A short story with a surprise ending. What happens after Neelia; cavewoman, lesbian, and killer, is finally brought to justice and utters "I'll be back" - What happens next takes place in your lifetime. Who is Neelia? Spell her name backwards and find out.The story of Neelia; cavewoman, lesbian, and serial killer. Follow her tragic life as she takes on all targets, falls in love, and is finally captured and brought to justice by her peers. What was the meaning of her final promise, "I'll Be Back" - Here is a super short story with a twist ending. Who is Neelia? Spell her name backwards and find out.

In this dystopian paranormal, ace mechanic Elspeth Shutterhouse's plans backfire when she decommissions a machine that belongs to the handsome scion of a powerful Londo City family.Chosen to marry a complete stranger, Elspeth Shutterhouse must enter the marriage machine, which will destroy her ambitions, dull her personality, and turn her into a drone. Instead of following the dictates of her repressive society, Elspeth puts everything on the line to destroy the machine. But a wrench is thrown into the works when she comes face-to-face with the one person who might be able to outwit her...irresistably handsome Mark Ramsay, the scion of the powerful family that invented the machine.

Geona longed to join Papa at Shiel Lake Stables of Eltiria to get the yearlings ready for their buyers, but she was stuck doing a writing assignment. With a quill and a parchment, Geona writes the story of Anwen, who rescues a beautiful stallion, rides flying horses, and races to save Eltiria. As Geona’s story continues, will she ever get a horse of her own? Will she go on adventures of her own?Geona sat at the wooden kitchen table, gazing out the small window at the barns of Master Melchior's stables beside Shiel Lake, the prettiest place in all of Eltiria. The mares would soon have their foals, and Papa was bringing down the yearlings ready to train and sell today. She was stuck with a writing assignment for school. Maybe if she hurried, Mama would let her go to the barns earlier. With a quill and some parchment, Geona starts writing the story of Anwen, who rescues a beautiful wild stallion, rides flying horses, and races to save Eltiria. As Geona's own adventures continue, will she ever get her own horse? Will she have adventures like Anwen one day?

The end of the world started in Glasgow, with a kiss. Two people - two creatures - fated to be eternal enemies downed their blazing spears and loved. To do so, they broke rules hardwired into the DNA of the universe. The universe noticed. The universe broke. Now Heaven and Hell are hunting them. Nobody on Earth can help them. Worst of all, the fabric of reality is unravelling around them, the Apocalypse has been brought forward a millennium, and it might all be their fault. On cold streets, the last tattered remnants of humanity must draw faith in a world that has no more use for them. As the masses pray and crawl on bloody knees, the few must restore the fearful symmetry between good and evil - for the sake of all. Blood will flow. Days will end. Fire will fall.

When two immortals meet in the long-ago past, the destiny of mankind is changed forever For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing the bodies of others, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him. But when a gang of New World slavers destroys his village, ruining his grand experiment, Doro is forced to go west and begin anew. He meets Anyanwu, a centuries-old woman whose means of immortality are as kind as his are cruel. She is a shapeshifter, capable of healing with a kiss, and she recognizes Doro as a tyrant. Though many humans have tried to kill them, these two demi-gods have never before met a rival. Now they begin a struggle that will last centuries and permanently alter the nature of humanity. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.

Two new, original novellas—Donaldson's first publication since finishing the Thomas Covenant series—are a sure cause for celebration among his many fans. In The King's Justice, a stranger dressed in black arrives in the village of Settle's Crossways, following the scent of a terrible crime. He even calls himself "Black," though almost certainly that is not his name. The people of the village discover that they have a surprising urge to cooperate with this stranger, though the desire of inhabitants of quiet villages to cooperate with strangers is not common in their land, or most lands. But this gift will not save him as he discovers the nature of the evil concealed in Settle's Crossways. The "Augur's Gambit" is a daring plan created by Mayhew Gordian, Hieronomer to the Queen of Indemnie, a plan to save his Queen and his country. Gordian is a reader of entrails. In the bodies of chickens, lambs, piglets, and one stillborn infant he sees the same message: the island nation of Indemnie is doomed. But even in the face of certain destruction a man may fight, and the Hieronomer is utterly loyal to his beautiful Queen--and to her only daughter. The "Augur's Gambit" is his mad attempt to save a kingdom.

It has all been leading to this. Every victory. Every loss. All the thrills and sadness; the hope and despair. Bobby Pendragon's heart-pounding journey through time and space has brought him to this epic moment. He and his fellow Travelers must join forces for one last desperate battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all that ever was or will be. Everywhere. This is the war for Halla. Every question is answered. Every truth is revealed. The final battle has begun.

