Finding good help is hard to do for a small butcher shop owner. The difficulty has leads to some strange dreams and sleepless nights.Finding good help is hard to do for small butcher shop owner John Maddux. The difficulty has led to some strange dreams and sleepless nights. Views: 464
In wartime, what price honor, when the odds are against you, the enemy is remorseless, and it is the eleventh hour? A Sheason who lives to help his people faces a terrible choice on the battlefield when all defenses have failed and the only choice seems to be to do the one thing that separates him from his most hated adversary. Views: 464
Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Jay Jacob is a high level professional manager for a top company. However, in Jay’s private he is not so well mannered. Things turn drastically wrong when party animal Jay mixes a lethal cocktail of alcohol, women and suicide attempts that forces him out of the frying pan and into the fire. Accidently killing a girl Jay's mental state is corrupted.Hiding a dead body isn't easy, as Jay quickly discovers. It takes a genius to cover all the tracks and Jay is no genius.About the AuthorGareth Parker - educated at a military boarding school, always telling stories and with a proved vivid imagination finally decided to put pen to paper to create thrilling short stories for eBook readers. Parker - now enjoying the Welsh life in Cardiff works for a blue-chip company, even though he's always on the go spends his spare time enduring creativity for others to enjoy. Views: 464
Kids are always good and witches are always bad right? Wrong you idiot!Step inside A Fairy Tale Murder and discover the grissly truth.A short story by D.N.SmithHe lives to fly—until a jagged piece of flak changes his life forever.A tragic childhood has turned American Air Forces Colonel Rob Savage into an outwardly indifferent loner who is afraid to give his heart to anyone. RAF nurse Maggie McGrath has always dreamed of falling in love and settling down in a thatched cottage to raise a croftful of bairns, but the war has taken her far from Innisbraw, her tiny Scots island home. Hitler’s bloody quest to conquer Europe seems far away when Rob and Maggie are sent to an infirmary on Innisbraw to begin his rehabilitation from disabling injuries. Yet they find themselves caught in a battle between Rob’s past, God’s plan, and the evil some islanders harbor in their souls. Which will triumph?If you love the history of World War II, the allure of a simple life on a Scottish isle, and a budding romance between an American bomber pilot and a sweet RAF nurse, Broken Wings is what you’re looking for. This is the first book in the Thistle series. Get it now and begin your journey.And when you’re done, extend your island visit with Book Two (Wing and a Prayer), Book Three (The Promise of Dawn), and Book Four (Never Say Goodbye). Views: 464
From the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again.The Radleys were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend; Frances' mother, the liberated, headstrong Lexi; and of course the brilliant, beautiful Rad. Abigail thought she'd banished the ghost of her life with them and the catastrophe that ended it, but thirteen years later a chance encounter forces her to acknowledge that the spell is far from broken...**Soon to be reissued with stunning new cover artwork in paperback - out 22nd July 2021**Praise for Clare Chambers:'Modern, intelligently observed and highly original' Daily Mail'This delicious novel is... Views: 464
Four teenagers ban together to stop an evil force trying to reach Earth from another world. They face many challenges: demons, riddles and a destiny they know nothing about."Summer vacation’s supposed to be fun right? I wish I had a better answer to that question." Jazell’s different, along with her three friends Emily, Jason and Seth. They protect Starlings, New York from an unseen band of monsters that would wreak havoc if the four friends didn’t stop them. They do the same routine every day. But things are changing. Some powerful demon is rising in the world that these monsters are from. Now they must travel to a new world, meet new enemies, and realize their destiny. But what worries Jazell the most is: What if they can’t stop it? Views: 464
