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READERS LOVE GEMMAS DARK, ITCHY WORLD If you are after something that is both shocking and horrifically beautiful then take a journey and discover this little atrocity for yourself I kept telling myself I really should turn off the light and get to bed now, eyes dry, head heavy, but every sentence in this book commands the reader keep turning the pages and press onward... Gemma pulled me in with this compelling tale. Each page turned yielded me to another. I couldnt stop. Seriously! Josie is at rock bottom, living a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean. When she stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling a growing infestation of her mind . . . and her flesh.Desperate to solve the case, Josie scratches the surface of an age-old mystery - a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by folklore. As the village prepares for its annual festival, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, and begins to ask herself:Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth? Or is she their next victim? A deeply felt, haunting folk horror that crawls with secrets and darkness. This disturbing and tender novel possessed me and made my skin crawl. It will keep you up long into the night!LUCY ROSE, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb From the first page, this story is already under your skin, building a nest in your heartKYLIE LEE BAKER, New York Times bestselling author of Bat Eater A chilling and tremendously disturbing examination of a wounded mind . . . Sinister and utterly fiendish, ITCH! is a shocking and truly surprising blend of mystery, folk horror, and body horror that will burrow deep in your softest places, into your tenderest, most unspoiled secret partsERIC LAROCCA, award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke ITCH! places Gemma Amor firmly at the top of todays horror talent pool . . . I couldnt have loved this more. Its under my skin now, and it itches! One of the years absolute must-reads! CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Birds and The House of Last Resort An exquisitely crafted, uniquely unnerving horror story told with stunning empathy. ITCH! has all the makings of a horror classicRACHEL HARRISON, USA TODAY bestselling author of So Thirsty

Winner Takes AllElliot never imagined his afterlife would begin courtside. One moment, hes a middle-aged nobody clutching his cup of tea. The next, hes drafted into the ultimate cosmic basketball showdown. Gods own sons, Michael the Archangel, against his fallen brother, Lucifer, the Devil himself.The stakes? Nothing less than Elliots soul.But as the game unfolds, the rules blur, the trash talk turns biblical, and Elliots awkward memories from his first kiss to his worst heartbreak spill onto the court, shaping the destiny of Heaven and Hell.What begins as a surreal pickup game spirals into a revelation that neither angel nor demon could see coming. Because in the clash between faith, temptation, and free will, one truth rings louder than the referees whistle: The house always wins.Winner Takes All is a funny, fast-paced tale of redemption, sibling rivalry, and the strangest Basketball game in eternity.

Queen of CubaA clumsy misfit, a planet called Earth, and a mistake so big, it changed human history.Zara Vextril built an empire mining the red sands of Mars. Sharp, fearless, and ruthless in heels and laser holsters. Her younger sister Jane? Well . . . Jane was the opposite: sweet, scatterbrained, and one calamity away from blowing up the launch bay.When the Red Ladies Mining Consortium lands on unregulated Earth to strip it of minerals, Zaras after profit. But Jane? Shes about to accidentally invent civilization.After wandering off into the Cuban jungle, Jane stumbles upon a tribe of primitive humans who promptly mistake her for a goddess after she introduces them to fire.Overnight, the galaxys most accident-prone woman becomes Shuna, Queen of the Sun.A hilarious, heartwarming, and wildly imaginative sci-fi adventure, Queen of Cuba is The Martian meets Galaxy Quest. A tale of sisterhood and cosmic irony.

I came to this remote Bavarian village to study its most infamous tradition: an Oktoberfest where women offer themselves as a living tribute to the harvest. To truly understand it, I had to become part of the ritual. The only cost? Earning the scorn of Tomas, my guide, whose quiet intensity hid a jealousy I found irresistibly arousing.Now, as I give myself freely to the farmers, the craftsmen, and my commanding host, Im consumed by one thrilling thought: How much greater this would be if Tomas would stop watching from the shadows and finally take his turn.

THE NITE OWL TAXI follows Felix Wyndal, a forty-year-old taxi driver, who reflects on his life after two tours of duty in Iraq and the PTSD that shapes his life. Divorce, difficulty working with people, and frustration with the V.A., especially refusal of his claim for 25% disability.Felixs Rock of Gibraltar is fellow Iraq veteran Riley, the two having served in the same company. Felixs taxi driving has only fleeting interactions with people, as he prefers, and a variety of characters like the would-be armed robber, the attempted run-out, and the teen prostitute escaping her pimp.Felix is scraping by money-wise when he gets evicted from his small rented house. Then rushing on the freeway, hes critically injured in a traffic pileup. After weeks, he regains everything and more, living life with gratitude and eyes wide open.

