This is the first of three interconnected stories that lead to an unexpected place. The first story of course is about the happenings one night at the opera. The second is about a love story that ends in what seems to be a tragedy. The third is about a horrible tragedy that will affect us all.Many of us are creatures of routine. We establish an activity or series of activities in life that we love. The pleasure they give encourages us to pursue a like pattern over and over. Such was the life of Robert Coninghame. His love was immersing himself in the art of opera. The highlight of that enjoyment was attending an expertly composed and executed opera by unequaled performers and musicians in a magnificent theater. When he was not attending an opera he was immersed in reading and learning about every aspect of this marvelous world. His passion for the opera was equaled by no other endeavor, until . . .One night, in a moment, a chance encounter crushed his precisely arranged life and neatly compartmentalized existence. It rearranged his priorities for the rest of his life. Follow Robert through a trilogy of stories that began at “A Night at the Opera” and ended most unusually. The “no smoking” sign is on, buckle your seatbelts, and check the life preserver under your seat (literally). This may be an unconventional, thought provoking, and turbulent trip to a place you were not expecting to go. Views: 753
"It's not about the money." The story of a musician's enduring legacy.With triumph after triumph in his past, Hercules has become proud and boastful, believing himself to be almost a god. Unless he can rediscover what it means to be a man, the king of the giants will break free and destroy the world. Twelve challenges must be completed, and the clock is ticking. Monsters must be fought, puzzles solved and gods confronted, but this time strength will not be enough, it will take honour, wisdom, perseverance and, above all, friendship to win the day.A book where the adventure never stops, set in the time when heroes and gods still walked the earth, it will enthral children of all ages. Views: 752
A young mother descends into madness as a creature that lives in a wall haunts and hunts her child. The horror of its insatiable appetite makes her crazy and she must do whatever is necessary to prevent the monster from devouring her newborn. Keyboard books, an imprint of RainWood Press brings you, a single, quietly sensational tale of horror.A young mother descends into madness as a creature that lives in a wall haunts and hunts her child. The horror of its insatiable appetite makes her crazy and she must do whatever is necessary to prevent the monster from devouring her newborn. Keyboard books, an imprint of RainWood Press brings you, a single, quietly sensational tale of horror. A story not-for the squeamish, The Wall, always there, ever patient, presents itself when it's least expected. Nothing seems to prevent the creature living within from savoring and gulping the small and defenseless. Knocks noises and beats bring the wall to life, so everyone must walk quietly and make no sounds lest the creature and its wall are summoned. Views: 752
Seventeen year old Emmaline Watson and Dravon Riley's lives are about to change forever. Her family has generations of secrets that are entwined with his own. Jasper becomes their enemy when he does the unthinkable trying to destroy the supernatural races.Will they except their fate or fight against it? Can they stop Jasper before they all cease to exist?Seventeen year old Emmaline Watson's life is about to change forever. Her family has generations of secrets that are about to change everything she thought she knew existed. What will happen when she finds out that she is one of the most powerful parts of the supernatural race, and it's her responsibility to save them all? Can she become what they need her to be? Will the supernatural world cease to exist, or will she be able to save it in time?Seventeen year old Dravon Riley has his own secrets that are entwined with her generations of secrets.He seems to be just a normal boy, but his true self is hidden. What will happen when he finds out that he is a piece of the puzzle connected to saving the supernatural race? Will he accept his destiny? Will he fight fate?Jasper's secrets threaten to destroy him every day. He becomes their enemy, when he does the unthinkable. His pain fuels his rage against their race, and he will stop at nothing to destroy them. He doesn't want to hurt anyone, but he'll do whatever he can to be free of the grief that is plaguing him. Will he succeed in destroying them all? Views: 752
