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In the quiet corridors of suburbia, where manicured lawns whispered tales of ordinary lives, I stood on the precipice of my own unraveling. Our house, a carefully curated sanctuary of domestic bliss, hid the storms brewing within its walls—the storms that gave no warning, the flip of a switch, the great awakening. Whatever you want to call it, it doesn’t matter. They will say I lost it. That the pressures of motherhood was too much for me. No, I haven’t lost anything; I have found exactly what I have been looking for—her. My sweet, sweet, insanity.

Dive into the imaginative world of C. M. Kornbluth with four captivating science fiction tales. Experience The Adventurer, The Altar at Midnight, With These Hands, and The Marching Morons‚Aîall originally published in the 1950s. Join us for a journey through thought-provoking narratives that challenge the boundaries of reality. Summary by philc.

Ich bin Leon, dreiundzwanzig. Alles andere geht euch nichts an. Ihr wollt meine Geschichte lesen? Nun, wer einen Fantasyroman erwartet, den muss ich enttäuschen. Mein Leben ist definitiv kein Roman – auch mit noch so viel Fantasie nicht. Und selbst die Tatsache, dass eines Tages ein Geistermädchen auf meiner Türschwelle stand und mein Leben auf den Kopf stellen wollte, war alles andere als fantastisch. Okay, sie war ja nett anzusehen, mit ihrem roten Pony und den nussbraunen Augen. Aber ehrlich... dieses "Leon, Leon, du musst dein Leben ändern und dein Glück finden"-Gerede braucht keiner.

Stille Nacht, tödliche Nacht. Agatha Raisin hat mit Weihnachten zwar nicht viel am Hut, aber ihr kleines Dorf Carsely war schon immer stolz auf seine Festtagstraditionen. Dieses Jahr jedoch hat John Sunday, ein Beamter der Sicherheitsbehörde, gerade die besinnlichen Tage als Zeitpunkt gewählt, um gegen das vorzugehen, was er als grobe Fahrlässigkeit ansieht: so ziemlich alles. Selbst der Weihnachtsbaum entpuppt sich als Sicherheitsrisiko. Doch damit ist Sunday eindeutig zu weit gegangen. Kein Wunder, dass er bald tot im Vorgarten des Pfarrhauses gefunden wird.

Finding out you’re the daughter of a famous serial killer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My father—the Seattle Slayer—is charismatic, intelligent, and charming. He’s also trying to teach me to kill people, so…his good qualities don’t seem to matter much. He’s kidnapped my boyfriend, a guy that I used to hate but grew to love. Parrish, I’m coming for you. I’ll do anything—anything—to keep you safe. Starting a new life as the most hated girl in Whitehall Prep was not in my gameplan.

Hugo Dodds is numb, grief-stricken, and haunted by the memories of a life taken from him all too soon. He tries to move forward, but cannot let go of Elizabeth—his beloved wife—after her passing. A late-night backyard encounter introduces Hugo to his eccentric new neighbor, Alice Primrose. She’s secretly a witch with the ability to make magical wine. Alice hides in Hugo’s small town after the betrayal of a former lover causes her to flee from the life she knows and loves.

My husband likes to go for lunch with his buddies at a local sports bar. He decides to take me there to show me why. Her name's Fiona, and she's very attractive. She's agreed to come back to our place tonight for a little fun. Wing Wednesday will never be the same again.

Une série de lettres anonymes sème le trouble à Lochdubh. Truffées d’accusations farfelues, elles pourraient prêter à rire, mais lorsque la receveuse des postes est découverte pendue, un message cruel sous ses pieds ballants, la petite ville bascule dans l’horreur. Persuadé qu’il s’agit d’un meurtre, Hamish Macbeth ameute la presse. Son attention est toutefois détournée par une amie de son ex-fiancée venue semer la zizanie dans son ex-couple, et par la journaliste Elspeth Grant, prête à tout pour élucider l’affaire...

Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach. He trains harder than any warrior. Studies longer than any scholar. But all his people are born with magic powered by the sun, flowing through tattoos on their bodies. Despite having enormous energy within, Hiral is the only one who can’t channel it; his hard work is worth nothing. Until it isn’t. In a moment of danger, Hiral unlocks an achievement with a special instruction: Access a Dungeon to receive a Class-Specific Reward.

Quirk had one job to do, deliver papers to a Milan mafia boss, before leaving Earth for his home in the asteroids. But that was before being tailed, poisoned—oh, yes—and hijacked into raising foulmouthed fourteen-year-old convent girl Angelika Moratti, aka Moth, who'd rather see him asphyxiate in space.

Dearest Listener…. My story is cancelled. Sharing my words thus far has only put us both in danger. It’s better to just call the whole thing off, before somebody gets hurt. Or maybe, just maybe, you are the one who keeps spilling my secrets. That it? You sold me out? I knew it; I knew I couldn’t trust you.

Alex and Stacey are looking for a nanny who can do all of the traditional nanny things. But it's essential that she's open to doing more than that. In this spicy sister wife romance, all parties in this love triangle are going to get much more than any of them bargained for.

Charlotte Davenport is a woman on a singular mission: get onto a ship bound for Atlantis by any means necessary, and get home to her sister. When she joins the crew of the Malediction, she has no idea she's made herself an unwitting captive of its pirate captain. Captain Lirian Jurel is cocky and secretive and infuriatingly handsome, and she can't shake the feeling that he's laughing at her . . . but Charlotte has a secret of her own, and she'll do anything to keep it.

Être pauvre n'empêche pas d'avoir de riches idées ! Privées d'un héritage qui leur aurait assuré une belle rente, Amy et Effie Tribble, deux charmantes soeurs ruinées, proposent leurs services en tant que chaperons professionnels. L'annonce passée dans le Morning Post saura attirer une clientèle fortunée. D'une beauté à couper le souffle, Delilah a reçu quantité de propositions de mariage. Mais, rejetée par Sir Charles Digby, le seul homme qu'elle ait jamais aimé, elle est devenue une implacable briseuse de coeurs qui se joue de ses soupirants.

Ash Kelly. Who knew I’d be dating a dead boy? He might be wearing someone else’s skin, but it’ll always be Ash for me. Ash, the obsessive one, the one with the most to lose, the one I can’t trust. My biggest secret. Kellin Bohnes is always there for me, but he keeps a bulldozer-turned-tank in his warehouse. He has eyes everywhere, but mostly he has eyes for me. Also, he brought me a severed head as a present. His love for me is escalating.

Narcotics Detective Jesse McCord had looked for Vance for years, and Jesse finally landed the break he needed to apprehend him and all the big players, but in the takedown, Vance’s brother Jake was killed. Another year passed before Jesse was finally able to put cuffs around the wrists of the head honcho himself—John Vance. And Vance hasn’t forgotten what Jesse did to him and his family.

Her husband had always liked to watch. But now he wanted to get in on the action himself. It was time to invite a sexy stranger over for dinner. And nothing was off the table, tonight.

Dara needs a job. After graduating from college, opportunities aren't what she expected them to be. So she decides to try her hand at nannying. She meets a couple, Alex and Stacey, who have an interesting proposition for Dara. And it involves much more than looking after the children. Dara finds herself immersed in a spicy love triangle that was more than any of them anticipated.

I was planning on a quiet night out with my husband. A cocktail or two, and then call it a night. But then I noticed them across the bar, a very attractive couple. I couldn't keep my eyes off them. So we sent them a gift. And that's when the party started.

A tiki bar is a place that people go to escape. The customers tend to be more open-minded...about lots of things.