Too bad Mother and Father couldn't protect their beautiful daughter from her dangerous boyfriend. The forest is now haunted and echoes her final moments of desperately crying for help.Brent Coffee hasn’t seen his former classmate, Molly Sinclair, in nearly a decade, but all that changes when he shows up to fix her Wi-fi connection on St. Patrick’s Day. After a quick fix, Brent asks Molly to join him at a local horror film marathon that night, but she quickly refuses. Or does she? Anything can happen on the luckiest night of the year, even a second chance at love… This 4,311-word short story is 22 pages long. Views: 546
Never look a Gift Horse in the mouth. Carson Reynolds would dispute that statement. A gift horse got him into this mess in the first place. His mission: transform a run-down horse farm into the premium facility in the Pacific Northwest and a disorganized horse trainer with a penchant for self-sabotage into a winner. After six years, Samantha MacIntyre has returned to the scene of a horrific barn fire allegedly caused by her carelessness. She accepts the head trainer position at that run-down facility to prove her innocence and to ride the talented, temperamental horse Carson received as a birthday gift. But first, she must pass the test: compete the horse for one season, impress Carson, and best his sister's preferred trainer. As Sam and Carson get closer to the truth, mishaps escalate into serious accidents. With the help of an opinionated equine, they face a surprising reality—that love is more important than ambition, money, or blue ribbons. Views: 546
Random words, disturbing silence, unheard sighs,The filth that fills in your body and the release that lifts your soul.For the part in me that sneaks out every night just to fetch my soul a part of the universe that I belong to and help me keep the flame burning, while the world outside of the corner of my eye, binds me by the wall. Views: 546
“A true modern take on the marriage of convenience! Some of the wittiest characters I’ve had the pleasure to meet in a long time!” The Literary TimesClay Granger, a billionaire extreme sports star, thrives on taking risks and pursuing thrills. When his friend Izzy Fabrioni finds herself pregnant, alone, and broke, Clay proposes an arranged marriage that should solve all her problems while making his own life a bit more bearable. As one of the most eligible bachelors in the world, he's found himself hounded by matchmakers and gold-diggers. A wife—in name only, of course—should be just the ticket to get them off his back. Wary but desperate, Izzy agrees to the insane plan. It's just another escapade for Clay… until he discovers that sharing his life—and bed—with sweet, sexy Izzy makes the “in name only” part of the deal a whole lot harder than he had anticipated.Book 2 of the North Moon Bay series, The Marriage Arrangement is a complete, full-length marriage of convenience romance novel that can be read on its own or as part of the series.“Gifted storyteller Patricia Ryan holds us spellbound with her mesmerizing new love story, The Marriage Arrangement. When a daring sports star/thrillseeker discovers his best friend is pregnant by another man, he persuades her first into a marriage of convenience and then into unexpected love. Ms. Ryan’s wonderfully textured characters leap right off the page and straight into your heart in this splendid reading experience.” RT BookReviews“Engaging characters, snatches of humor, dynamic sexual tension, and a thrilling plot… wonderful reading.” RendezvousContemporary Romance and Romantic Suspense by Patricia Ryan: (Other authors have started publishing in this genre as “Patricia Ryan,” which has led to confusion. Any full-length contemporary novel that is not on this list was written by someone else.)Hot City Nights BooksA Burning TouchDeep in the NightArm CandyNorth Moon Bay BooksThe Black SheepThe Marriage ArrangementMy Best Friend’s GirlSingle TitlesPure and SimpleGood to be BadAbout the Author: Patricia Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen romances and mysteries, including the #1 national bestseller Still Life With Murder, written as P.B. Ryan. A RITA® winner and four-time nominee, she is also the recipient of two RT BookReviews Awards. Subscribe to her newsletter by visiting patricia-ryan.com. Views: 546
From the Preface:
The present volume is an attempt to bring serious critical scrutiny to bear on an author whose works in the field of fantasy horror, though they have enjoyed various kinds of popularity, have heretofore been afforded relatively little attention in the realm of literary criticism. H.P. Lovecraft was not only a writer of highly worthy and unique stories, novels, and poems; he was a philosopher of genuinely incisive perception, an essayist of much persuasive power, a literary critic, and an epistolarian whose equal is scarcely to be found. However, the present study shall, of necessity, focus on Lovecraft the writer of fiction as illuminated by his works, his self-criticism in his many letters, and the literary influences that helped shape him as a fantaisiste of the first water. Like Poe, Lovecraft is a deserving writer whose emergence as an accepted and admired artist has been slow in coming; but come it must.
