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Retratados
by Kirsten McKenzieEle observava de perto o retrato inacabado no cavalete. Era um esboço mal definido do rosto de uma mulher, os olhos ainda vazios. Apenas o contorno em forma de amêndoa e as sobrancelhas estavam feitas, esperando que o artista capturasse a parte mais difícil de qualquer mulher. Ele refletiu sobre a direção que deveria tomar. Dormindo ou desperta. A tranquilidade do sono ou o terror que ele viu envolvendo o rosto dela. Este era o ponto sem retorno, ele sempre poderia pintar por cima caso seu ponto de vista mudasse, mas queria gravar a essência dela, se ele pudesse definir o que era. Ele precisava de mais tempo. Sua sombra o observava preparar seus pincéis, seus pequenos pés enrolados debaixo dela enquanto se empoleirava no assento da janela, a tempestade uivante emoldurando seu rosto jovem. Seu pincel pêlo de marta dançava sobre a tela, criando bochechas coradas de juventude, lábios abertos. Fios de cabelo apareciam como mágica, soprados por um vento invisível. Fio após fio apareceu na tela esticada, seu pincel misturando uma sugestão de castanho avermelhado no cabelo enquanto atingia a sobrancelha. Escolhendo um pincel mais fino, ele mergulhou-o em uma tonalidade mais escura — um cinza indescritível e trabalhou no pescoço antes de definir os ombros. Com um pano úmido, ele manchou o óleo — dando a ilusão de que a pessoa foi flagrada no meio do movimento ao lançar um olhar para trás. A pintura manchada era etérea no crepúsculo da sala. A garotinha estendeu a mão e girou um de seus dedos pelo conteúdo na paleta. Com o dedo, ela manchou a pintura na tela, as cores em um contraste gritante aos tons cinza dos traços ágeis do artista. Juntos, eles admiraram seus esforços. "Não demorou muito, duas noites", ele disse, acariciando os cabelos dela. Soltos de sua fita branca, eles espalharam-se por seus ombros como as samambaias no corredor, vibrantes e vivas. Seu próprio sorriso sumindo enquanto
Retribution
by David E GreskeMurder, madness, and revenge.Meagan Connors is young and beautiful, but her dreams are driving her mad. She seeks the help of psychologist Donovan Grey, and he begins to unlock the secrets to Meagan's troubled past. But Dr. Grey develops a secret of his own—he's falling in love with his patient.Paul Connors is Meagan's much older husband. Victim of an abusive childhood and haunted by horrid images of his dead mother, he's begun the slow spiral into insanity. At his mother's insistence he focuses his madness on his wife and takes her to the old deserted park, where the past and present collide and Meagan's dreams become her worst nightmares.And then there's Marlene. Genre: Horror / Suspense Thriller
Retribution
by Jilliane HoffmanWhen an elite prosecutor faces the most lethal predator she's ever encountered, it all comes down to a choice between justice...and retribution Prosecutor C.J. Townsend is a talented state prosecutor in Miami, well-known within law enforcement and judicial circles for her ability to handle even the most horrific cases - without losing her cool. Her experience in prosecuting violent sex-crimes has resulted in her to rise to second-in-command at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office where she has a reputation for going strictly 'by-the-book'. For the past year, C.J. has been involved in the investigation of a series of shocking murders that have taken place in Miami. When a speeding motorist is pulled over and police discover the mutilated body of a young woman in the trunk of the car, it appears that the case is finally solved. Despite the maelstrom of publicity, she begins to build her court case, piece by careful piece. But C.J. has personal demons that she's never revealed to the world. Now, when she needs to be at the top of her game, a terrible incident from her past is resurfacing. As she battles the evil incarnate in court, she is also fighting the devil inside - struggling to resolve the conflict between the events of her past and her duty and integrity as a prosecuting attorney. On top of everything else, the lead detective on the case is one who has hinted that he has begun to care for her as much as more than just a colleague. And everything is riding on her ability to put this killer behind bars. . !
