At the Manoir Bellechasse, when a gentile familys memorial service turns deadly, Inspector Gamache, a guest at the hotel, finds himself in the middle of a murder enquiry, and the hotel is full of possible suspects.

After a failed suicide attempt, terminal cancer patient Mark Briggs embarks on a cross country trek with his three best friends in the hope of seeing the Pacific Ocean for the first time. It doesn't take long for the boys to realize they may be in over their heads. The Lost and Found is a comical look at friendship, love, life and death.Magdalene did not know she had fallen asleep until she woke up. She blinked her eyes tiredly trying to bring her surroundings into focus. She briefly wondered where she was then remembered she had been on a plane. She stretched glade she no had had no dreams. As she stretched she felt her hand scrape something hard and rough. Magdalene’s face scrunched up as she felt the odd texture. It felt like stone but she knew there was no stone on the airplane. She opened her eyes and looked around the dim lighting. Then she screamed.

It's a book I started to write a couple years ago, I thought that maybe I could write something fun for myself and people. that was the really first time I wrote a story in English, maybe the writing is a bit childish, but it should be fun, hope that it can touch a certain soft spot of your heart, and could make you touched. I correct a bit of it.Behind the stars we are familiar with, deep in the boundaryless space, there is the world that we can't understand. He, a human soul carries the endless destiny on his back, reborn in this strange world. The strange world, the strange magic, the strange elves, the strange illusion beasts, the strange aliens. And... the blood and fire killings and wars, and the familiar...

Repeat, repeat, repeat... All Lane's life does is repeat. But, that's about to change when she runs into a super strange kid named Night. She thinks he's an alien. And he just might be. He has this amazing ability. Night can walk through dreams and memories and now he wants Lane to come to. He needs help finding something he lost. But Lane must be careful to never wake the dream.Being a kid is hard work. You have to brush your teeth, go to school, do homework, go to bed and each day you have to hit the repeat button and do it all over again. But one day Lane forgets to hit the repeat button and changes her life. She skips school and runs into a really strange kid named Night. She's pretty sure he's an alien; he's really weird. And he is. Night lives in and out of dreams and now he has ever intention of taking Lane with him to find something really important he lost in a dream. But Lane must be careful to never wake the dream.

Love is a powerful thing, not just between lovers, but also between friends. The desire for vengeance can be even stronger. Draco is about to experience this first hand. When duty compels him to avenge the death of his best friend, it becomes his primary obsession. How will this obsession affect his relationship with his new wife? Will Draco and Julia be ripped apart by his desire for vengeance?Love is a powerful thing, not just between lovers, but also between friends. The desire for vengeance can be even stronger. Draco is about to experience this first hand. When duty compels him to avenge the death of his best friend, it becomes his primary obsession. How will this obsession affect his relationship with his new wife? Will it end well for Draco and Julia, or will they be ripped apart by Draco’s desire for vengeance? About 4700 words.

Sutherland Saga Part 5. Having completed his first year at Harvard University in Boston, Scotsman Sloan Stewart begins the summer of 1941 working at an inn with his friends James, Isolde and Sabrina. But entanglements lead to a shocking event that will transform each of them irrevocably. Suffering through deception, war, and personal loss, can Sloan ever surmount the errors of his youth?Set during the time period of World War II, My Father the God may be viewed as a standalone novel or a sequel to Those Who Fought for Us, Part 1 of the Sutherland Saga. Journeying to his first year at Harvard during the summer of 1939, Scotsman Sloan Stewart meets Isolde Channing aboard ship during the transatlantic crossing. An indelible bond forming between the two, Isolde subsequently follows him to Harvard, whereupon the pair meet up with brilliant American James Moorehead. Surviving the complexities of another year at university, the three meet up for summer’s employment at The Orchard Inn, thereby creating the perfect escape from the hardships of school. But the unanticipated arrival of Philadelphian Sabrina Dewhurst foists unforeseen entanglements upon their planned hiatus, eventually resulting in a shocking event toward summer’s end. To make matters worse, war breaks out shortly thereafter, causing emotional wounds to fester as the ever widening war drives each on a different course. By war’s end, each has been indelibly molded by that now long ago event, so much so that there will eventually be shocking repercussions so heinous that none of them will be spared. Who shall lay their demons to rest, and who shall fail, if indeed anyone at all?

A young prehistoric man regrets his relationship with a beautiful girl.In a Kingdom of old, a young Prince Cosmo wants nothing more than to follow his heart's desire of becoming a dancer, but his masculine father absolutely forbids it. Cosmo's only source of comfort is the cleaning lady Yalena, who he has very strong feelings for. Suddenly, an evil witch flies in and steals away Cosmo for revenge for when the King made her swamp the kingdom's septic tank dump. The King and Queen are at a loss as for what to do, but the blind prophet Euno declares he will only be saved by the lady Yalena. It is up to her to save her lover and the kindgom. Will she do it or will she succumb to the terrors of a mystical world filled with mushroom eating goblins, invincible knights, and lonely trolls? Only time will tell!

