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The provincial Bennet family, home to five unmarried daughters, is turned upside down when a wealthy bachelor takes up a house nearby. Mr. Bingley enhances his instant popularity by hosting a ball and taking an interest in the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane. Meanwhile, Mr. Darcy, Bingley’s even wealthier friend, makes himself equally unpopular by his aloof disdain of country manners.

On a remote island, everyone is a suspect.... When private investigator Hanlon is hired to protect famous yoga instructor Camille Anderson on her Scottish island retreat, she thinks this may be her simplest job yet. But when an attack on Camille's life goes wrong, it soon becomes clear that there is a murderer on the island - and Hanlon will stop at nothing to track them down. With only a small group of guests the suspects are clear, but as the body count rises Hanlon must step up to find out who the killer is before it’s too late....

Frustrated by her pathetically useless powers, Larkspur can only dream of being accepted by true elementals. And as the bastard daughter of the king, she lives under the constant wrath of his jealous wife. When she’s falsely accused of attacking the cruel woman, she must choose between military service or banishment...and both lead to certain death. Seizing her slim chance for survival, Lark embarks on training as a soldier for the unforgiving kingdom. But though she excels in her new role, it may not be enough to stay safe from a queen out for her blood.

In his second skirmish against the Evil Librarians who rule the world, Alcatraz and his ragtag crew of freedom fighters track Grandpa Smedry to the ancient and mysterious Library of Alexandria. Hushlanders - people who live in the Librarian-controlled lands of Canada, Europe, and the Americas - believe the Library was destroyed long ago. Free Kingdomers know the truth: the Library of Alexandria is still around, and it’s one of the most dangerous places on the planet. For it is the home of the scariest Librarians of them all: a secret sect of soul-stealing Scriveners.

Continuing her bestselling Rogue Files series, Sophie Jordan brews up a scintillating romance about a timid wallflower who discovers a love potion and ends up falling for a dashing rogue. A love potion… Charlotte Langley has always been the prudent middle sister, so her family is not surprised...

From the author of the viral phenomenon The Roommate comes a literary horror novel following a young playwright who conjures up a true tragedy through a Machiavellian curse when spurned by her mentor. Enter COREY, a passionate young nobody, and her professor, MAXINE, an award-winning playwright and living legend of the American theatre. When Maxine shatters Corey's dreams of artistic collaboration after graduation, Corey seeks revenge. At a clairvoyant's den in a violet-lit Dallas strip mall, the young playwright unleashes a life-altering curse on Maxine.

Is it her destiny to love him? Or is it her destiny to die? Valtu Aminoff is no stranger to tragedy. Though many know him as the enigmatic vampire that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, Valtu's complex life is far more horrific than any fiction could imagine. When you lose the love of your life over and over again, it can do more than break your heart—it can corrupt your soul. It's up to his new lover to decide if Valtu's damaged soul is even worth saving. But destiny isn't done with Valtu yet. And tragedy is always around the corner.

Loss is an extremely heavy burden to bear, especially if it is the loss of someone who has been by your side for a quarter century. This book was written as a means of healing after the loss of my beloved wife and, one month later, of the man who made me as I am today--my dad. I have always been a firm believer in the healing power of the written word, for both the listener and the writer. This manuscript was written as a means of allowing me to heal and, with my healing, allowing me to assist the four beautiful children my wife gave to me through this ordeal.

Professional security expert Jocelyn MacKenzie knows better than to mix business with pleasure, especially in the presence of her new client, Dr. Donovan Knight, a wealthy, handsome heart surgeon. She's been burned by handsome men before, so all she wants to do is her job and protect him from the stalker who's been sending him threatening letters. But it's not easy to stay focused when she feels an intense attraction that can't be ignored....

When the body of a night watchman is found sprawled in the shadow of a rare 19th-Dynasty mummy case, panic ensues. For no one doubts that the guard's untimely demise is the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. No one, that is, except that tart-tongued Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody, whose remarkable talent for criminal investigation has frustrated villains from London to Cairo.

Telecommuting meets the radioplay for this comedic send-up of AI-narrated audiobooks: spanning 56 minutes 29 seconds, COVID-19 fictionalization stages theater across twenty-two individuals who recorded asynchronously via devised production.

Everyday life unfolds with excitement as Noli and Dakota follow the Eagle at Great Rock. With creative imaginations and the courage of can-do spirits, these two find adventure at every turn. Whether rescuing friends from outlaws, rowing through a gigantic storm, or rescuing a wolf pup from a raging river, excitement fills the air!

A heartfelt, practical devotional that helps you to grow in your awe of God, deepening your sense of trust, wonder, and worship.

Zoayland The Adventure Begins is similar to The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. It is an adventure where young Elzafan discovers a mysterious world where unconditional love is free and never ending. In this land of life everlasting, the little boy meets remarkable friends and is destined to find one of the greatest treasures of all time. In Zoayland, listeners can experience the true value of friendship when Elzafan is introduced to an unforgettable little red ant named Johnny.

Snowed in, pretending to be in love, and falling harder than she ever planned. Stranded in a snowstorm on her way to a new life, Suzanne never expected her rescuer to be heading to the same place she was—Mistletoe Ranch. With no other option, she accepts a ride from the handsome stranger, only to discover he’s staying at the very ranch where she’s just been hired. Grateful but wary, she insists on repaying him. His price? Pretend to be his girlfriend for a family Thanksgiving dinner. Simple enough—until their friendly ruse begins to feel all too real.

Thirty days is all I have to raise the money to help my sister. At the auction, I expect to be bought to service a rich man’s every desire. But instead, I’m sold to a prison warden—and his debts become mine to repay.

Desperate for help raising his kids after his wife dies, Tom hires a live-in housekeeper sight unseen—only to open the door to Lacy Wilson, the girl who broke his heart seventeen years ago. She was his first love. The one who walked away. Now she’s back—broke, newly divorced, and needing this job as badly as he needs to fill it. Tom wants to send her packing, but he can’t afford to. So they strike a truce: she’ll stay in the apartment above his garage, cook, clean, and care for his kids... without stirring up the past.

My stepbrothers are known for three things: their speed on the ice, their skill with a puck, and the size of their... ‘sticks.’ The Drayton triplets are the hottest players in college hockey, and every girl at Eastern U wants a taste. Not me. I knew them back when they were just three angry, rebellious boys with something to prove. We were family once, but I doubt they even remember their ex-stepsister or would recognize the woman I am now. But when Jacob, the brooding, tattooed forward known for slapping pucks—and hearts—around, tries to charm me at a bar, I can’t deny the pull.

The last thing I remembered was falling asleep in the snow after my so-called best friend abandoned me in the woods for rejecting him. But instead of waking up in a snow drift, I woke up in an unfamiliar cabin with six feet of shirtless alpha wrapped around me to fend off the cold. I'd hoped to head home and put this awful trip behind me, start my new job, and live a glorious single life as an independent omega. But Mother Nature had other plans: A brutal snowstorm. An unexpected heat. And four scent-matched saviors trapped in a cabin with me.

New York in the late 1950s. A city, and a world, on the cusp of change . . . Maggie Gleason is looking toward the future. Part of a midcentury wave of young women seeking new lives in New York City, Maggie works for legendary Port Authority public relations maven Lee K. Jaffe -- affectionately...