Retribution (Dark-Hunter, Book 20)
by Sherrilyn KenyonFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon comes the next thrilling installment in her blockbuster Dark-Hunter series. Harm no human... A hired gunslinger, William Jessup Brady lived his life with one foot in the grave. He believed that every life had a price. Until the day when he finally found a reason to live. In one single act of brutal betrayal, he lost everything, including his life. Brought back by a Greek goddess to be one of her Dark-Hunters, he gave his immortal soul for vengeance and swore he'd spend eternity protecting the humans he'd once considered prey. Orphaned as a toddler, Abigail Yager was taken in by a family of vampires and raised on one belief --- Dark-Hunters are the evil who prey on both their people and mankind, and they must all be destroyed. While protecting her adoptive race, she has spent her life eliminating the Dark-Hunters and training for the day when she meeting the man who killed her family: Jess Brady. A gun in the hand is worth two in the holster... Jess has been charged with finding and terminating the creature who's assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings, but when that face bears a striking resemblance to the one who murdered him centuries ago, he knows something evil is going on. He also knows he's not the one who killed her parents. But Abigail refuses to believe the truth and is determined to see him dead once and for all. Brought together by an angry god and chased by ancient enemies out to kill them both, they must find a way to overcome their mutual hatred or watch as one of the darkest of powers rises and kills both the races they've sworn to protect.
RetroCog (PowerUp! #2)
by Marie HarteThe second steamy, stand-alone romance in New York Times bestseller Marie Harte’s psychic, romantic suspense series—POWERUP! When the past and the present collide, the Old West is new again. A m/f romance. Psychic ex-government agent Noah First is grudgingly settling into life as a civilian when his boss assigns him one of those cases—like the ones he used to do for the government. Given the job of tracking down a stolen painting, Noah finds more than he bargained for when murder is involved. It’s his power to see the past in places where emotions run high, and when he tracks the painting down to a touristy mining town, he lands in serious trouble. A phantom, a woman he can’t resist, and a killer are on the loose. Will Noah find what he’s looking for, or will he end up one more ghost before it’s all over?Warning: This title contains the following—bordellos, ghosts, sexy visions, and a murderer who won’t stay dead. “Retrocog is a 5* read… The story is gripping - action packed and non-stop adventure. Bad, bad guys, hot and sexy good guys and a lot of down & dirty going on!!! ”Tracy, Goodreads
Return To Ghost Camp (Goosebumps Series 2000 #19)
by R. L. StineA big yellow bus roared to a stop in front of our house. The bus doors opened. "Going to Camp Full Moon?" the driver snarled. I raised my eyes to his face -- and screamed. His face was red and swollen -- and covered with fleas. Angry, dark blotches swelled on his forehead -- raw, fresh flea bites, dripping with yellow gunk.
Return of Chilling Adventures in Sorcery (Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #1)
by Elliot RahalMadam Satan escaped Hell a fugitive and hated woman by Satan and his thralls. She’s now principal of Baxter high and Hell has come to Earth. With each classroom acting as a portal to the different circles in Hell, Madam Satan must recruit similar tortured souls if she has any chance of survival… all leading up to a Madam Satan and her army vs. Satan and his in this highly-anticipated follow-up to last year’s hit Chilling Adventures in Sorcery!
Return of Souls (A Song for No Man's Land)
by Andy RemicIf war is hell, there is no word to describe what Private Jones has been through. Forced into a conflict with an unknowable enemy, he awakes to find himself in a strange land, and is soon joined by young woman, Morana, who tends to his wounds and tells him of the battles played out in this impossible place.She tells him of an Iron Beast that will end the Great War, and even as he vows to help her find it, enemy combatants seek them, intent on their utter annihilation.Return of Souls is the second volume of the trilogy Andy Remic began with A Song for No Man's Land.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Return of the Hungry Hamster #1
by Simon Cooper Sam HayDumpling the hamster came to a dusty end inside a vacuum cleaner. He suspects that his owner Oliver's parents never admitted to their son that they were to blame for Dumpling's demise. Now the hamster needs Joe's help to reveal the truth - but there's a furry surprise awaiting them at Oliver's house...
Return of the Mummy (Classic Goosebumps #18)
by R.L. StineGet wrapped up in an undead adventure in this–bestselling classic from the Master of Fright—now with “Behind the Screams” bonus material.After last year’s scary adventure, Gabe’s a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe’s uncle says it’s just a hoax. But now it sounds like something’s moving in the mummy’s tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?
