A Christmas Story

Alan Jenkins seemed to have it all, a successful business, money and a wonderful family. However, Alan was haunted by bitter memories from his youth. Alan was at a crossroads in his life. He was about to lose everything. That's when a miracle happened.Children nowadays have a very short attention span, now you see them watching television, a couple of seconds they are already fighting with each other. And most of the time, parents have a hard time getting their children go to bed, or refuse to join mutual activities. Reading your children with bedtime stories will cultivate imagination, creates a bond between you and your children, encourages love for reading, and establishes a habit.This children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more? This children's storybook has it all!WHAT A GREAT DEAL! => FUN SHORT STORY, GAMES, ACTIVITIES, A COLORING BOOK INSIDE LINK AND FREE GIFTYour child will be entertained for hours!Kids and children can practice their reading skills or have a parent read it aloud. This special story includes lessons and morals about about love and determination.What’s included inside :Special Bonus Free Gift!Free ColoringKing Kong Comes to Connecticut Book 1Just For fun ActivitiesWord SearchWord Search SolutionsGames and Maze PuzzlesGames and Maze Puzzles SolutionsJokes FunnyAbout the AuthorThis book is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and read aloud at home with friends and family. Also can use as a bedtime story. Excellent for beginning and early readersShort story with pictures that are great for a quick bedtime storyIncludes "Just For Fun"activitiesPerfect for a bedtime story for kidsFun games and puzzles includedBig and cute illustrations for early and younger readersFREE coloring book downloads included***FREE GIFT INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE!***Free children's book download included!(see inside for details)Scroll up and click 'buy' to get a quality book and spend best time with your child!
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The Nereid

The last thing Lexi Givens expects to happen on the beach is her worst nightmare. In two short days, her lfe changes drastically-not necessarily for the better.To overcome the grief of losing her twin brother, the director-husband of a talented but naïve and head-strong young actress persuades her to appear in a one-person show he has written for her, at an old, disused theatre in a small East-coast town. The show bombs on the first night, after she fails to take heed of the advice offered by an unseen, enigmatic member of her audience. As she opts to stick with the direction of her writer-director husband, she puts her sanity and their lives in jeopardy. After her husband suffers a tragic accident, she has only two nights to turn her show into an overnight sensation and avoid further tragedy.As the, now imprisoned, actress recalls her story to a visiting psychologist, the dark and far-reaching consequences of her final night's performance are revealed.
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Dark Fire

Nothing is going to stop Lisa from visiting her beloved Jupiter, the horse she was forced to sell, neither her unsympathetic father nor the cruel nephew of Jupiter’s new owner. Then a crime is committed that shakes Lisa to her core, and the police suspect Jupiter.When Lisa’s family was forced to sell their house and horses, life became hard enough – but then her dad finds out Lisa is going everyday to visit the horse that was once hers, her beloved Jupiter, and forbids her to go again. But nothing is going to stop Lisa, not even the new owner’s nephew who threatens her. And now the final blow, the nephew is abusing Jupiter! Lisa feels helpless and outnumbered. Only one thing is for certain: she will not abandon the horse she loves. She just has to find a way to solve all the problems. And then the very bad situation becomes infinitely worse.
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Smith of Wootton Major

Tales from the Perlious Realm is the definitive collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's acclaimed shorter works of fantasy and adventure. Roverandom is a toy dog who, enchanted by a sand sorcerer, gets to explore the world and encounter strange and fabulous creatures. Farmer Giles of Ham is fat and unheroic, but - having unwittingly managed to scare off a short-sighted giant - is called upon to do battle when the dragon Chrysophylax comes to town. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil tells in verse of Tom's many adventures with hobbits, princesses, dwarves and trolls. Smith of Wootton Major journeys to the Land of Faery thanks to the magical ingredients of the Great Cake of the Feast of Good Children. Leaf by Niggle recounts the strange adventures of the painter Niggle, who sets out to paint the perfect tree. Illustrated throughout by renowned artist Alan Lee, who also provides an Afterword, this collection includes an introduction by Tolkien scholar and writer Tom Shippey and, as an appendix, the essay, "On Fairy-stories", which offers a beguiling insight into the imagination of J.R.R. Tolkien. These five tales are written with the same skill, quality and hallmarks that made The Hobbit a beloved classic. Often overlooked, the short works are now brought together in a volume which reaffirms Tolkien's status as a master storyteller for readers of all ages.
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Sense of Obligation

"I don\'t give a damn about your games, hearty cheers and physical exercises. This is important or I wouldn\'t be here!" The other didn\'t speak—he was surely one of the officials—and Brion could sense his outraged anger. He must have drawn his gun, because the other man said quickly, "Put that away. You\'re being a fool!" "Out!" was the single snarled word of the response. There was silence then and, still wondering, Brion was once more asleep. "Ten seconds.
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Through the Whirlpool - Book I in the Jewel Fish Chronicles

