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Treasure Island must be the most enthralling adventure book ever written. As we listen to the voice of Jim Hawkins telling his extraordinary tale, and later that of his companion Dr. Livesey, we are plunged into a world of pirates, buried treasure, mutiny, and deceit.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was born in Cockermouth, in the Lake District. His Lyrical Ballads, written in collaboration with Coleridge, was published in 1798, and shortly afterwards he settled in Dove Cottage, Grasmere, with his sister Dorothy. Inspired in his early manhood by the French Revolution, he grew disillusioned with revolutionary politics and in later life became decidedly conservative. He left a vast body of work, ranging from delicately simple lyrics to deeply meditative odes.

Victoria Wood was a true pioneer among entertainers, earning her the rightful place as a national treasure time and time again. So one of the greatest sadnesses following her death in 2016 was that she left the world without giving her own full account of her life, having never written her autobiography. Now, with complete and exclusive access to Victoria's extensive archive of personal and professional material, and with intimate interviews with her family and closest friends, Jasper Rees will finally tell her rich story in full.

The High King of Ulfaria needs no introduction. What I need is an omega. And now, I've found one. Kim. She is small and perfect, as I knew she would be. I will demand her obedience, then I will give her the perfect nest and allow her to bear my heirs. She vows to defy me, but one way or another, she will submit.

Crashed spaceship. Prison planet. Snarling, lethal predators. Two big, hulking, bronzed aliens who turn into dragons. The best part? The dragons insist I’m their mate. The Zorahn wanted women for some kind of super-secret science experiment, and I volunteered. Dumb move, right? But they promised we’d be safe, and they offered a lot of money. Money I needed desperately. Of course, everything went wrong.

This short story gives listeners a glimpse of their favorite Berserker characters, with two sweet Berserker babies - and lots of baby-making! Beauty, joy, and heartbreak greet the Alphas as they defend their home from the Corpse King’s evil spells. The sisters Brenna, Sabine, Muriel, and Fleur fight for the minds and hearts of their mates as the Berserkers rally to face the greatest threat they’ve ever known.

An everyday vacation quickly turns into a nightmare of epic proportions. Two sisters must struggle to find the strength within themselves to survive as well as to save one another. When the world of Fae emerges on a rocky shore far from the Emerald Isle, all hell breaks loose. Two factions vie for the sister’s loyalties, one light, the other dark. Neither honest.

They call him the Hunter King. No one knows his real name. He’s big and handsome, powerful, and brutal. And he’s just captured me. Let me back up. I’m on an alien planet. I don’t know how I got here or who I am. I don’t remember anything but my name. Haley. I’m the only human among many females who are part of the annual Moonlight Hunt. The warriors are the hunters. We are the prey. It doesn’t take long for the Hunter King to catch me…and when he does, he carries me off to his secret lair. He says the same word over and over: Omega.

Captured in space. Imprisoned. Sold to the highest bidder. But my biggest problem is the bossy, aggravating, impossible, alien who’s supposed to rescue me. The bossy alien I kissed. That might have been a mistake. Kadir is dangerous. I’ve seen him fight and his body is littered with scars. He’s a soldier. A warrior. And when he loses control, he turns into a big scary dragon and breathes fire. Everyone’s terrified of him. I’m not. No, call me the biggest fool in the galaxy, because I’m attracted to the big jerk.

“Did you think, for a minute, I might want to be awake for the proposal?” I ask, fluttering my fingers so the huge princess cut diamond on my hand catches the light. His eyes go soft and warm. “I couldn’t risk you running again. There’s a tracking device in there.”

It’s time for the good girl to be just a little bit bad. We’ve never been interested in rules. Never been interested in what other people think. When we see something we want, we get it. We want the good girl. She’s lush. Curvy. Beautiful. She looks demure, but she has a wild side. We can tell. We’re going to make her crave. Make her beg for more. Make her forget everything but our names.

Crazy jungle planet. Killer orange fungus. Crimson snakes in the water. The worst part? While I was in a coma, I seem to have acquired two dragon mates. When I wake from my coma, the first thing I see are two hot aliens. And I’m informed that they’re my mates. I don’t think so. This isn’t the story of Sleeping Beauty, and the two sexy, possessive Draekons aren’t my fairy tale princes. I’m certainly not going to wake up, kiss them, and live happily ever after on this stupid prison planet, where everything’s out to kill me.

My life changed the night the Berserkers took me. Dagg and Svein cared for me like no other - until the Corpse King attacked and the battle rage took their minds. Now, I'm alone. My mates are lost to madness, and my visions are growing worse. My nightmares, my only companions - unless I can defy the pack and save my warriors. I must trek into the wilderness and claim them for my own - or die in the attempt.

Brahms is one of the best loved yet most controversial of all the Romantics. Almost uniquely, his works have never suffered the slightest period of eclipse. Profoundly emotional yet governed by an iron discipline, the music, like the man, is a fascinating, entertaining, often deeply moving blend of opposites. He had a gift for friendship and a capacity for love far beyond the ordinary, yet no man could be ruder or more hurtful.

I was dying, but now I'm fine. My e-reader sucked me through to another universe where I'm healed and trained as an alien bride. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the new chance at life, but I'm not sure I want to be mated to a hulking, brooding, bossy alien. Though he's kinda hard to resist... Relationship status between me and my giant alien abductor: it's complicated.

This collection brings together three of the most enduring voices of Stoic philosophy—Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus—in one essential volume, carefully selected and adapted for today’s challenges. Whether you seek emotional resilience, mental clarity, or a deeper sense of purpose, these timeless texts offer powerful tools for inner transformation.

When I woke up on a different freaking planet, I was pretty sure my day couldn’t get any worse. I was wrong. The aliens who found me decided I was sent from heaven, and that I should be given to their king—who has a somewhat dubious reputation.

Each story in this new collection offers a delightful and original reimagining of the incomparable Bertie Wooster and his gentleman's gentleman – seeing them journey to the horse races in Paris, solve puzzles at a wartime Bletchley Park, and even transported forward in time to the year 2025. JEEVES AGAIN is a joyful celebration of Wodehouse as a much-beloved British literary icon – as well as a timely and entertaining reminder of the lasting impact of his characters on a whole new generation of readers and writers.

Once, I was a golden prince, full of promise. Then the curse came for my parents. I did everything I could to save them. I failed. Now, I am a monster, scarred and dangerous. I remain in the shadows, ruling my kingdom from afar, feared by everyone I fight to protect.

With Chaos free in the world, Quinn finally faces the truth. She must kill the one she has spent her life trying to protect in order to save the world. But with the leader of the Tuatha against her, her own brother seeking her blood, and the world in upheaval, Quinn may not see the day that prophecy has claimed will come to pass. At least, not without a sword that no longer exists.