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Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers. A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman...

People often just say words, without considering how they will be interpreted by others.In relationships words are important. Dating and family matters are influenced by words...

A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

This bundle includes Just One Night, Just One Scandal, Just One Chance and Just One Spark.

While vacationing at a lakefront house with her friends, a woman prepares to risk it all for the one that got away, in this second-chance sapphic romance from award-winning author Rachel Lacey. All Morgan wants is a relaxing day on the water. Instead, she accepts a “yes day” challenge that...

After his son gives him a pair of "X-ray" glasses as a gift, Martin Blackstone tries them on just for the hell of it - and all they do is give him a headache...until he sees things he can’t possibly be seeing. Glimpses of things on the other side of a wall or beneath someone’s clothing. He wants to believe it’s just his overactive imagination, but the “X-ray” specs actually work.

Jack is about to realise that you can after all mix business and pleasure!... When paranormal investigator Jack Atkinson meets new client Aaron Riley, he doesn't expect the attraction he feels for the man. Neither does he expect the haunting Aaron describes and which Jack is determined to solve. After their first meeting, the two men begin a passionate affair, which Jack is keen to continue. However, Aaron's attentions are focused on the need to rid himself of his ghosts and soon Jack discovers family secrets can run deeper than even he imagined.

Ein unvergessliches Weihnachtsfest, dreimal Zeit sich zu verlieben - von SPIEGEL- und ›The New York Times‹-Bestsellerautorin Abby Jimenez Die romantischste Zeit des Jahres lässt die Herzen dreier Paare in miteinander verbundenen Liebesgeschichten höherschlagen. Da ist zum Beispiel Lauren...

Nanny and housekeeper Jude has been going through a dry patch. Getting ready to dip her toes back into the dating pool is a little nerve racking. And the offers of assistance from her boss, David Ferris, and his band are not helping. Right up until music producer Dean Jennings arrives to work on the band's latest album. But Dean is more than a little wary of dating anyone with anything to do with the Stage Dive crew after losing Lena to lead singer Jimmy Ferris all those years ago. Can Jude a) Convince the crew to stay out of her business and b) Woo the man of her dreams?

2009 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Annie Proulx, an "unforgettable" (Miami Herald) and "vivid" (Oprah Daily) collection of stories set in Wyoming. Winner of two O. Henry Prizes, Annie Proulx has been anthologized in nearly every major...

Jonathan Lake is the beloved NYC mayor who’s making a run for governor. His widowed status and close relationship with his daughter casts him as the darling of the press, and the candidate to beat, but behind the flash of the cameras, things are spinning out of control. It all has to do with his strait-laced, ruthlessly organized assistant. Her skills and reserved demeanor are perfect to run his campaign, but her brilliant brain has become a temptation he’s been fighting for too long. Can he convince her to take a chance on a long-term campaign for love?

“Jackson at her best: plumbing the extraordinary from the depths of mid-twentieth-century common. [Just an Ordinary Day] is a gift to a new generation.”—San Francisco Chronicle Acclaimed in her own time for her short story “The Lottery” and her novel The Haunting of Hill...

Piper Parish doesn’t do impulsive… usually. But when the man she’s been waiting for finally calls, it’s not for a date—it’s a proposal. A fake one. Myles Stewart needs a wife to access a trust and save his beloved newspaper, and Piper is all in. What starts as a practical solution soon feels anything but platonic. Myles never expected his pretend marriage to come with real feelings. But as cozy domesticity blends with simmering attraction, the line between fake and forever blurs. Now the only thing more complicated than keeping their secret… is wanting it to be real.

Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

A literary short story featuring 'Theatre -of -the -Mind' cinematic audio design. On a cold Scottish autumn evening, a man stops by derelict castle ruins while driving through the Highlands. Something draws him towards the deserted ancient fortress. As dusk settles over the loch, a profound grief overtakes him—a sorrow so deep it threatens to consume him entirely. Something about this place speaks to him in ways he cannot explain. A haunting meditation on loss, memory, and the places where our deepest emotions remain eternally echoed in the landscape. Some places really do remember...

This is Age is Just a Number—a collection of age gap romances written by Kristen Proby, including Take A Chance With Me narrated by John Hartley and Kirsten Leigh, The Scandal narrated by Lance Greenfield and Emma Wilder, Enticing Liam narrated by Lance Greenfield and Jennifer Mack.

From the murky depths of a summer lake to the echoing halls of an insane asylum, evils both supernatural and mortal lie in wait for potential victims. Those innocent might escape by a hair's breadth, if they are lucky. Then again, they might not.

A spark ignites the moment Detective Cynthia Jones returns to duty following the loss of her former partner and lover. She finds Officer Al Sanchez has been put in charge of her detail. Al's a wild card. Leaping off buildings and running through fire is just another day on the job. However, the more time Cynthia spends with Al, the more she falls for his daredevil ways. But when unsolved murders begin happening close to home, Al stops at nothing to protect her. In turn, vindication is her reward, except it comes with severe consequences.

To uger. Så længe har Ann-Louise holdt ud siden bruddet. To uger uden nærhed, uden nogen at dele sengen med og uden én, der får hendes hjerte til at banke lidt hurtigere. Da ensomheden begynder at blive uudholdelig, træffer hun en impulsiv beslutning. En beslutning, som de fleste aldrig...

This audiobook is a private invitation into a world where fantasies are unapologetically raw, where pleasure has no limits, and where every whisper, every gasp, every climax is brought to life in your ears. Each story is designed to hook you instantly, to make you forget everything else around you, and to keep you wanting more long after the last word is spoken. Close your eyes, press play, and let yourself go. The voices will guide you through nights of forbidden lust, dangerous cravings, and encounters too hot to resist.