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  Drum-Taps

  Walt Whitman

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  Experience the power and poignancy of Walt Whitman's 'Drum-Taps,' an audiobook that encapsulates the emotions, patriotism, and profound human experiences of the American Civil War. Whitman's evocative verses capture the essence of this tumultuous era, serving as a lyrical tribute to the soldiers, the wounded, and the nation itself. Through vivid imagery and deep empathy, Whitman's words resound like the beating of drums, reminding us of the enduring spirit of those who lived through this pivotal period in American history.

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  Better Not Cry

  Willow Rose

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  He stalks you when you’re sleeping. He kills when you’re awake.... Reporter Rebekka Franck is ready to escape the headlines for a relaxing holiday with her family. Small town Cocoa Beach, Florida, seems like the perfect getaway for sunny days and silent nights. At least, until a boy’s dead body is found. Rebekka learns that the boy is the latest in a long line of victims preyed upon by a local legend. But an evil villain cloaked in red with sharp fingernails who comes down the chimney can’t be real. Can it? With the help of a local teen whose dad fell victim to the murderer, Rebekka investigates the growing body count. As Christmas creeps closer, the reporter race to solve the case before the killer strikes again. Better Not Cry is a nail-biting stand-alone Christmastime story featuring Willow Rose’s iconic characters Rebekka Franck and Jack Ryder.

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  The Point of It All

  Sean D. Young

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  Tina Webb had given up her dreams of becoming a primo ballerina that pirouetted in front of an audience of hundreds of people long ago. Having a beau to share her life with was a lost cause too. So, she poured her heart and soul into her dance studio. Instructing young girls who still held onto their dreams, in hopes they could see them realized the way she hadn't. When she receives notification that she has to move her studio, and potentially lose all she worked hard for, she doesn't know who else to turn to but attorney Alex Simmons. He's shrewd, brilliant, and more handsome than any man had a right to be. He was also one of the most intolerable people she had ever gotten the pleasure to meet. And yet she needed him. Will sparks fly or will they explode?

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  Ponniyin Selvan Book 3 : Sword...

  Kalki Krishnamurthy, Pavithra...

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  Sword of Slaughter finds us at an exciting cliffhanger following the end of Book 3 - have Vandhiyathevan and Arulmozhi Varmar truly been saved? What of their fate in the land of their birth, Chozha Nadu? Are the Pazhuvettarayars truly stirring the country in a revolt against their favourite prince? Why does the alluring Nandhini Devi insist on meeting allies within crumbling palaces? Why does Madhuranthaka Thevar ride his stumbling horse through fields, on a rainy night? And why does Vanathi, that shrinking, timid violet, leave her charming mentor to go on a solitary journey? Then, there are our trusted friends, whose fates are also unclear: Is Sundara Chozhar still bedridden? What of the canny Anbil Aniruddhar and his cunning disciple Azhwarkkadiyaan? And what of the light of the Chozhas, princess Kundhavai herself?

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  Wilkie Collins - A Short Story...

  Wilkie Collins

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  Wilkie Collins was born on 8th January 1824 in Marylebone, London.  
   
  The family moved several times in his early years before, at 12, they travelled to France and Italy for 2 years where the sights and atmosphere made a deep and lasting impression on him. 
   
  He resumed his education at Mr Cole’s private boarding school in Highbury, Islington.  Here, he began his literary career under unusual circumstances: the school bully would give him no peace until he had been told a bedtime story.  This ‘little brute’ helped create one of England’s greatest writers.  
   
  On leaving school, in 1841, he became a clerk at a tea merchant before, 2 years later, publishing his first short story.  However, his first novel was rejected and remained so during his lifetime.  
   
  A brief stint at Lincoln’s Inn to please his father and to acquire a steady income was halted by his father’s death.  Collins then wrote and published his fathers’ memoirs.  He then completed his legal education though he would never practice.  
   
  In March 1851, he was introduced to Charles Dickens and there now started a period of sustained literary output and a remarkable lifelong friendship.  His stories were published in Dicken’s magazines, and he toured with Dicken’s theatrical before the two of them travelled to the Continent. 
   
  By the early 1860’s worrying signs of ill-health appeared with rheumatic gout.  As it worsened, he sought respite and cures in German spa towns and gave up writing to help his recuperation. 
   
  His personal life had become very complicated.  He was living with the widowed Caroline Graves and conducting an affair with a much younger Martha Rudd.  With the serialised release of ‘The Moonstone’ and vicious attacks of gout Caroline left him and married another.  Collins was now prescribed opium and was soon its lifelong dependent.  Martha bore him two children and with the return of a now divorced Caroline Graves he now divided his time between the two women. 
   
  In 1874 he set aside writing to tour North America on a reading tour. 
   
  Throughout his later years he continued to write and publish.  In all 30 novels, 14 plays, 60 short stories and over a 100 non-fiction essays as well as many more collaborations with Dickens. 
   
  In 1884 the Society of Authors elected him as it’s Vice-President. 
   
  Wilkie Collins died from a paralytic stroke on September 23rd, 1889, in London. He was 65.

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  Lying Game The: Book Summary &...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of The Lying Game, by Ruth Ware.
   
  It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ruth Ware.
   
  Ideal those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  
   
  The Lying Game is a gripping psychological thriller that delves into the dark side of friendship, guilt, and the haunting consequences of the lies we tell. Isa, Thea, Fatima, and Kate were inseparable friends at a prestigious boarding school, bound together by a secret game they played. What began as innocent fun quickly spiraled into something much darker, leading to consequences none of them could have predicted. Years later, when Isa receives a mysterious message from Kate, she is drawn back into a past that she thought was behind her.

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