Return of the Mummy (Goosebumps #23)
by R. L. StineAfter last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax. But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?
Return to Black Bayou: A Cozy Gothic Murder Mystery (The Swamp Slayings)
by Carla CassidyRevisit this cozy murder mystery, previously published as Unsolved Bayou Murder, by New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy.Fifteen years ago, Beau Boudreau was wrongly accused and charged of murder, losing not only his reputation and freedom, but also his relationship with defense attorney Peyton LaCroix. Now, free from prison, Beau is ready to clear his name, and he needs the best ally on Black Bayou on his side.As Beau convinces Peyton of his innocence and they work together on his case, sparks of attraction reignite between them. But with a killer on the lose and all odds against them, will they be able to reveal the real identity of the murderer before a second strike?For fans of thrillers with: New Orleans Bayou Cold case mysteries Killers on the loseThe Swamp Slayings: Return to Black Bayou Found in Black Bayou Blood on Black Bayou
Return to Blackwater House: a haunting psychological suspense thriller that will keep you gripped for 2022
by Vikki PatisYou can run from your past, but you can't hide forever...Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget.She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiancé, a loving stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her dreams.But when the family move to the Cornish village where Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years starts to claw at the surface.Then, when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely...A haunting, atmospheric read full of twists, turns and bumps in the night - perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Nuala Ellwood and Sophie Draper.'Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!' Carissa Ann Lynch, USA Today bestselling author of The Secrets of Cedar Farm'Claustrophobic, emotional, suspenseful and packed full of twists' Sarah A. Denzil, bestselling author of Little One'Eerie, atmospheric and full of suspense. I couldn't put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of The Island House
Return to Blackwater House: a haunting psychological suspense thriller that will keep you gripped for 2022
by Vikki PatisYou can run from your past, but you can't hide forever...Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget.She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiancé, a loving stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her dreams.But when the family move to the Cornish village where Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years starts to claw at the surface.Then, when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely...A haunting, atmospheric read full of twists, turns and bumps in the night - perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Nuala Ellwood and Sophie Draper.'Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!' Carissa Ann Lynch, USA Today bestselling author of The Secrets of Cedar Farm'Claustrophobic, emotional, suspenseful and packed full of twists' Sarah A. Denzil, bestselling author of Little One'Eerie, atmospheric and full of suspense. I couldn't put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of The Island House
Return to Blackwater House: a haunting psychological suspense thriller that will keep you gripped for 2022
by Vikki PatisYou can run from your past, but you can't hide forever... Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget. She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiancé, a loving stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her dreams. But when the family move to the Cornish village where Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years starts to claw at the surface. Then, when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely... A haunting, atmospheric read full of twists, turns and bumps in the night - perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Nuala Ellwood and Sophie Draper.'Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!' Carissa Ann Lynch, USA Today bestselling author of The Secrets of Cedar Farm'Claustrophobic, emotional, suspenseful and packed full of twists' Sarah A. Denzil, bestselling author of Little One'Eerie, atmospheric and full of suspense. I couldn't put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of The Island HouseREADERS LOVE RETURN TO BLACKWATER HOUSE:'Full of suspense and twisty turns with an unexpected ending''Really intriguing - I really couldn't put it down''A brilliant suspense read that'll challenge perceptions''I loved this gripping, atmospheric story and found it hard to put down''You really need to add this one to your reading list'(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Return to Daemon Hall: Evil Roots
by Andrew NanceA year has passed since that fateful night in Daemon Hall's house of horrors. Bestselling macabre author Ian Tremblin decides to hold another writer's contest but this time in the safety of his own home. Tremblin is excited to share with contestants a very old book he has recently acquired that once belonged to Rudolph Daemon, the millionaire builder of Daemon Hall who later went mad and killed his family. But the book, like the mansion, is powerfully evil and soon transports the group to the burned out shell of the haunted mansion. Flesh eaters, voodoo, a proficient sociopath, and the root of the house's malevolence are all part of the mix. Who will get out alive?
