A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 - From the Beginning to 1800 is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by George Saintsbury is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of George Saintsbury then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Thomas finds a new meaning in life after a quick visit to the alternative. He is assigned a new mission and gets help from a tree and a magician.Thomas discovers more to life with the help of Merlin and voices from a tall pine tree. He offers gratitude to the world and a little bit of magic.

A Man picks up the phone and dials 911. The Operator picks up, and the game begins.After her mother's passing, Isabella took comfort in dance, her father, and the company of her new mother and step-sisters. Unfortunately, a corset took it all away from her.

She’s a divorcee who’s still struggling to recover. He’s notorious for his reckless ways with women. What could possibly go wrong? MOONSTONE BEACH is the first book in the Main Street Merchants series by Linda Seed. Read the novel readers have called “funny,” “delightful,” and “captivating.”She’s a divorcee who’s still struggling to recover. He’s notorious for his reckless ways with women. What could possibly go wrong?Kate Bennet owns a small bookstore in the breathtaking Central Coast town of Cambria, California. Two years out from a divorce that left her emotionally fragile, she’s starting to think that maybe she’s ready for love again—or at least for a fling with a hot man. Jackson Graham is a local chef who’s controlling when it comes to food, careless when it comes to love, and temperamental when it comes to just about everything.When Kate’s friends set things up between Kate and Jackson, she expects some casual pleasure followed by a hasty goodbye, but Jackson’s long-term crush on Kate means that he’s in this one to win. The problem is, neither he nor Kate knows whether he can change the self-defeating habits that usually send women scurrying for the door.MOONSTONE BEACH is the first book in the Main Street Merchants series by Linda Seed. Read the novel readers have called “funny,” “delightful,” and “captivating.”

Kelvin Hobbs, a brilliant soul, a future C.E.O. and a young man destined for greatness, has fallen prey to a secret plight with pornography. With darkness rendering him powerless and enslaved, he finally hears the inner reveille of his very dangerous predicament. Pleading to God for help, an inspired direction comes his way: to seek out a theologian and the information he so readily needs.It's a perfect day and Carlene is getting married..but it's not a perfect day because Carlene really does not want to get married.On her wedding day, Carlene Marie Sanchez tries to get away from it all and ends up realizing that there are more things that she has to know about herself. That love isn't always what she thought it to be. Will Carlene get back on the so-called right track? Or will she finally get what she deserves?

A vampire story with a twist. A woman involved in a tragic accident wakes to find herself in a life she no longer remembers. She is suddenly thrown into a world she never knew existed. A world of ghosts, angels, demons, vampires and a Love reaching out from beyond. She must rely on her faith to find the life she left behind.A vampire story with a twist.Andrea’s life was forever changed by a run in with a ghostly apparition on a dark mountain road. When she awakens she finds herself in a hospital room surrounded by strangers. The tragic accident that almost took her life succeeded in taking her memory, and as she struggles to rediscover the she no longer remembers she finds herself with more questions than answers. Her handsome and mysterious husband seems to be hiding something as the memories begin to return to her; disembodied voices call out to her and she is plagued by visions of a man in white. Add to that a loyal dog who no longer knows her, a compelling stranger with a cryptic warning and a husband that she’s beginning to worry might not be completely human; she finds herself questioning her choices, her faith and her own sanity. Suddenly, she is thrown into a world she never believed existed: a world populated by ghosts, vampires, angels, demons and a Love that is reaching out from the other side. Is Andrea’s imagination getting the better of her as her husband claims or does he have otherworldly secrets to hide? In order to find herself Andrea must push forward trusting in her faith regardless of her husband’s wishes to discover the life she left behind that night before it is too late. Her life or perhaps her soul may hang in the balance…

A diverse collection of stories showcasing some of the best indie authors on the market. Filled with heart-warming romance, mysterious humor, sinister, supernatural thrills and tearful sorrow, this anthology has something for everyone. So snuggle up with a warm glass of mulled wine and join us for the festivities, while we lift your spirit, tickle your fancy and rattle your bones.A diverse collection of stories showcasing some of the best indie authors on the market. Filled with heart-warming romance, mysterious humor, sinister, supernatural thrills and tearful sorrow, this anthology has something for everyone. So snuggle up with a warm glass of mulled wine and join us for the festivities, while we lift your spirit, tickle your fancy and rattle your bones.Contributing Authors: Madhu Kalyan Mattaparthi, Sheryl Seal, Alan Hardy, William O'Brien, Sonya C. Dodd, Chris Raven, D.C Rogers, Peter John, Jim Murdoch, Greatest Poet Alive, Kristina Blasen, Shemeka Mitchell, Carolyn Bennett

This is an epic poem and was written in 1975, hidden away for 37 years. At that time there was no avenue for anything that referred to same sex love.THIS IS NOT EROTICA.It was written in a loose iambic pentameter, octave rhyme, as a form of cloaking the subject matter. It was written as a catharsis and for an English class -- the Professor rejected it. Because of the subject matter.It is a story poem of disaster on a Navy ship, and the display of spiritual love of one man for another. It is being told by myself. It is what I saw.

