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Written in 1856, "The Dead Secret" was Wilkie Collins fourth published novel.The Secret of the title is the parentage of the heroine, Rosamond Treverton, who has been passed off as the daughter of the wealthy former actress Mrs Treverton of Porthgenna Tower, but is in fact the illegitimate child of her servant Sarah Leeson by a local miner (Mrs Trevertons motive was to provide her husband with a child, being apparently unable to bear children herself). Sarah writes down the details of the Secret from the words of the dying Mrs Treverton, and hides the paper bearing the message in an unused room at Porthgenna.The novel then jumps forward some twenty years. Rosamond has married the blind Leonard Frankland, who now owns Porthgenna Tower. Sarah, now living under her married name, acts as a nurse after Rosamond-s childbirth, and gives Rosamund a cryptic warning to avoid the room in which the Secret is hidden. On a visit to Porthgenna, Rosamond finds the paper detailing the Secret and reveals it to Leonard. Leonard, who originally believed that Rosamond was a wealthy heiress, accepts that his wife is illegitimate, but refuses to accept her inheritance as the presumed daughter of the Trevertons. In the course of things, this would now pass to Mrs Trevertons miserly brother-in-law Andrew (whose introduction, together with his villainous servant, provides some comic relief in the novel). But Andrew Treverton...(Source: wikipedia.org)

"Castle Rackrent" is a classic novel written by British writer Maria Edgeworth. Published in 1800, "Castle Rackrent" is thought to be both the first historical novel and the first novel to feature an unreliable narrator.Set in Ireland prior to its achieving legislative independence from Britain in 1782, "Castle Rackrent" follows the fortunes of the last four heirs to the Rackrent estate of three as told in the voiceof their longtime devoted servant, Thady Quirk. Over the course of several years (the Rackrent men die off in a timely manner), the Rackrents manage to run the estate into the ground, despite exploiting their Irish labourers. Is Thadys dewey-eyed devotion to the Rackrents sarcasm or is he truly one of the gratefully oppressed? The work satirises the Irish landlords of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Noted for its insight into Irish regional life, the book was the model on which Sir Walter Scott based his historical novels."Castle Rackrent" is a remarkably short novel, rendering a historical situation in order to expose the exploitative system beneath.

Lui e Carlo Berlin, veneto doc e naturopata, lei e Mary Glancer, british fino al midollo. Entrambi stimati professori universitari, si amano di un amore romantico e antico, un affetto fatto come tutti di poesia e quotidianita, ma che si estende a un sentimento universale che abbraccia la natura e lintera razza umana. Cio che li accomuna e lampiezza del loro sguardo, che supera lo steccato di un orticello sui Monti Berici e scruta nel tempo a venire aguzzando la vista la dove solo i folli e gli idealisti osano guardare. Che succede nel mondo si chiedono, e davvero non possiamo fare nulla per cambiarlo? Nei tre episodi di questo romanzo il lettore non trovera risposte ma un viaggio in compagnia di eccentrici personaggi attraverso la Cina, lEuropa e lAustralia in un percorso fantapolitico a tratti ironico, molto spesso disarmante, verso nullaltro che una semplice intuizione. Agli audaci il merito, o la follia, di darvi credito.

Licona di Aleksej Grigórevi? Stachánov, il celebre minatore sovietico celebrato come “lavoratore modello”, che diede origine allo stacanovismo (fenomeno volto ad aumentare la produttività incoraggian

Would you sacrifice love to stay alive? The new alpha of Nyah Morgans pack has aligned with dark forces, and his plans for Nyah break the most absolute of lycan laws. With her entire pack under his thrall, and her own wolf maimed by his magic, she turns rogue, her incapacity landing her in unfamiliar territory where she catches the unwanted attention of Dean Carson, an alpha determined to learn the truth she hides.As her crazed alpha closes in, Nyah is forced into making a choice. Her bound wolf is killing her, both alphas can save her, but which one, and at what cost?Bound launches the suspenseful Turning Moon series, a contemporary world where wolves, vampires, and witches defy prejudices, join forces, and fall in love. The heroines are feisty, the heroes gutsy, and the villains heinous.This book contains:Enemies to LoversFated matesDemon magick and summoning (instructions not included)Persons held against their willA happy ending (for the most part)

On a starry night, a young woman wakes up in a rocky desert with blurred and hazy memories.An eccentric stranger watches over her, holding ancient prints that he jealously guards. His task will be to guide her to the abandoned theatre in the heart of the desert, where a mysterious theatre company will show her the path leading to the truth.Theatre in the Desert is a dreamlike and philosophical novel that will make you reflect on the meaning of life.

