Fourteen-year-old Callen Thorne is a brilliant hacker who has been battling cancer for the last ten years. When his family's mysterious legacy comes knocking, he and his sister, Ania, are pulled into a desperate quest to save their dying mother. Unknown to Callen, a cure also awaits him, buried deep, in a secret location surrounded by horrors that he can scarcely imagine.Fourteen-year-old Callen Thorne is a brilliant hacker who has been battling cancer for the last ten years. When his family's mysterious legacy comes knocking, he and his sister, Ania, are pulled into a desperate quest to save their dying mother. Unknown to Callen, a cure also awaits him, buried deep, in a secret location surrounded by horrors that he can scarcely imagine. Even with the aid of their dwarven demon-hunting grandfather, magic, and advanced technology, the situation is bleak. With evil in every shadow, what will it cost the siblings to succeed and what occult secrets await them?

When their ancestral enemies lay siege to Lord Horea's castle and city, Kondrat, his ageing captain-at-arms, knows just what to do. Then all changes when his men start dying, killed by an invisible, non-corporeal assassin. Now Kondrat alone stands between destruction and all he loves.When their ancestral enemies lay siege to Lord Horea's castle and city, Kondrat, his aging captain-at-arms, knows just what to do. Then all changes when his men start dying, killed by an invisible, non-corporeal assassin. Now Kondrat alone stands between destruction and all he loves.

Chris has to spend his weekend watching his grandfather who is recovering from hip surgery. He doesn't mind doing this, but as an unexpected Texas snowstorm kicks in, they soon realize there's something outside in the snow. Trapped with his grandfather, they must now work together to fight off their snow-born attackers.Broken into 4 sections (Me, You, Us, Forever), "Screaming White Noise" starts with writer's experiences (Me) then moves to his demented vision of love (You). It concludes with a bleak outlook of the present state of the world (Us) and how he hopes to leave it (Forever).

Pyramid 76 is a research facility, dedicated to studying one of the most fascinating creatures ever discovered. Its scientists eagerly delve into its secrets, but what will happen when one of them makes the one conclusion the people funding the facility don’t want made?Pyramid 76. A research facility, studying one of the most fascinating creatures ever discovered in microbiology. Two scientists are eagerly delving into its secrets, but what will happen when one of them leaps to a dangerous conclusion? More specifically, the one conclusion the people funding the Pyramid facility don’t want anyone to make?

It's an hour before Eric and Annie are to host a dinner party. When Eric informs Annie that he's invited Max, his brother, Annie is mortified. It's been years since she's seen Max, and their relationship ended badly.Meanwhile, the party was arranged to fix up their friends Michael and Holly. But when Holly arrives with a date, Eric and Annie wonder if their party is doomed before it begins.Annie and Eric are hosting a dinner party. Annie is edgy, having spent days obsessing over the fact that her old lover, Max, is in town for the holidays. And when Eric tells her he's invited Max, who's also Eric's brother, Annie is mortified. It's been years since she's seen Max, and their relationship had a peculiar end that left Annie feeling jilted.Meanwhile, the dinner party was originally planned to fix up their friends Michael and Holly. Michael has been pining after Holly, but she has been emotionally unavailable. Holly's husband died years ago, and, though she's fond of Michael, she's unsure she'll ever love again. Annie and Eric hoped getting them together over dinner, among friends, might help Holly warm to Michael. But when Holly arrives with a date, Michael's feeling humiliated, and Eric and Annie are wondering if their party is doomed before it even begins.

Acacia is a power hungry witch. Working for the dark side she is desirous to find her ex-coven sister and bring her to their side. She has recently been initiated to become Kalerian's power equal, giving her the ability to steal others magick, and find the object of her desire. She will now become a hunter of Freedom fighters and the Children of light. Doing the bidding of Kalerian.Acacia is a power hungry witch. Working for the dark side she is desirous to find her ex-coven sister and bring her to their side. She has recently been initiated to become Kalerian's power equal, giving her the ability to steal others magick, and find the object of her desire. She will now become a hunter of Freedom fighters and the Children of light. Doing the bidding of Kalerian, she will be forced to do things and prove herself in ways that just may break her.

A war is raging amid the unknown. Both sides, light and dark, are gathering their warriors to do battle.The Warrior’s Beckoning is a two-part horror thriller with an allegorical storyline.Connected by a dream, a team of ghost hunters is gathered and sent into a mysterious forest. Once a town, it is now inhabited by only darkness and sorrow.After finding himself at the mercy of the shadow creatures, the team leader is rescued by men he does not know, men who were called by the same dream. But as the ghost hunter plays his camera footage, a priest reads the diary that unleashes the Spirits of Decay. These cloaked figures surround them, their scythes sapping the team of their spiritual energy.Told through a series of diary entries, The Warrior’s Beckoning is an evocative story about the epic cosmic battle between light and dark. The first part of this chilling tale chronicles the awakening of the mysterious forces, while the second part tells of the arrival of the Warrior.A thrilling page-turner filled with unexpected twists and turns, author Patrick Howard’s haunting paranormal narrative will keep you enthralled from the first sentence to the last.

