This book of short stories depicts fictional scenes of life after the Tribulation, Resurrection, and Final Judgment are complete. Characters from every age of the "old world" meet and work together to establish the final Kingdom of Jesus the Messiah.In a world obsessed with apocalypses of all kinds, the concept of life after death lies very near and dear to the hearts of many. The book Stories of the Kingdom portrays life after life after death. Peeking into the lives and experiences of Christians from all ages of the earth, the stories paint a picture of what eternity will truly look like.Each short story introduces a new character, with unique backgrounds, and a slightly different perspective on the Millennial Kingdom, the Final Judgment, or the New World. The stories, while fictional, draw on the author’s extensive background in biblical theology and exegesis, attempting to bridge the gap between knowledge and experience. Readers of the stories will encounter a world quite unlike the present—where hope, life, and a future lay before every individual. The hope of Christianity stands on the other side of the Resurrection and Renewal of the world. The Stories of the Kingdom open a window into that wondrous future beyond. Views: 740
St. Francis knew it, Bobby McGee learned it, and Andrew Thurston meets the realization head on.Eve is a nobody – just a dirty, mentally challenged homeless woman who stands on a street corner in her rags and "prophesies." But she knows exactly what she possesses, what most of those who pity her don't have."Eve's Refusal" is a Flannery O'Connor-esque short story of approximately 3,400 words.St. Francis knew it, Bobby McGee learned it, and Andrew Thurston meets the realization head on.Eve is a nobody – just a dirty, mentally challenged homeless woman who stands on a street corner in her rags and "prophesies." But she knows exactly what she possesses, what most of those who pity her don't have.Eve refuses to take advantage of the social programs and for a good reason. She refuses to submit to the medical procedure and the progress monitoring, preferring instead to keep what she has.Eve has an important lesson to teach Andrew Thurston, Director of the Social Equity and Rehabilitation Department, who is determined to help her. And it's a lesson he learns the hard way."Eve's Refusal" is a Flannery O'Connor-esque short story of approximately 3,400 words. Views: 739
**#1 *New York Times *bestselling author Diana Gabaldon returns to her Outlander universe in “The Space Between,” an irresistible novella brimming with adventure, history, and suspense—and available for the first time as a standalone eBook.**
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Joan MacKimmie is on her way to Paris to take up her vocation as a nun. Yet her decision is less a matter of faith than fear, for Joan is plagued by mysterious voices that speak of the future, and by visions that mark those about to die. The sanctuary of the nunnery promises respite from these unwanted visitations . . . or so she prays. Her chaperone is Michael Murray, a young widower who, though he still mourns the death of his wife, finds himself powerfully drawn to his charge. But when the time-traveling Comte St. Germain learns of Joan’s presence in Paris, and of her link to Claire Fraser—La Dame Blanche—Murray is drawn into a battle whose stakes are not merely the life but the very soul of the Scotswoman who, without even trying, has won his heart. Views: 739
Romulans. They define treachery in the extreme, practicing suspicion to the highest degree. They don’t trust the Federation especially Humans. And Humans reciprocate. A Romulan and a Human are thrust together in the turmoil of Romulan politics. War between the Empire and the Federation nears. Trust between the Human and the Romulan will be all they have to stop war and escape retribution.Romulans. A race that defines treachery in the extreme, they practice suspicion to the highest degree. They trust no one. Not even each other. In particular, they don’t trust the Federation especially the Humans. Like the other species comprising the Federation, Humans return the favor. Trusting Romulans leads to disaster. A Human female and a Romulan female are thrust together into a turmoil that is leading the Romulan Empire and the Federation into war. They must find a way to avoid such a catastrophe. And, they must try to understand the relationship they find themselves in. The forces seeking to impale their heads onto sharp pointed sticks are relentless. Trust in each other will be all the two females have.This story is set in the universe that is Star Trek The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. This part of the Universe though is not bounded by the principles of StarFleet nor even the rules of Romulus.This is The DrearGyre. Views: 739
