Showing results for "Jonathan Edwards" in Literature & Fiction

Everyone has wanted their favorite book to be real, if only for a moment. Everyone has wished to meet their favorite characters, if only for a day. But be careful in that wish, for even a history laid in ink can be repaid in flesh and blood, and reality is far deadlier than fiction...especially on Addington Isle.

Raunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights developed a new style of social comedy, packed with amorous escapades, bawdy humour, wicked wit and sexual innuendo. This scintillating anthology showcases six leading lights of early Restoration drama.

Meet Hickey, an American school teacher in his late 30s, an American school teacher who burns his bridges with the school board and goes to Africa as an aid worker. Working for an agency in Nairobi, one of his jobs is to drive food and medical supplies to Southern Sudan to an aid station run by Ruth, a middle-aged woman, who acts as nurse, doctor, hospice worker, feeder of starving children, and witness. Ruth is gruff but efficient, and Hickey, who is usually drawn to youth and beauty, is struck by her devotion. Returning to Nairobi, he can’t forget what he has seen.

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of E.M. Forster's 5 great novels, his greatest work of literary criticism, and 2 short story collections.

It’s 1929 as The Jazz Singer hits the silver screen and the talkies promise to change movies forever. Enter three down-and-out vaudevillians who hatch a hare-brained scheme to “make it big” in Tinsel Town. Their plan? To open a voice academy for the witless stars of silent movies. The only things standing in their way are ditzy starlets and power-hungry movie moguls.

Philosopher, pacifist, psychonaut and prophet Aldous Huxley was one of the 20th century’s pre-eminent intellectuals and writers. The author of over 50 books, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize nine times, and elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962, a year before his death. Known for his mordant satire and visionary ideas, Huxley spanned the period from post-First World War disillusionment to mid-century mysticism, and the works in this collection reflect his literary evolution.

Sci-Fi: The Definitive Collection is a collection of 29 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Maragret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.

The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 12 classic detective novels, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic crime writers in history, including Arthur Conan Doyle; Wilkie Collins; Josephine Tey; AA Milne; and more.

A priceless gem, a diamond from India imbued with religious significance, is stolen on the very night it is given as an eighteenth birthday present to a captivating heiress; and so the mystery begins. The rules for the golden age of crime novels are formed in The Moonstone – an English country house, a complex cast of characters, the bungling local constabulary, a celebrated sleuth and the reconstruction of the crime.

As a child, did you hide under your blankets when you were scared of the dark? After listening to some of the scariest stories from new and up-and-coming authors, we won’t blame you if you start hiding again. Take a journey with us into the twisted mind of horror. “The Fallout” travels through the unknown, while “Feast” will make you never want to love again. Listen to these and many more stories to know what it truly means to be afraid of the dark.

In 2041, vampires are discovered and humanity is thrust into a blood-soaked battle for supremacy. Seven years pass and the Human-Undead War rages on. Brian Koltz, the lead scientist and negotiator for the Undead Relations Committee, believes he holds the solution to peaceful coexistence: the platelet mushroom, an accidental creation that produces human blood.

Seven months have passed since Barnaby, the Undead patriarch, fell to his death. The war appears to be over. Brian Koltz has assumed rule in Haven and sets about dismantling all of Barnaby’s dark work in order to prevent future tyrants. However, Barnaby is alive and well. With help from newfound allies, he plans to reignite the war and reclaim his throne. And, as their paths intertwine anew, the true Undead patriarch is forced to reveal his identity...and the secrets he’s harbored since the dawn of time.

Pretty daddy's girl gets groped on her way into work! Her 'assailant' is big, black and makes her gasp for more! Poppy was young, bright and pretty. The trainee architect lived in a flat in Central London, thanks to her over-indulgent dad and her daily commute went the opposite way to everyone else's. This morning, she got into her usual packed carriage on the London Underground and almost straight away, she got groped. This was not an unusual state of affairs for gorgeous Poppy but this time was different. It didn't stop and became something more. Much more.

The Bodyguard Sex saga rolls on with some unfinished business! 19 YO Indian beauty Samira, was the daughter of one of my billionaire clients, and along with her siblings was a spoilt brat. I had endured her behaviour on day one but now, several weeks in and immeasurably wiser, I was ready for her. I had already decided that she was getting three strikes… and then a spanking!

The ex-SAS man, come commercial bodyguard was in a world of milk and honey. He had slept with the secretary in his first week but knew the cardinal rule throughout the industry was not to screw the clients. If you ever want to work again, that is! But then, there was Mrs Tiana Baumheisser. Ex ballerina, gorgeous, horny and gagging for it! She was the original trophy wife with nothing in common with her humourless husband. He resisted as long as he could. But then, Tiana took him to meet Lady Fiona…

A sex fantasy club for rich, sexually deprived wives with total anonymity guaranteed! The company had come very highly recommended and Carley was honest enough to recognise herself as just the sort of ex-supermodel trophy wife, they were looking for! She knew she shouldn’t but God, she was so desperate for it! She made the call, explained the scenario she wanted, paid the eye-watering fee and just waited for her abduction!

Liberty or Justice for All? brings to life four of America's greatest thinkers, whose dialogue across the ages has never been more relevant.

Give: An Anthology of Anatomical Entries explores, from head to toe, the varying reasons why someone might donate an organ, tissue, or other body part, and how. Featuring 24 twisted short stories from authors including Christine Morgan, Kerry G.S. Lipp, Gio Clairval, and others.

What do fast-talking New York octogenarians Abe and Mabel do when their lifelong grocery store, Pepperstein Produce, is driven out of business by Wonder Food? They embark on the ultimate road trip with a 19-year-old stoner, Wisdom, to Los Angeles to become actors.

MILFS—moms I’d like to f*ck! Another red hot erotica collection of 8 Milf shorts by Charlotte J Edwards: horny women who follow their desires down daring new avenues.