A new collection of electrifying horror tales by the author of Zombie Drug Run.Let author C.G. Banks take you in his skeletal hand and lead you off into the darkness where an infamous hurricane, three seemingly innocuous photos, and a demonic professor lay in wait to claim you.

Col. Lanny Budd! America's greatest spy puts on a uniform to fight beside Patton into the heart of Nazi Germany... O Shepherd, Speak! Is the tenth book in the epic Upton Sinclair "Lanny Budd" series, written in 1949. This was to be the last in this great historical narrative covering World History from 1913-1947. This book concludes the ending of World War Two and the Nuremberg trials.

An adventure story children and adults alike will love. Three young dragons in their human guises become caught up in an evil plot to steal a precious commodity. Team sports teach them life lessons which become vital in equipping them to deal with a dragon enemy. Humour and fascinating insights into the dragon world are interspersed throughout the book. You'd be flamin' mad to miss it!Ever been addicted? Most people have at some point, but it was different for these three. They'd become addicted to their respective sports: hockey, lacrosse and rugby. What's wrong with that? Nothing, apart from the fact they're DRAGONS, living in the present day, in a world in which dragons disguised as humans have infiltrated the human race at almost every level, to guide and protect them.Three young dragons, a master mantra maker, and a complete dragon stranger with more than a little history attached to him, become caught up in an evil plot by a sinister newcomer to steal a precious commodity, vital to the dragon community. How will the reluctant hero and his friends fare against an enemy of his race from far in the past?Fascinating insights into the dragon world are interspersed throughout the book. Ever wondered how dragons travel below ground at almost the speed of sound? Or how they use magical mantras to transform their giant bodies into convincing human shapes?In an action packed adventure that features both human and dragon team sports, you'll learn the true story of George and the Dragon, get a dragon-like perspective on human social issues and insight into what to do if you meet a giant spider grinning at you when you're wearing nothing but your smile!You'd be flamin' mad to miss it.

When the invincible Zeus is killed, his daughter Athena must rally her chaotic family of gods against a rising darkness, one that will not stop until Greece’s beauty is in ashes.Zeus, the immortal King of Everything, has been ruled by a prophecy that only his firstborn can kill him and take his throne. In spite of his best efforts, Athena – a brilliant warrior – is born. Instead of killing her father, though, Athena loves Zeus as much as she hates the idea of becoming queen. Meanwhile, thousands of feet beneath the world, King Hades of the Dead is jealous of the power his brother Zeus has held over him. Hungry for revenge, Hades tricks Athena into killing her father and assuming the throne. With the royalty of the gods now in chaos, Hades plans an invasion of the world that can only end with him as the supreme god, finally unchallenged. And so, with Zeus imprisoned in the depths of the Underworld, Athena must convince her unruly and suspicious family to cooperate with her, else Zeus and the world they love will become lost forever.

When star pilot Jael rebels against an abusive captain and flies the "mountain route" through the Flux, she dismisses a legend claiming that dragons lurk waiting for unwary riggers. But appear they do, challenging Jael to a fight to the death. This short story is the basis for the novel Dragons in the Stars (available in the omnibus Dragon Space). 9000 words, plus excerpt from Dragon Space.When star pilot Jael rebels against an abusive captain and flies the "mountain route" through the Flux, she dismisses a legend claiming that dragons lurk waiting for unwary riggers. But appear they do, challenging Jael to a fight to the death. This story appeared originally in the anthology Dragons of Darkness, edited by Orson Scott Card. 9000 words, plus excerpt from the novel that followed. "Though All the Mountains Lie Between" formed the seed of two novels, Dragons in the Stars and Dragon Rigger, both published in print by Tor Books. They are available in the omnibus Dragon Space (in the author's edition, available on Smashwords), or individually (in E-Reads editions, available in most other ebook stores).

One girl. Lonely. Broken. Lost. One boy. Determined. Guilty. Lost. Two hearts. One terrible secret. It will either bring them together or tear them apart. A New Adult Romantic Suspense, coming soon!!!

The Black Dahlia is a roman noir on an epic scale: a classic period piece that provides a startling conclusion to America's most infamous unsolved murder mystery--the murder of the beautiful young woman known as The Black Dahlia.

A compilation of author interviews done on 'A Word Please', the blog belonging to suspense author Darcia Helle. This volume encompasses January 1 through June 30, 2012. Along with the interviews, you'll find images of the books discussed, book descriptions, purchasing information, the authors's bio and including website, blog, and assorted contact information.Jake has watched a band of Hunters lay waste to the only family he has... the undead! Now he's also being hunted too, especially by The Mad Prophet. He is the last vampire left. However, in the middle of surviving the shrewdness of his big time nemesis and escaping, he discovers a secret, one owned by the hunters themselves and one only he can stop... before it spirals out of control.

