A witch is cursed to relive a doomed love affair through many lifetimes, as both troubled muse and frustrated artist, in this haunting debut novel.Helen Lambert has lived several lives-a young piano virtuoso in 1890s Paris, an actress in 1930's Hollywood, a rock star in 1970s Los Angeles -- only she doesn't know it. Until she meets a strange man who claims he's watched over her for centuries, bound to her from the beginning.At first, Helen doesn't believe h...

From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus.Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder—a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the ...

Gathering Tolstoy's major fiction into a single premium edition, this volume traces one of the supreme achievements of nineteenth-century realism. From the panoramic historical architecture of War and Peace to the psychological and moral intricacies of Anna Karenina and the spiritual indictment of Resurrection, these novels combine epic scope with minute observation. Tolstoy's prose is lucid, patient, and exacting, situated between European realist tradition and a distinctly Russian inquir...

The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction—Complete 20 Volumes offers a sweeping conspectus of the modern novel and tale, tracing fiction's development from eighteenth-century satire and comic realism to psychological, historical, Gothic, romantic, and social forms. Its range extends from picaresque wit and domestic irony to supernatural terror, moral fable, realist portraiture, and expansive social critique, with landmark works such as novels of manners, historical romances, American sketches,...

Perfect on Paper is a novellaDaisy MacIntosh needs a man, and any man will do. After being jilted by her ex - who is also her boss - she needs a date to the company retreat in Mexico. The only problem? Daisy doesn't have time to find a guy, and her ex is hinting that he'd like this work trip to become a reunion romance. The solution? Hire her old friend, Nick, to find her a reasonably attraction guy who won't get in the way of her working weekend.Nick Vega needs Daisy to pi...

From one of the UK's biggest crime writers - the man brought you the bestselling Inspector McLean novels - comes a phenomenal new series guaranteed to have your heart in your mouth.Undercover ops are always dangerous, but DC Constance Fairchild never expected things to go this wrong.Returning to their base of operations, an anonymous office in a shabby neighbourhood, she finds the bloodied body of her boss, and friend, DI Pete Copperthwaite. He's been execu...

A billionaire surfer… A down-on-her-luck hotelier… One hot summer fling…Esmerelda Quinn has been looking for a place to belong since her parents were killed in a car crash when she was young. The closest thing to home has always been Aunt Constance's villa in Puerto Vallarta, so after a string of dead-end hotellier jobs, she's coming home to run the villa.Santiago Cruz has called the villa home for as long as he can remember. In between surfing events, Constance has always ...

Review from goodreadLeo Tolstoy’s classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky.In their world frivolous liaisons are commonplace, but Anna and Vronsky’s consuming passion makes them a target for scorn and leads to Anna’s increasing isolation. The heartbreaking trajectory of their ...

Tessa is a giant.Well, she's almost a giant.Before she could reach the usual ten feet of most giants, a fey queen offered her a potion to stunt her growth.And it worked.Now she's living her best life. Yes, she's six and a half feet tall, but she's passing as human, and she landed her dream job as a lawyer.Best of all, she's dating her sexy new co-worker who doesn’t mind that she's an inch taller than him, or that she's a virgin (not ...

**The new book in the brilliant Constance Fairchild series, from one of Scotland's foremost crime writers.'THE NEW IAN RANKIN' Daily Record'OSWALD'S WRITING IS A CLASS ABOVE' Express**Suspended from duty after her last case ended in the high-profile arrest of one of Britain's wealthiest men, DC Constance Fairchild is trying to stay away from the limelight. Fate has other ideas . . .Coming home to her London flat, Constance stumbles across a...

Discover Fyodor Dostoevsky's timeless classic, "Crime and Punishment," a riveting tale that delves deep into the human psyche and explores the profound themes of morality, guilt, and redemption.Step into the world of Raskolnikov, a troubled ex-student living in the seedy underbelly of St. Petersburg. Haunted by his own existential dilemmas, Raskolnikov commits a shocking crime, setting off a chain of events that will lead him on a path of psychological torment and eventual spiritua...

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