The Hacienda meets The Haunting of Alejandra in this split timeline gothic horror novel set in a remote lighthouse on the edge of Uruguay, following one woman's escape from an abusive marriage... and into a haunting.She’s not the first lighthouse keeper to lose her mind on the shores of Cabo Polonio, but she’s determined to be the first to survive it.Delmira Torres knows fleeing to Brazil is the only way she’ll be free of ...

Sometimes the most divine interventions come when you're ´nun´ the wiserBenvenuto a Santa Caterina, a picturesque Tuscan village where the abbey bells usually chime at noon. But today, Sister Isabella finds the silence unsettling. When she discovers Sister Raffaella lifeless in the cloister, a fall from the belfry seems likely, but a cryptic number near the body hints at something more sinister…Mother Superior insists it's an accident, but Isabella suspects foul play. Teami...

"The Internet is an alien life form," declared David Bowie in 1999: today, the prophecy has come true, and our digital tools have become magical portals with mysterious properties, windows that overlook a dimension bordering between dream and reality. Beyond the screen mirrors we comfortably carry in our pockets, we have discovered a region haunted by strange presences—sometimes threatening, sometimes surreal, occasionally fascinating, and other times nonsensical. These are the same presen...

In an era where healthcare innovation and technological advancement converge at unprecedented speed, the integration of intelligent manufacturing into medical device production represents one of the most promising frontiers in modern healthcare. The Handbook of Smart Healthcare: Integrating Intelligent Manufacturing in Medical Device Production arrives at a critical juncture in the collective journey toward more efficient, precise, and patient-centered healthcare solutions...

Transform your professional world with ChatGPT and OpenAI—master prompt design to revolutionize development, marketing, research, and enterprise implementationKey FeaturesTurn ChatGPT into your companion for marketing, research, personal productivity, art and codingLearn prompt engineering techniques that deliver consistent, relevant, and ethical AI-powered resultsBuild custom GPTs and assistants tailored to your specific business needs and wor...

Economics has long been shaped by the figure of the self-interested individual. Yet many forms of economic action cannot be adequately understood through the lens of self-interest alone.This book reconstructs Amartya Sen’s understanding of economic agents and economic motives, showing how concepts such as commitment, self-sacrifice, agency, responsibility, and capabilities contribute to an alternative view of economic behavior grounded in social relationships. Drawing on the histor...

He stole me to destroy my family. Now he refuses to let me go.When Russian Bratva king Dante Volkov crashes my engagement party, I know my life is over. He's ruthless. Brutal. And he blames my family for his brother's murder. So he takes the one thing my father values most—me.Three days later, I'm his wife. Not by choice. By force.I should hate him. Should fight him every second. But the monster who kidnapped me shows me a darkness I didn't know I c...

**He's the monster Moscow fears. I'm the bride he never wanted—until he decided I'm the one thing he'll never let go.**Nikolai Volkov didn't choose me. A blood oath made decades ago forced the ruthless Pakhan of the Moscow Bratva to marry me in a secret ceremony—one that could get us both killed if anyone finds out. He's brutal, merciless, and everything I should run from. But when rival families start hunting me and my new husband shows me exactly how far he'll go to protect what...

He died saving my life. I watched it happen. So why does it feel like I'm being watched?Four years ago, Celesta Sokolov lost everything—the man she loved, her sense of security, and any hope of a normal life. She's built a new existence in Seattle, raising their daughter Maya alone while working double shifts at the hospital. She's made her peace with the past.Until the dead return to life.When armed men break into her apartment in the middle of the...

A groundbreaking new encyclopedia from Britannica, where the pictures do the talking!This authoritative encyclopedia is perfect for visual learners: it reveals astonishing information about space, Earth, animals, humans, and technology through 200 infographics, including maps, charts, timelines, and more! Grasp facts at a glance as you turn every page: discover the size of our Sun in comparison to the largest star in the universe; find out which animal can leap 200...

Ivy Sturgill stopped the final seal on the No. 6 mine. Now the people protecting its secrets are coming for her livelihood.Her instruments recorded something answering beneath the mountain. A federal review has stalled the concrete pour—and given the company every reason to discredit the surveyor who signed the report.Ivy has her grandmother's letters, the widows' names, and evidence the official account can't explain. Somewhere in the Vane, an old man know...

They told her she was crazy. He made her believe she was powerful.Seventeen-year-old Celesta Moretti sees things others can't visions her mother calls delusions. One signature on commitment papers, and she's trapped inside Hallow Hall, a psychiatric facility where troubled girls check in but never check out.The doctors say she's sick. The other patients whisper warnings about devils in holy robes. And Father Dante Romano the priest who seems to see straight...