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..."students of Lovecraft will find that Burleson's book offers them plenty of useful, well-documented material. Unlike many treatments of H. P. Lovecraft, this volume is less an attempt to make him into a literary titan than it is an honest effort to come to terms with the overall nature and relative importance of Lovecraft's fiction in a responsible way."-Modern Fiction Studies
?...students of Lovecraft will find that Burleson's book offers them plenty of useful, well-documented material. Unlike many treatments of H. P. Lovecraft, this volume is less an attempt to make him into a literary titan than it is an honest effort to come to terms with the overall nature and relative importance of Lovecraft's fiction in a responsible way.?-Modern Fiction Studies
.,."students of Lovecraft will find that Burleson's book offers them plenty of useful, well-documented material. Unlike many treatments of H. P. Lovecraft, this volume is less an attempt to make him into a literary titan than it is an honest effort to come to terms with the overall nature and relative importance of Lovecraft's fiction in a responsible way."-Modern Fiction Studies
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Liz Wilkinson has finally landed her dream job overseeing Married in Malibu, a new wedding venue for the Hollywood elite that promises perfect, paparazzi-free happily ever afters. She vows to do whatever it takes to put the new company on the map. Even if it means working with her ex-fiancé...and pretending to be in love with him again, too! Views: 545
A fictional but true-to-life, behind-the-scenes account of commercial espionage, criminal fraud, corporate greed and legal chicanery, set against a backdrop of billion-dollar claims, international catastrophes, the highest courts in London and New York, the largest global companies over six continents, the best lawyers and the security services : based on true eventsA fictional but true-to-life, behind-the-scenes account of commercial espionage, criminal fraud, corporate greed and legal chicanery, set against a backdrop of billion-dollar claims, international catastrophes, the highest courts in London and New York, the largest global companies over six continents, the best lawyers and the security services : based on true events and combining the styles of Grisham and Le Carre with realistic commercial criminal investigations, court scenes in the British and American courts and a description of the action taking place in London, New York, Athens and internationally : "Six months after the Falklands War ended in the early eighties, a young Englishman, Robert Renfrew-Ashby, was working as an underwriter at the Texas Alamo Fire & Guaranty Company in Houston. He'd been sent there two years earlier by his father's company, Plantation, to learn about the American market : his father was Texas Fire's main trading partner in London." Views: 545
Collected tales of wonder, danger, and the future, including the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning title story
This volume contains ten stellar short stories by science fiction Grand Master Clifford D. Simak. In “Grotto of the Dancing Deer,” a man carrying an ancient secret finally speaks up, unable to bear any longer the loneliness he has experienced for millennia. In “Over the River,” which Simak wrote in memory of his beloved grandmother Ellen, children from an embattled future are sent back for safekeeping to their ancestors in the peaceful past. And in “Day of Truce,” the inhabitants of a suburban subdivision must barricade themselves against bands of roving attackers. On only one day each year do the gates open wide. . . .
Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook.
Contents:
The Language of Clifford D. Simak • essay by David W. Wixon
Over the River and Through the Woods • (1965) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
The Grotto of the Dancing Deer • (1980) • short story by Clifford D. Simak (variant of Grotto of the Dancing Deer)
The Reformation of Hangman's Gulch • non-genre • (1944) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
The Civilization Game • (1958) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Crying Jag • (1960) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Hunger Death • (1938) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Mutiny on Mercury • (1932) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Jackpot • (1956) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Day of Truce • (1963) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
Unsilent Spring • (1976) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak and Richard S. Simak Views: 545
It’s a stormy, winter’s night in the mountains, and she-wolf Jessica Macks is desperate to find shelter. So desperate, she’ll even settle for an unoccupied bear den, despite all the warnings she’s heard about her pack’s mysterious neighbors. It doesn’t take long before unwanted company in the form of bear shifter Simon Voss comes lumbering in. The two can let out their claws and fight, or they can lower their defenses and keep each other warm. But the instinct to survive isn’t the only force at work in that cozy den — destiny is, too. Before Jessica and Simon know it, they’re cuddled together in human form and letting warm heat right over to hot as they give in to temptation for the very first time. Views: 545
The Edge is the second episode of Reign of Resurgence, the first thrilling volume of the fantasy thriller Kingdom of Destiny short story series. A recent college graduate finds himself in an alternate world he never knew existed. Dealing with castles, kings, and betrayal, he will have to use his considerable wits if he is going to face his fate in the Kingdom of Destiny.The Edge is the second episode of Reign of Resurgence, the first thrilling volume of the Kingdom of Destiny series. Kingdom of Destiny is a fantasy thriller short story series that will feature three volumes. Kingdom of Destiny:A recent college graduate finds himself in an alternate world he never knew existed. Dealing with castles, kings, and betrayal, he will have to use his considerable wits if he is going to face his fate in the Kingdom of Destiny. Reign of Resurgence:Struggling at a crossroads in his life, Tristan has no idea who or what he wants to be. Until he is mysteriously thrown into the baffling but extraordinary kingdom of Barico. When a sudden and unexpected battle for the crown propels the kingdom into turmoil, Tristan finds himself uniquely qualified to aid the royal family in their Reign of Resurgence.The Edge:Having witnessed the betrayal that has rocked the kingdom of Barico, Tristan finds himself accused of conspiring against a slain king. But he refuses to let it stop him. With Baricoan farmer Ryder as his loyal companion, he sets out for the menacing land to the north to seek the only thing that will save them all. Views: 545
