The Painfully Perfects targeted Delilah. When she could no longer tolerate their heartless attacks, she escaped to the island where she met Jack. The island, feared by the town because of its dark history. When they follow Delilah to the island to test her, Delilah falls victim to one girl’s jealous rage. Jack decides to save Delilah the only way he can think of; by making her Aberrant.In 1961, the town of Echo was like any other small town: peaceful, remote, and safe. The picturesque island near the town was a favorite place for the local teenagers until something sinister moved in and they started disappearing. The search party sent to the island to find the judge’s daughter and her friends never returned. As fire engulfed the island, their empty boats drifted back to shore. The town was abandoned and the truth remained hidden.Fifty years later the town had become home to newcomers. One of them was Delilah Dale, a student at Echo high, and her workaholic parents.The Painfully Perfects, Echo High’s It crowd, tormented Delilah. When she could no longer tolerate their heartless attacks, she escaped to the island where she met Jack. The island, feared by the town, became Delilah’s refuge.When The Perfects followed Delilah to the island to test her, Delilah fell victim to one girl’s jealous rage. Not wanting to lose the girl he loved, Jack decided to save Delilah the only way he could think of; by making her Aberrant.Delilah’s new-found strength and understanding bring with them a fresh confidence and rage. It is time for The Perfects to pay; after all, what goes around, comes around.

A collection of tales by a variety of authors.A collection of short stories written by authors from the BestsellerBound group. 1. What Was Lost by James Sophi2. The Art of Breathing by Jaime McDougall3. Soul Windows by Jaleta Clegg4. I Didn't Know His Name by Darcia Helle5. Red Route by James Everington6. Make A Wish by Susan Helene Gottfried7. The Last Chance Motel and Mausoleum by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick8. Isolation by Maria Savva9. Beyond The Green Hills by Tom Gahan10. From Joy We Come, Unto Joy We Return by Ami Blackwelder

Tom Morrison has just lost his fiance, and then his mother grows incredibly sick. In caring for his mother and missing Trisha, he finds more about his mother than he cared to ever know...a dark and terrible secret. A story of a mother's love gone wrong.Tom Morrison has just lost his fiance, and then his mother grows incredibly sick. In caring for his mother and missing Trisha, he finds more about his mother than he cared to ever know. A story of a mother's love gone wrong.How well do we know the ones we love? How much do they keep hidden from us? If you like this, then please leave a review and spread the word!

A wicked Witch threatens the existence of the mystical forest and the magical creatures that live within. Help is required from the oldest of Dragons, a Sea Dragon. Is the Dragon's old-world magic enough? A young girl’s parents are placed under a sinister spell, cast by the devious Witch. A magical tale of Castles, Dragons, Wood Sprites, Owls, Fairies and Badgers united in the fight for survival.The sacred mystical forest, in Northern England, is threatened by the oldest of battles, the war between good and evil. A wicked Witch and an evil Black Fox, threaten the very existence of the forest and the magical creatures that live within. Help is required from the oldest of Dragons, a Sea Dragon known as a Wyvern. Is the Wyvern’s old-world magic enough? A young girl’s parents are placed under a sinister spell, cast by the devious Witch. Can she save her parents? Can she save the forest? A magical tale of Castles, Wyverns, Wood Sprites, Owls, Fairies and Badgers united in their struggle for survival. A classic story of good verses evil set in medieval England. A thoroughly enjoyable read with a Princess as the heroine. Remember, open your mind to mystical things and your life will become mystical!

In this novel, Edgar Rice Burroughs reincarnates the chariot races, the intrigues, the people, the sights and sounds of Imperial Rome. He paints a vivid picture of the life of Britannicus Caligulae Servus, the personal slave of mad emperor Caligula.

