A crew in space explores a distant planet, detected only through its toxic gas levels. The previous society killed themselves through war. Upon entering the planet's gravity they are rammed by debris and forced to land on the poisonous surface. They believe it was intentional, and set out to learn who brought them down. Finding only a single area free of poison, and at its center the last droid.In Speak 2 U Soon, Julie Price’s big brother drowns under mysterious circumstances: Uncle Eric takes Davey out in a boat knowing full well Davey is not only terrified of water, but he also can’t swim. It is her brother’s death that is Julie’s psychological undoing. Two other teens, Raven and Jorge, each suffering from their own losses, meet Julie in group therapy. Fast friends, they uncover discrepancies in Eric’s story. After enlisting Davey’s friend, Vince, who was on the boat the night Davey died, the four make a final climatic discovery. Views: 745
Fred’s wife loves dogs. But, Fred reasons, no one’s perfect anyway. Not everyone can be a cat-lover after all. Some people have to be around to feed the canines to ensure that those dimwitted, smelly things don’t go extinct overnight. Cats, on the other hand, can take care of themselves, the way Fred can.Fred was impressed. Fred was hardly ever impressed, so this really was a very rare occasion indeed. To make the event even rarer, Fred was impressed by Emma, his wife of three years. Emma hardly ever posed any problem that Fred couldn’t outwit, outflank or generally outrun, but this time, down to blind luck, Fred found himself in a corner from which there was no retreat. And, to make things worse, Fred loved Emma very much and found it very difficult to actually hurt her feelings intentionally, and so here he was, stuck with a thorny (not to mention smelly, very friendly and waggy-tailed) problem that might not go away for another nine or ten years.Of course, there still is the twist in the tail ... Views: 745
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson Views: 745
When the land of theBots and Humans collide there will be a big bang, war ensues for the ownership of the Bots land by a King name Alfred and a powerful wizard by the name of Whisker. Whisker will capture the king's only son Prince Harry,who will inherit his thron and his wars,whisker will use Prince Harry as ransome to get king Alfred to stop the war aganist the landThe TWO opening novels from New York Times bestseller Maggie Shayne’s TWO most popular series! The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands, Book 1: THE BRANDS WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS:When good girl Maya Brand, eldest of five and the pillar of the family, has a moment of weakness and a one night stand with a drifter, she finds herself pregnant with a naked ring finger. Most Big Falls, Oklahomans think it must be a case of immaculate conception. But the drifter returns and trouble follows. So do an early labor, a freak storm, and a Christmas you will never forget.The Texas Brands, Book 1: THE LITTLEST COWBOYUpright and Honest Sheriff Garrett Brand is furious with the younger brothers he’s raised when he finds a baby on the doorstep one hot Texas morning…until he sees the note with his own name on it. A motherless baby boy, a soft hearted rancher, an overprotective family, and a woman in deadly trouble spell heartwarming emotion, spine tingling passion, and breathless romance.The Brand Family…A Miracle in Every Story! Views: 745
People are getting sick. People are dying. The world is ending. Four teenage friends are sent away by their parents to a secluded cabin to wait it out. A week into their stay, they get a call. They have to run. They have to save themselves. They have to find a way to live.The exciting prequel to 'Tonight the World Dies', 'Watch the World Burn' takes you on the adventure that started the insanity.People are getting sick. People are dying. The world is ending. Four teenage friends are sent away by their parents to a secluded cabin to wait it out. A week into their stay, they get a call. They have to run. They have to save themselves. They have to leave their friends and their families behind. They have to find a way to live.The exciting prequel to 'Tonight the World Dies', 'Watch the World Burn' takes you on the adventure that started the insanity. Views: 744
A scifi short story.Something is seriously wrong with Parvati's baby.When she'd dreamt about the moment she'd meet her daughter, as she had so many times over the past nine months, the last thing she imagined was that it would be half machine...On her journey around the lost forest, Opa meets a stork with a clipboard, a lost explorer, a polar bear...oh and a sloth but we won’t mention the sloth...or what it says...Will Opa be the same without her spots? Why does Opa get mistaken for a bat? This is no ordinary tale of animals in a forest. This is a quite unusual tale from The Lost Forest! Views: 744
