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Riley Beckett met Gianna Mäkinen-drop-dead gorgeous influencer, trilingual, daughter of world-famous models, yes, that Gianna Mäkinen-their first year at Boston University, and it changed everything for the both of them. After all, when you find the person who just gets you, nothing feels quite "the same" right?

Charles Shilling, empathetic genius and amateur sleuth, has no love for the aristocratic system and it doesn’t much love him. A scruffy and rebellious anarchist, he keeps out of trouble with the law by solving more crimes than he commits. But this latest case is the worst he’s ever faced. Shilling is at a loss and, if he wants to save lives, he needs help.

The TTRPG podcast where you never need to catch up! Each arc of Unprepared Casters tells a different story, in a different style, with a different party. Even the Game Master changes, as hosts Haley and Amelia pass the hot seat back and forth and spin off each other's adventures. Friends of the hosts and fellow content creators feature as guests as we build out a world together and explore the many different ways TTRPGs can be enjoyed. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/...

Bianca Rossi is the perfect mafia daughter. A good girl. She does what she’s told. She knows her value in the family; the key to peace with the Chicago Outfit. But when her sister’s safety is threatened, she’ll do everything in her power to protect her. She knows that she may pay for her lies with her life and it’s a risk she’s willing to take.

No one knows your darkness like your own Shadow. Nothing has been normal for Teddy, not since discovering the harsh identity of the monster he had been living with his whole life - his own father. Teddy and his mother leave that behind to start over in a small Indiana township. But as Teddy begins to learn of humanity's monsters, he unveils an otherworldly evil he calls "The Shadow". The Shadow tests Teddy's vulnerability and growing sense of isolation, poisoning his mind and conjuring a vile killer-in-the-making.

High school English teacher Skyler Foxe finally hooks up with gorgeous assistant football coach Keith Fletcher. But is the man what he seems to be? Skyler still has his doubts when he spies Keith in some shady circumstances. And there are still some unanswered questions as to what exactly is going on at the high school. Who thought high school could be so sinister?

Following the devastating loss of her mother, and with no other options, Gabriella seeks out the morally gray men her mother begged her to avoid. A family found in mourning, Gabriella struggles to live within the confines of the fractured secrets her mother bestowed upon her. She's traded one prison for another. Yet, while protecting her life is a reality she's all too familiar with, guarding her heart never even crossed her mind. Standing at the altar, forcefully betrothed to one man, she pledges her life to another. A man she despises. Her brother's best friend and the head of the family.

Decades after his first apprentice was killed by friendly fire, Doctor Vincent Temple is returning to Egypt. He swore he would never go back, but with his old friend’s family in danger, what choice does he have? Unfortunately, he’s not the only one returning, and old enemies are creeping in from all sides. As the ancient cult grows in power, it’s going to take all the tricks Vincent has at his disposal to stop the Prince from finishing his game and destroying the world…

Out and proud high school English teacher Skyler Foxe and his posse of friends go to the annual Palm Springs White Party for a weekend of fun, frivolity, and luscious men. But there are boy troubles of all kinds ahead. Skyler's boyfriend and high school coach, Keith Fletcher, has to endure an embarrassing number of Skyler's former hook-ups, one of the SFC might be going solo, Skyler encounters unexpected and unwelcome participants at the party, and there's a murder on the dance floor, literally at Skyler's feet!

Thomas Keneally, the bestselling author of The Daughters of Mars and Schindler’s List, brings his “insightful and nimble prose” (The New York Times Book Review) to this exquisite exploration of community and country, love and morality, set in both prehistoric and modern Australia. An...

Eine große Finsternis hat sich über die Galaxis gelegt und die Armeen des Chaos wüten allerorts. Wenn die Menschheit überleben will, hat sie nur eine Wahl: Sie muss entschieden gegen die finsteren Mächte zurückschlagen. Roboute Guilliman, der wiedergeborene Primarch, ruft den Indomitus-Kreuzzug aus, ein militärisches Unternehmen, das an die frühen Tage des Imperiums erinnert. Von der Thronwelt Terra aus entsendet der Rächende Sohn des Imperators seine Flotten. Ihre Aufgabe ist nicht weniger als die Rettung der Menschheit.

Charles Shilling is a walking disaster. While having embraced that aspect of his personality some time ago, his friends and loved ones do their best to keep him on the straight and narrow – as much as anyone can. Unfortunately, he’s worse than ever after what happened with Kopeck and Florin. It seems like no one can talk sense into him now. Until a new form of tragedy strikes close to home, and stokes the beast that Kopeck woke…

All my life I’ve known I wasn’t the same as everyone else. That I wasn’t normal, whatever misconstrued version of the word you wish to use. While the other children were running about, playing on the jungle gym and minding their own, I watched as my third-grade teacher stood silent near the swing set. Had I not witnessed her gruesome death in my dreams the night before, I may not have been able to handle the trauma to my young mind.

Sold to a monster. Fated to die. Let the gods rage. The gods marked Yamay for death the moment she drew breath. Sold to the Warden of the West, branded, broken, and bound, she was spared only so she could be owned. Then a cursed portal tears her from his chains and hurls her straight into the arms of the one man the gods forbade her to touch. Yet, the gods who marked her for death never imagined she would survive long enough to defy them.

Esta es mi historia: la de una mujer que encontró el amor en el lugar y en el momento menos indicados. Después de todos estos años, todavía deslizo la mano hasta mis labios y los acaricio con la punta de los dedos, con el conocimiento de que lo encontraré allí. Noto que aún me arde la...

While chaperoning a high school dance, English teacher Skyler Foxe has just been dragged out of the closet by the hunky assistant football coach - a man he thought he knew. But when Sky discovers Keith has been keeping a big secret, he breaks it off, leaving both of them lonely and confused. With troubles mounting from the press, angry parents, confused students, Skyler's own mom, and a murdered teacher, what's a boy to do but discover - once and for all - who's behind all the dirty doings at James Polk High?

Skyler Foxe is a brand new English teacher in his hometown of Redlands, CA. He loves literature, loves his students, loves his friends, especially his best friend Detective Sidney Feldman. But he doesn't love keeping his orientation a secret, afraid of the backlash in this conservative county. But will murder thrust him into unwanted limelight?

Lauren Werthman struggles with guilt and depression. Even moving to another state and into a new home doesn't help her overcome the life-altering aftermath of losing her sister. Memories of the tragic accident reverberate through her life as her family tries to cope, but Lauren's life spirals out of control. As Lauren's family and friends work through the pain and guilt, will they find that even though the void will always remain, the power of forgiveness brings peace and hope and a bright future, or will Lauren forever be lost to the pain and guilt?

Haley’s life is going along just like normal until an old boyfriend reenters her life and sets everything on end. Bit by bit this professional woman is transformed into a girl who thrives on humiliation, domination, and loss of control. She has no idea how Joe can possibly overcome her better nature but it doesn’t seem like making choices is much of anything these days anyway!

A pair of besties who love reading fantasy books and hanging out. Join Haley Brooke and Natalia as they discuss exciting plots, favorite tropes, and unforgettable characters!