Special ForcesIn the blood-soaked jungles of Vietnam, where the rain never ends and death hides behind every tree, a team of U.S. Marines is sent on a mission that officially does not exist.Captain Rico Silvas orders are clear: destroy the enemys lifeline . . . a secret North Vietnamese train running deep through Cambodian territory. But the job falls to Sergeant Marcus "Caesar" Stone and his squad of hardened misfits. Men too dangerous, too unpredictable, and too valuable to lose.Their objective: infiltrate across the border under the cover of a monsoon, board a moving train crawling with Viet Cong soldiers, plant explosives, and vanish before the Navys airstrike makes it all disappear.As the storm closes in and the jungle itself turns against them, every step forward draws them deeper into enemy territory and closer to the truth that in Vietnam shit happens in a hurry.From the first thunderclap over Firebase Echo to the heart-stopping race across a roaring train in the Cambodian night, Special Forces is a visceral, cinematic war thriller about courage and brotherhood in the face of impossible odds.Fans of Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers will be riveted by this relentless tale of men caught between duty and survival. Where the only rule is kill or be killed.

The PickupSlick Wall Street traderNathan Hale had seen it all . . . billion-dollar deals, champagne-fueled parties, and women who loved him as much for his looks as for his money. But one Sunday night in Midtown Manhattan, surrounded by screaming Giants fans and old college buddies, Nathan picks up . . . Bethany.Beautiful, fearless, and dangerous in the extreme. Bethany is the kind of woman who doesnt just turn heads . . . she stops time.What begins as a flirtatious game over tequila and touchdowns soon spirals into a night of passion and deception. Beths charm hides darker motives, and Nathans arrogance masks a secret that makes him far more than an easy mark.When seduction turns to survival, and the hunter becomes the prey, both will discover that lust can be lethal . . . and that in the city that never sleeps, some predators never die.The Pickup is a pulse-pounding fusion of erotic suspense and supernatural thriller. Where a Wall Street power broker meets a seductive thief, and every kiss could be their last.

La généalogie est une passion française ! Ce Dictionnaire amoureux permet à Jean-Louis Beaucarnot, pape en la matière, de revisiter lhistoire de la généalogie, son présent et son avenir. De mieux com

Quando o metalúrgico Manoel Fiel Filho foi torturado até a morte no DOI-CODI de São Paulo, em 1976, Dom Angélico esteve em Sapopemba para celebrar a missa de sétimo dia e protestou publicamente contr

Ava Larson is hoping that college will be the perfect first step into the real worldas fresh a start as possible for a superhero powerful enough to not be allowed a civilian identity.And then she meets her Intro to Screenwriting teacher, Ms. Viera Bryant, and all that goes out the window very quickly.Ava is quick-witted, dominant, knowledgeable, and, yes, hot as all hell, and Ava very quickly finds herself entwined with her. Everything about this relationship is newespecially for someone whos never really been in one beforebut Viera cares about her in ways that are also brand-new. She clearly wants Ava to thrive, and that push seems to be working.But Avas superhero friends arent quite sure about the whole setup, and Ava herself is starting to worry that Viera is hiding something. When that dark secret surfaces, Ava will have to decide between the foundation of her worldview and the best relationship shes ever been in.Part of the Kinktober anthology series, written for the prompt "Superhero/Supervillain x Student/Teacher"Reestablishing Shot is a 28,000-word high-heat F/F student/teacher romance, with a trans woman love interest and a focus on kink and mental illness. A full kink list and a list of content warnings can be found on our website or in the authors note.

Ele levava uma vida funcional, mas carregava uma inquietação constante. O passado pesava como uma sombra invisível e o futuro parecia um labirinto sem saída. Entre responsabilidades e frustrações, el

Uma herança esquecida. Um segredo enterrado. Uma mulher negra que ousou escrever sua própria história no tempo em que a escrita era um ato de resistência.Em "A raiz no meu ventre", Dom Ébano entrega

Kate has bad luck.She missed her bus. The bag of flour she needed for the Irish soda bread contest spilled everywhere. And worst of all, her beloved fiddlethe heart of any proper St. Patricks Day celebrationbroke beyond immediate repair.St. Patricks Day is ruined.Until a handsomethough surprisingly smallman appears with an offer to fix Kates fiddle.And introduce her to his eleven friends. And while these men may be little in stature, theres one part of them that most definitely isnt small. And they have much more than Irish music on their minds.This St. Patricks Day, Kate is about to get very lucky indeed.This erotic short is 3200 words of steamy, explicit menage in which a consenting woman gets it in all holes from twelve leprechauns. Adult readers only.

