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Geralt the Witcher battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike in Sword of Destiny, the second collection of adventures in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer: His targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.

The world was brought to its knees by the zombie virus. But humanity has risen from the ashes and has begun to rebuild. Courageous men and women have kindled a fire of hope in the darkness. But mere survival is not enough. The real challenge is how to keep that future alive. How to not just survive, not just to rebuild, but actually thrive. To tell the universe that mankind can take whatever nature throws against us and not back down.

In this tale inspired by Cinderella (and for fans of The Last Airbender), Ellie is a firemage in a kingdom of water and windmages. Her worried stepmother warns her against showing off her powers, but when everyone at the king’s ball is in danger from a dragon, Ellie can no longer keep them secret. She works together with another firemage to save the entire kingdom.

This collection includes the first four books in the Return of the Elves romantic fantasy series: Soulbound, Sundered, Exiled, and Seared.

Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.

With a handful of short stories, Collector pays a raw and honest tribute to homeless outcasts and prison survivors in California, to boyhood mischief, a misadventure hunting in Africa, and a risky rendezvous in Colorado. The resemblances to real people and events are, of course, purely coincidental. Yet it’s the made-up parts, the inventions sprinkled like salt crystals onto reality which accent the conflicted hope and flawed redemption in Collector’s short fiction. If it’s true enough to hurt, it’s no lie.

Life is smooth sailing until these new roomies find themselves stuck between a rock and a very hard place. Because lusting after the one person you shouldn't ever mess around with - your new roommate - is like cardinal rule number one. Get ready for four complete friends-to-lovers rom-com standalones: The Room Mate, The Play Mate, The House Mate, and The Soul Mate.

When a loose dog narrowly avoids getting hit by a car on busy city streets, two drivers pull over and coordinate its quick rescue. What has all the appearance of a kismet connection between heroic dog lovers turns out to be a meet-cute "tail" of a different breed.

Against the advice of her children, a 70-year-old widow hits the road for a cross country adventure in an aging RV with only her purse-size dog for company. Two hours in, she gets a flat tire and must decide if she will turn back or keep going.

He's her boss's brother, but resisting him may prove impossible. In the last few days before Christmas, business at the Christmas tree lot grinds to a halt. So the last thing I expect is for a hunky mountain man to show up. When I learn he's looking for his sister, it makes more sense. Unfortunately, his sister is my boss...so I have to resist this instant attraction. But then I learn he'll be sleeping in the bedroom next to me. And he seems to feel the same attraction. Only...he doesn't want to fight it. Soon, I find myself giving in. But will loving him cost me everything? Holiday Cheer ...

A single dad, an underwear model, a baker, and baseball-loving former boy band member find love with four fun, incredible women in this compilation of the first three books and a spin-off from Pippa Grant’s Copper Valley Bro Code romantic comedy series.

Fall in love with the Limitless billionaires. These four not-so-perfect but swoon-worthy heroes will win your heart.

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."

In "Whole Fragments," Luca Mazzotti presents a masterfully crafted collection of twenty micro-stories, each precisely one thousand words, that traverse the landscape of human experience through an experimental lens. From intimate portraits of childhood pets to philosophical meditations on time and loneliness, from cemetery wanderings to imaginative reanimations of Degas paintings, these stories challenge traditional narrative boundaries while remaining deeply accessible.

The Bookworm Box is proud to present Two More Days, our second anthology installment. Much like the first installment, Two More Days is an exciting and unique listening experience with contributions from several of our charity's featured authors. Each author was given the same first sentence. Where they took that sentence was completely up to them.

When I got the first letter from my secret admirer, I was flattered. With the second, I grew intrigued. By the third, I’m starting to fall in love with him. I wish that I could meet him in person, but I don’t know how to arrange that.

"There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly, and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it." — Chanakya WICKEDNESS RULES IN THESE SHORT STORIES Avaricious, cruel, depraved, envious, mean-spirited, vengeful, evil—the wicked have been with us since the beginnings of humankind. You might recognize them and you might not. But make no mistake. When the wicked cross your path, your life will never be the same. Do you know someone wicked? You will. The 21 suspense, horror, and fantasy stories in the Someone Wicked anthology were written by the...

A sportscaster and a kindergarten teacher vie for the last copy of a bestselling dessert cookbook. To prove how badly they want it, each tries to outdo the other with meme-like, dessert-inspired lines.

Three billionaire night club owners with a tragic past find the women they can’t live without. Collection includes More Than Sexy, Twice as Sexy, and Better Than Sexy.

This audiobook brings together 13 uproarious short stories and one novella, focused on Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. His stories are celebrated as heroic propaganda pieces, but he’s simply trying to stay alive in a hostile galaxy.