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Amália is an award-winning journalist, disappointed by doctors. She's looking for her last headline... She needed her last act to be remarkable, worthy of being called as such. And she receives an invitation from a count interested in her journalistic skills. A certain Count Dracula... A short story inspired by "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker.
"The Adventure of the Empty House", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Public pressure forced Conan Doyle to bring the sleuth back to life, and explain his apparently miraculous survival of a deadly struggle with Professor Moriarty. This is the first Holmes story set after his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls, as recounted in "The Final Problem". The Hound of the Baskervilles had seen the return of a pre-Reichenbach Falls Sherlock Holmes, which only served to whet readers' appetites. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Empty House" sixth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories.Ver libro
Welcome to Kodiak Canyon, Where the men outnumber the women, the beards are impressive, and the beer is home-brewed. Second chances and first loves.... Rachel Tyson never expected to be single, unemployed and starting over in the remote mountain town she’d worked so hard to escape. After inheriting her grandfather's rustic cabin, her only goal is to sell the thing and move on. The place holds too many memories—not all of them good. But complicating her plan is the big, grumpy, and highly overprotective Noah Hart. They share some ancient history, and maybe a secret or two. But Rachel doesn’t need saving this time. Not really, anyway. Too bad Noah isn’t about to let her get away again. Overprotective hero Free-spirited heroine Opposites attract Slow burn Small-town gossip and loads of feels!Ver libro
She came to heal. He came to hide. But Sunset Keys has a legend—once love finds you, it never lets go.After a devastating betrayal and a brush with death, 60 year old retired police captain Carrie Ware needs more than just sunshine—she needs to feel alive again. Swapping her fast-paced city life for a quiet summer in the charming coastal town of Lost Love Cove, she expects silence, solitude... maybe a sea breeze or two.What she doesn't expect? Matt Parker—her 65 year old grumpy, tool-belted next-door neighbor who's just as broken as she is.A widowed handyman with zero interest in love, Matt's focused on one thing: rebuilding his late wife's home. But when a property dispute uncovers long-buried secrets and puts Carrie in the crosshairs, his protective instincts—and his heart—kick into overdrive.As sparks fly and danger brews, can two wounded souls risk everything for a second chance at love?Perfect for fans of later in life romance and second chance love, Lost Love Cove is a clean, heart-tugging beach romance filled with mystery, mature characters, small-town secrets—and a dash of coastal magic.Fall in love with Sunset Keys today—because love never retires.Ver libro
Three siblings, a pilot, university professor, and marijuana grow-operator, come together every Christmas. As always, their elderly parents present to them their thoughts in a recorded message. But this year's missive causes Frederick, Maria and Marcus to flinch, intense sentiments resurface. But before they can react, they are distracted by the sudden disappearance of the family's talkative parrot, Pock. Who has stolen him? Fingers are pointed, Gypsies are blamed. As the diversion subsides, their thoughts shift back to the recordings. The Pilot and the Parrot is a story about the power of the message, and messenger, to impact on the emotions of recipients. Marvel at Maria's theory of how mirrors come to reflect an envoy's stingers ever after. Is that why Marcus is such a loser? In this fiction-based-on-fact account, the settings shift from a traditional home overseas to the sleepy confines of the old coal mining town of Cumberland on Vancouver Island, into the competitive bustle of the lower mainland, then back to the cultural nexus of modern Europe. In each locale, the siblings face dramatic challenges. Their reactions to each are as unique as their individual character traits. In the year and some it all unfolds, their family life is marked by crime, scandals, romance, and a death-defying drama, will the Foerster family survive? This scribe's endings are never predictable... "The Pilot and the Parrot" is second of "The Trilogy: Looking Back, Here and Now, Searching Forward." These enhanced productions feature novels interconnecting with ten scene plays and original songs. James Allan Krause has won several awards, including “Best Narrator” from Outstanding Creator Awards in 2026. "The Pilot and the Parrot" was described by the award-giver as "an extraordinarily unconventional literary family saga.” Other awards were bestowed for characters and qualities. “...a remarkable work of literary fiction," wrote Olga Markova of Readers’ Favorite.Ver libro
Discover the healing power of community in this charming, feel-good second chance romance, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell & Milly Johnson. *** 🌸Could a new start heal her appetite for life?🌸 When Cath moves to a rural Northumberland village to escape her husband’s betrayal and a life that no longer feels her own, she’s determined to embrace a fresh start. But the quiet charm of her new surroundings seems only to magnify the loneliness of being on her own for the first time. On a whim, Cath suggests starting a supper club, transforming her garden shed into a cosy, twinkling haven where neighbours can gather. What begins as an effort to ease her solitude becomes something far greater – a circle of friends, each bringing their own stories, struggles, and laughter. As bonds deepen over shared meals and mishaps, can Cath discover the healing power of community…and dare to believe in love again?Readers have fallen in love with The Second Chance Supper Club 'A heartwarming story of hope, second chances and starting over. A sublime read!’ ★★★★★ 'Brilliant cosy read’ ★★★★★ 'A brilliant heartwarming 5 star read I would definitely recommend’ ★★★★★ ‘Couldn’t put it down! I loved the sense of community’ ★★★★★ A wholesome contemporary fiction about family, marriage and divorce, Cath’s supper club becomes the clean, cosy place where a wife can finally breathe again. As an author’s best-selling best-seller series begins to feel within reach, Cath learns that even after betrayal, a girlfriend’s hope can return. For fans of Heidi Swain (Home for Christmas), Ali Mcnamara (It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square), Cathy Bramley (The Sunrise Sisterhood), and Jackie Morris (The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow). HarperCollins 2025Ver libro
Although the Czecho-Slovaks have a great literature, particularly rich in poetry, but very little has been introduced to the American public. This has perhaps been due mainly to the fact that the Czechs did not possess their independence and consequently were considered an insignificant nation submerged within the shadows of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Since the World War has resulted in liberating oppressed nationalities, and Czecho-Slovakia has again regained her ancient independence, undoubtedly a greater opportunity will be offered to learn more about the language and literature of that liberty loving people.Ver libro
