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A gripping collection of 30 minute stories by some of the greatest storytellers in the English language....

Elliot’s marriage is failing. As a neurodivergent woman diagnosed with endometriosis, she is consistently battling to survive in a society that caters to men. At 31, she’s reached her breaking point. She’s tired of her life and exhausted by the constant animosity she feels for her partner, Oliver, after his unimaginable betrayal. But Oliver, forever the loving partner, isn’t ready to give up after all they’ve been through. On the verge of signing divorce papers, he begs her to try a new experimental therapy that promises to solve marital troubles in just one day.

When Jessica volunteered as tribute to a sorcerer's court, she knew that sex would be part of her job. However, she did not expect Lord Azrael to “feed” her to his pet incubus on her first day at work. She’s shocked that the incubus - a shape-shifting panther - can take the form of a man. She’s shocked that they have an audience. She’s even more shocked that she likes it. When the show is over, Jessica is sent off to new adventures, but she can’t stop thinking about him.

Trapped in a necromancer’s tower on the longest night of the year. Merek is a pillar of his country community and a confirmed bachelor. He had his chance at love, and he let it slip away. But he’s got friends, a faithful dog, and a snug home. Holidays can be difficult, but Merek knows how to handle loneliness. When he volunteers to house-sit for a necromancer on the day before Solstice, Merek expects to be doing the job with no companion apart from his dog. He’s displeased to be trapped in the tower overnight by a sudden snow storm.

Vor sechs Jahren quittierte Jack Reacher, damals Spitzenermittler der US-Militärpolizei, den Dienst. Er tauchte unter - unerreichbar, unauffindbar. Doch jetzt kommt der rastlose Einzelgänger freiwillig aus der Deckung. Durch puren Zufall ist er einem Mann begegnet, den er seit zehn Jahren für tot gehalten hat. Die Narben auf dessen Stirn erinnern Reacher an sein furchtbarstes Erlebnis, und er weiß: Noch immer geht von dem Janusmann eine tödliche Gefahr aus.

In einer Kleinstadt in Indiana schießt ein Heckenschütze scheinbar wahllos in eine Menschenmenge. Die Spur führt zu James Barr, der Jahre zuvor seinen Job als Scharfschütze bei der Army verlor, weil er ein ähnliches Massaker angerichtet hatte. Sein Vorgesetzter damals: Jack Reacher. Und nach Reacher fragt Barr nun, als man ihn festnimmt. Ausgerechnet Reacher - hatte dieser doch damals geschworen, Barr eines Tages ein für alle Mal hinter Gitter zu bringen.

Der ehemalige Militärpolizist Jack Reacher entdeckt bei einem Pfandleiher einen Abschlussring einer Militärakademie. Warum trennt sich jemand von so einer Trophäe? Einem Impuls folgend beschließt er, die einstige Besitzerin aufzuspüren und ihn ihr zurückzubringen. Und plötzlich befindet sich Reacher im Netz einer kriminellen Organisation mit Verbindungen in die höchsten Kreise der Gesellschaft. Ein Preis wird auf seinen Kopf ausgesetzt, Killer heften sich an seine Fersen. Aber es gibt Leute, mit denen man sich nicht anlegen sollte - zum Beispiel mit Jack Reacher!

Friends first and love forever. The time is long overdue for men to mature—to treat women with love, respect, dignity, and cherish them inside and out. He not only must find the right woman to spend his life with, but also must develop and maintain a healthy relationship with her. In order to do so, he must find the courage within himself to participate in a love so intimate that he must risk his very soul—and hers as well.

From a fantasy world where a dragonrider must make an impossible choice when his dragon starts to forget him, to a future where a young surrogate isn't even allowed to speak lest she corrupt the development of the child she carries, each story focuses on some aspect of who we are, and how we each become that person.

Everyone always tells stories about the hero. But what about the guy who wasted his whole frickin’ life looking for the hero? Well, this is the story of that guy, and the day he finally found the hero he’d spent decades looking for.

What do you do when your best friend is three stories tall, breathes fire, and might be forgetting that you're his friend? That's the dilemma in this short story about an aging dragonrider and his dragon.

Dmitri is a memory eraser, someone capable of removing the worst memories, the ones that haunt and pursue someone for the rest of their lives. He’s the best. But to help those most in need, he has to take on other clients that can actually pay.

It's the year 2030, and the whole world is watching while American soldiers fight insurgents in Syria. But with TV networks in charge of the war, what's the real goal, and is a hero really a hero?

From the author of The Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare and The Good Doctor comes a book that explores how the persistent pandemic has revealed what excellence in healthcare truly means and presents an action plan to achieve it.

What if you couldn't say no to others, but they never knew? Empathy should have its limits. But for Freya, it doesn't. When others are around she finds herself bending to their will, unable to tell anyone what she wants, unable to assert herself or defend herself. Can she find a way forward or will she forever be drowning in their darkness?

Ka was raised to be a Bearer, a surrogate for wealthy parents who don't want to or can't have their own children. Forced to stay silent and devote every moment of every day and every action to creating the perfect environment for growing someone else's child, she'd never questioned her role. Until now.

Clark has spent every day of his life fighting to survive his terminal illness and provide for his family, but then all his wishes are unexpectedly answered. And he's left asking the question, what now?

When Christy's husband is seriously injured in a skydiving accident, she can't stand the thought of losing him. So when she's given the chance—however unreal—to save him, she takes it. But at what cost?

Jack Reacher betritt den Stützpunkt seiner ehemaligen Einheit bei der Militärpolizei und ahnt nicht, was ihm bevorsteht. Er ist nach Virginia gereist, um seine Nachfolgerin Major Susan Turner kennenzulernen, doch wenig später wird klar, was für ein großer Fehler das war. Denn wie jeder ehemalige Soldat der USA ist Reacher Reservist. Prompt erhält er seinen Einberufungsbefehl und wird außerdem des Mordes angeklagt und verhaftet. Reacher gelingt die Flucht aus dem Gefängnis, doch seine wichtigste Frage bleibt zunächst ungeklärt: Wer versucht ihn auf diese Weise kaltzustellen?

Der Einsatzbefehl für den Militärpolizisten Jack Reacher ist eindeutig: Er soll verdeckt den Mord an einer jungen Frau aufklären – und anschließend, falls nötig, seine Ergebnisse vertuschen. Denn der Hauptverdächtige ist ein hoch dekorierter Offizier und – schlimmer noch – der Sohn eines Senators. Reacher soll niemandem zu nahe treten und verhindern, dass die Presse den Fall aufbauscht. Doch was er entdeckt, lässt ihn an der Rechtmäßigkeit seines Auftrags zweifeln – und macht aus Reacher einen Mann, den man fürchten muss.