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Ebenezer Scrooge runs a tight shop with a tight fist and a sharp tongue. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of his old partner, Jacob Marley. Marley relates that in order for Scrooge’s soul to be reclaimed, he must be haunted by three spirits. The first of the three appear, and Scrooge’s reclamation begins.

Guido has lost it all. At rock bottom and wandering the shore, Guido spies a misshapen creature floating toward him in the water, riding on a huge chest. The creature offers Guido a path of revenge – switching bodies for three days in exchange for the untold riches in the chest. Guido unfortunately fails to see a potential downside. Through skillful handling of the gothic motif of the doppelgänger, Shelley’s tale explores concepts that would eventually culminate into her masterpiece – Frankenstein.

The sensational new novel from the author of The History of Bees Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian...

The two scammers are about to find out that ghosts are real. Tim and Brad, two frustrated drones in a corporate treadmill, come up with a surefire plan to get rich super quick! People are fascinated by ghosts and anything paranormal, aren’t they? Those folks will pay lots of money for the chance to stay overnight in a haunted hotel.

Cornelius Sky is a doorman in a posh Fifth Avenue apartment building that houses New York City’s elite, including a former first lady whose husband was assassinated while in office. It is 1974, and New York City is heading toward a financial crisis. At work, Connie prides himself on his ability to buff a marble floor better than anyone, a talent that so far has kept him from being fired for his drinking.

Ramsey’s family is local royalty. Basically the Kennedys around here. And, he doesn’t have a problem using his money and connections to work the system. It’s the reason he and I didn’t work out, years ago. Then, I make a mistake - I let a night of fun and relived memories lead to inviting him and his best friend-slash-campaign manager into my bed. With their smoldering looks and magic fingers, it’s a mistake I’m tempted to repeat.

H.P. Lovecraft considered The Willows to be "the finest supernatural tale in English literature", and its appeal is obvious. In his tale of an adventurous duo who embark on a seemingly innocuous river trip down the Danube, Blackwood personifies the desolate willows to be ominous, alive, and menacing. The river itself brims with human passions, and the elemental winds and heavenly forces all combine to create a sense of a supernatural intelligence orchestrating it all.

The Hague, 1672: A prize of 100,000 florins is offered to the person who can produce a perfectly black tulip - a feat considered impossible. But at the very moment when Cornelius van Bearle is on the brink of achieving the impossible feat, he is imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. The story of his delicate tulip’s tumultuous journey to The Hague is absolutely riveting, and an event you don’t want to miss.

My two best friends have each found their perfect threesome. I don’t have an issue with the fact they both have two boyfriends. I would like a taste of the same for myself, though. When two guys hit on me in a bookstore, I’m tempted to ignore the fact that Fred and Barney are obviously fake names. I’ll be their Betty.

B.J. Harrison reads Louisa May Alcotts famous novella "Behind a Mask", which is widely considered to be Alcotts masterpiece in sensation fiction. A wealthy Victorian-era family recruits Jean Muir as sixteen-year-old Bellas governess. But soon enough, Jean Muir appears to have everyone under her spell, and to have the power to do everything as she pleases. This novella from the late 19th century was initially published under Louisa May Alcotts pseudonym A. M. Barnard...

How will Click and Irish survive being marooned on a pirate’s asteroid with only a single gun and a news reel camera to defend themselves?

Moody lighting, intimate corners, and pulsing, magnetic energy is what makes a club the place to be for a hot night. You're invited to four different club experiences where secrets are kept and nothing is off-limits. Have a hot minute? Drop in on these sexy shorts from Alyssa Turner, Kate Briggs, Gwen Dylan, and Stacey Wallace.

Only one yellow rose bush exists in the whole of the Hungarian Plain known as the Hortobágy, and its flowers are only given by the maiden who runs the Hortobágy Inn. But when she has a lover’s spat with her betrothed, and remembers a recipe for love she learned from a gypsy woman, how could she know that she would poison her beloved?

Dr. Fu-Manchu’s deathless existence seems to defy the very laws of nature itself. He has returned, and this time, he is not alone. Having teamed up with a ruthless terrorist organization, the Si-Fan, Fu-Manchu and his associates are determined to shift the balance of global power in their favor - and only Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his associates stand in their way.

The world stands on the brink of the rocket age, and everyone is thrilled that humanity has attained this stunning achievement. But William Stanley isn’t convinced we should be here. Will he really stop the launch of this incredible rocket that he has helped to create?

How would you like to learn how to utilize your greatest asset properly? In addition to this, you’ll also learn how you can fast-track your route to success and techniques that will help you get there faster! Backed by scientific insight and psychological research, the information in this book will change your life. Create a new reality for yourself right now, and leave the tired old vision of a limited life behind.

It’s going to be so much fun! All of the kids in the neighborhood are playing a super fun game - Invasion!

Three hundred years after his death, William Lantry awakes from his coffin. One thing is very clear to him - this sterile world without superstition, fear, or imagination must be destroyed.

Sabrina Morgan has learned not to rely on anyone. Her reputation for being a strong-willed woman with no time for men and romance has been well-earned. So has her record as her squad’s lead bomb tech. She has never come up against a device she couldn’t defuse. Until now. Firefighter Jake Donovan can’t believe his luck when the notoriously unattainable Blonde Bomber runs into his arms. He’s not easy to scare off - after all, it’s his job to rush in where others fear to tread.

Dustin, I can be a prick. I know this, and I’ve been working on it since high school. No, really I have. Nothing could remind me of that little fact better than the girl I owed the biggest apology of my life. Only, Willa had disappeared until the day I managed to get her fired from her job 12 years later. I could make things right for her; get her a position on my team at Hunter Railways.