Zombies - ravening, mindless monsters? Or just misunderstood?Zombie Variations collects three short stories from the zombie's point of view, and three very different types of zombies.2795 wordsZombies - ravening, mindless monsters? Or just misunderstood?Zombie Variations collects three short stories from the zombie's point of view, and three very different types of zombies.2795 words

Caleb didn’t know that one night of bliss with Maya Brand had resulted in a pregnancy, until the blackmail attempt arrived on his desk. All he wants is Maya, and their child. But can a girl whose father abandoned and betrayed her, ever truly believe in the goodness of a man who left town the morning after their one night stand?Caleb didn’t know that one night of bliss last spring with small town beauty Maya Brand had resulted in a pregnancy, until the blackmail attempt arrived on his desk in an unmarked envelope, complete with photos of Maya with a belly out to there.When he learns the truth, Caleb rushes back to Big Falls, determined to make it right despite what the scandal will do to his high profile career–the family legacy he had never truly wanted. All he wants is Maya, and their child. But can a girl whose father abandoned and betrayed her, ever truly believe in the goodness of a man who left town the morning after their one night stand? How can he convince her that he hasn’t stopped thinking about her since then, much less, do so with the whole world watching? He has to prove himself to a woman he’s not even sure he’s worthy of. But he has no idea how.The Oklahoma All-Girl Brands is a six-book, small town, contemporary romance series with shades of HOPE FLOATS and YOU’VE GOT MAIL. Spin off of the bestselling Texas Brand Series.The Oklahoma Brands:The Brands Who Came for ChristmasBrand-New HeartacheSecrets and LiesA Mommy For ChristmasOne Magic Summer

When a bored diplomat is approached in a bleak airport by a woman whose life is in danger, his interest is aroused. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport and boarding ticket. Suddenly, his own life is on the line.

Who knew accounting could be so dangerous... Quinn is being stalked by his ex-boyfriend and losing his eyesight because of a genetic disorder. He thought living on the moon would keep him safe and a new accounting job boring enough not to draw attention. It was a great plan until he meets his sexy, bear boss. Lyon is actually a bear shifter.Who knew accounting could be so dangerous... Quinn is being stalked by his ex-boyfriend and losing his eyesight because of a genetic disorder. He thought living on the moon would keep him safe and a new accounting job boring enough not to draw attention. It was a great plan until he meets his sexy, bear boss. Lyon is actually a bear shifter. He likes his new employee Quinn too much. Lyon breaks all his rules with Quinn but some crazy stalker shows up and almost kills them. Now, he must protect the human that has grabbed both his heart and his balls.

ALL SHE WANTED WAS AN END TO BROKEN PROMISES.... Her Mama made it painfully clear that she wished Raven had never been born. But even after she was sent to live with her kindly aunt and domineering uncle, humiliating secrets lurked-- and threatened to dash forever Raven's dream of a true home...

Jarrod, sixth marquess of Shepherdston, is asked by childhood friend Sarah Eckersley for help in the art of seduction. As the leader of the Free Fellows League, Jarrod is wary of a marriage trap--but love has a way of softening even the hardest fall.

In this stand-alone sequel to "Lulu and the Brontosaurus," industry legends Viorst and Smith once again prove that even the loudest, rudest, and most obstinate of girls can win readers over.

Thirteen-year-old Lockie Leonard is new in town and has nothing going for him except for the fact that he's a hot-shot surfer. He falls in love with the beautiful Vicki and, amazingly, she likes him too. Suddenly Lockie is famous and popular, but he still has a lot to learn about love.

Sabrina and Daphne's adventures continue in their hometown of New York City as they bring Puck to Faerie to cure the wounds. With the help of Granny Relda, the girls must figure out who killed Puck's father, King Oberon, while navigating the warring factions of Everafters that make their homes in every neighbourhood of New York City.

In this novella (a sequel to "The Secret History of the Pink Carnation"), the newly married spy, the Purple Gentian, and his bride find more than mince pie when they head home for the holidays.

A new cover edition of Eva Ibbotson's wonderfully spooky young fiction title.

Abby's never won a trophy before. So why should her brother Liam be the one who gets to keep it? There's only one solution: steal it off him. Her attempts to get the trophy back leave chaos in their wake... and will amuse readers of 8 and over.It's a huge, silver, table-tennis trophy, and it has Abby's name on it. So she's devastated when her brother Liam gets to keep it first. He won't even let her take it into school for Prize Assembly.So Abby decides to steal the trophy back - and revenge herself on Liam. But neither task proves easy, especially since Abby tends to leave a trail of disaster in her wake. And when the moment comes for her revenge, things take an unexpected turn...A fast and funny chapter book for ages 8 and over.