A gift for you, the first part of the novel Unchain that slave!Naples, Marrakech, and Mexico City.A journey through Europe, Africa, and Latin America to try to defeat Moloch, the god of conformity and power who, in various forms, has oppressed humanity for centuries."As if bookshadnt already caused him enough trouble until that moment. In fact, he had read quite a few, and society frowned upon that.To tell the truth, though, more than the act of reading itself, what they always reproached him for was his tendency to confuse books with reality.Since his school days, other friends of his also read books.But once they closed the book, everything ended there, like a simple and harmless pastime.Luca, on the other hand, always tried to connect what he had read with the world around him, with his experiences, with the people he knew.Yet, teachers, counselors, and all authorities had explained to him more than once how wrong and dangerous that behavior was.In the end, they couldnt overlook it anymore, and the process was triggered. After all, he had become a law specialist, a future lawyer. Such inclinations could be tolerated in individuals living on the fringes of society, but certainly not in those destined to be part of the ruling class."website: http://www.giovannibonelli.com

LUCAS. Il y a quatre ans, Kira est partie, mabandonnant au seuil du pire moment de ma vie. Je ne le lui pardonnerai jamais. Maintenant elle est de retour et toute la haine accumulée en moi me tient éloigne delle. Pourtant, chaque fois quelle me regarde, je suis trouble, perdu et effraye. Cependant je ne dois jamais oublier ce que je suis : de la viande avariee que nul naimera jamais frequenter.KIRA. Apres quatre annees deloignement et de desespoir face a cette separation forcee, je suis finalement retournee aupres de Lucas. Mais maintenant les choses ont change et je me retrouve victime de ses brimades. Qui est ce garçon qui ne connait que la violence et ne se sert des filles que pour les mettre dans son lit ? Je ne sais pas ce qui sest passe mais je ferai tout mon possible pour effacer la haine que je lis dans ses yeux et qui le tient eloigne de moi.Ouvrages de la meme serie : Love Hurricane Transgression Touch Me Dare Me

From New York Times, USA TODAY,#1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Marata Eros and for fans of 50 Shades, and True Blood, comes a tale of alpha demon warriors, claiming what is theirs for the survival of the species." No other authors ... brought out as much heat as Eros does. I literally have to fan myself while reading her work...""...oh hot hot hot...""...Brilliant!"NOTE: The DEMON Serial contains extreme violence throughout and should not be downloaded/read by the faint-of-heart. Might contain triggers.Synopsis:Ruby is an exotic dancer with a past. Running from a father who is a murderer, she takes to the sea where she lives the quiet and lonely existence of the unseen.One night when her abusive boss lays more than a finger on her, the crowd gets out of hand and an unlikely savior moves to end her misery. Little does Ruby know that there are those whove been searching for exactly what she is.Brolach is a demon warrior with a purpose: to find females with enough demon blood who could be valuable breeders in Hades. Their inclusion would tip the scales in favor of the age old war between heaven and hell, to those who live below.What Brolach doesnt realize is they share a blood tie that neither suspect, one that might make them pay in blood.Though this is the first installment in The Demon Series, reading both The Druid and Siren Series first, might deepen the reading experience. Novella-length. 100 paperback pages.

"...I just had to keep turning the pages until I was done." ~ Tena BarnesTwo New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller author styles come together for dark paranormal romance + dystopian grit."... you are unable to put the book down....""... coming back for more..."Narah Adrienne is a bounty enforcer in the near future.She runs the seedy side of her game, capturing criminals too dangerous for the local law enforcement. Using unorthodox methods, she finds herself in the crosshairs of the Magistrate for too many allowable kills for the quarter.And her head hurts like hell.Aeslin is part of an elite vampire squad of Turners. A rare sect of vampire scouts who possess the ability to find women with enough undead blood to be turned into full vampire.Now that Narah understands her bounty target is really a Hunter assigned to commit a part of her to death, she must make the best choice among terrible options. Only one man can save her and technically, hes not human.Matthews discovers the truth of Hunter leadership, and with an uncertain end goal he determines to follow his heart, though that decision might cost him his life.Aeslin has exposed his race by removing Narah in plain sight.Opposing forces and their hidden agendas continue to move Narah like a chess piece toward an inevitable stale mate. Can Narah return to her old life? Will she be hunted for an escape that was beyond her controlor will her tie to Aeslin and Matthews help her regain all thats shes lostand more than she ever dreamed possible?Punished is 300+ pages/67,000 word novel in the ALPHA CLAIM world serial.

