In a stroke of bad luck, Pietro - a nobleman and secret rebel - must oversee the execution of a fellow Wind Tamer when the rebellion's latest attempt failed to break the Pact that "protects" Yon:"So long as a wall of stone surrounds the Sacred Grove, a mighty wall of wind shall protect the city of Yon."In the minutes prior to the execution, Pietro deals with his guilt and a surprise confession.Pietro is the son of a Councilman of Yon, a city protected from the Badlands by a magical wind. This wind, known as the Gale Wall, exists while the Pact is maintained:"So long as a wall of stone surrounds the Sacred Grove, a mighty wall of wind shall protect the city of Yon."Pietro is also a member of a rebel force who call themselves the Wind Tamers. Their goal: break the Pact, calming the Gale Wall and allowing people to be free of their magical gilded cage.After drawing the black stone for the execution lottery, Pietro must oversee the death of a fellow Wind Tamer, when the rebellion's latest attempt fails to break the Pact that "protects" Yon."Whichever Way The Wind Blows," recounts the moments prior to the execution. Pietro must deal with the guilt he feels executing a member of the rebellion along with the surprise of a last minute confession.

Sarah Amalfi and her best friend Samantha are headed to Tijuana looking for some summer fun after their high school graduation, but there’s something far more sinister looming over this road trip than an innocent shopping trip at Tijuana’s famous market place... The truth comes hard and fast in this riveting prequel to the romantic supernatural awakening of Gathering Storm!Sarah Amalfi and her best friend Samantha are headed to Tijuana looking for some summer fun after their high school graduation... but there’s something far more sinister looming over this road trip than an innocent shopping trip at Tijuana’s famous market place… Warnings from strangers, a vicious attack by a shadowy assailant, a charismatic stranger named Will…What do they want with Sarah?Sarah is forced to consider that there was nothing chance about her meeting with Will, but how can she accept the fantastic possibilities that Will presents to her? A hidden realm within our own, governed by cryptic magic, ancient alliances, demons… and passion beyond her understandingThe truth comes hard and fast in this riveting prequel to the romantic supernatural awakening of Gathering Storm!

Martin has a problem, he has a beer, he has a cigarette, but he doesn't have a someone. After the fall and during the crash, Martin's tale examines not so much the often inevitable end of whirlwinds, but the dizzy, unsettling world we're left to when they stop spinning.Ian Evans gave his heart to the girl he had loved since high school, but she broke it when she threw his ring in his face and walked away. Three years later, when Kat reappears engaged to a powerful politician, Ian feels the burn of betrayal all over again. Kathleen Woods never stopped loving Ian, not even when he glared at her with hatred in his eyes. Her father, a man who stops at nothing to get what he wants, made it clear Ian was unacceptable and forced her to give him up in order to save his life. However, neither Kat nor Ian knows that fate has unfinished business with them. For while Kat hides the truth, he is covertly investigating her powerful father. Their secrets collide when John Woods’ cruelty, threats and crimes are exposed, and Ian must protect Kat at the risk of his life. Can Ian trust her long enough to take down the drug and smuggling ring he has long been trying to bring to justice? Will he and Zach be able to solve the case and bring peace to a grieving widow when Kat’s distracting him at every turn? As ghosts are finally laid to rest, more secrets are revealed. Good will triumph over evil, law enforcement will have their revenge but can Ian Evans forgive the past and accept that true love is forever?

An ex-special forces soldier finds revenge on his mind when the mafia kills his best friend's son. His opening salvo lands him in the middle of a hornet's nest of enemies.Los Angeles becomes a battleground when John McDougal sets out to get retribution for the murder of his best friend's son. He is up against the Ukrainian mob and they are willing to spare no expense to take him out. To make matters worse, the mother of the boy is a beautiful woman who is out for revenge and McDougal cannot say no to her chilling demands.

"Lame High School Poetry" is a collection of 65 poems written by an earnest young man falling in and out of love for the first time."Lame High School Poetry" is a collection of 65 poems written by an earnest young man falling in and out of love for the first time. Follow the journey of words as he uses his writing to keep from exploding with emotion. The poetry will lead you from his sophomore year in high school, through ups and downs, into college and then years spent in New York City.A true documentation of what we have all felt.

