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When magic awakens, making its claim on her humanity, Gabrian loses control of her life and nearly her mind as she becomes a danger to everyone around her. The reality of the world she knows is torn apart. Stubborn and hell-bent on getting her life back, Gabrian makes a deal with a smooth-tongued devil who claims he can help her regain control. But she soon learns the cost might be higher than she could ever imagine.

Lots of stories and poems about elves, faeries and other wonderful wee folk. All read for you by LibriVox people who love them so what more could you ask for? If you want a break from the harsh 'real' world, come relax for awhile in fairyland where troubles are solved by magic and perhaps a kiss or two.

For fifty years, King Leander Eldana has ruled Ashland without naming an heir to the crown. After sending away his grandchildren to be raised out of the public eye, it’s finally time to secure his nation’s future by appointing one definitive heir. The best way to appraise his successor? In the halls of Almus Terra Academy, a boarding school infamous for breeding the world’s next generation of leaders—and liars.

Two years after her brilliant and schizophrenic brother Mark's tragic suicide, Jenny Krantz discovers six voice messages that he left specifically for her.

In 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey are in their final days of high school and on the precipice of all the things teenagers look forward to when anything in life seems possible . . . from falling in love, to finding their dream jobs, to becoming who they were meant to be. In 2019, Kasey has returned to her small Southern hometown of Goldie for the first time since high school—and she still hasn’t told even her closest friends the truth of what really happened that summer after graduation, or what made her leave so abruptly without looking back.

New Thought author and philosopher James Allen (1864 - 1912) is best known for his treatises on moral development and the power of thought, the most famous of which is As a Man Thinketh. In 1907 Allen also published a collection of poems, entitled Poems of Peace. Most of the pieces take the form of aphorisms and admonitions, delivered with the author's typical earnestness.

Most teachers will admit they are like magpies, always looking for some new and shiny teaching ideas to apply in their classrooms. If you, too, cannot go to a budget shop without buying something you think you could adapt in your classroom; if you are always looking for inspiration, an idea to steal or adapt to engage your students, look no further...this guide is definitely for you.

The story of a child's journey in Kenya from being lost on the streets to being rescued and reunited with his family, with references to substance abuse (glue sniffing) and God's grace and love.

Gabrian Shadwell is one of the most lethal and powerful supernatural beings on Earth. Her blood is one part silver mage and the other vampire. The problem is she has no idea she even has it. When her magic surfaces and makes its claim on her, Gabrian loses control of her life and becomes a danger to everyone around her. The world she knows turns upside down and fills with chaos. Stubborn and hell-bent on getting her life back, she makes a deal with a smooth-tongued devil who claims he can help her gain control.

Ralph is turning 45, and the only gift he wants is his ex-wife. Gemma, his trophy girlfriend, won’t let anything ruin her plans for an engagement. Sarah, the ex-wife, has agreed to attend Ralph’s party, with her new man in tow. And Jack, her partner, will stop at nothing to keep Sarah out of her ex-husband’s clutches. It’s a celebration like no other. The whole extended family in a villa on the beautiful Amalfi coast. But by the end of the trip, two people will be dead. At this birthday party to remember, will anybody unwrap the truth?

Lady Susan is an epistolary novel by Jane Austen about a beautiful and manipulative widow scheming to arrange wealthy marriages for herself and her daughter. This book is the basis for the film Love & Friendship, written and directed by Whit Stillman, and starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny. This dramatized production is presented by the Online Stage.

Shelagh Delaney was just 19 when her debut play, A Taste of Honey, premiered in 1958. One of the great ‘kitchen sink dramas’, it was ground-breaking in its portrayal of working-class Northern women, gay and Black men, and influenced popular culture from The Smiths to Coronation Street. This collection opens with a 2004 radio production of A Taste of Honey, followed by seven dramas specially written for BBC Radio, all showcasing Delaney’s extraordinary gift for depicting the experiences and emotions of ordinary women and children.

Her last breath on this Earth was taken weeks ago. Her death - a Crime of passion. But her re-birth will seal her destiny. Gabrian Shadwell has now entered into the afterworld but her heart still clings to those she left behind. When given the chance to return to her old life on a mission to restore balance, she takes it. But the fare is high. Stripped bare of her gifts and left mere flesh on bones, Gabrian faces her darkest hours.

Delilah is a small girl with a big imagination. One day she discovers a tiny door with an inscription that instructs her to open a world of imagination for others. Delilah goes about sharing her world, with surprising and heartwarming consequences.

After surviving a near-fatal kidnapping, Gabrian is determined to pick up the sordid pieces of her life or at least she is trying to. But somewhere in the chaos something has gone awry. Her ability to turn off the cravings is broken - leaving her victim to a body meant to run on instinct for survival, a body constructed to reap fear within the Realm. Now Gabrian must test the strength of her will and harness in the unrelenting urge to feed in order to secure her Elders trust or risk becoming the monster that lurks within.

The animals are back! This delightful series tells the story of what happens when the animals, like many young children, don't want to wash, eat, sleep, behave, share, go to school, take their medicine, or get vaccinated. In this episode, we talk about the importance of sleeping.

Once upon a time, in an extraordinary land, there were two little princesses: Mely and Bela. Their daddy was the very powerful king of the Kingdom of the Blue Strawberries, a fantastic land in which everyone was living in blue strawberries. With Mely and Bela, little listeners will discover the wonderful world of two little princesses who make new friends in every episode and learn together with them about friendship, good manners, good behavior, and common sense through some fun and mysterious adventures.

Have you ever wondered what it must be like for your little ones to travel to a very big city and visit it? This new children's book Little Charlie Visits London will not only be another entertaining and fun-learning book for your children (with a very special little character called Charlie, who every child will easily identify with because of the very nature of our little hero!), it will also make them discover the beautiful city of London and offer you, parents, the chance to see Britain's Capital through the eyes of a 3-to 6-year-old!

The T-RRIBLE is back in a new, special Christmas adventure. A naughty T-RRIBLE wants to ruin Christmas! He has stolen both Father Christmas' nice list and his naughty list! What is going to happen? Will Oliver and the T-RRIBLE save the day?

This book is different from other children's books, since its aim is to get children to make drawings from the story. After each paragraph, the adult will be able to guide the child into drawing the story. The child is then free to imagine and recreate the story.