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It’s a contest that has been brewing for centuries–immortal versus immortal! It’s a no-holds-barred war between me and my nemesis, The Widow. Our confrontation will determine the fate of parahumanity–and the entire world! But with my beautiful villainesses by my side, I know we will emerge triumphant. Our battles will take us across the globe, from Herald City to the Alps, and deep under London. Terrorist attacks, mad sorceresses, and doomsday plots–I’ll crush them all to see my vision for the future come to fruition.

Against a backdrop of activism and anarchy amongst those living in the squalor of Victorian London’s East End, Johnny’s cooperative is thriving. His main concern is for his 15-year-old son, Noah, who is showing signs of having inherited the family affliction. Noah is seeing beyond the surface world, and Johnny is anxious to prevent him from setting his eyes on evil. Meanwhile, William attempts to adapt to his new life in England and understand the deep mysteries of his family history. Mary is also hunting, but not for knowledge.

There are no more generals left to fight over, or shards of divinity for the Bitch Goddess to devour. My wives and I have fought across the width and breadth of Amalgam in our battle against the avatar of greed. We’ve defeated zombies, angels, monsters, and horrors beyond count, every victory bringing us to this, the final battle.

Poirot se enfrenta a uno de los casos más desconcertantes de su carrera. Sir Charles Cartwright debería habérselo pensado dos veces antes de invitar a cenar a trece personas en su casa. Pues la velada concluye con uno de los invitados muerto tras haber ingerido un cóctel en el que no se encuentra ningún rastro de veneno. Hasta el momento, nada que pueda sorprender al detective belga. Lo que sí resulta sorprendente para Poirot es que no haya ni un solo motivo que pueda explicar el asesinato.

Freed from parole, I’m free to mentor the beautiful villainesses under my care. But my ultimate goal remains Project Rebirth and saving my lover, Green Phoenix. The key to these experiments appears at a supervillain auction being held in the kingdom of an immortal tyrant. Countless obstacles, upstart wannabes, and an unexpected foe from my past, stand in our way.

There are things Micah knows about himself: he loves hard, he loves fast, and he’s always a bit too much. And his life has done nothing but prove him right, until a man shows up at the bar where he’s working and offers him more than just a new job - he offers him a family. Micah settles in in Fairfield, Colorado as Irons and Works’ newest tattoo artist, happy and only a little jealous of all these men who found their happily ever afters.

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov were the most electrifying pairs skaters of all time, winning Olympic gold medals and countless major championships. Partners on and off the ice, they were inseparable until Sergei's sudden, tragic death at the age of 28. In the inspiring, heartbreaking My Sergei, Katia tells the remarkable story of their storybook romance and extraordinary career, paying loving tribute to her exceptional husband. She also speaks eloquently of her battle to overcome grief after Sergei's death, her struggle to raise their daughter Daria, and her dramatic decision to skate again...alone.

The end game approaches, and I’m in a three-way race against a psychotic goddess and the most powerful necromancer who’s ever lived. There is only one general left, and both Reverkar, King of the Dwarves, and the Bitch Goddess want to find him first. If either of them wins, it means the end of the world. But my wives and I aren’t about to let them win without a fight. We’ll battle against zombies, brainwashed slayers, and horrors untold as we journey across Amalgam in our effort to stop them.

Someone or something is leaving gruesome death markers for the citizens of Crystal Springs. It’s the curse, the townspeople whisper. And to Cascade Lorne, brand new witch at 50, it sounds ridiculous. Until two days before the opening of her business, when she stumbles across a corpse wearing her face. The message is clear. She and other people in town have been marked for death - and payment will come due on All Hallows Eve. Has Crystal Springs’ troubled past unleashed a ghoul with a homicidal bag of tricks no one will be able to escape?

James "Scooter" Harney is good at two things and two things only: pitching and running away from his feelings. So, when he comes face to face with a high school baseball coach who gets under his skin like no one ever has before, James isn't quite sure what to do about it. After all, Ridley is smarmy, annoying, ridiculously good looking. And worst of all, straight. Then, James' world is turned upside down one evening when Ridley admits that he's been having thoughts. Thoughts about James. Thoughts that are making him question his own identity.

The biggest culprit is the mind. The undisciplined mind disrupts our lives by taking us out of the present moment, where our life is at its fullest. The story of life is unfolding in the now, the place where we learn, enjoy, help others, find our courage, and experience inner peace.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction has submitted ten of its best of 2002. Although the collection is a veritable cornucopia of styles and subjects, each story is somehow notable for its compassion and humanity.

Kelly returns from sabbatical and finally has the opportunity to expand her embassy with a conference room, providing she can find a contractor willing to take the job. Dorothy finds that her impending motherhood is an advice-magnet to her alien friends, while the SBJ Fashions workplace gets strange as Baa enchants fashion accessories for LARPing to repay her debt to Jeeves. Samuel and Vivian discover that their educational choices don't necessarily match with their aptitudes and abilities.

At the brink of civil strife, Maeve, a remarkable energy healer in the serene landscapes of Ireland, struggles with haunting visions of three mysterious individuals. As chaos breaks upon their troubled homelands, Nick, James, and Carrie, driven by a desperate need to escape the inexplicable turmoil, unexpectedly come together on a destined journey to Ireland, where an unnatural connection weaves its magic among them. Drawn by unseen forces and mysterious visions, their paths combine upon Maeve, a mysterious figure harboring the key to their intertwined destinies.

The Ultimate Modern Classics Collection: Volume One is the first instalment in our classics collection focusing on the most important and iconic novels, stories, and poems of the 20th century. Featuring 22 essential modern classics from Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Herman Hesse, Agatha Christie, Virigna Woolf, and many more, and read by a cast of incredible narrators including David Rintoul, Robert G. Slade, Karen Cass, Nathan Osgood, amongst others, this is an essential addition to your library.

Selling up and moving away from her life in Norfolk, Bella Sparkle decides a six month sojourn in the pretty Kent village of Monhurst, close to her longterm friend Mia Thurgood, is just the answer to help her reflect on her life and decide what to do and where to go next.

In any study of the principles, and procedure of prayer, of its activities and enterprises, first place, must, of necessity, be given to faith. It is the initial quality in the heart of any man who essays to talk to the Unseen. He must, out of sheer helplessness, stretch forth hands of faith. He must believe, where he cannot prove. In the ultimate issue, prayer is simply faith, claiming its natural yet marvelous prerogatives - faith taking possession of its illimitable inheritance. True godliness is just as true, steady, and persevering in the realm of faith as it is in the province of prayer. Moreover: when faith ceases to pray, it ceases to live. Faith does the impossible because it brings God to undertake for us, and nothing is impossible with God.

A third collection of 18 classic tales of the weird and supernatural by some of the best known writers in these genres.

He's my brother's best friend. The perfect person to fake a relationship with. No feelings involved. Just pretend. He helps me. I help him. We both agreed. Except, things get real… and quick. It turns out my brother's best friend just can't help being his charming self, and even though I haven't seen him in years, he has me shivering in his arms in no time. The worst part? This was all my idea… and I know there's no way a guy like that could fall for a girl like me. Or could he?

He slips through the unlocked window. Creeps down the hall. A shadow standing in the bedroom doorway. Will you wake when death comes ripping? A string of brutal home invasion murders terrifies Dade County, Florida. The killer strikes in the dead of the night, savages innocent people in their beds, wipes out entire families. He attacks at random. Rich. Poor. Young. Old. No one is safe. When the city sleeps, he comes alive. Stalks the night. Walks among us.