Set in 1960s New York, this is the story of the opening of The Starlight Diner. A romantic, retro read with a dark undertow.Next time you’re in New York, take a turn off Broadway onto East Houston Street. There, you’ll see it: The Starlight Diner. A retro eatery curious enough to delight tourists and locals alike. Fifties tunes stream out of the jukebox long into the night, and it serves the tastiest milkshakes in the five boroughs.Set in 1963, this is the story of the opening of The Starlight Diner. A darkly romantic read with a retro edge.

"A fog of darkness has nested in the town and gray particles are floating in the air. Doorless buildings, broken windows and crumbled walls. The signboards of the buildings are swinging and doors open and close continuously. A cold breeze shivers my body. In this frozen desert, I am passing through the burned and rusty cars and am going to nowhere. I am looking for my brother""A fog of darkness has nested in the town and gray particles are floating in the air. Doorless buildings, broken windows and crumbled walls. The signboards of the buildings are swinging and doors open and close continuously. A cold breeze shivers my body. In this frozen desert, I am passing through the burned and rusty cars and am going to nowhere. I am looking for my brother"The world has been reduced to rubble. Nobody can walk under sunshine because the black murderers slaughter them. every color changed to gray, every forest changed to desert! a frozen desert! a war for survive! ZAIRAS looking for his brother who left everything! he leave LIFE shelter, walking on frozen desert ... he never thought about destiny...

THE FIXER chronicles the year leading up to the global collapse upon which the Raincoast Trilogy is based. Smith, an international problem-solver, persists in his futile duties even as the workings of our world disintegrate around him. Join Smith now for the heartbreaking final 12 months of his journey.THE FIXER chronicles the year leading up to the global collapse upon which The Raincoast Trilogy is based. Smith, an international problem-solver, persists in his futile duties even as the workings of our world disintegrate around him. THE FIXER is free for a limited time. Join Smith now for the heartbreaking final 12 months of his journey.From reviews of THE FIXER:"... it's human, it's thoughtful, it's heart-rending ....""... the crown on The Raincoast saga." "I personally find his writing to be almost hypnotic." "... a masterful, eloquent storyteller...." "... terrifyingly beautiful ...."

After being sent to St. Vernon’s Hospital – the Strange & Unusual Diseases Ward – Morris Hollett's world quickly becomes full of magical adventure and mystery. He makes some very unusual friends and is introduced to the extraordinary world of the Wizzers. But, can Morris save them all, and himself, from the The Evil Doctor Dreebil or will the unthinkable happen?Morris Hollett wakes up one day looking and feeling rather odd - his skin is blue, his tongue is constantly changing colour and he’s seeing three of everything. He’s rushed to St Vernon’s Ward for Strange & Unusual Diseases where all patients suffer the weirdest of illnesses and he’s put in a luxurious room away from everyone else. He soon finds out that he’s really very special and ‘suffering’ from Yiddle’s, which means nothing to him. After meeting the smallest boy ever and his friend with the most eyes ever, Morris learns that he has been hit by a spell; a spell which cures everyone else in the Strange & Unusual Diseases Ward. The people in the ward have been unfortunate to have been on the receiving end of spells practised by trainee Wizzers who live in an old part of the hospital called The Acorn.Morris’ adventure quickly turns to panic when he finds out that he is wanted by The Evil Doctor Dreebil. He wants to control the power of the Yiddle’s spell and really has a problem with the Wizzers, who, Morris discovers are the protectors of every young boy and girl and are the most happiest and cheerful people he’s ever met.He’s a nasty type, Dreebil, and when he kidnaps Morris’ two new best friends, Morris is left with a choice that could mean that his friends suffer the worst fate at the hands of the evil doctor, or the patients in the Strange & Unusual Diseases Ward go uncured before the Yiddle’s spell expires. Can Morris escape The Evil Doctor Dreebil, save his friends and the patients of the Strange & Unusual Diseases Ward or will the unthinkable happen?

