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My life is a mess. I run a failing antiques shop, drink way too much coffee, and suffer from an '80s cartoon addiction. So, when a hot-as-hell stranger appears out of nowhere and rips me from my normal life, I don't know whether to be relieved or furious. You see, that hot-as-hell stranger isn't human. He's Fae. And not just any Fae, but King of the Shadow Court, and he claims I hold the key to averting a war between my world and his. But that's not the weirdest thing he's told me. He also says I'm his fated mate.

Ever since I uncovered the truth about my bloodline, everything has gone to hell. My best friend, Bran, has been cursed—trapped inside an artifact by an ancient goddess who refuses to let her go. Weasel is coming for Bran, an unknown monster is hunting me, and war is brewing between the gods, the shadow-winged, and the weres. If we win, humanity stays blissfully ignorant and safe. If we lose? Everything ends. I'm just a shapeshifting bush pilot with a knack for survival, but even I know this fight is bigger than me. The gods are making their final move.

I grew up on stories of the old gods—tales meant to warn, not prepare me for the day they'd return. But here they are, walking the earth again, and it turns out it's my dad's fault. Worse? Their idea of fun is total annihilation. As an Inupiaq Raven Clan shapeshifter and a bush pilot, I prefer to stay off the radar. But when the gods set their sights on a powerful magical artifact—one capable of ending everything—I can't just stand by and watch.

Follow the exploits of amateur detective Lamont Cranston and his alluring companion Margo Lane. Cranston learned the secret of clouding men's minds to make him invisible, allowing him to become The Shadow and work on the side of law enforcement to prove, to young and old alike, that crime does not pay!

In a near-future America fractured by corporate rule and brutal crackdowns, one man’s war ignites a revolution. As Homeland Security scrambles to hold the line, resistance erupts in the streets—and no city burns hotter than the capital.

Echo Kane doesn't make mistakes. As the merciless head of Catalyst, his job is simple: dismantle the Romanov legacy, one corpse at a time. But when Katya Romanov ends up in his hands, defiant, dangerous, and sin wrapped in skin, his carefully built world begins to crack. She's the daughter of his sworn enemy. She's leverage. A means to an end. So why does he want to taste her screams? Why does he dream of her begging, not for freedom, but for more?

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire - for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past.... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison.

Following on from the bestselling The Seven Sisters and The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister is the third book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the Seven Sisters constellation. Read by Fiona Button (This Is Not a Pity Memoir, Your Word Or Mine)...

When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy.

Beauty resents being labeled Gift Species. Everyone is way too overprotective, males aren’t even allowed to speak to her and so far, true freedom eludes her. Then a big, sexy Species officer mistakes her for the enemy and takes her down - literally. Shadow is dumbfounded. He has a Gift pinned beneath him - a big no-no. But Beauty is fascinated and wants to know Shadow a lot better. She's full of newly discovered, unrequited passion and he’s just what she needs to satisfy her curiosity.

On the unforgiving streets of Karad, Veron grows up hungry, inexperienced, and stealing just to survive. After tragedy strikes, he is forced to decide what path his life will take. Opportunity arises when he discovers the last survivor of a secret organization called the Shadow Knights. Apprenticed to learn their ways, Veron begins to develop abilities he never dreamed he could have. Meanwhile, an enemy from across the mountains comes to destroy their kingdom’s way of life, and the Shadow Knights are the only ones able to stop him.

One pregnancy. Two potential fathers. A web of lies that threatens to destroy everything. Olivia Hart's world is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant – and the father could be either her husband Daniel or her obsessive pursuer, billionaire Ethan Sterling. As her high-risk pregnancy forces her to make impossible choices, Olivia finds herself moving into Ethan's mansion, ostensibly for her health. Ethan's possessiveness intensifies, his manipulations becoming more intricate as he strives to claim both Olivia and the baby as his own.

It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before.

Olivia Hart thought landing a job at Sterling Enterprises was her big break. But when a routine audit uncovers financial irregularities, she finds herself caught in a web of deceit and conflicting desires. Ethan Sterling, the charismatic billionaire heir, becomes fixated on making Olivia his own, his intensity both frightening and oddly compelling. As his pursuit escalates, the lines between professional and personal blur dangerously. Torn between her seemingly devoted husband and a man who won't take no for an answer, Olivia must navigate an increasingly treacherous path.

It has been 20 years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs, once thought of almost as gods, were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs' fate only by submitting themselves to the rebellion's Four Tenets.

Grounded in Proven Psychology – This 7-in-1 workbook is rooted in Carl Jung’s foundational shadow work theory, offering a structured and psychologically sound approach used by therapists worldwide. Unlike surface-level journals, it helps you understand unconscious patterns that shape thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Sir Laurence Olivier. Orson Welles. Vivien Leigh. Joan Plowright. Kenneth Tynan. When these champions of the theatre get together to rehearse Ionesco's Rhinoceros, mere mortals best step aside. With lightning wit and scathing insight into the true nature of genius, Austin Pendleton's new play opens the private worlds of these very public people, exposing their warmth, their egos, and their glittering madness.

A stunning and moving novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller – featuring the bravest dog in all the world… This is the story of Aman, as told in his own words – a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside the...

My father sold me to the Shadow King. Faerie is a completely different world than the one I'm used to. Winged creatures fly in and out of mirrors, and fantastical gardens conceal treacherous illusions. Shadows draw me in a little more for each day my magic grows, but I can't afford to let my guard down. To survive, I must play by the king's rules and protect myself from the nightmares, dreams, and fantasies that govern his seductive realm. Most of all, I must resist him. If I don't, my kingdom will fall.

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania - she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission - one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then...end him.