For a girl like Melody and a dog like Mo, life can be both sticky and sweet.
Melody has lived in Royal, Indiana, for as long as she can remember. It's been just her and her father, and she's been okay with that. But then she overhears him calling someone Honey -- and suddenly it feels like everyone in Royal has a secret. It's up to Melody and her best friend, Nick, to piece together the clues and discover why Honey is being hidden.
Meanwhile, a dog named Mo is new to Royal. He doesn't remember much from when he was a puppy . . . but he keeps having dreams of a girl he is bound to meet someday. This girl, he's sure, will change everything.
In HONEY, Sarah Weeks introduces two characters -- one a girl, one a dog-- who are reaching back further than their memories in order to figure out where they came from and where they're going. It's a total treat from beginning to end. Views: 411
A floating natural gas facility in Lithuania is blown up. A Venezuelan prosecutor is assassinated. A devastating attack on a Russian troop train kills dozens. A chaotic world is the best camouflage for a series of seemingly unrelated attacks.
Only one man recognizes an ominous pattern in the reports of terror from around the globe. U.S. President Jack Ryan sees a guiding hand in the worldwide chaos.
Faced with collapsing energy prices the Russian economy depends on expansion abroad. But it's a strategy that has been, in the past, thwarted by the United States. And so now it seems the Russian Leader, fearful of losing his grip on power, is pursuing his ambitions more indirectly.
While Jack Ryan's intelligence agencies race to uncover the truth behind the attacks, the President struggles to unite a fractious and distrustful coalition of Western nations against the schemes of the Russian dictator.
With five thousand Russian troops poised to invade a NATO nation, can Jack Ryan move swiftly enough to stop Volodin's grand plan of global conflict and conquest? Or will he succeed in changing the balance of world power forever? Views: 411
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT STORY OF APPROXIMATELY 8,000 WORDS. IT IS NOT A FULL LENGTH NOVEL.
A Kate Redman Short Story for Christmas
The last person Detective Sergeant Kate Redman wants to see while she's doing her Christmas shopping is habitual petty thief and homeless alcoholic Charlie Petworth. While she knows that Charlie steals small things in part to get a warm bed for the night, it's still annoying, particularly in the season of good will.
Then a far more serious crime occurs and Kate realises that Charlie might well be involved. But why would he go from stealing a packet of flower seeds to stealing a little toddler? And is there more to this case than at first meets the eye?
A short story written especially for fans of the Kate Redman Mysteries, this short, seasonal mystery is from crime writer Celina Grace, author of the Kate Redman Mysteries, The Asharton Manor Mysteries and the upcoming historical mystery series, Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate. Views: 411
This book will change your life. The powerful story of one man's search for happiness, the truth, and spiritual fulfillment, it is also the story of all humanity. Written in a new literary style the author calls Within/Without in which every sentence is a reference to another work ranging from the Bible, philosophy, poetry, music to the words of ordinary people.This book will change your life. The powerful story of one man’s search for happiness, truth, and spiritual fulfillment, it is also the story of all humanity. Written in a new literary style the author calls Within/Without in which every sentence of the novel is a different quote or reference to another work ranging from ancient philosophy, The Bible, poems, music, to the words of ordinary people. Thus, one man’s story becomes the story of all humanity. Further, each quote gives hidden meaning to the story and may radically change the very meaning of the story itself when the reference is understood in context. The entire work can be read as the story of a man who finds the key to life and happiness or the story of a man deceived into thinking he has found the truth and happiness. Views: 411
This is the 2015 poetry magazine of the Gunston Middle School in Arlington, Virginia.Myths and romance, Armageddon and the occult, teddy bears and fairy tales, anything can be fodder for an epic poem and Stephanie Barr proves that with this collection of poetry from her earliest days writing that is eclectic, quirky, evocative, brilliant but highly accessible while somehow holding to old-fashioned notions on poetry, making it sound as good as it looks. This is poetry made to be read aloud, all but sung. The years seem eons, ages,Since I traveled, young and free,When the songs my harp would whisperWould bring everyone to me.Women young and soldiers agedCame to hear my siren lyre,Came to lose themselves in music,Dulcet sounds of sweet desire.So, if lyric language is your bag, if you still get transported with the poetry of Keats and Poe, but long for messages a little more here and now, this may be the poetry collection for you. Views: 411
