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A little science fiction, a bit of fantasy, plenty of humor, and some really shocking horror. These are tales to suit any mood. All stories in this book were previously published in on-line or print publications. The author is re-issuing the stories since an editor somewhere liked them enough to publish them in the first place.Fish Story - Science FictionThe Vision - Paranormal/HorrorChilpequin 22 Miles – Fantasy/HumorHeather’s Pain - SuspenseThe Delegate - Science FictionThe Country Faire - Literary HorrorIf You Could See Her - RomanceThe Cursed Valley – FantasyBig Bessie’s Place - HumorThe Hunter - HorrorA Visit to Potter's Field - Fantasy/HumorExtraordinary Rendition - Literary RealismJonathan Swift Finds Nemo - Alternate HistoryA Grab Bag of Drabbles – Humor Views: 405
A risky decision endangers both Artimé and Quill in book five of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called “The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter.”
Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly discovered island after barely surviving a storm that destroys their ship. And it turns out they’re not alone…
Back in Quill, Aaron’s power base grows as he aligns himself with an unlikely ally. Together, the two enact a drastic, risky plan to finally conquer Artimé—a plan that could ultimately leave everyone in both Artimé and Quill in far more danger than Aaron realizes. Views: 405
Jade's life is complicated. Raising six children on her own isn't easy. Sex isn't even a word in her current vocabulary. That is until Dagda shows up, the phallic god in the flesh, in her home. When danger shoots out of the dark, Jade's new-found warrior vows to protect her Dagda, Celtic Earth and Father God, leader of the Tuatha De Danann hasn't been in the human world for the past two hundred years, until his daughter shows up missing. Little does he know by finding his daughter he will also find his true mate the one that can handle his lustful ways and his temper. Views: 405
Home is Where You Left It is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Stephen Marlowe is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Stephen Marlowe then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 405
Angie Turner's restaurant, The County Seat, is conveniently located near a first-class farmers market—so her menu is full of fresh ingredients. But a visiting culinary professor has just had a taste of something very unhealthy . . . Angie first meets Daniel Monet at a local mission, where she and her chef-in-training, Hope, are serving barbeque chicken poutine to the homeless. Monet is one of Hope's teachers—but Angie's boyfriend knows him from his youthful days in England. But soon, the bon vivant is no longer vivant. When Monet is found dead, with Hope's prints on the wine glass next to him, it will be Angie who has to sauce out the real killer . . . Praise for Lynn Cahoon's Tourist Trap Mysteries "Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detective: Guidebook to Murder has it all! A cozy lover's dream come true." —Susan McBride, author of The Debutante Dropout Mysteries... Views: 405
Martin may have seen his sister, Cassie, to safety at the end of The Sky Inside, but his adventure is far from over. There’s still a totalitarian regime in place, murderous game shows on the air, and a couple of government agents on Martin’s tail. When Martin and his AllDog, Chip, go back to his old suburbs to check up on Mom, they get a lot more than they bargained for when they end up escaping with both parents. But the biggest surprise is yet to come—the heart of the government’s central power is closer to Martin than he ever suspected. Views: 405
On a hot summer night on the Asbury Park boardwalk, Natalie Ramirez gave her heart and body to Chase Smith, the sexy bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Defying her parents’ wishes, she marries Chase because she knows that with his smarts and hard work, he will make something of himself.Chase Smith knew he was a far cry from Natalie’s upper middle class upbringing, but he couldn’t ignore her beauty and intelligence. Chase had big plans for his life and wanted Natalie at his side, even if it would take a great deal of work and determination.Love and passion brought them together, but Chase’s workaholic ways drive them apart as he strives for the success he thinks is important to his wife.Trying to give themselves one last chance to salvage their marriage, Chase and Natalie meet on the boardwalk where their love affair began. Can they rekindle the love they once shared in just one night? Views: 404
’Tis the season to get deadly.Book 4 of the Sophie Green MysteriesIt’s a week before Christmas. Sophie is out of work, out of love and out of her depth—literally. Stuck in Cornwall on the holiday from hell with her ex-boyfriend, her boyfriend’s ex, and two intimidating colleagues. If that’s not enough, Sophie’s got her hands full trying to prevent her best friend’s perfect engagement from blowing up in her face.When a corpse turns up in the local harbor it’s the perfect distraction…at least until someone tries to add Sophie to the body count.Tangled love, tangled lives, tangled clues. Now there’s a holiday menu Sophie can’t resist. Views: 404
New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks delivers the exciting conclusion in the Love at Stake series, where a Marine-turned-vampire finds love with the shifter princess forbidden to him...
