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Assistant literary agent Freya Harrison never thought her chance at a big break would look like this: at a swanky romance conference in New York, managing the agency’s most insufferable client. Sure, Jake Richards is a global best-selling author, adored by all his fans. But on meeting him, Freya finds him arrogant, condescending, and, worst of all, a complete phony. After being overheard calling romance ‘easy money’ and his readers ‘fools’, Jake’s reputation is tanking. And it’s Freya’s job to clean up the mess – and maybe, finally prove her worth to her boss.

The Bible is a big book and reading it can seem a bit daunting, especially if you’re not sure where to start. It’s also a very important book. Is has had a huge impact on the world - socially, morally, politically - and even on the language we use. This book is structured around 12 phrases that come from the Bible and uses them to explain the whole story - from the first book (Genesis) to the last book (Revelation). If you want to find out what the Bible is all about, and why it has changed the world, this book is for you.

Tillie n'a qu'une ambition : devenir autrice. C'est pour ça qu'elle a quitté sa ville natale sans un regard en arrière, c'est pour ça qu'elle a rejoint l'université réputée de Pittsburgh, et c'est pour ça qu'elle ne laissera rien se mettre en travers de sa route. Alors, quand elle découvre l'identité de son nouveau professeur d'écriture créative, elle croit d'abord à une mauvaise blague. Le problème n'est pas qu'il soit terriblement jeune, ni même qu'il entraîne l'équipe de soccer de la fac, ça elle pourrait s'y faire.

A city employee finds herself serving eviction notices to the fairy tale denizens of the land of Everhold. A particular eviction, though, is more difficult than she could have imagined, as the elderly owner of a castle struggles to deal with the change.

At its most basic level, Allied Capital is the story of Wall Street at its worst. But the story is much bigger than one little-known company. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective law enforcement, free speech, and fair play.

A collection of 15 short, but suspenseful stories, including: Anything for a Sale, Careful What You Wish For, Starting Over, and Time's Up.

Welcome to Long Story Short, an Audible Original podcast brought to you by Paperclip Media & Entertainment production. Join us on Season 2, as we bring to you stories of wondrous foreigners who visited India and influenced its history, one way or another.

At Long Story Short, we bring history to life, one fascinating story at a time.

Welcome to Long Story Short, an Audible Original podcast brought to you by Paperclip Media & Entertainment production. Join us on this wonderful journey through India's rich and unforgettable past. Come along with us on Season 1, where each episode will transport you to distant foreign lands to rediscover stories with lasting legacies that are not talked about enough.

The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer’s great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession - and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar - to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty’s diplomatic service - but for a good cause.

Welcome to Cambio Springs. In this small desert town, secrets bubble up from the desert floor, and history is written on the canyon walls. Seven friends will gather at the crossroads, because in Cambio Springs everything - and everyone - changes. Jena Crowe escaped the Springs 10 years ago. Now she's heading home with two boys to start a new life. With her husband's ghost keeping her company on the road, Jena will learn that moving back and moving backward aren't necessarily the same thing.

Joyce Davenport is a senior crime scene investigator focused on making the unjust pay, having seen thousands of scenes she can not unsee. She is determined and tenacious, and never lets a cold case sit for too long. Her most recent case follows a trail of cold cases over a century old to one that occurred just last month. There is evidence consistent amongst the murders, and she doesn’t yet know how that is possible. The location of decades-old evidence is being shared with her, something only the killer would know. She is surprised at what she learns.

We live in a brainwashed world, one filled with daily conspiracies, a dystopian prison-like society, where everyone can know who you are and what you are doing. Think about your behaviors, you don't know who is watching. John Johnson is exposing the passive evil behaviors of humans, bringing justice to those that would never have been caught. He has millions of followers who are anxiously waiting for his next target. His vigilante actions are justified, he has the proof, his computer network has been watching all of us for the last seven years. It is out of control.

When innocent people begin dying under unexplainable circumstances, devoutly religious Mark Solier is arrested, accused of committing the murders with nothing but the power of his mind. For ambitious law student Mary Morgan, prosecuting Mark seems like the opportunity of a lifetime—until she discovers the case is steeped in something far darker than the law can explain.

This story made the editor cry every time he read it. Most stories about Alzheimer's and dementia end with a depressing note, a bleak hope, a grasping at humanity as everything, eventually, fades. This story features a grown man whose dreams of tomorrow and his liturgy of life root him in the very reality of his existence, giving hope for all families who have ever had to deal with this disease.

An Unsung Man is a brief, riveting exploration of friendship, betrayal, and the nature of power. Jonah and Yeah have been friends since childhood, through school playground schemes, youthful misadventures, and questionable business endeavours that got them noticed. Handsome Yeah had effortless charm and sharp wit, while Jonah had both the brain and the mind.

Lee Child once again demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre with an unbeatable collection of three Jack Reacher novellas and six short stories, together for the first time in one pulse-pounding collection from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Too Much Time: In this original...

From Linda Castillo, the New York Times bestselling author of SWORN TO SILENCE and GONE MISSING, comes LONG LOST: a powerful and moving story about a troubled young woman and a decades old mystery set in the world of the Amish. It's autumn in Painters Mill, and Chief of Police Kate Burkholder...

All Marigold wants to be able to do is write a short story that won’t make her professor tear it to pieces. When she stays up all night, pouring her whole self into her writing, she wakes up to find one of her characters, the gorgeous Jamie, is alive and well. Will they live a happily ever after, or is a book-character-in-the-flesh more of a nightmare than a dream come true?

After many happy years of marriage and raising a family, Brian and Kathleen suddenly find themselves a bit lost in life. Midwesterners who’ve never traveled, Kathleen decides that what she and Brian need is a vacation, and with the help of an enthusiastic travel agent she plans a trip to...

What's Chelsea hiding in her pants? When Chelsea and Melissa are stuck inside on a rainy night, Melissa may discover that Chelsea has a very long secret to tell.