"Are you an honest man, sir?" asked a very pretty young woman, not more than twenty years old, as she stopped in the open field in front of Sergeant Life Knox of the Riverlawn Cavalry, as it was generally called, though the squadron belonged to a numbered regiment in Kentucky.

The Exploits of Elaine It tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as “The Clutching Hand”, who murdered her father. (Wikipedia)First Page:This eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE CRAIG KENNEDY SERIESTHE EXPLOITS OF ELAINEBYARTHUR B. REEVECONTENTSCHAPTERI THE CLUTCHING HANDII THE TWILIGHT SLEEPIII THE VANISHING JEWELSIV "THE FROZEN SAFE"V THE POISONED ROOMVI THE VAMPIREVII THE DOUBLE TRAPVIII THE HIDDEN VOICEIX THE DEATH RAYX THE LIFE CURRENTXI THE HOUR OF THREEXII THE BLOOD CRYSTALSXIII THE DEVIL WORSHIPPERSXIV THE RECKONINGTHE EXPLOITS OF ELAINECHAPTER ITHE CLUTCHING HAND"Jameson, here's a story I wish you'd follow up," remarked the managing editor of the Star to me one evening after I had turned in an assignment of the late afternoon.He handed me a clipping from the evening edition of the Star and I quickly ran my eye over the headline:"THE CLUTCHING HAND" WINS AGAINNEW YORK'S MYSTERIOUS MASTER CRIMINAL PERFECTS ANOTHER COUPCITY POLICE COMPLETELY BAFFLED"Here's this murder of Fletcher, the retired banker and trustee of the University," he explained.

Today is Bill's lucky day: he's dead.Transcripts SeriesPart 1, Transcripts from the Other SidePart 2, Heaven: The Beta-test (out now)Part 3, coming soonJackson never thought buying a yacht could be so dangerous. A deadly attack at sea leaves Jackson wet and bewildered, fighting for his life.

A short, inspirational story, of Peruvian Condors and a young man's journey towards maturity and happiness.Jackson never thought buying a yacht could be so dangerous. A deadly attack at sea leaves Jackson wet and bewildered, fighting for his life.

Buddha is a genetically engineered super soldier in the midst of the apocalypse. Outfitted with natures most deadly and sophisticated weapons, he finds himself helping a young girl cope with the strange new world.Buddha is a genetically engineered super soldier in the midst of the apocalypse. Outfitted with natures most deadly and sophisticated weapons, he finds himself helping a young girl cope with the strange new world.

Princess Rose arrives in Sofie's dreams, gives her a glimpse of her world, then begs to be rescued.Princess Rose arrives in Sofie's dreams; lets her have a glimpse of her world, then begs to be rescued.

The complete revamping of Catherine Coulter's 1983 Signet Regency, "An Intimate Deception," led to this: a full-bodied historical romance with a new beginning and a new ending.

THOMAS WYCLIFFE just wants to finish his dissertation in peace and quiet. So when a man in a black robe appears in his closet, claiming to be the last of the Warlocks, Wycliffe figures it is a bad joke. But he soon realizes the last of the Warlocks can give him power beyond imagining.And all it will cost is his soul.Give me a hundred guns, and I will conquer my world.THOMAS WYCLIFFE just wants to finish his dissertation in peace and quiet. So when a man in a black robe appears in his closet, claiming to be the last of the Warlocks, Wycliffe figures it is a bad joke. But he soon realizes the last of the Warlocks can give him power beyond imagining.And all it will cost is his soul.SIMON WESTER needs a job. Badly. So when a rich and powerful Senator offers him employment, he jumps at the chance. Sure, Simon expects to find some corruption, some shady deals.He doesn't expect to find black magic.LIAM MASTERE is a Knight of the Sacred Blade, defender of the mortal races. But can swords stand against guns? As bullets and bombs destroy his kingdom, Liam must risk everything to save his homeland's one chance of salvation.By daring the horrors of the TOWER OF ENDLESS WORLDS...

Four junior tennis players from Spain, France and the U.S.are destined to meet at Roland Garros, home of the French Open, the second leg of the Tennis Grand Slam. The four teenagers meet at the Saddlebrook tennis academy in Tampa, Fl where tennis lessons are spiced with love, jealousy and revenge. Basque ETA terrorist plans to blow up the newly rebuilt stadium set the stage for a thrilling climax.A call centre employee, a security guard and a receptionist find themselves trapped on the tenth floor of their remote office block...in the middle of a mysterious zombie outbreak.Can they fight their way past hundreds of hungry, flesh-craving mouths? Can they figure out who or what is behind the outbreak?-DEAD END JOB is a darkly comic horror story full of monsters, gore and misadventure.

An Inside Out story, Chris's POV In a world where my only escape has been my art, Sara has been the light in my darkness. And there is darkness, the kind of inky black that can bleed from my life to hers. She doesn't see it. She doesn't understand what I've shown her. And my biggest fear is that soon...she will.

