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  The Telegram - A mothers death...

  Violet Hunt

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  Isobel Violet Hunt was born on 28th September 1862 in Durham. As a young child her family moved to London and Hunt was brought up amongst the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists.   
   
  As a writer she was comfortable and talented enough to write across several forms including short stories, novels, memoir, and biography. Her novels are excellent examples of New Woman fiction and help illustrate her activities fighting for and promoting better rights for women. 
   
  Although she remained unmarried she had lovers as notable as Somerset Maugham, H G Wells and Ford Maddox Ford, the latter whom she lived with for a number of years. 
   
  Her collections of supernatural short stories contain much of her best work and despite her considerable talents and literary output her reputation rests both on the literary salons she held at her home in Campden Hill, where the very best of literary society attended, and for her founding of the Women Writers' Suffrage League in 1908 and her participation in the founding of International PEN in 1921. 
   
  Violet Hunt died of pneumonia at her home in Campden Hill on 16th January 1942. She was 79 and is buried at Brookwood Cemetery. 
   
  Once more Hunt takes a common occurrence, the delivery of a telegram, as the stepping off point for a woman to question whether she should get married, but fate has not yet dealt its final hand.

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  Scrunch - Twin Dogs

  Pascal Ringstahl

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  **Scrunch - A thriller between science fiction, fantasy and horror**    Immerse yourself in the breathtaking rollercoaster ride of the story of *Scrunch*, which begins cosily at first, only to end in a frenzied crash. After a supposedly idyllic visit to the fair and a sunny Saturday morning, the protagonist Sandra and her family experience a fatal moment of decision: a shopping spree or a walk in the woods? The choice in favour of the latter leads to an unforeseeable tragedy when a deadly threat from twin dogs suddenly arises.    The memorable sound of the title "Scrunch" - crunch, crush - symbolises the terrifying turn the family's lives take. Together they must face the danger and survive the sinister threat. But is it really all just coincidence, or is there more to the mysterious events?    What begins as a normal family story quickly turns out to be a gripping thriller with surprising elements of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Let yourself be swept away by *Scrunch* and experience how a seemingly ordinary situation is transformed into a scary and exciting journey into the unknown. The story takes the reader through highs and lows, with an unforgettable finale that isn't over until it's over!

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  The Honey Trap

  Patrick Sheane Duncan

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  Twentysomething Pru seems like a girl on the straight and narrow. She takes in stray and abused animals and is studying to be a veterinarian. But college is so expensive these days, so she has to work her way using her talents as a conwoman. Fleecing dirty old men, using the dark web, and a variation on that old swindle, the Honey Trap. 
  Luring the potential pedophiles online with her youthful look, she meets and drugs them, taking their valuables and selling them on the Los Angeles black market. It's a living; buys kibble, and pays tuition. Besides, she figures this is what the bastards get for trying to have sex with underage girls. Right? Right. 
  But then one of the suckers turns out to be a fellow predator, of the most heinous kind. 
  During the ill-fated encounter, a serial killer turns the tables on Pru and nearly adds her to his collection of young female victims, tortured and then killed. She is barely able to escape. But this deadly experience is not over. The killer, now that he has met her, is a fan. Somehow he sees Pru as a fellow traveler and wants her to witness his next murderous plan, step by step. 
  Pru tries to evade the twisted courtship, but when she refuses, the killer takes the game to her doorstep—with deadly results. Pru now has to take down this cold-blooded enemy on her own. Using every trick she has learned on the mean streets she goes after him. At the same time she is forced to dredge up a host of dark, long-buried secrets of her own.

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  Zervan - Birth and Death Unknown

  Yasin Güneş

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  Twelve people living in the Village That Does Not Accept Guests were brutally murdered on a snowy winter night. According to rumors among the people of the town to which the village is affiliated, the reason for the murders is a grave located in the Karasu Forest in the north of the village. A grave with the words "Grandfather whose birth and death are unknown" written on it... According to some, the people of the village were under the influence of the curse of the grave. According to another rumor, which is not very strong; The villagers are hiding something in this grave, whose identity is unknown and perhaps does not even belong to a living being. Therefore; The hidden secret was revealed by someone else, and as a result, the villagers were killed.

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  Waite on the Hero's Journey The...

  John Campbell

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  Harmon Waite has been tricked by the devil and fed to a dragon—Twice! 
  The first time he got away by putting out the dragon’s eye with his living blade. Now, that devil has marooned him in a distant world. To get back home, Harmon has to endure a planet-wide storm, acid-spitting white worms, and of course, a big, bad, majorly pissed-off, one-eyed dragon. 
  Before it's over, he’ll have to survive even more impossible odds—a faceoff with Satan himself!

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  Dracula

  Bram Stoker

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  "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is a timeless masterpiece of Gothic literature, weaving a chilling tale of horror and suspense. Set against the backdrop of nineteenth century Transylvania and Victorian England, the story unfolds through the eyes of young solicitor Jonathan Harker as he visits the mysterious Castle Dracula. Unbeknownst to Harker, his host, Count Dracula, is a centuries-old vampire with malevolent intentions. As Dracula makes his way to England, leaving a trail of darkness and despair, Harker, alongside Mina, his fiancée, and a band of brave souls led by Professor Van Helsing, must confront the supernatural forces gathering against them. "Dracula" explores themes of love, courage, and the struggle between modern science and ancient superstitions. This gripping novel will transport readers into a world where the stakes are life and death, and where the shadow of the vampire looms over every page.

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