The New York Times bestselling author of Panther Prowling returns to the Otherworld where one of the D'Artigo sisters faces a terrifying challenge that's more personal than she ever could have imagined. We're the D'Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch. Delilah is a two-faced werecat and a Death Maiden. And me? I'm Menolly, a vampire married to a gorgeous werepuma. As the war in Otherworld arrives, Blood Wyne, Queen of the Vampires, summons me. Apparently, my position as Roman's consort entails more than I imagined... As the Demon Lord Shadow Wing creates his own sinister version of the Keraastar Knights—the guardians of the spirit seals—to destroy the portals and free himself from the Sub Realms, his ally, the necromancer Telazhar, leads an assault from Otherworld into the streets of Seattle. And my sisters and...

Turnabout is foreplay.High-end Market Garden rentboys Tristan and Jared have found their niche. Men are willing to pay good money to watch Tristan tease Jared, and the two of them seduce London’s elite with sex and power games.Except Tristan is less and less interested in getting money out of the johns these days. He wants his partner in crime, and he wants the seduction to be real. But is Jared just in this for the pay?When Rolex, the john who started it all, returns to Market Garden, the boys jump on the opportunity to service him – and each other – for a fresh pile of cash. Rolex isn’t the only one itching for a rematch, though. Jared’s been waiting for a chance to get back at Tristan for teasing him so mercilessly the first time.And for a former stripper, revenge is a dish best served extra hot.This 11,000-word short story was previously published.

Jason Priestley (no, not that Jason Priestley) is in a rut. He gave up his teaching job to write snarky reviews of cheap restaurants for the free newspaper you take but don't read. He lives above a video-game store, between a Polish newsstand and that place that everyone thinks is a brothel but isn't. His most recent Facebook status is "Jason Priestley is . . . eating soup." Jason's beginning to think he needs a change. So he uncharacteristically moves to help a girl on the street who's struggling with an armload of packages, and she smiles an incredible smile at him before her cab pulls away. What for a fleeting moment felt like a beginning is cruelly cut short—until Jason realizes that he's been left holding a disposable camera. And suddenly, with prodding and an almost certainly disastrous offer of assistance from his socially inept best friend Dev, a coincidence-based, half-joking idea—What if he could track this girl down based on the photos in her camera?—morphs into a full-fledged quest to find the woman of Jason's dreams. From BooklistLondoner Jason Priestley may share a name with the cute, former cast member of Beverly Hills 90210, but the excitement in this thirtysomething’s life starts and ends there. The lackluster lad spends his days writing snarky reviews for a local rag sheet and pining over the girl who left him. (She’s marrying someone else; wouldn’t you just know?) Then a chance encounter with a lovely lass on a busy downtown street turns Jason’s life upside down. Her smile leaves a lasting impression. But there’s more: she dropped a disposable camera, whose undeveloped pictures would undoubtedly provide clues to her whereabouts. Is it ethical to have them processed? Jason pushes the limits of propriety in pursuit of romance, along the way receiving dating tips from his roommate Dev, a quirky video-game-shop owner also obsessed with a woman well beyond his reach. Will Jason find love or have his heart broken yet again? Award-winning British writer Wallace (Friends like These, 2009) serves up a mildly amusing tale of an innocuous stalker who meets a beautiful girl. --Allison Block Review“Delightful . . . witty . . . The combination of Dickensian plot twists and Hornbyesque humor and hope makes for a thoroughly entertaining read.” (Publishers Weekly )“Though lighthearted in tone, [CHARLOTTE STREET] speaks to a nostalgia for a time when photographs were authentic and unsullied by smartphone filters . . . Readers who enjoy the work of Nick Hornby or Stephen Chbosky will enjoy this.” (Library Journal )“An amusing tale of an innocuous stalker.” (Booklist )“Unmissable... will have you laughing out loud and melt your heart, all at once.” (Cosmopolitan (UK) )“One of Britain’s great writing talents.” (GQ (UK) )“[Danny Wallace is] as funny as Bill Bryson used to be.” (The Independent on Sunday, on YES MAN )“Danny Wallace may well have stumbled upon the future shape of spirituality… hilarious.” (Daily Telegraph (London), on JOIN ME! )“Another comedy masterpiece.” (Bookseller (London), on FRIENDS LIKE THESE )

Poems about relationships and the emotions they make you feel.~ Love Far Away ~Julia has the perfect life, family and house. Although she came from humble beginnings, she and her husband have created a great life for their children. Julia's world is rocked when serious allegations are leveled at her husband that breaks their previously unbreakable bond. With her perfect life in shambles, Julia reluctantly decides to take a trip to Europe with her friends to blow off some steam. Julia is reserved at first, but after arriving, she lets her guard down and opens up. She begins to have the time of her life when she meets a handsome man unexpectedly. The new acquaintance presence, threatens to further complicate her world. Follow Julia's journey as she searches to find herself, the truth and if true love is real.~ The Escort Next Door ~Julia has the seemingly perfect family; a successful husband and three wonderful kids. From the outside all seems well, but behind closed doors things are anything but ordinary. Julia's marriage has become distant and she finds stunning evidence about her husband’s actions on his business trips. Julia wants to escape and decides to make a decision that will change her life forever.~ Loving The Bull Rider ~Rebecca is an extraordinary nurse at her local hospital. Although she is grateful for her job, she feels unfulfilled and stuck in her small town. Fate eventually brings her together with a handsome bull rider named Lucas. Rebecca tries to fight her attraction to him but eventually has no choice but to give in. Follow Rebecca’s journey as she tries to find love, happiness and her true self.

