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Two women occupy a place in Herod's court: the king's only sister, Salome, a resentful woman who has been told she is from an inferior race, and her lowly handmaid, Zara, who sees the hurt in those around her. Both women struggle to reach their goals and survive in Herod the Greats tumultuous court, where no one is trustworthy and no one is safe. 

An insurance investigation sounds pretty harmless, even if it is for 'Unusual Happenstance'. That's not usually a clause Normals use—it covers all-purpose hauntings, angry genii loci, ectoplasmic home invasion, demonic possession, that sort of thing—but Susan Beckett's claimed three times in three months. Her house keeps getting inundated with mud, but she's still insisting she doesn't need or want help... until the dry-land drownings begin.

Der erste Fall für Detective Chief Inspector Fiona Sutherland in Cornwall. Detective Chief Inspector Fiona Sutherland ist erst vor kurzem in das malerische Örtchen Portreath an der Küste Cornwalls gezogen um ihre verkorkste Ehe endgültig hinter sich zu lassen. Bald schon merkt sie, hier auf dem Land ticken die Uhren anders. Und daran ändert auch die Leiche nichts, die in der Bucht vor der legendären Insel St. Michael's Mount angeschwemmt wird. Schnell haben Fiona und ihr neues Team die Identität des Toten festgestellt: Lionnel Kellow.

Over eighty people dead - poisoned whilst attending a Sunday church service. A rogue priest suspected of being the killer. A grandmother stabbed to death and a baby abducted... all in a day's work for Superintendent Lorrie Sullivan and her team.

Il giorno dopo il Grande incendio, Roma offre uno spettacolo di desolazione e distruzione. Tutto è irriconoscibile: gli edifici collassati sono diventati grandi ammassi di macerie, le strade e i vicoli ora sono degli avvallamenti, mentre nell’aria aleggia un acre odore di bruciato. Molti hanno perso tutto ciò che avevano e i campi per gli sfollati diventano la loro unica casa. Tutti guardano all’imperatore per ripartire, aspettano la sua guida per andare verso il futuro. Ma lui non è né un conquistatore di terre come Cesare, né un costruttore di imperi come Augusto.

Safe Haven has abandoned their cursed mountain in search of a boat to take them to Pitcairn Island. Population cut in half, they have a long month of travel ahead and not enough fuel, water, food, or manpower to make the journey. Forced to resume scavenging for their needs as they roll, the refugee camp is a target for other survivors who are still determined to be a part of that light. Angela needs to get her people south without being discovered. It is an impossible goal in a harsh, unforgiving environment where the only truth is survival. Who will go and who will stay?

"L'inferno su Roma", il secondo titolo della Trilogia di Nerone, racconta per la prima volta in un audiolibro i nove giorni del Grande incendio che distrusse la Città eterna. Roma, sabato 18 luglio 64 d.C. È sera tardi e dal soppalco di un magazzino sotto le arcate del Circo Massimo precipita una lucerna accesa. In un attimo le fiamme iniziano a divorare tutto ciò che toccano, come una belva feroce. È iniziata la fine di Roma... "La belva si è svegliata, è cresciuta, si nutre, si riproduce..."

Love is Angela Carter's fifth novel and was first published in 1971. With surgical precision it charts the destructive emotional war between a young woman, her husband and his disruptive brother as they move through a labyrinth of betrayal, alienation and lost connections.

Bored with evening classes in flower arranging and cake decoration widow Joyce and divorcee Eileen, decide to pep up their sex lives and experience all that the 1970s have to offer mature women. Using the large hall of Joyce s home, The Old School, they open the Ladies College for Erotic Arts. They welcome three fellow students, Edith, Betty and Susan to join them on their journey of self-discovery.

One, her job at the Blue Olive deli is dull, but at least she gets to work with her best friend. Two, she lives in a cosy cottage in the pretty village of Halston. Three, she’s in love with her boyfriend, Blake. Isn’t she? Because, despite their history, Blake continues to be the puzzle piece in Tess’ life that doesn’t quite fit. And when she meets intriguing local artist Daniel Cavanagh, it soon becomes apparent that, for Tess, love isn’t as easy as one, two, three.

