A cautionary tale of good and evil. Tackling the age old question of what happens to us when we die?The Uninvited is a short story taken from a paperback collection of short stories, entitled, “The Little Book of Dark Tales”, which is available from my website at www.wrarmstrong.com. When Tim and Helen Christopher move into their dream home with their young son, Adam, they are visited upon by an elderly woman, who refuses to leave them alone. Adam especially, is targeted. Gradually, Tim and Helen are forced to conclude that their unwanted visitor requires something from them. But what? Could it be their son, or is it something more?

It's 1926 and everything is pretty much the same in small town Wainwright. Except Godfrey's met a girl. And not just any girl - Antoinette - the pretty brunette from Saint Dominique, Quebec. Only trouble is, she's Henri's baby sister.Huge House is a free mini-e-book by Printz Honor author Terry Trueman (Stuck in Neutral, HarperCollins 2000). A narrative poem that is a surreal visit into the human soul. Mr. Trueman has six more novels published with HarperCollins and numerous other e-books and national publications.

A mysterious woman and her nursing home friends take a liking to a college boy working as a janitor.A traveler arrives in Farbank with information leading to ancient runestones that are said to have great mystic powers. Mesmerized with intrigue, Thorik and his parents venture out to find the treasure which will end up costing several lives to acquire.This short story is the prequel to the start of an Epic Fantasy Adventure series that will lead you on a journey like none before. All new creatures and species inhabit this unique landscape as events unfold before your eyes that will change the civilization of the Kingdom and the Altered Creatures forever. This fast-paced character-driven series is filled with magic and mystery.Series Synopsis: The Brothers of War were the twin heirs to the Mighty Dovenar Kingdom. Now weakened by the great civil war, which the twins unleashed upon the land, both brothers are nowhere to be found. Outside the kingdom’s safe harbor and strong fortress walls, the Altered Creatures are prepared to conquer the kingdom in its leaderless and weakened state. The magical Alchemists have chosen sides with the Altered Creatures and against the few E’rudites who still honor the prior regime. Word of the vulnerable people has made it to the three demons that rule the Underworld, Land, and the Air, who have all decided to join the battle for their own supremacy. The future looks bleak for the civilized lands. Yet, there is one young hunter who believes he can still save the Kingdom. These are the tales of this individual and his friends whose very faith in their values challenges the vast domination of the naturally powerful. The land’s destiny is in Thorik’s hands, while his confidence in himself and conviction to his beliefs will define his own fate. Join Thorik on the ultimate journey to save the world from those who strive to control it.

For Leo Meyer, being the Dom in residence at The Club has been a perfect life. A strict daily routine free from emotional attachment has been safe and comfortable. But when the only woman he ever loved walks back into his life, his world is turned upside down. Wolf Meyer has been restless since an injury ended his career in the Navy SEALs. Hoping to reconnect with his brother Leo, Wolf accepted a job with Julian Lodge. His first assignment is to train Shelley McNamara, a gorgeous sub with a troubled past. Shelley came to The Club to forge a new life and heal her wounded heart. She never dreamed that exploring her dark fantasies with her new Master would leave her caught between two brothers. When Shelley’s life is threatened, the Meyer brothers will have to work together and use all their training to save her life and claim her heart.

The dead of winter. An isolated island off the coast of Maine. A man. A woman. A sinister house looming over the sea ... He's a reclusive writer whose macabre imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill with laughs. But she's not laughing now. When she was a teenager, he terrified her. Now they're trapped together on a snowy island off the coast of Maine. Is he the villain she remembers or has he changed? Her head says no. Her heart says yes. It's going to be a long, hot winter.

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) From Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz: the three magnificent novels-published in an omnibus edition for the first time--that form anancient-Egyptian counterpart to his famous "Cairo Trilogy." Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homeland's majestic early history-tales of theEgyptian nobility and of war, star-crossed love, and the divine rule of the pharoahs. In "Khufu's Wisdom," the legendary Fourth Dynasty monarch faces the prospect of the end of his rule and thepossibility that his daughter has fallen in love with the man prophesied to be his successor. "Rhadopis of Nubia" is the unforgettable story of the charismatic young Pharoah Merenra II and the ravishingcourtesan Rhadopis, whose love affair makes them the envy of all Egyptian society. And "Thebes at War" tells the epic story of Egypt's victory over the Asiatic foreigners who dominated the country for twocenturies. "Three Novels of Ancient Egypt" gives us a dazzling tapestry of ancient Egypt and reminds us of the remarkable artistry of NaguibMahfouz. "From the Hardcover edition."

On a snowy Friday night in 1979, just hours after making love for the first time, Richard's girlfriend, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil, falls into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to their daughter, Megan. As Karen sleeps through the next seventeen years, Richard and their circle of friends reside in an emotional purgatory, passing through a variety of careers—modeling, film special effects, medicine, demolition—before finally reuniting on a conspiracy-driven super-natural television series. But real life grows as surreal as their TV show as Richard and his friends await Karen's reawakening . . . and the subsequent apocalypse.

About thirty years ago, a mother laid her newborn baby in a shoebox and left it in the backyard of an Italian restaurant. Now the baby, Rebecca, is a mother herself. A child of no one and nowhere, she has created her own unorthodox but tender family. Then this hopeful life is dealt a blow that could shatter even the strongest of ties. Now, Rebecca must face the future by delving into her mysterious past. Dunmore's most ambitious work to date, Mourning Ruby is a meditation on memory and history-both personal and public. It's an unforgettable tale of love, loss, and the transcendent power of storytelling itself.

