Publisher: The Rubriqs Press Limited
When customer complaints on Christmas Eve about tenfold inflated bank balances herald not early gifts, nor a botched system upgrade, but the most sophisticated cyber attack in history, new National Bank CEO Rob Tanner finds himself in the eye of a ‘Black Swan’ storm no one predicted, but anyone could have anticipated. Ten Days. Seven Deadly Sins. Zero Ri$k
From critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Peter F. Hamilton comes The Captain's Daughter, Book 2 in his audio original Arkship trilogy. With the help of a command AI, the hole in the Daedalus has been fixed by Hazel and her friends. But in the process, they have antagonized the Yi, the aliens who are actually controlling the Daedalus. After a daring escape from the Yi, Hazel and her friends now must convince the people of the Daedalus villages and the village leaders that the Yi exist—and that they must fight back in order to survive. This proves tricky, as those in power don't want their authority challenged. In order to produce proof of their dire situation, Hazel and her friends have to return to the forward section of the Daedalus to find another surviving command AI so they can find where the Yi are hiding and what their goal is. What Hazel and her friends discover is the terrible secret of the Yi, and what they have been doing on board the Daedalus for the last five hundred years. The Captain's Daughter is a thrilling continuation of the story that unfolded in A Hole in the Sky, Peter F. Hamilton's first YA novel, that will appeal to all his legions of fans.Show book
The captivating psychological thriller Dean Koontz calls "pure delight, a swift yet psychologically complex read" by Sulari Gentill, author of #1 LibraryReads pick The Woman in the Library It's an author's job to create a new world in the pages of a book. But when lines start to blur and reality begins to fade, getting lost in a story can be dangerous—especially if you can't find your way back . . . Madeleine d'Leon doesn't know where Edward came from. He is simply a character in her next book. But as she writes, he becomes all she can think about. His charm, his dark hair, his pen scratching out his latest literary novel . . . Edward McGinnity can't get Madeleine out of his mind—softly smiling, infectiously enthusiastic, and perfectly damaged. She will be the ideal heroine for his next book. But who is the author and who is the creation? And as the lines start to blur, who is affected when a killer finally takes flesh? After She Wrote Him is a piece of meta-fiction with a wildly inventive twist on the murder mystery that takes listeners on a journey filled with passion, obsession, and the emptiness left behind when the real world starts to fall away.Show book
It took an angel to make me believe in love. As a woman of science, I am an unabashed, agnostic atheist—until I meet my first angel. Aziel, with big, beautiful wings, claims he's here to stop humanity from being annihilated. Sounds impressive, but I have questions. Full of arrogance and demands, he wants access to my life's work while blaming me for the coming apocalypse. It seems my innocuous signal seeking life beyond our galaxy succeeded. Someone heard my invitation, and now the world is in grave danger. At least according to Aziel. As I get to know him, I find myself reevaluating everything I thought I knew. More surprising than my sudden belief in religion, though, is my irrational love for an overbearing angel. But will he defy Heaven's orders to save me? Contains mature themes.Show book
*****Please note this book includes dark themes, including but not limited to: Divorce, Manipulation, Cheating (not main love interests), Abuse, Death, Murder, Domestic Violence, Anxiety, Depression, Attempted Suicide, Sexually explicit scenes. ***** Hadley: I married my high-school sweetheart five years ago. We have been making plans to have our first child when he tells me on our anniversary that he can only stay with me if I allow him to open our relationship so that we can both see other people. Reluctantly, I agree, not expecting to fall in love with the person I meet. Connor: I moved to Central Falls to help my sister raise my nephew after her husband was killed in a car accident. I've spent the last five years as CEO at DL Technologies, concentrating on my career and caring for my family. When my nephew insisted I find someone, I never expected the incredible woman I found.Show book
George Eliot's Middlemarch intricately portrays the lives of diverse characters in a provincial English town. Dorothea Brooke, a woman of idealistic aspirations, seeks purpose in marriage and reform. Meanwhile, Dr. Lydgate, a brilliant physician, strives to revolutionize medicine. Their stories, along with others, intertwine, revealing the complexities of human relationships, societal pressures, and the challenges of living with integrity in a changing world. The novel explores themes of ambition, disillusionment, and the search for meaning.Show book
There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. From their pens to your your ears. 01 - 3 Stories - Love Letter Stories 02 - The Book Binder of Hort by Leoplod von Sacher-Masoch 03 - The Wedding Eve by Morley Roberts 04 - An Imaginative Woman by Thomas HardyShow book