Book two of the Hollow Log stories. The Dawson family gets a dog and a cat but things happen to this dysfunctional family after the dog gets a bit smart for his own good. Oscar, the dog, is telling this tale of his mission to save the world, or so he thinks. Just whom does Oscar trust when on his mission to save the world from the chaos humans created.Book two of the Hollow Log stories. The Dawson family gets a dog and a cat but things happen to this dysfunctional family after the dog gets a bit smart for his own good. Oscar, the dog, is telling this tale of his mission to save the world, or so he thinks. Just whom does Oscar trust when on his mission to save the world from the chaos humans created. Satire at it’s best. A dysfunctional family, three muses, and a secret he has to keep, all keep Oscar aware of his given mission in life. "A truly adorable, amazing and humorous storyline, which will enthuse and delight adults and children alike." quote from one review on Smashwords.

Just when you thought it was safe to think again an unknown force squeezes your brain so tight that it pushes the fear deep into the recesses of your mind until only horror oozes out the bloody fresh wounds. Read on until only a slight twitching is left on your brain waves, welcome my friend, to my insanity.The Snub Nubbins are a bit different, we can expect that, after all they do come from a planet so far away, an area in space called the Cosmos. Just like humans they have a planet to live on that is no different to our own earth, or so they thought.Billions of years beyond human's existence on earth evolve the Snub Nubbins, Larco the Wizard discovers the far away planet Plop Plop is in fact Snub Nubbin from ancient times when it was called Earth. Larco travels back in time down the dark hole of rainbows to expand his knowledge and continue his quest of discovery.

An experiment gone horribly wrong...everything was dead, everyone was dead...but they didn't stay dead.What Dr. Cameron Bradford worked his whole life to achieve was taken, distorted to be a weapon. But everything went wrong when they were activated. The microscopic computers he had designed took on a life of their own, killing their hosts and reanimating the corpses. Now unleashed on the unsuspecting community, these Bio-mechanical Universal Governing Systems could spread and wipe out the entire state. It's up to Cameron and Cheyenne, a tawny eyed woman with a secret, to stop the zombies he helped create.

Felic was a warrior without a sword, a pirate captain without a ship, whose devotees boasted of his legendary exploits. His ship and crew were lost. Penniless, he loafed along the docks of Seaskal. An opportunity arose, a mission for the hag queen of Calix. But what began as a simple seaman's task soon became complicated by enemies old and new, and by the attentions of two determined women.In the same genre as the Conan novels, The Hag of Calix traces the adventures of Felic as he fights to recoup his fortune after the loss of his pirate ship and crew. He agrees to take on a mission for Queen Gwenay of Calix, a quest for the missing gem of the Qalandor, and subsequently crosses paths with an old enemy, the brutish Bargonast. who covets the same prize. He is given a royal sloop to expedite the mission but during its renovation he befriends Chessa, a runaway princess from Dagra. The high priest of Dagra, her detested fiance, becomes his second enemy with the resources of the Dagran navy to pursue his intended. The story progresses through subsequent adventures on a volcanic island with hostile natives and a pursuit through gale-whipped seas. Felic becomes the love interest of both Queen Gwenay and Chessa, a frivolous distraction as he battles the odds against him. He is tested by the wrath of men and nature, and by the jealousy of women.

Fixer 13 is the first book in The Forevers, featuring Jayne Wu.Jayne Wu is a brilliant and inexplicably-lucky 13-year-old in a future Earth obsessed with its own survival. Jayne's mind is extraordinary and she soon attracts attention from the organized crime Consortium, the Sentinels, the World Police and the Forevers. In order to survive Jayne must decide who to trust.Fixer 13 is the first book in The Forevers, featuring Jayne Wu.Jayne Wu is a brilliant and inexplicably-lucky 13-year-old in a future Earth obsessed with its own survival. The Swarm, a meteor field billions of kilometres across, will soon smash through the solar system, destroying all life and possibly the planet itself. The only hope for humankind's survival are the biomes - twelve asteroid-size escape vessels constructed in orbit to travel to and colonize far distant worlds with the best Earth can offer. Jayne - whose nickname is Thirteen - wants only to leave the Nursery, study to be a Technical Electrical Mechanical Fixer and become part of the great adventure. And, of course, play GravBall. But Jayne's mind is extraordinary and she soon attracts attention from the organized crime Consortium, the Sentinels, the World Police and the Forevers - a cabal of ultra-rich who will stop at nothing to subvert society's colonization plans to their own diabolical ends. They all want to use her. In order to survive Jayne must decide who to trust.

To be honest - this is my least favorite part of the series; so let's just get it over with. Written in late spring/early summer 2012.The President of the United States stated that an experiment was going to be made by sending a person back to the year 1945. He was to remain there and observe but do nothing else. Was this a safe endeavor of mankind? Though the administration was assured no harm would be done, others were not so sure. If you want to know what happened when the experiment was tried, you'll find out in this story.