Those familiar time voyagers, Dr. Sam Beckett and Admiral Al Calavicci, once more find themselves in a dire situation. They again must correct history on a grand scale, with the entire future in the balance! Along the way, familiar faces will aid them in their quest - and a surprising antagonist is revealed to be at the center of it! Can, and will, Sam and Al act in time before it's too late?The second story about two "Love" holidays: The Valentine's Day (a catholic holiday) and Dragobete (a Romanian holiday), combined in a fictional story created by me, in which I describe that the Nature of things makes impossible love between a human and a god. The short story is located in Dacia Land which is Romania & Bulgaria today.

PG rated NOT for the littles who still beleive in Santa .hey you've reached S.J's diary of as you can see at the top of the screen in adult terms ; absolute nonsense . how i became miss un-balanced of the world i dont know , I think it had to do with a food fight a good mop of some spag and me good thing Stacey was there she was tall enough to save me from the worst. So now that your imaginationA self contained short story in the TideBreakers universe: an unescorted freighter proves too great a temptation for submarine pirates Leif Schreiber and Jaarko Jansson. Venturing into the dangerous waters of the Pearson Trench, they encounter a terrifying threat that Schreiber must delve into his past to overcome.

When Nikki finds a beautiful treasure chest, she wonders what it contains. Gold? No. Diamonds? Nah. Money? Not even close. The chest contains twelve multi-colored gloves, each of which give her a power, like super-strength or stopping time. Soon Nikki is transformed into a crime-fighting superhero. Can Nikki stop her archnemesis, Jimmy Powerboots, before he carries out his maniacal plans?Nikki Nickerson hates her name and her boring life as a nine-year-old in the small town of Cragglyville. That is, until she finds a disappearing path into a forest that is rumored to be haunted. At the end of the trail, she and her dog, Mr. Miyagi, find a beautiful treasure chest, standing ready for her to claim. What does the chest contain? Gold? No. Diamonds? Nah. Money? Not even close. The chest contains twelve multi-colored gloves. Nikki’s disappointment quickly morphs into delight when she discovers that the gloves are much more than just a cheesy fashion accessory. You see, each pair of gloves gives her a different power, such as stopping time or super-strength. With a little help from her best friend, Spencer Quick, Nikki Nickerson is transformed into Nikki Powergloves, crime-fighting superhero. But every hero needs a villain and she soon finds hers in the form of Jimmy Powerboots, a smug and misguided youth who uncovers a similar treasure and chooses to use his newfound powers for evil. Nikki must find a way to de-boot her arch nemesis and stop his maniacal plans.

Some sinister tales taken from the nightmares that came from the shadows of darkness that is shrouded deep within my soul.Some sinister tales taken from the nightmares that came from the shadows of darkness that is shrouded deep within my soul.Living in the dark voidof the nightmare realmthe dark shadow enshroudsmy soulno where to runno where to hidespiraling deeper into theabyss of shadowsthere is no escape from thedark nightmares thathas overtaken methe evil insidedwells too deeply withinmy lost soul.I am forever damned toan eternity of darknessthat resides inside myown mind.May the visions of darkness always enlighten you!

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, their wits and intellect, and their innovations of science and technology.The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, their wits and intellect, and their innovations of science and technology.But is it enough to face the unknown and the unexplainable?This is Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, a collection of short stories from around the world, and from the creators of the award-winning steampunk series of novels (Phoenix Rising, the Janus Affair, and Dawn's Early Light)Travel to the farthest corners of Queen Victoria’s mighty empire and back again to the shores of Old Blighty, unlocking the mysteries of legend, lore, and shadowy societies. Welcome to a world of steam, secrets, machinations and madness.Welcome to the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.