Return to Foreverware (Eerie Indiana, # #1)
by Mike FordMarshall Teller and Simon Holmes have a summer job as strange as the town they live in. They're cleaning up the basement and attic at the Stewarts' house, and there's something weird about their employers. They wear clothes from twenty years ago, listen to old music, eat food the boys never heard of. Back then, Mrs. Stewart was a Foreverware representative-she sold the creepy containers that can keep anything fresh, forever. What has Mrs. Stewart been storing in her Foreverware for the past twenty years? And why is she looking at Simon like he might be the next visitor to her Foreverware room-permanently?
Return to Groosham Grange: The Unholy Grail
by Anthony HorowitzSomeone is trying to destroy David Eliot's school. A year ago, he'd have given anything to see the end of Groosham Grange and its ghastly, monstrous teachers. Now, he's on track to win the Unholy Grail, a cup of magical power rewarded to the star pupil. But a series of suspicious mishaps has the space between David and the new boy, Vincent King, narrowing at an alarming rate. It seems that someone-or some thing-is trying to stop David from winning-and, worse, threatening Groosham Grange itself! Blockbuster bestselling author Anthony Horowitz will keep readers up at night with this ghoulishly gratifying sequel to Groosham Grange.
Return to Harken House
by Joan AikenIn the late 1930's as the threat of war is building in Germany, twelve year old Julia arrives to spend the summer with her famous playwright father, only to find herself alone with Trudl, her Austrian stepmother. With Trudl preoccupied by the plight of her fellow countrymen in Europe, Julia retreats into the scary Gothic novels left behind by her older siblings, and becomes haunted by dreams of Joshua Harken, the notorious alchemist who built the 17th century house, and then disappeared, accused of murder. Even after she joins forces with local boy Tim Bellyap to investigate the stories of Joshua's ghost, she is afraid to tell anybody about the terrifying voices coming unbidden from somewhere inside her chest... In a compelling exploration of loneliness and adolescent insecurities, peopled by ghosts from the old house, this is the powerful story of Julia's awakening from her nightmare world.Also published as Voices, and set in Joan Aiken's own supposedly haunted childhood home, Jeake's House in Rye, Sussex, this Y.A. ghost story draws on some of her own childhood memories to create an unusual thriller. "When reduced to its essence, Julia's story may not be so very different from that of Aiken's Wolves Chronicles heroine Dido Twite: each girl must cope with a distant, unreliable father and learn to survive in a world peopled with self-absorbed adults. It is the exploration of these issues, even more than the fine storytelling, which makes this novel so compelling" Publisher's Weekly"Joan Aiken is the godsend to children who are at the age when they read as if there were no tomorrow" Washington Post"An entertaining read, for readers who like to read suspenseful ghost stories with a hint of real menace. The ghostly elements of this story are nicely mirrored by the historical menace of the times, as Julia ruminates on the dangers of Hitler, whom she sees as a sort of spider, spreading his web out over Europe" Goodreads reviewer
Return to HorrorLand (Goosebumps Series 2000 #13)
by R. L. StineAccompanied by television reporters, Lizzy and Luke once again brave the perils of Horrorland to show the world the deadly dangers of the park, only to come face to face with such new attractions as Torture Mountain, the Dungeon of No Return, and Buzzard Beach.
Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon #4)
by Samuel R. DelanySlavery is outlawed, Nevèrÿon is free, and Gorgik the Liberator must revisit the mines for a final struggle where he himself was once a slaveAlone in a deserted castle in the Nevèrÿon countryside, a great warrior and a young barbarian meet at midnight to tell each other tales from their intersecting lives. But are they really alone? And, if they aren&’t, what will it mean for Nevèrÿon . . . ?The three stories in this volume end Samuel R. Delany&’s Return to Nevèrÿon saga and cycle. But they are also its beginning—taking us back to the start of Gorgik&’s epic—although, from what we&’ve learned from the others, even that has become an entirely new story, though not a word in it has been changed . . .This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career.
