Liddy and Freed are finally reunited, and Liddy's resolve to fully step into her role as the crown prince's betrothed strengthens along with their bond. Soon, though, new threats--both external and internal--begin stirring in the shadows, including a ghost from Cain's assassin past who has arrived in Wilhelm to complete a sinister mission. Liddy's new bodyguard is determined to protect her, but will his presence by her side end up doing more harm than good?

Rich-kid Haruto is used to being flattered and fawned over by fellow students, so when he's kicked out of his elite Alpha school, he finds himself as the ultra-desirable Alpha transfer student at a mixed-gender high school. Everyone is quick to try to befriend him—everyone, that is, except student council president Miyabi, who actually seems to despise him. Haruto swore he wouldn't get involved with anyone at his new school, but something about openly hostile, sickly-looking Miyabi keeps d...

Rich-kid Haruto is used to being flattered and fawned over by fellow students, so when he's kicked out of his elite Alpha school, he finds himself as the ultra-desirable Alpha transfer student at a mixed-gender high school. Everyone is quick to try to befriend him—everyone, that is, except student council president Miyabi, who actually seems to despise him. Haruto swore he wouldn't get involved with anyone at his new school, but something about openly hostile, sickly-looking Miyabi keeps d...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.Here you will find the complete novels and stor...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

Saki's caustic wit and social subversion are wickedly funny. The central protagonist, Clovis, is a trickster to the bone who can rarely resist an opportunity to upset the social apple cart, even if the fallout lands on himself. While there are other authors who depict a slice of upper class British life in the pre-WWI period, the putative innocence of this age (e.g. in P.G. Wodehouse) is revealed by Saki to have swirling undercurrents of human cruelty and the bleak meaninglessness heard in...

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!H.H. Munro 'Saki' is considered by English teachers and scholars as a master of the short story, and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse."H.H. Munro 'Saki': Masterpieces" contains:...

“This is a contractual marriage,” the duke said.“Nice!” the young lady replied. “I’ll take it!”“What…?”Despite Avril’s unique ability, her family has always treated her like a bumbling waste of space. Eventually, her parents force her into a marriage of convenience in her wicked half-sister’s stead. Contrary to the rumors, however, the decrepit, lecherous Duke Lanchester turns out to be a gorgeous young man. Of all ...

“‘Family’ should be a place where you and I can feel at ease.”Finally settled under one roof, the gentle-hearted Alpha Haruto and his Omega mate Miyabi are living a sweet and peaceful life side by side. Haruto, smitten with his live-in lover, contemplates their future together, and one word comes to mind: marriage. However, the once-wounded Miyabi—who was abandoned by his family—wonders if that’s the right way to go. Perhaps it’s time to finally put Miyabi’s fears to rest so they c...

Being cooped up indoors has never suited Liddy. But with the threat of harm from the Kingdom of Sahaja still lingering, she has had no choice but to stick close to Freed--in more ways than one. When he suggests they go on a clandestine date in the city, Liddy jumps at the opportunity for some fresh air and fun! The details of their outing remain a secret, yet the closer they get to their final destination, the more strangely her princely fiance begins to act. Just what kind of surprise doe...

In the midst of a crowded ballroom, the Countess Sherazade is overcome by a flood of memories. Memories of a past life as an ordinary girl in another world, reading a Teen Love novel about a meek, but kind-hearted young woman from an impoverished noble family who catches the Prince's eye, and then attracts his love. A novel that recounts the story of her own life... or what it will soon become.The only problem is... this story ends with Sherazade as a traumatized and broken shell o...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...