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Can this curvy thief steal the grumpy mountain man’s heart after a break-in gone wrong? Laura I wasn't breaking and entering. I was on my way to grandma's house. That's the honest truth. The fact that I'm dressed like a cat burglar should be of no importance to anyone. Not even the hot mountain man whose cabin I accidentally stumbled into. The coming snowstorm is unexpected...so is the citizen's arrest. The problem is I've never wanted to let anyone search me so badly. This mountain man might be gruff and grumpy, but he's welcome to handcuff me anytime. Nash Yeah, she was on her way to ...

Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories - heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals.

Hercule Poirot is asked by Prince Paul of Maurania to solve the murder of Henry Reedburn, which has greatly distressed the Prince's fiancée, the famous dancer Valerie Saintclair. The only other witnesses seem to be a family of four who were playing bridge near an open window when she staggered in, crying, "Murder!"

Angel knows all about pain. His mother died in this room. He's researched its history. Today he's come back to end it, no matter the cost, once and for all. Shyla, a plus-sized escort, thinks the stories Angel tells her can't be true. Secrets so vile, you won't want to let them inside you. But the Lonely Motel doesn't forget. It doesn't forgive. And it always claims its victim.

This filthy mountain man is determined to breed the curvy woman who fuels his darkest fantasies… Gabby It’s not breaking and entering when you use a key. Or feed his fish and water his house plants. I’m just being neighborly. That’s what you do in a small town like Courage County. Sure, there are some people who try to scare me off from Roman, the savage mountain man. I know the rumors that swirl around him. He’s done hard time. He’s gruff and grumpy. He’s also…lonely. I don’t know how I know that. I just know that I do. Maybe that’s why I keep showing up at his place ...

I wasn’t a good person. Even amnesia couldn’t erase the fact that deep inside, there was a darkness I couldn’t deny. Flashes of strangers—of violence—heighten a mystery impossible to unravel. The man I called my best friend landed an ax in my head trying to save himself. He says I’m dangerous. He may be right.

What's better than a sunny beach vacation for my winter break? Maybe being snowed in with a gorgeous stranger…. Let’s go to the beach for winter break, my sorority sisters said. It will be a blast, they said. Sand, salt water, hot surfers. What more could I want for the holidays? Well. Nobody considered the chance for a winter storm grounding all flights, changing my layover from hours to days and leaving me utterly stranded.

Buying my first house was supposed to be exciting. And it is… until I meet my next-door neighbor. Meyer West. He’s grumpy, rude, and always stomping around like he has a personal vendetta against the world. I’m determined to ignore him, just like he’s been ignoring me. That is until I get set up on a blind date—with none other than Mr. Grumpy himself.

Captain Joe Ledger - former cop, former Army Ranger, and currently the top-kick of Echo Team, an elite squad of first-class shooters who roll out to face down the world's most dangerous terrorists. Not fanatics with explosive vests or political hostage takers. Joe and his team square off against terrorists who have the most advanced and exotic weapons of mass destruction, designer bioweapons, cutting-edge transgenics…real mad-scientist stuff.

Life, Death, and the In-between: A heartbreaking supernatural horror dealing with themes of suicide, grief and the after-life. I guess I wanted to write this given my own personal struggles with thoughts of suicide. Every day I deal with some degree of pain where some days are better than others. When the pain is at its worst, my thoughts often drift to ending my own life.

Todos los cuentos de Borges reunidos en un audiolibro

Poeta, ensayista y narrador, Borges es una de las figuras primordiales de la literatura universal. Ahora se reúnen en este audiolibro todos sus cuentos, uno de los legados más influyentes y deslumbrantes de la literatura occidental.

Originally published under the title: Conceived & Deceived by Abbie Grace (author) For the Longest Time I Thought These Kinds of Things Only Happened to Other People But... Surprise! And the surprises just keep coming on a day that would be ordinarily just another day. I just got the promotion of a lifetime at my dream job... It should have been the happiest time in my life... only it wasn't. There is something I want more. But the odds are not in my favor. You might say I'm up against impossible odds, the kind of odds that can never be overcome the way I wish they could. There's only one ...

Outer Space, Inner Lands includes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories (such as "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "Semley' s Necklace," and "She Unnames Them") which have shaped the way many listeners see the world. She gives voice to the voiceless, hope to the outsider, and speaks truth to power - all the time maintaining her independence and sense of humor.

She came to marry a stranger, then fell for the wrong man. Now her fresh start might mean breaking one heart to follow another. I'm in Wildwood Valley to get married. I've never met my groom-to-be, but we've messaged for weeks. Mostly, I'm here out of desperation. I've lost my job and my parents. Starting fresh in a new town sounds like a good idea. But when I head into the town's only diner to kill some time, I meet a man like no one I've ever met. He's tall and bulky and handsome...he's exactly what I'd expect one of the lumberjacks in this town to look like. Problem is, he isn't my groom...

Una noche cualquiera en el desierto de Mojave. Un coche detenido. Una luz imposible... Lo que comienza como una historia de abducción se transforma en una pesadilla biológica de proporciones cósmicas. ¿Qué quieren de él? ¿Por qué fue elegido? ¿Y quién es realmente el ser aterrador que parece reconocerlo? Vivisección Biopunk es un descenso brutal a lo más oscuro del alma, una obra que entrelaza horror corporal, ciencia ficción alienígena y una perturbadora exploración de la culpa y la memoria. G.G. Melies firma una nueva pieza inquietante que dejará marcas en la piel y en la ...

He's a NYC Billionaire. My best friend's brother. And the father of my daughter. Nick Pope, Sienna's older blue eyed, totally ripped, completely off limits brother. It's been years since he left town. I thought I'd never see him again. Losing Sienna drew us together for just one night. And then he was gone, for what I thought would be forever. But now he's back...more handsome and sexier than I remember. And he has a proposition...for me. There is definitely still an attraction between us, but telling him about his daughter now could ruin everything. Ava is my whole world and I don't want ...

Sometimes the wind blows benignly, carrying bits of the world as it passes. And sometimes it turns angry and rages into a gale that blows holes through our perceptions. When some doors are opened they can never again be closed and the things that pass through - ethereal and furtive, like shadows on the night - can turn the daytime into blackness and fill the nighttime with nightmares. The Haunted World can become our world - the real world - a place where there is no sanctuary from the restless winds that swirl through the darkest corridors of our hearts and our minds. In nine stories, ...

She sat next to the wrong person Rosie Trent boards the same train to London every morning. Same seat. Same carriage. Same quiet routine. Until today. Because the man sitting beside her isn’t just another commuter - he’s typing something she wasn’t meant to see. A confession. At first, Rosie tells herself it’s fiction. A twisted story. A harmless distraction. But then he looks at her. Says her name. And by the time the train pulls into Paddington, Rosie knows two things for sure: He chose her for a reason. And this journey is only the beginning. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, ...

When a suburban family plans a week of fishing on a tiny island in a huge lake in the North Woods, they expect to relax and reconnect. What they don't expect is to share the island with a third child, one who is not theirs. In this subtly chilling ghost tale, the real world and the other world merge into one.

Witness to Silence: Tales of Vanished Friends is a haunting collection of gripping short stories by G.J. Fene, exploring the chilling moment when someone you love simply… vanishes. From eerie carnivals and dark forests to chaotic protests and midnight highways, each story immerses readers in tales of friends who disappear without a trace—and the ones left behind, desperate for answers. Blending mystery, thriller, and supernatural elements, these tales pulse with raw emotion, psychological tension, and the chilling question: What if the ones we’ve lost are still out there, watching us ...