Return to Nevèrÿon: Tales of Nevèrÿon, Neveryóna, Flight from Nevèrÿon, and Return to Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon)
by Samuel R. DelanyA four-volume &“postmodern sword-and-sorcery&” epic from a multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author (The Washington Post Book World).Tales of Nevèrÿon: After his parents are killed during a political coup, Gorgik is taken into captivity and forced to work the government obsidian mines in Nevèrÿon&’s Faltha Mountains. Years later, he is sold to serve one of the royal families, and eventually the army. When he is finally free, he leads a rebellion against Nevèrÿon&’s rulers to end the tyranny of slavery. Neveryóna: Or, The Tale of Signs and Cities: One of the few in Nevèrÿon who can read and write, Pryn escapes her village on the back of a dragon. On her journey across the civil war–torn land, Pryn has a fateful encounter with Gorgik the Liberator, whom she finds herself fighting beside in his war against slavery. Flight from Nevèrÿon: A smuggler, witness, and worshipper of Gorgik the Liberator follows his idol&’s bloody trail on a quest to meet him. But a disease has ravaged Nevèrÿon. Men, rich and poor, are dying. The illness seems to have first come from the Bridge of Lost Desire, a hangout for male and female prostitutes, and is spreading fast. With no hope of recovery or cure, it will change Nevèrÿon&’s sexual and political landscape forever. Return to Nevèrÿon: Slavery is outlawed and the land is finally free. At a deserted castle in the countryside, as Gorgik the Liberator regales a young barbarian about his deeds, he prepares to return to the mines where his own slavery began for one final battle.
Return to Terror Tower (Give Yourself Goosebumps #2)
by R. L. StineThis special interactive adventure is a sequel to "Goosebumps 27: A Night In Terror Tower" -- extended into a create-your-own, fright-filled time trek to the Middle Ages.
Return to Tradd Street (Tradd Street #4)
by Karen WhiteFacing her future as a single mother, psychic Realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to be strong and leave her past with writer Jack Trenholm behind her. But history has a tendency of catching up with Melanie, whether she likes it or not.... Melanie is only going through the motions of living since refusing Jack's marriage proposal. She misses him desperately, but her broken heart is the least of her problems. Despite an insistence that she can raise their child alone, Melanie is completely unprepared for motherhood, and she struggles to complete renovations on her house on Tradd Street before the baby arrives. When Melanie is roused one night by the sound of a ghostly infant crying, she chooses to ignore it. She simply does not have the energy to deal with one more crisis. That is, until the remains of a newborn buried in an old christening gown are found hidden in the foundation of her house. As the hauntings on Tradd Street slowly become more violent, Melanie decides to find out what caused the baby's untimely death, uncovering the love, loss, and betrayal that color the house's history--and threaten her claim of ownership. But can she seek Jack's help without risking her heart? For in revealing the secrets of the past, Melanie also awakens the malevolent presence that has tried to keep the truth hidden for decades....
Return to Wyldcliffe Heights: A Novel
by Carol GoodmanJane Eyre meets The Thirteenth Tale in this new modern gothic mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award–winner Carol Goodman, about a reclusive writer who is desperate to rewrite the past.Losing yourself inside of a book can be dangerous. Not everyone finds their way out.Agnes Corey, a junior editor at a small independent publisher, has been hired by enigmatic author Veronica St. Clair to transcribe the sequel to her 1993 hit phenomenon, The Secret of Wyldcliffe Heights. St. Clair has been a recluse since the publication of the Jane Eyre-esque book, which coincided with a terrible fire that blinded and scarred her. Arriving in the Hudson Valley at St. Clair’s crumbling estate, which was once a psychiatric hospital for “wayward women,” Agnes is eager to ensure St. Clair’s devoted fans will get the sequel they’ve been anticipating for the past thirty years.As St. Clair dictates, Agnes realizes there are clues in the story that reveal the true—and terrifying—events three decades ago that inspired the original novel. The line between fact and fiction becomes increasingly blurred, and Agnes discovers terrible secrets about an unresolved murder from long ago, which have startling connections to her own life. As St. Clair’s twisting tale infiltrates Agnes’s psyche, Agnes begins to question her own sanity—and safety. In order to save herself, Agnes must uncover what really happened to St. Clair, and in doing so, set free the stories of all the women victimized by Wyldcliffe Heights.