Intitulado "Valentim", nasceu no Rio de Janeiro. Tornou-se um observador do mundo, do comportamento humano e, claro, das suas mudanças mais íntimas.Em cada passo, desbravou o desconhecido, por exemplo, a descoberta do amor, a sua candidatura ao futuro do Brasil e a decepço sobre as "coisas dos adultos".Conta-nos, em primeira pessoa, os bastidores da primeira eleiço democratica apos os amargos anos da ditadura.Em poucas paginas, acompanhamos a passagem de um menino curioso ao rapaz empreendedor ate chegar ao homem que jamais deixou de se encantar pela vida.Marcio Dantas

O destino da família Sanábria muda para sempre quando Juan, fidalgo espanhol e grande mercador, deixa à sua esposa, Mencia, uma missão impossível: cumprir a promessa feita ao rei da Espanha.Em Caminh

This short story is about a young man who is desperate to find love in his lonely life. When all hope is lost and he attempts to end his life, he goes on a journey that is beyond the bounds of reality. Is love at the end of that journey? Also included is a sneak peek at chapter one of Nicholas James Zornows upcoming book... "Red Rose Promise".

Phenomenal. All of the stars... Easily my top read of the year so far Reader Review, Profoundly wonderful storytelling Reader Review, Incredible! Really was an experience like no other Reader Review, The jungle watches. The dead remember.The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror that the past will not stay buried. For there are places in the forest where the line between the living and the dead is thinner than the skin of water. A terrifying supernatural tale from Sunday Times bestseller Michelle Paver, author of Dark Matter, Thin Air and Wakenhyrst.What readers are saying about Rainforest:Rarely have I finished reading a book, immediately returned to the first page and started reading again. Rainforest is utter brilliance. Carly ReagonNo one does terrifying like Michelle Paver. Sharon BoltonPaver has proved once again that she is master of the ghost story. With its vivid, brilliantly realised setting and creeping dread, I found this a truly terrifying read. Rebecca NetleyIntoxicatingly weird...Takes a stalker story and makes it uniquely her own. She has cemented herself as our modern day MR James.. I cant wait to see what she does next! Sarah Pinborough

Salonique, 1943. Nico, un jeune garçon de 11 ans, aide par ses mensonges involontaires un officier nazi à organiser la déportation des Juifs grecs vers Auschwitz. Une trahison quil ne se pardonnera j

Premier ouvrage de Rébecca Galba, ce roman aborde dans un style tendre et plein dhumanité un sujet poignant : comment vivre au mieux de ses capacités lorsquon se sait malade ? Des personnages attachants, un voyage initiatique emouvant et joyeux, rondement mene.Un Little Miss Sunshine a la françaiseQuand Mathias, 11 ans, violoniste prometteur, demande a sa mere de participer a la " Tournee des etoiles ", un concours de jeunes talents, elle choisit de tout faire pour quil realise son reve, malgre la sclerose en plaques precoce dont il est atteint.Gustave, son grand-pere, un compositeur distrait et loufoque, decide dacheter un van afin de transformer cette tournee dauditions en veritable aventure. Tandis que Mathias nourrit le secret espoir, grace a la musique, de renouer avec son pere dont il reste sans nouvelles...Accompagne dune perruche bavarde, le trio decorches vifs au cur tendre embarque pour un road-trip chaotique, bientot rejoint par un ami de la famille, aussi agaçant quattachant.La vie itinerante, les rencontres du chemin et la beaute de la nature vont les ouvrir au monde et a eux-memes. Chacun puisera dans ces ressources inattendues un nouvel elan de vie.Un recit initiatique plein de grace et dhumanite.

A RECLUSIVE BILLIONAIRE. HIS DARKEST SECRET. THE ANSWER TO KITS OTHERWORLDLY DESIRES. . . Entity is an addictive, fast-paced SPICE-fi novella that blends futurism, pleasure and mystery . . .Once again, Meg Smitherman blew my mind. I loved Thrum and Swallowed, but this might be my favourite yet 5 Reader Review--You thought you knew pleasure before you met me. You were wrongKit Fox needs a fresh start. Things look up when shes offered the opportunity of a lifetime: a private three-day interview with reclusive billionaire Ian De Leon, inventor of the Pleasurebot. Hes publishing a biography, and he wants Kit to write it.But Ian has a secret locked away in his sky-high penthouse: the Prototype, a disobedient and unpredictable new Pleasurebot.Against Ians explicit wishes, Kit becomes completely enraptured by the Prototype. And what she thought was going to be a standard interview becomes a sickening freefall into obsession, self-discovery, and otherworldly desires.--Readers love EntityIf you like your romance dark, your horror sexy, and your sci-fi layered with existential dread and longing, this book will live in your head rent-free5 Reader ReviewMeg has done it again! Entity is unsettling and sinister but also deeply romantic and funny5 Reader ReviewThis story was amazing from start to finish 5 Reader Review