In this new novel by the author of The Wild Hunt and Wizard's Hall, a boy and a girl form an unlikely friendship to protect a unicorn from hunters.

Through my poems I want to emphasize that a wife is, normally, not the first love of her husband, nor the first lady to be kissed by her husband nor with whom her husband had slept for the first time. Only a very few lucky wives can claim to be the first love of her husband and first for other actions of a male and female.In my poems, I want to emphasize that, first love may not be the lady whom one kisses for the first time or with whom one has slept for the first time in life. A wife is, normally, not the first love of her husband, nor the first lady to be kissed by her husband nor with whom her husband had slept for the first time. Only a very few lucky wives can claim to be the first love of her husband and first for other actions of a male and female.

Locked in an eerily quiet room on the Titanic, a dying man tells a young girl his life story as the ship begins to sink. It all starts in Whitechapel, London in 1888, as the Ripper murders began.

An Australian love/war story set during the last few weeks of Australia's part in the Vietnam War.It is late in 1971 in Vietnam and the Australian Army's contribution to the war is nearly over. Mark Ross, a transport company driver, is given the seemingly innocuous assignment of delivering two female personnel, one a local, the other a young American, to their respective destinations in and around Saigon. Ross is looking forward to unloading his passengers and enjoying some unexpected R and R in the big city.But when the exigencies of war, and some of the political intrigue behind it all, intrude to change his plans, Ross's easy-going attitude receives a serious jolt. The experience takes a toll and as well as that, he must come to terms with his feelings for his new American friend and the circumstances of their sudden if inevitable parting.

In the far future, a young woman named Aoi explores forbidden regions of her ancient city. She soon stumbles upon evidence of a possible looming catastrophe. But will the powerful elites of her society heed her warning before it is too late?This is a collection of over 250 poems that altogether seeks to reflect man as both the poet and the actor who handles the helm of his own affairs, on a timed cruise, down his very own banked personal river. Using his abilities to compose and steer his poetic story, faring only as suitably as his capabilities and fate enables him.The essence of poetry is in its use of eloquent apt words to convey the poet’s exact thoughts, as they are felt or experienced by him. Like it is the actor’s ability to apply specific skills to portray a scripted character reveals a story, it is likewise the poet's grant to create the content and set the beauty of the words.If the soul is scripted, if the mind can think, if the heart does feel and the body is specific; then every individual distinctively roams on a course throughout their lives that can be manipulated to fit their own different experience, but not actually change it. For the poet mans the helm, and the cruise is his composed poem.

Aylith and Twaylee are elves of the Blessed Court. As questing agents in its Ministry of the Eye and Ear, they venture into the perilous lands of orcs, ogres, goblins and dark elves.The elves of the Blessed Court live in peace and safety because of the daring of its unsung warriors. Dame Aylith and the little sprite Twaylee are questing agents in the Ministry of the Eye and Ear. Follow them on their harrowing adventures into the lands of monsters and the realm of the dark elves. Enjoy gritty, realistic fantasy and thrilling action, espionage and suspense.

When a pack of werewolves on motorcycles roll into The High Noon Saloon and attack the Road Dogs clubhouse, Chico and the bros flee into the desert and take refuge at their cabin. while the hairy beasts take Harlem Springs Arizona, Cave Man and his bros leave Biker Heaven and help the Road Dogs fight off a pack of blood thirsty werewolves and their demonic friends.A private detective chases a burglar onto the midnight streets of Boston and discovers the oddest artist he's ever seen. Terrified that her secret identity will wreck her real life, Killian can't imagine the havoc Mike is about to cause. "Popcorn, Lollipops, and Porn" is a short story which contains no porn whatsoever! The title refers to a comment made by one of the story's three compelling main characters- a trio the author likes so much that she's planning a full-length novel built around them. "Popcorn, Lollipops, and Porn" is the quirky mystery which started it all!