It’s 1813. Napoleon’s army has to retreat from Spain to France, but the main pass across the Pyrenees is within reach of the British forces.In his search for an alternative route, Alaine Bellanger discovers more than just an ancient mountain trail. High in a cleft between two peaks, he finds something very strange — and someone even stranger. But who can he tell? And who would believe him?It’s 1813. Napoleon’s army needs to retreat from Spain and return to France, but the main pass across the jagged peaks of the Pyrenees is within easy reach of the British forces.In his search for an alternative escape route, Alaine Bellanger discovers more than just an ancient mountain trail. High up, in a cleft between two peaks, he finds something very strange indeed — and someone even stranger. But who can he tell? And who would believe him?

A short story about road rage and forgiveness. An angry young man forces a traveling couple off of the road. They careen down a Pennsylvania mountain side and spend some time in very serious condition. Find out what happens as the couple and the young man meet for the first time in the hospital."Though short in length, Two-Fisted Tweets is long on creative wit and humor that will have you laughing well after the final line has been read."Renee C. Fountain, BookFetish.

Jazz walked away from a crash landing and right into the monster ghetto known as Clowntown. She’s hurt, tired, hungry and needs to make it out before dark as even her shadow sight won’t do much good against the residents of this nightmare neighborhood. If she keeps moving, keeps quiet, and gets lucky she might make it out unnoticed. But the only luck Jazz ever seems to have is bad, really bad.Jazz, Season One, Episode TwoJazz and Ship were forced to crash-land in one of the most dangerous places outside of the wilds, the monster ghetto known as Clowntown. She’s already hurt, tired, and hungry and time is running short as even her shadow sight won’t do her much good against the residents of this nightmare neighborhood once it’s dark. If she keeps moving, keeps quiet, and gets lucky she might make it out unnoticed. But a golem of make up and design too horrible to mention has noticed her and it’s eager to harvest some of her very favorite organs. Jazz is always well armed, but nothing in her current arsenal is going to stop a creature that can constantly reconstitute itself. And, as she’s deep inside Clowntown, there’s nowhere safe to run to. What Jazz really needs is a good dose of luck, and the only luck Jazz ever has is bad, really bad.

Lovable, precocious and clinically insane young scientist Agnes Crowley and her ubiquitous companion, Vic, a re-animated clockwork cadaver, investigate the mysterious ghosts of Kelpie Wharf, but to uncover the secrets of the wharf, they must face an army of werewolves, bogeymen, revenants, bog monsters, Spring-Heeled Jacks and other legendary monsters of lore.Dreary, foggy, fishy-smelling Port Enshus is host to the 305th Annual Aquatic Life Acquisition Simplification Exposition featuring the infamous inventor, Dr Nimrod Crowley. Expressly forbidden from concussing any gulpy townspeople, assisting any villainous scientists, blowing anything up--even just a shanty or two--or having any fun whatsoever, lovable, precocious and clinically insane young scientist Agnes Crowley is bored out of her skull. To alleviate her boredom, she visits the local pug where the fishy dregs regale her with tales of twisted ghosts and deadly monsters lurking about the mysterious Kelpie Wharf. Agnes is eager to investigate the dubious claims, but when she arrives at wharf, instead of kelpies, she and the fishy dregs discover two ships come to port, whose crews have vanished without a trace. Armed with naught but tremendous precociousness, an arsenal of death rays, stun guns, ear trumpets, and concussion cannons, Agnes and her ubiquitous companion, Vic, a re-animated clockwork cadaver, set out to discover what has become of the missing men. But to uncover the secrets of the disappearance and the enigmatic island that may hold the key to the mystery, they must first face an army of werewolves, bogeymen, revenants, bog monsters, Spring-Heeled Jacks and other legendary monsters of lore.

