Kzine is a kindle only magazine published three times a year ontaining new stories in the sf, fantasy, horror and crime genres. Sometimes these genres are mixed together in one story. This issue there are seven stories by authors: Simon Kewin, Steve Conoboy, Forrest Roy Johnson, Mike Phillips, Louise Hughes, Sarah L. Byrne and Edward McDermott Views: 158
IT NEVER RAINS IN PORN VALLEY. WHEN IT DOES IT POURS. THIS TIME IT'S BLOOD.
Discharged by the army for being mentally unfit, he parlays his modest disability benefits into a portfolio worth half a million. To avoid paying taxes, he purchases a house in a rundown San Fernando Valley neighborhood, converts it into a church, and declares himself bishop.
He recruits psychologically troubled transients and former mental patients to create his 'staff and board members' who are kept, for the most part, locked away in a basement holding cell.
As a way of luring victims to what is essentially a cellar-turned abattoir, he promotes a rep for being generous with his cash and drugs. He further adds to the scheme by investing in a classic Rolls-Royce and a brand spanking new Cadillac.
He tops off this vehicle collection by buying a van he 'christens' the Meat Wagon.
Should you hop in for a ride, be prepared to fight for your life. If he hauls you back to his House of Horrors, you'll be begging him to end it. Views: 157
After leaving high school, with a hard won diploma and the title of most likely to break hearts, Alexander “Nix” Pierce has left his wild, out of control years mostly behind him. A small inheritance from his grandfather has given him the funds to open up his tattoo shop, Freefall, and he has started to pull his life together. Aside from trying to keep his best friend, Dray, from killing himself in the fight ring, and his slight obsession with a pin-up model he’s never met, Nix’s life is going smoothly . . . until Scotlyn James, the object of his obsession, walks into his shop.
Ever since a tragic accident killed her family and left her alone in the world, Scotlyn James hasn’t spoken one word. Up until now she didn’t care that she had no way of talking to people. Her awful aunt would never have listened, and Lincoln Hammond the arrogant, selfish man who pulled her from the streets of Los Angeles wouldn’t hear her words if she could speak. But when Lincoln insists she get a tattoo to cover up a scar on her side, Scotlyn meets the artist, Nix Pierce. And now she longs for her voice. Now she has found someone who will hear her.
New adult, sexy, pinup, romance, love, tattoo, cars, mutism, mute, art, friendship Views: 157
As Johnny Thompson bent over the black waters of the river he thought he heard a stealthy movement behind him. Before he could decide whether or not his eyes had deceived him he caught the reflection of a sudden white gleam on the dark surface of the water. At the same time something told him to dive, and dive he did. With the rocket-like speed that was his, he shot straight into the water, then away beneath the surface. He rose some ten yards downstream. After one deep, silent breath, he grasped a red mangrove branch for support, then paused to listen. Views: 157
A moving story of young - and old - love. 'He looks at me now, full face, and I can see how drawn, how much older that face is - dark pits under his eyes, lines of tiredness. He's not the warrior king I fell for eight months ago.' Christy is under siege. Her father is dangerously near losing it, her grandmother has lost it and Christy fears she has lost her boyfriend to a peacekeeping assignment in Bosnia. In an attempt to uncover an old family secret and settle all her relationships, she plans a train journey to the West Coast . . . Views: 157
The children sat round me in the gloaming. There were several of them; from Madge, dear Madge with her thick fair hair and soft kind grey eyes, down to pretty little Sybil—Gipsy, we called her for fun,—whom you would hardly have guessed, from her brown face and bright dark eyes, to be Madge’s “own cousin.” They were mostly girls, the big ones at least, which is what one would expect, for it is not often that big boys care much about sitting still, and even less about anything so sentimental as sitting still in the twilight doing nothing. There were two or three little boys however, nice round-faced little fellows, who had not yet begun to look down upon “girls,” and were very much honoured at being admitted to a good game of romps with Madge and her troop.It was one of these—the rosiest and nicest of them all, little Ted—who pulled my dress and whispered, but loud enough for every one to hear, with his coaxingest voice—“Tell me a story, aunty.” And then it came all round in a regular buzz, in every voice, repeated again and again—“O aunty! do; dear, dear aunty, tell us a story.”I had been knitting, but it had grown too dark even for that. I could not pretend to be “busy.” What could I say? I held up my hands in despair.“O children! dear children!” I cried, “truly, truly, I don’t know what stories to tell. You are such dreadfully wise people now-a-days—you have long ago left behind you what I used to think wonderful stories—‘Cinderella,’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ and all the rest of them; and you have such piles of story-books that you are always reading, and many of them too written for you by the cleverest men and women living! What could I tell you that you would care to hear? Why, it will be the children telling stories to amuse the papas and mammas, and aunties next, like the ‘glorious revolution’ in ‘Liliput Levée!’ No, no, your poor old aunty is not quite in her dotage yet. She knows better than to try to amuse you clever people with her stupid old hum-drum stories.”I did not mean to hurt the poor dear little things—I did not, truly—I spoke a little in earnest, but more in jest, as I shook my head and looked round the circle. But to my surprise they took it all for earnest, and the tears even gathered in two or three pairs of eyes.“Aunty, you know we don’t think so,” began Madge, gentle Madge always, reproachfully.And “It’s too bad of you, aunty, too bad,” burst out plain-speaking Dolly. And worst of all, Ted clambered manfully up on to my knees, and proceeded to shake me vigorously. “Naughty aunty,” he said, “naughty, naughty aunty. Ted will shake you, and shake you, to make you good.”What could I do but cry for mercy? and promise anything and everything, fifty stories on the spot, if only they would forgive me?“But, truly children,” I said again, when the hubbub had subsided a little, “I am afraid I do not know any stories you would care for.”“We should care for anything you tell us,” they replied, “about when you were a little girl, or anything.”I considered a little. “I might tell you something of that kind,” I said, “and perhaps, by another evening, I might think over about some other people’s ‘long agos’—your grandmother’s, for instance. Would that please you?”Great applause.“And another thing,” I continued, “if I try to rub up some old stories for you, don’t you think you might help? You, Madge, dear, for instance, you are older than the others—couldn’t you tell them something of your own childish life even?”CONTENTSChapter One. Introduction.Chapter Two. The Reel Fairies.Chapter Three. Good-Night, Winny.Chapter Four. Con and the Little People.Chapter Five. Mary Ann Jolly.Chapter Six. Too Bad.Chapter Seven. Charlie’s Disappointment. Views: 156
The fire of their passion sparks as Steve and Ginny reunite in London. Their years apart have taken a toll, but nothing can change the fierce emotion that burns between the two. The lovers have made a pact to look beyond the hurts of yesterday and look toward their future -- their future as a family. But the dark treacheries of the past have called Steve back to Mexico to finally put an end to some unfinished business.Determined not to lose Steve again, Ginny travels with him into the heart of the land that holds both nightmarish memories of grave peril and those of the most bittersweet joy. As they fight to overcome forces that would try to separate them once and for all, Steve and Ginny must learn to find strength in one another and trust in the power of their love. Views: 156
A weekend trip to Carlsbad Caverns turns into Melanie's Brook's own sexual odyssey when sexy biker Jake Marrs ignites a passion she believed long dead, thanks to her abusive husband. Can Jake master her wanton desire the same way he's conquered the desert highways? - See more at: http://www.mojocastle.com/biker-chic/#sthash.P7z6WAT9.dpuf Views: 156
Death of East - 9 Weird Tales Views: 156
Meet Clara. An ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret... Clara doesn't think she's special, until she starts having terrifying nightmares and hearing voices in the night. Then her great aunt, Selina, tells Clara something incredible. Clara's a shape-shifter. But with this extraordinary, inherited gift comes a dangerous curse. Clara thinks Selina's crazy and dismisses her great aunt's warnings but, no matter how hard she tries, the curse cannot be escaped. Will Clara accept her fate and learn to control her new powers? Will she conquer the threats triggered by the curse - to her friendships, her sanity and, ultimately, her life? 'Under the Light of a Full Moon' is D.A. McGrath's first book in the 'Full Moon' series. Introducing a captivating new hero in a thrilling fantasy adventure. Views: 156
TAKE a cup of porridge, Johnny, dear. It\'s too cold to go to work without something warm." Johnny looked in the bowl which stood on the hearth, near a few smouldering brands, and shook his head as he answered,—"I\'m not very hungry, mother. There\'s only enough for you and Ella." Then without another word he hurried away, for the factory bell was ringing; and he knew that he must not be late. Views: 155
The Victorian era has been one of the most influential in shaping modern British society, and Victoria herself is a powerful symbol of the age. This is a fascinating portrait of the queen, both before and during her reign, by one of the 20th century's most influential women writers. Making extensive use of Victoria's Letters and journal, Edith Sitwell brings alive the queen's relationships with her family and those surrounding the court. She also provides a vivid record of social conditions in Victoria's England. Views: 155
The multigenerational medieval romance series continues with a novel of all-consuming passion from"a superlative writer!" (RT Book Reviews) Gilliane de Lacey's pride is as fiery as her hair. In the face of a command from the King of England himself, she refused to wed a lord she despises. The one man she does want, Richard of Rivaux, is honor-bound to wed another, even though his passion for her has become a burning need. Defying death to rescue Gilliane from the royal wrath, Richard draws his love into the perilous swirl of conflict between England and Normandy. Against this dramatic backdrop, Gilliane and Richard know that nothing will ever stop them from risking it all for love, and giving all to desire. "Mills is a sprightly storyteller, providing atmosphere and action aplenty, and cannily complicating her characters' inner landscapes." —Publishers Weekly Views: 155
