The trees let their leaves to fall upon the ground and be crushed before darkness falls upon the land unknown by human eyes. Destinies begin to revolve to be revealed through the journey through the land of Malum himself. It is no secret that the journey once meant to protect a queen now embraces the protection of the land itself from the darkness that proceeds from destiny. Beasts thrive to die.Is it destiny that triggers the evil in all hearts? The Vines of Fatum reveal an unfortunate destiny for the inhabitants of the land. The first known twins are born in the land, leaving their mother to have her soul depend on the life of a withering rose. Fortis, the king, has no option but to seek help from the Ape in the high mountains. Through the sky he sails along with two trusted warriors and a vampire assassin. Yet, the journey turns to be one of dread as their ship is demolished. Through the Forbidden Forest they must venture to unravel the secrets preying upon the land. Fortis, Invicta, Sicarius, and Magni take a different path to uncover what once was and what shall be. The destiny lies within their hands, for the Vines of Fatum always gives hope.

Nevil Shute wrote this prophetic novel just before the start of the Second World War. In it he imagines the devastation that results from an aerial bomb attack on Southampton that destroys the city's infrastructure and leaves the inhabitants at the mercy of cholera and further assaults. Against this dramatic backdrop, Shute grippingly chronicles the trials and tribulations of the Corbett family as they struggle to get to safety.

A disgruntled Russian emigre is poised to lash out at the adoptive nation he believes has denied him the American dream. A former technician in the Soviet biological weapons systems, he possesses the knowledge to unleash into the streets of New York City the ultimate terror: a modern bioweapon. But before he executes his final act of vengeance, he must first experiment on a few unsuspecting victims ...

Nancy's aunt Eloise in New York City has invited her, Bess, and George to spend the weekend. After a long day of sightseeing, the group ends up at Haunted Harriet's, a spooky theme restaurant. But real horror begins when a birthday cake explodes and oozes green slime, rubber worms, and fake spiders -- and Nancy gets blamed for it!

What on earth did Bill have to bring the wimpish Gustavus with them on holiday? Neither Jack nor Kiki the parrot like the boy at all. But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah, and Lucy-Ann, Jack must bravely follow them to a faraway country and unravel a plot to kill the king.

This is a whimsical short story exploring where dreams are created. In an unknown world, Grace is drawn to a dark mountain by a song she hears only inside her. No one that she meets is who they seem and answers are always elusive. Now, she must plunge into the heart of the mountain and the sky above to discover her true destiny in a world where dreaming is everything.Have you ever wondered where dreams come from?Now you can find out in this short story.The mountain has been dormant for years, lying silent and waiting for someone to awaken it again. The forest has grown cold and haunting as it prays that the song will search out the destined one who can clear the mist from the mountain and bring it back to life. For the mountain has a job to do and until it is awaken, dreams everywhere lie in peril.The song inside of Grace’s heart forces her into a world she knows nothing about. Everyone she meets is not who they seem, including the horse who claims she was made for Grace and the boy who is searching for his lost family. They all guard a secret so closely, and though the song urges her to understand, no one will give her the answers she needs. Now, she must plunge into the heart of the mountain and the sky above to discover her true destiny in a world where dreaming is everything. Join Grace and Hunter as they discover where dreams come from.

Love and a recipe! Annie Higgins is stuck working in the deep freeze of the Port Frazer fish co-op earning money for her semester at Cambridge. She never wants to see another prawn again. While she's filleting fish, she's dreaming of sunshine and building castles in the air. Little does she know that the prawns she detests are the key to romance and adventure.Just Delectable: a romantic short story with a recipe. Annie Higgins is stuck working in the deep freeze of the Port Frazer fish co-op earning money for her semester at Cambridge. She never wants to see another prawn again. While she's filleting fish, she's dreaming of sunshine and building castles in the air. Little does she know that the prawns she detests are the key to romance and adventure.

What if there was a microchip that could be implanted in your child's head which would generate an imaginary friend for them? What if the friends stayed after the chip was removed? What if you stopped denying that you're intrigued and download the story already?Attention parents! Tired of teaching your children the difference between right and wrong? Don't have the time to keep your kids out of trouble? Don't trust the sub-par education system? Get MetaFic. Inc's patented IF Chip today! Its a simple out-patient procedure covered by most major health insurance providers! Painless and fast! The IF Chip's patented synoptic technology reacts with your child's neural cortex to create an imaginary friend fully customizable by you. Together with our imaginary experts, you will choose the fantastical companion and settings right for your child's particular needs. Your child may choose from such imaginary pals as kittens, puppies, rabbits (our best selling model!), fairies, squirrels, princesses (an instant classic), superheroes (may cause heights-related injuries), lamas or even a camel (our best selling Middle Eastern model). Choose your own religion setting from "fanatical _____" to "rabid atheist." Choose your child's intellectual setting from "future Nobel prize winner" to "at least she's pretty." Select our premium "problem child" setting and watch as your child becomes a model citizen with our special "Mild Mind Mend Meld" therapy .Come to our imaginarium centers for a free consultation today, or e-mail us with questions and comments. From MetaFic, Inc. Warning: Not FDA approved. Long term effects of the IF Chip have not been studied. MetaFic, Inc. disclaims all uses for a specific purpose. Not recommended for kids over 16. May cause psychological defects and mental scarring. Requires immature mature sense of humor. May lead to slight sexual stimulation. Not recommended for camels. Best read naked.

