Newly married to novelist Rosie M. Banks, Bingo bucks the current trend by being extremely happy, although he does tend to lose his shirt on various horses. This collection of wonderfully funny stories features a cast of outrageous characters.

Raden and Aric are strangers, but sworn enemies they already are. As their destinies unfold, they suddenly find themselves at the center of an ancient prophecy. Each choice will leave the world of Eos shaken to its core. In the first book of the Prophecy Rock Series, fates will collide in this epic tale of action, loyalty, and love, where the ultimate meaning of true sacrifice will be discovered.As rumors swirl across the war torn lands of Eos of a possible Candidate—the long prophesied savior of peace— young Raden Nite finds himself unexpectedly chosen to discover the truth to these rumors. Raden’s top-secret mission will send him and his closest friends on a heart-pounding adventure through the mysterious Voras Mountains, the impenetrable fortress of Sargatum, and deep into strange new lands where dangerous enemies await.Meanwhile, on the other side of the Disputed Lands, Prince Aric sits third in line to the crown of Vicedonia. Seeking to escape the overwhelming shadow of his elder brother, and to prove to his father, the king, that he is indeed a worthy successor, Aric embarks on a path into the darkest corners of Eos. On his journey, he will encounter the sinister magic of the Dark Forest, the epic battlegrounds of Lake Raphia, and discover the harsh realities of what it truly means to be king.In the first book of the Prophecy Rock Series, fates will collide in this epic tale of action, loyalty, and love, where the ultimate meaning of true sacrifice will be discovered.

Independently wealthy eco-terrorist Twilly Spree teaches a flagrant litterbug a lesson--and leaves the offender's precious Range Rover swarming with hungry dung beetles. When he discovers the litterer is one of the most powerful political fixers in Florida, the real Hiaasen-style fun begins.

Gerry Broker inherits a voice from his dead grandfather, Joel Broker. Pestered by the voice, he's led to the town Joel Broker had worked as a policeman, to a year old burnt and isolated house. What secrets did the house have that connected the voice to his grandfather and what did the voice want from him?After the death and cremation of Joel Broker Senior, his grandson, Gerry Broker's mind is occupied by a voice he believes to be a representation of some intangible being. Seeing visions of death induced by the voice, Gerry is led to a silent town where his grandfather had worked as a policeman and where he'd retired as an invalid, and is further directed to a house, burnt, empty, isolated but seemingly contains a secret. What connections did the house have with the voice in his head and his grandpa? What did the voice want from him? What did he expect to see inside? These were the questions that filled Gerry's mind as he entered into the house. In the end, he discovers that certain questions are better left unanswered.

This book gives an idea how the society dominates our life. Society Really Governs Us in Every Possible uS. Society Forces Us to Take Decisions that some times are not even pleasant to us. Have a look and you will find out the most usual things that you study every day around you but never got the guts to expressSoul is our, but not our life. We breathe, but we don't act. We eat but we don't speak. It is the society that governs us. This book gives out instances when we are governed by our society. The matters to think on..

Matt and Zoé's baby, Jack, needs urgent treatment in a New York specialist clinic. Before treatment can start, baby Jack is snatched. Has Jack been taken for ransom, for body parts, by a weird cult for indoctrination? An ex-cop offers to help, as does Simon Urquet (from Hands of the Traitor) and Archbishop Stephen Valdieri, now ex-Archbishop Stephen Valdieri (from Hands of the Healer).Matt and Zoé's baby, Jack, needs urgent treatment in a New York specialist clinic. Before treatment can start, baby Jack is snatched. Has Jack been taken for ransom, for body parts, by a weird cult for indoctrination? A man claiming to be an ex-cop offers to help, as does Simon Urquet (from Hands of the Traitor), and Archbishop Stephen Valdieri who is now ex-Archbishop Stephen Valdieri (from Hands of the Healer). Finding the baby still alive means a race against time. Zoé thinks that her mother's instinct will lead them to baby Jack, but she has to admit that she and Matt are, in her words, chasing the wild goose. Matt believes he has the answer, annoyed with himself for not putting the clues together sooner. But even that lead seems to finish at a dead end. And all the time the clock is ticking because Jack is not getting his urgent treatment -- assuming he's still alive.

The telegram brings good news for Doctor Beth, which reminds her of another telegram that her guardian aunt received on her behalf twenty years earlier. Ever since, Beth has waited in vain, fearing the worst, but not knowing the answers.The telegram that has just arrived brings good news for Doctor Beth, giving her something to look forward to. However, it also reminds her of another telegram that her guardian aunt received on her behalf twenty years earlier. Ever since, Beth has waited. This is a short story of the grim affects of racial and ideological prejudice which can rear its head in the least likely of places and the long-lasting pain caused.

