On his deathbed, Ludovico entrusts his daughter Margot to the housekeeper, Felicia, asking that the family villa be transformed into an orphanage so that the little girl can grow up in joy with other children. But the wicked Felicia only wants the little girl’s assets and not take care of her. With the complicity of her suitor, Max, she exploits the orphaned children and keeps Margot segregated and neglected to the point that the child withdraws into herself and no longer speaks.
As the Shane Gang return to the 99 caverns from their Eastern adventure, a dispute erupts between them and the Shadow Clan, threatening to shatter the hard-won peace in Slugterra. Eli and the Gang have their hands full dealing with the antics of the usual thugs, plus growing hostility from their former allies. So when Tad and his slug Pieper-who have just arrived from the Surface-lend a hand with Pieper’s amazing powers, Eli welcomes a new team member. But soon this newcomer casts his own shadow on the chaos.
Thor’s villainous uncle Loki has escaped Asgard to search for Yggdrasil – The Tree of the Nine Realms. The tree holds the power of the Universe and is hidden away on Earth. With the help of giant wolf god Fenrir, Loki plans to destroy the tree and replant it in his image, giving him dominion over all. Now Thor must follow Loki to Earth to wage an epic battle that will hold the two worlds in its balance.
A young American Veteran gets involved with a gang of Venice Beach psychos who are killing people to extract a psychedelic compound from their victim’s adrenal glands.
A desperate family has exhausted all avenue’s to save their gravely ill young child…..except one. They seek help in the form of a relic historian/adventurer (Kane) to track down “Buddah’s Tooth”, a relic believed to have supernatural healing powers. However to get to “Buddah’s tooth”, Kane must not only travel the globe but battle through a gauntlet of warrior gatekeepers who each hold clues to the ancient relic’s location.
When a charming house guest arrives at a remote castle, the delicate dynamic between a neglectful husband, his innocent bride Cherry, and their devoted maid Hero, is thrown into chaos.
“You should live up to the expectations.”\n\nStruggling under the immense weight of his mother Ok-ja’s expectations, Do-hyun forges residency documents to enter Seoul’s prestigious Daechi-dong school district. This early taste of manipulation sparks a larger ambition: to master the very system that once denied him opportunity. When a wealthy classmate exploits disability benefits to claim a coveted exchange program slot, Do-hyun’s disillusionment turns into fierce determination.
Evicted from their city life, a widowed woman and her daughter embark on rebuilding their future by embracing long-forgotten rural ties.
Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Two strangers become trapped in an escalating nightmare when they are forced to follow instructions from a series of red envelopes. To escape, they must confront past demons – they soon discover their secrets are closely connected.
Sweet, Dirty fantasies all come through to deeply satisfy your every inner crave, hotly fulfilling you just like you want it, you love it, just like you need it. Then keep going again! Over and over, again and again . . . WOW! What a big thick read!
Joshua McFadden’s first book, the James Beard Award–winning and perennially bestselling Six Seasons, transformed the way we cook with vegetables. Now he’s back with a new book that applies his maximalist approach to flavor and texture to cooking with grains. These knock-your-socks-off recipes include salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, grain bowls, breads—and even desserts. McFadden works as intuitively, as surprisingly, as deliciously with whole grains as he does with vegetables. Grains for Every Season will change the way we cook with barley, brown rice, buckwheat, corn, millet, oats, quinoa, rye, wheat (bulgur, farro, freekeh, spelt, wheat berries, and whole wheat flour), and wild rice.
