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Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

When a trip back to Ohio for Thanksgiving starts a chain-reaction that drives apart lovers Hanna Breckenridge and Cross Phillips, they find themselves at odds over what they want from their lives. As someone from Hanna's past returns, a new woman in Cross's life will change everything. Don't miss Make Me Yours, the sequel to The Billionaire's Sub, by best-selling author M. S. Parker.

Megan My father knew I'd be the one to find his sprawled-out body. But that didn't stop him from pulling the trigger anyway. I won't lie to you. Life has been hard for Mom and me. Yet somehow, we find a way to scrape through every month. But living this way takes its toll on you. Did fate have a hand in reuniting me with my high school friend, Scott Holbrook? All I know is that working for his pregnant fiancée is the break I've been waiting for. But life is never so simple and as I suspected everything is not as it seems. When I started working for Scott all I wanted was the opportunity to...

Heritage is the third book in the Amazon best-selling Grimoire Saga.

All my life I’ve been keeping score and living by the rules. Play it safe. Stay out of trouble. Hide who you really are. To win, I go unnoticed and it’s working. Until my predictable, virginal life comes under attack. Worst of all, I’m the threat. An escape to the cottage is the answer. Only, I’m not alone. Matthew Carruthers is here. Pro football player.

My life is falling apart. Fired from my job. Blacklisted across NYC. At odds with my mother. The only thing good I have to hold on to is the memory of my steamy one-night stand. Only I had no idea who Eli was…or that I’d end up working on his movie set. The spark between us threatens to reignite every time we’re near each other. But Eli wants more than just hot sex. He has a daughter and wants a partner in life. I’m seeking answers about my past and trying to plan my future. Commitment is the last thing I want. Yet I’m unable to resist his pull and his passion.

I had to leave. I had no choice. I loved her too much to stay. Carys has always owned my heart, and loving her was the best part of my life...until I discovered the truth, realizing that the only way to keep her safe was to let her go. I thought it would become easier - that my love for her would eventually fade. But I was wrong. The longer I stayed away, the more it hurt to be apart from her.

Since its creation, social media has dominated the headlines, and more apps are popping up every day. MySpace and Friendster paved the way for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok…and there’s always a new evolution just around the corner. That’s the beauty of social media. The most successful businesses are utilizing trends to attract new customers, speak to their loyal ones, and maximize their potential. And if you’re going to live up to the competition, your business needs to join them. You need a medium for interacting with customers…and social media is the answer.

He has no name but is known by many. He is a Demon, surrounded by the chaos inherent in his own shadowy nature, and it is the magic of Shadow that is killing him. Unwilling to accept his imminent demise, the nameless Demon embarks on a mission to find the witches who may hold his cure. He discovers the alternative to his death may be a greater price than he is willing to accept, and what is acceptance in a world full of Humans?

I’m a reluctant thief, and he should be off-limits, but underneath his hard exterior lies an adoring father and caring man. And the real jaw-dropper? He’s interested in me.

A mysterious blonde in a supercar, a wine competition gone horribly wrong, and disappearing owls. Winnie Hackleshack’s week of spas, wine, and relaxation takes a back seat as she searches for a killer. After another narrow escape at Glacier National Park, Winnie Hackleshack needed a break, so when her sister offered a vacation at a resort in Napa, California, she couldn’t refuse. But after arriving, Winnie’s quest to eat, drink, and be pampered got sidetracked when she’s asked to be a guest judge at a wine competition.

The conduct of warfare is constantly shaped by new forces that create complexities in the battlespace for military operations. As the nature of how and where wars are fought changes, new challenges to the application of the extant body of international law that regulates armed conflicts arise. This inaugural volume of the Lieber Studies series seeks to address several issues in the confluence of law and armed conflict, with the primary goal of providing the listener with both academic and practitioner perspectives.

Pippa just showed up uninvited with plans of staying the weekend. I can hardly handle an hour with her, let alone two days. Despite more than a year of dodging her, nothing has changed. She’s the only woman I want. Smart and sexy and bold. My best friend’s little sister. Forbidden. Denying my desire for her is torture. And she doesn’t make it easy. She wants me, too. The thing is, making her mine means ruining my best friend.

Quantum Negotiation is a handbook for getting what you need using a mindset and behaviors based on a refreshingly expansive perspective on negotiation. Rather that viewing every negotiation as an antagonistic and combative relationship, this book shows you how to move beyond the traditional pseudo win-win to construct a deal in which all parties get what they need. By exploring who we are as negotiators in the context of social conditioning, this model examines the cognitive, psychological, social, physical, and spiritual aspects of negotiation to help you produce more sustainable, prosperous, and satisfying agreements.

For years Dr. Bernie Siegel has been caring for seriously ill patients and their families. On this recording Dr. Siegel discusses the traits that his exceptional and successful clients have used to heal themselves and their lives.

In the sleepy coastal Maine town of Penhallow, a stranger dies on a train, drawing historical society director Rachel Tinker and curmudgeonly retired professor Griffin Tate into a spider’s web of archaeological obsession and greed. It’s up to Rachel to solve a mystery that includes two more murders if she wants to unlock the soft heart that beats under Griffin’s hard crust.

Chloe & Me by S.M. Ackerman After being caught entertaining his deviant fantasies by his step-sister, Chloe, at the top end of their parent’s garden, Chris finds himself in quite the quandary. Either risk humiliation beyond words by her leaking pictures and videos of him birching himself while wearing Chloe’s clothes or become her absolute slave. What is a boy of nineteen to do with a choice like that? Weighing his options, he goes with the obvious choice, much to Chloe’s happiness. Their parents are shocked by the complete turnaround in one weekend when they notice the step-siblings,...

A separatist revolution brewing for decades has finally begun, but the people pulling the strings have far more insidious plans ahead. In the vast wilderness of space, Nathan Carter and the crew of the Phoenix Titan explore remnant temples left behind by the Enkaye Dynasty. Life is pretty good, but that quickly changes when an old acquaintance makes contact. Once again, the crew of the Phoenix Titan find themselves in the eye of the storm. A new adversary has risen, but nothing is ever as it seems.

YOURS TO SAVE Logan is living in isolation after the tragic loss of his family. His hours bleed into uneventful days, all the while he struggles to find a new purpose – a reason to go on. He’s alive, but what was there left to live for? His loyal companion Morpheus is a bright ray of sunshine in his quiet existence. The mischievous bullmastiff takes charge of his days, eventually leading Logan into a lifechanging adventure, that oddly enough begins as a rescue mission. One that would end up saving two men, who refuse to accept they need any saving at all. Sammy crashes into Logan’s ...

When James' greatest accomplishment leads to the worst day of his life, he turns to the one thing that never lets him down: Glorian Online, the world's greatest completely immersive MMORPG. But a chance encounter with an old acquaintance takes things from bad to worse, and even his beloved character, Crios Truelight, the Hero of Carrandor, must struggle to survive as his world crumbles around him.