Dark Tales: eVolume One

Dark Tales: eVolume One is a micro collection of short, dark fiction. For fans of horror or psychological tales.Dark Tales: eVolume One is a micro collection of short, dark stories. The collection includes three tales:“When Daddy Comes Home”: When Opal Brown's husband leaves her for another woman, she doesn't get angry - she gets determined to keep her family together at all costs. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and Opal plans to make him a meal he'll never forget.“Child’s Play”: Maggie is worried about her five-year-old son after his father's death. Max seems oddly detached from the tragedy and has invented a young friend named Edgar he talks to in secret in the middle of the night. Most kids his age have imaginary friends so Maggie tries not to be concerned - that is, until Max confides in her his young friend is actually an adult who comes to play with him when his mommy is sleeping.and“The Storyteller”: Elizabeth's house has been on the market for weeks with no interest. One day, an old woman with a dead hand appears on her doorstep asking to see the place. As they tour the house, Elizabeth gradually becomes uncomfortable with the woman's familiarity of both the house and of her - she's never laid eyes on the old woman before in her life. Or has she?
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Circles Of Fear

CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, romance, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon.CIRCLES OF FEAR is about family feuds, music, love, sex, crime, corruption, murder, politics, wealth, power and the battle of Armageddon. Author Brian Cain has played blues harmonica for fifty years, sung and fronted boogied blues bands for thirty five years. During this time he witnessed blues guitar players being exploited, shafted, robbed and usually thrown on the scrap heap. Sometimes he watched as they argued with venue managers of over a few lousy bucks.Author Brian Cain has made a blues guitar player the most powerful person in the universe in a tale of the battle of Armageddon at the turn of the second millennium. The extreme character of Jason Brinkly is one blues guitar player who has a win.A feel good story as he battles the normal boredom, come fun life in a band, and is thrown to the lions of darkness in the conflict of Armageddon. Carrying the sword of the cross from a most unlikely source he must rise from boredom, fight through disaster, wrangle with stardom, and confront power, kicking arse all the way. Where will this lead and can a humble blues guitarist overcome such odds?
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More Cargoes

More Cargoes - 1897 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Recall Night

The next chapter in the Eli Carver Supernatural Thriller series from award-winning author Alan Baxter. Back from self-imposed exile in Canada where he fled to avoid the law following the blood-stained events in Manifest Recall–the first installment of award-winning author Alan Baxter's latest supernatural thriller series–Eli Carver returns to the states with thoughts of starting over. But an accidental encounter on a train with a mysterious woman, one he soon learns has her own dangerous past, threatens to unravel his well-intended plans.Upon their arrival in New York, the duo quickly find themselves entangled in an ongoing war between two rival crime syndicates. And with the ghosts of his own past continuing to torment him, Eli finds himself taking the darkest of turns as he's drawn down a perilous path into a world of ancient religion and deadly occult rituals. Praise for Alan Baxter's Ghost Recall and the...
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Rise at Twilight

For all the terrible things she had seen in her life, Luna Ketz never thought about life after death…until she was murdered of course.Upon waking in the cabin of her nightmares, Luna discovers she is caught in limbo between the waking world and the dead. There she is reunited with her loved ones, but it comes at a price—she has lost herself to the darkness inside her. Desperate to save her baby and herself from a war that threatens to destroy them all, Luna submits to the mercy of her long time enemy, Chance Welfrey, with the hope that his knowledge will be enough to save them from certain destruction.Cody, desperate to save the leader of his compound from a deadly sickness, is tasked with tracking Luna down. After finding her in the midst of Purgatory, he enlists Chance’s help by cashing in a favor. Reluctantly, Chance calls on Reese and together, they unblock Luna’s magic. Desperate to stop Luna and Chance from spilling anymore blood, Keepers Amy and Max go on a journey of their own where they learn a secret about the deadly duo’s child.He may be the key to saving them all.
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List X

Want more shorts from K. Weikel? Look no further! They just get better and better...K. Weikel has written several books and many more short stories, poems, and creative essays. Read them all here, each one different from the next and ranging from general fiction to fantasy to horror. Take on dragons, fight with vampires, run with the wolves, disintegrate with zombies, and let your hairs rise as you read a collection of her works, all in one. List X includes poetry, short stories, creative essays, book previews, and so much more. But you'll never know if you never open up and take a gander at what comes out of K. Weikel's mind. Prepare to be astounded.
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The Thief of Always

Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles, a blissful rounds of treats and seasons, where every childhood whim may be satisfied... There is a price to be paid, of course, but young Harvey Swick, bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders, does not stop to consider the consequences. It is only when the House shows it's darker face -- when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that dwell in its shadows -- that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's philanthropy. The House and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle, however. Mr. Hood has ambitious for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any soul he has encountered in a thousand years...
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Billy (a novelette)

This is a revised and extended version of the short story, 'The Third Anniversary.'It's been nearly three years since the school killings, and Billy Jones is still haunted by what happened and struggles on how to deal with an episode that will scar the town for a long time.This is a revised and extended version of the short story, 'The Third Anniversary.'In this horrific, yet emotional story, it tells us about a tortured soul. Everywhere is a reminder and there's no escape for Billy Jones. It's been nearly three years since the school killings, and Billy Jones is still haunted by what happened and struggles on how to deal with an episode that will scar the town for a long time.
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Surviving the Evacuation, Book 17

As one year ends, and our old world fades into memory, a new future is born.On a frozen archipelago, where it is too cold to farm, a few thousand survivors from across the Atlantic have found a refuge. The arduous process of turning a sanctuary into a home begins once more for these weary travellers who've been chased from Britain, from Ireland, from France and Denmark. But their work is not yet done. The missing Marines cannot be left behind. The French and Ukrainians cannot be abandoned. The cartel can never be forgotten.As soldiers once again become civilians, the dangers of malnutrition replace the everyday spectre of starvation. Potential mutiny supersedes being overrun by the undead. Boredom replaces fear. Slowly, they relax, allowing themselves to enjoy the simple pleasure of music and plays, of weddings and births, of life without the imminent prospect of death. But all is not what it seems in the snowy wastes surrounding their town.While Europe is a...
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Madison Glory's Day of Reckoning

It's two days before the wedding and twenty-four year old Madison Glory intends to make Ty Weston keep his promise.Yesterday Riley Raine was a chocoholic accountant with the power to craft deadly budgets and wicked financial statements. Today she is the Princess of the Light Bringers in the magical land of Avalyss with the powers of teleportation, telepathy and telekinesis. According to an ancient prophecy she is destined to engage in an epic battle with the Lord of the Dark Mages, the sexy and powerful Cole Dalton. Unable to deny the passion igniting between them, can Riley and Cole find a way to thwart this twisted destiny where one of them is fated to die at the other’s hands?
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Valentine's Candy

Candy has to spend another Valentine’s Day alone, but is she really alone? Who is leaving gifts on her doorstep? Will she survive this holiday?Iguru Halk, space pirate, was once a great scientist and respected man, but one mistake cost him his career, his pride and his very identity. Iguru would do anything to reclaim it all, even change history itself. Now he's on the hunt for a mysterious ship that could help him clear his name, but he's not the only one searching. Kira, an enigmatic man who lives on a planet with no name, wants the ship for his own machinations. They form an uneasy truce, but as their relationship starts to grow, Iguru finds himself on the brink of making the same mistake twice, which could be his undoing or his greatest chance at redemption.
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The Chase of the Ruby

Guy Holland has returned to London from South Africa after the death of his uncle. Guy would inherit everything if, and only if, he could recover a certain ruby ring that a certain actress had obtained from his uncle by trickery, within three months of his uncle’s death. If he failed Horace, Guy’s cousin, would inherit everything. Captivating twists and turns ensue in this fast paced action story that will make your heart race from beginning to end…
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Birthday

Basis of the Hit Movie Ring 0: Birthday! Birthday is Ring-master Koji Suzuki's return to the Ring universe, a collection of short stories focusing on the female characters with a theme of birth. An exploration of extraordinary circumstances from the perspective of memorable women, this expansion of the Ring, Spiral, and Loop world was adapted into a hit movie less than a year after the book's publication. Thirty years before the tragic events of Ring, Sadako Yamamura was an aspiring stage actress on the verge of her theatrical debut. The beautiful and ravishing Sadako was the object of every male's desire involved with the company including n the director. There was one thespian she was interested in, but... Fast forward past the events of Ring, Ryuji Takayama's distraught lover, Mai Takano is struggling in the wake of the professor's mysterious demise. Mai visits Ryuji's parents' house to find the missing pages of his soon-to-be published article. There she is drawn to a curious videotape and a fate more terrifying than Ryuji or Kazuyuki Asakawa's. Reiko Sugiura questioned the purpose of bringing a child into a world where there was only death. She already lost one son, and the father of her unborn child, Kaoru Futami, had disappeared in search of a cure to the deadly disease that threatened all life. Despite Kaoru's to meet again in two months, he has not returned. Despondent but driven for answers Reiko is led to the Loop project, where she will discover the final truths of the Ring virus.
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