The Blake Soul is a paranormal romance with a thriller element where love, lust and suspense collide violently with deceit, guilt, betrayal and revenge. Views: 259
The First Realm is starting to shake itself apart under the strain of the Second. Dora's new powers offer some hope to stabilise it, but she can't hold the world together and keep tabs on Rel at the same time.And the Clearseer is about to find a new and dangerous ally...In the year 2492, the luxury cruise ship, Hennepin, makes a mysterious emergency stop to the distant Treadway Station. As the ship arrives, Card, a maintenance worker, goes outside to make repairs on the station, and returns an hour later only to find all 25,000 residents have gone missing. As he tries desperately to escape the nightmare unfolding around him, he discovers he may share the same fate as his crewmates.Incident on the Hennepin is a short science fiction story (18 pages, 7931 words) peppered with a mild amount of suspense and horror. Views: 259
In Close to Spider Man—which won a Danuta Gleed Literary Award—readers were introduced to the crystalline storytelling voice of Ivan Coyote. The talent evident in that first collection is confirmed with One Man’s Trash, a series of connected stories about being queer, searching out new frontiers, and being on the road.The characters in One Man’s Trash make evident the child in all of us, when heroes and superheroes won the day.Including the hilarious account of an attempted lesbian wedding in a Las Vegas chapel, and a touching tale of being beguiled by an uncle’s independent-minded girlfriend, these are stories about being on the road: to the northern tundra or the southern desert, through cities and towns, on horses, in trucks and vans, with friends, family, and lovers. In achingly personal tones, Ivan Coyote paints beautiful and honest portraits of life, the road, and the spirits within.Praise for Close t... Views: 258
"Words of Feeling" is a sample of the thoughts feelings, and ramblings of my life so far, as a Schizoaffective teen, young adult and adultRaul is a prince and the leader of his father's army. When he attacks an evil wizard he is transformed into a bear. Searching for a way to return to his human form he meets Juanita and falls in love. See what happens next in this short story. Views: 258
She's a rising star on Wall Street. He needs cash for his startup.She has a boyfriend problem. He's recently divorced.They could do a deal—in more ways than one. Too bad she's playing him."Guess What She Did" is the perfect airplane read—a wonderful story, simply and well told, with an unconventional but deeply satisfying ending. Download it now, relax, and enjoy the ride.She's a rising star on Wall Street. He needs cash for his startup.She has a boyfriend problem. He's recently divorced.They could do a deal—in more ways than one. Too bad she's playing him.Georgina Graham doesn't relish lying to Dr. Nate Carmichael. But if the ruse works, she'll make a quick score. The deception plunges Georgina deep inside the swirling vortex of a wealthy California enclave's colorfully scheming inhabitants—Alejandro, the shady vulture capitalist—Lauren, the social-climbing diva—Jake, the wily racehorse trainer out of Kentucky—and scary smart Detective Sam Mori, a strangely beautiful woman in the grips of a bizarre obsession. And now the ever-so-engaging Dr. Carmichael has just laid a tender kiss smack on Georgina's mouth. Can her already chaotic life get any more complicated? Of course! Throw in a dead body and an unexpected autopsy finding, and watch Georgina's high-octane world come crashing down around her. With its fast pacing, "Guess What She Did" is the perfect airplane read—a wonderful story, simply and well told, with an unconventional but deeply satisfying ending. Download it now, relax, and enjoy the ride! Views: 258
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world\'s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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One brother will be king and another a powerful mage, but it is a simple spell that will truly change their lives.One brother will be king and another a powerful mage, but it is a simple spell that will truly change their lives.Magic always comes at a price, but who will pay it? Views: 258
Ibrahim owned a field. He had a field all to himself and this made him also extremely happy since no other child of his age and of his neighbourhood owned one.One day, when finally arriving at the field and being thrown into a corner of the bag for the umpteenth time, he started pushing with his arms and legs.He pushed and pushed so hard that he felt reborn again.He had come out of the bag all by himself. The light was so powerful he had to close his eyes, and when he reopened them, he felt so big and strong that he was no longer afraid as he gazed upon that large yellow field; not even when he realized how the yellow was being swept by the wind towards the blue sky mingling together with the shout of his brother and friends and creating a small cloud, right above his head.Ibrahim never forgot that moment and decided that he would, one day, own that field, despite his brother. That day Ibrahim was four months old and had just taken the most important decisions of his life. His enthusiasm was interrupted when a gust of wind shifted the little white cloud, a silent witness to what had happened. Then the sun slowly turned dark. Views: 258
Orphan Maywen discovers she is a witch. Only hours after a day of training with her mentor,Ingraine, the king declares that all witches are to be destoryed. Their tent is set on fire and Ingraine perishes. Now with the aid of the dragon Melibar, her friends, Darasin and Amersa, secrets long forgotten will be uncovered. They also must find and destroy the evil witch Atropos before it's too lateWelcome to the fifth volume of Neptune Road installments, or episodes 101 to 125, for your binge-reading enjoyment.At this stage, things are getting weird. There seems to be an outfit called Vertical Technologies who want Sam's time for some reason. Nobody appears to know who runs VT, although the Bird People pay a visit. We will also meet more colorful folks in this volume, including well-meaning folks putting up Unhelpful Signage and our inaugural encounter with the Rocket Angels motorcycle club. Also, one of the characters develops strong feelings for another one. Can you guess which? Once you do, you'll know this is going to be terribly complicated... Views: 258
Anxiety drove Robert away from the city, but a mysterious cry in the night could bring more fear.Tedford Theodore and Tanjakwunu discover gold on their property near Almont, Colorado, but they also realize that United States' mining laws will award this gold to their neighbors, The Devil's Own Mining Company. Believing the law unfair, the two middle-aged friends decide to work the mine secretly at night. They risk imprisonment or worse: other miners in the area have recently turned up dead. Their work goes undiscovered for well over a year until…This novella combines historical western elements with some seemingly supernatural. It weaves and unweaves the shared tale of several unusual, memorable individuals including a Haitian priest, twin outlaw brothers, a Woman's Suffrage activist, and an Icelandic Horse, short in stature, but tall in intelligence. Views: 257
Upon a brilliant morning in the height of the winter, Mr. Eustace Charliewood walked slowly up Bond Street. The sun was shining brightly, and there was a keen, invigorating snap in the air which sent the well-dressed people who were beginning to throng the pavements, walking briskly and cheerily. The great shops of one of the richest thoroughfares in the world were brilliant with luxuries, the tall commissionaires who stood by the heavy glass doors were continually opening them for the entrance of fashionable women. It was, in short, a typical winter\'s morning in Bond Street when everything seemed gay, sumptuous and debonair. Views: 257
