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Facing his crush from uni was not what E expected on a blind date. A new dating app. Rules: both parties sit at a table with blindfolds on. Each can ask three questions. If they don’t like the answers, they can leave. If both parties enjoy the conversation, they take the blindfolds off. What can go wrong? Nothing. Unless you come face-to-face with your old crush.

When police officer Seth Colter sees the delicate, shabbily dressed beauty in line at the soup kitchen where he's serving, he's gut shot over the idea of her being on the streets cold and alone. More baffling is the dark, possessive instinct that tells him she belongs to him. For Lily Weston, home is a secluded nook in a back alley - until Seth offers her a place to stay. She's wary of his offer, but even one night out of the cold is too much temptation to resist. Seth is convinced Lily is his. The problem is, when his brothers lay eyes on her, the same primitive instinct comes roaring to the surface.

Being a bodyguard for London’s Polish Mafia had its benefits. Fast money, fast cars, and an endless stream of hot men fuelled Mateusz’s insatiable lust for life. But when he takes out the son of a rival Mafia boss, he is forced to flee to a remote island in the West of England.

Callie Colter once chased sunsets all over the world. Until Max. Together they were a perfect storm of desire, and she reveled in the beautiful burn. Then he disappeared, and the betrayal drove her home to lick her wounds. Who knew he’d have the gall to show his face in her brother’s bar. Max Wilder figures he deserves Callie’s right hook to the jaw, but it changes nothing. He had his reasons for pursuing her across Europe, for making her fall in love with him. But when she took everything he gave and offered more, she changed all the rules. He had no choice in leaving her, but now he’s back.

Rex Obano has written for the stage, television, radio and film. His plays have twice been shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award and he received the Roland Rees Bursary in 2018. He is part of the writing team for the BBC Radio series Faith, Hope and Glory and his TV credits include Shakespeare & Hathaway. Included here are five of his acclaimed dramas, as well as a fascinating discussion programme, Black Tudors.

Tricked. Hoodwinked. Swindled. Betrayed. Take your pick. Once upon a time, the inhabitants of Earth got hosed. Not long ago, GameChangers released their newest virtual reality game - Manifest. A game of exotic magic and fantastic adventure. A game where each player "manifested" with their optimal race, class, and attributes. A game of infinite possibilities where you could be your truest self. The game was an instant success, drawing countless players from across the globe. Manifest turned out to be much more than a mere game, however.

York is missing. The cartel knows. The government’s involved. Nowhere is safe. Outgunned on foreign soil, nowhere is safe as York, Theresa, and William find themselves pitted against the ruthless Aces—brothers with a reputation for violence. But emotions run as high as the adrenaline when what happens between the sheets starts to affect their focus, leaving them more vulnerable than they realize.

Jude Campbell can see demons. His psychiatric history says it’s all in his head, but he knows they’re out there. Watching. Waiting. Biding their time. Dante Moretti is the half demon child that should never have been born. He might exorcize demons, but the dark urges from his demon side are growing stronger, and he knows the day will come when he’ll lose himself to them completely.

The world has changed, but Jerusalem endures. Overlooked by new superpowers, the Holy City of the future is a haven of spies and smugglers, exiles and extremists. A refugee with strange technological abilities searches for a place to disappear. An ambitious young criminal plots the heist that could make or destroy him. A corrupt minister harnesses the power of the past in a ruthless play for complete control. And the wheels of another plan - as old and intricate as the city itself - begin to turn.... 

In medieval Everi, Prince Hannar’s 20th name day celebrations herald major changes in the kingdom of Sokol. Between the heir prince's hunt for an animal companion, his marriage, and the crowning, he breaks traditions. On the evening of his wedding, his parents are murdered by the dark Mage King Froi, who wishes to cover the world in darkness. Prince Hannar has to find the weapon to fight the darkness and bring light to the world, creating a new empire for Everi.

The worst blizzard of the decade brought something dark within and caught the citizens of Hillbrand by surprise. Harry ignored the warnings when he went for a milk delivery the morning the storm began. By the time he realized the storm was only the beginning, it was already too late to escape. An abandoned child with a price on her head turned Hillbrand into a witch-hunt. No witnesses could survive. Maximilian was an old demon in charge of the cleaning crew tasked with dealing with the Hillbrand anomaly and the witnesses.

