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Sur une île au large de l'Irlande, Aoileann vit recluse avec sa grand-mère et sa mère, une présence inerte qu'elle appelle la "chose du lit". Lorsque Rachel, une artiste venue du continent, débarque avec son nourrisson, Aoileann découvre une douceur et une chaleur qui lui ont toujours été refusées. Mais sa fascination grandissante pour cette femme et son enfant se transforme bientôt en une obsession dévorante, réveillant les fantômes du passé et libérant des ténèbres qu'elle ne peut plus contenir.

Things are different since Tony Ward landed back in town. The West Dublin gangland has changed. After five years keeping quiet across the way, Tony is keen to reinstate himself, and when the opportunity to work side by side with Darren 'Flute' Walsh, a top enforcer of notorious crime boss Angus Lavelle, it feels like a no brainer. Biting off more than he can chew has never bothered Tony Ward, but Flute Walsh is not the meek, quiet boy Tony remembers from school.

When Chad introduced me to Frank, I was unaware of how much my life might transform. If I desired that change. Yet, I find myself unsure about my aspirations. All I know is that I must decide between these two very different men.

After a decade chasing dreams in New York—and running from the pieces of herself she left behind—Tiffany W. White returns to her childhood home in Tulsa with nothing but a suitcase and a broken melody echoing in her heart. Haunted by past regrets and the silence of an absent father, she never planned to stay long. But the porch light still flickers, the piano still plays across the fence, and a familiar neighbor still remembers the girl who once believed in music.

Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. Crane is grateful. Among his hive's followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won't destroy him.

Xane finds herself at the center of a storm when Zoe, a bandmate, reveals her deep-seated pride, causing tension and division within the band. As Zoe's arrogance threatens to tear the group apart, Xane must navigate the delicate balance between healthy pride and destructive hubris. Guided by the Analyst, Xane learns that pride can be both empowering and isolating. Through introspective conversations and challenging interactions with her bandmates, Xane discovers the importance of humility and teamwork.

After my MAGA Night, I knew I was a changed woman, at least for now. The problem was, and it was a big one, Chad knew it, too. Even worse, I didn’t care, heaven help me. He knew that soon enough as well.

Em has lived a quiet life with her complicated mother and is now looking for love and a potential escape from her small hometown. When a masked man kidnaps her in the dark of night, though, she is drawn into a terrifying world. Jodie has been trying to forget a troubling time in her life, pouring her trauma into her work and out of her mind. Until one night her daughter is kidnapped and Jodie is dragged back into the violence. As Em and Jodie race into the darkness, the agony of the past rushes up to meet them. It will take all their devotion and courage to escape this night alive.

In all of human experience, there is very little that holds more intimate horror than childbirth. Bodies are ravaged, minds are torn, and lives are caught in a precarious balance of hope and fear. In this anthology of seventeen authors, the horrors of childbirth are scalpel-sharp and womb-deep. The stories in this anthology are painful and dark. A surprising parasite deeply planted in its mother's womb. A harrowing choice made by a mother with no options. Demon babies. Post-partum madness. Lifeblood lost. Check your triggers (found at ruthannaevans.

Hunde ausführen, Cocktails mixen, sich um ihre kranke Mutter kümmern – und aus sicherer Entfernung das Leben anderer beobachten. Das ist Chloe Coopers Alltag. Besonders fasziniert ist sie von Jemma Spengler, der schönen Influencerin von nebenan, und ihrem Ehemann Adam, einem angesehenen Chirurgen. Das Paar wirkt so perfekt wie aus einem Hochglanzmagazin – bis zu dem Tag, an dem alles endet. Im dichten Morgennebel sieht Chloe vom Strand aus, wie eine Schwimmerin von einem Motorboot erfasst wird. Ist es Jemma? Chloe ist sich sicher, dass es kein tragischer Unfall war, sondern Mord.

I’ve only been helping Penny with her side business for a few months. I know her well enough but she keeps surprising me. Then she came to me with a story. That shocked me.

Joanna Lucas is single again, but a trip to Venice to consult on a mosaic restoration will help mend her broken heart. Most of her two weeks will be free to explore the city with her friend Deena, but if she'd known who suggested her for the trip, she might have stayed home. An award-winning painter, Chandler Cardin also gives private art lessons. She's the last person Joanna expects to run into so far from Boston. Equally unexpected is the attraction that resurfaces, reminding Joanna of old times. Not all of the memories are good.

Jessica Preston is missing. Stella Morris thought she knew her friend—until she started digging into Jessica’s secret life. A strip club that’s more than it seems. A law firm that’s lying through its teeth. And a trail that leads straight into Baton Rouge’s underbelly, where girls like Jessica disappear without a trace. Finding her means crossing lines Stella thought she never would—and trusting people who have everything to lose if Jessica is found.

Now that I’ve revived what I didn’t realize I missed so much, my work life is much less boring. And now that I’m dating again, sort of, my love life is more exciting, too. But when the managing attorney at the law firm where I work asks to meet with me, I have to wonder which of my new activities he wants to discuss. Or does he want to discuss something else? At long last.

You're not weak, you’re wired. Cigarettes weren’t just a habit. They were engineered to hook you. But now, you’ve found something different. Something that actually works. In the U.S., over 28 million adults still smoke (CDC, 2024), with most starting before age 18. The pull of nicotine is both psychological and physical, said to be as addictive as heroin or cocaine (Usman, 2024). Yet behind that cigarette is a carefully crafted lie—one that corporations sold through media, science, and even culture (Ling & Glantz, 2018).

Flora owes her role as a royal bodyguard to her ability to control Dust—the invisible magic created by movement. She doesn’t pretend to be a man, she just doesn’t correct those who assume the Siqualian princess’s bodyguard must be a man…which is everyone. Including the delegation of the foreign prince to whom the princess is betrothed. Prince Cassius’s sole purpose in seeking a marriage alliance is to bring strength to the region before outside forces succeed in splintering the peninsula further.

In Warrior Mindset: Reclaiming Your Voice After Adversity, Dr. Tonya White offers a transparent, faith-filled roadmap for women navigating the emotional wreckage of divorce, rejection, and personal loss. Through raw storytelling, biblical reflection, and mindset-shifting wisdom, she empowers listeners to rise from the ashes of abandonment and rebuild their lives with boldness and purpose.

With our growing family filling our apartment, we turn to other matters. Some of the women I live with want to be mothers. But before we can delve into that, I get a surprise request. From my wife.

I’ve been a receptionist at a law firm for over a year now, and it’s just as boring as it sounds. It is, however, the best-paying job I’ve ever had in my twenty-seven years. So, as a single mom, I have to tough it out for my kids. But then, when I least suspect it, things take a surprising turn for me. I just don’t know if I want to go down that path again. Because I know it all too well.

Now that I’ve done it, sold my body to men for sex, I want to do it again. I’ll probably go back to Anna’s at some point in my life. But for now, I’m going to do something else. Something a lot more lucrative. And exciting.