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When a monk is found poisoned at the St. Emma’s Priory, the Chief Constable—a friend of the Prior—insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation. The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second victim is found with a pitchfork thrust through his body, Ross discovers that to solve the case, they must reopen a cold case from years ago. When connections to the old East German Secret Police—the Stasi—are revealed, Ross realizes that nothing is as it seems in The Mersey Monastery Murders.

HEARTS OF IRON is the epic true story of a little-known but significant part of the Korean War, told by the brave men of the Flame Platoon, First Tank Battalion, First Marine Division. This book shares the honest, personal accounts of combat, fear, death, and survival of these comrades of the Forgotten War, most of whom were not even trained to be Flame Tankers yet fought with weapons possessing some of the most lethal fire ability of any rolling armament in the war.

In this original collection from Skyboat Media and Blackstone Publishing, Elizabeth Gaskell showcases the height of gothic fiction's ability to delight in the otherworldly and to dig deep into what truly haunts us. Set against the backdrop of the Salem witch trials, "Lois the Witch" reveals much about the complicity of mankind. Recently orphaned, Lois is forced to leave the English parsonage that had been her home and sail to America.

How close would you hold those you love, when the end comes? In a society where self-preservation is as much an art as a science, Norah and Arthur are learning how to co-exist in their new little world. Though they hardly know each other, everything seems to be going perfectly - from the home they're building together to the ring on Norah's finger. But when the couple bring home a mysterious creature to seal in their loft space, they both must face a devastating truth which tests their bonds to family, memory, and each other forever.

Dina has unwillingly inherited her mother's gift: the ability to elicit shamed confessions simply by looking into someone's eyes. To Dina, however, these powers are not a gift but a curse. Surrounded by fear and hostility, she longs for simple friendship.

The demons have withdrawn from the mortal realm, the attacks have ceased, but while humanity dares to hope they may have gone for good, the irascible German wizard knows better. In the face of overwhelming odds, he’s going to do the dumbest thing possible … attack. Otto is taking the fight to the demons and he’s not going alone. It’s a stupid strategy, yet he has faith that it will work. However there is a player missing from the board. Where is Anastasia? Now residing with the angels, the human demigod is forced to explore her new status.

When a deniable mission to infiltrate Albanian and Russian organized crime is compromised, the Security Service distance themselves ahead of political fallout, leaving their missing operatives off the grid with no clue to their status. Alex King is re-evaluating his options after a rogue mission has cost him his career.

Jasmine Bennett has no idea her deceased husband was a wolf shifter or that her twin sons are shifters. Her life changes when she rushes to her son's bedside after he's wounded in Afghanistan and returned stateside. Now her life's in danger because of her ability to give birth to a breed of beings she never knew existed.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune will probably be verified on social media. The characters of Pride and Prejudice are navigating the same struggles on unfamiliar channels—social media channels, to be precise. When authors Claire McGowan and Sarah Day imagined how Pride and Prejudice on social media might look, retelling the story through mocked-up social media posts, their post instantly went viral.

Dina has the Shamer's Gift—one look into her eyes, and none can mask their guilt or hide their shame. Now even her brother, Davin, no longer dares to meet her glance. His conscience is troubled by his mother and sister's power, and he wants to avenge the crimes committed against his family with a battle by the sword. But these are treacherous times and Dina's life is in terrible danger. Kidnapped by the corrupt Valdracu, she is forced to use her gift as a weapon. And Davin becomes her only hope of escape.

Dina has inherited the Shamer’s Gift from her mother: she can shame even the most hardened wrong-doers, simply by looking into their eyes. But now she discovers a far more terrifying inheritance: her father is a Blackmaster and has the Serpent Gift for lie and illusion. And when he comes to claim his daughter, Dina and her family are catapulted into reckless flight and danger.

In den DC-Stables steht für Vigo und Alec das jährliche ›Familientreffen‹ an. Das bedeutet jede Menge Vorbereitungen und ein volles Haus. Die Emotionen fahren dabei Achterbahn, denn noch ist nicht sicher, ob alle zusammenkommen, und einige Freunde haben sie lange nicht gesehen. Dann bringt Ziehsohn Tony auch noch einen unerwarteten Gast mit, der für reichlich Wirbel in der Weihnachtsgesellschaft sorgt. Und dieser Gast bleibt nicht die einzige Überraschung unterm Tannenbaum. Winter Change ist eine Bonus-Story zur Hard Rules Reihe.

The first hypnosis can be listened to at any time of the day. This version is not subliminal and will need your full attention. The rest of the chapters are meant to be listened to on a low volume during sleep for maximum subliminal subconscious stimulation. Pink noise is included to help aid with deeper, more restful sleep. It is okay if you do not understand what is being said during this version, as your subconscious has the ability to pick up more information than your consciousness.

When his mission is shut down from political pressure, deniable MI5 operative Alex King seeks revenge for a team member and takes on the man responsible. But in Washington DC, the political landscape changes so quickly that his enemy is now more powerful than anyone could have imagined.

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As the late night train from Manchester to Liverpool approaches the city, it hits the body of a man. After the police look into the case, they learn that the man was a well-known movie director—of the adult variety.

October, 1995. Adrian Brown's second year studying at Leeds University is a blur of throbbing bass line and neon-lit nights out. However, a shocking encounter with a pale, older man he met in a basement club has the power to sober him up.

The story opens in the 19th century but quickly moves to the far future, where the sun has gone out, leaving the world in a darkness broken only by strange lights and mysterious fires. Over the ages, monsters and evil forces have descended to the Earth, compelling the surviving humans to take refuge in a great pyramid of imperishable metal built in a miles-deep chasm. The monsters surround the pyramid in a perpetual siege lasting for eons, waiting for the moment when its defenses will fail.

A Cumbrian Village...Three suicides...A red-hot summer...Join super-sleuth Hattie as tempers and temperatures rise in the Cumbrian village of Hollywood. With mischief and shenanigans aplenty, will Hattie discover the truth? When recently bereaved Hattie Mulberry inherits her aunt’s dilapidated cottage in the village of Hollywood in Cumbria, she envisages a quiet life. But retired hotelier Hattie is bored and when her neighbour asks her to investigate a suspicious suicide, Hattie’s career takes a new direction and H&H Investigations is born.

Kim is sleepwalking through life. She has everything she needs: a decent apartment, plenty to eat, a close-knit circle of friends. She is comfortable, but is she happy? No, not really. And then, one day a seemingly innocent lark sends her life spinning out of control, and nothing will ever be the same again. Follow Kim on her journey of self-discovery as she learns the dark and disturbing secrets of the companies and their AIs.