A champion must be found to save the ocean of Shah. Eerie and destructive forces are at work. Connected by a bizarre rift between dimensions, an unconventional girl and a young nomad must unite to oppose the rising threat.The Jewel Fish Chronicles. Book IA champion must be found to save the ocean of Shah. Eerie and destructive forces are at work. Connected by a bizarre rift between dimensions, an unconventional girl and a young nomad must unite to oppose the rising threat.As Kreh-ursh and other young aspirants of his tribe struggle to survive a life-testing initiation rite, he is wracked by guilt over a friend’s violent death. Yet soon he will be called to overcome an even greater trial that will tear him away from everyone he holds dear.When Jade rescues her younger brother from being swept out to sea and trapped in a toxic slick, she doesn’t suspect that the disturbing voice haunting her is already dragging her toward the most terrifying adventure she will ever know.Jade and Kreh-ursh must combine forces to save both their worlds, though rescuing those they love means braving the absolute dread of the rift.
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In the Stars I'll Find You

Twelve Kings in Sharakhai marked the start of a bold new epic fantasy series for critically acclaimed author Bradley P. Beaulieu.In the Stars I'll Find You & Other Tales of Futures Fantastic features Beaulieu's science fictional work, from exploring far-flung worlds to finding what it means to be human through artificial intelligence to the cost of dividing ourselves—or ourself—through the use of technology.In this short story collection, you'll find eleven tales that explore our very human relationship with technology, some in print for the first time.
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Dragonflight

HOW CAN ONE GIRL SAVE AN ENTIRE WORLD? To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise—and take back her stolen birthright. But everything changes when she meets a queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa’s world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread, but there are very few of them left these days. Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world. . . .
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Naero's Mastery

NAERO FORESEES A DARK FUTURE The future of the Cosmic Prophecies keeps coming, whether Naero likes it or not. A future that spells Death for her and all that she loves–her beloved, her children, her fierce Clans, and all of humanity. As things stand, her enemies still remain too great, too numerous, and far too powerful. She has foreseen it all, first hand. Naero’s only hope to avert this doom begins with her completing her Mystic training. But that is only the beginning. She and her allies must struggle to meet their challenges, and prepare for the ferocious battles yet to come. The defenders stand before the might of foes and threats so great, that these powers nearly wiped out the entire universe, millions of years ago. The greatest threats in the universe will soon be pitted against: NAERO’S MASTERY **About the Author Mason Elliott grew up loving Science Fiction and Fantasy in all of their myriad forms. That love has transferred into his dedicated writing. Like most writers, he lives a Spartan lifestyle and yearns to devote his life even more to his writing, and someday retire on the Pacific Coast. So be a fan, buy his stuff, and enjoy! 
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The Fifth Rider: New Damascus

New Damascus was a place of desert and mountain. It was a town suffering from sickness, where trouble always stopped by to holiday. It was the preacher who finally took matters into his own hands, praying for salvation. Salvation didn't come. Something else did.New Damascus was a place of desert and mountain. It was a town suffering from a sickness, where trouble always stopped by to holiday, and strange, perverted things happened and were endured with silence. Livestock gave birth to stillborn or deformed young. Blood appeared in the well. Children disappeared. Men were overcome by episodes of dark, manic rages not even found at the bottom of a flask.It was the preacher man in the town who finally took matters into his own hands after a New Damascus woman gave birth to a strange, dead child that looked more like a coyote pup than a person. Some say it was the Preacher’s. Some say the problem was that it wasn’t. What is certain is that he went into the desert without any food, only one water-skin and a small pistol for rattlesnakes, and stayed in the wild for seven days and seven nights.No one knows exactly what kind of praying he did in the sand and rocks, but what answered his call certainly wasn’t God. Most are convinced he was praying for help. But what came were the black riders. They didn’t bring a kind hand. They were there to euthanize New Damascus.Sometimes they look like scarred gunslingers with wide-brimmed hats on their heads. Sometimes they look like ghosts of old Apache chiefs, though everyone knows they exist by no man’s creed. Most say they’re tall, with hooded black robes that cover their faces. Riding Death.New Damascus was destroyed. The Preacher never found. Most likely, the black riders killed him as well in their cleansing of the town. He may have put a bullet through his head when he saw his home burning before him. Only a few whisper that when the deed was done, the black riders hunted him down, bringing with them a fifth horse for him to sit a top of and that he rides with them today.Those who whisper that, say that it isn’t dangerous to believe in the black riders. It is dangerous when they notice you.”
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