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  The Moonlit Road - A murder...

  Ambrose Bierce

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  Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language.  
   
  Growing up in Koscuisko County, Indiana poverty and religion were defining features of his childhood, and he would later describe his parents as “unwashed savages” and fanatically religious, showing him little affection but always quick to punish. He came to resent religion, and his introduction to literature appears to be their only positive effect. 
   
  At age 15 Bierce left home to become a printer’s devil, mixing ink and fetching type at The Northern Indian, a small Ohio paper. Falsely accused of theft he returned to his farm and spent time sending out work in the hopes of being published. 
   
  His Uncle Lucius advised he be sent to the Kentucky Military Institute. A year later he was commissioned as an Officer.  As the Civil War started Bierce enlisted in the 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment.  
   
  In April 1862 Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh, an experience which, though terrifying, became the source of several short stories. Two years later he sustained a serious head wound and was off duty for several months. He was discharged in early 1865.  
   
  A later expedition to inspect military outposts across the Great Plains took him all the way to San Francisco. He remained there to become involved with publishing and editing and to marry, Mary Ellen on Christmas Day 1871.  They had a child, Day, the following year.  
   
  In 1872 the family moved to England for 3 years where he wrote for Fun magazine. His son, Leigh, was born, and first book, ‘The Fiend’s Delight’, was published. 
  They returned to San Francisco and to work for a number of papers where he gained admiration for his crime reporting. In 1887 he began a column at the William Randolph Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner.  
   
  Bierce’s marriage fell apart when he discovered compromising letters to his wife from a secret admirer. The following year, 1889 his son Day committed suicide, depressed by romantic rejection. 
   
  In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’.  Success and further works including poetry followed.  
   
  Bierce with Hearst’s resources helped uncover a financial plot by a railroad to turn 130 million dollars of loans into a handout. Confronted by the railroad and asked to name his price Bierce answered “my price is $130 million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States”.  
   
  He now began his first foray as a fabulist, publishing ‘Fantastic Fables’ in 1899.  But tragedy again struck two years later when his second son Leigh died of pneumonia relating to his alcoholism. 
   
  He continued to write short stories and poetry and also published ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’.  
   
  At the age of 71, in 1913 Bierce departed from Washington, D.C., for a tour of the battlefields where he had fought during the civil war. At the city of Chihuahua he wrote his last known communication, a letter to a friend. It’s closing words were “as to me, I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination,” Ambrose Bierce then vanished without trace.

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  If Wishes Were Horses

  Sally Joan Cook

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  This story tells of a powerful older woman who has maintained her life through the war years and beyond via her love of reading and poetry. But 88 year old Harriet is something of an enigma even to her daughters and granddaughter. Unusual events happen during this tale of love and loss  even beyond Harriet's eventual death.

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  Her Last Whisper (A Rachel Gift...

  Blake Pierce

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  As ancient plagues seem to rise from the past, FBI Agent Rachel Gift faces a twisted adversary obsessed with archaic medicine. Can she race against time to stop a killer with a morbid fascination for repeating history?
  
   “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.”
  —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone)
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  HER LAST WHISPER (A Rachel Gift FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #14 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.
  
  FBI Agent Rachel Gift, 33, unparalleled for her ability to enter the minds of serial killers, is a rising star in the Behavioral Crimes Unit—until a routine doctor visit reveals she has but a few months left to live.
  
  Not wishing to burden others with her pain, Rachel decides, agonizing as it is, not to tell anyone—not even her boss, her partner, her husband, or her seven-year-old daughter. She wants to go down fighting, and to take as many serial killers with her as she can, but she can feel herself slipping.
  
  While investigating the murders, a hospice worker recognizes the tired look in Rachel’s eye. She can’t hide her condition anymore and she knows it. 
  
  It is time to confess her truth—but not before she catches her last killer.
  
  A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the RACHEL GIFT series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.
  
  Future books in this series will soon be available!
  
  “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!”
  —Reader review (Her Last Wish)
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  “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!”
  —Reader review (City of Prey)
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  “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.”
  —Reader review (City of Prey)
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  “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!”
  —Reader review (Girl, Alone)
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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 236 thru 240 -...

  Clifford D. Simak, Alan E....

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 236 thru 240 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakDerelict by Alan E. NourseMoon of Memory by Bryce WaltonThe Man Who Killed the World by Ray CummingsThe Masked World by Jack Williamson

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  To Please a Princess

  Cara Maxwell

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  One exotic princess sick of being put upon a pedestal . . . plus a grumpy ex-gentleman focused on his career to the exclusion of all else . . . equals a wild mystery romance peppered with passion and subterfuge. 
   
   
   
  No one is more untouchable than a princess . . . 
   
   
   
  Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Alvaria joins her father the King for an illustrious visit to Royal Ascot hoping for just two things—a break from the strictures of the royal court and a bit of adventure. 
   
   
   
  But that cannot stop him from wanting her . . . 
   
   
   
  Samuel Thorne has made a career of uncovering the dark underside of London's haute ton. He enjoys subverting the society that burned him so badly. But Alexandra is from a whole other world—and when she enters his, she immediately turns it upside down. 
   
   
   
  But the very investigation that brings two lovers together may also be the one that tears them apart. If they survive this case, will they be able to put aside their enormously different social castes and give their love a chance?

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  Spanking Domestic Discipline -...

  Daniel P

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  Lily knows exactly what she's doing. 
  She slips into her favorite dress, skips the underwear… and dares to use her husband's credit card without permission. Why? She wants more than just attention. She wants the consequences. 
  Max never has to raise his voice. His authority is calm, firm, and impossible to resist. In their home, the rules are clear: when Lily disobeys, spankings are swift and certain. 
  This story explores a relationship where discipline is part of the desire. Where obedience is rewarded… and disobedience is punished. With a strong focus on consensual spanking and the pleasure that comes from surrender, this is a read that doesn't hold back. 
  Perfect for readers who enjoy power dynamics, sensual punishment, and the kind of tension that burns in every correction. 
  She breaks the rules. He sets the limits. And they both enjoy it more than they should. 
  Note: All characters are consenting adults.

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