A Collection of short stories, some strange, some bizarre, others with the faint longing of winter dreams and wonderful adventures. Also as a bonus, includes first chapters of all Mr. Ruggeri's novels.SHORT STORIES:Winter DanceExpiationA View From The SanctuaryLimmenkov’s LamentFrom Beginning To BeginningRadzinsky’s LunchA House In The SuburbsBreakdownThe TenantCharlie’s Big TrickChristmas PastThe Last Christmas TreeBONUS: FIRST CHAPTERS OF NOVELS:The OtherFather EverlastingIn Hopes Of HeavenThe Luxembourg AmendmentLet Us Do EvilThe HauntForbidden FlowersThe ProjectionistA Faint Cold FearThe FanaticA River Of TimeNightangel

Celebrating her birthday, seventy-two-year-old Andrea Falstaff receives an unexpected visitor, her first lover from five decades ago. Yet Thom Sugerman is still thirty-two years old, the same age as when Andrea last saw him. Andrea struggles in accepting the love Thom still carries for her, while her family wonders just who this man is to their matriarch.Andrea Falstaff celebrates her seventy-second birthday with family, but an unexpected guest from her past disturbs the party. Yet how can Andrea’s first lover Thom Sugerman still be so young; the last time Andrea saw him, five decades before, he was already thirty-two years old.With no apparent reason for Thom’s odd reappearance, and no other place for him to go, Andrea allows him to sleep on the sofa, yet Thom wants to resume their previous relationship. Andrea struggles with feelings she never lost, while trying to explain to her adult grandchildren just who this man is, and what he means to her.

Princess Layla lives a terribly sheltered life. Nothing dangerous, adventurous or bold seems to ever come her way. A natural spitfire, she enjoys swordplay over embroidery, and so enlists the help of her best friend, Prince Brydon, who is visiting from a neighboring kingdom to help her escape. Layla thinks she is ready...but will she end up with more than she bargained for?Princess Layla lives a terribly sheltered life. Nothing dangerous, adventurous or bold seems to ever come her way. A natural spitfire, she enjoys swordplay over embroidery, and prefers action over propriety. Longing to get away, she enlists the help of her best friend, Prince Brydon, who is visiting from a neighboring kingdom. In an attempt to bring her home, Layla's father sets a quest in front of her which sends her on a whirlwind complete with everything she thought she wanted. Is this life really what Layla wants, or will she find something that she never bargained for?

Love, terror and 21st century life! From the heart of cosmopolitan Liverpool come nine thrilling views of modern living.Blood-drinkers, killers and secrets. Old sorrows and new beginnings. The light and dark of human life set against the glittering backdrop of a reinvigorated city.City Stories. Tales of life today.After her husband's death, single mother Meredith just wants to raise her son in peace--until her handsome young co-worker Christian catches her eye. Dazzled by Christian's hypnotic seduction, Meredith goes home with him against her better judgment, to his apartment in the dark underbelly of Detroit. Big mistake. For Christian's easy smile hides deadly secrets, and he wants more than a one-night stand. He wants to keep Meredith forever. PRELUDE is a short story prequel to the crime horror-thriller series SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL, a finished trilogy intended for adults. The other books in the series include:1. So Damn Beautiful: The Lonely One (So Damn Beautiful, #1)2. So Damn Beautiful: Children's Home 5 (So Damn Beautiful, #2)3. So Damn Beautiful: Lost Sanctum (So Damn Beautiful, #3)

Violet was an ordinary teen, until the day she stumbled through a mystic portal. Catapulted to a place beyond her wildest imagination, Violet must learn to harness her newly discovered magical abilities if she is to overcome the evil witch Agrona. With the help of the powerful wizard Merrydian, Violet embarks on a journey of adventure, love and above all – heart.A JOURNEY THAT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEARTThe world of magic has been banished to the stories of myth and legend in modern Britain. Of course it has! Many years ago, after the great war with the malevolent witch Agrona and her army of terrifying Gnarls, the humans wanted nothing more to do with the magical beings they had grown suspicious of. With a heavy heart the wizard Merrydian created a gateway to an island, hidden, not far from the coast of the United Kingdom. Merrydian vowed that magical beings would live out their days there. For a long time the island of Falinn Galdur remained hidden.Violet is an ordinary sixteen year old going about her business, worrying about the future and her imminent ascension to the adult domain. Violet is about to discover a world that she could never have imagined. With Violet’s presence on the island of Falinn Galdur also comes danger, danger that could awaken an ancient force for evil. ‘This is the kind of girl that every book needs as a main character.’ - Paperback Princess

