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Into the starlit night, with your love to guide me, I go… In a small coffee shop in the second district of Vienna, as the city and the wider world change almost beyond recognition, twelve happy years pass for three lovers. Gabriel, Florian, and Solomon manage their small business and work to support their growing family, building a legacy for the future. Gabriel, however, is still bound by his agreement with the guardian nature spirit of Augarten, and so he must go.

Masques et visages couverts défilent dans ce recueil d’histoires. Un roi au masque d’or, un sauvage au mufle de fourrure, des routiers italiens à la face pestiférée et des routiers français aux faux visages, des galériens aux heaumes rouges, des jeunes filles subitement vieillies dans un miroir: voici la singulière foule de lépreux, d’embaumeuses, d’eunuques, d’assassins, de démoniaques et de pirates que Marcel Schwob assemble.

Au bout du Nouveau Monde, la Patagonie garde ses secrets. Depuis que les nefs de Juan Díaz de Solís et de Vicente Yañez Pinzón y touchèrent, puis que Magellan et son chroniqueur Pigafetta en nourrirent l’Europe de fables—géants aux pas démesurés, cyclopes des côtes australes—un voile persiste sur ces terres battues par les vents.

Dans cette nouvelle dramatique et psychologique de la fin du XIXe siècle, Catulle Mendès ausculte l’âme humaine à travers la figure du vieux Blas et l’ombre d’un crime. Entre silences lourds, gestes retenus et regards qui se détournent, s’esquisse le portrait d’une conscience aux prises avec ce qui ronge et dévaste. Sans emphase, la prose de Mendès saisit le frisson de l’attente, l’ambiguïté du cœur et la logique implacable des conséquences. Une plongée intense où faute, mémoire et secret tissent un drame intime, jusqu’au point où la vérité n’a plus d’échappatoire.

Des pistes d’Algérie aux confins des existences ordinaires, Maupassant saisit, en quelques pages, l’instant où une vie se révèle.

Dans une petite ville de province, la maison close de Madame Tellier est un monde à part: un lieu de passages et de confidences, où se mêlent rires, routines et pudeurs. Maupassant y observe, avec une précision tour à tour tendre et cruelle, la comédie des convenances et les fragilités cachées. Derrière les portes closes, l’humanité se dévoile: solitude, désir, charité, orgueil. Nouvelle brève et incisive, La Maison Tellier trace le portrait d’un établissement et de ses habitantes, ainsi que du regard que la ville pose sur elles.

Un sourire: si simple, si désarmant… et pourtant, que cache-t‑il? À partir de ce signe infime, un récit se déploie, où chaque regard, chaque silence et chaque souvenir déplacent les lignes. Ce qui brille pourrait dissimuler une faille; ce qui blesse, ouvrir une vérité. Entre pudeur et vertige, une voix cherche à comprendre ce qu’on choisit de montrer au monde et ce qu’on retient au bord des lèvres. Exploration sensible des apparences, des non-dits et des zones d’ombre, cette histoire invite à écouter autrement: là où un sourire devient promesse, aveu… ou mensonge.

Au cœur d’un château animé, Olivia vit une journée hors du commun: une époustouflante pièce de théâtre dans la grande salle, des bouffons qui, à l’entrée, remettent à chaque enfant un sac de friandises et un jouet de bois, et, clou de la journée, un immense dinosaure sur lequel on peut glisser. Entre rires et émerveillement, quelque chose se prépare pourtant.

Dans "Le loup-garou et le chaperon" de Sophie Gamache, une transformation inattendue bouleverse la vie d'une jeune femme au cœur de la forêt. En découvrant une force et une acuité visuelle nouvelles, elle se laisse emporter par des instincts primaires qui la poussent à chasser et à dévorer les créatures qui l'entourent. Mais jusqu'où ira-t-elle dans cette quête de puissance et de liberté sauvage ? Entre fascination et terreur, ce récit explore les frontières entre humanité et bestialité, plongeant l'auditeur dans une aventure captivante et troublante.

