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The greats of comedy, when they were young and struggling, performing their great early routines.

Those who fight the darkness have scattered as the ancient power grows stronger. When Ciara is abducted by summoners of dark power, they seduce her with lessons on how to summon the elementals, an education she never received in the barracks. Only a distant part knows that she must find a way to escape before they manage to turn her to their side.

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

Zarinth is a dangerous city at the edge of the kingdom, illuminated by the constant fire of the nearby volcano Ishantil. For thief Ty, it’s more than a city filled with valuable ancient dragon relics. It’s the home he could never leave. When Ishantil threatens to erupt and put the city in chaos, Ty wants one last score before finally leaving it - and his past - behind. All while the notorious Dragon Thief chases the same prize. The Dragon Thief has a reputation for a reason, but Ty begins to think there’s more to the job than just the prize.

The song calls me to the gates, but vengeance demands I ignore it. Now a student at the Academy, Leo has complicated his training by joining a second school. The School of Aura will teach him the Song and the power within it, but the School of Craftsmanship may lead to the vengeance he seeks. First, he must prove himself within the School of Craftsmanship. However, a threat to the fae lingers outside the city, and only an aura can stop it. Halden might not know how to stop the danger that comes.

OSS Against the Reich presents the previously unpublished World War II diaries of Colonel David K.E. Bruce, London branch chief of America's first secret intelligence agency, as he observed the war against Hitler. The entries include eyewitness accounts of D-Day, the rocket attacks on England, and the liberation of Paris....

Felicity, Ben, and Aaron have been friends for years. During a rainy-day get-together over margaritas, Felicity challenges her men to a game that will bring things to a whole new level.

The zombie apocalypse didn't happen overnight. It happened over the course of several weeks. America was so wrapped up in what the media fed them that they were oblivious until it was too late. When society's infrastructure started to crumble and the dead began rising to walk the planet, resources became scarce, causing strangers to become friends, neighbors to become family, and some of the closest people to become enemies. Communities fortified their defenses, against not only the threat of the undead but the greed and jealousy of the living.

Surviving the muki war, things seem to be looking up as the last of the humans within the barony are brought into the fold. The Coblynau have their city restored to its former glory thanks to Baron William Donovan, but will his costly gambit pay off? As real answers finally start to reveal themselves, the sea unleashes all new horrors, threatening everything William has built. To succeed, William must find a way to solve the ongoing problem of fueling his class, make use of all the gifts he's been given, and make a decision that will affect the lives of every human in the barony.

Trey doesn't mind that his sister is marrying a woman; he just isn't comfortable that Dianne is marrying Lara, who Trey himself had an affair with before he and his own wife got married. But as the wedding gives way to the after-party, the subject of fantasies comes up. Soon this brings up all sorts of interesting possibilities that no one in the wedding party expected.

Sometimes you know exactly where the party's going...and sometimes you don't. When she threw a party for Danny's birthday, Suzie thought she knew what she was doing. Her friend Alice shows her how wrong she was. This new adult erotic romance contains ménage à trois, ice play, and F/M/F.

While trying to track down her brother, Sam discovers she isn't through with Marin quite yet. An attack proves that a traitor sympathetic to Marin remains active in the city, but training prevents Sam from finding answers. With the Thelns once more in the city, Elaine doesn't believe Sam should be involved in the search, which means she has to go off on her own. Doing so risks her position at the palace, but any other choice puts her brother in danger.    

Aria awakens in a morgue with no memory of her past or how she got there. Thrust into a world of shadows and secrets, she grapples with her newfound existence as a vampire. Guided by the enigmatic clan leader Adrian, Aria embarks on a treacherous journey to uncover the truth behind her untimely demise. As her memories resurface, a trail of betrayal and vengeance emerges, leading them on a quest for retribution. Meanwhile, Adrian's dark past resurfaces in the form of a malevolent figure determined to destroy them both.

On the day when she is supposed to marry Georges, the brewer's son, Brilliante finds her feet leading her out of town and away from that life: across the river and into the enchanted woods, to find a bewitched farm, a beautiful maiden who needs to be rescued, and a new life.

The golden age of the short story was in Victorian and Edwardian times, when authors made a living by contributing to literary magazines and journals. These popular journals threw up such literary greats as Dickens, Conan Doyle, Rider Haggard, and Jerome K. Jerome. Many of the great writers are undeservedly neglected by modern audience...but what a pleasure it is to rediscover the literary treasures that delighted our great grandparents!

No longer traveling with the Wayward, Leo learns that finding his own way is its own adventure and one he could never have experienced as one of the Wayward. He joins a new caravan and befriends a young girl fascinated by the Twilight Gates, travels with one of the fae and learns of a danger to their realm, and makes an enemy of the Alley King. Surviving the journey is only the first step. The Academy is the goal. Even then, he must still gain entry to the Academy—which proves more difficult than Benjamin led him to believe.

For Ken, virginity was something to get rid of. For Bridget, it's something she's supposed to hold on to. He wants her. She wants him. What could go wrong? This is a tale of finding sex in the most surprising places.

Is three a crowd - or is it not enough? Since he admitted that he loved Sean as much as he loved Lea, Andy has been acting oddly - mute, sullen, withdrawn. When Lea confronts him about it, Andy tells Lea he's been feeling uncomfortable because he wants her to come home to a friend's wedding. To Andy's old girlfriend. That Andy may have told his friend - and his old flame, and his family - that he and Lea are engaged. And that he doesn't know how to explain what he, Lea, and Sean are building.

Christmastime should be about being together. But Suzie and Danny have been apart for months, going to separate colleges. Danny didn't come back home for the holidays, and now Suzie is stuck with her family, driving up to the mountains when all she wants is her boyfriend. Her lover. Little does she know that Danny has planned a present for her that she will never forget!

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