In the royal household the lord's eldest son, Kan, lives a life of privilege. Chosen by God and fate, he will one day assume his father's throne. But in a land where divine providence comes with giant stature and dominion over the giant, shaggy beasts that toil on the Komasaru plains, Kan senses that something is wrong. What he discovers threatens the very foundation of his entire world.In the royal household of Niahn'si Pohl, the lord's eldest son, Kan, has lived a life of privilege. He has had the best education, been groomed in the courtly arts, and set upon the path of leadership. Chosen by God and fate, he will one day rise to assume his father's throne in loyal support to their great emperor.But in a land where divine providence comes with equally giant stature and dominion over the great, shaggy giants that toil on the Komasaru plains, Kan senses that something is wrong. When one of the massive beasts, a tahn-chen, breaks into the family compound, Kan is forced to face some disturbing implications that cast a dark shadow over the foundation of his entire world.Cover art by Louis Frank. Views: 789
One family, three sisters.
GRACE, the oldest: straight-A student.
AUDREY, the youngest: future Olympic swimming champion.
And MIA, the mess in the middle.
Mia is wild and daring, great with hair and selfies, and the undisputed leader of her friends – not attributes appreciated by her parents or teachers.
When Grace makes a shock announcement, Mia hopes that her now-not-so-perfect sister will get into the trouble she deserves.
But instead, it is Mia whose life spirals out of control – boozing, boys and bad behaviour – and she starts to realise that her attempts to make it All About Mia might put at risk the very things she loves the most. Views: 775
The Varieties of Erotic Experience blends the sacred, the profane, the urbane and the humane into a tangy literary cocktail.In an American city of old churches and ambitious pagans, death comes calling for an elderly woman -- a bit ahead of schedule. God takes a meeting or two, and the eternal questions arise. A funeral becomes a party, a son inherits a home with an uninvited guest, an iron lady is in the house, and they need more burgers down on the Weber grill.[Author's note: this small work emerged from an early version of the novel that became "The Bad American." This e-version restores considerable material that was excised from the print version published in February 2013.] Views: 772
When 15 year old Jonathan Peters falls in love for the first time, it is as unwelcome as it is unexpected because he falls in love with another boy. As his love deepens, his internal struggle with being homosexual spills into the open, impacting on his relationships with family, friends and teachers, who must all adjust their ambitions for him and the way they relate to himOut: A Schoolboy’s TaleWhen 15 year old Jonathan Peters falls in love for the first time, it is as unwelcome as it is unexpected because he falls in love with another boy. As his love deepens, his internal struggle with being homosexual spills into the open, impacting on his relationships with family, friends and teachers, who must all adjust their ambitions for him and the way they relate to him. Views: 767
Every love story doesn't have a happy ending. Nikki wants her happy ending but when her prince charming cheats her, her world shattered in pieces. She then finds Jacob through the online dating. But will it be a happy ending for her with Jacob or will her heart be shattered again? can she trust a person she only knows over the internet? Can she trust a stranger to give her the forever she wants.When you love someone with all your heart you always wish for it to stay with you forever. **********Nikki is a photo editor working in an ad agency. She has a caring best friend, a loving boyfriend and an awesome job. Her life is perfect. But one text message on her boyfriend’s phone ruins her dream. Her perfect love story becomes just that, a STORY. Sammy her best friend forces her to join a website and start online dating. She was never a fan of online dating, but she agreed to do it only for Sammy.She found a good guy online but was he worth trusting. She’ll have to find out. Jacob never thought he’ll be doing online dating. He started it as fun, but he found someone who nothing less than perfect. But can he trust his instincts and find the love of his life over the internet? Would it be a good decision to meet a stranger for real? Jake never took love seriously. He is a player. He only believes in one thing, the one night stands. But that had to change soon when Jake met a girl in the café. Is this the start of a new love story?***********Read and find for yourself. Views: 766
From the original writer of the late 1970's children’s cult TV series ‘Chorlton and the Wheelies’ and ‘Jamie and the Magic Torch’. ‘Samuel the Sliding Sausage’ – a classic 70's origin of HooHa House – has been made available as a FREE download (Various distributors) in the hope and that you, or your child, likes the story enough to buy the Boodle Books ‘Origins’ box set.‘Queenie the Quivering Quilt’ also part of this box set is also being made available as a FREE download.The 'Boodle HooHa House Origins’ box set includes the following stories and costs around £1.99 ($2.99) depending in region.1. Samuel the Sliding Sausage2. Wally the Wobbling Wellington3. Percy the Peeping Pot Plant4. Maurice the Messy Mop5. Queenie the Quivering Quilt6. Terrence the Terrible TapCharming, funny and beautifully written and illustrated Boodle Books are all about imagination. The notion of inanimate things coming to life is hardly original – which is precisely why the author gave it credence – because a child’s imagination has no bounds and there simply isn’t a child who hasn’t at some point taken a spoon or a daffodil and given it a name and a story.These delightful Boodle Books belong to children, to help inspire adult imagination too.Based on these original stories, the new HooHa House series runs to 26 titles covering every letter of the alphabet. Views: 765