A rather likable Lucifer, decidedly un-evil demons, sorcery gone awry, romance and hilarity are the theme of this heart-warming very tall taleDeep in the rugged mountains of southern West Virginia, nestled in the cradle of an idyllic little valley, the tiny town of Brandell, and its colorful cast of lovable characters, hold an ancient secret. Here, in this most unlikely of places, the women of Brandell Valley cook, clean, shop, gossip, dream, fall in love – and guard the gates of Hell. The tranquility of daily life in the valley is disrupted when Lucifer finds a way out of the depths. He simply quits his job as the devil, packs his bags, and heads for Florida. Pandemonium erupts in the valley when, without the devil to keep things in check, various demons find their way out of Hell and wander into Brandell. A rather likable Lucifer, decidedly un-evil demons, sorcery gone awry, romance and hilarity are the theme of this heart-warming very tall tale. (Author's Note - Although Brandell is a real town in southern West Virginia, the story I've written... may not be exactly true.)

Vince got an evening call from fellow engineer Brad in America. The climate change crisis had turned Calgary into a crime razed city policed by drones. Brad said the highways close that night so get out now. Vince decided leaving their Calgary home for Brad’s ideal BC valley community best for his teenage daughter’s future. But first they had to make it through the swarm gang infested countryside.As an ex-oilfield engineer now environmental advocate, single parent Vince had a history of struggling with the impact of climate change especially on his high school daughter’s future. Now highway connections were closing at unknown select points to form a new political border shutting Alberta out of the Pacific North West. They had one last chance to cross that night. Vince had first heard his friend Brad’s talk on a worst case scenario survival plan when they worked together in Niger on a HICCC geoengineering contract. The High Impact Climate Change Countries had attempted a technical climate fix at the time. But with the West not approving, NATO ended that possibility with bombs while oil and coal business continued as usual. Brad had talked not only of survival, but an academic attempt at designing an improved cultural model for the future. The climate change transition was seen as a societal opportunity. Climate change geography had selected a mountain valley refuge straddling the BC American border. Vince had been preparing for the trip in practice and in the back of his mind, but was never sure if or when to go. The valley was far from Calgary with drone and human police with questionable interests and lawless gangs swarm ravaging the country highways. That night had become his last chance to pioneer a brighter future for his daughter but only if they could succeed in traversing a planned and practiced escape route.

A post-apocalyptic horror story, creatures surviving in the ruins of a blasted city and a woman desperate enough to make contact with them...An absolutely terrifying tale, set in an unnamed city, some months after much of it was destroyed in an atomic blast.The survivors rake through the rubble for necessities, fight off disease, radiation and each other to make it through each day. But some are worse off than others. There are things in the ruins, human-shaped but of an entirely different species, competing for the same food, medicine, water. And you wouldn't want to meet them after dark...

An Elysium Chronicles short story: the beginning.An Elysium Chronicles short story: the beginning. There is only one place forbidden to the people of Gavin's village; the island just off the shore, rumored to be haunted. Cursed.All who venture to the island disappear.But Gavin doesn't believe in such things. He is a hunter; since his father's death, he is the only one who can provide for the family. Silly rumors of ghosts aren't going to stop him from crossing the dark waters to the island in search of fresh game...

Before he gave us the “one of a kind classic” (The Wall Street Journal) memoir On Writing, Stephen King wrote a nonfiction masterpiece in Danse Macabre, “one of the best books on American popular culture” (Philadelphia Inquirer). From the author of dozens of #1 New York Times bestsellers and the creator of many unforgettable movies comes a vivid, intelligent, and nostalgic journey through three decades of horror as experienced through the eyes of the most popular writer in the genre. In 1981, years before he sat down to tackle On Writing, Stephen King decided to address the topic of what makes horror horrifying and what makes terror terrifying. Here, in ten brilliantly written chapters, King delivers one colorful observation after another about the great stories, books, and films that comprise the horror genre—from Frankenstein and Dracula to The Exorcist, The Twilight Zone, and Earth vs. The Flying Saucers. With the insight and good humor his fans appreciated in On Writing, Danse Macabre is an enjoyably entertaining tour through Stephen King’s beloved world of horror.

A new type of serial killer is stalking the streets of New York – one more devious and disturbing than ever before. They call this butcher The Skin Collector: a tattooist with a chamber of torture hidden deep underground. But instead of using ink to create each masterpiece, the artist uses a lethal poison which will render targets dead before they can even entertain the prospect of escape . . . Drafted in to investigate, NYPD detective Lincoln Rhyme and his associate Amelia Sachs have little to go on but a series of cryptic messages left etched into the skin of the deceased. As the pair struggle to discover the meaning behind the designs, they are led down a treacherous and twisting path where nothing is as it seems. And with the clock rapidly ticking before the killer strikes again, they must untangle the twisted web of clues before more victims – or they themselves – are next.

An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War, Robert Graves's Goodbye to All That is a matchless evocation of the Great War's haunting legacy, published in Penguin Modern Classics. In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets, including Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy, and covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson. Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written. Robert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) was a British poet, novelist, and critic. He is best known for the historical novel I, Claudius and the critical study of myth and poetry The White Goddess. His autobiography, Goodbye to All That, was published in 1929, quickly establishing itself as a modern classic. Graves also translated Apuleius, Lucan and Suetonius for the Penguin Classics, and compiled the first modern dictionary of Greek Mythology, The Greek Myths. His translation of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (with Omar Ali-Shah) is also published in Penguin Classics.

