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When Derek and his partner Maggie decide to escape to the country, they don’t opt for the simple life. Instead they set about converting an old Cotswold stables in Stow-on-the-Wold into their dream home. Over the next two years, they wage guerrilla war on the Planning Office, are cursed by everything from collapsing walls to poison gas, run out of money, and meet some very strange characters - till in its final stages of construction, the place unaccountably floods.

From the mind of Edward Lee comes a brand new neighborhood anthology. Horror for Housewives is a cul-de-sac of some of the best female horror writers within the sadistic suburbs.

By the middle of the second century BCE, after nearly one hundred years of warfare, Rome had exerted its control over the entire Mediterranean world, forcing the other great powers of the region—Carthage, Macedonia, Egypt, and the Seleucid empire—to submit militarily and financially. But how, despite its relative poverty and its frequent numerical disadvantage in decisive battles, did Rome prevail? Michael J. Taylor explains this surprising outcome by examining the role that manpower and finances played.

Fifty-year-old Violet has had a good life. The love of an honest man. The joys of motherhood. Yet, even in 1955, her heart still aches over the death of her sister more than four decades earlier. Lately, Violet can’t help thinking about the little girl, picturing her in the moments before the accident, wearing that pleated white dress and a hair bow to match. Maybe if her big sister were here now, she could tell Violet what to do about the secret she’s been keeping from her daughter Daisy.

When the head of the werewolf council shows up with a possible candidate to take her place in the pack, sparks fly. Logan Blaez, the prodigal son of the council head, is willing to challenge Erica for the role of alpha, even if that means a fight to the death. Until he lays eyes on her.

A podcast featuring two friends who also happen to be writers. We talk about books, television shows and movies. Sometimes we'll break down the writing process, break down the stories of others. The show is ever-evolving and continues to get better. Fellow writers will join us on our journey, chat with us, discuss their stories and other fun things. Join us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pod on the Cob is the first podcast ever to be about movies and corn. More specifically, Pod on the Cob is about movies that feature corn. Yes, that's really the premise. New episodes out twice a month! Join us for reviews, discussions and plot overviews of all things corn and movie adjacent! If you think it sounds stupid then give us a listen; you don't know the half of it.

In the land of Uriah, nothing lasts forever. The fact remains after the War of Burning Lakes ended the hundred year reign of Tertian family dynasty. Like all previous wars, this was also won by the magical stone of the Spirit Keeper - Uriah’s supernatural peacemaker. Representing the six kingdoms, the High Council gathers to restore the balance of power and crown their new leader. Still, the council members have their own plans for the throne. But when word spreads that the Spirit Keeper gave up his duties and hid the stone, the battle for power gains a greater prize at a much higher cost.

Madsi has always loved the stories that her clever, strong-willed sister, Lisbet, told her late at night in their cabin. Madsi never expected Lisbet to become one of those tales. But last year, her sister disappeared in the night, snatched away by the Northern Lights. This year when the Lights appear in the sky, Madsi begs them to free her sister—and a girl falls to earth right in front of her. But it’s not Lisbet. This girl’s name is Torin, and she demands that Madsi take her to a witch who can put her back into the Lights, where she went by choice.

After defying the war lord in control of his home planet, Veladon, Eckta is sentenced to an eternity of suffering. When his pod crash lands in the Daedalus crater of Earth’s moon, he expects he will remain there forever. His pod, however, is emitting a pulse, and from her station at the Set Institute, Abigail Murray is about to hear something that will change her world forever. Proof of alien life.