The beautiful and the bizarre Something watches from the corner of the room, peeking through a crack, existing within an impossible space—what does it want? The ghost of a lover returns at the end of a lifetime, carrying a dark secret—what will she say? A woman struggling with identity finds herself in the arms of a dangerous woman with a mysterious curse—what will she find? The beautiful and the bizarre exist side by side in this collection of fantastic and strange tales by prolific short story author, Marlena Frank. From dark fantasy stories of sharp-toothed mermaids and bewitched sorceresses to horror stories with ferocious bird beasts and golden-eyed monsters that live in the peripheral of human existence, these stories bring to life the creatures that haunt the nightmare world. From heart-rending to heart-pounding, these tales will linger long after reading them. Views: 507
The official novelization of the hotly anticipated Uncharted, the new movie featuring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg adapting the bestselling video game series.FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD Nathan Drake has always been obsessed with treasure, and with the places out there that you can’t find on any map. They aren’t gone, just lost. When Victor “Sully” Sullivan approaches Nate with a clue that could lead them to “the greatest treasure never found,” the two embark on an epic adventure that spans the globe. Together, they must track down the missing fortune…and possibly find Nate’s long-lost brother along the way. Uncharted: The Official Movie Novelization tells the origin story of Nathan Drake, inspired by the best-selling video game series UNCHARTED. Views: 507
Dan Wells was Hickman County’s High School star quarterback and was close to graduating. Dan was the biggest player outside of sports if you know what I mean, and wasn't interested in being tied down by no girl. Marriage and a baby was the furthest thing on his mind. Hell was just around the corner for these two.Dan Wells was Hickman County’s High School star quarterback and was close to graduating. Dan was the biggest player outside of sports if you know what I mean, and wasn't interested in being tied down by no girl. Marriage and a baby was the furthest thing on his mind. All he cared about was sports, and getting laid until Hickman County High's prettiest cheerleader Rhonda who was the most popular girl in school hooked up with Dan for a night of hot passion which led to an unwanted pregnancy, and a lot of shedding tears between both of them. Dan was looking forward to a full athletics scholarship to a college of his choice, but now that there was a baby staring them both in the eyes wanting their love, and attention all they both seen was how one moment in time destroyed their dreams of freedom. Abortion was discussed, but neither one had the guts to follow through with it. Their freedom that they both cherished was about to come to a screeching halt because they didn't enter the thought of using protection so now they both must suffer the consequences. After the baby was born, and they both got jobs, and had a one bedroom apartment to raise their unwanted baby. They didn’t have a name for their little mistake because they were too busy blaming each other for the mistake which would ultimately change their lives and everyone around them. Heartaches and Hell was headed their way that they could never have imagined. After weeks of blaming one another with tears of sadness they decided to give the baby a name which was not out of love. They named their new baby "Demon" because instead of taking the blame for their mistake they cast the blame on the baby for the mess they got their own selves into. Dan could barely hold down his job because he was so pissed off at Rhonda and the baby, he started drinking heavily to try, and drown out his problems, but drinking doesn't solve anything, but heartaches. Dan and Rhonda fought constantly, and the only way Rhonda could deal with the situation was with prescription drugs, another bad idea. Their baby was neglected on a constant basis and yelled at by them both. As the baby got older, and was sent out in the cruel world to school, and having a name as Demon, this would only backlash on his parents, and everyone that teased, and called him names. Resentment for his parents was at an all-time high that when he became a teenager all the anger and frustration that he bottled up inside was going to be unleashed at a hellish level. For the coldness that his parent’s bestowed upon him he was going to make his parents or anyone that stood in his way pay. Views: 507
When Lily stumbles upon the well-built corpse of a local body builder-his neck broken by a barbell-the town\'s underlying racial tension begins to boil over. The white victim was somehow connected to two unsolved murders of black residents of Shakespeare-and a dogged policeman is determined to stop the killing. But it is Lily herself who may have to decide whether to stay and fight for justice, or run away one more time. Views: 507
