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They say you can't go home again, but Raine St. James doesn't know why anyone would want to. Rory St. James was disowned after she came out at 17. She rebounded by moving to Chicago, changing her name to Raine and putting down her hometown to audiences around the country. Now, 10 years later, too old to be considered a gay youth, broke, evicted, and fresh off a much needed break-up, Raine St. James is forced to accept a job teaching at Bramble University in Darlington, the town she's been publicly bashing for the last decade.

It’s been over 18 months since Molly Gilchrist has had a man (as her best friend, Caro, is so fond of reminding her), so when she as good as stumbles upon one lying comatose on the moors one bitterly cold morning, it seems like the universe is having a laugh at her expense. But Phinn Baxter (that’s Dr. Phinneas Baxter) is no drunken layabout, as Molly is soon to discover, with a PhD in astrophysics and a tortured past that is a match for Molly’s own disastrous love life.

Bliss Camden didn’t know what she was signing up for when the employment agency sent her to the Wylder Colt Ranch as a live-in housekeeper for best friends and ranch owners Levi Colt and Wylder Madison. The two rough, ready, and wild cowboys make her feel things she’s never felt before...things she shouldn’t feel about her employers. Wicked things.

Madame de Lafayette's classic tale of intrigue and love, ‘La Princesse de Clèves’, dramatised for BBC Radio 3 and originally broadcast in the ‘Drama on 3’ slot on 28 February 2010. Set in the 16th Century, the play follows the life of a beautiful young lady newly presented to...

What if Peter Pan was a girl? Even as the leader of the Lost Girl’s tribe, Pandora can’t stay out of mischief. She and her rebel fairy companion, Tinkerbeau, harass the queen and her pirates, as well as sneak off to the forbidden human realm any chance they get.

Teach, Lead, Inspire: A Project Manager’s Guide to Transformative Training is your step-by-step blueprint for designing and delivering training programs that truly make a difference. Perfect for trainers, educators, and project managers, this book combines cutting-edge instructional techniques with proven project management principles to help you create sessions that engage, inspire, and deliver measurable results.

Like everyone, Will Miller has a dream. A dream of one day becoming the creator of his own TV show. But unlike most, Will is determined to transform his dream into a reality, even if that means going to the most extreme measures and having the most ambitious expectations. Ellie is a world-famous Hollywood actress, with her face on billboards and people screaming her name no matter where in the world she may find herself.

When a young White user and her party wander into a high-level zone, things quickly go awry. Now, in order to survive, she is forced to cultivate her strength in a hostile place filled with monsters lurking in every corner. Will Ayana obtain the strength she needs to survive or end up as another skeleton by the wayside?

Avery loves the prospect of visiting Scarya with her cousin and boyfriend. Adventure and romance surely await in this exotic country. Instead, war breaks out, and Avery ends up with an ancient sword everyone is dying to possess. Scarya isn’t just a foreign land - the more time Avery is trapped there, the more she learns about her past. Her ancestors originated in Scarya, and one of them brought an enchanted crystal with him to Scarya from space.

With the dragons attacking and the kingdom falling apart, Azia must find out about her history to make changes to her future. But heading up the mountains to see the dragons is a downright insane idea. Fortunately for Azia, she has never been one to let a spark of insanity stop her from doing anything. With a cast of characters including a witch, a seer, dwarves, and of course, dragons, Heiress of Embers is the second spellbinding installment of the Kingdom of Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty.

In a world divided between those who are talented and those who aren't, Vici is a city governed by an egotistical Praetor driven by his hatred for the gifted individuals - the Tallents - who he considers a plague. An explosion rocks the city to its very foundation; the sole survivor a young woman with no memories of her past. Harbored by a mysterious group called Revival, she must rally against the Praetor's tyranny, racing to free the city in hopes that she isn't too late to bring peace to this world in turmoil.

Voluntary kidnapping. That’s new even for Kat. Trapped, tortured, and without any sign of her sister’s whereabouts, she can only do one thing: Release the beast within and hope she doesn’t lose her humanity. Nor her family. Relationships will be broken. New alliances will be forged. And yes, there will be more kittens.

Kat is broke, so when she’s offered a job as the mayor’s bodyguard, she can’t resist. It seems a simple enough job, until someone tries to kill her rather than the mayor. At the same time, an incredibly valuable diamond needs to be stolen, a little deer needs a new home and there’s a ball to attend.

When Riley Raynor, a 50-year-old eye surgeon, is smitten with the painting of a dancer, it sets in motion a deeply intimate journey across three countries in search of the one thing missing in her life. Ana, a quirky mother figure and best friend who hilariously drives Riley to the brink of insanity, is devoted and true-blue. Young hip Sara turns Riley upside down and inside out, challenging her views of age-gap relationships. Quinn, the mysterious artist who painted the portrait of the dancer that hangs in Riley’s bedroom, brings an entirely new and unexpected challenge.

Six years on, Ellie finds herself in a new city amid unfamiliar surroundings. But can she really run away from her problems? While bringing up a young child with a handsome new man by her side, Ellie’s new life looks to be seemingly the one she always wanted. But not everything is as it seems. For there is more than paper covering the cracks beneath. While Ellie’s life may seem perfect, new surroundings bring fresh challenges for her to overcome. How will she cope with being so far away from home? And can she truly escape the tragedy of her past?

Five signs a cat is in heat: Rubs against anything male, coos over kittens, presents her assets as often as possible, gets easily distracted, and loses interest in assassinations. Kill me now. This is going to be hell. The third baudioook in this purrfectly exciting urban fantasy series. A reverse-harem romance where Kat won't have to choose.

It’s official. I am the world’s worst stripper. From the orphanage to the stage, I’ve always been the black sheep. People avoid me like the plague. Until I meet Semion - the only purebred vampire in the Relic area of New York State. He is also the only man who has ever intrigued me and brings me back from the overwhelming darkness that is my life. So, when I am introduced to others of his kind, I’m taken by surprise just how many of them speak to my soul.

Kat misses her solitary assassin life. Instead of doing one cold-hearted kill after another, she has to deal with two-and-a-half men all vying for her attention. But with a new crisis emerging, she needs to keep her cool and focus on what really counts. Kittens are being taken, including Ryker’s son. Is there a killer on the loose or is someone trying to get Kat’s attention?

Following her mother's funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents' belongings, as well as her own turbulent life. For the first time since childhood, Anna embraces her native heritage, despite the disdain of her vicious mother-in-law. By transforming her old family home on the banks of the Siuslaw River into The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna hopes to create a place of healing - a place where guests experience peace, grace, and new beginnings.

When 16-year-old K narrowly survives a bomb attack, she agrees to cross the line: to go under cover, befriending the radical young group held responsible. But it's hard making friends when you're lying. And what K discovers is far from black and white. Even enemies become real people - and one boy is special. Can she ever tell him who she really is? Can love unite them all?