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In 1815 Edmond Dantes, a young and successful merchant sailor who has just recently been granted the succession of his erstwhile captain Leclere, returns to Marseille to marry his Catalan fiancée Mercedes. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the d...

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo Tome IV by Alexandre Dumas.

Her new life wasn’t supposed to include him.Zoe's spent her life playing it safe, but when she inherits a tiny cabin in the Scottish Highlands, she decides it’s time to shake things up. Goodbye, boring London life. Hello, adventure! What could possibly go wrong?Only everything.Her 'cozy' new home has no running water or electricity, the roof leaks like a sieve, and the front door is... missing. And then there’s her new neighbor – Rory. A scorchingly...

A year ago, I lost everything and moved across the country to try and start over.It wasn't easy, but I found a job I love, I have friends who've become my family, and I'm ready to start exploring my bisexuality.Just when I think things are finally starting to go my way, I show up to work and find out the new guys on the crew are the super-hot couple I hooked up with last weekend.F*ck. My. Life.Now, I'm stuck spending my days with the men who...

Enriched Classicsoffer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure of one man's quest for freedom and vengeance on those who betrayed him.This edition includes:-A concise introduction that ...

"Spectacular and constantly surprising."-Ken BurnsWritten with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, The War That Killed Achilles is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did in The Endurance and The Bounty, New York Times bestselling author Caroline Alexander has taken apart a narrative we think we know and put it ba...

CadeI always thought of Silas Rush as my biggest rival on the track and a stuck-up loner off of it. He and his fancy pro career left our crappy hometown in the dust before high school even finished, and then I didn't think of him much at all.I was too busy trying to keep my little sisters from turning into addicts like our mom, and myself from turning into a rage-junkie like our dad. All while keeping food on the table.Now he's back, reminding me of...

Monte-Criston kreivi, kirjoittanut Alexandre Dumas yhteistyössä Auguste Maquetin kanssa, on jännittävä ja moniulotteinen seikkailukertomus, joka kertoo Edmond Dantèsista, nuoresta merimiehestä, joka joutuu vääryydellä vankilaan. Tarina seuraa Dantèsin matkaa kohti kostoa, kun hän palaa vapauteensa vahvana ja mystisenä hahmona, Monte-Criston kreivinä. Aseenaan valtava omaisuus ja älykkyys, kreivi käyttää kaikkia mahdollisia keinojaan kostoon niitä kohtaan, jotka ovat aiheuttaneet hänen kärs...

Lance was invited to his friends wedding, during the wedding she got cold feet. Lance was asked to talk to her as they had been best friends for years. What was just supposed to be a simple talk to get her to walk down the aisle with her husband, turned into a lot more.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is one of the greatest adventure novels ever written: a sweeping tale of betrayal, imprisonment, revenge, justice, and transformation. Edmond Dantès is a young sailor with a promising future when he is falsely accused and imprisoned in the Château d'If. Years of suffering turn innocence into calculation, especially after he learns of a hidden treasure and escapes to reinvent himself as the mysterious and powerful Count of Monte Cristo. Returning...

The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries is an expansive anthology that showcases a rich tapestry of tales from the realm of the eerie and the uncanny. This vast collection captures the essence of gothic, horrific, and supernatural storytelling, weaving a diverse range of literary styles from the pens of some of the most renowned authors in the genre. The spectrum of narratives includes psychological thrillers, ghostly hauntings, and sinister myst...

Twin sisters. One dead, one living. But which is which in the latest horror novel from master storyteller K.R. Alexander.Chelsea has now traded places with her evil twin... and finds herself trapped in a ghost space while Angelica takes over. Is it possible for her to get her life back?