A disgraced archeologist finds the tomb of an ancient Egyptian sorceress.Making peace with the world, sooner or later most of us have to. But how? For Ian Mac Bride, his way begins almost accidentally when, in 1909, he watches a fly-casting tournament in New York's Central Park, and begins to dream of becoming a great fly caster. But soon Ian experiences personal tragedy, and then is appalled by the unexpected slaughter of World War I. He retreats into the world of fly fishing and fly casting, and meets unforgettable anglers like: Doc, a Civil War veteran, who tells how, after he enlisted in return for drinking money, he was unexpectedly changed by the horror of war; Izzy, a mysterious immigrant, who, in his way, teaches Ian perhaps the most important lesson of long-distance, fly casting; and George M. L. La Branche who, though torn by self-doubt, writes the book that revolutionizes fly fishing. And so, these anglers help change Ian's hopes and values. Though his father questions his courage, Ian decides to become a teacher instead of a lawyer, and moves near the beautiful Beaverkill River, the birthplace of fly fishing in America. But tragedy still follows him. Torn by grief, he curses the world and loses faith in it until, almost by accident, he finds a way to come to terms. How? The answer will surprise you. "A maverick and memorable book." - Nick Lyons, author Spring Creel“I simply enjoyed the heck out of it." - Eric Peper, coauthor, Fly Fishing The Beaverkill "An unforgettable cast of characters." - Jim Witty, Bend Bulletin"The novel is well-written, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend it whether you're a fly fisher or not." - John Pitarresi, Utica Observer-Dispatch “An engaging tale of a young man coming of age." - Lee Murdock, Fly Fish Magazine."A compelling novel that describes one fly caster's search for personal peace." - Bill AuCoin, the Aucoin Report “Great book Mr. Kadish!” - Bill Anderson, Trout Waders.

Tyler Drake uses video games as an escape. His latest obsession is the MMORPG Revelations, that lets players choose the side of Heaven or Hell in a war for the hearts and souls of humanity.When events from the game appear to bleed into the real world, Tyler begins to question his gameplay decisions.Because if the game is real, he has committed terrible evil.And Hell owns his soul.After the death of a student at an Auckland school over a creation verses evolution disagreement a teacher at the school enters into a wager with another teacher that she can prove creation. The story follows her efforts to locate the biblical Garden of Eden and thereby prove creation rather than evolution.

A Collection of 50 Flash-fiction stories by Michael Drake. Each story is exactly 300 words in length. Mostly science fiction, fantasy or fractured fairy tales.A Collection of 50 Flash-fiction stories by Michael Drake. Each story is exactly 300 words in length. So you always know what you are getting into. Mostly science fiction, fantasy or fractured fairy tales (you may find yourself going back to the original fairy tales to get all the references). You'll find adventure, comedy and drama. Standing in line, sitting on the bus, on a lunch break or just need to kill some time, these stories are perfect for those who only have a few minutes at a time to read but want a story, in a flash.

This is a short story involving an angel from the Hunt for the Fallen series.During battle with demons an archangel is gravely injured. He searches for his rescuer immediately following his release from the hospital. All he knows is that she is of a higher class. He is unlucky, her kind reside behind the guarded gates of Ambrosial Arc. Only select individuals may enter the magic city.This is a short story involving an angel from the Hunt for the Fallen series.During battle with demons an archangel is gravely injured. He searches for his rescuer immediately following his release from the hospital. All he knows is that she is of a higher class. He is unlucky, her kind reside behind the guarded gates of Ambrosial Arc. Only select individuals may enter the magic city. Alone in the world, this warrior will do whatever it takes to find his soulmate.Everything she knows is in the Arc. When she risks it all outside the gates, she learns love comes at a great cost.

No longer available for sale. Betrayals Preorder Pack. Free with any preorder of Betrayals. Exclusive ebook collection of Cainsville stories for those who preordered, bought on the release week (Aug 9-15), or reserved Betrayals from the library before August 15 2016. Strictly the only way to get this mini-collection—the author's acknowledgement to readers who’ve jumped on board Cainsville. Contents include: - The Orange Cat: Gabriel story based on Poe’s The Black Cat, originally in Nevermore - Bad Publicity: a new Patrick story - Lady of the Lake: a new Liv & Ricky novella (set right after Deceptions)

Diana Wynne Jones at her finest – family feuds and chaos, magic with hilarious results and some of the most original ideas ever to appear between the covers of a book. Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big shock when their mother marries the Ogre. The Ogre is large and stern and not at all interested in children, although this doesn't prevent him from adding his own two awful sons, Douglas and Malcolm, to the family mix. Now the five children and two adults are squashed under the same roof, which can lead to only one thing – war! Then the Ogre brings home the Chemistry Sets – one for Malcolm and one for Johnny. Not that Johnny is impressed by this very obvious bribe. At least, not until they accidentally discover the flying lotion. Then the real fun begins…

When Astri wins the final contest, becoming the Duke’s assistant, things take a turn for the worse. She realises that she might have made a dreadful, life-altering mistake. Visitors from Samara join the duke inside the castle and suddenly tragedy strikes. A young girl is found stabbed to death in Astir's old chamber–when only late the night before, Astri herself had slept in that very bed. Could it be possible the killer murdered the wrong shifter? In a series of dangerous situations and tumultuous magical trials, secrets about Astri’s past are revealed. With Astri's past now in the forefront, her life is in even more danger than before. Will the killer be identified before another murder takes place?

It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London. Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port. And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.

