Publisher: Burton Books
Translated from the original Sanskrit by Richard Francis Burton, these ancient Indian folk tales will entertain modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.
In a world where the Corporation controls everything, one girl dares challenge the rules that have forever governed her life… Seventeen-year-old Karis Singh's little brother is dying and the Corporation's Analysis has concluded that he's not worth saving. One thing is stopping her from going into the city and stealing the medicine herself—the tattooed Mark that physically bars her from entering. The only way around that is to get it altered in the Black Market— an act that carries the possibility of a horrific and slow death— but will guarantee her the access she needs. Willing to do whatever it takes, she accepts the help of the mysterious Ethan, a boy with an agenda of his own and who knows too much about the enemy. As her time in the city passes, dark secrets are uncovered about the Corporation and what really happened to her brother. When the tables turn and the stakes get higher, Karis is forced to align herself with the deadliest beast of all, risking everything in order to save her brother. Now, the most treacherous part of Karis' plan is staying alive long enough to make it back home.Show book
This audiobook is an independent and unofficial overview, created solely for educational and informational purposes. It is not associated with, authorized by, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. In a secluded estate shrouded in mist and secrets, a young woman is drawn into a chilling mystery after the sudden death of a reclusive billionaire. As strange occurrences escalate and whispers from the past resurface, she must uncover the truth hidden within the mansion’s haunted halls. But some secrets were meant to stay buried—and someone will do anything to keep them that way. Phantom Whispers is a gripping tale of suspense, betrayal, and the unseen forces that bind the living to the dead.Show book
In the new Cheese Shop Mystery from the Agatha Award–winning author of As Gouda as Dead, an extra-sharp tongued cheese critic is cut down during a summer cheese festival. It’s time for the annual Cheese Festival in Providence, Ohio, and Charlotte Bessette’s cheese shop is packed with homemade specialties. Meanwhile, her friend Erin is prepping her dairy farm and inn for cheese makers, marketers, journalists, and one surprise guest—Lara Berry, pretentious cheese whiz, pompous bestselling author, and pungent critic whose extra sharp tongue can crumble a reputation. Even though any love for Lara by her friends curdled long ago, Charlotte is surprised when the foodie is smothered to death in her room at Erin’s inn. Accusations start flying, but the one laying blame on Erin strikes Charlotte as a crock. Now, to clear her friend’s name, Charlotte has to sift through Lara’s ex-lovers, former business partners, and unforgiving enemies to find a killer before Lara’s past casts a tainted pall on the festival’s future. RECIPES INCLUDEDShow book
A love that spans centuries. A choice that could change everything. Newly married and adjusting to life in the past, Dr. Abigail Thorne has built a home with Captain Ben Turner in colonial America. But when a visit from her twin brother stirs old emotions, Abigail proposes a bold idea—one that will take her and Ben back to the future for a visit. Ben has fought battles before, but none quite like this. The modern world is a dazzling whirlwind of wonders, but he fears it may be too enticing for Abigail to leave behind again. As they navigate a place where past and future collide, old doubts resurface, and new possibilities emerge. Will their love stand the test of time, or will returning to the future unravel the life they’ve fought to build? If you love heartfelt time-travel romance with endearing characters, emotional depth, and a touch of humor, Bridges Across Time will transport you on an unforgettable journey.Show book
An entertaining and insightful pageturner about modern marriage and a tight-knit group of friends navigating their 30s and beyond.It's tradition that on everyone's birthday, the three couples gather to celebrate. They've toasted each other's big life milestones, and been there for each other through loss and disappointment, too. Nathan is the first to turn 40, and when the cake arrives, he makes a shocking announcement. The birthday ritual, and the group of friends, will never be the same again.Confessions follow, and secrets get revealed. One couple's crumbling marriage forces the other two couples to reexamine their own marriages, and the fault lines that lurk beneath. Will their bonds be strong enough to survive issues like infidelity, infertility, and waning passion, plus a series of crises that push each relationship to the brink? The answers may prove surprising. A year after Nathan's big declaration, as the group gathers for the year's final birthday celebration, every person and every relationship will be fundamentally changed.Perfect for fans of Emma Straub, J. Courtney Sullivan, and Rebecca Serle, Reservations for Six is a deeply satisfying novel full of wisdom, humor, and heart. It shines a spotlight on the phase of marriage when the fabric has started to fray, and deftly observes how couples cope, grow, and eventually thrive-together or apart.Show book
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature. BOOK 7: The world hath been often compared to the theatre; and many grave writers, as well as the poets, have considered human life as a great drama, resembling, in almost every particular, those scenical representations which Thespis is first reported to have invented, and which have been since received with so much approbation and delight in all polite countries.Show book