Six months have passed since the terrifying battle with Charlie Pink-eye and the Motor City Hammer in the zombie-infested mountains of the Rot & Ruin. It’s also been six months since Benny Imura and Nix Riley saw something in the air that changed their lives. Now, after months of rigorous training with Benny’s zombie-hunter brother Tom, Benny and Nix are ready to leave their home forever and search for a better future. Lilah the Lost Girl and Benny’s best friend Lou Chong are going with them. But before they even leave there is a shocking zombie attack in town, and as soon as they step into the Rot & Ruin they are pursued by the living dead, wild animals, insane murderers, and the horrors of Gameland—where teenagers are forced to fight for their lives in the zombie pits. Worst of all…could the evil Charlie Pink-eye still be alive? In the great Rot & Ruin, everything wants to kill you. And not everyone in Benny’s small band of travelers will survive…. Views: 507
Ten tales of mundane science fiction, of a universe askew, where things are slightly off.Ten tales of the mundane, of a universe askew, where things are slightly off:1. The Last Man in the World Explains All: double check your math. 2. Ghost Woods: shot an arrow into the air, and where it landed...3. Invisibility: don't attract attention. Just don't.4. Not With a Bang: this is how the world ends.5. Do-Over: the problem with time travel is you.6. An Unfortunate Choice of Words: Aliens. Man, they just don't get it.7. The World Without Souls: not the most pleasant of places. 8. Reparations: my, how things change.9. Inherit the Earth: a race, or an idea?10. An Inappropriate Response: Humans. Man, they just don't get it. Views: 507
This book is a remarkable tale of pulse-pounding excitement with a uniquely sympathetic, fascinating portrait of the werewolf as noble warrior-and conflicted being. Complex, compelling and utterly real. Views: 506
In the heart of England's Cumbrian Mountains, a young woman searching for answers, finds much more than she ever bargained for.For Lina Oveisi, Chicago is merely a holding ground for all her broken dreams. Her father's dead, and been so seven years, but that hard fact is no less biting as time rolls on. It's the mystery of his death which has never settled with Lina, and at eighteen she's still plagued by it. Desperate for a break, she decides to leave home, even as her mother frets over her well-being, her boyfriend recovers from their break-up, and her step-dad attempts to put his totalitarian foot down. Au pair to an elegant Egyptian couple? Who wouldn't love that dream job? To Lina, it will be the journey of a lifetime. She has no idea what's in store, but figures that, anything has got to be better than summer puke parties, and forced smiles. The universe has a funny way of unfolding truth. It is unexpected. It is life-altering. It is also scary as hell. For one young woman, the universe speaks, and it speak directly to her, through the vessels of those she never imagined existed. They alone hold the key to unlocking the secrets she seeks: the missing pieces to her father's disappearance, the truth of her lineage and its purpose, as well as discovering a whole other world--a secret society that she will soon be responsible for. How will she let go of her old life, in order to embrace a new one? Will she submit to a prophecy, which was carved out thousands of years before her birth? Can she find balance between herself, forbidden love, and those she's sworn to protect? Views: 506
Ronan Frost's White Peak is a fast-paced action thriller full of death-defying adventure.Greg Rask, a dying tech billionaire, has invested millions chasing miracle cures. None of them are worth a damn, but he refuses to give up. Now, he's gathering a team willing to go to the ends of the earth chasing life.Each of Rask's crew has beaten incredible odds to rise from the ashes of their old lives to where they are now. Together, their next task is to retrieve a painting that is believed to hide a map which, if genuine, marks it as a treasure of the Ahnenerbe, the occult wing of the SS, who had devoted dozens of expeditions in search of the three cintamani stones for their combined properties, and the lost city where they were rumored to lay hidden: Shambhala. But a mystical brotherhood sworn to protect the secrets of the ancients—the same secrets that allow its members to defy death—will stop at nothing to ensure that Rask's crew fail.In an... Views: 506
A few years ahead of present time the story offers a view into the future. It starts with a gradual breakdown in society’s values brought on by years of corruption and greed in politics and business.Riots on the streets of London invite an extreme response from a government that is obsessed with power and is deeply corrupt. Democracy is dismantled, a police state emerges. Enter John Judge.Michael G Franks takes the reader on a journey from just a few years ahead of present time, using events that we are all familiar with and offers a possible view into the future. It starts with a gradual breakdown in society’s values brought on by years of corruption and greed in politics and business.Riots on the streets of London and other major cities invite harsh and ruthless action from a new government that is obsessed with power and is deeply corrupt. The basic structure of democracy is dismantled and a Police State emerges encouraging a fight back led by the central figure, John Judge, and his friends. This is the story of one man’s attempt to regain a fair and just society against overwhelming odds. A fictional story... of course. Views: 506
