In Amaranthine, a city draped in an oppressive shroud of perpetual silence, an omnipresent AI known as the Oracle observes all through sleek, obsidian surveillance drones. Citizens move like phantoms, their voices trapped, their interactions minimal. Yet, in this muted world, color becomes the language of rebellion.Elena Rosario, a young woman with defiant eyes, challenges the silence with vibrant art, a coded language directed at the Oracle itself. She believes in a hidden empathy...

Fiction merges with history in this novel taking place during the turbulent times of the civil war and the horrors it entailed. Holme's silly, coquettish yet kind-hearted Rose will pull you in from the start. The sweet and pious Annie, the noble Tom Carleton, the motherly widow Mrs. Simms, the young and courageous Isaac, the mischievous rebel working for the south, and the brash, uneducated Bill Baker are just a few of the unforgettable characters who grow with every chapter. This is a tal...

In this sequel to Eight Cousins, Rose Campbell returns to the "Aunt Hill" after two years of traveling around the world. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers, all expecting her to marry them. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. Besides, she suspects that some of her friends like her more for her money than for herself.

In this sequel to Eight Cousins, Rose Campbell returns to the "Aunt Hill" after two years of traveling around the world. Suddenly, she is surrounded by male admirers, all expecting her to marry them. But before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman. Besides, she suspects that some of her friends like her more for her money than for herself.

Deux sœurs, orphelines et pauvres, entrent comme professeurs de jeunes enfants dans un château situé aux environs de Nice. Le manoir et ses habitants leur apparaissent bientôt dans toute leur mystérieuse singularité. Un terrible secret menace leur vie… Tel est l’argument de cette œuvre qui pose, dans une atmosphère d’étrangeté, une passionnante énigme.

SOMETIMES, MURDER CAN BE MAYHEM2013Rockstar Johnny Mayhem sits on his bed, holding a bloody baseball bat. On the floor, clutching a lavender rose in her fist, is his wife, Amanda, who he has just beaten to death. Erika Piper knows this because she is one of the first on the scene. Mayhem is arrested and led away, screaming that they've got the wrong man. But the evidence is irrefutable and when Mayhem is sentenced to life in prison...

Chase Noble always seemed unattainable … until one night with him at the Players Club changed everything.I’ve wanted Chase for years, but much to my frustration, he’s always considered me off limits. When I walk into the Players Club with one goal in mind, to find a man who will give me what I need, it’s the maddeningly dominant, possessive (and I soon discover, pierced) Chase who refuses to allow any other man to touch me. He gives me a night I’l...

Mediante una combinación de enfoques históricos, antropológicos y anecdóticos, esta colección revela algunas de las maneras en que las mujeres han influido en nuestra comprensión de las plantas y los fármacos psicodélicos, y los tipos de relación que históricamente, de manera individual, han establecido con ellos. Este conjunto de historias, algunas personales, otras desde la colectividad, busca ir más allá de las fronteras de Estados Unidos, pues aunque la explosión de este movimiento sí ...

Acting jobs don't grow on fire escapes, so struggling actress Esther Diamond is outraged when her guest role as a hooker on controversial TV drama The Dirty Thirty is jeopardized by zombies, angry spirits, and a voodoo curse.Meanwhile, the talented teens Esther is coaching at a Harlem cultural center are also being attacked by the sinister supernatural power that's spreading through Manhattan. Since the show must go on, Esther boldly helps her friend, the 350-year-old sorcerer Dr. ...

"I could feel how the wine and the company were making me slightly aroused. Helena was incredibly attractive, though it might be difficult to tell at the first glance. Her make-up was extremely subtle if she was wearing any at all. One button too many had been left undone on her top, providing a lovely glimpse of her cleavage. In that though, a large crucifix was hanging, so no one would ever doubt that she was religious."Bask in the heat of the sun and sexual lust with 'Heat: A Co...

One scorching look. One sinful night. One man who ruined me for anyone else.I wasn’t looking for anything more than a night at The Players Club to forget my troubles. But then Ford Perish crashed into my life with a body made for sin and a smoldering stare that promised things no man ever dared to offer me.When trouble at work turned into a full-blown threat, Ford became more than a temptation. He became my full-time bodyguard. My living, breathing...

Elas no direito: onde a Justiça ganha força, alma e coração reúne relatos reais de mulheres que transformaram o exercício da advocacia em uma extensão de suas vidas, valores e propósitos. São trajetórias que atravessam origens humildes, desafios pessoais e conquistas profissionais, revelando o Direito em sua dimensão mais humana: aquela que se escreve com coragem, fé e sensibilidade.Nestas páginas, o(a) leitor(a) vai encontrar:― caminhos de superação e propósito na advocacia...