When the Stoneybrook swim team loses its first meet, Coach Carson treats everyone too harshly. Karen and her friends know the problem isn't the team -- it's the coach.

It happens to all of us ... our ride breaks down and we have to pull over and fix the damn thing. It even happens to astronauts, although in the case of spacecraft it does at least mean that the passengers cannot be terrorised by the owner into getting out and pushing.It happens to all of us ... our ride breaks down and we have to pull over and fix the damn thing. It even happens to astronauts, although in the case of spacecraft it does at least mean that the passengers cannot be terrorised by the owner into getting out and pushing.The astronaut had landed his crippled craft on an alien surface filled with all the terrors of the unknown (and the slightly less scary terrors previously encountered). Luckily, this hero has no problems, as the locals are mostly harmless, and anyway the Space Exploration Corporation has strict policies about getting eaten on remote planets. One of the locals, however, decides to make contact.

Kendrick Malloy is a bright, healthy young man who could achieve anything in life. Unfortunately he often prefers to take shortcuts and avoid working. But when the life of six-year-old Mateo is at stake, he hesitates no more. He jumps in front of a truck and saves the boy’s life.As an educator, I was always puzzled how little we do to promote science among young people. Is it possible to entertain while teaching scientific facts? The answer is in A Pair of Wings for Christmas, where I try to explain the principles of flight in a framework of fantasy. Let me if I succeeded!

This is a Twilight fanfiction. Before Twilight happened. Bella has been raped, and left pregnant. When the baby is about to be born, the handsome doctor Edward Cullen delivers her baby. The pregnancy isn't what she had expected and when her doctor ends up turning her how will her life change. Will Bella be able to raise her child, while living a vampire life? Will she fall in love with Edward?Oceans will rise and cities will fall... Will mankind survive?When the entire continent of Australia disappears into thin air, Jack White, a professor of unexplained phenomena and folk lore is contacted by the government to assist them in cracking the case that has officials baffled. When another country disappears and leaves behind only ocean water, it becomes a race against time to find answers to the inexplicable disappearances that are now ravaging the world. How do you protect your family and prepare the world for an impending doom if you don't know what you're up against?

Vampire Desmond Sharpe is so sure of his immunity to mankind that he finances --and stars in-- a movie based on his own life. When his movie attracts a midnight audience-participation cult, he goes to see the show that's sprung up around his show, which is a big mistake, as some in the audience are in fact scientists, who possess information that will change Desmond's life on Earth forever.Once upon a time, in a town called Hollywood, there was a vampire so very self-assured, so convinced of his immunity to mankind, that he used his ill-gotten wealth to finance --and star in-- a motion picture based on his own life. The vampire's film, in turn, attracted a rabid cult audience, who attended midnight shows dressed as characters in the film, talked to the screen, and threw things in the cinema. Eventually --unable to help himself-- the vampire went to see the show that had sprung up around his show, which was a big mistake, as several of the audience members were not just avid movie-goers but were in fact scientists, who have in their possession information that will change the life of every vampire on Earth forever.

Viktor, the keeper of the clock tower, watches over its hands and the moon. A little girl in a nightgown, who decided to run away from home, climbs to the top of the tower with a plan to implement, and a bag of biscuits. The scenario is a world at night, but still naive, grotesque and allusive, between sleep and wake, with strange flowers inducing sleep...Viktor, the keeper of the clock tower, watches over its hands and the moon. A little girl in a nightgown, who decided to run away from home, climbs to the top of the tower with a plan to implement, and a bag of biscuits. The scenario is a world at night, but still naive, grotesque and allusive, between sleep and wake, with strange flowers inducing sleep. A dreamlike fairy tale, sensual and rarefied, in which no one is any longer what they believe, while the intertwined dreams of the characters reveal a disturbing mystery and make some stories, far back in time, give us answers to urgent questions. Do we really want to know the meaning of our actions, if it goes beyond our existence?

Running Deer finds himself in France in the 15th Century. As a child, the Maid of Lorraine was promised, by Daniel, that help would always be by her side. Through the mysterious portals of time they are brought together to fulfill their destiny.This is the second book of the Mysterious Destiny series.Carnegiea Saguaro is sent by her father to the mountains to make an alliance with a the Pines against the Agaves. Joshua Tree sends her to the top of the mountain to hum the witch away.Joshua Agave thinks himself clever. In the end, the joke may be on him, when Carnegiea is more successful than he could have ever imagined. He must travel with the fair Carnegiea through the treacherous Sonorous desert to the home of the winter witch which lays on the horizon to make his apology. The fate of the pricklepeople and their human friends will lay in the balance when Mistress When, the winter witch, demands a blossom more beautiful than even her prized Datura.A short story based on some of the characters in Flat Fax and the Book of Doors.