Dragons are well known for their hoards—but not hoards are created equal.A young dragon starts his hoard with some very precious gifts.One dragon shares her complaints about taxes with a friend as they wait for a lunch delivery.Another dragon defends her most precious treasures against a group of greedy goblins.And yet another may hold the solution to saving the Earth after a devastating apocalypse in his collection of bottled treasures.In addition to the normal gold, silver and jewels here you will find dragons who collection many different treasures.28 storytellers invite you to enter The Dragon’s Hoard and share the treasure’s within. Views: 411
Set inside Westminster Abbey, England’s enduring symbol of unity and crowned culture, a community of ghosts, whose remains rest inside the iconic building, arise at the bidding of a strange cleric. A series of adventures come into play as a hapless architect is dogged through the streets of London by a coven of drunken witches and illustrious but dead personages. The book is well researched and incorporates many of the legends associated with the abbey. Views: 411
Dazzled by Christian's hypnotic seduction, single mother Meredith goes home with him against her better judgment, to his apartment in the underbelly of Detroit. Big mistake. For Christian's smile hides deadly secrets, and he wants more than a one-night stand. He wants to keep Meredith--forever. Views: 410
A story from the Love is an Open Road event sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group.
Members of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group were invited to choose a photo and pen a letter asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter and write an original tale.
Kim Fielding responded to this request.
PHOTO DESCRIPTION:A naked man stands with his back to the viewer, a plain white floor beneath his feet. Ahead of him, a pair of large black doors are ajar, revealing a glimpse of bright light. The man’s shoulders are slightly hunched and his head is bowed; he appears hesitant to face whatever fate awaits him through the doors.
STORY LETTER:Dear Author,
He stood, head bowed, body tense, waiting. No matter what happened next, his life would never be the same…
Please give this man his life changing event, whatever that may be, as long as he ends up with his HEA/HFN by the end.
Thank you,
Aislinn
*Dear Author,
He stood, head bowed, body tense, waiting. No matter what happened next, his life would never be the same… * **Photo Description:** A naked man stands with his back to the viewer, a plain white floor beneath his feet. Ahead of him, a pair of large black doors are ajar, revealing a glimpse of bright light. The man’s shoulders are slightly hunched and his head is bowed; he appears hesitant to face whatever fate awaits him through the doors.
This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "**Love is an Open Road**" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
This story may contain sexually explicit content and is **intended for adult readers**. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings. Views: 410
Welcome to the Galactic Sapiens Zoo, home of over 30 cognitive species from all over the universe. We have your normal mentoids and bertiens and also the very rare humans (not the brightest of their kind it seems). Please don't feed them any more chocolate, since we don't want them on a diet again. And please don't pay so much attention to the one in front of the window. He is trying to escape.The 7 Poems of Easter is part of a collection of books created by Amanda Song. The young mind will be able to learn about poetry while reading about their favorite people or topics. Teachers can grab their young ones attention by using examples of poetry that involve their interests. Students can impress their teachers by already knowing different styles of poetry. There are many styles in the collection, including Acrostic, Haiku, Cinquain, Sonnet, and even Sestina! Once students become acquainted with the different style of poetry, they will be able to identify where the author went outside the lines every now and then Views: 410