He didn’t want it, he didn’t ask for it, but sinister forces are even now hard at work to put a stop to the danger his very existence now poses to their rule. Gitch will need to learn new skills, form strange alliances, and hone his prankish nature if he hopes to stave off those that wish him harm. Entering Manifest had unlocked the potential of his true self, but it was time to ask one fundamental question. What lurks below the deep?

Not many people can say they woke up dead. Even fewer people wake up as ghosts. Guess I’m the unlucky one since no one can see or hear me, and I have no recollection of how I ended up like this. I thought I’d spend the afterlife alone… until him. The solitary man who stumbled across me during my restless wandering of the Scottish Highlands. He doesn’t want me around. I can’t seem to stay away. It turns out Ciaran has a dark secret. And I’m determined to discover exactly what he’s hiding even if it might mean the death of me all over again.

A hellish collection of short stories from some of the best in the business, compiled by the award-winning author P. Mattern. Featuring tales from the darkest pits of Hades. You'll find stories by Tania Hagan, Lily Luchesi, Jay Michael Wright II, Ken Goldman, Sergio “ente per ente” Palumbo, Emery LeeAnn, Crystal Barnard, James H. Longmore, Toneye Eyenot, James Richardson, Lori Fontanez, Marcus Mattern, Lance Tuck, L. Ashby, P. Mattern, Elizabeth Cash, Bryan A. Tann, Elizabeth Zemlicka, Michael Sutton, Thomas S. Gunther, Feind Gottes, and the incomparable Nik Kerry.

Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, the Prix du Premier Roman Étranger, the Sunday Times Young Writer Award, the Betty Trask Prize, and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and The Times...

Five years have passed since the fall of Bannar. Vallance is still reeling from Thorne's assaults and hold to their unity by a thread. Lead by General Nathaniel Cresul, Thorne is ready to strike the final blow and end the war once and for all. Now a diplomat for Vallance, Serra Landring struggles to unify a nation slipping further and further into darkness. But through the turmoil, she receives hope in the form of a cryptic message: Norryn Ashener may still be alive.

The country of Vallance shines as a stalwart beacon of hope for all of mankind. At great cost and bloodshed, its people now stand united, savoring a golden age of prosperity. Vallance is also the only world that Norryn Ashener has ever known. As his father Alderich faithfully leads from their nation's great capital, Norryn is still too young to yet realize his own importance. But soon he will be forced to face his destiny as the world he loves begins to shatter. And it all starts with a gift, the blessing and curse of an amulet known as Ashener's Calling.

Let There Be Light is a revelatory Christian book. It deals with enlightenment and fulfilment of one’s purpose on earth; it emphasizes the importance of spiritual enlightenment and the role Jesus Christ played in bringing mankind back to its creator. Let There Be Light reveals the hidden mysteries written in the pages of the Bible and sheds light on the hidden reasons why mankind is going through so much suffering.

Birmingham, UK-based Freddie Farrell has a short-story-telling style that will draw you in and keep you hanging off his every word. He has a unique take on everyday life, but with an added twist.

Am 8. Juni 1783 brach der isländische Vulkan Laki aus. An diesem Tag öffnete sich eine Spalte mit 130 Kratern, Grundwasser traf auf das aufsteigende Basaltmagma, riesige Explosionen waren die Folge. Jon Steingrimson, Pfarrer aus Sída in Südostisland, war Augenzeuge eines der größten Vulkanausbrüche der Geschichte. Er protokollierte in seinem 1784 erschienenen Text die Ereignisse, als deren Folge etwa ein Fünftel der isländischen Bevölkerung starb. Die meisten Menschen verhungerten, weil die Landwirtschaft brachlag, andere hatten sich mit dem Fleisch von verseuchten Tieren vergiftet. Einzigartig erscheint die Verbindung von wissenschaftlicher Faszination, mitfühlender Beobachtung der gesellschaftlichen Folgen und Steingrimsons Sicherheit, dass alles, was geschieht, höherer Wille sei.