Peter Dennis is flattered to be asked by a beautiful artist to sit for her next painting for a book cover. It starts out well but it doesn't go as he'd anticipated. A short horror story.A slightly different version of this story first appeared in "Black Petals, Summer 2003".Nine Books. One Boxed Set. Endless Adventure.Find your next favorite YA series in Stranger Worlds. This urban fantasy collection includes nine full-length, first-in-series books. Gods and ghosts, portals and shifters, werewolves and fairies... there’s a magical new world waiting for every reader. Explore them all!Stealer by A.M. YatesWhen Dee chases a thief out of her house, she ends up with a whole new set of troubles... in a whole new world. Now, all she wants is to get back home again.The Portal and the Panther by R.A. MarshallAll Jon Parker really wants is to graduate high school and escape his sleepy little hometown, but everything changes one day when he stumbles into the boys' bathroom and transforms into a panther. Without choice, he's thrust into a world in which alternate universes exist, people control the elements with a mere thought, and somehow it's his job to protect our world from interdimensional "intruders". But whether or not it's a job Jon will accept... well, that remains to be seen.Undraland by Mary E. TwomeyStill reeling from the deaths of her parents and brother, Lucy is trying to get her life back on track — until short-tempered, handsome Jens saves her from a bear attack. Soon, Lucy is swept away to an enchanting world where Scandinavian fairytale creatures run wild... and adventure is for the taking.Crystal Magic by Madeline FreemanReading people’s thoughts and making things move with her mind is nothing new for Kristyl, but she hopes to leave her past behind when she moves to Clearwater. But when a curse threatens her aunt’s life, she must do anything for a cure—including tapping into the magic that terrifies her.My Fair Assassin by C.J. AnayaAfter a childhood of foster families and being labeled freakish for her strange looks and eating habits, Crsyta is emancipated and providing for herself. Just when it seems she's finally settling into the normal life she always wanted, a dangerous man with lethal intent breaks into her apartment. But has this enticing stranger come to kill her or to protect her from others who will?A Brush With the Moon by Raquel LyonWhen Sophie moves away to university, she isn’t expecting to be thrown into a world where supernatural creatures are real, nor is she expecting to attract the attention of the most eligible werewolf in town.Soul Slam by Allie BurtonOn her first heist, sixteen-year-old Olivia steals an ancient Egyptian amulet and inadvertently receives the soul of King Tut . . . and the curse that comes with it. But Xander believes it’s his place to inherit King Tut’s soul. Now, he must deal with the thief who stole the amulet. When the two find themselves up against a secret society that wants to use the curse to rule the world, they reluctantly join forces to end the curse before it turns deadly.Ghost Hand by Ripley PattonOlivia Black has a rare birth defect. Instead of a hand made of flesh and blood, she was born with a ghost hand. And when her hand goes rogue, doing things she never imagined possible, Olivia must run for her life from a group of men bent on taking her power for their own nefarious purposes.Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnelLena’s on the run, struggling to master the forces of chaos she now controls while at the same time staying out of the way of the crazy gods and goddesses who want her to use Red Magic to cause chaos. Turns out, Red Magic is real…and deadly. Will Lena learn enough about her power before it’s too late, or will she become a walking disaster?

“Who is Kracken?”“No one. He never was.”Lizzie’s cousins have moved into a large old home. It’s a nice place, but it seems it had already been occupied by a spirit named Kracken. Lizzie has a job to do...her first job since facing the sorcerer in Spear Bearer Book 1. But for Lizzie being a Spear Bearer isn’t getting any easier.“Who is Kracken?” “No one. He never was.” Several weeks have passed since the events of Spear Bearer Book 1. Lizzie’s family is spending Thanksgiving with her mom’s sister’s family in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family recently moved into a large old home. Not too long after they arrive, Lizzie’s four-year-old cousin Masi begins to talk about her ‘imaginary’ friend Kracken. Lizzie’s dad guesses that the friend is actually a Lost Soul—a ghost. Lizzie has a job to do...her first job since facing the sorcerer in Spear Bearer Book 1. But for Lizzie, being a Spear Bearer isn’t getting any easier.

Alas that mankind’s fundamental question, are we alone, was ever answered at all. To think that such a simple answer to such a seemingly simple, yet in reality unimaginably complex, question could bring complete catastrophe for the children of Earth could not have been foretold. Sometimes, in the most direst of circumstances, the fix can be as devastating as the very problem itself.Determined to halt China’s increasing dominance to the east and south, forces within Russia and the United States push the three countries to the edge of war...Warned of a terrorist attack, the target unknown, Michael Anderson is once more drawn into a conspiracy of deceit, struggling to understand the complex games played out across three continents. His focus moves from London to Washington, the U.S. Midterm elections turning into a chaotic scramble for power as the American President’s grip on events at home and abroad rapidly spirals out of control.In the South China Sea, Philippine protests over China’s creeping militarisation of the Spratly Islands escalate into a series of clashes, the United States’ apparent unwillingness to protect her old ally provoking an angry reaction on the streets of Washington. With Beijing and Moscow both seeking to take advantage of the internal battles within the White House, the fight for supremacy over the disputed islands threatens the President’s own survival.Set seventeen months after the events of The Will of the People, the story brings together many of the characters from the first novel and forms the second part of the Conspiracy Trilogy.