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Three Hockey Players. One Girl. But Does She Really Have to Choose? You’d think I’d have learned by now not to get involved with hockey players. But here I am—after a scandal that nearly tanked my career—signing on as the new rehab therapist for the Kingston Reign. My rules? Stay professional. Keep my head down. Absolutely no falling for the talent. Then I meet them. Luca Petrenko: brooding team captain with a jawline sharp enough to cut my resolve—and a grudge against anyone who gets too close. Jax Carter: the golden boy winger who flirts like it’s a contact sport and makes me ...

A spaceship called Audition is hurtling through the cosmos. Squashed immobile into its largest room are three giants: Alba, Stanley, and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keeps moving; if they are silent, they resume growing. Talk they must, and as they do, Alba, Stanley, and Drew recover their shared memory of what has been done to their former selves—experiences of imprisonment, violence, and disempowerment.

A searing examination of male friendship and masculinity in an age of toxic loneliness, The Passenger Seat introduces Vijay Khurana as an extraordinary new voice.

In a house lined with silence and cedar, generations of women buried what they could not say. Spanning the cane fields and bayous of South Louisiana—from the Civil War to the present day—The Weight of Ash and Prayer traces a family’s legacy of memory, silence, and quiet resistance. When Sylvie Rose Broussard agrees to help her young niece with a school genealogy project, she expects a simple task. But what begins in church ledgers and courthouse archives slowly draws her back to the long-quiet house her family once inhabited—and into a story nearly lost to time. Among faded records ...

In self-imposed exile after returning home from the war in Vietnam, David Larson meanders into the barren town of Slut's Hole, Wyoming, where a local widow takes him under her wing. After making a sort of home among the town's hardscrabble locals, David grudgingly adopts a young Vietnamese girl abandoned along the highway. This sets in motion a set of tragic turns as Western mythos and frontier justice clash against the tides of a changing world.

Vanity Fair centers on the young Becky Sharp and her dear friend Amelia Sedley during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Rebecca Sharp is the daughter of an art teacher and a French dancer, being ambitious, intelligent, and strong willed in order to get what she wants out of society. She is often touted as amoral and an anti-heroine. Alternately, her friend Amelia is kind, good natured, and born into wealth. The interwoven fortunes of the two women play out among a backdrop of social skirmishes and human afflictions of pride and ego.

Pubblicato nel 1931, San Manuel Bueno martire è un romanzo breve, ma intenso e di straordinaria bellezza, nel quale Unamuno fornisce finalmente una soluzione al problema centrale della sua filosofia—e in fondo della vita di ogni persona: il conflitto tra la ragione e la fede, tra il sentimento che suggerisce una vita immortale e la scienza che mostra la distruzione completa dell'essere umano.

INHUMAN A Novel by John A. Russo, Co-Creator of Night of the Living Dead The snakes are coming. The prophecy was clear. But nobody could have imagined the horror slithering their way… In the heart of rural Carson Valley, a secluded mansion becomes a summer retreat for couples seeking peace and healing. But when a hijacked plane crashes in the nearby mountains—its occupants brain-damaged and violently deranged—a nightmare descends on the peaceful estate. As militant survivors, more dead than alive, stalk the woods, a child’s chilling warning echoes: “Great big snakes a-comin’ to ...

Critics call it “dreamlike” and “a book that demands attention.” It is a collection of speculative tales that mix philosophy with dread and angst. The body and what the body is tied to, and a mind that grossly exaggerates those ties, have deprived us of important insights. Under the avalanche of words and emotions, our consciousness has become little more than a ghost. These stories seek to change that. A couple lost in a reservoir must confront a pre-human, ancient perspective. An underground train becomes an instrument of self-discovery. A man jumping to his death points to a ...

Fearing for his life and concerned about being framed for a crime by his partner, Victor leaves an abusive relationship. With help from Caitlin's Escape Route, he returns home to Florida. During a conversation with his father, he reveals that after he came out as gay, eight years earlier, his mother told him he had been adopted. That was just before she walked out on them. Victor admits that he felt responsible for the pain this caused his father. He returns to work as a chef in his father’s restaurant. At the same time, he joins the Big Brother program, believing mentoring troubled ...