Serenity has always known she was different. Being able to speak to the dead will have that effect on a person. All she's ever wanted was to be normal and now as she prepares herself for her sophomore year of college, she's getting her chance. Or so she believes. It's too bad her destiny has other plans.It was supposed to be a routine assignment. I was to be Serenity’s guardian until she is ready to take her rightful place in the fight against Hell. It was quickly turning out to be anything but that. When I wasn't spending every moment protecting her from herself, I was falling head over heels in love with her. It is forbidden but I can’t help it. Serenity may be just another human to the rest of my family in Heaven but to me she is so much more. She is special and I will stop at nothing to make her see it. The problem is I’m not the only one watching her. As badly as Heaven wants her safe and protected until it is time, Hell wants the very same thing. It would seem that young Serenity is part of a much bigger plan, one that even I hadn't been clued in on. Do I risk everything to protect her, including my very existence, or do I do the unthinkable and let Hell have her? - Archangel Gabriel For as long as I remember I've heard them. By the time I turned 12 my mother was positive I was losing my mind and went ahead and hospitalized me. The voices couldn't get to me there. It was the one place I was safe. At least until it wasn’t anymore. My grandma told me I was special and the abilities I have are a gift. The problem is she was dead when she told me. What she believed to be a gift is really nothing more than a curse and I want nothing more than to be rid of it, for good. That is until I met Ryan. Suddenly I don’t feel like such a freak anymore. If someone like him can understand it then maybe it really is the gift my grandma believed it to be. Maybe I’m different but in a good way. Maybe I really can change the world. - Serenity He has finally chosen his bride. The one being in the entire world that he deems his equal. The only problem is she’s human. Serenity was given a gift at birth. The very gift he wants to utilize when the time comes for his own gain. I've been sent to infiltrate her life, because as close a part of it as I can in order to prepare her for her destiny. It should have been easy but it’s become harder than I ever imagined. Not only do I have to deal with one of Heaven’s most powerful angels making his presence known but I also find myself questioning everything I've ever known as I begin to fall for Lucifer’s bride. - Ryan Views: 739
Selected poems of American Poet John Christopher.Vampire doc, Dr. Gabriella Van Court, is content mingling with mortals at Fang Hospital. In love with a mortal colleague, Dr. Maxwell Cade, she's happy to stay a closeted vampire. She thought she was safe in the New World and away from her evil progenitor, Volk, who had vowed to find her and make her his queen. That is until her uncle, who she thought was "vampire dead", shows up in her ER after Volk attempts to assassinate him, preventing him from warning Gabriella that he is coming to get her. While battling Volk, Gabriella risks not only her "vampire life", but also revealing the truth about her immortality to Max. Views: 739
Mikey, on watch over his post-apocalyptic town wall, is confronted in the middle of a frigid January night by a dark-clad stranger seeking entry.The town wall in the middle of a frigid January night is no place for a scared kid to be. But Mikey understands his town faces many threats. The man who approaches the perimeter wearing a dark, ragged cloak surely can't be all that dangerous. But he gets the creeping sense that this is no ordinary stranger. Views: 739
With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an unlikely ally in his brother, an eccentric inventor named Reed. She takes refuge in his dilapidated house, though the people she left behind refuse to stay in the past. While Gabriel haunts Rhine’s memories, Cecily is determined to be at Rhine’s side, even if Linden’s feelings are still caught between them. Meanwhile, Rowan’s growing involvement in an underground resistance compels Rhine to reach him before he does something that cannot be undone. But what she discovers along the way has alarming implications for her future—and about the past her parents never had the chance to explain. In this breathtaking conclusion to Lauren DeStefano’s Chemical Garden trilogy, everything Rhine knows to be true will be irrevocably shattered. Views: 738
Mark, a young man in his twenties, takes a trip to the mountains to finally learn what he can about his father, who had abandoned the family long ago and has since died. It's not a task he relishes, but he feels that it's something that he must do. While the search to learn about his father yields little, the trip is hardly a waste. He and his new acquaintance both get a Father's Day surprise.What happens when an extraordinary circumstance completely changes the life of an ordinary man? Brian Seymour becomes quite interested in the crows in his home town of Ottawa, Canada, and soon learns that they are even more interested in him. As he learns more about just what incredibly intelligent creatures crows actually are, he begins to pay more and more attention to them. On one fantastic morning he discovers that they understand him, much more than he will ever understand them. He must then calmly decide what he must do with this new awesome power that he has unleashed, or more accurately, that has been unleashed on him. In this entertaining, uplifting story, you will learn many surprising facts about one of the smartest creatures on our planet, that almost everyone sees almost every day, yet pays very little attention to. After reading this I promise you will pay much more attention to them from then on. My Name Is is a fantasy short story that is mostly semi-autobiographical, right up until the supernatural takes over. Views: 738
In this terrifying tale by New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey, a young aspiring serial killer goes in search of a mentor—the supreme, the ultimate killer. What he finds is much greater and much worse than he ever could have imagined. Views: 738