A contemporary short horror story set in modern day Detroit, that explores themes of evil vs. nihilism.Jack Hastings is in a heap of trouble. Following a stellar career in the U.S. Army that began at West Point and ended with his retirement as a Major General, he now owns a small arms manufacturing company located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Mesquite Manufacturing builds a unique weapon that has caught the eye of certain nefarious groups below our southern border. Mexican drug cartels usually get what they want. But, when General Hastings refuses to sell his product to them, a young lady friend of the General’s ends up dead. With his footprints and fingerprints all over the scene, and his admission that he had been there, Major General Jack Hastings has a new uniform… the orange jumpsuit issued to him by the Oklahoma City Jail. He also has a wife who has found the end of her rope.Now General Hastings has his flaws, but is murder one of them? Attorney Sally Stillwell is faced with defending the General against a mountain of circumstantial evidence tipping the scales against her. Harry Kincaid and the upper echelons of U.S. Intelligence have other interests in the case. Once again, it’s Kincaid against the bad guys. And there are a lot of bad guys.

This Book which has 40 differently titled Poems is actually Part 10 of the Book titled – You die; I die – Love Poems ( 1600 pages ) .Poems symbolizing the immortality of love and at times its fickleness. Parekh takes the reader through a paradise naturally embellished with the ingredients of eternal romance and its sporadic failures. As they say life and death are two sides of the coin, similarly with every true anecdote of love there also comes fretful divorce—a thing which has been most sensitively described throughout this great collection of poems for the heart. Written and dipped in each ingredient of his passionate blood, Parekh comes out with startling revelations about the truest of love stories and their failures. Each verse has been delicately intertwined with a boundless aspects of relationships, romance, cheating, betrayal and goes on to prove that Immortal Love towers over every shattered heart. A start to finish with some of the most heart-rendering love poems ever, this makes a great collection for ever true lover breathing and desiring to be loved on earth and beyond. This collection of poems aims at perpetually uniting every heart on this Universe in the spirit of Immortal love and friendship. Because these are the two quintessential ingredients to lead life till its last breath. Irrespective of whatever color, faith or religion, it is only the rainbow of love which can transform the ghastliest monsters and perpetrators of humanity into peaceful lovers. Therefore this book inexhaustibly endeavors to speak and preach the language of love even after its last embossed alphabet.

On the surface, Aunt Maria seems like a cuddly old lady, all chit-chat and lace doilies and unadulterated NICEness! When Mig and her family go for a short visit, they soon learn that Aunt Maria rules the place with a rod of sweetness that’s tougher than iron and deadlier than poison. Life revolves around tea parties, while the men are all grey-suited zombies who fade into the background, and the other children seem like clones. The short visit becomes a long stay, and when all talk of going home ceases, Mig despairs! Things go from bad to worse when Mig’s brother Chris tries to rebel, but is changed into a wolf . Mig is convinced that Aunt Maria must be a witch – but who will believe her? It’s up to Mig to figure out what’s going on. Maybe the ghost who haunts the downstairs bedroom holds the key?

An erotic, sensual, and comic novel that was a generation ahead of its time, Moise and the World of Reason has at its center the need of three people for each other: Lance, the beautiful black figure skater full of love and lust for young men as well as a craving for drugs; the nameless gay young narrator, a runaway writer from Alabama who lives near the piers of New York City’s West Village, c. 1975, frantically filling notebooks with his observations; and Moise, a young woman who speaks in riddles and can never finish her paintings or consummate her affairs. The long unavailable Moise and the World of Reason represents a kind of uncensored Williams, radically frank, fully articulated, and deeply tender: a true gem.

LOVE BEYOND SANITY by Rebecca Royce The Outsiders Book Two Eighteen years earlier, Charma lost her destined soul mate. Convinced he must be dead, she kept her fears to herself so as not to destroy the morale of the Outsiders who already live with a shaky prophecy as their only guide. Dr. Jason Randall is a man used to getting what he wants. There has never been a problem he couldn't out think or a situation he wasn't capable of handling. Now they are both hunted by not one but two demons as they lead the slowly forming group of Outsiders out of the darkness and back into the light. The two strong souls will have to decide if prophecy alone is enough reason to stay together through insane odds...or if love is their true fate. LEARN MORE AT www.RebeccaRoyce.com