A classic novel of romantic fiction and political analysis.

Making wishes is like any other industry, full of bureaucracy and terrible customers.Be Careful what you wish for.Where do wishes come from?From long hours and an overworked staff who are on call 24/7 to make sure all your dreams come true. Did you think riches and yachts came from nowhere? Magic doesn't come from trees, you know. There are people behind the scenes making the impossible happen, no matter how ridiculous that impossible is.

The Devil comes to a small town on Halloween evening. Terror grips the town, and one young boy's Life will be changed forever. He is slowly tormented his entire life, until the day comes when he must fight for his immortal soul. The horror will have you on the edge of your seat as Donald Lemore tries to save his sanity, and avoid spending an eternity burning in hell.Ontario Provincial Police Detective Lincoln Munroe is coming up empty. As a serial killer terrorizes the area surrounding London, Ontario, Canada, Lincoln finds himself at a standstill waiting for the perfect killer to make his first mistake. While the body count rises without any leads, Lincoln finds himself haunted by dreams of discovering skeletal remains in the forest beneath a bloody knife. The dreams seem to come true when Lincoln is called to Algonquin Park to assist an old colleague. There he is tasked with overseeing the excavation of human remains buried more than twenty-five years earlier; remains that will bring to the surface cold cases, a painful past and memories Lincoln had long since forgotten. 'A Dream of Death' is the first in a series of character-driven police procedurals written by a Canadian police officer. Continue reading after the story for an excerpt of book two in the series, 'Blue Rubicon', now available in eBook format from numerous retailers.

Anastasia finds herself in another hilarious and embarrassing mess when she accidentally puts her dog's droppings into a mailbox.

As a strange plague settles over the land and threatens their very existence, Briar, Daja, Sandry, and Tris must use their magic to find the source of the sickness...fast. Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their magic to fight a deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.

Another yarn in the John Stanton series of novels. Twelve year old Anna and eight year old Dylan have a dream, to own a horse that wins the Australian Melbourne Cup. Playing with matches can often lead to fire, the equine underworld turns on the newcomers. Journalist Jodi Stanton encourages her husband to intervene.Many thanks to the Racing Information Services Australia handicappers whom always made time to answer questions.For dreams to come true you must first have a dream. The Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation, the Australian Holy Grail of thoroughbred horse racing. Flemington racecourse is located in Melbourne, in the southern state of Victoria and is the most well known race track in Australia. Famous for hosting our greatest race the Melbourne Cup, on the first Tuesday in November every year, part of the spring racing carnival. It is one of the richest handicap events in the world. Racing began at Flemington racecourse in 1840 and such is its great history it was given national heritage listing in 2006.Over three captivating days around the campfire a Hunter Valley winemaker and father tells a story to his children. Twelve year old Anna and eight year old Dylan have a dream, to own a horse that wins the Melbourne Cup. Playing with matches can often lead to fire, the equine underworld turn on the newcomers. Journalist Jodi Stanton encourages her husband to intervene. Stories are stories and once told this one was over, or had it just begun?

Army doctor, Captain George Knight, is career focused and eager to see action. When he helps a fellow doctor, Sandra Fisher, after an accident, he's not looking for romance. But this pretty, unassuming woman has secret hidden depths that fascinate him. When he's sent away to war, Sandra has her own challenges to face. Can their love survive the heartbreaking test that fate has in store for them?Army doctor, Captain George Knight, is career focused and eager to see action. When he helps out a fellow doctor, Sandra Fisher, after an accident, he's not looking for romance. But this pretty, unassuming woman has secret hidden depths that fascinate him. When he's sent away to war, Sandra has her own challenges to face. Can their love survive the heartbreaking test that fate has in store for them?Other books in the Army Doctor's Series. (Books can be read in order or as stand-alone reads.)#1 The Army Doctor's Baby. He falls in love with his brother's girlfriend.#2 The Army Doctor's Wedding. A marriage of convenience to adopt an orphan baby.#3 The Army Doctor's Christmas Baby. Heartwarming Christmas romance.#4 The Army Doctor's New Year's Baby. His commanding officer's sister is irresistible.#5 The Army Doctor's Valentine's Baby. An abandoned baby brings two lonely doctors together.#6 The Army Doctor's Honeymoon Baby. Best friends become lovers, but a family secret threatens their happiness.

