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Haunted by vivid nightmares, 17-year-old Clara Blackwell suffers a miserable and downtrodden life in Great Britain. When a simple act of kindness leads her astray, a chance encounter casts her across the dimensional barrier between worlds. Clara is thrust into a captivating realm of vampires and magic that is desperate to tear her apart. Awaking in a mysterious castle under a cosmic sky, she quickly learns that the beauty of this new world is matched only by its immense peril. If word of her arrival spreads, the entire world could erupt into a brutal war over Clara’s fate.

In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction. Since then, the AI race has only intensified. Companies and countries are rushing to build machines that will be smarter than any person. And the world is devastatingly unprepared for what would come next.

In this collection of five soothing bedtime stories, craftspeople close their doors for the night. An apothecary prepares her last herbal draughts. A mapmaker charts one final coastline. A clockmaker winds the last timepiece in his care. A glassblower shapes twilight into form. A blacksmith lets the forge’s heat fade to memory.

Compromise. Kidnap. Murder. Madness. And it all began at the Netherfield Ball…Ensnared in compromise; Elizabeth Bennet receives four offers of marriage. Not one is welcome. Tall, dark, and impossibly handsome, Darcy strides into every drama where someone needs help or assistance. But why, in heaven’s name, did he have to embroil himself this time?

Welcome to your new favourite family saga. Perfect for listeners who are looking to lose themselves in the comedy of real life. This super value collection brings together all six full-length novels, along with two BONUS short stories set in the Peas and Carrots world. Full of laughter and tears, it has something for everyone.

Haunted by vivid nightmares, 17-year-old Clara Blackwell suffers a miserable and downtrodden life in Great Britain. When a simple act of kindness leads her astray, a chance encounter casts her across the dimensional barrier between worlds. Clara is thrust into a captivating realm of vampires and magic that is desperate to tear her apart. Awaking in a mysterious castle under a cosmic sky, she quickly learns that the beauty of this new world is matched only by its immense peril. Ripped from her nightmares comes Elliott Craven, her dream savior. Cold, logical, and deeply suspicious of her intentions....

Elizabeth Bennet’s health rapidly deteriorates after an unexpected visit by Lady Catherine de Bourgh at Longbourn. Now Mr. Darcy must save Miss Elizabeth’s life before he can even propose to her!

He’s lost everything. Even his memory. Nothing remains. Now she is all grown up, Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s heart whispers all sorts of possibilities for the grave, well-mannered—and handsome—mysterious man. While he struggles to come to terms with his true identity, can Fitzwilliam Darcy keep his beloved—and his new-found family—safe?

For the last twelve years, he has worked prodigiously in London’s poverty-ridden East End. Will he ever be secure enough to win the heart of a gentleman’s daughter — his mentor's niece, Miss Elizabeth Bennet? Now she is grown up, Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s heart whispers all sorts of possibilities for the grave, well-mannered, mysterious man. She is lost in admiration of his hard work and bold ideas. It also hasn't escaped her observation that he is exceedingly handsome.

The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken, corporations steal intellectual property, intelligence satellites peer, and AI technicians plot. The capacity for either country to cross a fatal line grows daily. Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister who has studied, lived in, and worked with China for more than forty years, is one of the very few people who can offer real insight into the mindsets of the leadership whose judgment will determine if a war will be fought.

A cave-diving expedition on a mysterious island goes horribly wrong for a renowned marine biologist and his fellow divers when they become hunted by a deadly breed of predators that, until then, had only been known in myths and legends.

England, 1925. When a strange young woman is found murdered on the grounds of Unsworth Castle, the duke and his family are astounded at first, but quickly become enraged when the police begin asking all sorts of impertinent questions. And when suspicions dare to fall on one of their own, it is up to Mr. Quayle, Lord Unsworth's exceedingly efficient secretary, to find the true culprit and save the House of Unsworth from scandal and ruin.

A mysterious suitor. Dashing Mr Darcy. A secret stalker poised to snatch Elizabeth Bennet from both. Torn between her secret correspondent and Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth must decide if courtship and marriage are even in her future. She does not have time to wait, for Mr Bennet is gravely ill, and it is up to her to save the family from poverty - even if it means accepting a position as a governess. A position that brings an unexpected cloud of danger. But Mr. Darcy has a secret of his own.

France, 1926. In the wake of murder and tragedy, Lord Unsworth and his family flee to the French Riviera in a desperate attempt to escape the ensuing scandal and find a few months of peace and solitude. But their hopes are soon dashed when Fanny joins a community of writers, artists, and anarchists, and Arthur unwittingly becomes entangled in a plot to catch an elusive international jewel thief.

Delphine Delacroix has lived the life of bird in a gilded cage, kept in a stately home with only her cold autocratic mother for company. At her mother’s death, she finds herself to be a wealthy woman and comes to London to be fretted over by her three maternal aunts determined to have her marry well. But Delphine feels she is once more having to hand herself over to another’s will and seeks to be the mistress of her own destiny.

High above the sea, the lighthouse glows steady against the darkness. The keeper tends the final flame, his steps familiar and unhurried as he watches the stars emerge over the waves. This is a story of solitude and steadfastness, of quiet light and wide horizons.

Elizabeth Bennet is determined to never marry Mr. Darcy, especially after his disastrous proposal at Hunsford. But when the two find themselves compromised in the presence of society mavens and family members, they are forced to wed despite their mutual hatred. As they navigate their tumultuous marriage, will Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy be able to set aside their pride and learn to get along, or will they be doomed to suffer the worst marriage in England? Find out in this heart-wrenching tale of love, redemption, and learning to see beyond first impressions.

Embark on an adventure with young Alexander as he tries to recover his memory and, with his new friends, uncover the mystery of the shadowy figure in the dark.

What does it mean that our most popular modern myth is a radical left story about fighting corporate authoritarianism? From its roots in the 1960s new left, Star Wars still speaks to millions of people today. By design, the saga mirrors our own time and politics. A real empire of corporate domination has arisen within weakened and corrupted republics. Now, it threatens our existence on a planetary scale.

Magic. Vampires. Fallen empires and dangerous prophecies. Fans of The Vampire Diaries, A Shade of a Vampire, and Twilight will be blown away by A Witch Between Worlds.... Having survived the trial of the Vampire Lords, Clara Blackwell pursues her magical training. Thrust into a new life with allies both old and new, Clara must steel herself for a coming storm that threatens to annihilate all she holds dear. As a witness to the destruction, a powerful, defiant choice, must be made...but will she be ready?