Publisher: Classica Libris
Early Oppenheim, still Victorian in sensibility, but starts with a car crash. Twins Anna and Annabel, role-swapping, assorted hopeful swains, shooting…
A tragic accident, a missing fiancé . . . and a buried truth that refuses to stay hidden.When a high school band trip ends in tragedy, Sue Jaworski steps in to comfort her friend and fellow garden club member, Ruth, whose nephew was among the victims. But while visiting Ruth's home, something unusual catches Sue's attention: a set of oil paintings identical to ones she recently bought at Trinkets and Treasures. The artist? Ruth's fiancé, who vanished without a trace forty years ago.Intrigued, Sue shares the discovery with her granddaughter Jessica, who insists on showing her the actual landscape that inspired the artwork. But the picturesque setting hides a dangerous secret—it rests atop an unstable, long-abandoned coal mine.As Sue and her husband Alan, Aspen Notch's police chief, dig into the past, they uncover a decades-old cover-up involving the town's shady bylaws, a powerful mining company, and a silence bought at great cost. Then Jessica goes missing . . . and Sue realizes some secrets were never meant to stay buried.Show book
Hannah wants nothing more than to pay off her bond and live free, but her patron has other ideas and centuries to keep her. Body and soul.After a planet-killing asteroid, humanity has to huddle under shelters and live in the dimmest of places. A year of brutal survival and the breakdown of society leave Hannah less than hopeful of her prospects in the new world.A message in the darkness offers a lifeline to those who wish to leave Earth to be bonded servants to alien masters. For most, the price of their bond will be labour, but for Hannah, it turns into something else.With a stunningly high sensuality rating, she is a prime sexual bondservant and the bidding for her services ends with an amount that breaks records.Her patron is a male with wings who belongs to a species that does more than need sex; they consume it.Mero only needs to look at her, and he is hungrier than he has ever been.Show book
With her aging grandfather on his deathbed and not expected by his doctors to live for more than two or three months, it comes as little comfort to the beautiful Gytha Sullivan that he has made her the heiress to his considerable fortune. What is much worse is Sir Robert Sullivan’s fear that she will be seduced by some ‘smarmy fortune-hunter’, who will squander her inheritance.And this deep concern of his makes him insist that she marries one or other of her two loathsome cousins, Vincent and Jonathan, who will do anything to take his fortune for themselves.Desperate to escape from this terrible fate, Gytha goes to visit the Master of the neighbouring estate, the dashingly handsome Lord Locke, whose life her father once saved in the War against Napoleon, and beseeches him to, in turn, save her by becoming engaged to her, thereby making a forced marriage to either of her cousins impossible. Appalled by the poor girl’s plight his Lordship agrees much to the anger of Gytha’s family and his exotic lover the entrancing Princess Zuleika. Little does Lord Locke know that, as he gains a false fiancée, he is truly about to lose his heart!Show book
Dr Watson takes Sherlock Holmes into the country to recover from exhaustion, unwittingly leading them into a new case of murder involving the Reigate Squire. First published in 1893 and collected as part of "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". Narrated by Robin Reads.Show book
Unleashed by rejection, hunted by shifters. Maya and Cay are no strangers to the secrets that lurk in the shadows, but as darkness engulfs their world, they find themselves thrust into a perilous journey. Amidst the throes of grief and the pressure of final exams, Fate reveals its twisted hand… Enigmatic twin girls, shapeshifting beings, hailing from the heart of the Earth, their thirst for power and will stop at nothing to annihilate a rare Starseed like Maya. Their insidious influence permeates Maya's school and town, spreading a malevolent spirit that taints everything it touches. The twins seek to sever the celestial bond between Maya and Cay, capturing the souls of unsuspecting humans along the way. Outnumbered and on the precipice of a battle for survival, Maya and Cay stand undeterred. Armed with an unyielding love, they vow to protect Earth and its inhabitants at all costs. Their resolve carries them into a cataclysmic clash, where they face adversaries who will stop at nothing to extinguish their very souls. In this electrifying tale of paranormal romance, Maya and Cay navigate treacherous terrain, risking everything for a world on the brink of destruction. Can their love withstand the onslaught of darkness? Fans of Michelle Madow, Jen L Grey and Twilight, will love the urban fantasy/ paranormal romance dark magical adventure series by Olivia Hillier. Scroll up and one click to conjure this epic urban fantasy/ paranormal romance to your ereader today! The Shadow & Shifter series Book 1: Starseed Book 2: Quintessence Book 3: Firelight Book 4: Terraform Book 5: Awakening Book 6: Souls FateShow book
🌑 Powerful sorceress Seraphina made a desperate bargain with a shadow demon to save her kingdom, offering her magical servitude in exchange for protection. For years, she's maintained an uneasy alliance with the enigmatic shadow entity known only as Nyx, who appears to her as a devastatingly handsome man woven from darkness and starlight. When a rival sorcerer discovers their pact and threatens to expose Seraphina's forbidden magic, she and Nyx must pose as lovers to maintain their cover at the royal court. But their fake relationship ignites into a dangerous, all-consuming passion that blurs the lines between master and servant, human and demon. As ancient enemies emerge from the shadows and a magical war looms, Seraphina discovers Nyx is more than just a demon—he's a fallen star with his own tragic past and a heart that beats only for her. But their love could unravel the very fabric of magic itself, forcing Seraphina to choose between saving her kingdom and saving the shadow creature who has become her soulmate.Show book
