Ghoulies, ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties inhabit these 30 chilling tales gathered from around the world. Creepy classic and contemporary stories from Australia, Germany, India, El Salvador, and elsewhere--including a healthy helping of American apparitions--will keep readers and listeners scared stiff. Do you dare walk down the lane where "Crooker Waits"? Or would you rather shake "The Hairy Hands"? Twenty eerie illustrations highlight this companion to Robert D. San Souci's earlier collections of scary stories, which School Library Journal called "an absolute delight. . . . Young readers will gobble up these thirty thrilling snacks and beg for more." Savor this supernatural treat for spine-tingling fun!From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 13
Product DescriptionOne Buck Horror presents classically-styled tales of modern horror from some of the most exciting writers working in the genre today! Each volume in this critically-acclaimed anthology series delivers quick, sharp thrills that are perfect for reading at home or on the go. In this volume... Children shouldn't walk alone at night, not when Pete's around. But not all is what it seems. Pete has a job to do, and in "Helpers" by David Steffen, some jobs require a little assistance. In "Home" by Augusto Corvalan, pay a visit to a suburban family that's normal in every way...as long as they keep their masks on and their dark urges at bay. A new arrival is not so joyous for a father who has reason to believe that the child is not only not his own, but something not quite human, in "Child of Dirt" by John F. D. Taff. Leisa K. Parker plays "The Catman Blues", in which the owner of a nightclub is visited by a strange musician whose primal tunes leave blood and death in their wake. Family trips go to dark places when duct tape and shovels come into play, but has this last trip gone too far? Find out in "Vacation" by J. Tanner. Greg Simpson awakes one morning to find his own head sitting on the night table next to his bed. His struggle for sanity becomes a struggle just to stay alive in "Off With His Head" by Mark Budman. Be sure to check out the other volumes in this ongoing anthology series, and watch for new volumes coming soon! Views: 13
Summer 1815. Gloucestershire heiress Beth Tremoille is impoverished by her scheming stepmother. Now a blacksmith’s mistress, she steals money paid by handsome, rich and ruthless Sir Guy Valmer, who considers the Tremoille inheritance to be his. Unknown to Beth, he means to force her into marriage after finding a missing will that reinstates her as her father’s heir. Fearing arrest for stealing, she flees to London, where several brushes with Guy make her realise how physically drawn to him she is. But fear makes her flee again, and under a false name she leases a remote house on the coast of Exmoor. There, believing herself safe, she meets a new love, wealthy landowner Landry Haldane, with whom she embarks upon a passionate affair; but Guy is still on her trail, and is gradually drawing closer. When he finally catches her, she will have to choose her destiny. Views: 13
After her father’s unexpected death, shy, full-figured
Parmia Leeosa is left with one asset—his sentient sidearm, Markes. Following months
of struggles, she reluctantly decides to utilize her one talent—the latent
sexual empathy she inherited from her mother. Five years later, after
countless unpleasant sexual encounters, she accepts a last,
distasteful job that will allow her to return to the sheltered life she’d
enjoyed before her father’s death. With the remaining credits, she’ll finally be
financially secure enough to grant Markes his freedom.
Weary of hunting and longing to find a bond mate he can
settle down with, Delsin Adarinas, an unwilling but successful bounty hunter,
reluctantly accepts a final, lucrative job. Unfortunately, the job is on Denhari,
the home planet he fled years earlier. When he and Parmia meet, the attraction
is immediate and powerful. Too bad collecting his bounty depends on capturing
her and damning her to a life of sexual servitude.
