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Beatrice Kingdom (Bee to her friends) wakes up in hospital in Tuscany. After an accident on a film set leaves her burned and scarred, she feels her whole life has been turned upside down. Bee is offered the chance of recuperating in a stunning Tuscan villa in the company of a world-famous film star, the irascible Mimi Robertson. Here amid the vines and olive groves, Bee quickly finds there’s more to the place than meets the eye, not least a certain Luca (and Romeo the dog).

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad. Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance...

The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory--the lives of the dispossessed in San Francisco--with a parable about the limitations of desire and life at the margins of society In such earlier works of fiction as The Rainbow Stories and The Royal Family...

A play about the last man and woman on Mars and their tempestuous interaction.

Gwendolyn Richards dreams of more than the narrow life mapped out for her on the island. But freedom and passion come at a cost. As she wrestles with first love, heartbreak, and the pull of independence, Gwen’s voice carries the rhythm of the Caribbean—warm, lyrical, and unforgettable.

Quietus Part II: Sophie is a sequel to the original play Quietus and follows the character, Sophie, on the next stage of her journey and on her recovery from a traumatic head injury inflicted by her brother.

Kealin and Tulasiro journey North with haste and the half-elf of Urlas knows he may not return. His challenger has haunted his mind and struck down his loved ones; Vankou, the god of death, will not take another. Kealin will have vengeance for the fallen. Armed with the god-sword gifted to him by a fallen deity and the blood of the Dwemhar surging in his veins, Kealin prepares for the final battle. But the seas he once sailed upon have changed much in the last few years. The world quakes as all the energies of magic swirl towards a gathering in the heavens above the dark parts of the north.

Everything you've been told about being a lawyer is wrong. Many young lawyers believe they have only two career paths: a high-paying BigLaw job or a public interest job with meaningful work and limited pay. Bill Reid chose a third path, which is hardly mentioned let alone encouraged in law school—combining purpose and prosperity. That path is a career as a plaintiffs' lawyer. In Fighting Bullies, he provides a road map for considering a rewarding career in plaintiffs' law.

This play was first written as a book: inspired by real events and pursued to its conclusion in an inquisitorial style in the book, and then brought to life in the play. The book charts the journey from realization to awakening, with stunning original artwork. The author pursues his question, 'why?' using a combination of investigative style mixed with spirituality and science, creating a solid foundation of the conclusions. The play written after the book builds on the themes and develops dialogue to make them come alive. Both will make you think, cry, despair but at times laugh.

Some homes you carry in your suitcase. Others, you leave buried under a guava tree. In this moving novel-in-verse, Mina has just uprooted her life in St. Kitts to start over in Orlando—a place of strange food, strange people, and a silence that stretches between her and the world. Back home, everything was guava-sweet and familiar. Here, even her voice feels too heavy to carry.

Explicit romance. Editors Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris worked with fifteen lovely authors to provide you with short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we found spicy romance. This anthology has high heat levels and a variety of genres.

Vet Dream is a play based on true events brought to life in a play format. The identities of all real characters have been changed. The author has tried to keep the text as close to the original conversation at the time, but any opinions expressed in the play are not those of the author.

When young knight William Carelock discovers a mysterious stone that speaks to him, he is thrust into a battle far greater than he ever imagined. The Oracle Stone is no ordinary relic—it is the key to a long-buried power, a force that could change the fate of the world. But William is not the only one seeking it. The ruthless Empress Telgress will stop at nothing to claim the Deep Magic for herself, and her armies are already marching. Pursued by assassins, warlords, and an empire bent on domination, William must decipher the stone’s secrets before it falls into the wrong hands.

Private investigator Dan Armstrong can't believe his luck when he's invited to the luxury villa of none other than Alice Graceland, movie legend and queen of the silver screen. Alice isn't looking to bankroll Dan's writing, but instead she wants him to play host at a murder mystery evening with a glamorous (but suspiciously tense) collection of Hollywood royalty. It should be a meeting of old friends - but just how friendly are they? As the murder mystery evening takes a sinister turn, Dan and Oscar find themselves navigating more than the city's canals to find the truth.

The play begins on a dark wet winter evening, with the owner of a veterinary practice, Mike, chatting amicably with his receptionist, Sheena. A very normal start to what transpires to be anything but a normal shift.

Padraig H. Pearse is an enduring icon of Ireland. A teacher, a headmaster, an orator, a barrister, leader, renowned Gaeilgoir, and republican revolutionary. This is a play based on his early life prior to the 1916 Rising.

Roger Casement, the legendary leader of Irish Nationalism up to 1916, was also a formidable campaigner for humanitarian values. His investigations into human rights abuse led directly to vast improvements in Congolese and Peruvian lives. He is the father of human rights protection.

Madame Markievicz, otherwise known as Countess Markievicz, was an extraordinary woman, well ahead of her times. She was a committed feminist, socialist, republican and a dedicated helper for the poor. She was the first woman Member of Parliament and a Minister for Labour in the first Irish government. Her influence is immeasurable. This is a play that attempts to recall her fascinating life.

A play about the 1916 Rising in Dublin, a seminal moment in the formation of statehood for Ireland. Heroes Michael Mallin and Countess Markiewicz spend their last days together.

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington was a beacon of light in the early 1900s with her campaigns for women’s right to vote and right to education. Hanna was a prolific activist and organiser. She was the only woman to be chosen to be on the provisional government post 1916 Rising, if it had succeeded. She is a legendary figure for Irish feminism. This Play is about Hanna Sheehy Skeffington on hunger strike in Mountjoy. She is joined by James Connolly in Mountjoy prison. In 1913 both were in Mountjoy prison and both went on hunger strike. The people are real and of great historical importance.