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A short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great story with Assemble Artifacts.

La pièce empeste les œufs pourris. L'air est lourd de la fumée des tirs. Tout le monde est transpercé de balles, sauf moi. Je n'ai même pas le moindre bleu. Stockholm, sa banlieue chic. Dans la salle de classe d'un lycée huppé, cinq personnes gisent sur le sol, perforées de balles. Debout au milieu d'elles, Maja Norberg, dix-huit ans à peine, élève modèle et fille de bonne famille. Son petit copain, le fils de la plus grosse fortune de Suède, et sa meilleure amie, une jolie blonde soucieuse de la paix dans le monde, figurent parmi les victimes, ainsi que Samir, brillant fils d'immigrés décidé à s'affranchir de sa condition.

The highly anticipated final installment to the Centrifuge Duet is here! Xander Barrett had it all. Until he fell victim to a dangerous game of cat and mouse and it cost him his life, his lover, and his freedom. He thought it was over - that he was doomed to perish in the darkness. A forgotten pawn lost in a cloud of greed and deceit. Then, an unsavory proposal promised the escape that he needed. But in order to win, he had to sacrifice his morals and strip himself of all semblance of a conscience.

Dr. Jaxon Ray has bided his time. He's watched Amber St. George from afar, plotting and calculating the best way to get her back, until he realized that the answer was simple.... Steal her mind so he can own her body. Program her to forget then reprogram her as his perfect partner. The plan is foolproof, promising everything he's ever wanted once it's executed. Money. Prestige. Her. Why? Because when you don't know that you're missing, it's not possible for you to be found.

When Kenan, an incubus, finds a caged angel for sale in the Hellsgate marketplace, he sees her as a challenge. Certain that his skills in seduction will work as well on a heavenly creature as they do on mortal women, he buys Jahel, intent on having her soul as a novelty in his collection.

A BBC Radio 4 drama in which professional illusionist, Will Morgan, fronts a TV show in which he exposes spiritualist mediums as frauds. 'Haunted' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 19 January 2011. Hayley Taylor is the spiritualist medium who refuses to back down under...

If toxic office politics are draining your energy, leadership futurist Zoë Routh hands you the playbook to win—without losing your integrity.

Romance has ghosted, gaslit, and gone full Shakespearean tragedy on Sofia Drake. She’s basically a one-woman rom-com with no third act. Her spirit animal? An antelope, always ready to sprint if love sneaks up on her again. Freshly dumped and downsized out of her job, Sofia is ready for a cosmic do-over. A solo escape to Spain seems like the perfect way to hit the reset button on her life... until she runs into Ryan Hunter, the guy she swore she’d never see again—too young, too tempting, too perfectly leading-man material.

Lorsque la Station spatiale impériale explose, un groupe de personnes qui n’auraient jamais dû se rencontrer se réfugie dans le même vaisseau. Bien vite, les passagers vont découvrir que leurs têtes sont mises à prix. Comment vont réussir à cohabiter une princesse, une prêtresse, un garde du corps, une prisonnière, un escroc, un mercenaire et leur mystérieux capitaine dans un vaisseau exigu au milieu de nulle part, avec tout le système à leurs trousses ?

Ils ne m'auraient jamais embauchée s'ils savaient ce que j'avais fait. Mon passé. Sainte-Anne est un environnement strict, et après un an au poste convoité de directrice, je sais que je ne peux pas faire le moindre faux pas. Certains pensent que je ne mérite pas cette position. D'autres convoitent désespérément le poste. Et l'une de ces personnes veut me faire tomber. Qui que soit cette personne, elle connaît des choses à mon sujet. Des secrets que j'ai à peine confiés à quiconque. Et j'ai peur de ce qu'elle pourrait découvrir en creusant un peu plus.

In this audiobook, Dr Kruszelnicki takes us on another exploration of the dazzling world of science. Does cranberry juice cure urinary tract infections? Is the hookah really a safer way to smoke? Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the Earth and the Universe?

Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction An accomplished story collection that is deeply rooted in the Tasmanian landscape and those moments in people's lives when everything changes. Set in southern Tasmania, the linked stories in Smokehouse bring into focus a small...

Fart is excited! He's desperate to make friends and have fun. But no one likes a fart. Not even a fart with a heart. Too smelly. Too embarrassing. Too gross. 'Just like a powerful, unidentified fart, Foster Blake's book has everyone talking.' MamaMia Zo� has written lots of grown-up books...

Can a modern woman take lessons in love from Shakespeare? Book Lovers meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this sparkling romantic comedy from beloved Aussie author Jessica Dettmann. 'Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever ...' Since she was sixteen, Willa's curious...

I’ve been on the run ever since I turned eighteen and I’m sick of it. I’m tired of always looking over my shoulder and of running from place to place. When I get to North Star, I wish that I could stop running. This small town actually feels like home. I could see myself putting down roots here, making friends, maybe even dipping my toe in the dating pool. Deep down, that’s what I want most out of life. To have someone to share it with. When I meet Gage, Owen, and Jonas, I wonder if maybe I’ve finally found what I’m looking for–My happily ever after.

When my best friend, Isla, told me that she was dating her old boss, I wasn’t surprised. There was so much sexual tension between them that it seemed inevitable. Now that she’s happy and settled with her new man, though, I can’t help but feel a little bit jealous.

En débarquant dans la nouvelle vie de Cecelia, Tobias lui fait le serment qu'il va la reconquérir. Le combat n'est pas gagné : en dépit de la furieuse attirance qu'elle éprouve pour lui, la jeune femme n'est pas disposée à lui ouvrir les bras et à lui confier de nouveau son cœur. S'il veut avoir une chance, Tobias doit museler son instinct de contrôle et cesser ses dissimulations. Lui qui a toujours vécu dans le culte du secret va peu à peu se dévoiler, livrant même à Cecelia des clés sur son passé et sur leur relation.

Four teenagers from different backgrounds and personalities, Monica, Liliana, Tommy, and Max, are lost in a world where everything spiritual is visible, tangible, and more real than they could have ever imagined. As they venture deeper into the spiritual realm, they discover that the only way back to their own dimension is by finding the legendary Mighty River.

Holden et Lexie sont amis depuis toujours, liés depuis l'enfance par un lien indéfectible. Holden n'a jamais caché son amour pour Lexie, mais elle, hantée par ses blessures familiales, se refuse à y croire. Convaincue que l'amour n'est qu'une illusion, elle préfère préserver leur amitié, seul point stable de sa vie, bien que ses sentiments pour lui soient plus profonds. Alors que leur dernière année de lycée débute et que le monde de Lexie commence à s'effondrer, l'heure est venue de confronter ce qu'ils taisent depuis trop longtemps.

A love story taking place during WW2 in Denmark. In the summer of 1944 the work for the resistance movement takes all Helene's time and energy. There are indications that they have an informer in the group and Helene is under suspicion. At the same time, she is very much in love with a German...