Too many secrets. Not enough time. Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic. But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive. His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark. He can feel it—the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.

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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Doctors tell Raj that his son Emret won't survive his illness. As Raj struggles to prepare himself and Emret for the inevitable, he's confronted by Moslin, his son's nurse, who’s been filling Emret’s head with fairytales about heroic quests and powerful disease curing miracles. Emret now thinks that all he has to do is find the mythical Red Tree from the nurse's stories, and he'll live."...a delightfully honest and refreshing tale..." -Amazon Reviewer"...superbly written...full of life and personality..." -Amazon Reviewer"...a gripping fantasy tale that always seems to twist just when you think you know where it's headed." -Amazon Reviewer"A really cool read from an author that I'll be following in the future." -Amazon ReviewerDoctors tell Raj that his son Emret won't survive his illness. As Raj struggles to prepare himself and Emret for the inevitable, he's confronted by Moslin, his son's nurse, who’s been filling Emret’s head with fairytales about heroic quests and powerful disease curing miracles. Emret now thinks that all he has to do is find the mythical Red Tree from the nurse's stories, and he'll live.In an attempt to protect his son from further emotional damage, Raj asks Moslin to stay away from Emret. He returns hours later to find them both missing.He searches the fairytales for clues to where they may have gone and stumbles upon stories that, strangely, he already knows. He saw them in a vision just before his son disappeared.

This book is a collection of short stories or ‘flash fiction’, inspired mostly by author Chuck Wendig's weekly writing challenges on his Terrible Minds blog. Most of the stories are based on these challenges and can be found on my short story blog, Under A Starlit Sky, with a few unpublished ones thrown in. Now, please, won't you journey into the dark and shadowy places?This book is a collection of short stories or ‘flash fiction’, inspired mostly by author Chuck Wendig and his fantastic and hilarious blog, Terrible Minds, where he hosts weekly Friday Flash Fiction writing challenges. Ninety-nine percent of the stories in this book I have written are based on these challenges and can be found on my short story blog, Under A Starlit Sky, with a few unpublished ones thrown in. I decided to compile them into the more convenient and easy to read format of an eBook, rather than scrolling through them online. Now, please, won't you journey into the dark and shadowy places?

Speculative/magical realism short fiction - single storyThe Snub Nubbins are a bit different, we can expect that, after all they do come from a planet so far away, an area in space called the Cosmos. Just like humans they have a planet to live on that is no different to our own earth.They found something called Quog, it was magical stuff, they didn't know what it was, but used it for many things. Quog could keep them warm, keep them cool, make things go along and even make Bok Bok's disappear but they didn't know where too. Quog could make Snub Nubbins very sick, if one was not very careful with it.Snub Nubbins knew a lot about their Universe because they had a special hole, they could look into the bright coloured lights, sparkling and popping inside the hole, and if they closed their eyes and concentrated with their head in the hole, they could see the universe and far beyond.Larco the scientist had studied the hole for Palliums, bit like earth years. One Peck, like an earth day, he saw a planet just like his own, he called it Plop Plop. It was blue, and had lots of water, it was round, and looked exciting, just like home. There were living things on the planet, similar to Snub Nubbins, but they were very ugly. Larco could understand their language, and listened to them with great interest. He wrote a report to the Grand Snub Nubbin and was invited to talk to the Grand council of Snubs. There was great concern, and great anticipation, and the race was on to find out more about the planet Plop Plop.