On the night shift a lot of bad shit goes down. This short story takes place in the near-future in the Land of the Free where no gun control exists and everyone packs semi-automatics to deal out justice as they see fit. Tonight Kit Carson, RN, has the worst shift ever. Read 'em and weep.Is the year 2022, the nations of the world imposed a tax on breathing as a measure against climate change. To avoid problems with the breathing police: “The Archons” some citizens have decided not to talk ever.Michael is one of these people. But this afternoon, Michael must decide: if breaking the law by telling his girlfriend that he loves her, or respect the system, and lose the woman he loves for ever.

An anthology that will quench your thirst for more than the ordinary. Everblossom is a journey through poems and short stories that may seem ordinary on the surface but dig a little deeper and the world not only shifts. It changes. Prepare yourself to delve into the three stages of the flower from bud to blossom then back to seed, you'll go through them all with a whole new perspective.Jack Stephenson lived alone, and was very shy around woman until a good friend of his introduced him to Penny that also lived alone down the street from Jack. When their eyes met Jack felt he found his angel and Penny thought she found the man of her dreams. After months of dating Jack and Penny they got married. That's when things started going downhill. Jack didn't let his new bride out of his sight. Whenever she wanted to hang out with her friends Jack would object and say "Why do you need to hang out with them when you've got me?"Penny replied "You know I like spending time with you, but I need my space darling."Jack couldn't accept her answer, and told her "I am your husband, and you will do as I say."Resentment set in and Penny's heart was turning cold towards Jack, but that just made things worse. Anytime a man said hello or gave her a compliment. Jack would say, "What are you looking at?" in an angry voice.Penny tried to reassure Jack that he needs to quit being so obsessive with her and try to find other things to occupy his time so she could breathe. That just pissed him off, and he slapped her in the face, and told her, "I'll be the one who says when I'm being too obsessive or not?" This conversation is over, replied Jack as his face was beet red.Penny told him in an angry voice, "You will never touch me again!"Jack yelled out in anger, "Nobody tells me what to do!"

40 song lyrics by Patrick O'Sullivan, selected from the long back catalogue. New songs that measure themselves against tradition, folk, chanson, stage song and the crafted form of the literary lyric. A book for musicians looking for worthwhile words, performers looking for a new text - he writes good songs for women singers. A book for lovers of real verse who respect traditional skills.In life, we all go through hardships and troubles. Hopefully, in this collection of writing you may find an answer to help you deal with them. If not, keep looking up, seek the light at the end of the tunnel, reach out and let your cries be heard.

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In this Episode [Episode Nth], Charles Dickens meets Nightmare On Bald Mountain meets Edward R. Murrow meets...well now, I'd tell you, but that would be spoiling things a bit.What if it were possible to live two very different lives in two separate worlds? What if the dreams we awaken from are the fading memories of that second life? What if one day we woke up in the wrong world? Every night, a woman on a black warhorse gallops through the mist in Chris Redston's dreams. Every night, she begs him not to come to her. Every night, she aims her rifle at his head and fires. The last thing Chris expects--or wants--is for this nightmare to be real. But when he wakes up in the world of his dreams, he has to choose between the likelihood that he's gone spectacularly bonkers or the possibility that he's just been let in on the secret of the ages. Only one person in a generation may cross the worlds. These chosen few are the Gifted, called from Earth into Lael to shape the epochs of history--and Chris is one of them. But before he figures that out, he accidentally endangers both worlds by resurrecting a vengeful prince intent on claiming the powers of the Gifted for himself. Together with a suspicious princess and a guilt-ridden Cherazii warrior, Chris must hurl himself into a battle to save a country from war, two worlds from annihilation, and himself from a dream come way too true.

Herod Antipas ruled Galilee with an iron fist. John the Baptist called people to repent, and Zealots terrorized the citizens trying to bring change.A young Decanus finds himself and his soldiers in the fight of their lives trying to maintain peace in Hammath while keeping their jobs and avoiding the wrath of the Tetrarch.A young Decanus, named Tallis, leads a Conturbenium of soldiers. Their mission, protect the highway from Tiberias, south along the west side of Galilee’s largest lake to the end, and the village of Hammath. Rumors abound, people talk, and a group of young men, trying to drive the Tetrarch from power, target the tiny community, destroying businesses, disrupting lives, and killing soldiers. The dreams of Tallis following in his late father’s footsteps, and becoming a Centurion, fade when his superiors threaten him and his men with demotion, dismissal from the army, or death.

What happens when in order to win, you’re forced to lose?