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  The Black Cat and Other Stories

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  "The Black Cat and Other Stories" by Edgar Allan Poe is a gripping collection of macabre tales. The eponymous story follows a man's descent into madness after a malevolent black cat enters his life. Other tales like "The Tell-Tale Heart" explore the horrors of guilt-driven paranoia, while "The Fall of the House of Usher" delves into the eerie atmosphere of a decaying mansion. Poe's stories intertwine psychological unease, moral conflict, and the uncanny, leaving readers haunted by their exploration of the darker facets of human nature.

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  Never Dead Enough - An Urban...

  J. L. Doty

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  Creepy Serial Killer Guy (SKG) has relocated from Dallas to San Francisco so he can hunt down Paul and Katherine. The demon in his soul can't rest until it possesses Paul. But in Dallas, Paul and Katherine badly weakened it. So SKG's master needs to gain strength before attempting to take them. He prowls the streets of San Francisco and the Bay Area looking for more Alices. While creepy SKG hunts Alices, Vasily Karpov conspires with Ag, King of the Unseelie Court. If they can bring over a monstrous legend from the past, even if it doesn't kill Paul, they hope to blame him for the damage and destruction, and discredit him with the senior practitioners. Paul is haunted by thoughts of a powerful rune sword. Anogh, the newly restored Summer Knight, keeps interfering in Paul's life. Sabreatha, the black fey assassin who tried to kill Paul with the heart arrow, les flèche du coeur, takes an interest in Paul and Katherine. And of course, the Summer Queen and her High Chancellor, Magreth and Cadilus, keep messing in Paul and Katherine's lives.

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  The Garden Party and Other Stories

  Katherine Mansfield

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  'And it seemed to her that kisses, voices, tinkling spoons, laughter, the smell of crushed grass were somehow inside her.'
  
  A master of the short story form, Katherine Mansfield offers fifteen remarkable tales in this pioneering and starkly perceptive collection: The Garden Party and Other Stories.
  
  Exploring themes such as class, identity and the human experience, The Garden Party and Other Stories captures several moments of emotional revelation and self-discovery. From unveiling the horrors of the disparity of wealth in the title story, 'The Garden Party', to the devastating effects of loneliness and misogyny in 'Miss Brill', Mansfield's narratives never fail to leave their emotional stamp on their reader. Famed for her vivid depiction of the inner lives of her characters, Mansfield skilfully navigates the complexities of everyday relationships and societal expectations in this stunning masterclass of short story writing. This audiobook edition is expertly brought to life by Stephanie Racine.
  Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic. She was an important figurehead of the modernist movement, befriending the likes of Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence amongst others. Her works regularly explored themes such as sexuality, religion and existentialism, and have been translated into twenty-five different languages across the world.

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  Orc's Craving

  Ava Ross

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  Can an orc commander protect a lonely woman from the dangers in his world? 
   
   
   
  Rhoslyn 
   
   
   
  When my sister is chosen for the Monster Mate Hunt—an annual event where two women must sacrifice themselves to the orcs for the good of us all—I volunteer in her place. The orcs hunt me as I bolt through the forest. I'm captured by the gruff, growly Commander Jaus, who expects me to cook and clean, plus sleep in his quarters with him at night, despite insisting he doesn't want a mate. 
   
   
   
  Then something changes, and his dark, brooding gaze turns my way . . . 
   
   
   
  Jaus 
   
   
   
  Rhoslyn's beautiful, spitting mad, and determined never to be my bride. I take her to my home in the orc city, and in no time, I long for what I don't deserve—a mate and a life full of joy. When the city's attacked, and her life is in danger, I'll destroy everything just to protect her. I'm going to defeat our enemy, and then I'm going to make Rhoslyn mine. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Heart of a Dog

  Mikhail Bulgakov

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  A well-to-do professor working in Moscow strikes up an unlikely friendship with a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man into the dog.
  
  With a wild, but alarmingly human animal on the loose, the professor's previously respectable life becomes a nightmare beyond his imagination. A suberp satirical novel, it is also a sharp and pointed criticism of Soviet society, especially the new rich that arose after the Bolshevik revolution.

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  The Savage Hymn

  Josh Huff

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  Step into a realm where light and shadow do more than collide—they writhe, twist, and wage war like two primordial forces battling for dominion over creation itself. From the forgotten depths of the world, an ancient power long sealed in the age of chaos stirs awake once more, sending tremors through proud empires and shattering prophecies once thought eternal.This sweeping epic will carry you across kingdoms on the brink of ruin, where thrones crack beneath the weight of ambition; into cursed sanctuaries where forbidden sorcery whispers in the language of darkness; and through lands torn apart by time, where myths still breathe in the wind and the past is never truly dead.As omens of catastrophe spread like wildfire, a new legend slowly takes shape—woven from the intertwined destinies of souls who were never meant to meet. Amid war, betrayal, and secrets powerful enough to fracture the heavens themselves, they are bound by a fate both glorious and terrifying.And when the final light falters and the sky prepares to be devoured by shadow, it is this invisible bond that will decide the future of every world—whether it will blaze with rebirth or be forever consumed by an eternal night.An expansive, atmospheric tale of magic, peril, and prophecy—crafted to ignite your imagination and pull you into a cosmic struggle between forces beyond mortal comprehension.

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