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  The Fatal Folio

  Elizabeth Penney

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  After moving to Cambridge, England, Molly Kimball has found a lot to love, including—of course—her family's ancestral bookshop, Thomas Marlowe Manuscripts and Folios. And though she's not quite ready to use the "L" word when it comes to her boyfriend Kieran, she's definitely fallen for his intimidating family's library. 
   
   
   
  His family is paying her handsomely for an updated catalog when Molly discovers the original manuscript of a Gothic novel, A Fatal Folio by the pseudonymous Selwyn Scott. Kieran's cousin Oliver, a professor specializing in Gothic literature, is eager to publish a paper on the mystery—especially because a troublesome student, Thad, is threatening to file a complaint against him and prevent his long-awaited promotion. 
   
   
   
  On Guy Fawkes Night, Molly, Kieran, and her friends set out to enjoy the costumes, fireworks, and fun—at least until the group stumbles upon a prone body. It's Thad, and he's been stabbed to death. 
   
   
   
  It becomes clear Oliver isn't the only one with a motive, and Molly must once again put on a few masks of her own to sleuth out Thad's killer, prove Oliver's innocence, and discover what Selwyn's novel might have to do with this most atmospheric mystery . . .

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  Man Who Was Thursday The - A...

  G.K. Chesterton

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  "The Man Who Was Thursday" - described as a metaphysical thriller - is an stunning work of detective fiction by the great G.K. Chesterton that follows the adventures of Gabriel Syme, an undercover detective who infiltrates a secret anarchist organization known as "The Council of the Seven Days."  Run by seven men (each of whom uses a separate day of the week as their code name), Syme attempts to destroy the Council and reveal the identity of its leaders, but soon discovers the real threat is not who it originally appeared to be. A one-of-a-kind literary achievement, "The Man Who Was Thursday" is at times hilarious, thrilling, bizarre and baffling and has been a favorite of detective and mystery fans for over a century.  This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production, audio enhanced with music and sound effects.  It is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

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  Fire Horse (Metzengerstein)

  Filip Halo, Edgar Allan Poe

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  A baby is born in 1666, the year of "Fire Horse" according to Japanese tradition, at the House of Metzengerstein in an area between Royal Hungary and the territory inhabited by Transylvanian Saxons. Frederick von Metzengerstein is nurtured by his dependable servant Bela after the Baroness passes away shortly after giving birth to him. The youngster lives a pleasant life for many years until his ailing father Baron Gotfrid is forced to negotiate the future of the region with his mortal rival Baron Willhelm von Berlifitzing. Frederick experiences a nightmare inside that castle, which haunts him for years until his father's passing, at which point the young master assumes ultimate power at the age of 17. During the celebratory ceremonies for the transition of power, Baron Berlifizing dies as a result of a fire that started in the House of Berlifitzing at their stables. By some strange coincidence, that same night, a black stallion, a proper wild beast, is captured by the guards close to the Metzengerstein property. The boy falls in love with the gorgeous animal at first sight, which alteres his fate and mental state. The secret that was eating him alive since he was an infant needs to be revealed sooner than later... 
  The new version of this Edgar Allan Poe tale follows closely the events in the original, with countless added historic elements and details, not mentioned by Poe, but still in his spirit. It can speak to the modern reader or draw in new audience to the works of the great author and poet, since it is now "dirtier", sadder, more dramatic, and feels extremely realistic. The bonus features in this book are directly tied to the narrative, and the graphics will provide a glimpse into the worlds that the stories describe.

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  Savage Galahad

  Bryce Walton

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  Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton - Tons of sinuous muscle, buried in fetid Venusian slime, he knew how to survive. Equipped with an ageless brain and lightning instincts, he also knew how to die! 
  He stirred slightly, the ponderously long, yet smoothly-flowing lines of his body, trembling vaguely with the undulating rhythm of the tall pale watergrass. Dim and monstrous shadows floated past, then suddenly spurted in frenzied speed to devour or be devoured. And the dark blue tint of the swamp water browned in wavering veins of blood. 
  An alien organism had come to his world. Its strange radiations pierced his brain in waves of bizarre beauty. Its uniqueness was disturbing the long sleep he was enjoying in the warm soft slime. A being from a far world, which he read symbolized in her confused mind as EARTH. And facing certain death, she was utterly disoriented with terror. 
  She reacted mentally to his world. The name she applied to it was Venus, Planet of the Morning and that was beauty of expression. She was beauty and so were her thoughts; her world must have been of that nature, too. His world had no beauty anywhere in it; beauty would be alien here, yet he was tired of ugliness. 
  His massive brain circuit contacted hers in its subtle supersonic way, knowing everything she had known or could know, thinking as she thought, reacting as she reacted far above him where she wandered alone along the vaporous fringe of his swamp. And he suddenly realized how alien she really was, for here on his world she was like a bubble floating beneath the surface of his lake, on the edge of countless dangers, confronted by a thousand deaths, but completely unaware of their nearness or exact nature. This was not her world. It would never be a world for her species. And abruptly he wanted to see her, touch her. Touch this beautiful bubble before it burst. For he had never known beauty before, and he was hungry for it.

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  Camden - A Pittsburgh Titans Novel

  Sawyer Bennett

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  Camden Poe is the last of The Lucky Three, the surviving Pittsburgh Titans who weren’t on the team plane the night it went down. By all outward appearances, he’s adjusted to post-crash life well but inside he’s wrestling with the guilt of living. 
  The catastrophe that killed the Pittsburgh Titans changed my entire world. My teammates were more than my friends—they were my brothers. I mourned their loss with the rest of the nation but then I did as I’ve been taught… I moved on. I focused on returning to the ice with the newly rebuilt team and put the tragedy behind me. Considering the circumstances, I adjusted well. Or so I thought. Now I’m plagued by nightmares of the crash and my play has suffered as a result. Facing the possibility of losing my place on the team, I need to pull myself together and fast. 
  My buddy and linemate, Mitch Brandt died in the crash, leaving his wife Danica and son Travis behind to pick up the pieces of their shattered family. After reconnecting with Danica at a support group meeting, I find myself inexplicably drawn to helping her and her son move forward. What starts as two friends finding solace in one another following a tragedy becomes something more, leaving us both wondering if we deserve this chance. 
  I feel as if I’m walking a precarious line between a man falling for an incredible woman and a man moving in on his dead friend’s wife. But one thing is crystal clear—I’ve found a peace with Danica that I wasn’t sure I’d ever have again. Now I need to find the confidence within myself to push past the insecurities and make sure she knows how important she is to me because if I don’t, I’ll lose the one thing that makes me truly complete.

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  Guardians of the Assassins

  Stacey Brutger

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  WAR THREATENS THE PARANORMAL COMMUNITY. IF THE ASSASSINS CAN'T PREVENT THE LOOMING BATTLE, SUPERNATURALS WILL CEASE TO EXIST. 
   
   
   
  Morgan and her mates don't even have time to settle into their new home before the local wolf pack demands she turn herself over to the alphas. If she refuses, they vow to destroy everything she holds dear. 
   
   
   
  Not one to back down from a fight, she confronts them and barely manages to escape with her life. Peace in the realm is fragile, and the incident draws the wrong attention. When she and her mates come under attack, secrets in the pack surface, threatening to destroy them from within. 
   
   
   
  Refusing to give up her home without a fight, Morgan must face a trial with the odds stacked against her. Failure is not an option. As an assassin, it's her place to decide who lives and dies. If she makes one wrong choice, not only will she lose her new pack and her mates, it could annihilate the entire supernatural community. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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