Meteorites strike the Earth wreaking havoc, but a greater menace emerges from the craters in the form of black clouds that threaten to destroy all life on Earth. Nations mobilize against the Clouds, but nothing works as the Black Clouds continue to grow. A group of scientists trapped in a specially designed facility work desperately to find a way of destroying the invaders before it's too late.A series of meteorites strike the Earth in a line from northern Mexico to Kazakhstan, wreaking havoc. But a greater menace soon emerges; Black Clouds start rising from six of the craters and threatening to destroy all life on Earth. The Clouds are living beings that consume protein, in the process reducing animals to skeletons and plants to empty husks. Nations mobilize against the invaders but nothing seems to work as the Black Clouds continue to grow and devastate the planet. A group of scientists located 50 meters below ground in a specially designed facility are trapped by a Cloud and work desperately to determine a way of destroying these aliens before all life on Earth is obliterated.

I am really thankful to smashwords. I just scared for the format. My dream was to help to poor only.We need your blessings. Next time we will edit the format.ToDear Students/ Readers,After a long period I am again at your door to knock. Considering my earlier e-Books I am still getting warm wishes from your side. I am really thankful to you. As I promised you earliet, I had to publish an e-Book on Mathematics and by your grace I got the opportunity to publish that book in a new format. People may arise many questions for that but I was true from my side. I wished to print the book for your convenience but very recently I lost my beloved father. It was being tough to print the whole book or type. It is a free e-Book for poor students. This book can help 10+2 students especially. You can download the whole book as free.I am very much thankful to Miss Shaina S. Das who encouraged me to write and publish this book who needs it. If we consider the present world,day by day education is being too tough. That's why I decided to help poor Indians.Actually we needed huge money to publish. I am extremely sorry for the format ie, what we have used here to publish. Hope you people understand it.Thanking you,Animesh DeyShaina S. Das

Megan Sweeny is a strong woman raising a teenage daughter alone. When she decides to try out a new road for her run on Christmas Eve, she loses her car keys and is unable to return home to her daughter. In an attempt to find a phone, Megan knocks on the door of a sad little trailer house. An elderly man greets her and welcomes her inside to use the phone...Megan Sweeny is a strong woman raising a teenage daughter alone. When she decides to try out a new road for her run on Christmas Eve, she loses her car keys and is unable to return home to her daughter. In an attempt to find a phone, Megan knocks on the door of a sad little trailer house. An elderly man greets her and welcomes her inside to use the phone. It doesn't take long for Megan to realize she made a mistake and that in order to use the phone, there will be a price to pay: she will have to listen.

Four Short And Scary Tales is a collection of four bite sized stories designed to terrify and evoke new fears. Be sure to read with a light on!Four Short And Scary Tales is a small collection of scary, yet very short stories that were written during my first two years of college. They're terrifying, ambitious, and just may add a new fear or two to your list of phobias. Giant Hunter shares the story of a retired English giant hunter and what he regrets most out of life. The Saviors focuses on a married couple that witnesses a cryptic communication from an invasive extraterrestrial species. Death Worm follows a group of students that find themselves on the run from an unknown, desert dwelling group of monsters. How Do I Always Get Stuck Driving? shows what happens when a group of friends go wrong with a graveyard ritual.

When Homicide Detective Jack King’s family is brutally murdered by a psychopathic assassin, he travels back in time through an experimental portal in an effort to stop the murders before they can occur. If he fails, this time, their blood will be on his hands.When Homicide Detective Jack King’s family is brutally murdered by a psychopathic assassin, he travels back in time through an experimental portal in an effort to stop the murders before they can occur. If he fails, their blood will be on his hands.The newly functioning machine can only open a portal to a specific point in the past. June 7th at 1845 hours, the night his family died. But when Jack emerges in the past, he cannot stop events from occurring as they did the first time. He desperately races against time tracking the man who will kill his family, while trying to avoid his other self and accidentally setting off a sequence of events that could disrupt the future forever. If he can stop the killer in time, they live. If not, they die. Again.

Ruhi-Qan Sahi takes part in an ancient tradition known as The Ageing: a challenge that will mark his first day as a man... if he survives. In just one day he will face a ferocious foe, an unexpected guest, and a terrifying struggle. This story offers a glimpse into the wider world of the Empire, a realm of mystery where many answers wait to be discovered.Discover a new fantasy world and journey to the Eastern regions of the Empire, where the ruins of an ancient temple mask dark secrets.In this short story, Ruhi-Qan Sahi takes part in an ancient tradition known as The Ageing: a challenge that will mark his first day as a man... if he survives. In just one day he will face a ferocious foe, an unexpected guest, and a terrifying struggle. This story offers a glimpse into the wider world of the Empire, a realm of mystery where many answers wait to be discovered.Join Qan as he faces down danger today!