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Veterinarian Seth Davies comes to Senaka, Wyoming, looking for peace and anonymity, trying to escape his past. He’s always been a target for trouble and pain, and Seth has had more than his share of both. Kasey Whitedove takes one look at Seth and assumes the worst. No white man could love animals the way the mostly Cheyenne population expects, and Kasey makes Seth’s first days in Senaka more than unpleasant. Then an accident puts Kasey in the uncomfortable position of eating crow—and helplessly desiring Seth—despite the danger of Kasey’s life as a werewolf and Seth’s stressful secrets. Chasing Seth down and keeping him safe from his past has just become Kasey's most important job. Views: 13
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When the colony worlds Adirondack and Silvern fell to the Troft forces almost without a struggle. Outnumbered and on the defensive, Earth made a desperate decision. It would attack the aliens not from space, but on the ground—with forces the Trofts did not even suspect. Thus were created the Cobras, a guerilla force whose weapons were surgically implanted, invisible to the unsuspecting eye, yet undeniably deadly. And the Moreau family were the most famous of the Cobra warriors. Long after victory over the Troft was achieved, the Cobras made common cause against their former adversaries against a new enemy. Their reward was three planets that would be a home for the Cobras, who deadly powers made them too dangerous to feel at home on Earth. Now, years had passed and not everyone on the Cobra worlds thought that the Cobras were worth the cost of maintaining their existing built-in weaponry, let alone supporting research to improve the Cobra weapons, and possibly even put an end to the negative effects of that built-in weaponry, which caused Cobras to die much too young. Many who had never known interplanetary war were convinced that the Cobras were not needed at all. That was a grave miscalculation, because a Troft faction has decided to invade the Cobra planets in force, using a new strategy that even the formidable Cobra warriors may not be able to defeat . . . Praise for Timothy Zahn:“Zahn keeps the story moving at a breakneck pace, maintaining excitement [in Dragon and Thief].” —Publishers Weekly “[Conqueror's Heritage] is another finely wrought space adventure . . . [with] social, political and emotional complications, all of which Zahn treats with his usual skill.” —Booklist “Zahn paints every detail [in Angelmass] with gleamy realism . . . scientific dialogue that streams with starship hardware and military trooper talk . . . immensely appealing.” —Kirkus Review Views: 13
Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi academy. But on the spirit plane, Luke fights desperately for survival, reaching out physically to the Jedi twins. At the same time, Leia is on a life-and-death mission of her own, a race against Imperial agents hoping to destroy a third Jedi child -- Leia and Han's baby Anakin -- hidden on the planet Anoth. Meanwhile, Luke's former protÚgÚ Kyp Durron has pirated the deadly Sun Crusher on an apocalyptic mission of mass destruction, convinced he is fighting for a just cause. Hunting down the rogue warrior, Han must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark crusade and regain his lost honor. To do it, Kyp must take the Sun Crusher on a suicide mission against the awesome Death Star prototype -- a battle Han knows they may be unable to win... even with Luke Skywalker at their side! Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded... Views: 13
In her
grandmother's fine, rich Boston house, Heaven Leigh Casteel dreamed of a
wonderful new life of new friends, the best schools, beautiful clothes
and most important, love. The pearls of culture, wisdom and breeding
would now be hers. Soon she would make the Casteel name respectable,
find her brothers and sisters, and have a family again. But even
in the world of the wealthy, there were strange forebodings, secrets
best forgotten. And as Heaven reached out for love, she was slowly
ensnared in a sinister web of cruel deceits and hidden passions! Views: 13
The fools killed his family...then made him a lawman. This wild and wooly western, in the Louis L'amore tradition, comes from renowned author L. J. Martin, whose over 20 novels have brought compelling reading to so many. McBain, broken and beaten from the Civil war, is reluctant to return to his family, as a snake dwells in his belly and he can't get the images out of his mind...until he learns his sister and her family have been murdered. Then it's retribution time.ReviewL.J. Martin gives his readers such realistic and well-written dialog it makes you feel as if you are standing in the saloon watching this all unfold. The story here is at times rough to take but completely necessary to make sure you understand this is a period in history where only the strong survive.~ Mary Gramlich About the AuthorL. J. Martin is the author of 22 novels (westerns, historicals, mysteries, and thrillers), and has a number of screenplays, one of which was optioned by a major NBC approved producer. He's also written five non-fiction books, KILLING CANCER (he's a two time cancer survivor), WRITE COMPELLING FICTION, an instructional work for aspiring authors, MYRTLE MAE & THE CREW, a book of cartoons, FROM THE PEA PATCH, a conservative political series of essays, and COOKING WILD & WONDERFUL, a cookbook with story content. He and Kat live in Montana in the Spring, Summer, and Fall and on the California coast in the Winter. His wife, Kat Martin, is a NYT bestsellling, internationally published, romantic suspense and historical romance author published in over a dozen foreign languages and in 2 dozen countries. When not writing, L. J. is cooking and developing recipes for his webpage wolfpackranch.com, hunting, fishing, or hauling his cameras around the high country, or promoting their careers. He has two dozen novels and non-fiction works listed on Amazon and Kindle. Views: 13
Readers who have loved Gayle Ropers first two books in the charming Amish Farm series will be delighted with the concluding book, A Rose Revealed .Rose Martin became a nurse because she wanted to help people in pain. And she has come to realize that part of being a nurse means encountering death. But death by natural causes.not by murder. So when cancer-stricken Sophie Hostetter is murdered, Rose begins asking questions. Soon shes drawn into a maze of family secrets that endanger her own life. Her growing attraction to Amish-raised Jake Zook further complicates her life. His resentment toward her is puzzlingafter all, she helped save his life. Why will he not allow her to share that life now?Readers who love an Amish setting, mystery, and romance will be turning the pages until the satisfying conclusion.About This Series: Prolific author Gayle Ropers popular Amish Farm series was first released before the Amish fiction genre exploded. Now reissued, the contemporary series is reaching a wide new audience among Amish-reading book buyers. Views: 13
