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  Mrs Packletide's Tiger

  Saki Saki

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  Mrs. Packletide is determined to shoot a tiger in order to get one up on her arch rival Loona Bimberton. In a comical and at times ironic sequence of events, Mrs. Packletide finds herself at the mercy of another rival, just when she had least expected it. Hector Hugh Munro at his most witty and ironic. A masterpiece!

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  It Takes Two

  Rachel Kramer Bussel

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  It takes two to do more than just tango in Bussel's sizzling new collection of short stories . . .In It Takes Two, couples take their passion in new directions, giving free reign to their filthiest sexual fantasies. Sometimes, they pretend to be someone else, engaging in erotic role-playing that allows them to embody their most sensual side and say and do things they wouldn't in their everyday life. From BDSM encounters at Kink Camp to trying out new sex toys to outrageously filthy fetishes, glorious exhibitionism and voyeurism and sex in space, these couples find inventive ways to go wild with the one they love. No matter how well you think you know your partner, there's always something new to discover about what turns them on, as these characters find out. The erotic stories in It Takes Two are all about rekindling that intimacy and seeking out total ecstasy.Edited by the award-winning Rachel Kramer Bussel, with contributions by popular authors, including Rae Shawn, Christina Berry, and Katrina Jackson, It Takes Two is perfect to listen to alongside a special someone (or someones).Contains mature themes.

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  Dead at 44

  Anton Chekhov, D H Lawrence,...

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  Science, better diet, advanced medicines are all part of a process that in the modern age keep most of us going to a ripe old age. 
   
  In previous times some diseases could only be slowed and not defeated. There toil of relentless attack on our physical forms brought misery and decay.   
   
  Add to this that within our number some will self-destruct, demons will pursue their inner thoughts and life will be too painful to bear. Some may shuffle off the mortal coil for no discernible reason, but life will end early, they will not take up their three-score year and ten. 
   
  In this collection of short stories some of our most popular and well-known authors are grouped together with an unfortunate tag: dead at 44. 
   
  These authors are not run-of-the-mill or ten a penny; they are literary leviathans who left enduring works of literature and sadly may have left us many more had they lived. We will never know. 
   
  Death for these authors was usually due to many health issues but primarily: — 
  Anton Chekhov - Tuberculosis 
  D H Lawrence – Tuberculosis 
  F Scott Fitzgerald – Heart attack 
  Robert Louis Stevenson - Cerebral hemorrhage 
  Henry Harland – Tuberculosis 
   
  01 - Dead at 44 - An Introduction 
  02 - The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov 
  03 - Odour of Chrysanthemums by D H Lawrence 
  04 - Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald 
  05 - Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  06 - A Responsibility by Henry Harland

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  Tales From the Liminal

  S. K. Kruse

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  In this collection of curious and delightful short stories, you never know who you’re going to meet or where you’re going to end up. You can be certain, however, that you’ll always find yourself smack dab in the middle of some befuddling predicament of existence.  
  Using humor and horror, satire and allegory, fabulism and realism, Tales From the Liminal takes you for an extraordinary ride, submerging you in spaces where anything is possible, especially transformation.

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  Skinflint

  J. S. Fletcher

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  Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1935) was a British journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and nonfiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Victorian golden age of the short story.Skinflint is a bittersweet tale of an embittered middle-aged woman who has never recovered from being jilted as a young woman. Since that sorry episode she has thrown herself into the micro-management of her grocery and drapery business. Then one day she learns that her former lover is on the brink of ruin...and the memories of her youth come surging back....

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  Crash and Burn - A Sigma Force...

  James Rollins

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  From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins comes a shocking short story, where a chance mishap leads to the discovery of a weapon like no other in . . . Crash and Burn. 
  On a transatlantic flight, the two black sheep of Sigma Force—Seichan and Kowalski—must set aside their mutual dislike as a mysterious fiery force knocks their aircraft out of the sky. This unlikely duo must use every skill, weapon, and bit of ingenuity to survive a night on a remote volcanic island, where their only refuge is the haunted, bat-plagued grounds of a seemingly deserted resort. But something horrific awaits the two, something born of the latest science but rooted in our basest human instincts. To survive they will need to learn to work together—but even then, it may be too late.  
  Fans of James Rollins' Sigma Force series will not be disappointed with this thrilling short story, packed with action, survival, and a mysterious weapon unlike anything seen before. 
  HarperCollins 2024

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