"The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" weaves a story of loss and return from back-country spook stories, backroom blues and best-forgotten secrets.Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom. “Demory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. It’s a world where everyone takes it for granted that terrible things happen to the innocent, and where the only possible reaction to that news is a stoical shrug. The tale’s chilling effect comes not from set-piece shocks, but rather from a sense of quiet, creeping unease that crawls a little deeper beneath your skin with every careful sentence.” - Paul Slade, PlanetSlade.com "'The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man’s Whore' is a darkly lyrical original folk tale. More than an any-day ghost story, 'Ballad' rambles through the tangled woods of Appalachia, quick-strumming a tale of haints, of bleak hope, and of one soul’s shadowy path to empowerment. Eerily evocative imagery snakes like tendrils of kudzu through a songlike narrative, closing on a chilling refrain that will haunt readers for days to come.- Ari MichaelsLocus Recommended Short Story - 2012Honorable Mention - Year's Best Horror, Vol. 5

My lifetime of rhymes: my ups and downs and special moments.When you were younger, did you ever think it would be cool to control an element? Despite what you thought, this was based off of fact. The Poweras are a different "Ethnic" group of people, hailing from the planet Powiera. This particular group of Poweras are on a journey to where? Los Angeles,California. There, they must save their friend. On the way, they meet a lovely duo of gentlemen who promise that they will be friends till their destination. Lies. They want simply to have them killed by none other than the most feared man in Powera history. In short, Aqua is an adventure story with a dash of romance, a modern twist on our childhood games.

“Fang sneezed and if you've ever heard a batsneeze you'll know it sounds a bit like a Chihuahuabarking. Atlas and Thor’s enormous framesshuddered in a vain attempt to keep in the gigglesbefore they erupted into full blown belly laughs..”Izzy Boone thought about a lot of things while navigating the streets of Chicago as a bike messenger –What should I have for dinner? Don’t hit that tourist. Should I try online dating? Watch out for that car. Will this time of year ever get easier? Someone waited too long to throw that out.One thought that never crossed her mind, though, was just how much a single package could change her life and turn her world upside down.Looking back, she really wished she had considered it. With her well-documented overactive imagination, she just might be better prepared for the hostile new world before her. Instead, her best friend blindsides her with who he really is; she’s running for her life from an organization bent on destroying the world; and she’s having horrible visions offering more questions than answers.Suddenly thrown into a world that contradicts everything she’s ever known, Izzy must come to terms with her new reality – fast – as she joins the ranks of Seers and Guardians to fulfill her destiny in the fight to save the world.Book One: See How She RunsBook Two: See How She FightsBook Three: See How She FallsBook Four: See How She AwakensAlso available: The Chronicles of Izzy, The Complete Series

When Briggs Barclay first meets his new neighbor Theodore Ranly, he can't imagine what they might have in common. Briggs’ main ambition in life is to dazzle the freshman football coach as soon as he enters high school. Theodore's got a killer arm when it comes to passing a ball, but the fact that he's confined to a wheelchair rules out any possibility of playing backyard tackle. They soon enter into a relationship that sends Briggs on the adventure of his life.

"Think I can turn that boy bad?" 17-year-old Jen turns her life upside down when, out of boredom, she makes a bet that she can turn school geek Trevor into someone like her. Instead, the goth girl finds herself sucked into his world of sci-fi movies, charity work, and even -ugh!- bowling. To truly belong with him -and with her new foster family- she must first come to terms with her violent past.

When a portal to the Four Worlds opens in ten year old Dylan James’ shed, the fate of the Five Worlds, including Earth, hangs in the balance.Dylan and his Father embark on an epic quest to defeat the evil Black Queen of Chinerthia, find the Book of Five Worlds and close the portal.A journey which will make them new friends, fearsome enemies, and never be forgotten in all Five Worlds.When a portal to the Four Worlds opens in ten year old Dylan James’ shed, the fate of the Five Worlds, including Earth, hangs in the balance.Dylan and his Father embark on an epic quest to defeat the evil Black Queen of Chinerthia, find the Book of Five Worlds and close the portal. Along the way they are joined by Lucas the barbarian; Bell, the Forest Ranger; the enigmatic Shadow Ranger; the Twin Magicians, Kaitlin and Alura; and d’Gaz the pirate.Together they travel across the world of Sylvae in order to free the True King and start a rebellion before crossing through the portal into the magical world of Hokino.On their way they will face monsters and dragons, natural disasters, the undead and meet mystical princesses of the elements before assaulting the Prison of Articus, freeing the True King and defending the mountain stronghold of Talon’s Fall from the Chinerthian army.

