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A young man, Bertram Mandeville, confesses to his wealthy uncle Edward Sylvester his desire to abandon a career as a pianist in order to win the heart of a young woman whose father dislikes musicians. This leads Sylvester to review his own life during which he married for money rather than love. Paula, a poor but virtuous young woman, comes to stay with Sylvester and his wife and arouses long-dormant romantic feelings in him. However, Edward Sylvester has a dark secret that will ruin his life if it comes to light.

Eidolon Avenue: Where the secretly guilty go to die. One building. Five floors. Five doors per floor. Twenty-five nightmares feeding the hunger lurking between the bricks and waiting beneath the boards.

Although Anna Katharine Green was best known as a crime novelist, this anthology is essentially a collection of horror stories. The Old Stone House is the history of a disastrous love triangle involving a coquettish young girl and two ruthless men determined to win her heart. The other stories share the theme of a manipulative woman whose scheming places the people associated with her in difficult and unfamiliar situations.

Helden fahren normalerweise keine schäbigen Pickup Trucks oder brechen Frauenherzen. Doch Macy Joyces Held, Garrett Grayson, ist in beiden Punkten schuldig. Macy braucht keinen Helden in ihrem Leben, nur jemanden, der ihr bei der Rancharbeit zur Hand geht und herausfinden kann, wer ihre Zäune durchschneidet und Steine durch ihr Fenster wirft. Garrett hat gerade Urlaub von der Armee und nimmt sich des Problems an. Die Frage ist nur, ob Macy damit umgehen kann, dass ihr Puls jedes Mal zu rasen beginnt, wenn sie ihn sieht.

Dear Survivor is a letter from my heart to women who’ve been assaulted and abused.