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Domenico Acerbi grew up ready to give his life for the Family. Ready to follow orders and exceed expectations. A proud man of honor. The last thing he wants to deal with is training the Don’s son for his future role within the organization. Lazy, annoying, spoiled, and as hot as a Sicilian summer, Seth Villani is no mafia material. But a man who could never become a threat might just be what Domenico needs. Seth Villani wants nothing to do with the mafia. Unfortunately, he doesn’t get a say when he’s pulled back into the fold.

Deep in the Amazonian jungle, there is a mansion with a rose garden and a hen house where juicy tomatoes are the perfect shade of red, and marble countertops glisten. Inside, where even the shadows don’t reach, something is rotting, and the perfect facade can only hold the stench for so long.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought crawling and slithering to life the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows to terrify those brave souls amongst you who are brave enough to listen...

A party is all fun and games until someone goes missing. Unfortunately, sometimes people wind up dead. Not usually because of me, and I can’t say burying a guy is something I have a lot of experience with. So when a scary, sexy stranger wanders up and taps into all of my fears and all of my dark tastes, I can’t help wondering if this dark tragedy was meant to be.

Folge 10: Ganz Palinghuus ist in heller Aufregung: Das Watt'n'rennen findet wieder statt! Der traditionelle Lauf durchs Watt lockt Teilnehmer aus der ganzen Umgebung an. Natürlich läuft James auch mit. Sarah feuert ihren Ehemann kräftig an, und kurz sieht es sogar aus, als würde er gewinnen - bis den Zuschauern klar wird, dass nicht James schneller, sondern alle anderen langsamer werden. Der Grund ist schnell gefunden: Alle Läufer zeigen Vergiftungserscheinungen! Will jemand den Lauf sabotieren? Doch dann entdeckt Sarah eindeutige Beweise, dass das Gift nur einen der Teilnehmer treffen sollte.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tells the story of the lawyer Gabriel John Utterson as he investigates some disturbing incidents involving his old friend, the talented doctor Henry Jekyll, and his mysterious and sinister new companion, Edward Hyde. The lawyer is worried about his friend after he changes his will to include Hyde in case of his death or disappearance. Fearing that the doctor is being blackmailed by the stranger, the lawyer sets out to confront him.

Sherlock Holmes receives a mysterious ciphered message from a man using an alias sent to Professor Moriarty. After deciphering the code, more than once, they uncover that a man named John Douglas is in imminent danger, and Holmes believes that Professor Moriarty might be involved. Holmes and Dr. Watson enlist the help of Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard. The inspector and Holmes have different theories on who killed John Douglas, who was shot at close range inside his own home, and they go on the hunt for clues.

The Unhelpful Encyclopedia is back, and taking you on a deep dive into dark waters for more disturbing sea-dwelling specimens than you can shake a snorkel at in Murderfish, an Aquatic Anthology. Wade into the water for the chance to witness the secret perils of fishing, grow a new set of gills, or devise a pact with an elder god. You will never look at your aquarium the same way when you learn that those languidly swum circles are really veiled threats.

Beklemmend, ausweglos, grausam – diese vorweihnachtliche Kurzgeschichte beleuchtet den Horror einer nur äußerlich perfekten Familie.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

The Gray protects the Neutrals and maintains a delicate balance between the Light and the Dark. Vilstair works as an officer of the Gray police. She is dispatched to a desert world to hunt down a criminal. The world itself proves as tricky as the chase itself. The criminal has far more allies than she anticipated -- and he discovered a great secret.

എന്‍. പി. മുഹമ്മദിന്റെ എണ്ണപ്പാടം, ദൈവത്തിന്റെ കണ്ണ്, മരം, ഹിരണ്യകശിപു, അറിപ്പൊന്ന് (എം.ടി.യോടൊത്ത്) പിന്നെയും എണ്ണപ്പാടം, ലഘു, കളിപ്പാനീസ്, മന്ദഹാസത്തിന്റെ മൗനരോദനം, എന്‍.പി. മുഹമ്മദിന്റെ കഥകള്‍, സൂഫി കഥകള്‍, എന്റെ പ്രിയപ്പെട്ട കഥകള്‍ എന്നീകഥകളാണ് ഈ സമാഹാരത്തിലുള്ളത്.

From the whimsical to debilitating self-doubt, and all the stuff in between, this is a collection of stories about Luv n Stuff. Whether it’s the naivety of coming of age, blurred boundaries between friendship and more than, or recalling the angst of falling in love. Making up for lost time, or the fear of being alone. The precariousness of hope or making do while waiting for something better to come along. Luv n Stuff is about the rites of passage in the land of love.

This collection includes three books in the Trash n’ Treasures Mystery Series: Antiques Carry On, Antiques Liquidation, and Antiques Foe.

I am not crazy. There is another purpose why I am locked away in the Jocose Academy or what I prefer to call Madrena's Loco Cabasa. I am a rather choosy succubus and prefer my men educated and with a huge talent. What they did with that talent didn't matter so long as I was able to get what I needed to stay eternal and drop-dead gorgeous.

In the near future, the world has seen drastic shifts. Global climate change has altered countries and continents; mega-corporations have altered society and governments; oligenetics, physics, and nanotechnology has altered humankind; and The T.A.L.O.N. Agency is a leader in all these things.

Natalia Wladimirowna reitet zusammen mit dem Hilfsuntersuchungsrichter Pjotr Sergejewitsch zur Bahnstation, um Post abzuholen. Plötzlich zieht ein Gewitter auf, und sie müssen sich in einem Schuppen unterstellen. Während sich Natalia vor den Blitzen fürchtet, scheint sich Pjotr über das Unwetter zu freuen. Sie sei heute besonders schön, umschmeichelt er sie, und er sei so glücklich, sie zu sehen, er liebe sie, obwohl er wisse, dass sie nie die Seinige werden könne. Natalia ist bezaubert von seinen glänzenden Augen und seiner Stimme.

Author D. Jonathan Brudie takes you deep inside the realm of madness, superstition, and depravity, where you will find yourself immersed in the array of horrors that await. If you crave terrifying fiction in all of its guises, then this is the audiobook you must listen to. All 11 short stories and poems will haunt your mind and fire your imagination.

Women’s prose writing has exploded on the literary scene in Ukraine just prior to and following Ukrainian independence in 1991. Over the past two decades scores of fascinating new women authors have emerged. These authors write in a wide variety of styles and genres including short stories, novels, essays, and new journalism. In the collection you will find: realism, magical realism, surrealism, the fantastic, deeply intellectual writing, newly discovered feminist perspectives, philosophical prose, psychological mysteries, confessional prose, and much more.

„Rock 'n' Roll in der Stillen Nacht“ ist eine Weihnachtsgeschichte von Johannes Eppler die auf Basis eines Gesprächs mit Sophie Schwingenschuh beruht. – Einen Tag vor Weihnachten sangen wir noch Rocken 'n' Roll und am nächsten Tag „Stille Nacht“ bei meinen Eltern.