What is the nature of insanity? Follow one doctor's hunt for dark Truth through a series of patient accounts...What is the nature of insanity? Follow one doctor's hunt for dark Truth through a series of patient accounts...All six of the poplar Asylum horror series are gathered here for your enjoyment and fear. Views: 691
A new kind of hero in the Old West tradition, Perley Gates is as honest and good as his heavenly name. But don't make him mad. Because when Perley Gates gets mad, people get hurt. Once every year, Perley Gates and his brothers lead the Triple-G crew on its annual cattle drive. It's a treacherous journey along the Great Western Trail, with a herd of two-thousand cows on one side and many opportunities for trouble on the other. This year, trouble shows up in the form of a beautiful young woman, her little baby, and her bizarre traveling companion—a colorful old cuss who goes by the name of Possom Smith. They're heading to a settlement called Butcher Bottom, and risking their necks to get there. Perley—being the gentleman he is—offers to escort the trio to their destination. But there are a few minor details they "forgot" to tell Perley . . . The woman is a widow whose husband had enemies. The old man is hiding a small fortune that might... Views: 691
On Fern’s 18th birthday, she discovers she’s a fire-starter. To learn to control it, Fern travels to a place where other young people have gathered to learn how to manage their gifts. And that’s where she meets Nik, the enigmatic magician who seems to understand her and her gift better than she does herself. But can Nik be trusted? Or is he hiding dangerous secrets of his own?From the award-winning author of “Linked” and “Unravel” comes this enchanting collection of stories and novellas, spanning centuries and cultures, from the underworld of the ancient Greece to the dystopian future. Views: 690
Office Politics is a ghost story about a worker who was terminated prematurely. Will anyone ever know she was murdered?Office Politics is a short story about a worker who was terminated prematurely by her boss. Now she's a disembodied ghost. Will anyone ever know she was murdered? Views: 690
Stuck in a dead-end job in a dead-end town, Bobbie Drex is even stuck in a dead man's shoes—until a fateful gunshot sends her life bulleting from mundane to insane in no time flat.Apparitions. Weird phone calls. Red eyes following her.If that weren't bizarre enough, a weird, wisecracking stranger washes up on her doorstep. Hell bent on a crazy mission, he sends Bobbie's life plummeting even further off the rails….She'd yearned for a new career. But chasing down monsters? Really?When the tables are turned and something sets its sights on Bobbie, she's forced to compete in a contest from which there's no turning back.The Lunatic's Game has begun…. Views: 690
Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy. When a new threat emerges during a suspicious mission deep into a Confederate drone production city, Jayson's allegiances are challenged. And a mysterious past drives him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back…A novella continuing the story of The Covert Academy...Jayson Georgiou is a playboy pilot with little ambition beyond his own pleasure, safe within the shelter of the Academy and its students.After Sarah and Joshua’s daring adventure into the heart of the Colonnade, Jayson and his assigned crew are ordered on a suspicious supply-run mission, deep into a Confederate drone production city. There Jayson uncovers a new threat to the Academy, challenging his allegiance.Yet Jayson has a mysterious past driving him to chase after his illusion of security, desperate to hold on to it, until it is too late to turn back… Views: 690
Sally is 35 years old and has decided life's not worth living. She sits on top of a cold Chicago apartment buildings roof trying to gain the courage to throw herself off. A ghost from her past appears, and shows her not everything is as it seems. As the cold wind sighs, the apparition talks to her of the past, and of a supernatural alternative.Death guides usually have rather normal names like John, Mary, Harry, and Jessica. And even ones not quite so normal, like Bartholomew or Ambrosia. They also have the most interesting tales behind their deaths. But one particular death guide has a few problems: she cannot remember her name or the details of her demise, and thus has no story of her own. One fateful night, she meets a young girl that may change her death forever.Inspired by the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gailman, and in the style of Children's tales of old, The Death of Death is a tragic, yet sweet little tale about loss and acceptance. Suitable for ages 12 and up. Views: 690
His mate has collided with his life -- but her past is a blank and her future is in danger. Can he save her?
Connor Milton has given up looking for his mate after years of searching. But when a woman crashes her car into a tree on his ranch not long before Christmas, he’s certain he’s finally found her. There’s one big problem--she doesn’t know who she is.
Mia Royce can’t remember anything about her past or where she was going the night before. Connor seems like the perfect man, but how can she move forward with her life when she doesn’t know where she came from?
When Mia finally accepts Connor as her mate, she remembers everything. But it’s too late--the bad men she was running away from that night have found her. Can her mate defend her, or is her past too dangerous to overcome? Views: 690
This short story is the prequel to The Magi series of books - it includes a sample of the 1st novel 'The Magi'.When one of the most elusive criminals in the galaxy uses his power and his money to evade arrest, who you gonna call call?Who else but An Kohli, honoured member of the Guild of Bounty Hunters, pin up girl for police forces across the galaxy and scourge of the criminal classes.This short story is the prequel to The Magi series of books - it includes a sample of the 1st novel 'The Magi'.When one of the most elusive criminals in the galaxy uses his power and his money to evade arrest, who you gonna call call?Who else but An Kohli, honoured member of the Guild of Bounty Hunters, pin up girl for police forces across the galaxy and scourge of the criminal classes.But even An Kohli still has to get up close and personal before she can make an arrest, so when Biggar Fro hides out in a maximum security luxury hotel there are challenges to be faced and bodyguards to be overcome, not least of whom is a knee tremblingly good looking Aloisan by the name of Thomaso. Views: 690
The ambitious First Lord of the resurrected Star League launches a campaign to rebuild the ancient Capellan Confederation. With his sights set on expanding his borders through the reclamation of the St. Ives Compact, he is brought into direct conflict with his own family. Supported by the ferocious Hustang Warriors, the threat poses a danger to all who would oppose the First Lord's rule. With military units divided in their loyalties, the question remains: Who is willing to pay the higher price in blood? Views: 690
Immortality is just a dream, but with the Scheffing process, the extremely wealthy can purchase the next best thing. For an exorbitant fee, the Scheffing Institute will make a copy of your mind's persona, hold it in storage until death, then transplant it into sublayers of the brain of a willing--& paying--host. The result for the host is immediate access to the persona's memories, knowledge, experiences & judgment. For the persona, it means full consciousness & thought-communication with the host, but without physical control of the host's body. When this futuristic tale unfolds, the brilliant, powerful multi-billionaire Paul Kaufmann has been dead for months. Institute administrator Francesco Santoliquido must make the decision of assigning Kaufmann's persona to a compatible host. With a personality as strong as Kaufmann, Santoliquido must be wary of the chance that the persona could take over the host's body--known as "going dybbuk." The only two men strong enough to control Kaufmann's persona are the ones who could benefit from it the most: Paul's nephew & current executor of the Kaufmann empire, Mark Kaufmann--& Mark's primary business rival, John Roditis of Roditis Securities. A secret struggle for possession of Kaufmann's persona takes an unexpected turn when Mark's 16-year-old daughter Risa gets involved. Views: 690
Box set three of the Val Fremden Mystery Series including the books Seven Daze, Figure Eight, Cloud Nine Views: 690