Sam lives outside the fence, in an area known as the de-reg zone. Here, there are no schools, no libraries, and very few books. Children must survive in any way they can. One day, trawling through the local rubbish dump, Sam comes across a book. He takes it to the one person he knows who can read - Old Man David. Old Man David will teach him to read - but is he ready to pay the price?Rather than party at his friend's house for the end of the world, Jared elects to spend his last day before the zombie apocalypse in the office in the hopes that he can get to know pretty Sheila. When the zombie's do arrive, neither he, Sheila, or their boss are ready. Views: 738
When Arabella and Mariana Gray are presented with an invitation to assume residence in their landlord's grand country estate, a decision must be made. It isn't as simple a matter as it seems.The Invitation is bonus material—the first five chapters of the original version of Cry of the Peacock—reworked to be told as a short story.Arabella and Mariana Gray are presented with an invitation to assume residence in their landlord's grand country estate. Mariana considers it the opportunity of a lifetime, while Abbie fears being beholden to her landlords, toward whom her parents had long held resentment.When the invitations is refused, and the sisters go instead to live with an aunt in London, will they regret their decision or find purpose to their lives they had never expected to know? The question is the same for both sisters. The answer, however, is vastly different.The Invitation is bonus material—the first five chapters of the original version of Cry of the Peacock—reworked to be told as a short story. Views: 738
The Evans family make it their mission to destroy Christian influence in the United States through wars, protests, and government tyranny in this first novel of seven in The End Times Saga.Book 1 of The End Times Saga.Times of Turmoil is book 1 of 7 in the Christian fiction series, The End Times Saga.In this first novel in The End Times Saga, we follow how the Evans family gained their riches and eventually their power to influence events in the United States. We see important events that the Evans family gets themselves involved in: such as the return of the Israelites to Israel, the assassination of President Kennedy, the terrorism of 9/11, and eventually events that lead to government tyranny in the United States with the sole purpose of destroying Christianity and its influence in the United States. Views: 738
Thirty summers ago, something unspeakable happened to a little girl in the woods near Shade Tree Pond. The culprit to this heinous crime is never identified. Now, thirty years later, a curious 12-year-old boy embarks upon a journey that places him at the core of Meadowton's most haunting mystery.Thirty summers ago, something unspeakable happened to a little girl in the woods near Shade Tree Pond. The culprit to this heinous crime is never identified. Now, thirty years later, a curious 12-year-old boy embarks upon a journey that places him at the core of Meadowton's most haunting mystery.Somewhere in the confines of a desolate peach grove, the voice of a child chants her ethereal songs. Throughout the years many residents fear the curse that plagues Benjamin Murden's peach trees, but only one boy seeks to unearth the unfathomable truth. It is his quest for justice that propels him into a frightening realm of supernatural events, betrayal, and ultimate vengeance. Views: 738
A comatose man is discovered on the side of the highway late at night, battered, broken, and bruised. Who is he? How did he get there? Was he the victim of a heinous crime? But there's more to Broken than just the fate of a nearly dead man, or the crime's investigation. Everyone touched by the crime discovers something about his or her own life. Read Broken and be touched.A comatose man is discovered on the side of the highway late at night, battered, broken, and bruised. Who is he? How did he get there? Was he the victim of a heinous crime? But there's more to Broken than just the fate of a nearly dead man, or the crime's investigation. Everyone touched by the crime discovers something about his or her own life, something that will impact each so intensely that they will never be the same. The college student who stumbles upon the body. The trucker who comes to his aid. The young surgeon who saves his life. The nurses who help him to heal from the accident.But what brought the victim to that point on the highway is the heart of Broken, as well as what happens to him as a result. He eventually recovers only to discover that the passions that once drove him are gone, irrevocably stolen from him by the man who almost took his life. As he searches for why bad things happen to good people, will he see the good in the tragedy, or will it destroy not only his devastated hopes and dreams, but his desire to find new ones, options for his future that aren't rendered impossible by his irreversible injuries.And what about the fate of the man who almost killed him? Will the victim and his family find forgiveness in their hearts for the criminal? Will he be brought to justice? And what does true justice entail?Broken is a legal thriller, but it's also a tale of hope and forgiveness, one that just might impact you as dramatically as the characters in the story. Views: 738
