History is not a distant echo—it is alive, guiding us through the challenges of today. In From Rome to Today: Timeless Lessons of Power, Politics & People, Alexander Gray explores how the struggles, triumphs, and failures of ancient Rome continue to shape the way we live, lead, and govern.Through vivid storytelling and sharp analysis, Gray connects the rise of Julius Caesar, the fall of empires, and the voices of philosophers, soldiers, and ordinary citize...

Trapped in the Venezuelan jungle, John Beckett faces his deadliest mission yet.Ex-Secret Service operative turned world traveler, Beckett planned to marvel at Venezuela’s majestic’s Angel Falls. Instead, he’s thrust into a nightmare when rebel guerrillas capture his tour group.In a jungle prison camp rife with danger, Beckett allies with Vanessa Adler, a CIA officer with her own secret motives, to orchestrate a daring escape.As rebel tensions explode and a monstrous...

A mission cloaked in deception. A rogue agent with deadly secrets. A race against time to stop a global catastrophe.Former British Secret Service operative John Beckett thought he’d left the world of espionage behind, living a quiet life in Costa Rica. But when a mysterious woman seeks his help, Beckett is ambushed, blackmailed, and thrust back into a dangerous game with a ruthless CIA adversary. His mission: eliminate Saul Turner, a rogue agent thought to be selling secrets to the...

I never thought I'd go to college a virgin, but unless something changes—and fast—that's what's going to happen.In comes Harden Hart, my all-American boy-next-door best friend with an offer to help in a way I'd never imagined.The boy, who turned everything he touched to gold, had a filthy side to him I'd never seen. Oh, and did I mention he's straight?We could keep this fun, but we had to hide it from both our fathers. We could smile for the cameras...

My father's the president and my brother's the golden boy, which leaves me the black sheep; the son who never wanted to be here at all.The white house is my gilded cage, and the secret service are my prison guards. I'm nearly twenty and nothing about my life is normal.The only thing giving me life and any motivation to get out of bed is the way he looks at me. The stolen glances across the West Wing. Heated gazes in the private dining room.He's my f...

Ecstasy is a novel of burning passion and agonising restraint. In turn-of the-century Holland, Cecile, a beautiful high-society widow, falls in love with a notorious womanizer, but her desire must remain unspoken. This is one of Couperus's most powerful novels. A brilliant observer of fin-de-siècle Dutch society, his works are characterised by perfect characterisation, exquisite description and a mordant wit, which brought comparisons to Oscar Wilde. 'Couperus binds both irony and spiritua...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

He's not going to take no for an answer, and he's willing to pay his way in…VinNothing burns like love. And I've been through the flames once already, so that's been there, done that situation.Not looking to fall in love means I want one thing only—a gorgeous woman in my arms, and an empty bed by sunrise.Until I meet Hannah Everson at a virginity auction, and buy her to be my wife.Because that's how this ends. Gorgeo...

He's supposed to marry her older sister, but he can't stay away…MiceliThe mafia world is cold and cruel. I live by one rule: cut their throat before they cut yours. It's what keeps me ruthless and on top of my mafia family.When I see something I like, I take it. It's no different with Alessia DeLuca, who's supposed to marry my rival… while I'm marrying her older sister.When Alessia sees something she shouldn't, kidnapping he...

The church building has been pivotal to man’s spiritual and religious life for centuries.For many the interior of a church is literally their one to one with God. The interiors, whether soaring or simple, ornate or minimal, are built for communion, for worship.Outside and surrounding our many churches is the churchyard; the burial ground, the repository for faithful souls. An all-weather idyll of calm around where many a poet has sat and contemplated the surrounding world.

I'm living the dream, playing summer festivals to massive crowds. My band is on fire, my best friend by my side, and we're on top of the world.I fell for him in the heat of the summer. I fell for the stars in his eyes. The way he said my name. I'll never love anyone the same.But our story ended when it was just beginning.Fame gave me more than I could ever imagine, but I'll forever suffer the cost. The summer of love and loss would forever be a stain on my heart.

In a tale of power, loyalty, and corruption, Alexandre Dumas takes readers on a tumultuous journey through the reign of King Louis XIV in The Man in the Iron Mask.In the Musketeers’ final adventure, D’Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Meanwhile, a mysterious prisoner in an iron mask wastes away deep inside the Bastille. When the destinies of king and prisoner ...