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Lucelle Raad is an artist whose original paintings and prints decorate countless walls of homes in the United States and Europe, as well as in other locations throughout the world. The majority of her subjects are children, as well they should be, for children are the most innocent, unassuming people there are to paint. She wasn’t always an artist, however. In fact, she never intended to be anything but a happy, well-adjusted adult - the goal of all children, whether they realize it or not. How she came to be an artist is quite another story altogether.

Demigod Dagan Krayl hungers for the impossible—resurrecting his murdered brother, a quest that defies the rules of the Underworld and threatens to unleash a world-ending war. Blood drinker Roxy Tam is hell-bent on stopping him, willing to risk it all for humanity's survival. When they are forced into an uneasy alliance, loyalties are pushed to the brink, and a forbidden desire ignites, poised to reshape the destiny of gods and mortals alike.

In The Mint Mystery, William Nelson Taft spins a classic tale of intrigue, crime, and cunning investigation set against the backdrop of early 20th-century American finance. When a high-ranking official at the U.S. Mint disappears under suspicious circumstances, a quiet but brilliant investigator is pulled into a dangerous game of deceit, counterfeit currency, and buried secrets. With a trail that leads through political corridors, shadowy informants, and locked vaults, this gripping mystery unravels a scheme that could shake the very foundation of national trust.

Conceived during a fog-drenched car ride with nothing beyond the windshield but a horizon-less void, Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid created the acclaimed Tales from Beyond the Pale, audio theater inspired by the vintage radio shows of Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles. Having previously released 10 studio-recorded tales for Season One, Fessenden and McQuaid decided to up the ante and stage a second season of Tales before a live audience at the performance venue Dixon Place in downtown New York City.

Sie soll ihren Feind heiraten. In ihn verlieben will sie sich auf keinen Fall. Die Königstochter Vaasa hat nur ein Ziel: nicht als Braut an den Herrscher des verfeindeten Königreichs verkauft zu werden. Noch in der Hochzeitsnacht will sie deshalb ihren neuen Ehemann umbringen. Doch dieser stellt sich nicht nur als überraschend charmant und attraktiv heraus – er bietet ihr auch einen Handel an. Denn Reid ist der Einzige, der Vaasa helfen kann, ihre zerstörerische Magie zu kontrollieren.

Are you looking to make money from home doing what you love? Do you need a little extra to pay for family vacations, your kids' college, or next month's mortgage? Are you a stay-at-home mom who wants to contribute to the family finances? Or maybe you want to earn a full-time income from home. In this book, the authors teach you everything you need to know to start a blog and earn your first $1,000 (or more). If you love writing and are passionate about a topic, then blogging is the perfect work-at-home job for you.

À 17 ans, Seïs Amorgen est nommé pour intégrer la plus grande confrérie du royaume d'Asclépion. S'il accepte, il deviendra l'un des guerriers les plus éminents de la monarchie. S'il refuse, il restera le gamin frivole et arrogant qui fraye avec les bandits de sa ville natale. Alors que l'ombre du Renégat s'étend sur sa terre d'origine, Seïs va devoir prendre la décision qui bouleversera sa vie et, bientôt, il devra faire face à ses propres démons.

Poppy Ford has been in love with her best friend forever. But she’s firmly in the friend zone and fears she may never get out. Aaron Bennet has been dreaming of a football scholarship forever. But he’s not the Rixon Raiders star player, and he never will be.

Introduce your child to the beauty and wisdom of Islamic storytelling with this captivating audiobook made especially for young Muslim listeners. Featuring engaging narration, these stories will spark your child’s imagination while teaching timeless lessons inspired by Islamic values, such as faith, kindness, patience, and perseverance. Whether you’re looking for a gift or a meaningful addition to your child’s audio library, these stories provide a wonderful way to nurture Islamic values and inspire young hearts.

À Maputo, capitale du Mozambique, aucun client n’ose s’aventurer à l’hôtel dos Camaroes, malgré son jardin luxuriant. C'est que le patron est un vieux Blanc au caractère impossible. Aussi quand on le retrouve mort un matin, flottant dans sa piscine, nul ne s'en émeut. Sauf Aurel Timescu, roumain d'origine, Consul adjoint à l'ambassade de France. Calamiteux diplomate, c'est un redoutable enquêteur quand il pressent une injustice. Trois femmes gravitent autour du défunt. C'est vers l'une d'entre elles que se dirigent arbitrairement les soupçons de la police.

