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  Russian Short Story The - Volume...

  Leonid Andreyev, Mikhail...

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  The Russian novel has a reputation that is immense, both in narrative and in length.  Unquestionably though the ideas, themes and characters make many novels rightly revered as world class, as icons of literature. 
   
  Perhaps an easier way to enjoy a wider selection of the Russian heritage, with its varied and glorious literary talents, is with the short story.  These gems sparkle and beguile the mind with their characters and narrative, exploring facets of society and the human condition that more Western authors somehow find more difficult to navigate, or to explore, explain and relate to.   
   
  The Russian short story is, in many respects, in a genre of its own.  It is at its captivating best whether it’s an exploration of real-life experiences, through fantasy and fables and on to total absurdity. 
   
  In a land so vast it is unsurprising that it is a world almost unto itself. Cultures and landscapes of differing hues are packed together bound only by the wilful bonds and force of Empire. 
   
  The stories in this collection traverse the decades where one might be a serf under an absolute monarch, and the reality of that was pretty near to slavery, into an emancipation of sorts in the fields, or towns under the despotic will of landowners and the rich into the upheavals of Empire and then the overthrow of the ruling class and its replacement by the communists, who promised equality for all and delivered a society where the down-trodden remained the lowest yet vital cog of the state machine and its will.  
   
  Whilst Tolstoy, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Pushkin and Chekhov are a given in any Russian collection we also explore and include Andreyev, Korolenko, Turgenev, Blavatsky and many others to create a world rich and dense across a sprawling landscape of diverse people, riddled with the class and unfairness in perhaps some of the most turbulent times that Russia has ever experienced. 
   
  01 - The Russian Short Story - Volume 6 - An Introduction 
  02 - Cain by Alexander Kuprin 
  03 - Anathema by Alexander Kuprin 
  04 - An Evening Guest by Alexander Kuprin 
  05 - Silence by Leonid Andreyev 
  06 - Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev 
  07 - The Lie by Leonid Andreyev 
  08 - The City by Leonid Andreyev 
  09 - The Republic of the Southern Cross by Valery Bryusov 
  10 - The Revolutionist by Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev 
  11 - Light by Achmed Abdullah 
  12 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 
  13 - The Murderer by Mikhail Bulgakov 
  14 - The Blind Ones by Isaac Babel

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  Winter of Love

  Casper Graham

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  Paul Kamihira and Benjamin Murase meet again at the airport after not seeing each other for twelve years. Coincidentally, they're both going to Japan, mainly for the winter festivals. The winter festivals have been on their bucket lists for years. They decide to travel together while in Japan. Their mutual crush boils over during the trip, and it isn't long before they confess their feelings and start dating.
  
  Their time in Japan is going to be the beautiful beginning of their relationship, and the memories will last for a lifetime. However, dealing with a new relationship while navigating their ways through unfamiliar cities in a foreign country are quite challenging, and it's worse when Paul and Benjamin encounter someone from the past. The two of them do their best to overcome the trials and tribulations while visiting many incredibly beautiful places in Japan and eating plenty of delicious food.
  
  Will Paul and Benjamin's relationship endure and blossom?

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  Stuck in the Land of the Pharaohs

  Dave Johnson

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  Trapped in Ancient Egypt—Can They Escape the Sands of Time? 
  The shimmering sun blazes over the Nile, the desert winds shift the sands—but so does time itself. 
  The Baxter children are thrust back a hundred years on a desperate mission: find an ancient artefact before one of them succumbs to a fatal disease. Their search begins in the Valley of the Kings, just as Howard Carter uncovers the tomb of the legendary Boy King, Tutankhamun. But disaster strikes—their time machine malfunctions, and suddenly, Robert, James, and Lucy have a much bigger problem. 
  They are now three thousand years in the past, trapped in the heart of an ancient civilization. Face to face with King Tut and Queen Nefertiti, the Baxters quickly realize they are not welcome—and danger lurks at every turn. 
  With no way home and their survival at stake, they must rely on their wits, courage, and teamwork. But in a world ruled by pharaohs and gods, will that be enough? And will Uncle Archie ever find them before it’s too late? 
  If you love The Eye of Ra by Ben Gartner or The Mummy’s Curse by M.A. Bennett, you won’t want to miss this thrilling time-travel adventure! 
  This is the sixth stand-alone book in the Stuck series, blending history, adventure, and time travel into an unforgettable journey.