The third in a collection of short stories centered around the fictional town of Maple Springs in the Rocky Mountains and the events detailed in the novel series, Troll Brother, featuring the agents of IPMA and other characters. This story gives even more backstory to the fan favorite, the Goblin Queen.The third in a collection of short stories centered around the fictional town of Maple Springs in the Rocky Mountains and the events detailed in the novel series, Troll Brother, featuring the agents of IPMA and other characters. This story gives even more backstory to the fan favorite, the Goblin Queen.As the Goblin Queen continues to build her army and her arsenal, she is missing one key element in her struggles: a mate, someone she can call her closest friend. Her mentor, the dragon Marduk disguised as the righteous matron dragon Aragonamat, has been hardly a companion or confidant. And so the queen turns to her only like-minded soul. She seeks out IPMA Agent Jackson Davidson to recruit him as partner and an aide in her struggle to bring the dominion of faerie folk back to the Earth, even if it may mean fighting against his own human-kind.If you have read "Troll Brother" and "Troll Brother 2: Little Brother Troll", or if you have been enthralled with the Goblin Queen in "Seeing Devils" and "The Goblin Queen's Cache" then it's time you treat yourself to this little Easter Egg of a story for Halloween 2015!Caution: while still suitable for a scare for younger readers, it is darker than the previous short stories and novels which include the Goblin Queen with somewhat more adult themes.

A short children's story about the amazing things that happen when we are brave enough to see new worlds with books. Pandora is about to find out, will you?Pandora loves adventures and playing with her friends, that is why she loves going to granny and grandad's house. But this time things don't go as expected. Her friends went on holidays, the telivision is broken and it's raining outside. The only thing left is her grandparents' library.But Pandora hates reading!

15 contemporary poems about loss and heartbreak in one raw, evocative collection. Words I'll Never Say is Australian writer Lee-Ann Khoh's first poetry chapbook.When women in the City Center are found dead in abandoned houses, consumed by ghouls, the council of vampire hunter clans reports the occurrences as the work of a necromancer. And Margaret is to be the bait used in an attempt to destroy her fiendish power. Will Margaret survive? Will the clans make it to her in time? Or is she to be the next victim of the necromancer? Suspenseful, dark, and full of danger, The Dead of Sanguine Night takes you into the life of a vampire hunter pitted against the horror that lurks in the night.

What is the dividing line between myth and reality? Where is the frontier – if there is such a thing - between one and the other? I’ve always thought I had the correct answer to those questions. I always thought I knew where the limits were. After all, it is not that difficult.What is the dividing line between myth and reality? Where is the frontier – if there is such a thing - between one and the other? I’ve always thought I had the correct answer to those questions. I always thought I knew where the limits were. After all, it is not that difficult. Being young and inexperienced I had the feeling I knew many things when the truth is I knew nothing at all. There were many things I had still to learn and some of them were – to my astonishment – not so easy to explain or to give credit for.An early and eager interest in legends has kept my mind in alert mode searching and enthusiastically hunting for stories of every kind. But the ones I prefer are those which depict paranormal activities. It feels good from time to time getting some thrill in this, otherwise, boring life of mine.

Ryan is really fat and he likes to play video games with his friend, sleeping all the time and eat...a lot! One day, there's a new girl came to Ryan's school. The girl is really beautiful and after that, Ryan is in love with her but he hate his body because it's too fat. He then try to exercise eat less and much more to dating with the new girl. By O.T.H. Syaz.*WARNING*This book is not completely finished. There's only 2 chapters and more will be added. I will update it more frequently.Actually, nothing really to talk here... because the final story is not done yet. Even this title is not final. It's like BETA version of it. One thing to keep in mind is, even after this book has it final version, it's still free so... yeah.

Specially for the New Year, another tale to follow on from the story for New Year’s Eve 2014, and begun in Spooky Tale. It is the third and final part of the story of Alice Snood, her sister Elizabeth and good friends Jean and Father Merry. Is it as spooky as spooky can be? Yes! So cuddle up to the nearest cushion and enjoy what happens when the wind gets up and the weather turns. Happy New Year XAha! Finally, in the grand tradition of story-telling, we bring you what happened next in the story of Alice Snood and her neighbourhood, including Father Merry and Jean; We last met them in Wonka’s story for New Year’s Eve and they are still hot on the trail of the mysterious town house and looking for explanations. As the wind gets up, blowing down the old cobbled streets, whipping up the dead leaves and causing a stir, snuggle down and treat yourselves to another of Wonka’s special stories for big children and small adults! And if you like this one, then do read Wonka’s Spooky Tale which is how it all began. Big Love and Happy New Year from me and Wonka X

Marshalling the vast powers of narrative and historical re-creation that he brought to his international bestseller Schindler’s List, Thomas Keneally has created a moving and provocative novel about a headstrong young Catholic priest in World War II Australia. As Sydney braces itself for a Japanese invasion, Father Frank Darragh finds his pastoral duties becoming increasingly challenging. How should he counsel an AWOL black American soldier who may face death for his involvement with a white woman? And what should he say to another woman—the distressingly beguiling Kate Heggarty—who impresses him with her virtue even as she edges toward sin? When Kate is found murdered, Darragh falls under suspicion. And even if the police clear him, his superiors—and his own conscience—may not. Office of Innocence is a book that’s impossible to put down, dense with moral complexity and alive with period detail.