“The Lost Tales of Mercia” are ten short stories set in England near the end of the Viking Age. These swashbuckling tales, based heavily on true events, educate and entertain simultaneously. In the Sixth Tale, a royal retainer named Hastings fights for his country and the Golden Cross, but entertains unrealistic notions of how his mistress, Aetheling Aydith, might reward him.Martyn took a steadying breath and peered around the boulder. The dragon appeared in no hurry to devour them, taking its time stretching and folding its leathery wings. It wasn't as big as a longboat as the stories said, but it was still huge – four times the size of a horse, plus the tail, long neck, and a head the size of a coffin. It was beautiful in a chilling sort of way, its skin a scaly rainbow of glittering copper, amber, emerald and bronze, the colors changing in liquid ripples as the fading sunlight swept across its body while it crept toward their feeble hideout.

Conceived on one planet. Raised on another. Who would have ever thought that an alien of our own would be the one to help save planet Earth?This story follows Axel, an teenager that lives with his abusiv mother and hates everything that came close to school.Roxas it the new kid in school and on top of that he gets pared with the dork of the biology class, or so he thinks until the quiet and clamed up nerd gets a complete makeover by a friend and that said friends boyfriend.Suddenly biology tops as an interest in school.

A novella of alternate history, nuclear threat and religion from award-winning speculative fiction writer Jay Lake. Mayan magic, Papal politics, and the grinding burdens of colonial life meet in this retelling of the Cuban missile crisis in a very different version of Central America.

Old pilots don't get that way by trusting machinery. Sometimes you've just got to get your hands dirty.Terrorists target an interplanetary freighter, aiming to create an atrocity large enough to reignite a bloody war between Mars and Earth. The only thing standing in their way: A token pilot pulled out of retirement simply to satisfy safety regulations. But old pilots didn't get that way by trusting machinery, particularly when they were trained during wartime. They have no idea how far this old pilot will go to prevent his children's lives from being shattered by the same war that consumed his own generation. (Short Story: 5000 Words)

An extraordinary modern novel in the Victorian tradition, Charles Palliser has created something extraordinary--a plot within a plot within a plot of family secrets, mysterious clues, low-born birth, high-reaching immorality, and, always, always the fog-enshrouded, enigmatic character of 19th century -- London itself. "You read the first page and down you wonderfully fall, into a long, large, wide world of fiction." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Feisty female-wrestler Kate beats Nick into a pulp. Gazing up at her red, sweat-soaked skin, the unexpected happens… Nick falls in love. So begins a whirlwind wrestling meet romance. Soon, fractures divide them. Nick fights a cloud of darkness. Meanwhile, Kate harbors a secret that eats away at her from the inside out. And in the end, if they can't overcome their differences, one of them will die.Feisty female-wrestler Kate beats Nick into a pulp. Gazing up at her sweat-soaked skin, red face, and narrowed eyes, something entirely unexpected happens… He falls in love. So begins a whirlwind romance, set in the romantic utopia of the Washington State High School Wrestling Meet. However, fractures quickly divide them. Nick fights the cloud of darkness that threatens to overwhelm him. Meanwhile, Kate harbors a secret, one that slowly eats away at her from the inside out. And in the end, if they can’t overcome their differences, one of them will die.

When Kyric meets a lunatic criminal named Aiyan, he is told of an immortal man with the blood of a dragon, a man commanding a web of minions with ancient powers who can control the will of others. Aiyan also claims to belong to a secret order of knights that opposes these men. If this is true Kyric will be plunged into a a hidden world and a deadly plot over a stolen map of incalculable value.The Knights of the Flaming Blade were mystic swordsmen who served the Council of Sages, but hundreds of years have passed since the Long Winter destroyed the old kingdoms. In a new world of invention and reason, the deeds of warriors with flaming swords are now thought to be only mythic tales. One night Kyric meets a lunatic criminal named Aiyan. In his ravings, Aiyan tells him about an immortal man who lived before the Long Winter, whose veins run with the blood of a dragon, a man at the center of a web of minions, all with the power to control the will of others. He also claims to belong to a secret order of knights that opposes these men. If this is true, and Aiyan has really stolen a priceless map from the men of the dragon's blood, it will plunge Kyric into a deadly plot he is not prepared for, involving warriors with the hidden powers of the old world. But does Aiyan speak the truth, or is he simply a madman?

Exiled from her people, Alila lives alone in a canyon. When a pregnant princess on the run from assassins disrupts her quiet world, Alila chooses to help her reach the coast. Hounded by assassins and torn apart by distrust, Alila’s choice threatens to reveal her dark past and her terrible secret. If she and the princess survive their journey to safety.Exiled from her people, Alila lives alone in a canyon harvesting Frankincense resin with her twin unicorns for company. When a pregnant princess on the run from assassins disrupts her quiet world, Alila chooses to help her reach the coast. Hounded by assassins and torn apart by distrust, Alila’s choice threatens to reveal her dark past and her terrible secret. If she and the princess survive their journey to safety.“Delivering Yaehala” is a fantasy novelette by Annie Bellet.