"Everything she writes I read, and I LOVE 100% of it."~ Contagious ReadsFrom New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes epic sci-fi meets dark paranormal romance in a chilling tale of interdimensional warriors, who police worlds for the chance to claim their prophesied soulmates - if the Reflectives can survive long enough to claim them." ... amazing storyline..!"" ... Wow... absolutely fantastic read..."" ... cant put it down... crafted expertly... the universe is solid and complex... another incredible series in this universe... huge fan..."Those born Reflective are the only beings with the ability to jump between worlds. With The Cause firmly entrenched by years of highly stylized military-type training in combat of every kind, they use their natural born ability for inter-dimensional travel to police worlds where wrongdoing has overtaken civility.As an elite Reflective, Jeb Merrick finds himself partnered with a rare female Reflective. Merrick is convinced that she can do nothing but slow him down. Beth Jasper is small, in both stature and mindset.When they are thrust together as partners, Merrick vows that she will receive the same neutral treatment as a male. Merrick cannot allow the unlikely union of Beth Jasper to get in the way of finding his prophesied soulmate.Beth discovers she is partnered with the cockiest of all pureblood Reflectives and struggles to maintain her composure with a hostile partner whose loyalty she doesnt possess.Can the Reflectives uphold The Cause, reach a point of compromise and find their chosen soulmates?Full-length novel; New adult fiction, 17+

A gift for you: free edition of Murder at Saksess Press 1.Complete Series, Murder at Saksess Press 1-2-3, Unlimited and paperback.A beautiful girl falls from the window of the publishing house SaksessPress. A mature man, a simple employee of the crime sorting center, feels the desire to investigate the case. Why? He is obsessed with the victim, he even sees her in his dreams. He feels like he owes her something, but what? He doesnt know the origin of this fixation, but his life, thanks to the search for truth, will be destined for radical changes.??????"A Gun and a Pen My name is Pedro, and I am a private investigator. Unlike many of my colleagues, I am not a retired cop trying to make ends meet by spying on unfaithful spouses. And unlike some of them, I do not do this job solely for money. I do not deal with infidelity, but with murders, on behalf of a state that seems to have forgotten the value of life. In my own small way, like a disobedient atom breaking every law of physics, I want more than anything to bring a minimum of justice to a lost society enslaved to the interests of a few. Untruthful deaths, violence everywhere. Only the properties of the rich, protected in their fortress neighborhoods, still seem to be respected at the threshold of the twenty-first century.Before discovering my mission, I, too, served only the powerful and was a lost man,just like my world. Behind my seemingly orderly, monotonous, and repetitive life, I hid the greatest confusion. A computer, a keyboard, well-defined tasks. At the end of the month, a salary, meager but sufficient to get by. But get by towards where? Now, in front of my eyes, I have a gun and a pen. The gun is resting on the desk, I may need it later. The pen, however, I grip in my left hand to tell how I got to this point. The following is my story."website: http://www.giovannibonelli.com:)

In una notte stellata, una giovane donna si risveglia in un deserto roccioso con i ricordi confusi e annebbiati.Un eccentrico sconosciuto veglia su di lei tenendo in mano delle stampe antiche che custodisce gelosamente. Il suo compito sara guidarla fino al teatro abbandonato nel cuore del deserto, dove una misteriosa compagnia teatrale le mostrera il percorso che porta alla verita.Il teatro nel deserto e un romanzo onirico e filosofico che sapra far riflettere sul senso della vita.Lamore e sempre possibile, viverlo non lo e.

"A new twist on the walking dead. A must read!" ~ Nancy Allen (The Avid Reader) VINE VOICEFrom New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes ???#1 Amazon Dark Fantasy Bestseller???" ... Couldnt put it down! Loved the twists and turns!"... couldnt get enough...!"" ... I love this book..."Synopsis:Almost fifteen-year-old Caleb Hart is a Cadaver-Manipulator in the year 2025. When teens receive a government-sanctioned pharmaceutical cocktail during school, paranormal abilities begin manifesting... making the teens more powerful than the adults.After Caleb discovers he has the rare, Affinity for the Dead, he must do whatever it takes to hide it from a covert government agency whose goal is exploitation.Caleb seeks refuge with his new girlfriend, Jade, until he realizes that she needs as much protection from her family, as he does from the government.Suddenly, Caleb finds that hiding his ability while protecting Jade and his friends is a full time job; can he escape the government, protect Jade and lose the bullies who are making him miserable?95,000 words/468 pages

La razza Homo Sapiens e la dominatrice, nel bene o nel male, di questo mondo; quanto di tutto cio che ha fatto merita veramente di essere ricordato?Esiste qualcuno in grado di sovvertire lordine imposto da miliardi di anni di evoluzione?Un viaggio che pareva essersi interrotto per sempre, riuscira ad unire le vite di uomini apparentemente inconciliabili tra di loro.Essi impareranno, questa volta forse per sempre, che il voler andare contro le leggi imposte dalla natura, e quindi anche contro lo stesso Dio che questa natura ha creato, non si potra mai rivelare una saggia decisione, in quanto luomo, per quanto si ingegni e si danni lanima durante la sua flebile esistenza, non potra mai e poi mai elevarsi oltre il limite imposto dalla sua stessa natura mortale.Il viaggio avra infine termine con un nuovo inizio, un inizio che punira larroganza umana del volersi avvicinare a Dio tanto da pretendere stupidamente di poterlo sostituire, nella maniera forse peggiore che si possa immaginare.