Jeff takes a walk on Christmas day to celebrate life, but something lies in wait within the tangled snow covered trees, something that will changes a variety of lives view of Christmas forever. Based on a true storyExploring the concepts of love, acceptance, and finding comfort, this LGBT collection features three short stories: Walled In, The End of Vacation, and Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches. Walled In: A naïve gay man helps his partner build a brick wall and realizes, upon its completion, they forgot to add a door. This story takes place in an alternate universe. The End of Vacation: A young adult, American tourist meets a charming Frenchman on his way to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Dragons Don’t Have Mustaches: An ignorant family struggles to understand the transgendered, youngest child. Views: 744
Huh, some sleepover – my two best friends dead, and their spirits moving in with me, into my body.Sure, the Rye Man made it look like an accident, but I know they were murdered.See, the Rye Man’s like the Slender Man, only real.Whaddya know, he’d also hoped to kill me – so now I’m just unfinished business.Fionn, a member of a peaceful race, is visiting a planet full of deep underwater beasts. With his message of peace and prosperity, he hopes to convince the savage beings to change their ways and accept a new evolved type of thinking. Yet, is his way truly better? The creatures do not all agree. Their leader Daco does, but their culture is one of brutality and strength. Ringor sees passivity as weakness, and weakness in a leader means a new leader must arise. The clash of peace and survival instincts is a deadly one, and many will die before Fionn is able to understand just exactly what his interference means. Views: 744
When the dangerous and powerful sorcerer, Edar Moncrief, trips over a body and discovers a priceless artifact, he thinks that he's stumbled on the opportunity of a lifetime. Instead, it will bring him face-to-face with dark horrors and one of the most feared men in the world: an Arbiter.From the author of Elegy comes this brand new novelette set in the dark fantasy world of Eisengoth!Edar Moncrief: sorcerer and scholar extraordinaire. To the outside world, he is a peddler of love potions and wart remover – after all, one has to make a living. Behind closed doors, he is a dangerous and powerful sorcerer specializing in the laws and function of the mysterious energy known as manna.When he trips over a body in the streets of Elenia, he discovers that the corpse belongs to none other than an Arbiter, the mysterious wielders of the crystal swords rarely seen in his part of the world. The loss of life is his gain, though, when he finds the opportunity to examine the most precious and rare artifact in the world: the Arbiter’s heartblade.To his misfortune, that same opportunity brings him face-to-face with the spectre of death. Another Arbiter, D’Arden Tal, has found him, and believes he is responsible for the killing. Edar’s only hope is to find and catch a murderer in the streets of the most decadent and deadly city in the Old Kingdoms, before Tal declares him responsible and kills him instead…From the author of Elegy and The Corpse King comes this brand new novelette set in the dark fantasy world called Eisengoth, where dark and terrible things fill the night, and only the Arbiters possess the power to drive back the horrors that threaten to consume the world. Views: 744
Long ago, the residents of Malm placed their faith in the Office of Souls to lead them and keep them safe. On Soul Implantation Day 3675, the lives of the Residents of the Territory of Malm are changed forever. Six people bear witness to a soul implantation ceremony gone terribly awry which forms the backdrop of the beginning of an epic struggle between good and evil.In a post-apocalyptic world known as the Territory of Malm, infants are born soulless. With a hideous appearance and unquenchable hunger, they are kept out of sight until they are Chosen.Long ago, the residents of Malm placed their faith in the Office of Souls to lead them and keep them safe after the human race was almost destroyed in the time known only as "Before". But someone long forgotten has other plans, and that means unleashing unspeakable evil into their world.Soul Implantation Day 3675 starts out like any other, and follows the paths of six people who are destined to meet in the courtyard of the Fountain of Souls. They bear witness to a soul implantation ceremony gone terribly awry. Not all of them will survive, and some will suffer a fate far worse than death.Length: 25,000 words*This novella was previously released under the title "The Soul Garden".*The complete Twisted Souls series:The Soul Ripper (Twisted Souls #1)Twisted Souls (Twisted Souls #2)Soul Cycle (Twisted Souls #3)A Soul to Settle (Twisted Souls #4) Views: 744