Russell wakes from a coma to find he's become a vampire. Now he has a thirst for revenge. Determined to hunt down the master vampire who turned him, he's used to working alone . . . until he meets Jia. She is after the same vampire for murdering her parents and insists she can help Russell on this mission. Reluctantly, he agrees, and sets up some ground rules:
Rule #1: Their partnership is strictly business. If he holds her a little too close . . . if she looks at him with those exotic eyes . . . well, that has to stop.
Rule #2: He's in charge. Jia isn't used to taking orders and questions every move he makes. So he stops her the only way he knows how.
Rule #3: Don't fall in love. But the kiss that was supposed to quiet her awakens something else in him . . . something forbidden. Because Jia is engaged. To someone else. Views: 404
First story in series! Randy Hudson has it all. A wonderful family, beautiful home, and a successful, thriving business. But Randy's oldest daughter, Rose, is turning his perfect world upside down. Even worse than Rose's disrespectful new attitude is her disrespectful new boyfriend, Mark. There is something off about the arrogant teenage boy...and Randy won't rest until he finds out what.First story in the Homeless series!Randy Hudson has it all. A wonderful family, beautiful home, and a successful, thriving business. But Randy's oldest daughter, Rose, is turning his perfect world upside down. Even worse than Rose's disrespectful new attitude is her disrespectful new boyfriend, Mark. There is something off about the arrogant teenage boy...and Randy won't rest until he finds out what.Get started on the first story in the Homeless Short Story Series. This is the first story of 7 that were originally published as the novel HOMELESS (now a collection called HOMELESS: Origins). From here on out, the series will continue as ongoing connected individual stories. Story Arcs containing a few stories will be grouped together and released as a "novel". It will be much like comic books, where individual issues that make up a story arc are grouped together for a graphic novel. See Christopher Lee Cousino's website for more info. Views: 404
Virtual Reality has never been more dangerous. Kelsey loves books and lattes, preferably together, and is the kind of girl who follows rules to the letter. Unfortunately, her twin sister is obsessed with outlawed virtual reality... a bad vice to have when the government controls everything from entertainment privileges to caffeine consumption.If her sister would just keep her nose out of trouble, maybe they could survive senior year. But when Kelsey meets a charming book connoisseur and accepts his offering of a tarot card, she takes the first step toward her own risky addictions: the guy of her dreams, and his virtual escapes into her beloved storybooks.But the tarot cards can't guarantee a happy ending when the line between reality and fiction becomes dangerously blurred.Includes 7 cards: #0~The Fool#1~The Magician#2~The High Priestess#3~The Empress#4~The Emperor#5~The Hierophant#6~The Lovers Views: 404
SHORT STORYAn ugly stuffed monster is chosen from the claw machine and taken to his new home. It was all going so well until the cat snuck in . . .All will love. All will lose. All will change.And it happens during those long, dark and crazy College Nights...Meet The Five: The striking -- and strikingly different -- female friends are newly arrived college freshman, and their entire future is before them. Monica is the sheltered police chief's daughter. Sonya is the sexually adventurous artist. Amanda is the British-born photojournalism student. Chelsea is wide-eyed innocent from a small town. And Lauren is the streetwise skateboarder from Philly.They come together to form an unbreakable bond at Pennsylvania's Old State University, a football powerhouse party school rocked by scandal, not unlike Penn State.What their future holds in love and life is anyone's guess. That’s because there is no freedom like the first flush of freedom at college. There are no friends like college friends. And there are no nights like college nights, when anything is possible.The Five will become