A semi-autobiographical, satirical novel that throws into perspective all of Gombrowicz's major literary, philosophical, psychological and social concerns. Throughout the book Gombrowicz ridicules the self-centred pomposity of the Polish community in Argentina.

This is a short play centered on the consequences of entering eternity without salvation, given freely by the grace of God. It's designed for the Christian church (youth group), regardless of denomination. It's very intense and will draw a highly emotional and hopefully spiritual response from anyone without Christ who sees it. Make sure your soul is prepared...before it's Too Late.If 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' met 'Inception' in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral the result would be 'In Dreams' by James Eddy...When Oliver Bell meets a beautiful young woman one night in his dreams, he literally can’t get her out of his mind. Unfortunately, he also can’t tell if she’s anything more than just a wonderful figment of his imagination. It’s only when she starts leaving him clues for how to find her in the real world that Oliver’s sense of fantasy and reality begin to blur into something strange and new. The journey that follows takes Oliver everywhere he can imagine and beyond; across the country to a city he doesn’t know, to things from his terrible past he would rather forget; over concrete and bluebells and snow and ice; all leading him to the truth that love can exist in dreams.

“Couples that get pregnant in their 40’s and 50’s must be nuts,” the author writes. “These are people with productive jobs, breakable furniture, cars without Cheerios and a comfortable lifestyle. But from the moment the rabbit dies, that all changes.” These tales present child rearing from a whole new point of view... funny, moving and all too close to home for many of us.How do older couples survive raising pre-school kids in modern America? You take notes and chronicled the journey in a series of rollicking, outrageous columns in the community newspaper. At least that’s what Lee B. Mulder did. “Couples that get pregnant in their 40’s and 50’s must be nuts,” he writes. “These are people with productive jobs, breakable furniture, cars without Cheerios and a comfortable lifestyle. But from the moment the rabbit dies, that all changes.”In this volume, the reader learns many valuable things from the point of view of a dad who’s way beyond young adult, things such as small children can be used as strategic weapons, powerful career women can also be powerful in the laundry, that STD Barbie is a very popular doll and that obedience training children with a collar and leash yields surprising results.Mulder’s fans write:“Wow, it’s refreshing. That’s me in there.” - Mrs. D.J., Glen Ellyn IL“I laughed out loud,” - Mrs. W.S., San Antonio TX“I enjoy your column every week. Is that stuff TRUE?” Mrs. D.C., Nashville TN“What are you, Erma Bombeck in dad’s clothing?” - Mr. T.W., Atlanta GACover design Julie SartainCover photo Jaimie Duplass, Bigstock Photo

The Well of Mladris has been poisoned by the apprentice wizard Galzuth and the Eloen Witches are dying. If the Three Moons of the Nerinx dies, Nafelahar will plunge into darkness. Queen Halaema sends Nissa and Sir Darcassian on a perilous journey to find the black unicorn and extract a cure before it's too late.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.

This is a collection of 10 hilarious poems from a pupper (dog or puppy) point of view. The whole family of all ages can enjoy these with a good laugh. There are a total of over 1800 words to tickle your funny bone.A young prince Calum escapes his bed in the dead of night to meet with the illusive wanderer, known to the men of Calum’s kingdom as Roland the Ferocious, at a crossroads. And with that, Calum begins his journey west to the kingdom of Dunway where he seeks a new life far from his father’s kingdom. Only the forests stand between Calum and his new home, the gruff, and hardened Roland, his only guide, but how will the young Calum handle himself when confronted by the beasts and trials he finds within.

Denver journalist Natalie Benoit and Deputy U.S. Marshal Zach McBride find themselves captives of a bloodthirsty Mexican drug cartel. Working together, they escape through the desert toward the border, the attraction between them flaring hotter than the Sonoran sun. They fight to stay ahead of the danger that hunts them as forces more powerful than they can imagine conspire to destroy them both...