First English publication of a recently rediscovered novella by one of the greatest European writers One seemingly ordinary evening, Eduard Saxberger arrives home to find the fulfilment of a long-forgotten wish in his sitting room: a visitor has come to tell him that the youth of Vienna have discovered his poetic genius. Saxberger has written nothing for thirty years, yet he now realises that he is more than merely an Unremarkable Civil Servant, after all: a Venerable Poet, for whom Late Fame is inevitable – if, that is, his new acolytes are to be believed… Arthur Schnitzler was one of the most admired, provocative European writers of the twentieth century. The Nazis attempted to burn all of his work, but his archive was miraculously saved, and with it, Late Fame. Never published before, it is a treasure, a perfect satire of literary self-regard and charlatanism. Arthur Schnitzler (b. 1862 in Vienna) was one of the most influential European writers of the twentieth century, perhaps best known here for his novellas Dream Story and Fräulein Else. He qualified as a doctor but was increasingly driven to a career in writing, resulting in several celebrated plays, novellas and novels which explore the great existential subjects of the modern age: relationships, love, sex, ageing and death. Because his work dealt with subjects considered taboo, he frequently attracted the hostility of the authorities, consequently losing his position as Chief Medic in the Reserve Army and being tried for disorderly conduct. Schnitzler was close friends with Stefan Zweig and Sigmund Freud, who both admired him greatly, and a member of the 'Young Vienna' circle of writers who regularly met at a café nicknamed 'Café Megalomania' - the very same clique and café he satirises so deliciously in Late Fame. Schnitzler died in 1931. Pushkin Press also publishes his novellas Fräulein Else, Dying and Casanova's Return to Venice.

Samuel Richardson's Pamela is a captivating story of one young woman's rebellion against the social order, edited by Peter Sabor with an introduction by Margaret A. Doody in Penguin Classics. Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone in the world, is pursued by her dead mistress's son. Although she is attracted to Mr B, she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape, determined to protect her virginity and abide by her moral standards. Psychologically acute in its explorations of sex, freedom and power, Richardson's first novel caused a sensation when it was published, with its depiction of a servant heroine who dares to assert herself. Richly comic and full of lively scenes and descriptions, Pamela contains a diverse cast of characters ranging from the vulgar and malevolent Mrs Jewkes to the aggressive but awkward country squire who serves this unusual love story as both its villain and hero. In her introduction, Margaret Ann Doody discusses the epistolary genre of novels and examines the role of women and class differences. This edition, based on the 1801 text and incorporating corrections made in 1810, makes Richardson's final version of the two-volume generally available for the first time. Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) was born in Derbyshire, the son of a joiner. He received little formal education, but in 1706 was apprenticed to a London printer, going on to become a leading figure of the trade in the capital. Pamela originated as a volume of model letters for unskilled letter-writers, but as Richardson became more fascinated by the characters in his letters than the letters themselves, the germ of a novel began to emerge. Upon its publication in 1740 Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded became a national sensation. If you enjoyed Pamela, you might like Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, also available in Penguin Classics.

When her island home is invaded by enemy soldiers, her family captured, and the town enslaved, Taylina must find a way to fight back and free her people. But their enemies have powerful warships, sorcerers, and dragons. Her simple people are no match. Her only hope is to venture onto the forbidden half of the island and seek the one individual powerful enough to battle their enemies, a dragon known for eating humans rather than helping them. Find out what happens to Taylina and meet the dragon who thinks he’s a god in Dragon Rider, a prequel to Lindsay’s USA Today bestselling Dragon Blood series. In addition to Dragon Rider, Beginnings features four previously published fantasy adventure novels, all with new introductions from the author: Encrypted The Emperor’s Edge Balanced on the Blade’s Edge Warrior Mage

A short, abstract collection of poetry and song lyrics sharing feelings of love, lost relationships, and the art of music in expression. Please rate and review.Brett and Sandy were working together in a real estate office, along with Shelley. (From the novel ‘The Marvelous Mistake’. This is the story of their romance.

This short essay examines contours of one's creative thinking process in the formulation of concepts, transforming concepts into words, and by subtle argument insists that time and culture are amorphous paradigms which obscure clear thinking and imagination.COPYRIGHT DECEMBER 31 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThis short essay examines contours of one's creative thinking process in the formulation of concepts, transforming concepts into words, and by subtle argument insists that time and culture are amorphous paradigms which obscure clear thinking and imagination.COPYRIGHT DECEMBER 31 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDDonations welcome to All Souls College of the Dearly Departed, Oxford, - The Codrington Library

Agents 32 and 33 have an interesting conversation with a man sitting on an outdoor table at a convenience store in east Charlotte on the day after Christmas. The warmer-than-normal weather, dipping sauces and frivolous lawsuits are discussed. The stranger then comes up with the winning fraction-decimal. Another tale in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries.Approx. 1900 words.Malloy: NoAgents 32 and 33 have an interesting conversation with a man sitting on an outdoor table at a convenience store in east Charlotte on the day after Christmas. The warmer-than-normal weather, dipping sauces and frivolous lawsuits are discussed. The stranger then comes up with the winning fraction-decimal, just as the door closes.Another tale in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries.Approx. 1900 words.Malloy present: NoReal-life accuracy: 93%Sex: NoViolence: NoDrug usage: Suspected, but not confirmedStrangeness: Mild

Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. In this tale, Blacky the skunk has a birthday, but none of the other animals seems to care. Will the skunk ever get the cake and presents he deserves? Find out in this cute new story by T.K. Wade.Welcome to the magical town of Cottontail Pines, where animals talk, and there is always a friend around the corner. In this new story called “Blacky’s Birthday,” Blacky the skunk wakes up on his special day expecting to be lavished with attention… and cake. Unfortunately, nobody seems to want to talk to him at all, and worst of all… no cake! Have all of Blacky’s friends decided not to like him anymore? And most importantly, will he never, ever get to eat any cake?! Find out what happens in this cute new story by T.K. Wade.