Winner of the Paraná Literary Prize for Best NovelA startling and inspirational work of transgender fiction by a leading figure in Brazil's "New Urban" fiction movement.Armando is one of the most renowned therapists in São Paulo. One of his patients, a 17-year-old boy by the name of Sergio, abruptly interrupts his course of therapy after a trip to New York. Sergio's cursory explanation to Armando is that he has finally found his own path to happiness and must pursue it. For years, without any further news of Sergio, Armando wonders what happened to his patient. He subsequently learns that Sergio is living a happy life in New York and that he is now a woman, Sandra. Not long after this startling discovery, however, Armando is shocked to read about Sandra's unexpected death. In an attempt to discover the truth about Sergio and Sandra's life, Armando starts investigating on his own. Sergio Y. is a unique and moving story about gender,... Views: 496
Scotland, Yule Eve, 1260.A Viking raider with mysterious powers brings change to little Clan Kilbirnie, especially to the chieftain’s daughter Rhona.Scotland, Yule Eve, 1260.A Viking raider with mysterious powers brings change to little Clan Kilbirnie, especially to the chieftain’s daughter Rhona. Views: 495
In a world that has been consumed by evil and is ruled by the fallen angels of hell and their dragons comes one girl, the Guardian. The battle begins with one soul.In a world consumed by evil and the fallen archangels of hell, comes a girl. With the, smallest, glimmer of hope, she is chosen to fight for humanity, and all that is good in the world. She is the Guardian.The Eighth Dragon is a unique blend of his imaginative interpretation of historical mythology, religion, and dystopian world science fiction. The Eighth Dragon plunges the reader into the classic conflict between good and evil where the world is consumed by death and destruction: a world of fallen angels, dragons, and deadly adversaries. The Eighth Dragon is filled with a sense of non-stop excitement and suspense as the reader watches a mythical world unfold before their eyes. Views: 495
A long lost father, a trip to a rugby match during school hours, a new religious cult started by a student. And with the principal out of action, Mr Harris is in charge deciding to run the school like Boot Camp. 9th book in the Mob from TAC series.With the school principal out of action, Mr Harris is now in charge and declares that Te Arawa College is going to be run similar to a boot camp. Meanwhile, Tucker decides to start his own religion... the worship of the Goddess - Vanessa Dante. Speaking of Vanessa, her obsession with Rex is starting to have negative effects, effects which once led her to attempt suicide. Can she pull herself together and will the appearance of her long lost father only complicate matters? Meanwhile Will Ullman plans to skip class with a bunch of guys to see a rugby match and a new junior boy finds that he has run afoul of the wrong people. Views: 495
"Rejoice, dammit!" — I could hear my husband Thom's voice as clearly as when he was alive, telling me that four years were enough. That this year, I needed to stop avoiding the joys of the season, and get my solitary, colorless life out of its rut. But it took seeing Colin standing in an ice storm, waiting for a bus that wasn't coming, to convince me to take a chance on opening my life, and maybe my heart, a second time around. Views: 495
A Tribes of the Vampire Novella Urban Fantasy Dark Paranormal Vampire Romance When Olivia was a child, she witnessed the slaying of a den London vampires. Out of fear she refuses to tell who did it. Some of the vampire tribal elders want her turned. The others just want her dead. Her seductive yet aloof vampire guard, Jaxon, may be her only hope for survival, but unfortunately, she's not sure where his loyalties lie or what it is he's trying to hide. This book was previously published in a limited time, multi-author anthology. Views: 495
Two reporters interview a strange humpbacked man in a house where previous owners conducted gruesome experiments. This story is a selection from Scary Stories: A Collection of Horror-Volume 4. Hark! This is a story for readers who enjoy a good scare. If limbs being hacked off make you queasy, don't read it. Otherwise, enjoy the horror.Alex and Mia, two reporters from the Daily Chronicle, need a final article for tomorrow's edition. Mia is hellbent to interview a strange humpbacked man the neighborhood kids nicknamed "Creepy" after he came to town in a hearse. The strange recluse had recently taken up residence in an infamous house unoccupied for many years where a mad doctor conducted gruesome experiments on homeless people over a forty-year period. This story is a selection from Scary Stories: A Collection of Horror-Volume 4. Hark! This is a story for readers who enjoy a good scare. If limbs being hacked off make you queasy, don't read this story. Otherwise, enjoy the horror. Views: 495
