Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy (November 15, 1871 – July 23, 1940), best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West.Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters (even in romantic plots), the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting."

A lost child in a department store sets two men at odds. Short story. Horror. Thriller.A girl is snatched form a department store. Her father and a stranger become entangled in each other's lives. Horror. Thriller.

Excerpt from Geoffery Gambado: Or, a Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic HumoursSome years ago, sixteen original sketches by Henry Bunbury, Esq. were given to the Author of this Book. This celebrated sketcher and caricaturist was a gentleman well known in the county of Suffolk for his public and private virtues, as well as for his superior talents. He was a lineal descendant of the Rev. Sir William Bunbury, whose baronetcy was created in 1681. Of a cheerful and lively temper, he sought to infuse the same spirit through all ranks of society. If we mistake not, his son became Sir Henry Bunbury, and represented the county of Suffolk, as his uncle, Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, had done before him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Kelly is secretly in love with Jeff. She wants to tell him how she feels but to do so would break her Code of Ethics. Occupational therapist aren't suppose to fall for their patients. Finally, the day has come for Jeff to be discharged from the VA hospital and Kelly knows this will likely be the last time she sees him. Letting him go will be the hardest thing she's ever done.This is a short story (less than 1000 words) that was originally created for a magazine. As an occupational therapist, Kelly knows that falling for a patient breaks her Code of Ethics. Having worked with Jeff over the last six months, helping him with his rehabilitation, she's gone and done the unthinkable. She's fallen for him, hard. But she could never tell Jeff how she really feels about him. Instead, she must watch him walk out of the hospital and her life knowing she might never see him again.

Now in its fourth hardcover printing, Define "Normal" has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This is a thoughtful, wry story about two girls--a "punk" and a "priss"--who find themselves facing each other in a peer-counseling program, and discover that they have some surprising things in common. A brand-new reading-group guide written by the author is included in the back of this paperback edition.

The first installment in the tale of ancient “Gods” that come to earth in search of precious resources, but instead find ghosts from their own past. Most surprisingly these ghosts take the form of two human girls, Kira and her younger sister Kaya. Discovering that the sisters possess rare abilities, the alien deities decide to take the girls to their home planet Tython to learn more about them.The first installment in the tale of ancient “Gods” that come to earth in search of precious resources, but instead find ghosts from their own past. Most surprisingly these ghosts take the form of two human girls, Kira and her younger sister Kaya. Discovering that the sisters possess rare abilities, the alien deities decide to take the girls to their home planet Tython to learn more about them. Little do they know that the discovery of humans will shake the very foundations of their galactic kingdom…

Readers of The Novice, Book One in the Summoner Trilogy by Taran Matharu, will know Othello as the brave dwarven classmate of Fletcher's at Vocans Academy. How Othello got to Vocans from his village, against all odds, is detailed in this exclusive e-short.

From the author of Lovers and Strangers, a powerful, compelling Southern novel about family secrets. An Oscar-winning actress returns to her native Virginia to script the story of the famous mother she barely knew, but she gets more than she bargained for when her uncle presents her with her mother's private journals.

Welcome to Penny's "whitemare".Penny was expecting to wake up with a hangover. A hangover would have been a blessing compared to what was there when she opened her eyes. Because nothing was there at all.In 2012 Pete Sortwell did something no one had ever done before: he wrote a book based entirely on Amazon product reviews. The book was so successful, he wrote a series. The series was so successful, he spent the next year releasing other projects he’d been working on. Now, for the first time the stories he wrote while learning his craft are available on Kindle and in paperback. From people stuck on roofs, to stalkers following their wives, to weight watchers’ meetings, this book is filled with oddballs, thieves, lowlifes, and other such lovelies. This book also contains the side story to Pete’s debut novel ‘So Low, So High’, so if you’re interested in finding out more about Fred, then this is the place. Short stories: Noang lish Hero Lose-lose So low, so high WeighTWATcherS Multi-storey Apt Pupil One flew over the policeman’s bonnet Win-win Inside I’m dancing *Contained in this book are also samples of all Pete’s other books. The short stories amount to around eleven thousand words.