A girl who believes in fairytales goes in search of her sister who was shipwrecked off a cursed isle. In the wilds of the deep blue sea, she soon discovers that some legends have a ring of truth to them.The twenty-two poems in this collection are, with two exceptions, recent compositions. The poems tackle a variety of subjects, including: nature at it's best and worst; the retrograde loss of memory in the aged; theology; the circular nature of history; and the problem of whistling mailmen.The poetic forms range from tightly controlled meter and rhyme to free verse and even experimental forms, such as those used in "Mine Enemy Sleep" and "Writing a Poem".The author has found inspiration in many poets past and present, but is not tied down to a particular type of poetry. He prefers, rather, that the form should emerge from the theme and the narrator's voice. Views: 752
A flash fiction about saying goodbye. Set in the future where death may not be the end.A young man tries to climb out of a seemingly endless pit deep inside the Earth which represents his depression and loneliness. He can see far above the people who put him down there. He feels rage towards them. As he climbs, a demonic entity tries to encourage his rage and fuel his depression. The entity tries to encourage him either down the path of vengeance, or to simply let go and fall to his doom below. No more feeling. No more pain.A parallel story running alongside this one, set in the real world, focuses on a wannabe actor named Christian Anderson. All alone, without a purpose in life, and used to rejection by others, he seeks his dream because he feels it will be the key to ending the stagnant and lonely state that is his life and help him find happiness and fulfillment. By becoming successful, he will validate himself and be able to rub it in the faces of those who scorned him. His encounter with a particular group that reaches out to him, however, causes him to question the way he's always viewed others' actions towards himself, and the way he remembers some of the hurtful experiences from his past. Views: 752
Whiled cleaning up Granny and Pop-Pop's basement, Mary Anne stumbles upon a tightly wrapped package that contains a surprising secret from the past. Views: 752
Not all things who roam the night are dark, as the newly-turned werewolf Gwen Rogers is about to discover.
Gwen finds herself a prisoner to the whims of William Fox, a man who both shelters and cages her. Her only breath of freedom comes when he enlists her help to capture the creatures of myths and legends that were inadvertently freed by her actions. Even as he teaches her hard lessons through her electrified collar, she finds her mind unwillingly bending towards a truce of sorts with her new life, and with him. Views: 751
In a time when magic and wonder is needed most, the impossible has happened. The Sages have returned. Supernatural warriors of legend with powers so great, they can determine the fate of entire kingdoms. And with their arrival, an even greater force emerges from the background, ready to halt their progress: the mysterious Seven Sorcerers.In a time when magic and wonder is needed most, the impossible has happened. The Sages have returned. Supernatural warriors of legend with powers so great, they can determine the fate of entire kingdoms. And with their arrival, an even greater force emerges from the background, ready to halt their progress: the mysterious Seven Sorcerers. Sensing a great conflict and evil coming, the Sages have chosen a handful of young, ordinary teenagers—to train them for the battles ahead and fashion them into the soldiers they need. And to Remi Fonteyn’s surprise, she is one of the few taken in. Shunned by her family and peers, and fighting a life-threatening disease, she knows she’s the last person to entrust the fate of the world to. But whether she’s ready or not, she’s about to embark on a quest that will test everything she’s ever believed in when it comes to falling in love, growing up, and what it really means to be strong. Views: 751
The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winner John Sandford.
They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes—they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing them.
Lucas Davenport’s adopted daughter, Letty, is home from college when she gets a phone call from a woman Traveler she’d befriended in San Francisco. The woman thinks somebody’s killing her friends, she’s afraid she knows who it is, and now her male companion has gone missing. She’s hiding out in North Dakota, and she doesn’t know what to do.