Jodi Ann Simpson, curvaceous, vivacious, intelligent, blonde haired green eyed beauty, in full control of her life she commands attention wherever she goes. She is John Stanton's wife, a journalist, in the world of journalism only love is sacred.Jodi Ann Simpson, curvaceous, vivacious, intelligent, blonde haired green eyed beauty, in full control of her life she commands attention wherever she goes. Born in Westminster England, her name Jodi meaning god is gracious and her second name taken from Queen Ann Boleyn second wife of Henry the 8th and queen of England from 1533 to 1536, hero and martyr of the English reformation. Beneath the plumage a hardened journalist looks for truth and justice, watched over by her powerful husband.Educated from birth by a journalist family she is schooled along side and lives next to the developing ruthless MI6 operative John Stanton, their families are friendly neighbours unaware of the inseparable bond forming between their siblings. On the far side of the Stanton property is a hedge, beyond the hedge in the terrible black mansion lurks Jodi’s archenemy, the fire breathing monster Bella Elizabeth Fonteyn. A black haired blue eyed beauty, with romantic goals similar to Jodi’s, the lifelong love and affection of John Stanton, Jodi fights tooth and nail to win the war. Views: 743
Mirror, mirror ... Ever since he was a small boy, Dylan has been seeing things in mirrors - shadows and things other people just can't see. When his boss at work starts needling him (and his coworkers join in on the wicked fun), the mirrors open and the fiendish stuff starts oozing out.Mirror, mirror ... Ever since he was a small boy, Dylan has been seeing things in mirrors - shadows and things other people just can't see. When his boss at work starts needling him (and his coworkers join in on the wicked fun), the mirrors open and the fiendish stuff starts oozing out. Can Dylan ever lead a normal life? And what about the boss's daughter, whose pictures Dylan admires on Facebook and Instagram? Will she still care for him if she knows all his secrets? Views: 743
Steve Collins is looking for the Big Score, the crime that will set him up for life. He thinks he's found it. He's going to kidnap Shirley Mae Warren, daughter of a wealthy banker and industrialist. The $200,000 ransom will get Collins his new start.
He can't do it alone. He'll need help. First, Shirley Mae's nanny, Mary - for her, Collins is the perfect lover. Then, a driver and front man - the man Collins calls his best friend.
The plan goes wrong. The child dies. And Collins sacrifices all - friend, lover - to save himself. Views: 743
They followed the path of ancient scrolls into the Judean desert. They unearthed one of the greatest discoveries of all time. The perfectly preserved body of the Virgin Mary. Soon the world would know the wonder of her healing. The sick are made well. The weak are made strong. But with the miracle of her return comes an omen of evil. Views: 742
Wodi grew up hearing tales of the outside world. Living in an isolated, technologically advanced city, it was hard to imagine that the rest of humanity suffered at the hands of sadistic, godlike monsters called flesh demons. Then Wodi finds himself exiled into the wasteland, victim of a death sentence handed out for no reason that he can understand...Demonworld is the first in a ten-book series that chronicles the life of Wodan, a son of laborers and heir to an amazing destiny.Wodi grew up hearing tales of the outside world. Living in an isolated, technologically advanced city, it was hard to imagine that the rest of humanity suffered at the hands of sadistic, godlike monsters called flesh demons. Then Wodi finds himself exiled into the wasteland, victim of a death sentence handed out for no reason that he can understand. Moving boxes in his father’s store and attending the local university did nothing to prepare him for the horrors that lay ahead.Unfortunately for the ones behind his exile, the wasteland turns Wodi into a force to be reckoned with. His journey through baking, wind-tortured deserts and poisoned oases wakes something up inside of him, and Wodi learns that the human spirit has strength that few can imagine… and also comes equipped with terrifying weapons that those who crossed him cannot even begin to comprehend. Views: 742