Marina awakes with no memories of her life to discover she's a prisoner of the Outsiders. Her captors think she's one of them and she should be helping them with an eternal war, waged over lifetimes and dimensions. She wants her freedom, yet she also needs to know why Drew gazes at her with such heat in his eyes. Drew runs from his destiny and Marina for as long as he can. She won't believe him, but he does it to protect her from the evil inside of him, a connection to a demon who wants to destroy the Outsiders. Now, he has no choice but to embrace his destiny with Marina. War has come to their doorstep. The signs have signaled. And battle waits for no one.

Sometimes the man of your dreams . . . Shop girl Poppy Fairchurch knows it’s pointless fantasizing about the Duke of Autenberry. Still, dreams can’t hurt anyone . . . unlike the carriage Poppy spies bearing down upon the unsuspecting duke. After she pulls him to safety, the duke lapses into a coma and Poppy is mistaken for his fiancée. But one person isn’t fooled: his arrogant and much too handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie. Soon Poppy isn’t sure what she wants more . . . the fantasy of her duke or the reality of one smoldering Scot who challenges her at every turn. . . . is not who you think. An illegitimate second son, Struan may have built an empire and established himself as one of the wealthiest men in Britain, but he knows he will always be an outsider among the ton. Just like he knows the infuriating Poppy is a liar. There’s no way the haughty Duke of Autenberry would deign to wed a working class girl. It doesn’t matter how charming she is. Or tempting. Or how much Struan wants her for himself.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It’s the dubious distinction of thirty-year-old Willa Jackson to hail from a fine old Southern family of means that met with financial ruin generations ago. The Blue Ridge Madam—built by Willa’s great-great-grandfather and once the finest home in Walls of Water, North Carolina—has stood for years as a monument to misfortune and scandal. Willa has lately learned that an old classmate—socialite Paxton Osgood—has restored the house to its former glory, with plans to turn it into a top-flight inn. But when a skeleton is found buried beneath the property’s lone peach tree, long-kept secrets come to light, accompanied by a spate of strange occurrences throughout the town. Thrust together in an unlikely friendship, united by a full-blooded mystery, Willa and Paxton must confront the passions and betrayals that once bound their families—and uncover the truths that have transcended time to touch the hearts of the living. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReadersCircle.com

Bruno Salvador has worked on clandestine missions before. A highly skilled interpreter, he is no stranger to the Official Secrets Act. But this is the first time he has been asked to change his identity - and, worse still, his clothes - in service of his country. Whisked to a remote island to interpret a top-secret conference between no-name financiers and the Congolese warlords, Salvo's excitement is only heightened by memoires of the night before he left London, and his life-changing encounter with a beautiful nurse named Hannah. Exit suddenly the unassuming, happily married man Salvo believed himself to be. Enter in his place the pseudonymous Brian Sinclair: spy, lover - and perhaps even, hero.

“A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.” —Charlotte Observer In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself—the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe—accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael Connelly, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, Tess Gerritsen, Laura Lippman, Nelson DeMille, Lawrence Block, and thirteen others, In the Shadow of the Master is a must-have for thriller and mystery fans of all ages.

When Adrian and Paula move to a cottage in the countryside, they don't know what to expect. At first, Adrian finds their new life idyllic, and insists on lots of long walks and fresh air, while Paula finds rural life lonely and dull. Then some small and oddly silent children start showing up -- in the woods, the garden, and eventually inside the house itself. Their presence proves disturbing to Adrian, who is having second thoughts about the move they've made. It's Paula now who seems more at home with country life, and Paula who starts to take a peculiar comfort from the mysterious new arrivals. Hunger is a haunting account of a marriage unsettled by a move -- from a master of psychological suspense.

Physicist Jon Grady and his team have discovered a device that can reflect gravity—a triumph that will revolutionize the field of physics and change the future. But instead of acclaim, Grady’s lab is locked down by a covert organization known as the Bureau of Technology Control. The bureau’s mission: suppress the truth of sudden technological progress and prevent the social upheaval it would trigger. Because the future is already here. And it’s rewards are only for a select few. When Grady refuses to join the BTC, he’s thrown into a nightmarish high-tech prison housing other doomed rebel intellects. Now, as the only hope to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age, Grady and his fellow prisoners must try to expose the secrets of an unimaginable enemy—one that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making.