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The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translationThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès 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 use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribu...

Edmond Dantès is a young man living a life of good fortune: success, love, and popularity come to him easily—but not everyone is pleased about the station he holds. When three jealous friends falsely accuse him of treason, Edmond is arrested on the day of his wedding and thrown into prison without trial at the Chateau D’If off the coast of Marseille. He’s held captive there for fourteen years before escaping with a precious secret: the location of a fortune hidden on the island of Monte Cr...

The landmark novel that inspired Verdi’s opera La Traviata, in a sparkling new translation"One of the greatest love stories of all time," according to Henry James, and the inspiration for Verdi’s opera La Traviata, the Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge!, and numerous ballets, stage plays (starring Lillian Gish, Eleonora Duse, Tallulah Bankhead, and Sarah Bernhardt, and films (starring Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Rudolph Valentino, Isabel...

One night destroyed everything I loved—my family, my peace, my future.Now baseball is the only thing keeping me together. It’s the one dream I refuse to lose, even if stepping onto the field means battling panic attacks, whispers from my past, and a teammate determined to see me fail.Then Kade Maxwell crashes into my world. Literally.One collision in the school parking lot. One heated moment in a janitor’s closet where his copper eyes lock on mine and the air crackl...

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...

Libby Fletcher’s life is a dumpster fire.No boyfriend, no roof over her head, and her acting career in tatters – Libby’s life is falling apart at the seams. So when grumpy Lord Henry Foxbrooke offers her the role of ‘fake girlfriend’ for his thirtieth birthday celebrations, she jumps at the chance.One weekend in the country, pretending to adore a ridiculously handsome, uptight heir? Easy, right?Wrong. Foxbrooke Manor is a real-life Downton Abbey on ...

With Eireann Press, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. "Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you"...

With A to Z Classics, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. 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 becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men re...

From the street game to March Madness to Jordan and LeBron, the greatest writing about the grit, grace, and glory of basketballMade in America, basketball is a sport that stirs a national passion, reaching fever pitch during the NCAA's March Madness and the NBA Finals. Masterfully assembled by longtime Sports Illustratedwriter Alexander Wolff, Basketball spans eight decades to bring together a dream team of writers as awe-inspiring and end...

'people get out of prison, and when they get out, and their name is Edmond Dantès, they take their revenge!' Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Château d'If. Having endured years of incarceration, he stages a daring and dramatic escape and sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo, and to catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement,...

Resisting Alexandre (Knight Security 0.5) is the introductory novella to USA Today Bestselling author, Carole Mortimer's, new Knight Security series. (This novella was previously published as Alexandre (Knight Security 0.5) in Royals and Rogues, a 5 bestselling author anthology.)Author's Note: The stories in the Knight Security, Alpha, and Regency Unlaced Series, are more explicit in their language and sexual content than my other books.Billionaire ruler of a Mediterranean ...

★★ A Readers' Favorite 2022 International Book Awards Gold Medal Winner ★★I hunt vampires for a living.Capture the target. Collect the money. Don’t get emotionally involved.Simple rules… until I meet Sam Mason.The powerful Vampire Navy SEAL is lethal, arrogant, and dangerously irresistible.One look into his hypnotic green eyes, and I know he’s the kind of enemy who doesn’t just kill—he consumes.Mind. Body. Soul.Every ...