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  It Helps with the Blues

  Bryan Cebulski

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  "A raw look into the tumultuous world of teenage love and loss…a tour de force of emotions and self-discovery." 
  Kevin Craig, author of The Camino Club 
  Jules leaves. Gabriel rages. 
  Estelle changes. Joshua hides. 
  A boy embroils himself in a community of suburban Midwestern teens as they stew in the aftermath of a classmate’s suicide, each doing what they can to cope as they stumble—together and apart—toward a life worth living. 
  queer // teens // Midwest // introspective // alcohol // grief 
  Cover art by Oliver Grin 
  Read by Zach Weinberg 
  Music by Loren Law

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  The Family Home - An utterly...

  L. H. Stacey

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  A BRAND-NEW psychological thriller from bestselling author L.H. Stacey. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Lisa Jewell! 
  Nothing is as perfect as it seems… 
  Hattie Gilby has not been back to her family home since the devastating events that took place there years ago. Events that changed Hattie and which continue to haunt her today. But one phone call changes everything. 
  Now Hattie is going back to her family home to face her brothers, Adam and Luke and to hear the last words of her dying mother. 
  Imogen Gilby hasn’t spoken a word since the night she was beaten almost to death and her husband was murdered. But now it’s time to reveal the truth about what happened that night and the secrets that almost destroyed her. 
  Hattie isn’t sure she wants to know the truth. And it seems someone close to them will do anything to make sure the secrets stay hidden forever… 
  Another chilling read from bestselling author L H Stacey guaranteed to keep you up all night! Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, J.A. Baker and Diana Wilkinson. 
  ‘Atmospheric with tension, mystery and secrets… and skeletons in the cupboard. A five ⭐️ rollercoaster of a read”’ Bestselling author Diane Saxon 
  'Captivating and chilling, with an ending I didn’t see coming!' Bestselling author Alex Stone 
  'A fabulous book that hooks you in and won't let you go till the very last page!' Bestselling author J.A. Baker 
  'A must read - highly original, impossible to put down, tense, dark, absolutely riveting' Bestselling author Mary Grand 
  'This is my fist time reading L.H Stacey and I guarantee it will not be my last.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  'I loved this story and couldn't go to sleep until it finsihed!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

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  Funny Love Story - Love Lies and...

  Moshood Atanda Bello

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  In a calm, calm residential setting, two couples fight the battle of love, fidelity, and passion. Melissa and Jake are married; their once energetic relationship has been a boredom. Some miles down the same residential road are Mark and Linda—perhaps the lovely couple in town—and their unexpressed longings coupled with unfilled desires. 
  Life paths chart another course altogether when one coincidence encounter in the night sparks an untimely interest between Melissa and Mark and the second between Jake and Linda. Flirtation quickly grew into a whirlwind. Whispered secrets and tested boundaries threw the four into a deceitful, desirable, laugh-out-loud mess. 
  Their secret meeting brings them to a mysteriously located mountain cabin where the revealing of secret desires unleashes forbidden passions inside of themselves as multiple encounters link their lives and bring Melissa to learn a lesson of many – that she has just become pregnant. It is news full of joy and doubt, for it is the marriage of secret love. In the still, idyllic calm of a retreat in the vineyard, four lovers are composed to confront their worst fears and greatest desires. 
  At this edge-of-the-seat, emotional climax, they must be made to choose options that will blow their lives wide open forever. Will they give in to this temptation in their forbidden passions, or will they be able to honor their love with their loved ones? 
  It's a hilarious love story with all the unexpected laughs, lies, and humor. It is a tale of boundaries being pressed in conventional relationships, of how they dare one on to happiness and mirth from the least suspected places. Be prepared for each roller-coaster twist, where in each turn of a page, one cannot but hope what happens next, as to what is in store for these four linking souls.

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