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Brought to you by Penguin. An immersive journey through trees in Japan by celebrated writer Aya Koda – now available in English for the first time ‘Trees are not just living things, but feeling beings, like us. Better keep a watchful eye over them…’ Ezo spruce, hinoki, cherry blossoms...

Short and spooky with a side of silly, stories for kids by kids.We are an independently run show made by our family mom, dad, Ayla and Calla. Season 6 is currently being worked on… stay tuned if you dare… Hey creepy friends, season four is ongoing, if you have any stories, email us at scarystoriesforcreepykids@gmail.com!For more content, check out our linktree https://linktr.ee/scarystoriesforcreepykidsInstagram, Facebook & YouTube videos @scarystoriesforcreepykids and for TikTok & Twitter @forcreepykids

Love finds a way-through dating apps, shared playlists, inherited recipes, and sweat-soaked dance floors. In this interconnected collection of modern sapphic stories, six singles navigate the beautiful chaos of finding romance across cosmopolitan cities from Los Angeles to Montreal. Noura swipes right on Luna with a little help from her friends. Maryam and Nilou fall hard after a meet-cute in the copyshop. Paz and Ale rediscover each other, and rehash a decades-old heartbreak. Each story stands alone as a perfect escape, but together they weave a gorgeous tapestry of connection.

Since childhood, Yolanda Vance has forged her desire to escape poverty into a laser-like focus that took her through prep school and Harvard Law. So when her prestigious New York law firm is raided by the FBI, Yolanda turns in her corrupt bosses to save her career - and goes to work for the Bureau. Soon she’s sent undercover at Red, Black, and Green - an African-American “extremist” activist group back in her California college town. They claim a biotech corporation fueled by Pentagon funding is exploiting the neighborhood.

Ashlyn Rivers left her cheating fiancé behind and moved to Ardor Creek to revamp her life. Done with men in general, she has plenty to focus on, like building her new business and renovating her house for the local haunted homes tour. Scott Grillo lost his family in a tragic accident several years ago. Still processing the loss, he throws himself into his contracting business, pushing away the loneliness and heartache. When Ashlyn blazes into Scott’s life, he turns down her request to renovate her house, vowing to squelch the desire she stirs deep inside.

From their first encounter, figure skater Paisley Harris knows she should stay away from famous snowboarder Knox Winterbottom. But that's easier said than done. The chemistry between them is palpable, but both have secrets that could destroy their dreams in this sexy, sporty, emotionally fraught...

What if the life you wanted was buried under the version of you that always held it together? You stayed. You loved hard. You carried everyone. And somewhere along the way, you disappeared. This audiobook isn’t a self-help sermon. It’s a wake-up call with lipstick smudged and mascara running. It’s for the women who gave too much, said “I’m fine” too often, and forgot how powerful they really are.

Christmas is coming whether 2020 likes it or not, and Robbie and Ayda are embracing all of that, from a safe, social distance... while wearing a mask. There’s that tricky Christmas spirit to find, a narrator friend in Noddy Holder, a new festive tune to discuss, and a chance to hear from some of those who really deserve celebrating. Frankly you never know what you’ll get when you eavesdrop on life with the Williamses, but it’s often unexpected, and always entertaining, so join us!

Denise and Hugh have it all... mostly. Glorious, high-paying jobs at the most illustrious VC firm in San Francisco and expense accounts that let them wine and dine their clients. At a client party, surrounded by the glitz and glam of the one percent, Denise's problems come to a head, and she has to decide which path she wants to take forward: accepting her life and relationships as they are, or something that makes her feel something she hasn't felt in years—ravenous desire.

Das Spiel um Macht und Liebe geht in die finale Runde. Inez hat das Unmögliche gewagt: Sie ist tiefer in die dunkle Welt des Royal Clair Clubs eingetaucht und hat die Grenzen des Möglichen verschoben. Doch der Preis für ihre Nähe zu den X-Boys ist hoch – und Calix van Schmitt Barclay ist...