A book of poetry. A collection of 19 poems. From horror to sadness, these poems cover it all.Betrayed - Alternate Ending gives Brook the chance to retaliate against her antagonists from the popular novel Betrayed. This is not a stand-alone publication, but starts at Chapter 49 of the novel Betrayed and then takes the tale in a new direction, with an entirely different ending. Written especially for readers of Betrayed, this alternate ending explodes with drama and suspense, and contains scenes not included in the original novel. To understand and appreciate Betrayed - Alternate Ending, the original novel must be read beforehand. Summary: After being abused for several days, Brook escapes into the snowy wilderness, where her captors assume she will perish. Then their victim shows up on the news months later, very much alive. They don't intend for her to stay that way. "I loved the original novel, but the alternate ending blew me away!" ~Randi Canning, Reviewer Views: 506
The epic conclusion to the amazing Sabina Kane urban fantasy series. Sabina Kane is on the hunt. Her prey: Cain, the father of the vampire race and the one who murdered her family and her friends. Unfortunately, Cain is hunting Sabina, too. The one man who holds the key to defeating Cain is, of course, Abel. A mage with secrets to spare and, hopefully, the power to match it. Unfortunately, for Sabina, he's in Rome and may not want to be found. Sabina sets out for Italy with her friends, Giguhl and Adam Lazarus, to track down the only man who can get her the revenge she hungers for. But will he help her or oppose her? And just who is Abel, really? Worst of all, when Sabina figures out the goddess Lilith has a plan for her-she realizes this trip is getting deadlier by the minute. As they say: when in Rome-SURVIVE. Views: 506
THEY BEGAN AS
STRANGERS -- FOUR TEENAGE GIRLS WITH NOTHING IN COMMON BUT THEIR
MISERABLE CHILDHOODS. SOON, THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT THEIR SECRET PASTS
HAD BOUND THEM TOGETHER FOREVER.... Misty, Star, Jade, and Cat
first came together in Dr. Marlowe's group therapy sessions. They
trusted no one but each other -- and even that bond was fragile at best.
One by one, each of the Wildflowers told her own story and bravely
unveiled the inner wounds inflicted by years of lies, deceit, and untold
family secrets; each revealed the shocking tales of how their parents
hurt them, used them, or simply abandoned them. And as they shared their
darkest feelings, they no longer felt like lost souls with nowhere to
turn. Finally, years of loneliness and pain gave way to the realization
that someone else in this world understood them. But then the
sessions ended, and the girls didn't know if they would ever see each
other again. Now they are coming together one more time. Jade
has sent out invitations to her parents' mansion -- the sprawling,
opulent home that served as a battleground for much of her young life.
There, the four will rekindle their bonds of friendship and trust. But
this time, away from Dr. Marlowe's watchful eye, it will be different.
Today, in the mansion's attic, Star, Jade, Cat, and Misty will take each
other's hands and swear to tell the real truth -- the
shattering secrets that lie deep within them like smoldering coals. And
once the darkest secret of all is spoken aloud, there will be no turning
back. For there may be some things the Wildflowers should leave buried
forever.... Views: 505
A Collection of short stories, some strange, some bizarre, others with the faint longing of winter dreams and wonderful adventures. Also as a bonus, includes first chapters of all Mr. Ruggeri's novels.SHORT STORIES:Winter DanceExpiationA View From The SanctuaryLimmenkov’s LamentFrom Beginning To BeginningRadzinsky’s LunchA House In The SuburbsBreakdownThe TenantCharlie’s Big TrickChristmas PastThe Last Christmas TreeBONUS: FIRST CHAPTERS OF NOVELS:The OtherFather EverlastingIn Hopes Of HeavenThe Luxembourg AmendmentLet Us Do EvilThe HauntForbidden FlowersThe ProjectionistA Faint Cold FearThe FanaticA River Of TimeNightangel Views: 505
There's gone and then there's London-gone ...Marta Banks and her Tube Riders may have fled, but they've left behind a city on the brink of collapse. In the violent wasteland of London Greater Urban Area, former Tube Rider David Silverwood tries to reunited old members of the gang. In his way stand Dreggo, once a member of a rival gang but now the Governor's right hand, and Lindon, a member of the criminal stronghold known as the Tank, who is struggling with issues of loyalty towards revolution, the people protected by his organisation, and his dying girlfriend, Cah.Revisting London in the period between The Tube Riders: Exile and The Tube Riders: Revenge, In the Shadow of London is a stunning addition to Chris Ward's Tube Riders series. Views: 505
