Sixteen-year-old Florence West must journey across a disease ravaged Melbourne with her younger sister Liss, and she’ll do anything to survive. Mostly that means staying clear of people, the healthy ones on the run and the infected ones hungry for human flesh. But how far can they go alone? And just what is Arcadium? Florence knows but she's not telling and it could just be the key to survival.What is Arcadium? Florence knows but she’s not telling anyone, and it could just be the key to the survival of the human race.Sixteen-year-old Florence West must journey across a disease ravaged Melbourne with her nine-year-old sister Liss, and she’ll do anything to survive. Mostly that means staying clear of all people, the healthy ones on the run and the infected ones hungry for human flesh. But when she meets a man that speaks no English and a defiant set of brothers, Florence will be forced to question her ways. Because there’s only so far you can go alone, right?Arcadium is a heart-stopping journey of hope across a ravaged urban land where survival always comes at a heavy price. Views: 746
The winter solstice 2012 won't be the end of the world. It will be the beginning of the end....Naomi has a pretty sweet life. Respected as a skilled mediator, she has an almost uncanny knack for getting people on both sides of a dispute to agree. And her handsome boyfriend Brock has just proposed to her. But a white buffalo calf is bowing to her in her dreams. And who is the Native American man who has been following her around?Naomi doesn’t know it, but things are about to change.... Views: 746
This collection of terrifying tales reveals the timeless horrors that lurk behind all of existence, bringing these eternal fears to chilling life. From ghost ships to faceless men, from mad winds to silver doors, from carnivorous rain to interdimensional fishers, and from succubi to visions of hell, this twisted collection of horrifying tales will leave no reader unchanged.This collection of terrifying tales reveals the timeless horrors that lurk behind all of existence, bringing these eternal fears to chilling life. From ghost ships to faceless men, from mad winds to silver doors, from carnivorous rain to interdimensional fishers, and from succubi to visions of hell, this twisted collection of horrifying tales will leave no reader unchanged. In "Parallax," a young man and an aging professor team up to defeat an interdimensional horror. In "Winds of Madness," a young boy suffers from a crippling, irrational fear of winds. In "Sally," a Pilgrim town bands together to cast out a witch. In "Station Fourteen," a dying Lieutenant tries to warn mankind of a terrible horror close to home, and in "The Vessel" a Roman equestrian is stalked by a terrible black ship. In "Afflatus Divine," three individuals find their creativity hijacked and used for evil purposes, and in "The Silver Door," a young boy finds far more than he bargained for in the depths of his town's ancient library. "Hell Factory" presents a terrifying vision of hell, and "The Derelict" chronicles a space scavenging team's wrong choice of prey. In "The Horror in Woods," a small town descends into the realm of terror, and in "The Parasite," a young girl descends into madness, sickness, and death. Explore these and other chilling situations in Dark Aeons. Views: 746
Trevor Ian Thomson was one clever guy. He began reviewing on Smashwords, taking great pleasure criticising mistakes within stories, be they bad spelling to bad grammar. But when challenged to write his own story by an author called Jack Van Mason, the reviews he received where at times as critical as his own. The only difference being that their criticism fell upon his ideas and originality.Trevor Ian Thomson was one clever guy. He began reviewing on Smashwords, taking great pleasure criticising mistakes within stories, be they bad spelling to bad grammar. But when challenged to write his own story by an author called Jack Van Mason, the reviews he received where at times as critical as his own. The only difference being that their criticism fell upon his ideas and originality. But he knew he was right. And so with a little detective work he decides to track down Jack Van Mason and see the fool for what he is!(You don’t need to be a writer or reviewer on Smashwords to read this story…but it helps!) Views: 745
Joella gets more than she bargains for while researching the reclusive cougar for her thesis, in an old mining canyon.A burned out drunk on the verge of death is saved by an alien scientist who wishes to use him as a host to study the human race. He is given a new body with enhancements with such features as telescopic, microscopic, infrared, and x-ray vision. His new improved brain allows him to invent new products and write computer programs which make him very wealthy. The alien helps him transform his body and assume a new identity and live out his dream of being a singer and attracting females to his private fan club,His new life doesn't not go unnoticed. A female journalist investigates rumors that he is using his fan club as sex slaves. Also, a detective comes to investigate his possible involvement in the murder of his former self. The detective brings a black cocaine whore to keep him company while he does his investigation.Once he has learned to use his new enhancements, the alien adds a Time/Transport Bubble to his body. To familiarize himself with the abilities of this amazing device, he does a few test trips in current time and in the not too distant past. For example, he travels to North Korea to steal the virginity of the dictator's new bride and wreck his new weapon of mass destruction. He also uses his abilities to save a famous woman who was unfairly accused of being a spy during World War 1. These are only two of the many adventures the new time traveler experiences. Views: 745
Yael Navas unravels the mystery of the suicide who didn't really kill himself.Yael Navas in a tale of rope, suicide, and betrayal. Views: 745
1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of true crime Ann Rule’s sixteenth volume in her True Crime Files series, Deadly Neighbors delves into the unsolved case of a billionaire’s son mysteriously falling off a balcony to his death and more.