Set in ancient times, this is a story about a man confronting the horrors of war and through it discovering a deeper truth.A wise man in the service of a besieged city and a powerful king must face the brutal logic and reasoning of war and the inevitable conflict with conscience. Can he stand by and let injustice be done, or if not, can he betray the peSet in ancient times, this is a story about faith.In particular, it is a story about a man confronting the horrors of war and through it discovering a deeper truth.A wise man in the service of a besieged city and a powerful king must face the brutal logic and reasoning of war and the inevitable conflict with conscience. Can he stand by and let injustice be done, or if not, can he betray the people he loves and serves?

Tales of the Arcane is a monthly collection of short stories by those with a love for the art of story craft. The Tales are mainly themed in the genre of the supernatural, though will cover a host of genres with changing short stories; or the continuation of longer stories as told in a serial chapter format.In this issue:- The Tale of Mr. Eric Garner- Silken Whispers: The ButterflyTales of the Arcane is a monthly collection of short stories by those with a love for the art of story craft - both amateur and professional writers. The Tales will be mainly themed in the genre of the supernatural, though will cover a host of genres with changing short stories; or the continuation of longer stories as told in a serial chapter format.These works have been created by members of an online community, The Arcane Light, and endeavors to promote the written word and story-crafting by giving those wanting to develop their own writing style an outlet for their creativity.In this issue:Silken Whispers - Casefile: The ButterflyThe continuation of previous chapters, as the ladies of Silken Whispers Artefact Recovery Agency pursue their new job in the South Pacific. After seemingly finding what they seek, danger strikes as the ghostly hand of a seventy-year dead warrior reaches out from beyond the veil of death to strike back with unrelenting vengeance.Teeko Tales; The Tale of Mr. Eric GarnerA man's strange encounter with a secret world leads him into the arms of the law, and a mysterious benefactor.

When David Patzpowski takes his breakfast at a motorway diner, he discovers the clientele to be a little on the strange side.Morph, My Story, is a short story about a girl from Oklahoma. On a trip to the Florida Keys sponsored by Make a Wish, she gets the chance to swim with dolphins, both wild and captured. It's a week of new experiences for a girl that never saw the ocean before, and the start of a whole new life that nobody imagined (except for maybe her surprisingly wise grandma). The story is told from the point of view of Kara, a teenager facing more challenges than the typical girl. A disease has hardened and deformed her skin making her the subject of unwanted stares when in public. As she competes against her increasingly inflexible exterior the simple act of smiling hurts. She lives her life within a very real shell and in the Florida Keys she gets the chance to break out in a fantastic way.

School head teacher Thomas Jefferson- a Scottish expatriate seconded to Zambia- must choose a successor to fill the soon-to-be vacant post of headmaster at his mission school. Three ambitious senior teachers see this as an opportunity for their own career advancement and they engage in a fierce and often humorous suitability context in order to catch the attention of the appointing authority.School head teacher Thomas Jefferson- a Scottish expatriate seconded to Zambia- must choose a successor to fill the soon-to-be vacant post of headmaster at his mission school. Three ambitious senior teachers see this as an opportunity for their own career advancement and they engage in a fierce and often humorous suitability context in order to catch the attention of the appointing authority. Only one person can grab this position.

Is murder a good deed? A private plane crashes in an African jungle. A filthy rich American survives, but is injured. A fellow countryman stumbles across him, recognizes him as a famous bigot who funds groups such as the KKK. Can he allow this man to continue living? His decision initiates our hero into a life of making a difference. Where will it end?An American traveling in Africa decides that it would be a good deed to execute a super-rich fellow countryman who has broken no law, but who has brought much sadness to the world. He is then hired by the man's widow to find her husband. He takes the job even though he has already dropped the body into a volcano. Later, he conspires with the widow to use the man's fortune for good works. He then encounters other opportunities to continue his good deeds with the CIA and rescuing a kidnapped couple imprisoned on a Hebrides island. Then there is the creation of a Las Vegas landmark! What if bodies accumulate? The good deeds endure.

No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. Colin was nervous around girls; Roy was a ladies’ man. Colin was fascinated by Roy — and Roy was fascinated with death. Then one day Roy asked his timid friend, “You ever killed anything?” And from that moment on, the two were bound together in a game too terrifying to imagine… and too irresistible to stop. Includes an afterword by the author.

From the author of 'A Clockwork Orange' "Who, I ask you, wants to drag his bones out of the earth, reclothed in flesh, which, in some foul magic of reversal, is regurgitated by the worms, in order that his eyes may see God? Who, I ask you, wants to live forever?" Sadoc, son of Azor, a retired shipping clerk lying diseased and dying on the outreaches of the Roman Empire, sets down for future generations a tale of epic proportions: he is charged with recounting no less an event than the birth of Christianity. And what an account it is - the story of a religion of love, born into the cruelties of the kingdom of the wicked. 'The Kingdom of the Wicked' is one of Anthony Burgess' most ambitious novels. Its ancient setting, recreated in vivid and meticulous detail, is rendered new in this stunning account of the Roman Empire and its clashes with Christianity.