Fans of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee and Louis Sachar's Holes will enjoy this story about a boy and the ancient secrets that hide deep in the heart of the Florida everglades near a place called Muck City. When Charlie moves from Palm Beach to the small town of Taper, Florida, he discovers a different world. Pinned between the everglades and the swampy banks of Lake Okeechobee, the small town produces sugar cane . . . and the fastest runners in the country. Kids chase muck rabbits in the fields while the cane is being burned and harvested. Dodging flames and blades and breathing smoke, they run down the rabbits for three dollars a skin. And when they can do that, running a football is easy.   But there are things in the swamp, roaming the cane at night, that cannot be explained, and they seem connected to sprawling mounds older than the swamps. Together with his step-second cousin Herman "Cotton" Mack, the fastest boy on the muck, Charlie hunts secrets in the glades and on the muck flats where the cane grows secrets as old as the soft earth, secrets that haunted, tripped, and trapped the original native tribes, ensnared conquistadors, and buried runaway slaves. Secrets only the muck knows. 

This prequel to the Vamp Life series follows Evelina Angelis during her time as a courtesan in 16th century Venice, Italy. Life becomes dangerous when she catches the attention of not one, but two vampires. As if these affections weren't deadly enough, a plague soon ravages her beautiful and beloved city.A harsh reality catches up with an easy going, book loving Evelina Angelis when her parents are arrested. She is a young, educated woman in 16th century Venice, Italy. The life of a courtesan, a cortigiana onesta, is her only real option.The more she excels at her craft, the more dangerous it becomes. Her love for one man and obligations to another lead her down a dangerous path deeper into the world of vampires and it's only a matter of time before a deadly plague ravages her beautiful and beloved city.

Everyone wishes sometimes - for things to be different, or easier, or better. But when a wish is granted, can you ever get what you really want? The Trouble With Wishes collects five short stories about wishes granted - or not - to amuse a being of power rather than to fulfill the wisher's desire:7,229 wordsWhat you consider to be the most ordinary about you is often the extraordinary others see in you. We commonly take our gifts for granted and inadvertently inspire others with what comes naturally to us.When the young soul Kalakas had an opportunity to incarnate to be the consciousness of a large volcanic mountain on Earth, he jeered at the offer, believing that he was going to be doing nothing.Succumbing to some gentle provocation from his mentor, he did indeed end up spending eons on Earth doing nothing.Was it going to be the most agonizingly boring life review ever when he returned to the spirit realm, or was there a lesson as monumental as the legacy of the Rock?

The protagonist, a politician hell-bent on reaching the top by whatever means, finally gets his day in court!IS THERE ANY WAY TO SURVIVE? Eight gripping apocalyptic short stories about the end of the world. As we all know from Hollywood films the end usually begins in America - the rest of the world is an afterthought. Aliens, doomsday bugs, ancient Greek Gods and even time travel are among the surprising ways that destroy planet Earth. The surprising twists and humour make each of the stories unique and fascinating to read. NEW, EXCITING, HORRIFYING TALES THAT WILL CAPTURE YOUR IMAGINATION

Tom Lowell enjoys walks with his daughter, and uses their time together to teach Alexis about life. He didn't know he would have to teach her about survival.Tom Lowell enjoys walks with his daughter, Alexis, and uses their time together to teach the kindergartener about life. The lake near her school is an idyllic place for their one on one time. But when their walk is interrupted by somehing neither has ever seen before, Tom must teach her about survival.This is a short story, approximately 4400 words, and is meant as a quick, creepy read. I hope you enjoy.

Boelik has strived to avoid people all of his life. He shouldn’t even exist. But when he hears trouble and lets his conscience take over, his life begins to take on meaning that he never knew it could. Travelling from one place to another, he takes up a new life. Unfortunately, as he’s learned, nothing lasts forever.Boelik has strived to avoid people all of his life. He shouldn’t even exist. But when he hears trouble and lets his conscience take over, his life begins to take on meaning that he never knew it could. And, one day, what he had built up suddenly comes crashing down.In anticipation of one more fateful day, Boelik sits out centuries. Travelling from one place to another, he takes up a new life, and, against his better judgement, new friends. Unfortunately, as he’s learned, nothing lasts forever.

Being thirteen has pitfalls of its own, but growing up has never been this hard. Jenna had promised her mother that if the worst happened during her dad’s weekend, they would meet at Red Hill Ranch. When she finds seven words spray-painted on her dad’s wall the morning after a deadly outbreak, she makes a promise to herself: to get to the ranch with her seven-year-old sister, Halle, and to get them both there alive. **Among Monsters** is the companion novella to **Red Hill**, both exploring from different perspectives what many broken families experience every other weekend: What if your children aren't with you when the world ends? What would you do to get to them? What would they go through to get to you? For Jenna, seeing her mother again is worth everything. Determined to keep her promise, she is faced with experiences and decisions that force her to leave her childhood behind.