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  A Slav Soul - From their pens to...

  Alexander Kuprin

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  Alexander Kuprin was born in Narovchat, Penza in Russia on 7th September 1870. 
  At 3 his Father died and he and mother moved to Moscow. By 10 he was enrolled at the Second Moscow Military High School and there his interest in literature began. The Alexander Military Academy followed and two years later he was a sub-lieutenant and posted to an Infantry Regiment for a further four years. 
  Despite his duties he was a now a keen writer and published his first short story at this time. His military duties also garnered him experiences for his breakthrough work ‘The Duel’.  Leaving the military he left for Kiev to work for local newspapers.  He continued to publish both stories and novels and by 1901 he was in St Petersburg becoming part of a group that included Chekhov, Ivan Bunin, Maxim Gorky and Leonid Andreyev.  
  In the years that followed further controversial works and acclaim followed.  His comments on the regime meant he was also put under secret police surveillance.   
  As World War I erupted, Kuprin opened a military hospital but was then given command of an infantry company in Finland. He was soon discharged on grounds of ill health.  
  The October Revolution saw him praise Lenin, but he warned that the Bolsheviks threatened Russian culture and might cause further widespread suffering to the peasants.  As Civil War raged he took his family to Helsinki and then on to Paris. 
  Exile saw his talents decline further and his succumbing to alcoholism. He became lonely and withdrawn. The family's poverty increased his malaise.   
  In May 1937, the Kuprin’s returned to Moscow.  He now saw his work published but wrote almost nothing new.  In 1938 his health rapidly deteriorated.  Already suffering from a kidney problems and sclerosis, he had now developed cancer of the oesophagus.  
  Alexander Kuprin died on 25th August 1938.

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  The Infernal Age - Demon Gate

  Anonym

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  The end of technology and maybe of humanity itself.  Demons (and magic) unleashed upon the Earth. 
  The Mist meets a gritty prequel to The Elfstones of Shannara, The Infernal Age is a nail-biting take on the death of the modern world and the birth of something darker. 
  Gabriel, an ex-soldier-turned-project-manager with anger issues, is sent to a small town in New Mexico and charged with keeping a failed government experiment secret and stable. There he meets Tam, an oddly philosophical scientist, but as they settle into a bantering friendship, things go catastrophically wrong.  
  As the containment fails, the truth is revealed - the experiment has punched a hole through to another reality allowing demon-like aliens to pass through, bringing their realm’s laws of physics with them. The creatures rampage as all technology fails and many people begin to sicken and die. The duo meets the traumatized but resilient Ripley and together they embark on a quest to get vital data to the experiment’s authors. As they travel together, battle demons, give aid to some survivors and fight others, each of them realizes that they are manifesting unsettling powers which, while helping them, also threaten to estrange them from their humanity.  
  An apocalyptic blend of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, The Infernal Age - Demon Gate is book one of a debut series by author Anson Joaquín. Join Gabriel, Tam, and Ripley as they are confronted by the end of the world they knew and start their quest to set things right, or failing that, at least to stay alive… and stay human. 
  A Kirkus “Get It” selection and a Book Life Editor’s Pick

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  Bride of Wolffang

  JS Williams

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  When Harper Deveraugh flies to San Francisco to visit her half-brother Michael, she never expects her world to turn upside down. She’s barely off the plane before she meets Laken Howlkind—a mysterious and captivating man who seems to spark something primal in her. What Harper doesn’t know is that Laken is more than just Michael’s best friend—he’s the Alpha of the San Francisco Area werewolf pack. 
  With Michael secretly battling terminal cancer, he has one final request: that Laken marry Harper to ensure she’s cared for after he’s gone. The last thing Harper expected was an arranged marriage to a stranger. 
  As Harper navigates grief, a forced marriage, and her deepening feelings for Laken, she begins to sense something is different about the man she’s been bound to. But Laken harbors a secret that could change everything: he’s a werewolf and she is now part of his world. 
  A captivating blend of romance, fate, and supernatural secrets, Bride of Wolffang is the heart-pounding beginning to a saga about love that transcends the human world. 
  Content Warning: This is a sensual/steamy romance and contains intimate scenes with some descriptive language.

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  Angel at Large - The Chronicles...

  T. L. Ryder

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  Saddle Up for a Wild Ride with Billy Bob, Texas's Own Angel of Death! 
  Forget everything you think you know about the Grim Reaper. In the heart of Texas, there's an Angel of Death with a Stetson and a heart of gold (mostly). Meet William Robert Travis, better known to his friends as Billy Bob. He's been riding the dusty trails of Texas history for centuries, guiding souls to meet the Maker in the hereafter. 
  Billy Bob's got a knack for bending the cosmic guidelines when he believes it's the right thing to do. Whether it's a battlefield, a dusty cattle drive, or a bustling boomtown, Billy Bob is there. With his feisty white horse, Bone, and his two loyal hound dogs, Skip and Clem, by his side, he rarely loses a soul to the Abyss. 
  As Billy Bob collects souls and rights wrongs, he makes unexpected friends, navigates the quirky challenges of human existence, and sometimes has to answer to his exasperated celestial supervisor, Grim. And just when you think you know Billy Bob, he appears as Billie, the White Lady, who surprises you with her legendary escapades. 
  Join Billy Bob as he weaves through the vibrant tapestry of Texas's past, proving that even an Angel of Death can be a maverick spirit. 
  Ready to meet Billy Bob? Listen to his adventures now!

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  Annabel: A Victorian Erotic...

  Julian Fortman

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  She was meant to be a transaction. He decided to make her his desire. 
  For Lord Edmund, marriage to Lady Annabel is nothing but a strategic move — a flawless arrangement to further his political ambitions. Innocent, obedient, and schooled in rigid propriety, she is the perfect façade. But the moment he sees not just fear, but quiet curiosity in her eyes, cold calculation begins to give way to something far more dangerous. 
  He will be her first man. 
  Her only tutor in the secrets of the marital bed. 
  He will teach her body to respond to his touch — and her soul to yearn for more. 
  Raised in a world of silence and shame, Annabel is unprepared for the temptations that await behind the closed door of the bedchamber. Every caress becomes a forbidden lesson. Every whispered word — a sweet poison unraveling everything she thought she knew. 
  But the longer this dangerous game of seduction plays out, the blurrier the lines become. 
  Who is the teacher now, and who the willing pupil? 
  And what happens when a man who sought only power discovers his own heart held captive by the very woman he awakened? 
  A story of sensual awakening, forbidden desire, and love that arrives when least expected — 
  where even the strictest rules exist only to be broken.

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  All of Your Dreams Will Come...

  John Wayne Comunale

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  The culling took most of the men from Cochran Texas away to a dusty old town that exists between this plane and the next called Cocytus. Run by a maniacal power-hungry man named Lycus and his adopted proté gé daughter Alastor, he conducts chaos with the help of a group of bandits called Calamity Three. His goal: tip the cosmic scales to bring the Void crashing into the world and claim the place of power to which he believes he is owed. Loyalty is a flimsy commodity in Cocytus, and with Behemoth rushing from the celestial abyss to heed a distant call this small Texas town nestled somewhere between here and hell has no idea what's in store.

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