Why does God allow suffering? What is the purpose of life from heaven’s view? Where do we go after we die? Thirteen-year-old Alex Opalstone is learning all about this through surreal dreams she has at night about the great mysteries of life. Finding their meaning brings great friends and dangerous enemies. Come along for an adventure that is out of this world in its ability to amaze and inspire.What is the view heaven has about the purpose of life? Thirteen-year-old Alex Opalstone is learning all about this through amazing dreams she has at night that lead her to the answers of the great mysteries of life. But even though she has the dream and already understands what much of it means, finding the meaning to the rest of the dream will take her on some unexpected adventures that bring her great friends but comes with the unfortunate results of attracting dangerous enemies. The dreams help Alex to learn of just one of her many potential abilities. The first power she learns of is the potential to see multiple worlds at once: The everyday world in which we all live and how it can be influenced for either good or evil by influences not usually seen with physical sight and she sees the bright and often unseen world of heaven’s blessed influence along with the opposing darker world that works to interfere to try and prevent heaven’s blessings. She sees life as heaven sees it. Because of her bully of an older brother, Dex, she knows all too well what it's like to suffer. But Alex turns her experience for good by learning to have compassion for those who suffer. When Alex was younger, she would use an old window frame to imagine the view heaven has of life and how God's angels bless us in our times of need. But after several years pass without her using the old frame, she has several surreal dreams at night that use the window to teach her about the purpose of life in heaven's view and of her own potential for good. She learns that she can tap into something beyond this world to work within her to give her strength and abilities to do good and help others through powers that are not available by her own efforts alone. Some would call such abilities "superhuman." When Alex must move away to live with relatives that will keep her safe from her bully of a brother, she attends a new school, makes new friends and learns of the school’s charitable fund-raising contest. It's a chance for students to create a way to sell something to raise money to be donated to a good cause.As her new friends, Leena and Julio, join her to help win the contest as a team, their friendship brings about exciting adventures and even a few near catastrophes through funny yet often innocent mistakes along the way. When an older woman, billionaire Linda Wise, agrees to coach Alex and her team along towards success, her extra help begins to attract unexpected enemies for Linda and Alex.When Linda isn't helping Alex, Linda works on solving a great mystery she discovered unexpectedly about her deceased father. Her father was doing research on a mysterious scroll that reveals teachings of Christ to shine a great light and answer the great questions of life such as how to find lasting happiness and know who we are, why we are living here and where we all go after death.But where is the scroll now and how did her father learn of it? How will Alex's dreams confirm many of these answers? And what is in the scroll’s lessons that will prove that the "superhuman" abilities Alex may have within herself are one of the greatest gifts anyone can receive? And is there a way for others to have the same gift and powers Alex discovers? An inspiring story that merges with a humorous, laugh-out-loud funny style, the story of Alex Opalstone is set to rival other bestsellers of the past. Come along for an adventure that is out of this world in its ability to amaze and inspire while showing that the realities of life are often far greater than we imagine and that each of us has the potential to unlock heaven's powers within us to shine brightly for good in ways that will take us far beyond where we thought we could go.

What is inside the fascinating house with the locked door and the shuttered windows? Satan wants an experiment, to demonstrate that there can be peace in the world if God allows Satan to run things in his own way. A startling and gripping account of what happens when God stands back and Satan steps forward. All seems to go well for the people who volunteer to take part. And no Christians allowed!What is inside the fascinating house with the locked door and the shuttered windows? Satan wants an experiment. God allows it. John is caught up in the plan as Satan’s human representative. The experiment? To demonstrate that there can be peace in the world if God allows Satan to run things in his own way. A group of people gather together in an idyllic village run by Satan, with no reference to God, and no belief in him.J Stafford Wright has written this startling and gripping account of what happens when God stands back and Satan steps forward. All seems to go well for the people who volunteer to take part. And no Christians allowed!John Longstone lost his faith when teaching at a theological college. Lost it for good -- or so he thinks. And then he meets Kathleen who never had a faith. As the holes start to appear in Satan’s scheme for peace, they wonder if they should help or hinder the plans which seem to have so many benefits for humanity.

Chauncey works for a kneecap banker, a loanshark whose rates are so high that very few ever come to him. Chauncey is the muscle that gets sent in to collect when payments are missed, when people run, or when things generally go sideways instead of according to plan. No one is better at tracking down a runner. That's because Chauncey is a werewolf.Chesrie and Kelcie lost their mother when they were young. Without a father to turn to, they had to find their own way to survive and became thieves. But several years of such dishonest living have worn on their consciences, particularly Kelcie's, and so they have been saving up to move far away into the mountains and start over. All they have to do is finish a string of robberies along an archipelago just off the western coast of Eretsfel. One strange island that lies on the western edge of the archipelago, however, has much more in store for them than they could possibly anticipate.

Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the premier illustrators of the early 20th Century. He illustrated many books, the first of which was published in 1893. Throughout his career he had developed a very individual style that is was to influence a whole generation of children, artists and other illustrators. His haunting humour and dreamlike romance adds to the enchantment and fantasy of children's literature. This book 'Hansel & Grethel & Other Tales' contains the stories written by the Grimm Brothers along with Rackham's imaginative, obscure and beautiful illustrations. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality, colour editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.

"DOGBONES! DOGBONES! DOGBONES!" For Oz Levinson, life is always the same. No matter what school he goes to, it's always sharks -- bullies -- versus everyone else. What would Oz's hero, James Bond, aka 007, do? He would make mincemeat of the sharks. But Oz is no 007 -- more like double-o-lard. Then Oz meets Glory Mouse, a skateboarding private eye trying to take down the evil rat leader, Roquefort Dupont, and Oz is swept into a exciting world of espionage. But this is no make-believe movie. It's real life: mice vs. rats, kids vs. bullies, good vs. evil. And all the power lies in one paw.

It's been many months since Rafel ventured over Barl's Mountains into the unknown, in a desperate bid to seek help for their ravaged land. With his father's Weather Magic exhausted, there seemed no other hope. Now this too has died. Only Deenie believes Rafel still lives, sensing her brother in tortured dreams. She also knows she must try to find him, as only Rafel's talents could heal their land. The prospect terrifies Deenie, yet she sees no other choice. She soon learns of a dangerous new power. Deenie comes to suspect that not only is her brother involved, but that the evil their father destroyed is somehow reborn. And if she can't save Rafel, then through him, Morg's vast power could once again command their world.

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All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget.Anthony forgot.But stranded for the holidays at college, no longer a child and beset with adult problems and concerns, a visitor from his past reminds him.A Christmas story with GLBT themes, "Christmas in NeverEarth" follows the steps of Anthony a young man who finds that his past isn't as forgotten as he thought.All people, all children, have adventures in fantastic, magical worlds of talking animals, living legends, and myth. But all children, eventually, grow up and forget.Anthony forgot.But stranded for the holidays at college, no longer a child and beset with adult problems and concerns, a visitor from his past reminds him.A quest in more than once sense, "Christmas in NeverEarth" is a non-traditional holiday fable that touches on the themes of childhood projected against the needs of adulthood.

Optioned and in development for a major movie through Motion Picture Pro Studios.Angel in the Shadows, Book 1 Fifteen-year-old Megan Laughlin has a gift; or what seems like a curse at times. Megan sees angels and demons.Megan knows her destiny is to protect her friends against dark angels who try to sway them into situations that can destroy their souls, their lives, and their eternity.The difference between vampires and angels? Angels are real.Books 1 and 2 are optioned and in development for a major movie through Motion Picture Pro Studios, which has been involved with five academy award winning movies.Fifteen-year-old Megan Laughlin has a gift--or what seems like a curse at times. Megan sees angels and demons.Megan knows her destiny is to protect her friends against dark angels who try to sway them into situations that can destroy their lives, their souls, and their eternity.At school, she recognizes Judas, an über popular boy, as an evil angel hell-bent on destroying her and everyone she loves. As Judas spreads horrible rumors and overdoses two of her classmates at a rave, Megan realizes the enormity of his power. While classmates die, Megan, with the help of an angel, Johnny, and a team of friends will face the fight of their lives as they battle Judas.Megan thinks God hasn't given her any "special" powers, but discovers she has what she needs as she confronts Judas and his seemingly unconquerable power."Ms. Grace rocks the originality!" werevampsromance.org"Lisa Grace creates a supernatural world, where the heroine is 100 percent human - a brilliant alternative to the vampire novels. If this is her first novel - I can't wait to see what else she has in store for readers. A page-turner from start to finish." -Alexis Del Cid, CBS NEWS, KOIN-TV, Portland, Oregon"Lisa Grace is a talented and exciting author. Suspense drips off each page. I look forward to her next work." -Gretchen Hegelson, Book Reviewer, Phoenix, Arizona