Major Gordon Macconnach comes to India at the behest of General Lord Hugh Abington, to be his second-in-command, as well as to put his peculiar talents at the general’s disposal. The major is from an old family in the Highlands, which has always had its ties with the Fair Folk. Every generation has borne several Macconnachs with unusual abilities.Major Gordon Macconnach comes to India at the behest of General Lord Hugh Abington, to be his second-in-command, as well as to put his peculiar talents at the general’s disposal. The major is from an old family in the Highlands, which has always had its ties with the Fair Folk. Every generation has borne several Macconnachs with unusual abilities. For Macconnach, it means insight to the realm of death, and the sometimes strange machinations of the supernatural world. For the British Crown, men and women such as Macconnach are a secret in plain sight. Some of these individuals are assigned to military postings, some are spies, and some are diplomats. General Abington’s daughter, Isabelle Alderton, has only recently returned to her beloved India, after attending to her mother through a terminal illness. She has come back, knowing that she is of an age when most other young ladies are already settled into domesticity. The very idea of matrimony is enough to send her into cold fury. Much of the little time she interacts with the officers under her father’s command is spent parrying their marriage proposals. And so, she is understandably put off to find Macconnach pursuing her in the dark of night, as she slips out to make an unauthorized visit to a local village. Quickly, she finds that he isn’t like the other preening fools who are his peers. He is dark, strange, and far more insightful than she is comfortable with. After a few false starts, they find themselves launched on an adventure which will upend all of Isabelle’s comfortable notions of the world. On the way, in spite of their sparring, they also find themselves drawn to one another in a way neither of them had expected. If they can survive battling with demons, walking dead, and ancient evil, that is.

Veezee: The Invasion is the story of the first arrival of Extra-Terrestrials to Earth, the havoc they cause humans, and the victory of the valiant group of humans who finally evict alien intruders from Earth.Veezee: The Invasion is the story of the first arrival of Extra-Terrestrials to Earth, the havoc they cause humans, and the victory of the valiant group of humans who finally evict alien intruders from Earth. When the first messages were detected, scientists believed that we would never meet the Extra-Terrestrials because of the great distance between them and us. It was hoped that we could learn from them but even that possibility seemed remote since it would take at least four years to get a response to a message. And at first, there was little real communication because of the response time and language differences but a cult grew anyway, attributing aliens with high intelligence and an advanced society. Even so, many were wary of aliens but it didn’t matter because they were so far away that all scientists believed that physical contact would be impossible. But then Earth learned that aliens were coming. Even though it would be many more years before the aliens’ arrival, the cult became a bureaucracy that enforced politically correct attitudes about the VEEZEE. Still, Ed Halloran (although he was an agent of the bureaucracy) worried that the aliens might not be the benign benefactors that had been claimed. And he was right, because aliens came in a cloud of devastation, and it was soon obvious that alien physiology and alien concepts of society and personhood were incompatible with human life. Halloran, along with his partner Marilee Sharp, and an army made up of very old soldiers and very young recruits, were called upon to rid Earth of the scourge.

What if a mad scientist wants to destroy all life in the Universe, and the only people who can stop him are... a camper bus full of hippies? Join our tree-hugging, drug-free heroes as they zoom across galaxies in their solar-powered bus. Will they defeat the greasy villain in time? And do they have enough veggie burgers to make it to the next planet? For readers ages 11 to 111.What if a mad scientist wants to destroy all life in the Universe, and the only people who can stop him are... a camper bus full of hippies? Join our tree-hugging, drug-free heroes as they zoom across galaxies in their solar-powered bus. Will they defeat the greasy villain in time? Will the green girl find love? And do they have enough veggie burgers to make it to the next planet? Silly novel. Safe reading for pre-teens, but fun for adults. Contains some satire and symbolism.Recommended for readers ages 11 to 111.

