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On a hot night in July 1995, Janet Downing, a 42-year-old mother of four, was brutally stabbed 98 times in her home in Somerville, a city two miles northwest of Boston. Within hours, a suspect was identified: 15-year-old Eddie O'Brien, the best friend of one of Janet's sons.

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On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride—an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock—the men, the women, the children—once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing?

When my brother Hansel disappears after being last seen in the company of a mysterious beauty, alarm bells rings in my head. When I discover that the traveling beauty is a wicked witch who kidnaps humans and steals their willpowers, I know I have to rescue Hansel. I venture into the lair of the witch, the Black Forest, swearing I’ll either leave with my brother or die trying.

A podcast for musical theatre artists with a unique perspective: through the eyes of the music director! Join Delano Mendoza (music director, actor, singer, voice/acting teacher) & Margo Mikkelson (music director, singer, actor) as they spill the tea on all things MT.Think of this like a vocal class, an acting coaching, a leadership coarse, a music directing mentorship, and an entertaining storytime all wrapped into one show. There's a little something for everyone! Along with sharing from our own experiences, we will have guests from all over to discuss important topics that come up in the ...

Here, for the first time, is the complete history of Saturday Night Fever. From the New York magazine article that inspired the film—"Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" by Nik Cohn—to the on-and-off-set dramas of Travolta, director John Badham, and producer Robert Stigwood, this deep dive into the making of a movie classic also includes special interviews with actors Donna Pescow and Joseph Cali, among others. It explores the huge impact of the film on the industry—including a "Death to Disco" backlash—as well as on American culture itself. 

Maggie and Irene, both Southern fried country gals, decide that a vacation to Ocean Isle Beach is just what the doctor ordered. No sooner had they unpacked, than the newly minted ghost of a young girl chooses to ruin their peaceful retreat by demanding that they not only find her killer, but discover who abducted her newborn infant as well.

This is a compilation of true stories and verses weaved throughout the text. While this work is not a biography, it is inspired by personal events and compelling prose, intending to engage, challenge and connect with the listeners.

A sadistic vamp lord. A rebellious fae. A vicious hunt. The first term of Nocturnal Academy is over. Majors have been assigned. I’ve made choices that brought me closer to the guillotine. But the fight isn’t over, not yet. I must get through the spring term. Not an easy feat when the vamp students are planning a sacrifice and have a bone to pick with me. But even if I survive the prison academy, someone will be buying my contract after school is out, and rumor has it that the king of sadists is interested in me. Whatever he wants, he gets.

Thea's overprotective parents are about to drive her nuts. They invade her privacy, ask too many questions, and restrict her online time so much that Thea feels she can't do any of the things her friends do. She barely has time to answer her emails! When she discovers a new role-playing game online, Thea breaks the rules by staying up late to play. Soon she's living a double life: on one hand the obedient daughter, on the other a girl slipping deeper into darkness.

My name is Sierra Reeves, and my life is built on lies. I’m not a regular girl. My telekinetic powers can flip the precarious balance between good and evil. On the run from those that seek to use me as a weapon, I seek protection from the magic-bearing marshal Gavin McLoughlin. If anyone can teach me how to stay alive, it’s Gavin, a well-connected supernatural who hums with authority. Too bad Gavin has no interest in training me. He doesn’t trust me and wants me to stay far away from him and his city. I can’t. I need him, and I’m driven to him like a moth to the flame.

At 17 years old, I’m not ready to marry, and yet that’s what I must do as the crown princess of Austria. But getting to know the foreign princes visiting my kingdom becomes the least of my worries when I touch a bespelled nutcracker and unleash a deadly curse. I have 12 days to feed the nutcracker the magical nut Crackatook. If I fail, my soul will become trapped inside the toy for all eternity, and my body will turn to wood....

Destruction is upon us. The faelands are going dark. Soon, they’ll become uninhabitable. Only if the Summer and Winter Court unite can the apocalypse be prevented. With the Queen of the Winter Court trapped in the wastelands, and the King of the Summer Court becoming unstable, it’s up to me to steal the Summer Court crown and deliver it to the wastelands so that we can heal the faelands. My path won’t be easy. Death whispers in my ear, ready to claim me should I make one wrong step. But to keep my people safe, I’ll do whatever it takes! Join me on my lethal adventure!

I’ve made it out of Nocturnal Academy. No longer do I exist to please the vamps. Now, as a member of the Winter Court, my job is to execute them. Yet my new standing as an assassin is not much better than being a courtesan. The rules of the game have changed, but I’m still a pawn. Worse, Thorsten, a handsome jerk of a vampire who has messed with my mind and feelings one too many times, is back.

So far I have two possible fates: Die in my dorm or end up as a vampire’s slave. There is no escape out of Nocturnal Academy's prison school. Being here means I’ve lost my mother, my best friend, and my freedom - and it gets worse...Now Nocturnal Academy plans to make me into a courtesan for the vampires. Unless I get a win the chance to become the one out of 100 fae who gets to shape her own fate. Topping the Placement Tests are my only hope.

Elle Dupree has her life all figured out: first a wedding, then her PhD, then swank faculty parties where she'll serve wine and cheese and introduce people to her husband the lawyer. But those plans disintegrate when she walks in on a vampire sucking the blood from her fiancé, Greg. Horrified, she screams and runs - not away from the vampire, but toward it, brandishing a wooden letter opener.

A snobbish magic academy? Check. A commitment phobic boyfriend? Check. A deadly prophecy? Check. Yeah, I’m totally screwed. I’ve escaped a psychotic, serial killer, but studying at London’s supernatural academy might very well push me over the edge. Not only does my rigorous training end regularly in me losing consciousness, the snobbish elite can’t stand me and makes my life hell. My love life is a mess too. I thought Gavin and I were dating, but now that he teamed up on a mission with his charming ex, I have no clue where we stand.

Torn between two courts, I must find my own path. The king of the Summer Court wants war. He has taken hostage the consort of the Winter Court Queen, who’s preparing to invade our lands. I can’t blame my former friend for her anger, but I also can’t stand by and watch her destroy innocent Summer Court fae. Using every ounce of magic and ingenuity I have, I must find a way to free her consort and return him safely without King Peter discovering my betrayal. Yet every step I make only gets me deeper and deeper in danger.

A dark artifact. A run against time. A deadly demonic power. I’ve decimated my uncle’s generals, but not his will. In his desperation to rule the supernaturals, my uncle will go to any lengths to obtain power, even if it means claiming the dark lord’s legacy and putting our world in danger. Three hundred years ago, when the dark lord was defeated, the Phoenix emblem broke into two pieces. Now, my uncle is set on finding both emblem parts and uniting them, no matter how great the damage. If he succeeds, a great evil will be unleashed, and everyone I care about will die.

Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her - until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns that she she's not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer's list.