When celebrity sidekick Stacey Blyth gets her memoirs serialised, everyone’s intrigued. The scrawny blonde says she's the heir to an immense oil fortune - but a sceptical tabloid hack who thought she was Stacey’s biographer remains sceptical. Her remembrances of their time together, spent piecing together Ms Blyth’s murky past, don’t exactly tally with the excerpts in the papers...When celebrity sidekick Stacey Blyth gets her memoirs serialised, everyone’s intrigued – what’s so special about this scrawny blonde? The answer: she’s the heir to an immense oil fortune. Or so she says... A tabloid hack who befriended her on the showbiz circuit is sceptical – she thought she was Stacey’s biographer, and her remembrances of their time together, piecing together Ms Blyth’s murky past, don’t exactly tally with the excerpts in the papers. So is Stacey Blyth really the richest girl in the world, or an absolute fabulist? Views: 755
Nikolai Nikolayevich celebrates his 40th birthday and reflects on a life of mild disappointment in the fog of a Volgograd night as the certainties of Soviet Communism dissolve into the chaos of the free market. Published free, download it while you can.The first in a series of linked short stories, 'Life Begins at Forty' introduces the Ribakov family of Volgograd. As the Russian economy, society and everything they have ever known disintegrate around them, father Nikolai, mother Nina and teenage son Ivan struggle to retain their dignity and integrity whilst coming to terms with the new reality of post-Communist 1990s Russia. These stories deal with the corrosiveness of bribery, corruption, disillusionment and despair, and the hope that comes from love and family that motivates the characters to carry on.Currently free, read it while you can. Views: 755
From the bowels of middle-class England, bona fide Brit Muslim lesbian Jaya Chakarbatti belies her mild-mannerisms and leads her group of Lassi Lesbians from their urban Midland terraced houses to the smelly back alleys of London's gay Soho, to seek out other Gaysians. Snapshooting Britain and navigating the world of Bollywood drag queens, and the choice between reading the Quran or The Pink PaperFrom the bowels of middle-class England, bona fide Brit Muslim lesbian Jaya Chakarbatti belies her mild-mannerisms and leads her group of Lassi Lesbians from their urban Midland terraced houses to the smelly back alleys of London's gay Soho, to seek out other Gaysians. Navigating the world of Bollywood drag queens, and the choice between reading the Quran or The Pink Paper, the girls take a snapshot of modern urban Britain, amidst riots, religious tensions, and social discontent, somehow ending up in the heat of uncomfortably straight but shamelessly camp streets of Bangladesh.This is a sharp, witty look at contemporary, multicultural, polysexual Britain, exploring themes of complex postcolonial politics in a humorous, poignant, but always affectionate way. Views: 739
Forced to move to the small town of Burnwood, Annabelle befriends a group of mysterious high school students. She discovers her old family home on the edge of town and slowly begins to uncover the truth. What she discovers chills her to the bone.After yet another abrupt move Annabelle finds herself in the small town of Burnwood. She knows it's only a matter of time before another move is sprung on her, but she dreads the thought of leaving after meeting the dark and mysterious Carter. Befriending the group of founding family kids she discovers the shocking truth about her lineage. Annabelle faces her haunting past and unravels the mystery behind Carter's behavior. Entranced by a new world of possibilities she finds herself in grave danger. She has finally found a place where she belongs, but the threat of losing it all looms in the air. Views: 730
What happens when a vampire falls for a person outside of the Twilight universe? Hurt and heartbreak follow Josh Hardy as Malcolm (vampire) sets his sights on making him the only person in Josh's life... And he does so with murderous abandon!Josh Hardy has enough troubles in his life without a murderous vampire being a part of his picture. Malcolm, the vampire, makes it his mission to rid Josh of all the bad influences in his life, making his once hedonistic lifestyle into a scary horror movie where his closest friends are being picked off one by one, just so Malcolm can have him all to himself.Free Kittens explores the mind of both a junkie who can't stop and a vampire who also can't help his vices.What is it to really be human? Is it love, sex, food, or something far more sinister? Views: 726