Are you a troubletwister? Jaide and Jack Shield's lives are changing in a very, very strange way. The weather is turning against them. Magical disasters occur when they're around. And a mysterious explosion has just destroyed their house...from the inside. Without knowing why, the twins are stolen away to live with Grandma X -- a relative they've never, ever met. At Grandma X's house, things are even stranger. Weather vanes point in the opposite direction of the wind. Doors appear and disappear. Cats talk. Jaide and Jack don't know the reason behind all this strangeness. They don't know that they're troubletwisters, and that they must defend the world against a dark, evil force. The time has come for them to discover the truth--and the powers that come with the truth. Are they ready?

New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan returns to the terrifying world of the Forest of Hands and Teeth with the short story, "Flotsam & Jetsam." When the zombie outbreak erupts on their ship during their senior cruise, two friends escape in a life raft only to find themselves adrift in an endless ocean with no rescue in sight. What’s worse: one of them is infected. Note: this 5,000 word short story was originally published in the anthology The Living Dead 2 edited by John Joseph Adams.

Divine Assistant Red Garnier Lucy Divine has her career perfectly mapped out, and a new job as assistant to renowned investor Patrick Holden is an extremely opportune place to start. To Lucy's surprise, however, her notorious new boss's accomplishments are instantly overshadowed by his attitude. He's arrogant and conceited and pleasing him is next to impossible. But Lucy's disturbed to find she "wants" to please him-in every way possible. Holden's brooding, sizzling good looks make Lucy wonder if his passion extends beyond the boardroom. No one's ever called Patrick Holden a sweetheart. If he's anywhere in this world, it's due to his fierce determination. A blonde, sexy bombshell assistant whose body is begging for a tumble is a distraction he can certainly do without.and one he's hell bent on getting rid of. No assistant has ever lasted under the strain of his demands, but Lucy is proving to be the exception. She's intelligent, resourceful, determined-and Patrick quickly realizes the only hostile takeover he's interested in involves his Divine assistant.

Ein Wikinger und seine Eroberung ... Männer! Elende Idioten! Vor allem diese Wikinger! Prinzessin Drifa schäumt vor Wut, als sie erfährt, dass ihr Verlobter Sidroc sie nur ihres Geldes wegen heiraten will - und weil er eine Mutter für sein Kind braucht. Ihm einen Tonkrug an den Kopf zu werfen, kommt ihr da noch als milde Strafe vor. Sidroc hingegen findet ihre Reaktion völlig übertrieben - und hegt schon bald verführerische Rachepläne ... Band 10 der Wikinger-Saga von Sandra Hill. Lesen Sie auch die weiteren Liebesromane der Autorin: "Die Sehnsucht des Wikingers" und "Im Bann des Wikingers". eBooks von beHEARTBEAT - Herzklopfen garantiert.

When Tante Lulu decides to matchmake, matches are made. But this time, her meddling Cajun charm will be put to the test... For five years Savannah Jones thought Special Forces Captain Matthew Carrington died in Afghanistan. For five years he thought she'd rejected him - thanks to his mother’s interception of the letter she wrote to him as he left on his tour of duty. Now she’s struggling to rebuild a life for herself and their daughter, Katie, despite the devastation Katrina wrought on New Orleans. Thanks to Tante Lulu and her police-officer great-nephew, Tee-John, Savannah and Matthew are about to be reunited. Will Tante Lulu’s bayou wisdom and sassy attitude be able to turn their broken relationship into a loving gumbo? Note: this story was made available on the author's website

I’m about to get royally screwed. They’re dominant, gorgeous, wealthy, and actual real-life royal princes. And they want me. It’s every girl’s dream to find her prince charming, but what happens when she finds three of them? …what happens when they say like to share? They say they come as a package deal. They say they’re going to give me one night from my wildest, darkest, most forbidden fantasies. And they promise they’re make me scream their names until I’m begging for more. But only if dare. Ever heard the fairytale about the girl who get’s her heart claimed by three princes? Yeah, me neither. …But I think I’m about to. *Please note that each of the Triple Crown Club books are completely standalone stories centered around one heroine, with no cliffhangers. Royally Claimed is a modern fairytale involving three utterly obsessed alpha heroes and enough insta-love, kindle-melting steam, and sugary-sweetness to make you melt. For real, you guys, the insta-love in this one is out of control! This mfmm romance is all about her – no m/m. If you love over-the-top, slightly unrealistic, and wildly dirty stories, this one’s for you! HEA with NO CHEATING! For a very limited time, this book includes TWO other books of mine as a thank you for reading! Please note that Royally Claimed ends at around the 30% mark in this book.*

George MacDonald Fraser’s uproarious bestselling Flashman series, now available in one complete ebook for the first time. THE COMPLETE FLASHMAN PAPERS is the entire collection of Flashman’s perilous missions across the world. Spanning from 1839 right through to 1894 the incorrigible Flashman fears all evil and when it comes to voluptuous queens and princesses he has be known to waver from his mission. Filled to the gunnels with escapades of unwavering excitement THE COMPLETE FLASHMAN PAPERS will quench even the most ravenous appetite for Flashman.