Maison d'édition: NPC Comics
Shannon & Slaishe take in a MMA event, where Shannon gets her first look at “Styling” Miley Runner. What lessons can she learn by watching this flashy fighter? All the wrong ones, if you ask Slaishe!
"Aim at the Stars" is a powerful collection of emotional and inspiring short stories that explore the human mind, relationships, personal struggles, and social transformation. Authored by Sudhir James, this book contains four distinct narratives — AIM AT THE STARS, THE VILLAGE, THE YOGA GURU, and MEMORY LANE — each offering a deep and moving experience for the reader."AIM AT THE STARS" follows the story of a psychiatrist, a caring sister, and her mentally troubled brother, highlighting themes of mental illness, empathy, and healing through human connection."THE VILLAGE" combines mystery, supernatural dreams, and lost temple treasures, showing how young minds are drawn into uncovering the truth to restore cultural and spiritual heritage."THE YOGA GURU" presents the life of a former stuntman turned yoga teacher, who finds peace in teaching others and bonding with his young grandson—until a personal tragedy changes his world."MEMORY LANE" tells the tale of a retired actress who struggles with memories of unfulfilled love, but eventually finds strength and purpose in rebuilding her life with those who care for her. Each story is filled with heart, resilience, and a quiet determination to face life’s toughest realities with dignity and hope.Voir livre
Chetan Mohan, a naval engineer, was falsely implicated in a case and was convicted by the trial court without appreciating the facts Bhavika, a young lawyer got him acquitted from High Court but that took a long five years' time to conclude that Chetan was innocent. He came out of jail and started meeting all those powerful persons, whom he thought were behind his wrongful confinement. He had two queries in his mind, one, why he was arrested and two, why he didn't get justice from judicial system. Meera, a crime reporter helped him by way of exposing those powerful persons After fifteen days of his release, a dead body with mutilated face was found. On follow up, police found a suicide note written by Chetan. ACP was asked not to do the investigation, as the suicide note named a person. sitting in a powerful position. ACP was not happy. He took services of Rajbir, an SIO, posted at DRI to uncover the mystery of dead body. Rajbir started collecting the evidences discretely. Meera confronted the ACP. She on her own aggressively investigated the matter. She got the copy of suicide note and some more clues from 'a source and finally came across a document, which helped her to find the truth. Who was this source? Bhavika made a stupid mistake. What was the mistake? Did the mistake go unnoticed? What happened to those powerful persons? The plot unfolds.Voir livre
A Will to Power follows Caroline as she seeks to obtain power in her return to the Hill Country. The orphan girl who was stolen onto the plains of West Texas grows into a leader of men, bent on destroying her nightmares and everyone in them.Voir livre
Follow as teenage prodigy, John Rutledge, discovers the secrets to DNA profiling set in the near future. His discoveries could lead to changing the world as we see it now but his teenage hormones could set him back decades. Will he save the world or will he save himself?Voir livre
Brought up by a parish schoolmaster with a hidden past, Sylvia Carew dreams of a future devoid of poverty. Will she be faithful to the man she adores or will she opt for the chance at wealth and position? What lengths will she go to and when all is said and done, will she be gratified with her "happily ever after"? Romance, ambition and greed, deceit and selfishness are at the root of this sensational Victorian novel by Braddon. As usual she manages to keep us in suspense until her well constructed surprise ending.Voir livre
In 1913 suffragette Emily St John-Carstairs and her husband disappear from their South London home under mysterious circumstances. The scene shifts to 1958, where Teddy Bean, a former juggler turned private detective, is hired by Emily's sister to find her. As the story unfolds between the two decades, we follow the fortunes of an unprincipled parlour maid, an unemployed alcoholic cook and a mysterious gentleman known only as ‘Bob’, all of whom are in some way linked to Emily’s fate. Added into the mix, is the ex-juggler's schizophrenic, knife-wielding wife but what part does she play in Emily’s story?Voir livre