OFFERTA LAMPOQUANDO LA PIRATERIA INFORMATICA SI SCONTRA CON LAMORELulz, giovane hacker barese, imbastisce una trappola on line su commissione sotto forma di sito di astrologia per rubare le informazioni personali di Giulia. Ma la trappola e progettata talmente bene che finisce per imbrigliare tutte le persone che orbitano attorno alla ragazza e Lulz, grazie alla sua abilita informatica e a una buona dose di cinismo, diventa la mano del destino che guida le loro vite, ne svela tradimenti e orchestra scontri, fino a restare egli stesso imbrigliato nellesistenza di Giulia e nellaffetto che cresce prepotente nei suoi confronti."Personalmente, mi sono stupito della rapidita con cui leggevo il romanzo (che non parla solo di tecnologia, ma anche di amore e cinismo), approssimandomi alla fine" (Alberto Grandi - Wired)Premi e riconoscimenti: Wired: tra i migliori 10 autori auto-pubblicati (2014) Menzione donore al concorso letterario Caterina Martinelli (2023) Finalista al Premio Nazionale Argentario (2023) Finalista al Premio Internazionale Citta di Latina (2023)

Che differenza puo fare un giorno in una vita?A volte i giorni possono passare cosi, tutti uguali altre volte accadono, invece, cose che possono cambiare il corso della nostra vita per sempre..Una decisione presa, un incontro inaspettato, uno scampato pericolo qualcosa che lascia il segno nella nostra vita per sempre.Sette sono i giorni della settimana, sette sono le storie narrate in questo libro sette piccoli racconti ambientati in ognuno di questi giorni, storie in cui i protagonisti vedranno la loro vita cambiare, in qualche modo, donandoci la certezza che questa vita, per quanto difficile, complicata, a volte dura, resta sempre il dono piu grande e ogni giorno porta con se la speranza che qualcosa di bello puo sempre accadere.

Mario e un uomo brutto, con una figlia adolescente che sembra un sorcio in sovrappeso. Inizia cosi la ricerca della bellezza, una ricerca che puo diventare lossessione di tutta una vita. Ma a volte basta poco, una scelta affrettata, per finire nel beauty center sbagliato e trasformare il sogno della bellezza nellincubo dellanoressia. Ed e cosi che la sua bambina, giorno dopo giorno, arriva a non avere piu la forza di alzarsi dal letto della sua cameretta. Sua figlia rischia di morire e lui non sa come salvarla.Tutto cambia solo quando Mario comprende che si tratta di anoressia indotta, causata da qualcuno che vive nel mondo sfrenato della bellezza. Ma sono anni che vive rintanato nel suo mondo di uomo brutto. Eppure sa che, per salvare la sua bambina, dovra trovare il coraggio di scendere nelle pieghe piu insidiose del mondo della cosmesi, dove si nascondono perversi ipnotisti e spietati assassini.Romanzo thriller autoconclusivo.

Liebe auf dem Alpenhof: Wildbach Bergroman Exklusivband 3 Romane(399)Von Alfred BekkerDieser Band enthalt folgende Romane: Zu stolz, um zu verzeihen (Alfred Bekker)Keine Rettung fur den Hof? (Alfred Bekker)Im Angesicht der Berge (Alfred Bekker) Die Tochter vom Ramayer und der Sohn vom Bernrieder sind ein Paar. Eigentlich steht einer Hochzeit nichts im Wege. Aber dann bricht ein schlimmer Streit zwischen den Vatern aus, der auch der jungen Liebe schwer zu schaffen macht. Wird es zur Versohnung kommen oder sind die Familien zu stolz, um zu verzeihen?

Leterna lotta tra la quiete della solitudine e il richiamo selvaggio della natura con risultati disastrosi su entrambi i fronti e lo sprazzo di luce di un appuntamento al buio che piu buio non si puo.Tutto quello che non avreste mai voluto sapere sulle donne, sulla vita da single e su come trasformare una serata potenzialmente romantica in un disastro apocalittico, nelle sagge parole di chi sicuramente ne sa molto meno di voi.Questo racconto e incluso nella raccolta Disastri assortiti.