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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by award-winning actress Emilia Fox who is best known for her starring role in the long running BBC drama Silent Witness. She has also won acclaim for her performances in Strangers, Pride and Prejudice and Delicious. This definitive...

In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

The clock struck midnight, but when Prince Charming is a detective, he has no problem hunting down his mafia Cinderella in this spicy holiday retelling by Top 35 Best Selling author Jill Ramsower.

The Books of Blood combine the ordinary with the extraordinary while radiating the eroticism that has become Barker's signature. Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist.

Former model Astrid Lane lives a quiet life as a caterer, far from her days as rock star Callum Blake's famous wife. When a retrospective about the 1970s music scene sparks renewed interest in that era, Astrid's estranged daughter Zara reaches out about a podcast discussing her father's career—and a long-buried tragedy that changed their family forever.

Mysterious, funny, insightful, and heartbreaking, these are tales of expatriates and exiles, wise children and straying saints. They compose a secret history, both intimate and panoramic, of modern times, and offer a kaleidoscopic impression of the world within a world that is Paris.

I’ve been living a quiet, simple life in my hometown for years. After a bad relationship with an ex who didn’t want to leave me alone, my plans to stay in the Coast Guard and travel the world were derailed. I wanted to feel safe again. I’ve adjusted well enough. But a crush on a world-traveled volunteer at the local animal shelter makes me yearn to stretch out of my comfort zone.

In Liberty, Illinois — a small coal-mining town fallen on hard times - one obsession swallows everyday life: the Queen of Hearts contest. Built around a weekly drawing, the game can be over in a moment - or stretch on for months, sometimes even a full year. As the jackpot climbs past one million dollars, residents invest more than money. They invest hope, pride, desperation, and the belief that one turn of luck could finally mean relief.

Ready for her big break after publishing her first novel, Lila Everwood has two fresh book ideas and dreams of quitting her barista job. She’s hopeful about her future—until her writing catches her literary idol’s attention in all the wrong ways. Elizabeth Lancaster, the queen of regency romance, hasn’t written a word in three years. Her publisher’s solution? A ghostwriter. Specifically, her favorite coffee server. It’s either brilliance or madness—and her literary agent son Grady thinks it’s definitely the latter.

Born into a world that often misunderstands him, twelve-year-old Amari James finds his voice not in words, but in the soaring melodies of classical violin and the free-spirited rhythms of jazz. Raised by his devoted single mother, Simone, he learns that music has the power to illuminate even the darkest moments. From timid recitals in community centers to center stage with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Amari’s journey is a testament to resilience, love, and the magic that happens when a boy with autism dares to let his heart sing.

Masques Macabre is “a juicy collection of stories, with some great character development and a lot of original ideas. Recommended!” [Horror After Dark]. “This collection consists of four unique stories. Bruns handles plot, setting, and characterization exceptionally well in all four. The horror creeps slowly under your skin until you suddenly realize you’re in the midst of madness.” [Quiet Fury]. “Bruns creates realistic settings for his well-imagined, lively characters.” [Kirkus Reviews].

Stefan Zweig zählt zu den meistgelesenen deutschsprachigen Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts – und seine Werke berühren bis heute durch psychologische Tiefe, sprachliche Eleganz und zeitlose Themen. Diese umfassende Hörbuch-Edition vereint seine bekanntesten und bewegendsten Texte in einer einzigartigen Sammlung: 16 ausgewählte Novellen – darunter Klassiker wie Der Amokläufer, Schachnovelle, Verwirrung der Gefühle, Brief einer Unbekannten und Angst – eindringlich erzählt und meisterhaft komponiert.

Erleben Sie die stillen Dramen und feinen Zwischentöne in Fontanes bekanntesten Gesellschaftsromanen: Irrungen, Wirrungen, Stine, Die Poggenpuhls und Unterm Birnbaum – Geschichten über Standesgrenzen, verborgene Wünsche und menschliche Abgründe. Ergänzt wird die Sammlung durch eine Auswahl seiner beliebtesten Balladen – darunter Klassiker wie John Maynard, Herr von Ribbeck auf Ribbeck im Havelland, Archibald Douglas und viele mehr.

Dark Tracks: 4 Horror Stories is a chilling collection of short horror tales where isolation, guilt, and the unknown collide. Each story pulls you into a different nightmare — from abandoned places that shouldn’t be entered, to ordinary moments that spiral into something deeply wrong. As the tension builds, reality begins to fracture, and what waits in the darkness refuses to stay hidden. These are not tales of cheap jump scares. They are slow-burning, unsettling stories that linger long after the final word — the kind of horror that creeps in quietly and stays with you.

From award-winning author Cadwell Turnbull comes a brilliant collection of short stories, including some old favorites and some brand-new adventures. All the Hidden Places contains a range of tales from the quiet to the dramatic, the overtly political to the deeply philosophical, but almost always with a touch of strange. This collection is an imaginative and wild exploration of all the unseen places within us and the secrets hiding around corners, just out of sight.

Grimm’s Hags, Crones and Wicked Old Women, Part 2 continues a dark and captivating collection of classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. These stories explore cunning, endurance, transformation, and moral consequence, featuring powerful women whose actions shape fate and fortune. Rooted in traditional folklore, this volume offers listeners a richly atmospheric continuation of the Grimm canon, designed to be enjoyed seamlessly after Part 1.

A dark and enchanting collection of tales about cunning, wicked, and magical old women. These stories reveal the power, cleverness, and sometimes terrifying influence of hags, crones, and witches, blending suspense, enchantment, and grim humor.

When I was injured on my last deployment, I thought moving back to Night Grove Falls was the worst thing to ever happen to me. Then I learn about the danger here in town and realize that my pack needs me and my skills now more than ever. So, I take over running the Midnight Haven, a rescue group here in town. I’m expecting to handle threats, to maybe have to get my hands dirty. What I’m not expecting is to find my fated mate.

Ride along with four calls in my career. Each one is based on true events, names and specific details have been changed for legal and privacy purposes. Otherwise, these calls are what happened based on my experience. You will ride along in my deep first-person perspective. It is intense. It is adult. It is life changing. The job is intense, grueling, and requires mental, emotional, and physical resilience. Most paramedics quit within the first few years. We leave EMS because of low pay, high stress, and bad work-life balance. So why do the job? Because we love it.

Sheriff Deena Mallory’s murder investigation aboard the solar failsafe ship Agni unravels into a desperate fight against eco-terrorist sabotage threatening Earth itself. But survival comes at a heartbreaking cost.