Mid December, 2015, three years after the much touted 12/21/12 date, but the Aquarian 'Golden Age' has not yet come. Instead the world is now recovering from the recent nuclear war, known as the Final War. In the backdrop of all this, unassuming college graduate, John 'J.C' Casey, discovers he may be the Slayer of the Serpent, the one who is prophesied to destroy the Dark Illuminati Brotherhood...Mid December, 2015, three years after the much touted 12/21/12 date...but the fabled Aquarian 'Golden Age' is still nowhere to be seen. Instead, the world is now recovering from the ravages of the recent nuclear war, known as the Final War, and, in the name of 'security', is fast being transformed into a global Fascist state, the most basic of humans rights stripped from people on a daily basis...In the backdrop of all this is unassuming NYU Astrobiology graduate, John 'J.C' Casey, who has a great interest in the Occult, Conspiracy Theories and Aliens. After receiving an email from a mysterious man, claiming that he wants to give him vital, Above Top Secret information, J.C embarks on an amazing, synchronicity-filled adventure. The sensitive information apparently holds the key to defeating the secret society John has developed an unhealthy obsession with in recent years: the Illuminati, an ancient brotherhood of Black Magicians that he knows to be behind both the recent war and the looming Dark Luciferian New World Order...John soon comes face to face with a world he never knew existed. A world full of White Magicians, Dark Sorcerers, Angels and Lower Astral Beings. He also discovers he may be the fulfilment of an ancient prophecy, which tells of the Slayer of the Serpent, a powerful Magician destined to destroy the Illuminati Dark Cabal. Framed for murder, on the run from the law and hounded by Illuminati minions at every turn, John must now race against time to stop the Dark Brotherhood from actualizing its millennia old, Byzantine plot...J.C and his new friends have but a few hours left to meet the stringent requirements laid out in the Intergalactic Quarantine Removal Code and, if successful, will set the much delayed New Aeon of Aquarius into motion. If they fail, however, the Earth will become a Prison Planet for all time! Views: 410
A cross between Treasure Island, The Railway Children and Deliverance, The Black Joke is by turns exciting, amusing, charming, alarming, winsome, violent and strange - a rollicking read for adults with a childish love of adventure, and for children who aren't afraid of a few long words."Far off at the western edge of the world, where the green land meets the grey ocean and the wind never falters, Bodrach Nuwl, the Old Man of the Mist, rises a thousand feet above the sea. At his head the wind perpetually thunders, whipping the thin grasses and stunting the trees that lean and cling grimly with their ancient roots. He is so gigantic that each ledge and crinkle in his face is a little world in itself. On green, wind-blasted lawns the size of football pitches, whole populations of rabbits and foxes lead their lives perched in the air with no inkling of the outside world. Small crevices become great chasms, lined with trees growing from the rock itself, fed by ferny waterfalls and inhabited by finches and great dragonflies. Habitats here have no connection with the world at large. There are species of insect that exist nowhere else, and unknown pale orchids that thrive in cracks and crannies. Great caves loom open that from the sea must seem like the holes of sand-martins but in reality could swallow a small village and are inhabited by bats and blind snakes.Behind the cliffs huddles a dismal little town. In the town is a church, and in the church are some pews. And under one of the pews is a boy, hiding from the Vicar."Thus begins The Black Joke, which has been described as a cross between Treasure Island, The Railway Children and Deliverance. It is by turns exciting, amusing, charming, alarming, winsome, violent and strange - a rollicking read for adults with a childish love of adventure, and for children who aren't afraid of a few long words.There's a skeleton in the tunnel, a pair of loathsome bullies in the classroom, a mysterious ship in the harbour and vague rumours about missing treasure. But ... pirates? Oh, come on, surely not. That would be ridiculous. You don't get pirates any more ... do you?You will meet ...... the fearsome Urethra Grubb, the worst woman in the world ...... the emphatic Rosella Prettyfoot, who wears big boots and knows how to use them ...... the sinister Trinity Teague, who disappeared and has now come back ...... the odorous Billy Moon, and his mother Primrose who's no better than she should be ...... and the slightly bewildered Pertinacious Potts and his annoying sister Fenestra, who have to make sense of it all and know that no good will come of it. Probably. Views: 410