A boy finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy that reaches far into space and time. A race called the Guardians have been a part of society to 'keep the peace.' When his grandfather gives him a mission, he goes on a wild adventure to find the truth about the Guardians while befriending one along the way. Together they must fight against powers beyond their comprehension.From the 15 year old first-time-author Christian Gutierrez comes a psychological thriller An average boy living in a world that is populated by mysterious beings called the Guardians. They 'keep the peace' in the world, have absorbed the government, shut down militaries, and guard every street. But little is known about them, how did they get here? why are they here? The boy's life takes a dramatic turn when his grandfather tells the truth about who he really is. The boy along with a Guardian whom he befriended goes on a dangerous and spellbinding adventure to reveal the truth about the Guardians and prevent the global genocide soon to come. Views: 714
When journalist Veda Jenkin stumbles across a secret society dedicated to restoring the rightful king of England, she finds herself drawn into another world, of rituals and saints, the Zen Jewish Blues, jazz, mathematical opera, Jacobean theatre, Velcro jumping, Argonauts and argonauts, Jason and JASOn, Bedekeepers and Beadkeepers, and learns that when the Jay comes, the king will be crowned.A Veritable Jackdaw's nest of a book containing secret societies, conspiracies and counter-conspiracies, Jacobites, Inquisitors, artists and dramatists, jays and jackdaws, velcro jumping, Jewish Zen Buddhist blues, mathematical opera, Jacobean theatre, folk and jazz, kings and popes, Jason and JASON, Bedekeepers and Beadkeepers, tarboys and jumbucks, curious ceremonies, arcane rituals, bizarre coincidences, eccentric characters, lots of fascinating but utterly useless information, plenty of ovophiles and the quest to crown a King. Views: 680
Something isn't right with the women in Aaron's family.It's a passion. It's an obsession. It's a fetish of pure dementia.A short tale of one young man's struggle to cope with his mother's most unholy and insane fascinations.Jenny was so excited that Mike asked her to be his girlfriend. She was a cheerleader and Mike was the star quarterback at their high school. They were so in love, and ready to get more serious, and one day get married, and start a family of their own, but that dream would never come to light because of what was about to unfold that night.Mike picked Jenny up around seven that night, and they headed out in the night with the anticipation of sharing their first kiss together.As their car was traveling down the country road, and their hearts beating out of their chests, it began to thunder, and lightning. Jenny said, "I sure hope it doesn't start raining and spoil our special moment together.""I don't think it's going to do anything," replied Mike."I hope you're right," exclaimed Jenny.The two love birds hands touched and their eyes met, and just made their hearts beat even faster.,Jenny chimed in and said, "Can we just skip the movie, and find a secluded place to park, and make out?""You must have read my mind," said Mike excitedly.After about fifteen minutes Mike finally came upon a place that looked secluded enough to be alone with his girlfriend and not be bothered. Mike and Jenny's hands tightened as they drove into the secluded area for a night of what was supposed to be a night of passion, but instead a night of terror.Mike parked the car, and unfastened their seatbelts, and embraced, then kissed.After about ten minutes of nonstop kissing Mike said, "Why don't we celebrate our first date together with some beer?"Jenny replied," That sounds good to me."Mike opened his car door, and opened his trunk, and pulled out a six-pack of beer then got back in his car, and passed Jenny a beer. They popped the tops of the beer cans and gulped down beer after beer until the six-pack was gone. They started kissing in a drunken state. After another ten or fifteen minutes Mike unlocked his lips from hers and said, "Jenny, I need to go pee."Jenny replied," Please hurry back!"Mike said, "Don't worry, I'll hurry." Mike got out of his car and headed a little deeper in the woods to pee.As Mike was finishing up he heard a noise and said, "Who's out there?"Then all of a sudden as the thunder and lightning got more intense a man appeared, and said, "Son, you are on private property, and I don't appreciate you relieving yourself on my property."Mike started becoming sober and said, "I'm sorry sir I'll leave immediately and never come back."The man answered back in a mean voice, and said "its’ a little too late for sorry’." Views: 676
This book is a prequel to the upcoming film, Once We Leave the Garden. Alexandria and Derek grew up to become a loving couple. But there is a twist to them. They also became involved in a devious game driven by blood-lust. This book gives you a glimpse into the early years of their lives, before their worlds ever collided. We all have a predisposition for evil, see what events triggered their's.The book can not be easily described, it is a collection of stories and each one is different. I believe the world needs more humor, optimism and relaxation through creative thinking. This book is my small contribution – you have to read it to see.Hope you’ll like it! If you do, look for more books from my ‘Intergalactic Stories’ series.If you prefer a novel, check the book ‘Cloud Whale’ – might change your view of the world. Views: 663
