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Ten of Mary Shelley’s best short stories that push the boundaries of Gothic literature Mary Shelley is most known for Frankenstein, but in the years following the release of her magnum opus, which were beset by the loss of several children and her husband, she produced novels, poems, short...

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

Somebody is trying to frame Toni for the murders. The footprints at the scene match hers, right down to the size and brand of the boot. She fits the profile. But it can’t be her...can it? When bodies start turning up in her city, Detective Antonia Delgado is determined to bring the killer to justice. However, the closer she gets to solving the case, one suspect stands out among the others...herself. When she begins waking up in strange places with no memory of where she was or what she did, even she begins to doubt her innocence.

No longer is there a waiting list. Not when women can be created in a lab for the express purpose of supplying readily available organs that can be harvested within hours. An international research corporation does the unthinkable. Taking stem cell research to new levels, they push the boundaries. An innocent young life hangs in the balance. Because of the simple fact of one child too many, Tansy faces certain death. A baby thrust into her arms, then a kind guard whisks her away from all she has ever known.

Was Damon’s secret going to be the death of him? He had always been superstitious, which is why he was a regular at Lauren’s mystical shop. When Lauren read the tarot for him, he believed her. When she said she would go to the party with him, Damon was thrilled. It was a mistake. His friends were cruel. What happened to Lauren, made him sick, but he was too much of a coward to stop them. As he watched her die, her final words nobody believed. Voodoo wasn’t real. Or was it?

This book is for all who have suffered heartbreak. Through thought-provoking questions, meditations, self-reflection, and creative practices to choose from, the audiobook offers a process of gradually uncovering the uniqueness of your own heart and soul. This multifaceted approach to healing opens a new path for greater awareness and well-being that lasts.

Maxine has always lived a life of privilege and luxury, until now. On the run and labeled a fugitive, she finds herself tasked with saving an entire nation from destruction. Richard loves his wife, Maxine, but when he makes a deal with the devil, he's forced to choose between his loyalty to his wife and his survival. The devil's price? Maxine's life. As the fate of a nation hangs in the balance, a husband and wife find themselves pitted against each other in a deadly game of cat and mouse.