Ward's Laws has appeared on the iTunes Humour genre charts 11 times. It has appeared on charts in Australia, USA.Ward’s Laws is a silly thing I started on Facebook. When I first opened my account I did what every other forty-something year old does, I froze. I didn’t know what to write.I started posting the usual stuff. I talked about my day, my dog, my bathroom habits and said LOL a lot,Ward's Laws has appeared on the iTunes Humour genre charts 11 times. It has appeared on charts in Australia, USA.Ward’s Laws is a silly thing I started on Facebook. When I first opened my account I did what every other forty-something year old does, I froze. I didn’t know what to write.I started posting the usual stuff. I talked about my day, my dog, my bathroom habits and said LOL a lot, but that just wasn’t me. I wanted to do something more. I wanted to contribute to the good of the world (are you believing any of this yet?) After reinventing myself I started posting my observations of the world around me in the form of Ward’s Laws.I now wrote about funny observations I made about everyday life. Silly word plays as well as things we see and do all the time but never question. As the number of new posts grew, my friends on the site started telling me that I needed to publish these laws as a book. At first I was flattered, but their constant encouragement, LOL's, and retweets gave me the fortitude to create the book you are about to read. If your still not sure, download the free sample and see if my laws make you laugh.

Lost In Thought is the powerful companion to Eric Nixon’s 2004 poetry collection, Anything but Dreams. Comprised of the reminder of his poetic output from that time period, the subjects of this varied collection are told from his unique and easily accessible viewpoint and range from deep loss, to the absurd, to finding love, to the odd daily observances that often go overlooked.Bernard Tooper is a Bishop. Who learns the hard way that not everything is as simple as it appears.His clean image is in jeopardy, from a blackmailer, who drugged him and slept with him at a hotel, now threatens to expose pictures of them together. This from a homophobic bishop, is hard to except. He struggles to tell his wife about this encounter.

Bill Redding faces the realization of never seeing his wife Madelyn. Her life support system is set to be shut down. Learning how to bring her out of a coma, greater troubles develop. The solution to remedy Madelyn’s condition threatens the safety of the colony Bill lives in. Dreg, Bill’s alter ego and a sleeper agent with military ties, gains the hope of postponing man's global extinction.The wizard apprentice Galzuth has poisoned the Well of Mladris with the blue caladium. The Eloen Witches, caretakers of the Three Moons of the Nerinx on the planet Nefelahar are dying, and Queen Halaema must send the apprentice witch Nissa and Darcassian of the Vandorien Knights to find the black unicorn Sotiris before it's too late. A short fantasy story written for the inaugural edition of The Kingdom of Fantasy Magazine. Please keep in mind this was written as a short story for a magazine submission and will be continued, merging into the Chronicles of the Eloen Witches serial at a later date. Right now, I'm focused on the Kurai Utopia trilogy.

"What if the Prophets or Pastors caring and praying for your faith are the ones using your wives and children for rituals in their churches?"False prophets exist in almost every nook and crannies of the world. They donate huge sums of money to charities; Speak to motivate us and charge us to fast and pray...In the end, they kill our wives and children for rituals...Read more inside the book..."What if the Prophets or Pastors caring and praying for your faith are the ones using your wives and children for rituals in their churches?"False prophets and pastors exist in almost every nook and crannies of the world. They heal the sick; donate huge sums of money to charities;Speak to motivate us and charge us to fast and pray. They can even predict the future.One location of the world appears to be the den of false prophecies and heresies. You will be amazed at the extent at which false prophets or false pastors can perpetrate their evil in the continent. These priests have turned their selves into vampires that kill at night but show no virulence at daytime.They have turned the church which was supposed to be the gatherings of holy saints into a sacrificial alter for the devil's offering.This book is about the case study of such prophets. It is in fact, a discovery from research findings based on the history or record of such priests.In this short story, I exposed some evils perpetrated by these fame-hunting blood-ritual miracle priests.Moreover, these are true-life stories chronicled from precise locations in the sun scorching regions of the world....Alfred May.

