The Farm) bring their wealth of experience to this story of a young band chasing their dream and getting their big break.

The Moonstomper series is a two-fisted, suited-and-booted tale that leads the listener through Chicago’s dive bars, darkalleys and smokey house-parties to deliver a curb-stomped world filled with Punks, Skins, Goths, Skaters and Metalheads. In Book 4: Moves in Mud City, things are changing; Mike works on his dream car with Sammy, whose ongoing illicit relationship with Tiffany heats up as her plan to take Hollywood’s music scene by storm takes shape. Luna has her first gallery showing and applies for a job with the famous fashion photographer, Amy Delwich.

Gory, sticky, creepy, with a dry humor, Maniac is an invitation into the 80's New York madness, which follows a disreputable man, Frank Zito... that we challenge you to meet!

When Harry Andrews meets Martin Haggerty, two human statues collide in a battle that will transform the Chelmsley High Street into a battlefield of the absurd. What starts as a simple act of jealous sabotage becomes a life-consuming obsession that will push them beyond the limits of dignity, sanity, and the law.

Kingston “King” Vale is back. After five years behind bars, the once-feared name of Eastbrook returns to the block with a mission: reclaim his throne. But the streets have changed. New crews. New codes. And a ruthless rival named Scar running the empire King once ruled. As King navigates betrayal, blood ties, and deadly alliances, he's pulled back into a war he thought he left behind. A war where love is a weapon, loyalty is currency, and power demands sacrifice.

She could have any man she wanted—and she chose him. Roy wasn’t rich, ripped, or reckless—just ready to break. Elise offered her body, her rules… and then begged to surrender them. He tasted power for the first time—and wanted more. Much more.

What can you hide through a window? Annalyse never expected to make a friend through a window, but her talks with the guy who lives next to the bus stop have become a favorite part of her day. But when a sudden schedule change reveals a secret he hadn't meant to share, is there anything she can do to make things right? Or is their window friendship broken beyond repair?

There She is, devastated. Her long-term boyfriend Mike has just walked out on her unceremoniously. A fresh start calling out to her. She decides to take a leap into the unknown. With the throw of a dart determining her fate, she lets go of control. She doesn't really care where the dart lands. As long as it is anywhere other than Denver, Colorado. What's been revealed as her destined new chapter? New York City. The exact opposite of Denver. Doubt and resistance arises and yet she moves forward.

Scherben einer Zerbrochenen Seele ist die schonungslose Geschichte von Richard Bryght, einem angehenden Autor aus Seattle, dessen Träume zu groß für ein einziges Leben erscheinen — er navigiert durch Liebe, Verlust und dem Streben nach künstlerischer Erfüllung. Gequält von einer vergangenen Beziehung und dem geistigen Verfall seiner Mutter durch Alzheimer. Dann bietet sich ihm eine einmalige Chance - sein selbstveröffentlichtes Buch in einen Film zu verwandeln.

This trilogy is a modern reimagining of timeless fairy tales, where love is tested by passion, danger, and the unpredictable forces of fate. Will these couples defy the odds and find their happily ever afters, or will they be consumed by the shadows lurking in the city? Only the strongest hearts will prevail.

Lazarus Jasper Seymour. Cardiac Surgeon. Emotionally unavailable. Brilliant. Intense. Devastatingly handsome. A moment in time that tied them together forever. A broken promise that left her heart in pieces. Now, the surgeon must go after the forgiveness of the woman he never forgot. “He’s arrogant, powerful, and much older than me. He broke my heart, and now, he’s the only one who can save my life.” Lazarus Jasper Seymour—LJ to those closest to him—is one of the three world-renowned surgeons named the “Gods in White”.

A collection of thirty short stories that move along the edges of the existential and the social, the tender and the ironic. Set against the backdrop of Greece , and drawing deeply from its unique spirit and contradictions, each story reveals a subtle fracture in the surface of daily life, where a person confronts themselves, the systems that enclose them, and the illusions they invent just to endure. These are finely tuned explorations of the human psyche —part microscope, part mirror— unveiling the quiet absurdities we all share .

Yakov Gagarin was Bratva royalty. A ruthless tactician. A man built to destroy. Until the day it all went wrong—and the syndicate locked him in a cage. Dr. Mila Agapova is the one assigned to fix him. But Yakov doesn’t want fixing. He wants her. Sharp-tongued, unshakable, utterly off-limits—She’s everything he shouldn’t touch. But obsession doesn’t care about boundaries. And Yakov has never been a man who plays by the rules.

Begleite Maisha, wie sie Arztbesuche meistert, Fasching kennenlernt und den Alltag in der deutschen Hauptstadt entdeckt. Mit klarer Sprache, Humor und vielen kulturellen Einblicken eignet sich dieses Hörbuch perfekt für Deutschlernende ab Niveau B1.