Sir Differel is slowly going insane! And no one in the Caerleon Order can help her. Aelfraed calls on Eile and Sunny, Team Girl, to get to the bottom of the situation. But can they solve the mystery without going insane themselves? This is a short story.Aelfraed and the staff of the Caerleon Order are worried. Sir Differel appears to be going insane: she can't sleep, she's hearing voices and having hallucinations, and she has become paranoid of and hostile towards her own people. Nothing they can do seems to help; even Dracula cannot break through her malaise.To make matters worse, she must appear at a meeting of the Privy Council within a week, and if she has not recovered by then, there is a real danger that they will depose her as Director and appoint someone else to replace her, who most likely would defer to them rather than follow his own judgment.In desperation, Aelfraed has turned to her best friends, Eile and Sunny of Team Girl, for help. They agree to do what they can, but they're not sure if they can do anything at all. Especially when they discover that Differel's trouble has been caused by a new enemy, one who will prove to be her most persistent, as well as her most implacable.

This small booklet contains three pieces. The first two about a mother's pet and his shameless, immoral activities described in a conversation between a father and his son. The third one exposes the total moral decay under communist rule in West Bengal in a meeting between two college mates.Inspired by the legend of the plague doctor who took his own life on the now-haunted Poveglia Island, this companion piece tells the story through a philosophical and metaphysical lens, theorizing what happens to him in the after-life. After 2 years of when it was first released, Miasma is now revamped and the final piece of The Shroud Eater flash fiction, the story that intimately focusing on the nuances of what led to his suicide - both stories are now included in this version.

The Rygem'dor War has begun, and on the shores of the Thermotylus Crag, Rygem'dor faces the might of Rostheromi, never expecting that their greatest weapons, the loxodonts, will become their greatest liability.The Rygem'dor War has begun, locked in battle at the front gates of Henopred. In an attempt to surround Henopred and lay siege, Rygem'dor sends much of its army to circumvent the mountains protecting the city. Only the small opening at Thermotylus provides a safe location to land, however it is being blocked by a small army from Rostheromi. The Warriors of the Purple Sun and the Tither'rian amazons have banded together, joining the war effort to stop Rygem'dor's massive army at Thermotylus. With all odds against them, Rostheromi's greatest warriors have been charged to hold the pass at Thermotylus, a task that threatens to destroy both sides and will etch their names into history with blood and bronze.

Find a love of nature and our human connections with the supernatural, from earthquakes to lightning storms, in these poems. J.J.Brown's words pull readers into a stream of union with the natural world. The author writes of supernatural fears, spiritual visions, and love poems to probe both tender bonds.This is a short science fiction story of 1,800 words, plus a few hundred of Afterword.When a man decides to take his family to the clean, sparsely-populated ocean world of Mosa VI, commonly known as Blue, he gets more than he bargained for.This story went from brain-to-published in one afternoon. Hope you like it. Please leave a review on whichever site you found it.

The main character searches his galaxy and beyond for the Source. He discovers that a fabled world similar to his own actually exists. Part One contains two events in his childhood that are very memorable.Allia Washington watches as another young Compound candidate is wheeled into the science lab for emergency care. The boy is only 12 years old and will not survive to see another sunrise. This means a new position will open in the candidate program and the Compound will be looking for new applicants, the first of which is Allia's four-year-old son. She knows the program will kill her son and she has to find a way to keep him out of it. But protecting her son will take more than solving the mystery that kills all of the candidates too soon. She may be forced to do something drastic, anything to save her son, even if it means she has to defy the Compound itself. This is a short story prequel to The White Lilac a YA dystopia sci-fi novel.

This guide expands on the characters, world, and lore from "The Sons of Masguard" junior fiction series.To be read in tandem with (or as an expansion to) "The Sons of Masguard and the Mosque Hill Fortune" this companion guide gives you on an in-depth look at the Kingdom of Secora, its citizens, and its mysteries. Includes glossaries, exclusive concept sketches, and never-before-seen characters.