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  The Sinister Cabaret

  John Herdman

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  An Edinburgh advocate experiences humiliation and terror in a surreal Scottish Highland adventure.
  
  Donald Humbie, leaving behind his career and his wife in Edinburgh, heads north to familiar places for a short break. Unfortunately, the familiar places have become unfamiliar and increasingly hostile.
  
  Each setting, each character, each event is an unsettling side-step away from normality in a dark, surreal landscape that has Donald fleeing manically around the country. Fearing that his wife has been abducted, he seeks out MacNucator, a private detective, to find her.
  
  Meanwhile the Sinister Cabaret, led by the strange and unfathomable Mr Motion, pursues him relentlessly.
  
  John Herdman's characters inhabit a dark universe illuminated by his profoundly laconic wit. In the Sinister Cabaret he continues the exploration of extreme states of mind and ambiguous interior worlds with the Gothic imagination, which has led critics to compare him with James Hogg and R L Stevenson.
  
  Gothic, surreal, and type Jungian to the max, this hypnagogic novel from John Herdman will take you to the edge of reason.
  
  "The narrative combines a series of journeys and encounters, an atmosphere compounded of nightmare, comedy and erudition, which is uniquely Herdman... There is a quality of surreal experience, comic nastiness, metaphysical horror ... the always gripping narrative becomes intense and moving."An Edinburgh advocate experiences humiliation and terror in a surreal Scottish Highland adventure.
  Donald Humbie, an Edinburgh advocate of every kind of substance, undergoes an interior experience of humiliation and terror, totally losing his way in a surreal Scottish Highland adventure.
  
  Donald Humbie, leaving behind his career and his wife in Edinburgh, heads north to familiar places for a short break. Unfortunately, the familiar places have become unfamiliar and increasingly hostile.
  
  Each setting, each character, each event is an unsettling side-step away from normality in a dark, surreal landscape that has Donald fleeing manically around the country. Fearing that his wife has been abducted, he seeks out MacNucator, a private detective, to find her.
  
  Meanwhile the Sinister Cabaret, led by the strange and unfathomable Mr Motion, pursues him relentlessly.
  
  John Herdman's characters inhabit a dark universe illuminated by his profoundly laconic wit. In the Sinister Cabaret he continues the exploration of extreme states of mind and ambiguous interior worlds with the Gothic imagination, which has led critics to compare him with James Hogg and R L Stevenson.
  
  Gothic, surreal, and type Jungian to the max, this hypnagogic novel from John Herdman will take you to the edge of reason.
  
  "The narrative combines a series of journeys and encounters, an atmosphere compounded of nightmare, comedy and erudition, which is uniquely Herdman... There is a quality of surreal experience, comic nastiness, metaphysical horror ... the always gripping narrative becomes intense and moving."
  Isobel Murray, The Herald & Scottish Studies Review

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  Return of the Living Proof

  Michelle L. Levigne

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  What do a pregnant, shape-changing, interdimensional visitor, a questionable summer job at an even more questionable new business, a college life sciences project, and returning nemeses have to do with finally finding out what happened to Charlie and Rainbow Zephyr? 
    
  That's what Lanie and her growing team of allies are trying to figure out. 
  Cerb is back, with Loralee, the "girl" of his dreams -- both of them stuck in dog shape while on Earth -- and looking forward to a "blessed event." Instead of suffering cravings, Loralee digs up Lanie's yard, in her sleep, uncovering jewels and bones and trouble. 
    
  Then there are strange visions that result from unwise exploration of Black Water Pool and Jinx's pond. Both are off-limits spots in the quarries that have been seriously and strangely affected by past magic. And Senior Prank Night escapades. 
    
  When magically altered water seems to open a doorway to view the past, Lanie and her brothers take advantage of a chance to figure out what happened to their parents in Bermuda, going on two years ago. The question is if they're preparing to rescue their parents -- or if they are the cause of the mystery after all.

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  Anaxiunara: (Book II) - Child of...

  David DeRosa

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  Jo Lee is the greatest swordsman that ever lived. His lover is the greatest wizard the world has ever known. When Jo Lee disappears Anna struggles with emotions that are foreign to her. Grief, anxiety, apprehension; what does a dragon know of these? In this sequel the spark of an old war is rekindled. Reckless wizards believe that they should rule the human realms. They threaten a world that is shared by older races (Elves and Dwarves). The Elders remain poised to destroy the threat that is Humanity.Jo Lee Validad could end this war before it starts and placate the elder races. But even the Great One, Anaxiunara cannot find him. Her lover is abducted. She is beside herself with grief. Who would tempt the wrath of one so powerful as she?Anaxiunara struggles with self-imposed restrictions. Love is a powerful magic. To know this magic she has made herself human. A side effect of being human, she has forgotten how to be a dragon.

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  The Lady's Maid

  Katherine Mansfield

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  "The Lady’s Maid" is a story by Katherine Mansfield: Eleven o’clock. A knock at the door... I hope I haven’t disturbed you, madam. You weren’t asleep - were you? But I’ve just given my lady her tea, and there was such a nice cup over, I thought, perhaps...

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  The Second Course

  Isabella Moretti

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  A talented chef, a lavish wedding, and a fateful encounter—all sparked by a single menu. 
  She had everything: a stable job at her family’s restaurant, a long-term relationship, and a carefully planned future. But then, he walked in—charming, mysterious, and utterly cynical about love. What started as a casual conversation soon turned into an undeniable connection, despite the fact that their families were sworn rivals in the restaurant business. 
  A year later, her world has fallen apart. She’s lost her job, her closest relationships, and her sense of direction. When she gets the chance to attend a prestigious culinary event in his hometown, she seizes it—not just for her career but to confront the one person who made her feel something real. But what if he only wants to keep his distance?

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  The Castle of Fear

  Barbara Cartland

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  Bored by endless balls and dull dance companions her stepmother forces her to entertain, Tatika feels trapped - trapped by society norms and the inevitable marriage to the odious and terrifying Lord Crowley. But what was she to do as she is faced with the prospect of marriage to a man twice her age, or the beating she will receive, if she refuses? To escape, Tatika runs away to Scotland, and under an assumed name becomes a paid companion to the Dowager Duchess of Strathcraig at Castle Craig. But despite her freedom, the Castle is surrounded by mysteries and whisperings of murder, which would soon put her life at risk. How Tatika discovers the secrets of the Castle, how she finally escapes the clutches of the despicable Lord Crowley and how her fear turns to love, are all told in this thrilling Scottish adventure.  

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