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A tale of betrayal, revenge, loyalty, and redemption, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a true classic. Hester Prynne settles in a little town in Puritan-era Massachusetts while awaiting her husband’s arrival from England. Hester becomes pregnant, exposing her sin in the eyes of the townsfolk. Her penalty: wearing an embroidered A on her bosom for the remainder of her life. When Hester’s husband arrives in the town anticipating a joyous reunion with his young wife, he instead begins a cankering quest to uncover the father of Hester’s child.

Gussie Fink-Nottle can't quite find the pluck to ask the girl of his dreams to marry him. He consults Jeeves of course. But Bertie, feeling his lemon just as supple as his manservant's, steps in and takes over the case. What follows is a torrent of hilarious hijinks, as only PG Wodehouse can deliver.

In the spring of 1839, as winter’s grasp on Bear River begins to loosen, “Grizzly Killer” Zach Connors and his companions are preparing for their annual migration to the high meadow for summer. However, when an urgent plea arrives from old friends in a Bannock village, seeking the renowned Shoshone Medicine Woman, Raven Wing, answering the call means delaying their river journey.

Annie Jones always assumed adulthood would mean adventure: a high-powered career; life in a big, bustling city; and travels to far-flung places she’d longed to see. But her reality turned out differently. As the years passed, Annie was still in the same small town running an independent bookstore—the kind of life Nora Ephron dreamed.

On Alien Love Island, the days are hot, but the nights are scorching...It's not every day I tie up an alien warrior king. It's because, in part, he put his hands down my pants to retrieve a top-secret package. Hey, where else was I going to put it? My orders are to deliver it and not to him. But when we're both kidnapped and dropped onto a deserted island, my plans for ringing his neck and then day-drinking shoot out the window. The alien king and I have just stumbled onto the set of the first season of Alien Love Island, an intergalactic reality TV dating show.

Discover the hidden causes of perfectionism and empower yourself to do something about it. Break cycles of mistrust and ease your negative self-talk. Transform soul-sucking self-sabotage and become practically immune to failure, mistakes, and criticism. Say goodbye to self-doubt and hello to head-heart synergy as you manage your growth mindset, more easily achieve your goals, and establish—once-and-for-all—you are more than enough!

Newly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms.

With considerable effort, the young prince Alexander Gorchakov managed to prevent a large-scale war between St. Petersburg’s old royal families. However, he got into a lot of trouble in the process and his actions did not go unnoticed by Her Imperial Majesty. Now, as his punishment, Alexander is forced to put on a uniform and enroll at a military school...and not at the most prestigious one, for that matter.

The traitors hiding under the roof of their family home were found and punished. But where do the threads woven into a sophisticated tangle of conspiracy lead? The young Prince Gorchakov will have to confront rogue guardsmen, outraged rebels, the people sent by the German Kaiser to aid the crisis, and one legendary general who went over to the dark side. Sometimes, all of them at once.

Hockey became my sanctuary, a refuge from the chaos of my troubled home. But stepping onto the ice that fateful day thrust me into an unexpected rivalry. Grayson Hayes. Captain of our rival team, embodied everything I despised. Our clashes were fueled by a deep-rooted hatred. Beneath the surface, a dangerous tension simmered, but there was more to our rivalry than met the eye. Grayson had ruthlessly crippled my brother, shattering his dreams with a single calculated move on the ice.

Something seems off. Lupin sensed it before it happened. When a simple burglary goes terribly wrong, and two of Lupin’s accomplices are sentenced to the guillotine, Lupin’s quest to free them reveals itself to be more twisted and darker than he’d ever imagined. Inspired by the infamous Panama scandals of 1892 and 1893, and expanding on the main concept in Poe’s The Purloined Letter, Leblanc weaves a thrilling tale of twists and turns with Lupin’s characteristic panache.

Psmith (the “P” is silent) has been invited to Blandings Castle. But the conditions under which he received his invitation are suspect. Probably because he is a suspect. Doddering old Lord Emsworth has, indeed, extended an invitation for Psmith to come stay. However, his Lordship was under the impression that the sharp and attentive Psmith was in fact, the irascible poet Ralston McTodd.

This audiobook is your companion on your walks and other quiet time. Spend your alone-time thinking and speaking the reality you crave into reality. The words you say to yourself affect your subconscious and shape the world around you. Repeat these words to boost self-confidence, improve your mental health, loosen the shackles of hurt, and attract abundance into your life.

Shanaya is excited to go out and shop at the new lingerie store. When she meets Ella at the lingerie store, Shanaya finds the ground shifting beneath her feet. And things don’t always go exactly as planned. Faced with irresistible urges, Shanaya is flooded into a spiral of lust and heart melting passion. Will Shanaya resist or cave into her lustful desires? What happens when Shanaya is made to experience pleasures she has never even dreamed of?

Two years after the fall, America’s survivors have found a balance with the infected herds. What remains of the human race now lives behind walls in sheltered communities, while the Primals take their role as the apex predators owning the night. The competition for survival has depleted the hunting grounds, and the sounds of battle are drawing the infected out of the cities. A war as old as the ages, the fight for resources, and control of everything that’s left has begun.

Actress Trish Ryder takes her job seriously, and has no time for those who don't. When she's awarded a major role in a new movie featuring America's hottest rock star, Boone Stryker, she's beyond excited. The six-two, tattooed hunk of burning desire, is known for his dedication to his craft - but when he ditches their first meeting, she begins to wonder if he's just another rocker with a great PR team.

Nearly two years after the fall, the survivors strive to make new lives for themselves in the Primal wasteland. With no government institutions and over 80 percent of the population gone, it is a cold and harsh new world.

Platero es un burro pequeño, peludo, suave; tan blando por fuera que se diría todo de algodón, que no lleva huesos. Come de todo y los del pueblo dicen que tiene acero.... Juan Ramón Jiménez, premio Nobel de literatura en 1956, consiguió contar la vida del burro Platero de tal manera que no hubiera niño o adulto capaz de resistirse a la sonrisa o a las lágrimas. Vive estas emociones escuchando Platero y yo en formato audiolibro.

Ellie Parker is a master at building walls around her heart. In the 25 years she's been alive, Dex Remington has been the only person who has always believed in her and been there for her. But four years earlier, she came to Dex seeking comfort and then disappeared like a thief in the night, leaving him a broken man. Dex Remington is one of the top PC game developers in the United States. He's handsome, smart, and numb. So damn numb that he's not sure he'll ever find a reason to feel again.

Meteorologist Zoe Parker put Everlasting in her rearview mirror as soon as she had her college degree in hand. But when Sapphire, her eccentric great-aunt, takes a tumble down the stairs in her lighthouse home, Zoe returns to the tiny fishing hamlet to look after her. Zoe has barely crossed the county line when strange things start happening with the weather, and she discovers Sapphire’s fall was no accident. Someone is searching the lighthouse but Sapphire has no idea what they’re looking for.