Lila's flower shop and wedding business keep her plenty busy. Add in a handsome firefighter and crazy hits the fan. When Lila's sister and nephew move back in and a terrible disaster threatens her tiny Texas town, Lila realizes she might not be able to fix everything on her own. Will God send the miracle she needs to help her out of this mess?

When St. Louis Vice Detective Jenna Skye wakes up in the morgue and discovers that her partner is dead, she vows to follow their human trafficking investigation through a bloody underworld she never dreamed existed. But first, she'll have to deal with the werewolf squatting in her house, an impromptu visit from her estranged sister, and a nosy FBI agent who seems to know more than he should. Not to mention a fresh aversion to sunlight and a thirst for something a little stiffer than revenge...

Shortly before her death Angela Carter was preparing this volume of short stories, one which does full justice to the glory of her imagination and the range of her talent. It is divided into distinct parts. The first comprises a group of stories inspired by America: Lizzie Borden visits a circus; a John Ford Western is spiced with the story of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore'; and there is a wonderful Gothic extravaganza set in Hollywood. The second section - Old World Wonders - draws on fairy tales.

¿Estás cansado de que la energía de otras personas te desvíe de tus sueños y objetivos? ¿Alguna vez has querido expresar lo que sientes sin que la energía del exterior te afecte de manera negativa? Muy a menudo dejamos que la energía tóxica invada nuestros límites. Lamentablemente esto no nos permite vivir nuestras vidas al máximo. Pero ¿y si aprendieras a dejar que los arcángeles te guíen para transformar tu energía negativa en poder angelical que enriquecerá tu vida por siempre?

Atlas Cliffs, Maine. Drew Harlow’s soul vibrates with creativity. Home from college and ready for surfing, bonfires, and romance with her love, the talented mystic’s magic flows through her paintbrush, unexpectedly bringing the Neptune Point lighthouse into vivid life. But after her struggles leave the art unfinished, she’s startled by the appearance of a ghost whose cryptic warning leaves her canvas dripping red.

"It was hot and muggy inside the desalinization plant. The building was drenched in sunshine, but enclosed, allowing no wind." This is a collection of 22 Sci-Fi stories. Enjoy tales of time travel, dystopian futures, apocalypse, aliens, genetic engineering, and much more.

Soundings and Choc Lit present the audiobook edition of Christmas at Black Cherry Retreat. When Fee Winter books a winter break at the remote Black Cherry Retreat in the small town of Pine Ridge, Tennessee, it’s with the idea that the peace and quiet will help her recuperate from her hectic life as a photographer. But what she didn’t bank on was meeting Tom Chambers and his huge, interfering yet lovable family. With them, could Fee finally experience the warmth and support that’s been missing from her own life - and maybe even find a place to call home in time for Christmas?

Angela Carter was one of the most important and influential writers of our time: a novelist of extraordinary power and a searching critic and essayist. This selection of her writing, which she made herself, covers more than a decade of her thought and ranges over a diversity of subjects giving a true measure of the wide focus of her interests: the brothers Grimm; William Burroughs; food writing, Elizabeth David; British writing; American writing....

Kim will unbedingt eine richtige – und damit teure – Urlaubsreise machen. Ihr Vater Don versucht ihr zu erklären, dass es mit der Fischerei derzeit nicht so gut läuft und eigentlich kein Geld für einen Urlaub da sei. Aber Kim bleibt stur! Da bringt Cleo ihren Vater auf die Idee, sich im Meerespark nach einem Zweitjob zu erkundigen.

Brooklynn, Darius, Ben und Yaz sind auf dem Weg zum Biosyn-Hauptquartier. Kenji und Sammy bereiten sich unterdessen auf die Verhandlungen mit Lewis Dodgson vor. Argwohn sorgt für Spannungen zwischen Darius und Brooklynn, während sie versucht, das Vertrauen des Teams zurückzugewinnen. Sammy und Kenji kommen sich näher.