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Following a maniacal fae mage through a portal to who-the-hell-knows-where may not have been the smartest idea. I’m a go-with-the-flow kind of gal, so I make the most of it. Until that werewolf bite on my leg has other ideas. When I finally wake from my fever dreams, I find out I’m not in Miami anymore. In fact, I’m not in the human world at all.

A fox turned human. A princess under a spell. A wolf seeking his freedom. Enter the world of Akatsuki, a realm inspired by both European and Japanese fairy tales. These three interconnected fairy tales can be listened to as stand alones or as one continuous story. This collection is ideal for fans of fairytale retellings, anime, and manga!

Artificial intelligence is already embedded in much of our daily lives, and it's increasingly moving into realms that impact authors and the publishing industry. We need to embrace the opportunities and engage in conversations around possible threats in order to reinvent our industry for a very different future. In this book, I discuss current technological and societal trends and consider the opportunities for authors and the publishing industry over the next decade. We can use these technologies to surf the wave of change and invent the decade ahead - together.

Miss Harriet Brown, daughter of a Methodist minister, is the embodiment of propriety and Christian charity - too much so, perhaps, for her own good. The virtues Harriet possesses are far from fashionable, but the Tribble sisters feel confident their new charge will attract a worthy vicar or two before the end of the season - if first they can vanquish confirmed rake and gambler Lord Charles Marsham who seems perversely determined to woo Harriet!

A lot can happen on the way from one place to another, especially when an overnight flight makes for an unexpected romantic encounter between strangers seated together; a trucker finds life beyond the ranch where he grew up; and a bored Midwestern housewife tries to escape Kansas City.

When toy robot Boot wakes up at a scrapyard, it has no idea how it got there and why it isn't with its owner, Beth. It has only two and a half glitchy memories, but it knows it was loved, which means something important to humans. Boot soon realises its emotions make it different to other robots, who just function and don't think. Boot is scared but tries to be brave, which is hard when its screen keeps showing a wobbly, worried face. Luckily Boot meets Noke and Red - other 'advanced' robots who have learned to survive in secret.

Over 14 episodes, we eavesdrop behind the scenes and in front of the camera, as the hapless team endeavour to capture the zeitgeist and stay ahead of the cultural curve. From exposing heavy metal band Tanks n’ Daisies as closet anoraks, to interviewing sizzling Animalistic Impulse star Karen Stone and schmoozing Hollywood royalty at the Cannes Film Festival, they’ll do anything to boost the show’s ratings – and their own profiles. But whether they’re tangling with a country-and-western legend, delving into lottery corruption or facing an alien incursion, things rarely go according to plan...

Full-cast adaptations of three of Winifred Holtby’s best-known novels, plus short stories and bonus programmes about the author: Winifred Holtby was an acclaimed novelist, journalist, feminist and social reformer. Her work encompasses six novels, two short story collections, a play and the first critical study of Virginia Woolf, but she is best known for her posthumously published masterpiece South Riding, which won the James Tait Black Memorial Award. She died in 1935, aged just 37.

Do you want to create, publish and market your audiobooks? Are you ready to use podcasting to grow your author brand and reach more listeners with your books? Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing with double-digit growth in markets across the world. Podcasting has gone mainstream with listeners consuming audio on mobile phones and in-car devices, as well as through smart speakers. Advancements in voice technology continue to expand possibilities for audio creation and marketing.

Terry Lyon, assistant head keeper of Southwood Zoo, trusts animals because most people think he’s a waste of space. But as the zoo lurches towards bankruptcy, his future looks bleak. As if managing hungry elephants and contrary polar bears wasn’t complicated enough, the humans in Terry’s life pose their own challenges. Having had to move back in with his parents after his divorce, life becomes complicated when Terry’s ex Margaret starts seeing his best friend Richard.

You long to serve God with grace and strength, to reflect Christ in every word and action. Yet you find yourself continually struggling to bring that vision to life in your daily walk. At our very core, every one of us is a "twisted sister" within whom the flesh and spirit battle constantly for control. We are afflicted with spiritual schizophrenia, the disconnect between our "good girl" desire to put Jesus first and our "bad girl" realities that crowd our thoughts and push him out of the way.