Death is often the price to pay when dealing with drugs and war, but what about marriage? What would you do if the only thing standing between you and a casket was a complete stranger and a wedding ringThis is the predicament twenty two year old Autumn finds herself in after a tragic event shatters her world, leaving her bruised, broken, and inexplicably married. Struggling to escape a situation she never asked for, all Autumn wants is to run back into the arms of the man she truly loves. But her new husband, Khaotic stands in her way. Autumn is at a crossroad torn between the man she loves...

Una oferta de trabajo infame, una sala de espera desquiciante, un director de Recursos Humanos entregado al sadismo y a la entomología y nueve personas que buscan desesperadamente un empleo con la obstinación de un insecto. En esta sala de espera, todos viajan en el mismo barco. Todos lo hacen sin brújula. Y todos se dirigen hacia el mismo despeñadero.

Life changes in ways you can't predict. Could she be responsible for it all?... As a middle child, Boston native Kathryn Moore has always struggled to fit into her nouveau riche family and would rather do anything than carry on with the family business. Her aspirations lie in more artistic pursuits: to become a writer like her uncle, which strains her already turbulent relationship with her mother. After Kathryn’s uncle, her mentor and confidante, dies tragically in a car accident, she learns he has bequeathed his Charleston home to her, and life changes in ways she never could have ...

Get ready for a thrilling ride with Dr. Vickie Anderson as she moves to a seemingly ordinary small town to begin her practice as a physician. But as she gets to know the townspeople, she discovers a world beyond her wildest imagination. With a charming vampire as her lover, a wise witch as her confidante, and a hot sheriff as her sidekick, Vickie finds herself navigating a dangerous world of zombie hunters and bloodsuckers. Will she be able to balance her medical duties with her newfound role as a superhero? Find out in this captivating tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat. "...

Indulge in a grand fantasy of culinary delights. Join the journey of improving manners with the expert guidance of an etiquette coach.

In early 2000s New York, two young brothers possess a power that makes demons tremble. Samuel and Elijah Strong aren't ordinary children. Raised in the projects by Elijah's mother Jackie after tragedy claims Samuel's birth mother (Jackie's best friend), these brothers have an extraordinary connection to the divine. When they pray, the impossible happens. When they speak, heaven listens. Watched over by the archangel Michael, disguised as a homeless man, and pursued by ancient demonic forces, the Strong brothers navigate a world where the spiritual and physical realms collide. Their simple ...

Anyone interested in reading about the philosophy of mind but in a non-boring way may find this a worthwhile read. “These narratives take readers on metaphysical journeys worthy of the most surreal Carlos Castaneda novel or David Lynch movie.” -ReedsyDiscovery Through a series of strange tales, the author speculates on the nature of consciousness. It isn’t an easy read and contains a lot of introspection and deep thought. Some of the stories are dark yet profound. The metaphysical is a realm many have wished to explore, and this book offers just such an opportunity. A man having died ...

Set in our near future, the fear of global warming and our own rapidly advancing technologies spark the first and only global uprising. fuelled and made possible by social media, the Returner movement sets about plunging the entire globe back to a pre-industrial age. Five years on from the uprising only shadows of the old world are left with anything resembling infrastructure being destroyed by the ever more powerful Returners, who rule with increasing brutality. For five long years, every attempt to resist their rule have been quashed with merciless force, but when a small village in the ...

Un calendario de Adviento es un almanaque simbólico que recrea los veinticuatro días que anteceden a la Navidad. Es un calendario de "cuenta atrás" desde el 1 de diciembre hasta el 24 de diciembre (Nochebuena). La tradición, de origen alemán, consiste en abrir una casilla cada día para descubrir una sorpresa o regalo. Pero, no te confundas: este que aquí encontrarás es un calendario atípico que encierra un misterio. ¿Te atreves a descubrirlo? La Navidad es un acontecimiento anual, esperado por todos; tiempo de alegría, fraternidad e ilusión. Pero… a veces, en esos días, ...

En el rincón acogedor de un jardín, donde los rayos del sol juegan entre las hojas y el canto de los pájaros se convierte en la banda sonora de la contemplación, una mujer se sienta a escribir. Su pluma desliza palabras sobre el papel, pero su mente vuela lejos, entrelazándose con la fragancia de las flores y el susurro del viento. *Metáfora de vida *Estaciones del año (cuatro con tres) *Emociones (un viaje al interior) *Enseñanza verbal *Entendimiento *Subjetividad *Voces propias Pensamientos y divagaciones No te busques, no te encuentres. Constrúyete. “La tarde sabe lo que la ...