From Snuff: 'Vimes' prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to be about twinkly little things with wings. As he turned page after page, it dawned on him that whoever had written this book, they certainly knew what would make kids like Young Sam laugh until they were nearly sick. The bit about sailing down the river almost made him smile. But interspersed with the scatology was actually quite interesting stuff about septic tanks and dunnakin divers and gongfermors and how dog muck helped make the very best leather, and other things that you never thought you would need to know, but once heard somehow lodged in your mind.' Views: 675
An old familiar face has resurfaced from the past in the idyllic town of Sunset Valley and with it, dark secrets will be unfolded. Trish Gaffney, a tourist who won the hearts and trust of the locals was believed to have left town and gone back to wherever she came from. But she is back. And with her, many stories will unravel.An old familiar face has resurfaced from the past in the idyllic town of Sunset Valley and with it, dark secrets will be unfolded. Trish Gaffney, a tourist who won the hearts and trust of the locals was believed to have left town and gone back to wherever she came from.But she is back. And with her, many stories will unravel. The first book follows George, a sheriff haunted by a mysterious figure, and his deputy, Samantha Anderson, a woman with a secret. Together they find themselves investigating a case that would make them question their past actions. Views: 674
This is a short trilogy's about a new human species who are called Flux, which can use a power called Armorth.Each individual's armorth comes from a guardian.Guardians consists of such creatures as a gryphon or even evil demons.Tag along with Kiter as he has to save the world from evil demon wielding tyrants.It is 2012. A new year, and a new era of counter-terrorism. Magnet Securities, the largest private security firm in America, leads the fight against rising domestic terror groups in the country. But do their methods make them better than the very people they hunt?Project 6 is an interactive short story. Take on the role of agent 6, a Magnet Securities operative ordered to take out terrorists who have stormed LAX. Mission discretion is yours alone. How the mission proceeds, and how it ends, is up to you.Requires Amazon Kindle or Mobi for reader input to work. Views: 674
Roger Hill and his friends start the universes largest super hero group to destroy crime wherever it may be.Roger Hill and his friends are given their first mission as the newly created United Planetary Council's Vexars. Their mission is to stop the terrible rash of bank robberies being committed by a group of money hungry super villains. Views: 674
Benny Churchill and Bug Beetle are off and running on the last day of school. Ready for a great summer of fun with the Apple Grove Gang. They learn a lesson in politics when the Apple Grove Community Center is closed. The Gang finds out just how hard it is to fight city hall. Finally, when their backs are against the wall, and they find out that there is no exit, the real fun and excitement begin.Benny Churchill and Bug Beetle are off and running on the last day of school. They are ready for a great summer of fun with the Apple Grove Gang. Instead, they learn a lesson in politics. When the Apple Grove Community Center is closed, the Gang finds out just how hard it is to fight city hall. Finally, when their backs are against the wall, and they find out that there is no exit, the real fun and excitement begin. Views: 674
A sadistic KGB colonel hires Drum to locate a dead manAxel Spade would not have liked the way he died. An international fugitive, Spade would have preferred being gored by a bull or gunned down by Interpol to dying quietly in his bed. But a weak heart claimed him in his sleep, and so Chester Drum, Washington PI and the closest thing Spade had to a friend, scatters his ashes in the Atlantic. Drum’s old flame, Marianne Baker, is by his side, but she leaves before grief has a chance to reignite their faded passion. That night, Drum is awoken by a KGB operative who has kidnapped Marianne. Axel Spade is alive, the agent insists, and he wants Drum to find him. To save Marianne, Drum will do the impossible, and bring Axel Spade back from the dead. Views: 674
** *Death Stalks Them All...* **
Kere is the second most infamous member of the shadow organization known as Sentella. An explosive engineer who strikes terror into the hearts of the League, the bounty on his head is truly staggering. No one knows his true identity.
The daughter of a traitor, Zarya Starska grew up hard on the back streets of hell- her family hunted to the brink of extinction. But Zarya dreams of a different life and a different world. A world where the harsh hand of the Caronese emperor doesn’t destroy his subjects. As a Resistance leader, her goal is to topple the government that needlessly ruined the lives of her family and comrades-in-arms. In this deadly quest, the only person she can trust is a mysterious man known only as Kere.
** *By The Light Of Day...* **
Kere has a dark secret and a brutal past. As he aids the Resistance, he’s actually working to bring down his own family- the Cruels- so named for the viciousness in their blood that runs so deep, no other name would do. Born and bred from one of the oldest and noblest families in the United Systems, Kere’s real name is Darling Cruel. And the one thing he wants most is to see his uncle, who stole the crown by murdering his father, pay for his crimes.
