This very short (2,500 word) compilation of edgy, erotic flash fiction picks up where Flash and Burn: First Five leaves off. It features explicit sexual encounters, each with an unexpected twist. Stories are about 500 words long and not quite as relentlessly dark as the first five. Look carefully, and you may even see a slender ray of hope. Views: 18
When the four Stanley children meet Amanda, their new stepsister, they're amazed to learn that she studies witchcraft. They're stunned to see her dressed in a strange costume, carrying a pet crow and surrounded by a pile of books about the supernatural. It's not long before Amanda promises to give witchcraft lessons to David, Jamie, and the twins. But that's when strange things start happening in their old house. David suspects Amanda of causing mischief, until they learn that the house really was haunted long ago.Legend has it that a ghost cut the head off of a wooden cupid on the stairway. Has the ghost returned to strike again? Views: 18
'It's that alligator . . . Dad should never have brought it into the house. Crunchbag has escaped and he's eaten Granny!'Some dads bring home rabbits. Or dogs. Or parrots. Not Nicholas's dad. The latest member of their family is Crunchbag -- the ALLIGATOR! Soon he's running riot in the bathroom and on the roof and even in the park! But he wouldn't eat poor defenceless Granny . . . would he? Views: 18
Possum Row is a small Texas town unlike any other, where the lowly possum is king, cows are widely ignored, farmers have their own religion, and lawyers are afraid to set foot inside the city limits. But everyone in town loves a party, and everyone loves Doc Seymore, so Taco Bob and his possum ranchers set out to throw Doc the biggest party the area has ever seen. But first they have to save the town from the greatest threat to small business in this country since the 1930s which, it just so happens, is where the town and its ornery residents seem be stuck anyway. Views: 18
Collected here are thirty-one of Mercè Rodoreda's most moving and challenging stories from three of her most beloved short story collections. These stories capture Rodoreda's full range of expression, from quiet literary realism to fragmentary impressionism to dark symbolism. Few writers have captured so clearly the lives of women who are stuck somewhere between senseless modernity and suffocating tradition. Views: 18
A complex proposal… His offer could save everything I’ve worked for. In exchange, he wants me in every way possible. An inescapable passion… His determination to win me over is undeniable. My desire to resist may not be enough to protect my heart. A connection that is more than it seems… He knows something I don’t. And when the dreams come, I’m left wondering if I’ve made the biggest mistake of my life. Views: 18
All the good things in Margaret's world are collapsing, one by one, like a row of dominoes. First her dad remarried—plink. Then her grandfather died—plinkplink. Then her grandmother had to sell the house and move into a retirement community—plinkplinkplink. Now Dad's new wife is having a baby, and Margaret is going to visit Gran at Carol Woods. There she learns that Gran is having an even harder time adjusting to change than Margaret herself. Determined to cheer Gran up, Margaret and her younger cousin, Roy, set out to find her some new friends. Their quest leads them to some of Carolwoods' most colorful characters, and ultimately helps Margaret to ease both Gran's pain and her own. Stephanie Greene, the author of the popular Owen Foote books, introduces an appealing and bold new heroine in this funny novel that handles its serious themes with a light touch. Views: 18
She's ready to catch the bouquet, not steal the guy! When Ava gets dumped by her boyfriend, she's pretty upset. He wasn't the love of her life or anything, but with her sister's wedding - a.k.a. the social event of the season - just two weeks away, Ava's got to save face by finding someone cute and fun to bring as her date. With the clock ticking and no dates in sight, Ava asks her best friend if she can "borrow" her boyfriend, Jason, for the night. Ava's never been a big Jason fan, but he'll look great in a tux, and at least she'll have someone to dance with. But it doesn't take long for Ava to realize she's got him all wrong... What do you do when Mr. Right is wrapped up in a package that belongs to your best friend? Views: 18
Product DescriptionThis novella was expanded from "Freak Show," the nigh impossible to find anthology F. Paul Wilson edited back in 1992. It was originally published as a 500-copy collector's edition that sold out on publication. With copies of the limited going for over $100 on the aftermarket, the author decided to make inexpensive paperback and ebook editions available to his readers. The story involves the Otherness and ties into both the Repairman Jack series and The Adversary Cycle. Follow Oz and his band of freaks as they tour the country on a dark mission that threatens the nature of reality itself. (A companion piece to "The Last Rakosh" and the Repairman Jack novel, ALL THE RAGE.) About the AuthorF. PAUL WILSON is the award-winning, NY Times bestselling author of The Keep, The Tomb, and forty-plus other novels spanning horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and virtually everything between. More than eight million copies of his books are in print in the US and his work has been translated into twenty-four languages. He is best known for his urban mercenary, Repairman Jack. His latest novels are FATAL ERROR and JACK: SECRET VENGEANCE. Views: 18
From the backstreets of Barcelona to the sophisticated world of international architecture, this fast-moving mystery cements Maitland's reputation as a writer of intriguing and thrilling crime.; Following the murder of his young wife, Charles Verge, world famous architect and head of a very lucrative London practice, disappears without a trace. After four months of dead-end investigations, Chief Detective Inspector Brock and his team are called in to achieve the impossible: to find fresh leads and overlooked clues and to finally put an end to the much-discussed Verge mystery. Was this a crime of passion and has Verge escaped to Spain, or even Sydney, as the public sightings suggest? Or is Verge already dead, a victim of the murderer? From the suave world of international architecture to the backstreets of Barcelona, the only thing missing is Verge himself. In their own often unorthodox style, Detective Chief Inspector David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla manage to unlock the secret that has perplexed and intrigued both the police investigation and the public imagination. 'Barry Maitland is a master of mysteries.' - Los Angeles Times Book Review 'More, please, Mr Maitland.' - The Washington Times 'Maitland does a masterly job keeping so many balls in the air while sustaining an atmosphere of genuine intrigue, suspense and, ultimately, dread. He is right up there with Ruth Rendell . . .' - Australian Book Review on The Chalon Heads 'Maitland gets better and better, and Brock and Kolla are an impressive team who deserve to become household names.' - Publishing News Views: 18
