Kai travels back in time to Hawaii at the turn of the twentieth century in this wacky sixth book in the In Due Time series.When class clown, Kai Mori, gets an opportunity to travel back in time, he's ready to make a big splash! He and his crush, Maria, dive straight into turn-of-the-century Hawaii to meet Kai's great-great-aunt Akemi, his first relative to emigrate from Japan. But when bad guy, Tim Raveltere, follows them through time, it's up to Kai to use his quick wit for more than just making Maria laugh. Will Kai save the day or will his great plans bellyflop as badly as his comedy routines? Join Kai and Maria in the latest wacky time travel adventure from Sands Middle School! Views: 30
What do Gaby Lopez, Michael Robles, and Cynthia Rodriguez have in common? These three kids join other teens and tweens in Gary Soto's new short story collection, in which the hard-knock facts of growing up are captured with humor and poignance.Filled with annoying siblings, difficult parents, and first loves, these stories are a masterful reminder of why adolescence is one of the most frustrating and fascinating times of life. Views: 30
aka Lovers & other MonstersFrom the dust jacketMarvin Kaye's new collection of over fifty stories, poems, and a short play presents the darker and supernatural aspects of love—whether romantic, sexual, brotherly or decidedly unusual.
The cast of lovers—or, perhaps, monsters—includes wives and husbands, prostitutes and princesses, ghosts and demons, machines and computers, vampires, aliens and even a winged goddess.
Of particular note are:
Anne Rice's only published short story "Master of the Rampling Gate," a tale of vampiric seduction.
Ray Bradbury's "The Maiden," a story that until now has never been reprinted since its first appearance in 1947.
Mary Higgins Clark's "Voices in the Coalbin," an evocative tale of love and possession.
Morgan Lllywelyn's "Princess," a sly re-interpretation of a familiar fairy tale.
Dashiell Hammett's "In the Morgue," a little-known short story by a master of detective fiction.
And Jack Moffitt's solution to the classic tale by Frank R. Stockton, "The Lady or the Tiger?" (which is also included).
Table of ContentsIntroductionOdd CouplesPoul Anderson – Journeys EndJerome Bixby and Joe E. Dean – Share AlikeC. H. Sherman – TeacherChristina Rossetti – A NightmareDan Burrello – The Songs of My YoungDarrell Schweitzer – MinotauressParke Godwin – A Matter of TasteMildred Clingerman – The Wild WoodWorldly LoveArthur Conan Doyle – The Colonel’s ChoiceJulia L. Keefer – A SecretFrederick Laing – Gentleman on the Top FloorMaxim Gorky – Twenty-Six Men and a GirlWilliam S. Gilbert – Ellen M’Jones AberdeenJoan Andelman – A Sunday in DecemberJessica Amanda Salmonson – The Old Woman Who Dragged Her Husband’s CorpseCarole Buggé – LauraE. P. Conkle – Minnie FieldH. G. Wells – The Pearl of LoveNot of This WorldH. P. Lovecraft – The Strange High House in the MistPaula Volsky – Let No Man DreamMorgan Llywelyn – PrincessEdith Wharton – The Lady’s Maid’s BellToby Sanders – The SatyrHonoré de Balzac – Don Juan; or The Elixir of Long LifeJustin Dowling – The Legs That WalkedSaralee Terry – The Bridge to the Liver PiesRay Russell – The Black WenchGuillaume Apollinaire – The Blue EyeAnne Rice – The Master of Rampling GateTheodore Sturgeon – The Deadly RatioOut of This WorldAmy Wasp-Wimberger – Will the Real Dennis Casper Please Stand Up?Fredric Brown – ExpeditionDan Potter – Tripping the Light FantasticFrederik Pohl – The FiendMarvin Kaye – Happy HourRichard L. Wexelblat – Horace, Nellie, and the ComputerIsaac Asimov – I’m in Marsport Without HildaJ. Timothy Hunt – MoonflowerRobert Sheckley – The Language of LoveFatal AttractionsEdgar Allan Poe – BereniceBret Harte – A Passage in the Life of Mr. John OakhurstDashiell Hammett – In the MorgueThomas D. Sadler – Himeros’s DaughterJosef Marais – A-round the CornerMary Higgins Clark – Voices in the CoalbinRay Bradbury – The MaidenWallace West – A Thing of BeautyTraditional – The Douglas TragedyW. C. Morrow – The Permanent StilettoJoan Vander Putten – In the Shadows of My FearMaurice Level – Blue Eyes Views: 30
Baby it's cold outside...but things are about to heat up. I missed the last bus to my sister's for Christmas, and now I'm stranded in a bus station—in the middle of a blizzard—with a giant package covered in naughty wrapping paper. Then he shows up: Kalen Welles, the football star from my high school fantasies—and offers me a ride. Just when the car is getting cozy, the roads get shut down due to snow. Luckily there's a nearby cabin where we can hole up for the night. A warm fireplace, cozy blankets, pent-up longing we both spent years ignoring... maybe I'll be able to unwrap Kalen's big package before Christmas morning.But when the snow clears and the ice melts, will the former football star and the shy nerd finally get a happy ending? Views: 30
Cassey meets an attractive and incredibly seductive stranger on her flight to Germany. Still a virgin and sexually naive she's shocked when her body betrays her and, after hours of conversation, the man's hand finds her forbidden entry. Immediately she's hooked, something is drawing her toward this man in a way she's never known. A mysterious note leads her deep into the Dark Forest. Views: 30
Sean Archer is a self-taught criminologist and profiler who has been obsessed with crime since his parents were found dead when he was 14 years old. A computer savant, who has developed digital profiling tools, that the police have come to depend on. Sean has acquired a reputation for being able to solve crimes that no one else can – but when his own girlfriend, Alex, is brutally murdered, whilst researching an off-grid torture facility called The Boathouse, his brilliant inventions are of no use. Alex has left little for Sean to decipher – only a list of names. Peter Sinclair, a property billionaire, contacts Sean for help. Peter's wife, Becky, has been kidnapped and will be killed if he reports it to the police, or refuses to follow instructions. Sean agrees to help, not because he wants the case, but because Peter Sinclair was on Alex's list. When Sean tracks Becky down, she leads him right where he wants to go – or so he thinks. As he climbs over the wall... Views: 30
In the fourth book of the Illmoor Chronicles, a peculiar assortment of investigators must solve a mystery: Who kidnapped the viscount of Dullitch?Viscount Curfew, the ruler of Dullitch, has gone missing. In the middle of the night, with his entire palace guard inexplicably asleep, the viscount disappeared from his bedroom—a skillful kidnapping that will require help from the sharpest minds in Dullitch if the city is ever to see its leader again.Enoch Dwellings is as wily as he is arrogant. One of the capital city's best detectives, he is called upon to root out the perpetrators. But Jareth Obegarde, a half-vampire and rival sleuth, refuses to let the case go without a fight. Grappling for an advantage, Dwellings turns to Jimmy Quickstint, a gravedigger and former thief; Parsnip Daily, a professional tracker with a short-term memory problem; and even Lusa Mardris, Jareth's newly discovered daughter. Pursuit of the kidnappers leads Enoch and his crew on a wild journey... Views: 30