Une tasse en vieux saxe, jetée de giroflées, bordée de coccinelles, marquée des deux épées bleues : jadis elles étaient douze, chacune avec sa fleur. Ce service avait appartenu à une reine. Un jour qu’elle prenait le thé, le roi lui annonça qu’il convoquait l’assemblée du peuple. Partisane de l’autorité, elle brisa la tasse aux tulipes, puis pleura, augurant du sort du trône de son fils.

"Rory Smith has been playing bass for Blinding Light since the beginning. Sure, he left a few times temporarily, but he’s always gone back to the only life he’s really known. It was all fun and games in his twenties, but lately he wonders if there’s something more out there besides traveling show to show. Jack Vance has always been a huge fan of Blinding Light, but the real reason he goes to every show he can sneak into is to get a glimpse of their hot bass player.

In the sequel to Child of Dawn, Rennault, the leader of the bradach—a faction of vampire pirates—must face the changes brought by the newfound peace in the Vale. When his and other bradach's way of life is threatened, he seeks to save his right to rule the waters. Little does he know that this endeavor will take him on an adventure that will change not only his life but also the lives of everyone living in the Vale. He will be challenged in love, brotherhood, and choosing between what is right and what is easy.

As the nightmares descend, I will hold you dear... Six months after the life-altering events whose impact affected his higher soul, Gabriel is struggling not to lose everything he has managed to carve out for himself in Vienna with Florian and Solomon. Then Gabriel sees dark omens: the nature spirit Augarten's nightmares are coming. Gabriel knows powerful magic is woven into his very existence, and whether he allows the nature spirit access to that magic may very well determine whether Gabriel and his lovers survive the nightmares.

I woke up the morning after the wedding party, my memories of the night before hazy at best. As I blinked my eyes open, a black cummerbund on the foot of the bed caught my attention, and the sound of an unfamiliar male voice drifted in from the en-suite bathroom, singing softly. What transpired between us the night before? And better still who was this mystery man in my hotel suite bathroom? The handsome best man? One of the cute usher boys? Oh god, please not the groom? I thought if I scrolled through pics and texts on my iPhone I might get a clue….

Isaac Grant has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his twenty-three years. Everything was perfect until his favorite friend with benefits, Jack, met the love of his life. Sure, he was happy for Jack, but he missed him and wanted someone of his own to keep him warm at night, or to get into trouble with. Tig Sawyer left Foggy Basin after only living there for a little over a year. He graduated from high school and moved onto an out-of-state college and, for the most part, never looked back.

In Michael Rabin: America's Virtuoso Violinist, Anthony Feinstein tells the poignant story of the life and career of one of history's greatest violinists. As a child prodigy, Rabin had the classical music world at his feet. Notable successes abounded. Yet no sooner had Rabin taken his place alongside such illustrious colleagues as Heifetz, Milstein, and Stern than he abruptly and inexplicably disappeared from the concert stage. For three years, the public saw and heard little of him.

Liam, a talented writer, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to Alex, a charming young barista with a passion for baking. As the two men navigate the blossoming romance between them, they discover a deep, undeniable connection that transcends the physical. Through shared moments of intimacy, where pastries and other sweet treats become a sensual backdrop, Liam and Alex's relationship deepens, revealing a partnership forged in the heat of passion and nurtured by mutual respect and affection.

This is a collection of stories of murder, ghosts, and magical mysteries mixed with various kinds of love and obsession, dreams, and other realities...and a bit of erotica.

The Palace of the Dawn will soon be stormed. The most ruthless man of all time is one step away from assailing on Iovbridge and dethroning Sophie Delamere. The queen of Knightdorn is now alone, with neither allies nor an army capable of rebuffing the enemy that is approaching her city. Everything appears to be over, until a mysterious young man, Elliot, makes his appearance. Entangled in a web of lies and politics, Elliot will try to draw Walter away from Iovbridge and face him in the stronghold of Wirskworth.

One night in London something very unexpected happened: I came home to my humble third-floor British bedsit to find a golden surprise in my bed.… Prince Charming was hiding under my bedclothes to surprise me.… Simon, my six-foot-four, soon-to-be fashion model young new beau, who was even younger than me.... Lucky for me, Lord G., who brought me home from a date, didn’t insist on coming up with me…though perhaps it would have been luckier for him, he might have enjoyed the pair of us.