My name is Sarah Dearly, and trouble is my middle name. Last month, the world’s worst blind date turned me into a vampire. Then I may have, accidentally, ignited a war between local bloodsuckers and a group of murderously misguided vampire hunters who’ve nicknamed me the Slayer of Slayers. Now the vampire council is using me as bait to draw out the hunters’ badass leader, while my gorgeous 600-year-old boyfriend, Thierry seems to be blowing me off, and my super-hot, fanged friend Quinn wants to turn my self-defense lessons into make-out sessions.

Our heroine, Temple Gordon, is the daughter of an educated Cherokee leader and a young woman of uncommon beauty raised on her family's grand Southern plantation. She is fiercely devoted to Cherokee traditions and to her lover, The Blade Stuart, a visionary committed to a new future for the tribe. The Romance between Temple and The Blade and the existence of the Cherokee Nation itself are soon tested by government pressure to surrender tribal territory and move west.

Ox a douze ans quand son père quitte le foyer familial en lui disant qu'il ne vaut rien et que les gens ne le comprendront jamais. Il en a seize lorsqu'il rencontre Joe Bennett dont la famille vient d'emménager dans la maison du bout de la route. Joe, qui parle, parle, parle. Qui parle comme il ne l'avait plus fait depuis presque deux ans. La vie d'Ox change alors du jour au lendemain, car les Bennett accueillent à bras ouvert cet adolescent solitaire au sein de leur famille. De leur clan. De leur meute.

After the shock of her first trial, Leslie believes she can handle anything, including turning into a magic elf or whatever the fae really are. But the differences between alpha werewolf Ben and Tristan - the enigmatic leader of the fae, whose abs and sexual prowess are the stuff of dreams - soon have her wading into new supernatural waters. Guarded where Ben was assertive, Tristan is hard to understand and even harder to predict. The most unnerving part: He’s empathic. He can read every tiny little emotion she experiences. Such as…betrayal.

Issa, tribal chieftain and warrior, dies trying to protect his family and tribesmen from slave traders but is given a second chance at life as an angel. Having lost his home, daughters, and life by forces beyond his control, Issa, a guardian angel for four centuries, has yet to come to terms with this "failure". So when a rogue demon attacks and almost kills his wife, Serwa, Issa goes on the hunt.

Tales Season Two delves even further beyond the pale with eight explosive tales to tickle your fancy and curdle your blood. The series is produced by filmmakers Larry Fessenden & Glenn McQuaid; associate producers Lisa Wisely, Jenn Wexler. Joe Maggio's "Ram King" takes place in a nameless mountain village, just 16 years after the Black Death, in which Lassa, an inquisitive young goatherd, is falsely accused of witchcraft by the child of an all-powerful village elder. Lassa looks to the Ram King for comfort, a mythical beast, half-man, half-ram, with skin of blue flames…

In The Radio Ghost by Otis Adelbert Kline, an eerie mystery unfolds when a haunted radio begins transmitting chilling messages from beyond. Set in the golden age of radio, the story follows an unsuspecting protagonist who discovers that the ghostly transmissions may hold the key to a long-buried secret. As supernatural events escalate, he must unravel the spectral mystery before it's too late. Blending suspense, technology, and the paranormal, The Radio Ghost is a thrilling tale that explores the fine line between science and the unknown.

This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales to bear macabre and chilling witness to writers as diverse as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth Gaskell, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Edith Nesbit. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, while you sit back and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own. Our stories are "The Wedding Knell" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell, and more.

Unworldly young Effi Briest is married off to Baron von Innstetten, an austere and ambitious civil servant twice her age, who has little time for his new wife. Isolated and bored, Effi finds comfort and distraction in a brief liaison with Major Crampas, a married man with a dangerous reputation. But years later, when Effi has almost forgotten her affair, the secret returns to haunt her - with fatal consequences. In taut, ironic prose Fontane depicts a world where sexuality and the will to enjoy life are stifled by vain pretences of civilization, and the obligations of circumstance.

In the harsh Northern Waste where human life is worth little, ice trucker Raina Bowen has learned to keep her eyes open and her knife close at hand. She's spent her life on the run, one step ahead of the megalomaniac who hunts her.