A new rival emerges from the heart of evil. Kale's enthusiasm for their recent victory falls short as he soon discovers that things are not as he had assumed. Someone lurks near, following Kale's every move. As Kale and his friends move forward on their journey, they are oblivious to a terrible threat that watches - waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Kalafa has three rules: Keep your woman leashed, satisfied, and disciplined. The alien warrior Soturi abducts Emma, taking his new prize to the desert planet Kalafa. They may enter the city walls under one condition: Emma must submit to Soturi...and wear a leash and collar. She feels degraded and dehumanized as the savage alien walks her through the city on a leash, but that’s not even the beginning of her problems. Every night at sunset, the temple’s bells chime, and the men all walk their women to the center of the city.

Darkness plagues the land and fire rages as the innocent fall victim to a foe more powerful than Kale has ever faced. As the armies of Revaxis assemble, the greatest battle in the history of the world will unfold. An ancient evil stirs that will leave everyone forever broken.

Kale Firehart is a young dragon, and the sole survivor of his race. As a tyrannical general and his massive bloodthirsty army close in on Kale, the most unexpected circumstance transpires. With time against him, Kale's trusted friend, a veteran arcane sorcerer, transforms him into the one thing he despises most - a human. Kale must unwillingly live among humankind as he embarks upon an extraordinary journey. With a band of unlikely friends by his side, can Kale overcome the obstacles before him and return to the life he once knew?

Logan Clark has always had issues. Going all the way back to being four-years-old and crying after stepping on a sidewalk crack. He'd been good at hiding it, though-great friends and a spot on the school football team. But his façade is starting to crack, starting with his mother deciding that his therapist simply isn't cutting it. Now off the football team, he's going to a treatment center four times a week and having breakdowns in front of his friends.

I’ve never laid eyes on a man, not even in pictures. Eden is a woman’s world...a world no man has ever stepped foot on. But then the Khetar arrive. They’re big alien men, in a big alien ship, with big alien d—let’s just say it’s a big problem, especially because High Command assigns me to operate the airlock for a diplomatic mission. I make first contact with their king, their scion: Thuliak. One look into those burning teal eyes is all it takes. He’s the first and last man I ever need to see. A woman from Eden may never touch a man.

Sometimes you squander all your second chances...Peter Stratford fell in love at seven years old with the only woman who would ever claim his heart. But Carrie represented Ardor Creek, the town Peter detested. Determined to make something of himself in New York City, he leaves her behind, breaking both their hearts. Carrie Longwood accepted that Peter would never love her enough to stay. Embracing her inner strength, she married another and had her precious boys before her messy divorce. Alone in Ardor Creek, she builds her life around her small family unit.

When Kat accidentally rips apart an old childhood picturebook, she's magically transported into the world of Cinderella - as Katriona, one of the ugly stepsisters! To get back, she'll have to complete the story, right to the end of happily ever after. But the odds are huge: The other stepsister is movie-star gorgeous, the fairy godmother is nowhere to be found, and the prince isn't interested in balls at all. Can she ever return to the real world?

Das Finale der »Winter Dreams«-Reihe von Ayla Dade als Hörbuch Die leidenschaftliche Eiskunstläuferin Paisley steht vor der größten Herausforderung ihres Lebens: Sie will olympisches Gold gewinnen – und dabei den Schmerz der Trennung von ihrer großen Liebe Knox überwinden. Am liebsten würde sie nie wieder ein Wort mit ihm wechseln, doch das Schicksal hat andere Pläne. Denn um ihren Traum von der Gründung eines Sportinternats nach ihrer Karriere zu verwirklichen, muss sie ausgerechnet mit ihm zusammenarbeiten.

We're not your grandfather's church history podcast. But we'd also really appreciate it if he still listened. Saints, heretics, councils...and the occasional crazy stuff. We have fun. IG: @churchhistory4chumps