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The remote forests of Scotland are hiding a terrible creature, who is supposedly only to be roaming the forests of West Virginia. Nobody can really tell where it originates from. Only the name, that it bears may or may not reveal some of its mystery. Hence, be prepared to meet the Sheepsquatch, an amazing but at the same time terrifying cryptid!
Would you make a deal to be used by a unicorn . . . and his herd? I've got a secret and I haven't told a soul: I'm pregnant to my deadbeat ex-husband and thousands of dollars in debt. So when the chance comes up to become an escort with Monstrous Deals, I jump at it. After all, it sounds like my dream job. I wear pretty lingerie, I flirt and serve drinks, and the perks are I can play with a whole herd of unicorns if I want to? Sign me up! I'm in my ho era, OK. Gotta have fun while I can. Only one of the herd won't stop watching me. Stirling is big and strong and hung like a horse! During the party he makes my pleasure the main attraction and I'm absolutely swooning. But when he tells me I'm his bond mate and he wants me to join his herd, I run a mile. I'm not looking for anything serious. Not again. Besides, there's no way he'll stick around when he learns my secret. Contains mature themes.Ver libro
The BRAND NEW utterly gripping historical novel from NUMBER ONE bestseller Louise Douglas 🗝️📚 Inspired by an incredible true story!Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Lucinda Riley and Jane Eyre ✨ 1864, Bristol, England The seamstress is found in the darkened docks, floating, silenced. Those who found her are sure it must be a tragic accident, probably the result of too many drinks in a nearby public house. But journalist Nelly Brooks recognises the dead woman immediately – Nelly has her emerald shawl in her bag. Because they had met just one day before, when the seamstress had begged Nelly to investigate the death of the woman who’d given her that same shawl – a wealthy man’s wife. Nelly had tried to insist that her job at the newspaper is only meant to be writing about the best ways to darn a sock or to decorate a drawing room. She’s not meant to actually investigate anything. That’s a job for a man. But the seamstress trusted her, and Nelly knows she must find out the truth. Even though her investigation will bring her up against the great and the good of the city; with connections that go as high as the crown. And she will have nothing but her wits to ensure she does not become a murderous man’s next victim… Bestselling author Louise Douglas returns with darkly gothic historical novel of love, murder, madness and secrets!Readers love The Emerald Shawl: ‘This atmospheric Victorian mystery pulls you in from the first page right through until the cracking conclusion. A brilliant read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rachel Burton, author ‘An evocative, gothic tale of a feisty pioneering journalist taking on both the murky underworld of Victorian Bristol and the era’s restrictions on women's lives. Louise Douglas’ writing envelops you in swirling mist and unseen menace.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Victoria Scott, author ‘A beautifully crafted and compelling mystery, I was completely hooked. Definitely a five star read!' Clare Marchant ‘Oh my goodness, what a read – such a gripping story, wonderfully told – I honestly loved every moment... If historical and gothic are things that whet your appetite, with a substantial slice of excitement and danger, this is a book you’re going to love… Most definitely one of my books of the year.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Words cannot describe what I felt for this work of art that this novel is… a brilliant Victorian Era mystery… I was on the edge of my seat many times.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘An absolutely terrific read… I read on long after I should have been in the land of nod and couldn’t wait to continue the next day. A beautiful read, well written with a great cast of characters and a firm storyline. Highly recommended and most definitely meriting all five glowing stars.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A superb novel full of mystery, suspense and investigative charm… The author’s writing is so atmospheric… A real page-turner… I loved it.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘A great murder mystery that is steeped in danger, drama, and mysticism… Descriptive and intriguing. It captivates from the beginning… Had all my favourite things. Emotions, history, drama, romance, danger… I mean, what more can a reader ask for?’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewVer libro
THE TRUE STORY OF THE BRONTË SISTERS AS ONLY TIM POWERS COULD WRITE IT. This is a ghost story. It is a story about werewolves, and things that go bump in the night. It is a story of an ill-fated land, the pathless moors of Northern England so well chronicled in Wuthering Heights. And it is the story of a real family whose destiny it is to deal with this darkly glamorous and dangerous world. When young Emily Brontë helps a wounded man she finds at the foot of an ancient pagan shrine in the remote Yorkshire moors, her life becomes contentiously entwined with his. He is Alcuin Curzon, embittered member of a sect working to eradicate the resurgent plague of lycanthropy in Europe and northern England. But Emily’s father, curate of the Haworth village church, is responsible for having unwittingly brought a demonic werewolf god to Yorkshire forty years ago—and it is taking possession of Emily’s beloved but foolish and dissolute brother. Curzon must regard Emily’s family as a dire threat. In spite of being at deadly odds, Emily and Curzon find themselves thrown together in fighting werewolves, confronting pagan gods, even saving each other from the lures of moorland demons. And in a final battle that sweeps from the haunted village of Haworth to a monstrous shrine far out on the moors, the two of them must be reluctant allies against an ancient power that seems likely to take their souls as well as their lives.Ver libro
Some stories were never meant to fade… Step into a world where ancient folklore refuses to stay buried. In Echoes of the Old World, five chilling tales bring forgotten legends into the modern age—where curiosity awakens something far darker than imagination. 🌲 A group of teenagers enters whispering woods that seem to call them by name… 🌉 A lone traveler discovers a bridge where the past still screams… ⏰ A cursed clock ticks in perfect rhythm with death itself… 🏚️ An abandoned asylum reveals the voices it was never meant to keep… 🎭 And a mysterious mask forces one woman to confront truths she can’t escape… Each story pulls you deeper into a haunting reality where myth and modern life collide—and where every legend carries a price. If you’re drawn to eerie atmospheres, psychological tension, and folklore that feels disturbingly real, this collection will stay with you long after the final word. Listen… if you dare.Ver libro
Charles Dickens created the story A Christmas Carol known the world over as the story that helped create the modern Christmas season and in doing so gave the world one of the most recognized characters in literature, the miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge. It was first published in 1843. It became an instant hit and has since become one of the world's most beloved Christmas classics. Kevin Hayes The Story-Man brings Charles Dickens' magical story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his visiting Christmas spirits to life in this audiobook version. You may recognize Kevin Hayes The Story-Man from the Nightly Bedtime Story Podcast. Thousands of children and adults from all over the world listen as he tells them a Bedtime Story every night. You can now enjoy his storytelling as he narrates this audiobook version of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol. If you are not familiar with the beloved Christmas classic, A Christmas Carol, it is about a miserly, grouchy, mean old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. He is visited by several spirits, one by one, on Christmas Eve that show him how his life will be if he continues being the unpleasant, greedy man that he has chosen to be and in doing so they help him see how he needs to change. We hope you enjoy this wonderful Christmas classic from Charles Dickens and Kevin Hayes The Story-Man. We wish you a very merry Christmas and as Tiny Tim said, " God bless us every one".Ver libro
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.Ver libro