"Max Jenkins watched enviously as the love between his employers, Rory and Chance blossomed. He never thought to have someone of his own to hold until Bo shook up Max's world and made him question everything he believed he knew about himself."What might seem like an impossible dream for two wounded men can be a reality if they'll only believe-in each other, and themselves.Max Jenkins has been the foreman on Chance Gallagher's ranch long enough to know love between two men can be a powerful thing. Despite his rigid upbringing, Max has watched Chance and his partner Rory, has seen the deep and abiding love they have for one another, and Max has found himself thinking about things he'd never acknowledged before. When Max's friend, Bo Daughtry, is almost killed in a violent attack, Max realizes he has some decisions to make. Years of fear and ignoring his own needs make it difficult, but for the love of one man, Max will fight himself and Bo's doubts and insecurities.Reader Advisory: This story is part of a series but can be read as a standalone title. Views: 464
Copyright 2009 by Jamie SedgwickCover art copyright 2011 by Timber Hill PressPublished by Timber Hill PressAll rights reserved Views: 464
Mika and Robyn have spent lifetimes learning to love this world. They love the chaos, the the kiss and the kill. They want it all - the good things and the bad. But the Professsor wants a new world, erasing all the bad. And that means them...In a world that makes people mad and then murderous, the duo gather friends, recruits and hostages to help them decide - is the world worth saving?Misty Adams finds herself in a real life and death struggle. When she becomes stranded along the road, will she find help before the forecasted blizzard hits. Alone and pregnant, will she find shelter? When Dalton Nelson's dog takes off before the blizzard, he goes to find her. He ends up finding more than he bargained for. Can Dalton do what needs to be done to help Misty? As a fragile friendship is forged, can this couple see that God has more than friendship for them? As a season of mourning is dealt with, can this couple see a season of love? As Dalton gets to know Misty, can he see the Texas handful she is and learn to save her from herself? This book will have you crying and then laughing until you are crying. You know what they say, things tend to get very crazy in Texas. Views: 464
Steven is an athiest. He doesn’t believe inGod or Heaven. Stuckin a wheelchair and unable to speak after a medical emergency, Steven can’t find a single reason to be happy.After seeing a powerful play presented by the children of a local church, Steven realizes that he’s just one small piece to a much bigger puzzle.Lily Spencer has been in love with the boy next door for as long as she can remember, the only problem is, is that she can’t work out what he thinks about her.New Year’s Eve was the night that she was going to tell him just how he feels, however it didn’t turn out the way she wanted.Summer is just about to start and there will be more to this summer than soccer camp. Views: 464
Children book. Young Gordon becomes obsessed with the idea a finding gold. In Savannah, Georgia, gold stories are just as numerous as ghost stories: the town used to be visited by pirates. This is a tongue-in-cheek short story (5800 words) told by Gordon himself. You will be surprised by what he found.Is this a book for you? It is about the dream of a boy. The mom is a nurse and always concerned with insect bites and viruses, including HIV. The dad is a prof and always tries to teach math at any moment of the day. His best friend is a Jewish businessman who works in construction. The great-aunt Bessie has had so many husbands that the kids believe that she has been married 82 times. There is also a dog, Backrub, whose business is to steal slippers. Views: 463
The Man Booker Prize-winning author takes the pulse of modern Ireland with a masterful new collection of stories.
Roddy Doyle has earned a devoted following for his wry wit, his uncanny ear, and his ability to fully capture the hearts of his characters. Bullfighting, his second collection of stories, offers a series of bittersweet takes on men and middle-age, revealing a panorama of Ireland today. Moving from classrooms to local pubs to bullrings, these tales feature an array of men taking stock and reliving past glories, each concerned with loss in different ways--of their place in the world, of their power, their virility, health, and love.
"Recuperation" follows a man as he sets off on his daily prescribed walk around his neighborhood, the sights triggering recollections of his family and his younger days. In "Animals," George recalls caring for his children's many pets and his heartfelt effort to spare them grief when they died or disappeared. The title story, "Bullfighting," captures the mixture of bravado and helplessness of four friends who go off to Spain on holiday.
Sharply observed, funny, and moving, these thirteen stories present a new vision of contemporary Ireland, of its woes and triumphs, and middle- aged men trying to break out of the routines of their lives. Views: 463
