French Short

Trapped in France. Quarantined with a vampire. What could possibly go wrong? Tessa thought her business trip to Nice would be quick and uneventful. Just finalize some contracts for Chronos Corp—the vampire-run pharmaceutical company—and catch a flight home. Then the world shut down. Stranded in a foreign country, Tessa has no contacts, no options, and no way out… until Luc Morgan offers his help. The same brooding, insufferably handsome vampire she just spent a week arguing with. Luc is older than sin, impossible to read, and infuriatingly French. He’s also her only lifeline. As ...

No one plumbs deeper depths of the psyche than French and Russian authors. This second wide-ranging collection of 19th-century literary masterworks, presented in their entirety, not only entertains, but provides insight into 19th-century mores and the mysteries of human nature.

This collection includes 'Chosen of Khorne' by Anthony Reynolds, 'Throne of Lies' by Aaron-Dembski Bowden, 'Perfection' by Nick Kyme, 'Ahriman: The First Prince' by John French, 'Repairer of Ruin' by Josh Reynolds, and 'The Embrace of Pain' by Ian St Martin.

The first in a series of anthologies devoted to the Lovecraftian gods, Ordo ab Chao follows the highly successful The Gods of HP Lovecraft (published in 2015 by JournalStone Publishing). We begin our series with the primal origins and the god Azathoth, who represents primordial chaos in the Lovecraftian Mythos.

Finding helpful and engaging material you can actually understand! That's exactly what inspired us to bundle Volume 1, 2, and 3 of our French short stories. How's a student supposed to learn when language instructors love providing challenging materials that are tough expert-level literature with tons of grammar and rules? That approach for new language learners can be overwhelming, and lead you to flip back and forth between a dictionary and your book constantly!

If you want to learn French fast and in a variety of fun ways that actually work then keep reading...Most people don't have a huge amount of extra time to spend learning a new language. Could you be one of them? You see, most people make the same mistakes when learning French and this is causing their progress to stagnate. The problem is that they are only sticking to one way of learning French. But now, you can maximize your chances of learning French in less time compared to reading boring textbooks.

Geralt. The witcher whose mission is to protect ordinary people from the monsters created with magic. A mutant who has the task of killing unnatural beings. He uses a magical sign, potions and the pride of every witcher - two swords, steel and silver. But what would happen if Geralt lost his weapons?

She turned down Henry Tudor. But would she be allowed to marry the man she loved? In 1509 Marguerite d’Angoulême of the royal House of Valois is the King of France’s most valuable unmarried asset. Gaston de Foix is France’s most promising young knight, eager to prove himself on the King’s Italian campaigns. Fanned by chivalric ideals of courtly love, Marguerite and Gaston burn for each other with a secret flame. When Gaston learns that the King intends to marry Marguerite to the Armagnac heir, he is heartbroken. Louis XII needs Armagnac lands for the crown of France. What better ...

Des mini-BD en deux langues sans traduction : Filou parle français, Pixie lui répond en anglais. Se déguiser, confectionner un gâteau au dentifrice ou fêter leur anniversaire : à la maison, Filou et Pixie ne s'ennuient jamais !

Découvrez six histoires qui bousculent les idées reçues : Clic et cloc, En cas d'attaque, Le fils des géants, Chouchou, Princesse Grilda veut un crapaud, et Un jour mon prince viendra.

Learning a new language can be both exciting and intimidating, but "The 2000 Most Common Phrases for Conversation with Example Dialogues, Mnemonics, and Funny Short Stories" can help make the experience more enjoyable. This book, designed exclusively for English speakers, is your ultimate guide to mastering ordinary conversations in your new language, flawlessly mixing the skill of learning with the delight of communicating.

Enjoy the short stories of three of the greatest writers of French literature, for the first time assembled together in audiobook and narrated in a lively way. Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. He produced more than 300 short stories; we selected for you nine of the most bizarre, influent, humorous or plain shocking.

She’s sworn off love. But a passion for perfume could lead to her heart’s desire… When Kitty Landers boards a plane to France in her wedding dress everyone thinks she’s crazy. But after being dumped by her fiancé, the former hopeless romantic is not interested in the city of love. Kitty is bound for the perfume capital of the world to rebuild her shattered life. Except when she arrives in Grasse, she meets not one, but two, attractive millionaires who share her passion for perfume. The elusive and exciting Pierre Joubert is heir to a successful perfume empire and impossible to ...

"Herodias", "Dance of death" and "The Legend of Saint Julian The Hospitalier" : 3 French short stories by Gustave Flaubert. "Herodias" is a reworking of the tale of Salomé and John the Baptist. "Dance of Death" is a prose poem in which Death laments over the cruel task God has given him. "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" is an inspiring tale of perseverance and humility, one of Flaubert's most touching short stories.

Tragiquement connue pour son histoire violente et chaotique ainsi que pour la catastrophe qui l’a frappé en 2010, Haïti est le pays le plus pauvre des Amériques - et l’un des plus riches sur le plan littéraire. Cette anthologie de dix-huit nouvelles, projet lancé avant le tremblement de terre, réaffirme le talent des auteurs contemporains haïtiens, aussi bien francophones qu’anglophones, qu’ils vivent sur place ou qu’ils soient issus de la diaspora, sur un terrain où ils ne sont pas forcément attendus : le genre noir.

"The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" is a short story by French writer Gustave Flaubert, one of the great masters of literary style and aesthetics. Saint Julian is predicted at birth to do great things, but a growing hatred takes root in him, leading him to seek a way to escape a destiny which seems more and more likely to be terrible. "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier" is an inspiring tale of perseverance and humility, one of Flaubert's most touching short stories with a religious theme.

After crossing paths with a Viking goddess in Denmark, Samantha Moon and the gang continue their whirlwind European tour... Next stop: Paris. When the gang comes across a strange homeless girl in the soot-covered clothing standing outside the fire-ravaged Notre Dame, Sam has questions... How can they see her but others can't? Is she ghost? And should Sam and the gang really believe her story of deadly fire imps and portals to hell? Turns out, Odette Durand is the key to a lot of strange goings-on in Paris—including the devastating fire at the famous cathedral. Sam has one final question: ...

This is the highly anticipated follow-up to BookList's Top Ten Best Horror of 2016 selection, The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft. The Demons of King Solomon is the innovative sequel to JournalStone Publishing's best-selling anthology The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft. This anthology explores the legendary demonic bestiary of King Solomon by bringing together popular authors in horror, occultism, and dark fantasy, including many NY Times best sellers.

In this essential trilogy of novellas by the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, French author Patrick Modiano reaches back in time, opening the corridors of memory and exploring the mysteries to be encountered there.

Douze histoires variées, pleines d'émotions ou d'humour, pour les plus grands (8-12 ans). Au sommaire : "La collection de Léo", "Salade et balade", "Je suis nul en anglais !", "Âge bête", "Arrête de te plaindre !", "Sirop de cassis", "Le billet de train", "La fleur qui imite l'insecte", "On ne veut pas de toi !", "Mon ami Ulysse" ,"Le trèfle à quatre feuilles", "Une visite".