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Beaten and bloodied, a man wakes up in a cell. He doesn't know how he got there, or why someone would do this to him. His first visitor, the enigmatic Doctor Jolley, brings with him more questions than answers, and thus begins a disturbing game of cat and mouse. The prisoner has no idea of the rules of this game but he knows this: one wrong answer could cost him his life.Beaten and bloodied, a man wakes up in a cell. He doesn't know how he got there, or why someone would do this to him.His first visitor, the enigmatic Doctor Jolley, brings with him more questions than answers, and thus begins a disturbing game of cat and mouse.The prisoner has no idea of the rules of this game, but he does know this: in the Facebook Genocide one wrong answer could mean his life.The Facebook Genocide is a short story of a dystopian near future. It explores contemporary issues around the death of privacy and the secret use of personal information. The setting may be reminiscent of Orwell's '1984', but the time is now.Your future is being written...

Collected Short Fiction 2010-2014. These nine short stories explore a wide spectrum of ideas, ranging from religious freedom to economic deprivation to the dark turbulence of masculine sexuality.What is the price of making dreams come true? Can they simply be bought with money, or do they require something different? Greg wants to see his dreams come true -- to furnish his apartment with nice things, to find the perfect girl to share it with, and to ultimately become a bigger success than his father had been -- but life keeps finding ways to alter his plans. Can Greg adapt to life's little wrenches and overcome impoverishing events to bring his dreams to reality? Or will he succumb to the hardships of being twentysomething and accept the life of economic misfortune that hounds him?"Shell Out" is the humorous story of a college student's battle with those pesky opposing forces of nature that plague us all: life and desire, ambition and contentment, dreams and reality. It is the story of any of us who has ever had to fend for ourselves in the real world but weren't sure if we'd ever make it. Greg's farcical journey to tame his wallet and fulfill his dreams takes him through the common struggles of young adulthood, including figuring out how to survive a Friday night on a ten-dollar bill, acquiescing to paying bills in spite of not having a job, taking jobs that only a desperate loon would take, working toward a better life in order to win the heart of a girl, and other crazy situations. The question is, are his efforts worth it, or is he just chasing yesterday's American Dream?For those thirty and older who wish to remember their own crazy experiences as a twentysomething, Greg's strange odyssey of economic survival is a comedy. For those currently living the twentysomething life, or those about to approach it, Greg's journey is a horror story. It's a lot like life: a scary comedy that forces us to question our choices."Shell Out" also comes with previews for some of my upcoming books.

Niranjan, a software engineer goes to the USA to work at a client place and falls in love with an American girl, Jennifer. Niranjan tries all his ways to win Jennifer's heart before she agrees to become his friend to hang with. However, the lovers faces much resistance from Jennifer's brother, James while they go and see the places in the USA. A multi-cultural romantic story set in the USA.Niranjan, a software engineer from India goes to the USA to work for his client, General Electric. His friend and colleague, Venkatesh, picks him up from the Newark airport to his residence at Deer Creek Apartments, Princeton, New Jersey. On a weekend, Niranjan goes out for the dinner at TGI Friday’s with Venkatesh. He meets an American girl, Jennifer Coleman along with her friend Andrea.After a month, Venkatesh comes back to India. Niranjan is alone at New Jersey and looks for a companion to hang with during the weekends. Niranjan decides to call Jennifer. He tries hard to get Jennifer’s phone number based on her Beetle’s license plate number.Jennifer is reluctant to become a friend of Niranjan but later agrees for his earnest requests over phone to accompany him to the Princeton University. Niranjan buys a car with the help of Jennifer on the following weekend. He takes her to the Indian temple at Bridgewater and Atlantic City, New Jersey. James is an elder brother of Jenifer and he keeps a close watch on her friendship with Niranjan. He cautions her not to go out with strangers as she is already broken hearted with her boyfriend an year ago. Jennifer will not agree to James’ advice and she continue her friendship with Niranjan.Niranjan works hard at General Electric and impresses his client manager, Frank and his colleagues Daniel and Harris. Niranjan is appreciated for his hard work and sound technical skill by his peers at General Electric.Later, Niranjan takes Jennifer to New York City, Shenandoah Valley.James decides to speak with Niranjan and he meets him at his residence at Deer Creek Apartment. He cautions Niranjan not to continue his friendship with Jennifer.Jennifer consoles Niranjan and request him to ignore whatever her brother James has advised him. Meanwhile Jennifer takes her friend Andrea’s help to comfort James and convince to her family members that Niranjan is a nice gentleman.Niranjan visits Washington DC and Niagara Falls with Jennifer. They enjoy staying overnight in a hotel and develop an intimate relationship.When Niranjan is on the way to New Jersey from his visit to the Niagara Falls, he receives a call from India that his father is hospitalized for a heart ailment. His mother requests him over phone to come back to India as soon as possible.Niranjan loved his parents and he is the only son. Caught in the dilemma, Niranjan convinces Jennifer and his colleagues and decides to go back to India. Jennifer and his colleague send him off at the airport.