So! You think only humans have adventures? Have you never watched "Milo and Otis" or "Homeward Bound?" Bah! Meet Bruno the Newf, and share his consternation as he struggles with the baffling Humans, most of whom need minders that few of them possess. In this installment, our hero must deal incisively with a fractured marriage, a late-night intrusion...and a knife.Summary: An awful mistake begins a summer-long crazy, great, and tragic adventure to search for clues to solve a mystery, and pure optimism in spirit and song maintains hope for forgiveness and success.Chisel’s whole summer will turn out to be one perilous adventure after another, in places like the jungles of Volcano Island, The Haunted Woods, Look Around Mountain, and The Cave of the Tooth.Chisel will have to develop plans of escape including disguises #1, 2, and 3, use his flying skateboard hot-air-trash-bag-balloon-plane, and create the worst stink bomb recipe in the world to subdue his pursuers. He must overcome his own fear, and despair, always looking on the bright side of life by singing his songs of optimism. Then when all seems lost he must decide whether to follow mysterious images that appear to him.Each day follow Chisel on the Master Map, listen to the songs he sings, and enjoy the pure “hootbalootin” fun, adventure, and optimism. Then journey with Chisel as he builds the world’s largest tree house (to shoot tomatoes at the Flying Squirrels with his giant sling shot), discover with him how to make gum with amazing flavors like buttered popcorn and pepperoni pizza, and see if he can find the treasure of Pootan’s Forest.Then envision Chisel saying, “Hope is free, and hope is mine, today I grab it and will not let go! And if anyone has lost it, come see me. I have plenty you can borrow.”You’ll find all this and more in Chisel Hedgehog’s tragic, but amazing, Crazy Great Summer!Show More Show Less

In this fantasy short story, a Highlands wise-woman must pit her craft against a wayward noblewoman and her fairy lover.In this fantasy short story, a Highlands wise-woman must pit her craft against a wayward noblewoman and her fairy lover.Excerpt:"I know a good position when I see one, which doesn't explain how I ended up with Laird Rheagel of Roch Shan, he so tight with the Church and all. Indeed I was surprised that he accepted me. Not that I consider myself impious, mind you. I say the chants regularly and properly, and I wear the Sign. Actually, I am familiar with many signs, which is the problem. These young priests are so uppity. Their knowledge can't simply be best, but it must be only—and whoosh! a thousand years of learning dumped out the window with the bath water."But I say a girl has to be careful, especially when she's seen as many winters as I have and is no longer often called a girl. So I try to keep on the good side of all the heavens, although some are more easily satisfied than others. I won't say I was driven out of my previous home, but when the eggs are rotten, I don't stay for the omelet: and when the local priest denounced me as a witch, I left."Although as far as that goes, he was right."(Originally published in Dragon #207, reprinted by permission of the author.)

The year is 2027 and the government has a place for Christian fundamentalists.The government says that Christian fundamentalists are mentally ill people, and must be helped. The week end is over, the family has attended an underground church home. The father warns the family to put their Bibles away in the nook under the stairs.****Please review this book****Your opinion matters.Thank youThe year is 2027 and the government has a place for Christian fundamentalists.The government says that Christian fundamentalists are mentally ill people, and must be helped. The week end is over, the family has attended an underground church home. The father warns the family to put their Bibles away in the nook under the stairs, but 15 year old Kristen Lund is in a hurry to get to her room to call her friend about Mondays school test. She forgets, and takes her small New Testament to school in her purse. Her hell on earth has just begun, as she is yanked away from her family, and taken to a place under Greenbrier Mountain.In her dark, and dank cell deep in the mountain her faith is tried and put to the test. A snail crawls slowly across her wall. This is not the place the government promised where the children would have horses and dogs to play with, her stomach heaves, but her hunger overcomes her as she takes the snail and puts it in her mouth and swallows. Her stomach revolts and she heaves up what little food remains.

If you're the person who murdered my wife and think you've gotten away with it, think again. I'm looking for you, and I'll eventually find you.Is someone watching you through your webcam right now? No? Are you sure? Jim and his team of computer hackers are searching for a killer. They know they're invading your privacy and it's illegal, but they don't care.If you're the person who murdered my wife and think you've gotten away with it, think again. I'm looking for you, and I'll eventually find you.Is someone watching you through your webcam right now? No? Are you sure? Jim and his team of computer hackers are searching for a killer. They know they're invading your privacy and it's illegal, but they don't care. If you've got nothing to hide don't worry, they'll move on soon enough. Unless you're doing something that interests them. Then they might come to your house to have a talk with you.Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' FavoriteThis remarkable collection of tales and vignettes grab you and don't let go until the end. Some are reminiscent of Rod Serling's Twilight Zone; a mix of horror, fantasy and the absurd. Others, like Invasion of Privacy, are engrossing adventures spiced with a bit of mystery. They all share a few attributes: amazing characters whom you quickly come to know and care about, and story-lines that catch you up in the action with the first few words. Jim Liston's stories are great reading and highly entertaining.