Amanda yearns and discovers herself as her vivid childhood memories are the only thing left to give her hope and keep her from fading away from life.ChiarOscuro Episode Two The Winds (Words 5,734)The City of Lemekia, right on the Eastern border of Aludin, faces the tides of war of an old enemy. The city is evacuating with only a few citizens left as tensions rise and soldiers start to strengthen the city. Meanwhile a small group embark on a small mission...SERIESChiarOscuro is an ongoing online fantasy series being published at https://chiaroscuroseries.wordpress.com/. Taking place in an alternate world where humanity is just discovering it's full potential after nearly being brought to extinction five millenia ago, the darkness that once threatened humanity has returned, seemingly with the intention to finish what they failed to do 5,000 years ago.ChiarOscuro is made up of 'Books' each one containing an Episode (these normally span a week or two) and a chapter is released throughout the duration of an episode. The official site will be the first place to find the newly released chapters at first, as well as extra pieces that delve deeper into the lore, world and characters of ChiarOscuro and once the Episode has concluded, it will be shortly be available as a single 'Book' to read in full.So follow a small select few in this time where the world's and humanity's certain is uncertain and travel with them to meet many different cultures, people, beliefs, customs through deserts, mountains, the city of nine walls and even the parts of the world the human eye cannot see...SERIES SUMMARYTaking place in a world where at the dawn of human civilisation, a catastrophe struck nearly bringing humanity to extinction and close to forever changing the world as we know it.They called them Demons, twisted, ruthless creatures with no seemingly other drive than to conquer all those weaker than them as they were the strongest and fittest and Earth seemed close to falling into the hands of these strange beings, who came to our world with no warning and legends speak of skies literally tearing open as Demons invaded our world.However, humanity as it always seems to do, fought back and though most of the people living at that time were forever lost, the Demons were defeated, the remaining leaving this world or scattered as they fled the humans only hours before they had been slaughtering mercilessly.It’s been 5,000 years since those events, though many dismiss the tale as legend and humanity has only recently started picking up again, there have been some strange reports recently across Aludin and with the mysterious Decabia to the east, the era of peace may soon be coming to the end and new heroes will have to answer the call to defend humanity’s flame once again, as they did so 5,000 years ago.

When a crime is committed nearby, Murphy is the logical choice to take the rap. The law thinks so and the neighborhood agrees. Nicholas is horrified when charges are filed and does his utmost to get Murphy safely off the hook. But safety is not to be for the poor, hard-luck bastard Murphy, who's on the superhighway to death row.A cat murder takes place on the very first page. Although this is primarily a tale of crime and punishment, dark and unexpected laughs abound in this deadly serious novel. Insanity involving cats weaves a spell of symbolism in a lateral story. Can nothing stop the beasts? What's it all about and who wins the mini war between cat and man? The narrator is Nicholas, a straight arrow, part of the unofficial neighborhood watch.When a crime is committed nearby, Murphy is the logical choice to take the rap. The law thinks so and the neighborhood agrees. Nicholas is horrified when charges are filed and does his utmost to get Murphy safely off the hook. But safety is not to be for the poor, hard-luck bastard Murphy, who's on the superhighway to death row. There is another major player in this drama, old man Nailor, a gossip who is at the top of his game and who disseminates information to deadly effect.

This collection of interrelated short stories invites you to take a glimpse into the daily lives of the citizens of Newtonberg, one of the last true examples of "small town life" in America."Newtonberg is a small town, buried deep in the Piney Woods of East Texas. There it has stood, relatively unchanged, for over a hundred years; and it will probably stand, relatively unchanged, for a hundred more..." With these words, David Emprimo invites you to take a glimpse into the daily lives of the citizens of Newtonberg, a southern cousin to Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon and Jan Karon's Mitford, and one of the last true examples of "small town life" in America.

A 13th Century girl wants to be seen by the Father who wished she died in her Mother's place.*This is the new 2nd edition of the original "Andy The Spider" This book is written for Lower Middle Grade, Ages 7-10* Andy the spider is not good at weaving strong webs, so he often depends on his sister, Emily, who spins great webs for food. When Emily is kidnapped by Harry, a mean owl who is feared by everyone in the forest, Andy must summon all his bravery to rescue his sister. However, it turns out Emily is not the only creature in danger from Harry. In a continually-twisting plot, Andy enlists the help of new friends, including squirrels, owls, caterpillars and even humans, all of whom must join forces to bring Harry’s bullying to an end.