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Captain Charles Bassington of the 13th Light Dragoons is famed for his good luck, high spirits, and devil-may-care attitude. He escapes serious injury at Waterloo only to succumb to an inflammation of the lungs. When he returns home to recuperate, cracks begin to appear in his cheery façade. It is only when two eminently eligible bachelors appear to be vying for the hand of his childhood friend, Lady Selena Sheringham, that Charles realizes his heart’s desire. But how can the younger son of a baron ever hope to be worthy of the wealthy daughter of an earl?

In these wonderfully funny and poignant stories, Willett’s eccentric, complex characters think and do the unconventional. Soft, euphonic women gradually grow old; weak, unhappy men confront love and their own mortality; and abominable children desperately try to grow up with grace. With a unique voice and dry humor, Willett gives us a new insight into human existence, showing us those specific moments in relationships when life suddenly becomes visible. Critically acclaimed when it was first published, Jenny and the Jaws of Life is being brought back due to popular demand.

A group of freakish outsiders strive to take the next step in human evolution. A vicious serial murderer finds himself stepping on the toes of some very powerful beings. A journalist gets caught in the middle of a battle between rival zombie cults. A hapless woman causes bloody carnage with an uncontrollable killer mind virus. These are just a few of the monsters on offer in this collection of macabre tales - monsters who hope to either shed their monstrosity...or revel in it.

The residents of a small 19th-century town hide a dreadful secret.... A young man goes to extreme lengths to avenge the victim of a Nazi experiment.... A routine exorcism goes horribly and hilariously awry.... A macabre anniversary gift causes lascivious madness.... A retired circus freak attempts one last revolting performance.... A high school reunion culminates in a bizarre murder.... The Associated Villainies contains 30 horror tales that run the gamut from the frightening to the facetious, from the poetic to the putrid.

Meet Jenny Wren. In spite of physical difficulties she is an industrious young girl with friends, and work that she enjoys. You may think her life extremely harsh by today's standards, but her enduring spirit will inspire. You may even come to wish you were more like Jenny Wren. A little-known classic short story from the mind of Charles Dickens. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

An enticing romance story, follow the transformative journey of Elia, a young woman once reassured by the love of her husband Idas, now betrayed by him. Join her journey of survival and her meeting with a similarly fated girl Artizar, for whom Elia will take up the quest to avenge them both, and change her destiny. When love has become a lie, and the person closest to you stabs you in the back for money and status, what choices would you make?

Vanessa and Nick are en route to Washington, D.C., to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, but their differences threaten to ruin the weekend before it has a chance to begin. When an accident further up the tracks leaves their train temporarily stranded in Harpers Ferry National Park, a chance meeting with the town's most iconic resident offers insight into a bit of local history. Will a poignant message from the past help put the newlyweds' future on less shaky ground, or are they doomed to disaster?

Karen Tei Yamashita has been honored with the American Book Award and Janet Heidinger Kafka Award. A stunning portrait of Asian Americans in 1960s and ’70s San Francisco, I Hotel is a remarkable collection of 10 related novellas. Touching on such topics as Japanese internment camps and the Marcos dictatorship, the book presents readers with characters of rich design.

Laura tritt endlich ihren neuen Job als Hoteldetektivin in der Vila Calma an! Um Laura mit ihrer neuen Heimat Portugal vertraut zu machen, schleppt Yogalehrerin Mariella sie auf eine Wanderung durch den wunderschönen Pinienwald von Colares. Doch auf dem Rückweg machen die beiden Frauen eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der alte Simao sitzt tot auf einem Sessel mitten im Pinienwald! Neben dem Toten trauert dessen Hund Momo. Laura ist sich sicher, dass der bei allen Dorfbewohnern so beliebte Landstreicher ermordet wurde. Und tatsächlich führt Momo sie auf eine erste heiße Spur.

The constant theme running through this collection of short stories, the first collection by A. S. Byatt, is that of repetition, taking the form of family patterns recurring across generations, the return of the past in the form of ghosts and the disruptive force of family stories. A. S. Byatt was the winner of the Silver Pen Award for her novel Still Life (1986). Her other novels include Shadow of a Sun, The Game (1983) and The Virgin in the Garden (1981).

In their gripping anthology, Unmuted: Stories of Courage and Resilience from the GenPride Community, 14 LGBTQIA adults share the struggles and triumphs that shaped their lives. Some stories explore issues that have marked their generation: AIDS, gender identity, sexuality, persecution, and reclaiming one's true self. Others grapple with health, family, loss, addiction, and love. Unmuted is about heartbreak and courage, strength, and resilience.

Eloise Blake has been fascinated by Prospect House, the shadowy Gothic house opposite, ever since she moved to the village of Hookfield. When its new owner turns out to be crime author Ross Farrell, Eloise is determined not to be distracted by him. Love, she thinks, is only true in fairy tales. But is Ross the Prince Charming she thought didn’t exist, or is he a beast in disguise?

Smirk the hiring gnome wreaks havoc for his superiors once again. He accidentally rescues two spirits - a human and her dog.

When disaster strikes, all they can do is dance. The elementals are superior beings who help take care of every aspect of our environment. When a major natural disaster strikes, they find themselves short on workforce, as some of their own make matters worse.

Just when you think you are settled comfortably in your career, you get the most peculiar job offer in your life. Megan Buchanan is a project analyst. She is not considering a career change. Until one evening she gets an offer to become an elemental.

Jenny decide - a regañadientes - vender su casa flotante para poder financiar su proyecto de investigación antropológica en Malasia. Al principio no aparecen compradores, pero un día, mientras ella está fuera pintando el barco, llega un hombre bien vestido para echar un vistazo al barco. Pero no es el barco lo único que admira... Parece genuinamente interesado, y Jenny pronto nota que está más interesada en su cuerpo que en su dinero.

Strenge Zeilen der Lust! Lassen Sie sich in diesem Hörbuch entführen in die bizarre Welt der Lust und lassen Sie sich einfangen von dieser unschlagbaren Stimmung.