In July 2011, billionaire Jonah Shacknai’s Coronado, California, mansion was the setting for two horrifying deaths only days apart—his young son’s plunge from a balcony and his girlfriend’s ghastly hanging. What really happened? Baffling questions remain unanswered, as these cases were closed far too soon for hundreds of people; Rule looks at them now through the eyes of a relentless crime reporter. The second probe began in Utah when Susan Powell vanished in a 2009 blizzard. Her controlling husband, Josh, proved capable of a blind rage that was heartbreakingly fatal to his innocent small sons almost three years later in a tragedy that shocked America as the details unfolded. If anyone had detected the depth of depravity within Josh Powell, perhaps the family that loved and trusted him would have been saved. In these and seven other riveting cases, Ann Rule exposes the twisted truth behind the façades of Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors.
These doomed relationships are the focus of queen of true crime Ann Rule’s sixteenth all-new Crime Files collection. In these shattering inside views of both headlined and little-known homicides, Rule speaks for vulnerable victims who relied on the wrong people. She begins with two startling novella-length investigations. Views: 745
Librarian note: this book shares its ASIN with a newer format: B00A7ZEP68.
Ethan, an international steel tycoon, traumatized by sexual experiences in his youth, has never believed he would be able to love a woman—or be loved by one. Until he meets Sophia.
Sophia, a wealthy Brazilian widow, fled her own country after a tragic incident that killed her husband, and something terrible she did—but can’t remember. She starts a new life in London with her 3 year-old daughter, living a lonely existence, torn between the love for a dead man, the angst of living with partial amnesia, and the fear of being discovered.
She starts a relationship with Ethan, not counting on meeting Alistair, a powerful banker from a traditional and noble Scottish family, who commands his bank with a strong hand, and yet knows better than anyone that money truly cannot buy love or happiness, but it can buy distraction.
Handsome and guilt-ridden, Alistair has no trouble finding women for one-night stands, who will indulge him in his desire to physically punish them to abate his own tortured soul. Any woman would do. Even Sophia.
Entwined Fates is the first installment of the TRUST series, a romance made of pain, loss, desire, redemption, forgiveness, and love. Don’t miss the sequels:
Second Chances
Dark Obsession
Unveiled Memories
Untamed Passion
Dangerous Illusions
Pandora’s Box
Eternal Hope Views: 745
For her entire life, Dawn has struggled with epilepsy and viewed it as a curse. Never once did she ever think that her disease would give her a gift beyond measure, the perfect goodbye.Hiding under the china hutch, she tries her best to ignore him. Her body is tormented by her shape-changing, and her heart tormented by their changing relationship. But the man she once loved has a final kindness to offer. Views: 745
James Seville died the way he lived - with somewhere else to be. Now, he finds himself adrift in a purgatory of lost souls, where time no longer has meaning. James bids his time by reliving fond memories of Zooey, the girl he never married.But in this world, it's not how you will remember the people you have loved; it's how they will remember you.A short story.James Seville died the way he lived - with somewhere else to be. Now, he finds himself adrift in a purgatory of lost souls, where time no longer has meaning. James bids his time by reliving fond memories of Zooey, the girl he never married.But in this world, it's not how you will remember the people you have loved; it's how they will remember you.A thoughtful contemplation on love, everyday connections and the choices we make.A short story. Views: 745
The long-awaited prequel to the bestseller FOURTH GRADE RATS
George, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" - which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and, in short, perfect. Suds is determined to be the first to earn the halo, but he's finding the challenge of always being good to be more stressful than he had anticipated. Does he have to be good even outside of school? (Does he have to be nice to his annoying little sister?) And if Mrs. Simms doesn't actually see him doing a good deed, does it even count?
A warm, funny return to elementary school from master storyteller Spinelli. Views: 744
Jacob is afraid to go to sleep at night because he knows there's a monster in the wall beside his bed. The problem is no one believes him. Imagine Jacob's surprise when he finds out the monster is real, and that it has been assigned to watch over him!Jacob, like one out of ten children, has dyslexia. He thinks he's not very smart, and worries that he will never be good at school. However, when his new friend teaches him ways to overcome his disability, Jacob goes from the bottom to the top of his class. Views: 744
A scifi short story.Something is seriously wrong with Parvati's baby.When she'd dreamt about the moment she'd meet her daughter, as she had so many times over the past nine months, the last thing she imagined was that it would be half machine...On her journey around the lost forest, Opa meets a stork with a clipboard, a lost explorer, a polar bear...oh and a sloth but we won’t mention the sloth...or what it says...Will Opa be the same without her spots? Why does Opa get mistaken for a bat? This is no ordinary tale of animals in a forest. This is a quite unusual tale from The Lost Forest! Views: 744
At the end of his life, a dog describes changes he can't control or understand. A girl's tribute to her best friend.There are many common fears that manifest in the fishbowl of flying, claustrophobia, aerophobia, etc. But the rare fear of aeronausiphobia, or fear of getting sick on a plane, cripples only a few thousand people. The chances of two people who share that fear ever meeting or even coming within feet of one another are staggering.Phillip and Walter are two people with many fears, but they share a bond that no one can understand except the people they love. Views: 744
This collection of twelve short stories, with subjects ranging from sci-fi to spy thriller, from humour to history and from family to finance is written by the author of the trilogy of novels 'Cashback', 'Their Own Game' and 'Motorbike Men'. An entertaining anthology of easy reading.This collection of twelve short stories, with subjects ranging from sci-fi to spy thriller, from humour to history and from family to finance is written by the author of the trilogy of novels 'Cashback', 'Their Own Game' and 'Motorbike Men', also published by Smashwords. An entertaining anthology of easy reading, four of this omnibus of stories have already been published separately by Smashwords, and widely read. Views: 744
