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  Shadow out of Time The (Unabridged)

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  The Shadow Out of Time is a novella by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between November 1934 and February 1935, it was first published in the June 1936 issue of Astounding Stories. The story describes time and space travel by mind transfer. The premise is that a person in a given place and time can switch bodies with someone who is elsewhere or elsewhen. Other writers have re-used this concept in later works, such as drinking tea from Red Forest leaves in the television series 12 Monkeys and long-range communication stones in the Stargate SG-1 television series. As with other Lovecraftian works, this story features otherworldy alien beings that are not simply variations on humans or other familiar terrestrial animals.

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  The Lord’s Desperate Pledge

  Kate Archer

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  Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family's estate from the edge of ruin and she's always had to make do with little. A proper season and the gowns to go with it seem entirely out of reach. That is, until Lily discovers she has a particular skill at piquet. Pound by pound, she gathers the funds to pay her own way. Her aunt is delighted to play host in her modest London house and squire her niece to parties. All are certain that one season will be enough to see Lily married well and with the means to help her sisters. 
   
   
   
  Hayes Summersby, Viscount Ashworth and heir to the Duke of Dembly, may be in line to inherit a great estate, but that estate has recently tottered on the brink of collapse. He's only rescued it through his skill at a card table. He's a renowned gambler and has firm opinions about it—the foremost being that women do not have the steady nerves for large bets. That is, until Miss Farnsworth challenges him in Lady Blakeley's drawing room. 
   
   
   
  Despite their mutual dislike, it will not be easy to escape one another. They will find that their acquaintance has turned from uncomfortable to deadly. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  Step into the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe with The Gold-Bug and Other Tales, brought to life in the rich narration of Kevin Waites. From the thrilling treasure hunt of “The Gold-Bug” to chilling masterpieces like “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” this collection showcases Poe’s genius for mystery, suspense, and psychological horror. Waites’ evocative performance captures the tension, darkness, and drama of each tale, immersing listeners in cryptic codes, Gothic settings, and unforgettable characters. Perfect for lovers of classic literature and atmospheric storytelling, this audiobook offers both adventure and terror in the voice of one of America’s greatest literary masters.

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  Street The (The Work of H P...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  The story traces the history of the titular street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as "but a path" in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. As the city grows up around the street, it is planted with many trees and built along with "simple, beautiful houses of brick and wood", each with a rose garden. As the Industrial Revolution runs its course, the area degenerates into a run-down and polluted slum, with all of the street's old houses falling into disrepair.
  After World War I and the October Revolution, the area becomes home to a community of Russian immigrants. Among the new residents is the leadership of a "vast band of terrorists," who are plotting the destruction of the United States on Independence Day. When the day arrives, the terrorists gather to do the deed, but before they can get started, all the houses in the street collapse concurrently on top of each other, killing them all. Observers at the scene testify that immediately after the collapse, they experienced visions of the trees and rose gardens that had once been in the street.

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  Mortedant's Peril - A darkly...

  RJ Barker

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  Irody can speak to the dead.But the living want him silenced.Mortedants can speak to the dead –­ and Irody Hasp is the greatest of them. Not that they’ll admit it. And not that anyone actually likes the Mortedants, or Irody in particular.Nonetheless, Elbay is a city of tradition, and tradition calls for Mortedants to attend a death. But when Irody reads the corpse of a low-level worker, he’s dragged into a conspiracy that will see those closest to him murdered and Irody framed for the crime, the eyes of the city’s guilds, nobles and villains all fixed on him.With only days to prove his innocence before his execution, Irody is forced to work with unlikely and unwanted allies: a street urchin and a hulking, inhuman mercenary from the sea people’s city of Oknosuka. With danger and death lurking round every corner, and trust a luxury, Irody is running out of time. He must save himself and his friends as well as Elbay – the magnificent, terrifying, complicated city that he loves. Or darkness will fall on them all. Praise for RJ Barker ‘Brilliant’  – Robin Hobb, author of Assassin's Apprentice‘A gifted storyteller’  – Nicholas Eames, author of King's of the Wild‘A splendid fantasy work . . . Highly recommended’  – Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time

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  The House by the Shore

  Fiona Baker

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  Her life is picture perfect . . . until one fateful day changes everything. 
   
   
   
  In the space of a single afternoon, Charlotte Winters's seemingly ideal life falls apart. 
   
   
   
  After being let go from her job at a publishing house, she discovers her boyfriend on a date with another woman. As she reels from their subsequent breakup, she receives the shocking news that her estranged Aunt Jean has passed away. 
   
   
   
  Even more surprising? Charlotte has inherited her aunt's beach house in the small coastal town of Sea Breeze Cove, Massachusetts. 
   
   
   
  At thirty-six years old with no job and no relationship to keep her in Chicago, Charlotte decides she won't sell the house. Instead, she'll move to Sea Breeze Cove, fix the old home up, and get the fresh start she so desperately needs. 
   
   
   
  But life never moves in a straight line, and even fresh starts have a few bumps along the way. As she adapts to life in the cozy beachside town, Charlotte uncovers a buried secret that changes everything she thought she knew about her family. 
   
   
   
  And a handsome newcomer with a mysterious past has her questioning whether she's ready to open up her heart again . . .

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