more than friends amid the crucible of college. Yet, none are prepared for events to come. One will triumph. One will be betrayed. One will be left broken-hearted. One could lose herself. And one could lose her life.Because life is never the same after we experience the many adventures and the dueling dangers of those long, dark college nights...Lucy St. John, author of the acclaimed Morgan Chase series, turns her keen attention to detail, her zest for suspense and her utter love for romance to the institution where career women are made -- college.A place to learn, to be sure. But also a place to experiment. A place to be bold. A place to find ourselves -- and each other. A place to become the women we were always meant to be. And that's just the College Nights.The romantic, erotic, suspenseful and true-to-life adventure begins now with "Innocence - College Nights Book One" by Lucy St. John.Their world will never be the same. Neither will yours. Not after those crazy College Nights.Don't miss a second when the sun goes down...*This e-book contains 46,000 words. Views: 404
The 100 Series eBook Box Set
A Billionaire Romance Trilogy
FOR 100 DAYS she deceived him. FOR 100 NIGHTS he demanded her complete surrender. Now, after all of the secrets and lies and heartbreak, they'll have to decide if their love is strong enough to try again...FOR 100 REASONS.
Get all three novels in New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian's sizzling, suspenseful billionaire romance 100 Series in this special release 3-in-1 ebook boxed set.
FOR 100 DAYS (Book 1)
Struggling artist Avery Ross is at the end of her rope and out of options when she gets a lucky break to housesit at a posh New York City high-rise. Suddenly she's living a Cinderella dream--complete with a tall, dark, and handsome prince-not-so-charming in the form of the scarred, wickedly seductive alpha billionaire, Dominic Baine, who lives in the penthouse. But Avery's Cinderella fairytale is only temporary. Soon, her time in Nick's world will be up and she'll have to return to real life where her past is full of ugly, dangerous secrets that will threaten everything she and Nick share.
FOR 100 NIGHTS (Book 2)
For a few precious months, Avery Ross lived a glittering, jet-setting sensual fantasy with billionaire Dominic Baine. Her deception revealed, now she owes Nick a debt: for every day she deceived him, a night in his bed. He wants her at his mercy, surrendered to him completely. It's an exquisite punishment--one she never wants to escape. But just as she and Nick begin to forge a bond that goes deeper than even their limitless passion, Avery discovers a terrible truth about her mysterious, commanding lover that shocks her to her core and may separate them forever.
FOR 100 REASONS (Book 3)
Still reeling from the betrayal of her breakup with Nick, Avery Ross has picked up the pieces of her shattered life and become a strong, independent woman and successful artist. But neither money nor fame is enough to fill the void that Nick's absence has left in her heart. When their paths collide again, Nick will do anything to win Avery back. Now the man accustomed to having everything he desires must find a way to redeem himself to the only woman he has ever loved--even if that means confronting the most hideous secrets of his own past.
"...A sexy, sizzling, emotion-filled delight. It completely blew me away!" --J. Kenner (on FOR 100 DAYS)
“The 100 Series is the best kept secret you should be reading. For those of you who are looking for your next Fifty Fix, look no further. I know, I know – you have heard the phrase before! Except this time, it’s the truth and I will bet the penthouse on it.” --Mile High Kink Book Club
"An instant addiction and a COMPLETE escape, with an intriguing storyline and an ending that will leave you gasping for air. This series has quickly become one of my FAVORITES!" --Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads
"Lara Adrian not only dips her toe into this genre with flare, she will take it over . . . I have found my new addiction, this series." --The Sub Club Books
"Adrian simply does billionaires better." --Under the Covers Views: 404