** *If You Tell A Lie Long Enough, It Becomes The Truth...* **
In order to protect his mother from execution, Darling’s entire life has been built on a lie that he dare not breathe a contrary word about. His hands tied by his uncle’s cruelty. No one has ever seen the real him. No one except Zarya. She’s the only person he’s ever fully trusted with the truth. But when she betrays him by allowing a weapon he designed solely for her to be used against him, all bets are off.
** *The Hero Is Now The Monster...* **
Betrayed to the deepest level, Darling becomes an enemy even worse than his uncle. His goal is not only to reign, but to kill every Resistance member he can find. He won’t rest until all of them are dead and that includes Zarya.
** *The Twisted Hand Of Fate...* **
Zarya is the only hope to reach the heart of the man her people once considered their ally. A man who hates her with a fury so great that she knows it’s just a matter of time before he kills her. But if she can find the part of him that once trusted her, the part of him that once loved her, she might be able to save not only her own life, but those of her people.
It’s an impossible mission.
Too bad she doesn’t play the odds. Views: 674
In this Kiwi-flavoured short story, a Maori grandmother passes on a mystical gift of time to her grandchild. 1500 words.Smoking barbecue grills and tidy mown lawns define American suburbia but hide its dark secrets. Peek behind the tranquil mask of a quiet neighborhood in this FLASH fiction story of the murder and mayhem that follow when Helen gets a new dog. Warning: if you love "pocket" dogs, you may find this story disturbing! Views: 674
It's a real shame: that Fr. Leonardo Castellani is practically unknown by English-speaking Catholics around the world (and that so little of his wonderful work has been translated). So here's Jack Toller's effort to break the ice with an introduction of sorts and three of his essays.THE THREE-PART SERIES IS COMPLETE!** Due to mature sexual content, recommended for readers aged 18+ **THE PALE SERIES - Sparks and pigs fly when a wise-cracking waitress meets a reclusive billionaire.Book #1 - Pale StrangerBook #2 - Pale CompanionBook #3 - Pale LoverTrixie is a wise-cracking waitress trying to work her way through college when a late-night storm blows in a stranger. He's not like the usual customers with his pale skin and dark clothes. Her kindness to him is rewarded with an invitation to his house in the country, and she finds herself in a sticky relationship when he returns her kindness with more than just a thank-you. Views: 674
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent, bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love.In a cave of mystery and wonder deep in the Carpathian Mountains, bodyguard Joie Sanders encounters a most remarkable being. Proud, strong, immortal, he is called Traian--an ageless hunter locked in a life-and-death battle with enemy vampires--and he will be her salvation in a labyrinth protected by the ingenious traps of a mysterious ancient race. What awaits them in the darkness is not known, and each step could be their last--as their destined path leads them toward a fiery passion that will illuminate the perilous dark night.Also includes the previously published Carpathian short story Dark Dream. Views: 673
A book of poetry about the in between moments, the quiet times of a soldiers life,In between orders, deployments duties and death, when a soldier can just be.Not everything that a soldier does is fighting, not every moment is spent killing,minute surviving,hour training, even when deployed and out on the field.Downtime Warfare is about those in between moments, the quiet times of a soldiers life,In between orders, deployments duties and death, when a soldier can just be. Views: 673
Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand’s job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far out of his league he might as well be on the moon. Or at least in San Francisco, where Weber stops to see him one last time before settling down to the humble, lonely life he figures a frog like him has coming.Cyrus Benning is a successful neurosurgeon, so details are never lost on him. He spotted the prince in a broken-down bull rider's clothing from day one. But watching Weber walk out on him keeps getting harder, and he’s not sure how much more his heart can take. Now Cyrus has one last chance to prove to Weber that it's not Weber's job that makes him Cyrus's perfect man, it's Weber himself. With the help of his sister's newly broken family, he’s ready to show Weber that the home the man’s been searching for has always been right there, with him. Cyrus might have laid down an ultimatum once, but now it's turned into a vow—he's never going to let Weber out of his life again. Views: 673
Trapped on post-apocalyptic world a boy longs to be with his father and makes a decision that changes his life. He steals a spaceship and starts an adventure along the way he meets many different types of people; thieves, crooks, and con men. These people change his life and help him find his true destiny.This story was inspired by Huckleberry Finn and his adventure. Left in an orphanage on Earth by his father, a boy looks to the stars wishing him to return. However, his father did not return and his only fatherly figure he has is leaving him for his own home. With the impending loss of his father figure a boy steals a spaceship to find his true father on a planet far in the heavens. Along the way he meets a veteran fighter pilot now turned con man trying to escape his past and the two join together in the search for the father. Show More Show Less Views: 673
