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Lars, it seems, now has the brawn, brains, and bravery (as well as the money) to do anything he wants, so he decides to open a detective agency in London. While chasing miscreants and cheating husbands, he soon finds himself entangled inside the web of Germany's most dangerous spy. 

In Dying Horribly at Harding Hall, Book 1 of the Harding Hall Mystery Series, we meet a wealthy, aristocratic English family — generation after generation — of lecherous and greedy muttonheads. The story focuses on 11 mysterious deaths, with several extras along the way. There’s dry and sly humor from the start, but it’s only as the tapestry unfolds that we realize the truth — and the truth is becoming more and more crazed.  

A dangerous snake attacks Prince Tamino in the forest but three noble ladies protect him. Together with the bird catcher Papageno, Tamino is supposed to free Princess Pamina because the dreaded Sarastro has imprisoned her in his castle. Tamino and Papageno receive a magic flute and a glockenspiel from Pamina's mother, the Queen of the Night. The brave rescuers must overcome difficult tests, but the daring rescue plan succeeds. In the end, Tamino and Pamina, Papageno and his new girlfriend Papagena are happily in each other's arms.

Lieutenant Desmond L.S. Arthur was an Irish aviator in No.2 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. In the early morning of Tuesday, 27th of May, 1913...while flying over the Scottish North-East coastal town of Montrose, during a routine training flight from Upper Dysart to Lunan Bay, the right wing of his B.E.2 biplane No.205 suddenly collapsed due to a broken spar, which had hitherto remained unseen...as it had been concealed under the plane’s fabric...possibly on purpose. Lt. Arthur was the first Irishman to be killed in an aircraft accident.

"Hansel and Gretel" - a full cast audio play featuring famous melodies and beautiful arias. Experience Engelbert Humperdinck's world-renowned opera "Hansel and Gretel" as an audio play, performed by esteemed actors, complemented by intricate sound designs and effects as well as plenty of original opera music. Each act is introduced with interesting facts about the life of Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921).

Swan Lake - a full cast audio play featuring famous melodies and beautiful music. Swan Lake tells the love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette, who has been magically transformed into the queen of swans. Prince Siegfried comes of age and celebrates his 21st birthday in the palace gardens. The next day he is supposed to choose his future bride at the court ball. Near the castle, on the shores of Swan Lake, the beautiful swan girl Odette emerges from the water in the moonlight. She is actually a princess transformed by the magician Rothbart. Siegfried is overwhelmed by her beauty and immediately swears his love and loyalty.

Crowleigh Manor House stands baleful and aloof amid the bleak, undulating landscape of Hiraeth Heath. The unimaginable ancient secrets...and horrors held and buried within its archaic walls will eventually be uncovered...revealed...and ultimately...released!

Your dream of becoming financially independent with Amazon FBA can be a reality. Amazon FBA 2020: Learn How to Sell High-Profit Private Label Products on Amazon breaks down exactly what you have to do to not only turn a profit, but to earn a remarkable income. It’s easier than you might think! With a little research and some good old-fashioned hard work, you could launch your first private-label product and then transition into multiple income streams. This easy-to-understand guide explains in detail the steps you need to take to find success.

Riding swift o’er moor and dale: a moonlit silhouette; With surcoat sailing on the wind...a tricorne and gorget. With collar high and mask affixed; knife, sword and pistol armed.... Moongraven is a highwayman: Undauntable and charmed! Decaying noble bloodline bred, he haunts the shadowed lanes.... Awaiting wealthy quarry quiet, till nought of worth remains! With derring-do adventures...amid Regency romance, This tale of twilight tour de force would make the Devil dance!

Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to collect berries as a punishment. The siblings get lost in the twilight and discover the gingerbread house of an old ugly witch. She enchants the children and wants to bake them into gingerbread. Hansel and Gretel use their wits to save themselves and push the wicked old woman into her own oven. The children are finally found by their worried parents, who are looking for them in the forest. In the end the family is happily united.

Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come. On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine. Brought into the Wolves - an elite guerrilla force sworn to win back Earth - Valentine leads his first command in the Kurian Zone.

Kylara had to leave a bright future as a military cadet and was thrown into the brutal world of off-world trading. This subsequent career in the family business was tough: marked by war, mutiny, and attempted assassination. But then her home was attacked and her parents killed - their trading empire left in ruins. Now she must save what is left of the family and the business, with few friends and too few assets.

Ravensbrooke Hall lies empty. It has been looking more derelict with every passing year...since being abandoned; gathering layers of dust, ivy, and cobwebs, while the owner, Sir Sébastien de Ravensbrooke, travels alone abroad...or so it is believed. Sir Sébastien is known as a mountaineer, chess master, artist, yogi, social provocateur, occultist, drug addict, and libertine. The locals accused him of being a "black magician", but this is inaccurate...for in truth, what he actually is, would defy description, belief, and comprehension.

Through love, joy, hope, disillusionment, trial, and tribulation...this is a journey of revelation...and awakening. The experiences and lessons of every life possess profound relevance and value. Whether funny, sad, shocking, or bizarre...this transatlantic memoir promises laughter, tears, insight, and hopefully...a small measure of wisdom. 

With family and friends in the forest of Gleigh, wee Mister Cumphobiecack chose to decree.... Ostara would be a fantabulous fest to celebrate all of by which they'd been blessed. The equinox ushered in beauties of spring... and all of the joys this sweet season could bring. 'Twas also the time of the Leprechaun's Ball, which is secretly held 'hind a charmed waterfall. Never before has a Glumpet been asked....

The Glumpets of Gleigh, happy still as can be, now prepare for the season of Yule. Favours and treats of cakes, puddings, and sweets…will make Mister Cumphobiecack drool. Life’s joys are now his... with his wife, Effie Fizz, and his parents, restored to his side. With friends all around, they still live underground, beneath the oak in their forest... with pride.  

This is a small collection of selected poems inspired by my own personal journey of revelation...and awakening. Never forget that the experiences and lessons of every life possess profound relevance and value...whether recognized and understood or not. Love is the only true reality.... All else is merely illusion. 

Born in the autumn of 1786, in the Scottish northeast coastal village of St. Cyrus: the son of a salmon fisher and crofter.... George Beattie would rise above his humble origins to become one of the most beloved, noble, inspiring, admired, and respected figures in northeast Scottish history. He was a lawyer, a poet, a humorist, a philanthropist, a Scottish patriot, a radical... and an aspiring reformer. He was widely regarded as a man of genius.

Mister Cumphobiecack… lives neath a tree; surrounded by friends in the forest of Gleigh. Being a Glumpet… near last of his kind, he embarks on a search for the wife he may find. Many adventures his journey will hold… with Goblins and Faeries ‘twixt legends of old!

Life is hard in the poverty-stricken village of Rabylon, where rabbits work every day from sunup to sundown, earning just enough carrots to survive - except for Mayor Monty Cottonsworth III, who lives in the lap of luxury as his villagers starve. Twin bunnies Remy and Rhea, fed up with working so long and so hard with nothing to show for it, desperately desire a better life, but don't know how to achieve it. Just when they are about to give up hope, they are inspired by the story of a mythical carrot paradise that may exist on the other side of a big, green hill outside of their village.