Traumatized by a poltergeist as a young adult, Barbara Parks never imagined she would overcome her fear of the spirit world. This collection of true ghost stories relates her dramatic, heartwarming journey toward embracing her gift for spirit communication.Barbara uses pendulums, table-tipping, and her own homemade Ouija table to speak with spirits in old taverns, hotels, schoolhouses, theaters, and her own home. Some spirits need her help in reuniting with loved ones or delivering a special message. Barbara also offers comfort to suicide and murder victims, crosses over troubled spirits, calms an angry poltergeist who can manifest and hurl stones, and captures spirit energy in photographs. These real-life paranormal encounters illuminate the mysterious spirit world—and the fascinating life of a medium. Views: 246
When the world is thrown back into the dark ages, Adam Dawson must find his way across the country to reunite with his father, fighting through the religious zealots who believe the end has come. Views: 246
All bad things must be destroyed…
Gabriel Kane has been betraying his family for forty years. To save a mate only he remembers, he made a deal with his father, Kendrick Kane, that would keep her alive. The price? Gabriel’s cooperation. Little by little his lies have eaten him alive until there is nothing left of him but a shell of the shifter he used to be.
He’s at the end of his rope. Only Kendrick’s death will end the pain. Even if it kills Gabriel in the process.
Taken from her family and forced to live with a man she despises, Carrie has grown stronger than she ever thought possible. And she will need to be, for only she can save Gabriel now. If she doesn’t, all is lost forever—not just for her, but for their entire pack. Winning is a long shot, but what other choice do they have? Views: 246
A Demon of Wrath fights to wrest control of his band from its new and seductive singer.This is a collection of very short stories. Each one is intended to be read in a single sitting, with the goal of being entertaining, with the occasional deep thought tossed in. Most of the time, humor reigns.The stories are so short and enticing, that they are great, fun, quick reads and page-turners.If this set of stories is successful, there are dozens more ready to be compiled, with an unlimited stash yet to be created. Views: 246
World War II thriller about Franco, HItler, and the defense of Gibraltar. Views: 245
I wrote this short story during the summer of 1992. It helped me flesh out a couple of characters in my first novel, The Escape of Bobby Ray Hammer, which I was writing at the time. I wrote it one Saturday evening, and the next afternoon, I read it to a rather large writing class. Our instructor loved it, and the class, mostly women, gave it a loud round of applause, something unheard of.Brenda is sitting up in bed leaning against the headboard with the white sheet and pink quilt pulled to her neck. She's naked and has her right hand down between her legs and her left hand on her right nipple squeezing hard. She's also thinking hard about Norman Todd, so hard in fact sweat is breaking out on her forehead and in her armpits. Spit is filling her mouth so fast she has to keep swallowing to keep it from running down her chin. She's thinking of the future, on a fantasy date with Norman, and he's got her where she wants to be most, pinned on her back in the seat of his brand new '57 T-Bird. She's also thinking of the past, about losing her virginity two months ago with Thomas Powers in the grassy foothills just outside of town (wondering why it happened with him, he's such a jerk), and the steamy date she had with Melvin Swensen last night. She can't believe how delicious he was. Her problem is, she can hear her mother's high heels clicking rapidly on the hardwood floor down the hall toward her bedroom. Brenda hopes she can come before her mother does. And, she's wondering why her mother is wearing high heals. The reason Brenda's mother has hurried down the hall and is now turning the doorknob to Brenda's bedroom (Brenda is at this very second in the throes of ecstasy) has a lot to do with the reason she's wearing high heels. Her name is Ramona, and today she is forty. Just yesterday she was thinking that when she was born, her grandmother was forty, and she had always thought her grandmother was very old. Now Ramona is the same age her grandmother was then. That's bugging the shit out of her, even though she's not a grandmother, maybe in part because she is not a grandmother; maybe she could accept her age if she was a grandmother; but the fact is, she's not. She exists in this woman's no-woman's-land; she still feels young and vital, and she has never crossed over into that state of mind, that state of mental existence, that state of being old and knowing it, as she expected she would. She specifically does not mean a state of acceptance; no that is not what she means at all. When you are old, she thinks, it should be like you were always old. You shouldn't have to accept it. You're just that — old. Enough said. It is on you just like skin. You don't even have to think about it. Someone asking about your age should be like asking about your skin. "Do you have skin?" "Yes, I have skin, of course I have skin," you would reply. Just like that. No question about it. "Are you old?" "Of course I'm old. I'm forty. I've always been old. What a silly question." But it just isn't that way. That isn't the way she feels at all.So Ramona at her advanced age, and yet still feeling very young, put on her high heels this morning just after breakfast, after she fixed a breakfast of ham, eggs and toast... Views: 245
Des anciens élèves se retrouvent à une soirée de promo qui ne se déroule pas comme prévu, un jeune homosexuel nouvellement papa recoit la visite de ses beaux-parents, une petite fille adoptée prend une place incroyable dans sa nouvelle famille, Dieu accueille un bon vivant au paradis, un jeune femme s'étonne d'un étrange bouton sur sa lèvre.Tranches de vie où le drame n'est jamais loin du rire.Des anciens élèves se retrouvent à une soirée de promotion qui ne se déroule pas comme prévu, un homme rend visite à son père alité, un jeune homosexuel, papa depuis peu, reçoit la visite de ses beaux-parents, une petite fille prend une place incroyable dans sa nouvelle famille, une mère fait une grande fête et perd un peu la tête, Dieu accueille un bon vivant au paradis, une jeune femme s'étonne d'un étrange bouton sur sa lèvre...Tranches de vie, où le drame n'est jamais loin du rire. Un recueil de nouvelles à la plume mordante. L'auteur, grande voyageuse, a exercé des fonctions à l'international pour des maisons de luxe, et vécu à New York. Elle vit maintenant à Paris. Views: 245
Conor Melchers is a seasoned rakehell. Augusta is an embittered lady with a penchant for games of chance. Annette (known to her intimates as Nit) is a marriage-minded damsel without a ha’porth of common sense. Abby is a mysterious unknown whose memory has been misplaced. Add the misguided meddling of several not-disinterested bystanders – result, a rollicking game of hearts. Regency Romance by Maggie MacKeever; originally published by Zebra Views: 245
A hero is born! Kevin Mathis discovers he has fantastic powers. But the sudden arrival of his control over gravity also brings with it a great threat as mysterious villains send a deadly adversary to attack him!A hero is born! Kevin Mathis awakes to new powers over gravity. The sudden arrival of these abilities complicate his teenage life even more, but alongside his friend Millie he starts to search for answers to their origins. But he may not have much chance as his high school rival George Arnold antagonizes him while a mysterious adversary sends a deadly monster to destroy Kevin before his heroic career can even begin! Views: 245