Once Amber Wynters would have said she’d only ever marry for love, but then her scheming, no good, two-timing ex-fiancé, Rod, breaks her heart and bankrupts her parents. There is no way she’s going to stand by and watch her parents have to sell their family home, a beautiful Tudor house that has been in the family for generations. So, armed with a self-help book and a 10 point plan, she sets off to hook herself a rich husband and pay her parents' debts. Then, on a millionaire's yacht, she meets the drop-dead gorgeous Jed Curtess. Can Amber ignore her heart and follow her millionaire plan?

Piękna Litwinka Vaiva, będąca obiektem pożądania mężczyzn i tym samym nienawiści kobiet, zostaje oskarżona o czary. Jest rok 1641 i dla wiedźm nie ma miejsca w społeczeństwie. Aby ocalić życie, dziewczyna podejmuje decyzję, która uruchamia lawinę wydarzeń. Ponad dwieście lat później los młodej Wiktorii, córki powstańca listopadowego, niespodziewanie splata się z losem litewskiej czarownicy. Nie godząc się na małżeństwo z niechcianym adoratorem, Wiktoria decyduje się na ucieczkę i w wyniku niefortunnego zbiegu okoliczności trafia do majątku, gdzie imię Vaivy nadal budzi strach. Czy rzeczywiście była ona niebezpieczną wiedźmą?

A little girl named Charli has a ghost friend, DJ. Charli falls ill with the chicken pox and has to stay inside. A round wooden door appears on her bed, under the sheets Charli and DJ have hung up to make a cubby house. The magical door opens into a tunnel that leads to her brother's cubby house, one he has built with his mates in the backyard. Cooper has been having lots of fun without Charli. But now Charli and DJ have some fun of their own, playing funny tricks on the boys!

Panny Ewa Jabłońska i Iga Branicka wychowały się we dworze w Czartorowiczach, od pokoleń należącym do rodziny Jabłońskich. Pomimo że sporo je różni, są ze sobą zaprzyjaźnione. Obie się zakochują. Splot wydarzeń doprowadzi je do konieczności dokonania trudnych wyborów. Co powinny uczynić, by spełniły się panieńskie marzenia? "Dwór w Czartorowiczach" ukazuje losy mieszkańców od urodzenia aż po grób, towarzysząc im w salonie i w kuchni, w alkowie i w ogrodzie, przy ołtarzu i nad mogiłą.

Ewa Sasicka po przeprowadzce do Olechowicz wiedzie szczęśliwe życie u boku Marcina. Szybko przejmuje obowiązki żony dziedzica i przyzwyczaja się do warunków oraz zasad panujących we dworze. Nie zapomina o rodzicach i ukochanych Czartorowiczach. Tymczasem jej kuzynka Iga przeżywa osobiste dramaty, których nie jest w stanie przesłonić udany związek z Leonem. Obie kobiety - jako mężatki i matki - muszą wziąć losy swych rodzin we własne ręce. Dorasta bowiem kolejne pokolenie, krystalizują się jego marzenia i rozczarowania, plany i nadzieje, miłości oraz zdrady.

Fergus is a teenager, damaged by his past. When he discovers that the one person he had come to love has also betrayed him, he sets out to find her in the west country village of Middlehempston. He teams up with an escaped killer dog, and this unlikely doomed pair become a force to contend with.

A dead man crucified on an oak tree used by pagans. A pentagram carved into his chest. Antlers adorning his lifeless body. A horrific discovery in the autopsy room. All hallmarks of infamous serial killer Ulrik Ahlgren—the "Brain Surgeon." It should be an open-and-shut case. Except Ahlgren is currently locked up in Kumla Bunker, Sweden's secure prison for its most deranged killers.

Former poetry professor Jodi Luna hasn’t quite adjusted to life as a game warden. Her boss thinks she’s better with animals than humans, and the man she’s seeing wants a real relationship. Still reeling from her husband’s death, Jodi has to admit that she keeps people at a distance.

Każdego lata w Mikołajkach gwar rozmów, śpiewu i śmiechu nie cichnie.

Do mazurskiej stolicy zjeżdżają wszyscy miłośnicy jezior. Ci, którzy kochają żeglować, ale też tacy, którzy wolą się opalać i imprezować do białego rana. Do tego, jak wciąż podaje lokalne radio, w tawernie Mazurskie Lato można spotkać wielką miłość. Na dowód tego ściany tawerny ozdobione są zdjęciami par, które tu się zobaczyły, poznały, a czasem pokochały na nowo. Któż nie skusiłby się na taką gratkę?