Letty tells Lucas she’s going to get her, and, though he suspects Letty’s getting played, he volunteers to go with her. When he hears the woman’s story, though, he begins to think there’s something in it. Little does he know. In the days to come, he will embark upon an odyssey through a subculture unlike any he has ever seen, a trip that will not only put the two of them in danger—but just may change the course of his life. Views: 751
Most conscientious and loving parents want what’s best for their children. They do all they can to raise, protect, and provide for them in preparation for a successful and productive independent life. Sometimes, they become so obsessed with short term and mundane issues they overlook obvious, critical factors that can have a huge negative impact on their lives and the lives of their children.Caitlin and Robert were two such parents, the good parents, in most ways, the best parents. In everything, they made their lives and their comfort secondary to the welfare of their daughter. Those formative years were meticulously organized and planned for the superior upbringing of their daughter. Nothing was left to chance. They went to extraordinary lengths to consider every factor. Nonetheless, one did get overlooked. It was a critical one with grave consequences.This is the second of three interconnected books. Please read “A Night at the Opera” before beginning this story. The third in the series, “A Voyage Interrupted,” will be published in May 2015. Views: 751
After being abducted at knife-point by a strange man from the grasp of the mysterious Necromancer, Kaela is taken from darkness to light as the world beneath the mist is finally revealed to her. With the warnings of the Necromancer still in her mind, she has little choice but to accept the protection of her new companion, who leads her on a journey to a distant place of refuge.After being abducted at knife-point by a strange man from the grasp of the mysterious Necromancer, Kaela is taken from darkness to light as the world beneath the mist is finally revealed to her. With the warnings of the Necromancer still in her mind, she has little choice but to accept the protection of her new companion, who leads her on a journey to a distant place of refuge.The Outcast and the Survivor is a chapter-series that follows Kaela, a princess of the mythical kingdom of Kalepo. After her father's sudden death, Kaela is exiled from the kingdom by her older sister Mariam, who claims their father's throne within moments of his passing. By being made an outcast, Kaela is forced not only to say goodbye to her homeland, but also to all of civilization. Kalepo is known only to itself, meaning that Kaela should expect to find a world devoid of humanity beyond the kingdom's borders, but because of something her father whispered to her on his deathbed, she knows that there is more out there, a world of dark secrets for her to discover. The Outcast and the Survivor is released one chapter at a time at the start of each month. There were times in the past when writers would release stories as a series, often for newspapers or magazines. It's not much different from TV series in that each chapter often has its own sort of conclusion, though the larger story is not completed until the end. The series is being written with the intent of ending it at chapter 36, which is scheduled for December of 2017, though this could change as the story develops. Views: 751
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Volume 19 in the New York Times Bestselling Arrangement Serials *
Some things come easy in life,** but this is the hardest situation I could have imagined. The man I love, the broken billionaire Sean Ferro, has finally dropped his guard and opened his heart. He's let me in. He's shared his life and his love. Then the unimaginable happens. One event cascades into another until I’m standing at the shore with blood on my hands, betraying the man I swore to love forever.
Genre: New Adult Romance
This story unfolds over multiple volumes approx. 125 pages each.
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Ever had a friend that was too close that it made you forget how important they are until you lose them?Then you settled for another who cared less?Like every other day in his working life, U.S. postal worker Trent Bixby is delivering the mail. But when Mrs. Neibauer's black poodle drops an American Girl doll at his feet, he fears that something terrible has happened. In this short story about an unassuming government worker who stumbles across an unexpected surprise, the shocking truth about Mrs. Neibauer is revealed and a tragedy involving an innocent 8 year old girl is avoided. Views: 751
A brilliantly crafted saga about three generations of women and their secrets, including the discovery of a final unpublished book by the family matriarch, a revered and reclusive author.
Harriet Wolf has a final confession. It can be found only in the final book of the series that made her a famous writer. But does that book exist?
This absorbing novel spans the entire twentieth century, telling the moving story of a mother, her daughter, and two granddaughters, one of whom is the only person alive who knows the whereabouts of Harriet's final book. When a hospitalization brings the family back together, the mystery not only of Harriet's last book, but also of her life, hangs in the balance. Will the truth ever be known, or is Harriet's story gone forever?
A multi-generational tale of long-lost love, motherhood, and family secrets, this is Baggott's most sweeping and mesmerizing novel yet. Views: 751
