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The Roman historian Tacitus was a successful politician who eventually became governor of the province of Asia. He is thought to have died around AD 120 and benefitted from the patronage of the Flavian emperors. The Histories, of which only just over four out of 14 books survive, covers the years following the assassination of the Emperor Nero: Rome was plunged into further civil war with the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69), which culminated in the accession of Vespasian, the first of the Flavians.

Follow Officer Eden Mercer and her loyal K-9 partner, Shadow, through five gripping mystery thrillers set against the dark, atmospheric backdrop of the Oregon Coast. From ritual murders and deadly secrets to twisted killers and dangerous conspiracies, Eden must rely on her instincts, her courage, and her bond with Shadow to uncover the truth before more lives are lost. Includes: Book 1: Shattered Silence, Book 2: Deadly Lessons, Book 3: Lethal Lines, Book 4: Treacherous Depths, Book 5: Twisted Pursuit.

It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

In this work Horace Rumpole returns to delight us with seven new cases. We find our hero jousting with the Devil, being wooed by a beautiful violin player, and even up before the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Bar Council.

Fate has a wicked sense of humor. When I was sixteen, I met the love of my life in magic school. He'd appear exactly once a year at the annual masquerade ball, then vanish... Fast forward to the present: to the night I’m attacked and my hidden wolf emerges. As it turns out, I’m a freakin’ hairy, tail-wagging, shape-shifting werewolf so instead of returning to the human world after graduating, I’m dragged to Moon Valley to control my inner beast. Only problem is, I’m not just a wolf. And someone wants me dead because of it.

I’m king of the criminal underworld. I always get what I want. And she’s my obsession. Cora is new to the city of sin. Her innocent blue eyes beg for me to claim her. But I’m not the billionaire she thinks I am. There’s a darkness within me. Note: This is a complete, three-book dark romance trilogy with dark and intense sensual scenes. Books in the series: Innocence, Awakening, and Queen of the Underworld.

Looking for your next romantic suspense protective biker romance series binge? The entire Open Road series is now available in one complete collection. Featuring your favorite romance tropes such as protective bikers, forced proximity, found family, band of brothers, grumpy sunshine, and so much more.

The collection includes five sizzling full-length novels:

-Broken Sparrow

-Broken Dove

-Broken Wings

-Broken Arrow

-Broken Hearts

Release your bound-up passion with The Taboo 200, an enormous collection of audio erotic short stories that satisfy and inspire in equal measure. This journey into sexual discovery spans the strata of fetishes and kinks, with handpicked tales of sizzling erotica. Discover new, thrilling ways to send your partner to the heights of horny ecstasy, with stories that peel back the layers of close relationships to uncover their forbidden centers. Listen as friends become lovers; as strangers give in to temptation; as passion boils over into lusty encounters.

Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) reads chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story - E.F. Benson. There's nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy train platform. There's nothing terrifying about a little caterpillar...

Kelsier, condenado a morir excavando los Pozos de Hathsin después de intentar robar en el palacio del Lord Legislador, se alzó como un poderoso Nacido de la Bruma e inspiró la revolución que sacudiría los cimientos del Imperio Final. Su nombre y sus actos pasaron a la leyenda. Pero ¿de veras fue ese el final de su historia? Unas insinuaciones susurradas a aquellos a quienes llamaba amigos sugerían que había mucho más sucediendo entre bambalinas.

This collection contains the 1930 versions of first four Nancy Drew audiobooks, gathered into one volume!

Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola’s award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden, this anthology boasts 15 original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more! The new writer of Hellboy and the BPRD, iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson, pitches in as well!

A man becomes targeted by witches after he inherits some very special real estate.

King's brand new fiction title: a captivating collection of tales with dark - and light - twists from the master of this wonderful form. What would you do if your everyday world were turned upside down in an instant? Here are 12 riveting stories about relationships with unexpected twists. Be very careful what you wish for.

In this collection of Rumpole stories the comic, courageous, and corpulent 'great defender of muddled and sinful humanity' is joined by a winning cast of villains and victims in tales whose wry humour and sparkling wit deftly send up the legal system. In Rumpole and the Angel of Death our hero achieves resounding triumphs over the forces of prejudice and mean-mindedness. Rumpole and the Way through the Woods involves Rumpole in the world of hunters and the hunted, animal rights and human wrongs.

Running from a world which wants him dead, ex-detective Sergeant Jake Pettman journeys to the isolated town of Blue Falls, Maine, home of his infamous, murderous ancestors. But Jake struggles to hide from who he is, and when a child disappears, he finds himself drawn into an investigation that shares no parallels to anything he has ever seen before. Held back by a chief of police plagued and tormented by his own secrets, Jake fights for the truth. All the way to the door of Jotham MacLeoid. An insidious megalomaniac who feeds his victims to a killing pit.

Ready for your next audiobook? How about almost 40 hours of non-stop action, brought to life by award-winning narrator Kevin Pierce? A corrupt president...A world without power...A handful of survivors battle impossible odds in the madness. Follow a cast of unforgettable characters as they navigate a societal collapse that threatens their very existence. These three pulse-pounding tales paint a harrowing portrait of a frighteningly plausible future, and are sure to keep fans of A.G. Riddle, Hugh Howey, and Justin Cronin resisting to pause long into the night.

Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Love in Bloom steamy contemporary romance collection. Bad Billionaires After Dark are a series of sexy stand-alone romances. "Mick" is a USA Today bestseller. Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires!

Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach Falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to sleep safe in their beds. But the capital has never been in greater need of its protector.