Jennifer Adams, best friend to Jacque Pierce and Sally Morgan, spicy, out spoken, a little crazy and human...or so she thought. Jen has just found out that human DNA is not the only thing that resides in her veins, she happens to share that little pesky werewolf gene, although it isn't more than just a drop. Now that she and her friends are living in Romania with Fane's pack, she is also oh so conveniently stuck with the object of her affection, the fur ball Decebel. Drawn to each other by something they don't understand Jen finds herself frustrated by the lack of mating signs between her and said fur ball. Not only is she dealing with that not so un-frustrating problem, she now has been informed that because of that little drop of werewolf blood in her she is now required to attended a multi-pack gathering for un-mated wolves. This type of gathering hasn't taken place in over a century but with a shortage of females among the werewolf population the males are getting worried they won't ever find their true mates. Meanwhile Decebel struggles with the emotions he is feeling towards Jen. He tries to keep his distance but there is just something about the mouthy blonde that keeps him coming back for more of her verbal abuse that he just can't seem to get enough of...go figure.

Victoria Laurie's ghoulishly great follow-up to What's a Ghoul to Do? in her new Ghost Hunter Mystery series Northelm Boarding School on Lake Placid has the worst bully of all-a demon by the name of Hatchet Jack. M.J. Holliday, along with her partners Gilley and the handsome Dr. Steven Sable, are ready to send him back to the portal from whence he came. The school's summer construction, an uncooperative dean, and the very tempting Dr. Delicious are all trying to distract M.J. from her ghost hunting. But with a demonic disturbance as great as Hatchet Jack, she must focus and show no mercy to send him to detention for an eternity-in hell.

Avalon St. Andrews has endured Hell and war in an attempt to secure freedom and immortality for his people. Raised and conditioned to be both warrior and leader, he now sits on a throne with his sister Eden, governing the Kingdom in peace. While his people enjoy the benefits of his struggle and loss, he is restless, bored and alone. Avalon is summoned to fight to save his people once more as the Kingdom is threatened by a brand new evil. In addition to reigning in a kingship he doesn’t want, he is fighting against the very people he has fought so hard to protect. They are determined to throw away their newfound freedom and their newfound leaders. In this war and in this kingship he feels alone. And for the first time he feels hollow. That is until Amelia Cartier shows up, invading his every thought and shaking up his carefully controlled world. Now he faces yet another battle—making Amelia his queen.

Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now. Although once he had been the most valorus of knights--that is, until he was betrayed by two wily magicians and the woman he loves. Now, if he only can remember how he was killed, he'll be able to reassemble his body. And he is getting impatient.... From the Paperback edition.

This FREE book tells the story of a boy who is a bit of a loner at school and in life. His home life is also a bit in tatters since his mum died.The book takes up the story when he discovers something in the woods, near where he lives, little does he know where his discovery will take him, but the title of the book gives you an idea, what will he find there? Will he still be alone?What happens when love turns toxic? Sam and Sandy had the best of starts. Most of their friends still think they’re perfect for each other. But behind the public façade lurks a skeleton in the closet: one of them is emotionally abusing the other, making their partner live in constant fear and guilt. Which one, and why does the other stay? Told from the author’s personal experience of a controlling relationship, ‘A Toxic Affair’ examines the ins and outs of emotional abuse and how something as innocent as young love can swiftly become something more sinister.

Everyone wants to be someone in college. From the hoop dreamers, to those calling themselves musicians, even down to the double majors, they all try to impress someone. Everyone wants to be someone, but everyone's not like them. Them? They were different. The moonlight turned them into something else. They thought they were the only ones.That was until they met them...Everyone wants to be someone in college. From the hoop dreamers, to those calling themselves musicians, even down to the double majors, they all try to impress someone. Everyone wants to be someone, but everyone's not like them. Them? They were different. The moonlight turned them into something else. They thought they were the only ones.That was until they met them. Omega Omega Psi Fraternity Incorporated. The most pompous, arrogant, chauvinist, most hated group of Alphas on campus. Either you tried to become one, or you accepted you would never measure up. And them? They wanted to be them. They wanted to be Alphas. The only problem? There can only be one in every pack...

There are three things the shy, awkward Oddily knows for sure.She would rather be anyone other than herself…She wants to fit in at school…And strange things are happening to her.For Oddily, she tries to keep an open mind…But what she discovers is too unbelievable to think about…Too magical to consider, and too dangerous to ignore.Oddily becomes trapped in an adventure like no other.Lily isn't exactly whiter than white, even if that's what she wants the world to think of her. Under her pretty shop girl exterior, there's a darkness. A side that comes alive when she does her 'real' job – working as a trapper for a group of professional thieves. Her job is to hunt millionaires and billionaires. To lure them back to their mansions and scout the place once they're knocked out. It's something she's good at, something she enjoys. All until her latest job goes wrong, a man gets killed, and her life begins to turn on its head. Duke wears a mask during the day, one he takes off at night. His world isn't the spreadsheets and suits and meetings that he's forced to endure. It's the world after dark he truly inhabits. A world of alcohol and women and fighting. A world he enters in order to rebel. When he meets Lily after his latest scrap outside a nightclub, he thinks nothing of it. When he sees her the next day working in a local shop, he begins to get interested. And when she comes to him for help, he feels obliged to say yes. Soon, however, their lives will intertwine even more than either of them know. DECEIT is a new adult romance series by L.A Shorter, told from the double perspective of Lily and Duke. It will be told through several parts, each the length of a novella. Part 1 is roughly 22,000 words.