Walter has been forgotten by his wife, and is forced to watch her from a distance. He starts to realize her memories are returning to her, and is convinced he must find a way to revive them. He will be forced to face many obstacles including her own memories, the guards/occupants of their retirement community, and even his own personal demons along the way.The actions of those settlers who call Zeb Griffin their teacher, mentor and prophet once again mortify Operative Sheridan, sent to the barren and rocky planet named Sutherland in order to protect the ancient water baskets that harvest moisture from a dry sky. Some settler of Zeb has broken an ancient water basket. Some settler of Zeb has failed to appreciate the water baskets' value and splendor. The baskets represent the first traces of another intelligence other than mankind's amid the stars. The water baskets harvest water, mankind's most precious resource in the colonization of the stars. Yet those who claim to follow the long-dead philosopher named Zeb Griffin still damage the mechanisms their clumsy hands cannot work, whose design their closed minds cannot understand. Operative Sheridan holds the pieces of a water basket destroyed by a careless settler of Zeb, and his crafty mind hatches a plan to secure those incredible devices from the settlers' folly. He will fire no shot, nor request a single soldier. Yet in the end, those who call Zeb their mentor will serve as puppets to Operative Sheridan's designs. Views: 373
For Queen and country. Robyn Hood and his band of outlaws seek to raise the magical trine of the Old Religion against the tyranny of Church and Crown. Yet their forest kingdom roils with conflict, much of it from within. Marion has fled the Church to join her brother's band, but old shackles and new fears hamper her ability to take up her birthright as Maiden to the Wode. The outlaws hold to an uneasy truce with Gamelyn, also known as the defrocked Templar Guy of Gisbourne, once Robyn's fiercest enemy and now lover. A lone traveller is waylaid, and common occurrence quickly proves uncommon. Knight and Maiden, Archer and Men, all are conscripted to aid a Queen's—and ultimately a King's—ransom. For England lies divided, and beneath winter's chill lies struggle: for crown, for country, and for the Shire Wode's deepest magics. —- With its truly unique take on the Robin Hood legends, this historical series... Views: 373
Abracadabra, the founder of the Hocus Pocus Hotel has vanished! Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up again to solve this mystery and find their friend. Views: 373
Returning from a tough mountain hike, 18-year-old college students Adele and Nadia cool off with a bath in the beautiful river by their camp site. Nadia finds it difficult to control her confusing yet lusty thoughts about her friend, and she becomes even more perplexed when Adele suggests the two wash each other.
After an evening talk about where their relationship is going, the two best friends decide to just let whatever happens happen and they head into their tent to explore each other for the very first time.
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“Was it weird for you?” said Adele, turning toward her friend and putting a bare foot up on the log.
“A little,” said Nadia bashfully.
“Why?” said Adele.
“I’ve never touched another girl like that before,” said Nadia.
This tender short story is a sweet first time lesbian bicurious romance between two college-aged friends out on a camping and hiking trip. It contains a sensual river bathing scene and playful physical exploration between these two best friends inside their tent. Check the Look Inside for more!
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The exotic tales of the Arabian Nights have charmed and delighted readers across the world for almost a millennia. The collection features hundreds of magical Middle Eastern and Indian stories, including the famous first appearances of Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sindbad the Sailor. This eBook presents a comprehensive collection of translations of 'One Thousand and One Nights', with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)Beautifully illustrated with images relating to 'One Thousand and One Nights'Concise introductions to the translations5 different translations, with individual contents tablesFeatures Burton's seminal 16 volume translationExcellent formatting of the textsSome tales are illustrated with their original artworkFeatures Edward William Lane's guide to ARABIAN SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE AGES – the perfect accompaniment to reading 'One Thousand... Views: 372
Our Dachshund heroine in this story is Goldi, a longhair wheaten Dachshund. Their parents give Identical twin daughters PJ & CC 'Goldi' as a housewarming gift when they buy their first home together. This story takes us through the hilarious adventures of a puppy and two young ladies juggling jobs and sharing responsibility for her care.The preoccupation stage of our existence, determines our type of evolution, and future. Preordain is a cosmic inter global and intergalactic glow-flow of every critical and relative performed actions and inaction. Everyone plays and intricate role, whether ying or yang, everyone that ever existed, contributes to our stepping stone relay future, of our earth, and off course the universe. Views: 372
A boy with extraordinary powers. An army of deadly monsters. An epic battle for the future of peculiardom.
The adventure that began with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and continued in Hollow City comes to a thrilling conclusion with Library of Souls. As the story opens, sixteen-year-old Jacob discovers a powerful new ability, and soon he’s diving through history to rescue his peculiar companions from a heavily guarded fortress. Accompanying Jacob on his journey are Emma Bloom, a girl with fire at her fingertips, and Addison MacHenry, a dog with a nose for sniffing out lost children.
They’ll travel from modern-day London to the labyrinthine alleys of Devil’s Acre, the most wretched slum in all of Victorian England. It’s a place where the fate of peculiar children everywhere will be decided once and for all. Like its predecessors, Library of Souls blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage photography to create a one-of-a-kind reading experience. Views: 372
