This short collection of contemporary poems explores a range of themes including music composition, the New Zealand landscape, the freedoms of childhood, motorcycle rides, social justice, architecture, intimacy, school holidays, travel and coffee. The poems explore how identity and culture are expressed in brief forms. If you like your poetry ristretto, Licorice will suit you.This first collection of contemporary poems includes works previously published in the USA and New Zealand. The collection uses narrative, prose, Fibonacci sequences, odes, and open forms to describe experiences from a range of socio cultural perspectives. The collection explores composition, childhood freedoms, the complexities of intimacy, and short pieces about moveable objects.

For Days and A Night is a collection of short stories and skits written by award-winning author Seun Odukoya. The book contains sixteen stories, four skits (yes; SKITS), and a couple of other things not usually found in a book. It was released online on December 17, 2012 and has since been receiving several accolades and enjoying strong positive views and criticisms. It is a memorable read.While travelling to a distant galaxy, on an assassination mission, Rave's ship is struck by an unknown projectile, causing him crash-land into an alien planet he was passing over. With his ship destroyed, his weapons gone, he finds himself trapped on the savage planet filled with dangerous chimeras. A powerful darkness lurks on the planet, far much dangerous than he is, and the residents of the planet are hiding deadly secrets. And as he ventures further into the forests, the threat grows restless, the eyes of shadow turning towards him, and his own insatiable blood lust taking over. Will he conquer the dark forces that reign over the planet, or will he fall victim to them?

What exists after death? Cassy is finding out. She has consciousness, and a form. It’s light and easily moved around. The Counselor for new entrants into Here expects each of them to tell how they left Earth and got Here. With no physical body and no death, existence is indeed different but no less interesting.What exists after death? Cassy is finding out. She has consciousness, and a form. It’s light and easily moved around. But she is shocked to find other light forms that she knew on Earth and one in particular that had stalked her and then died in a motorcycle accident. The Counselor for new entrants into Here understands perfectly Cassy’s discomfort and the puzzlement of all five of her charges. Counselor expects each of them to tell how they left Earth and got Here. Through these shared stories each Being learns something that helps in planning their next Life. With no physical body and no death, existence is indeed different but no less interesting.

Guardian angels do exist and God still performs miracles. In this simple yet engaging compilation, bestselling author Karen Kingsbury retells some of the incredible stories she's heard from teenagers over the years.

It is a collection of short Facebook notes from my account, actually sketches of modern urban life. There are almost no people, and no plot at all. I hope you'll enjoy feelings I've tried to express.The book contains 37 short-stories:A B-Mans Nightmare How the English Language got its strange Tune The New Earl of Balmore How Are You, Today? A Matter of Concentration Nightly Departure The Emperor’s New Rules Called to the Boss Nevaljashka My World-Famous Modesty Promotion Is there a Doctor on Board? Tale of the Tie Explosive Departure A Strange Reward Dysthanasia Rudolph Rednose Justice in Lawainia Jack the Ripper’s last notes Hannah’s Sudden Death An Uninvited Visitor The Research Victim Modern Christmas Good Old Days The Wall Behind Visit from Cassandra Axis of the Devil Liberating the Free A Long Way Home The Last Container Sporty events Alert for Copnick Resurrection The Beauty and Me, the Beast The Obituary Projecting 9/11 Schou’s Evolution Theory

Set in a provincial French town , Arnaud Morin is the unwanted result of a Mayoral daliance with a young local girl. The situation sparks a chain of events that could have been orchestrated by the Devil himself. Arnaud grows up unloved, but a talent for Chemistry leads him into a respected profession. However, trouble is on the horizon and more extraordinary familial issues ensue.Ever found out you were adopted? Imagine finding out that your birthmother is an evil sorceress from another realm! That is exactly what happened to Cassandra Smith, also known as Cassie, when she was 16. Before you get to that, you first read the events leading up to her true adventure in Part One. Then the two realms collide in an epic battle between good and evil, love and hate, not only outside, but also inside Cassie's head. Follow in her mother's footsteps to take over the realms, or fight against her to stay with her friends and loved ones here on Earth?

Sometimes the monster lurks closer than you think...In Part One of The Demon-Eater, there are two whom we watch . . . The Hunter: plagued by a past he cannot remember; tormented in his search for the “faceless woman's” murderer. And the Daughter, set on a course to save her father by any means necessary. A course that will break the world, or save it.Sometimes the monster lurks closer than you think... The people of Capernia live in an era of progress, and, as such, during a time where much of the past is left to rot, including its horrors. Although, the world may have to face past horrors sooner than it realizes, as demons begin slaughtering the nobles in public, threatening the tiers of society set by man to keep the chaos at bay for so many years. In Part One of The Demon-Eater, there are two whom we watch . . . The Hunter: plagued by a past he cannot remember; tormented in his search for the “faceless woman's” murderer. And the Daughter, set on a course to save her father by any means necessary. A course that will break the world, or save it. NOTE: This is Part One of a novel...

There's death all around us. We just don't pay attention. Until we do. The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn't look at her like she might break down at any moment. Now she's just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that's all she'll ever be. As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there's a secret she hasn't told anyone-a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything. Lex's brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn't have to be real to keep you from moving on.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Elizabeth Berg's Once Upon a Time, There Was You. In this novel, beloved bestselling author Elizabeth Berg weaves a beautifully written and richly resonant story of a mother and daughter in emotional transit. Helen Ames–recently widowed, coping with loss and grief, unable to do the work that has always sustained her–is beginning to depend far too much on her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Tessa, and is meddling in her life, offering unsolicited and unwelcome advice. Helen’s problems are compounded by her shocking discovery that her mild-mannered and loyal husband was apparently leading a double life. The Ameses had painstakingly saved for a happy retirement, but that money disappeared in several large withdrawals made by Helen’s husband before he died. In order to support herself and garner a measure of much needed independence, Helen takes an unusual job that ends up offering far more than she had anticipated. And then a phone call from a stranger sets Helen on a surprising path of discovery that causes both mother and daughter to reassess what they thought they knew about each other, themselves, and what really makes a home and a family.

HOT SAND. HOT CLUBS. HOT GUYS. What more could two girls want? Try the same guy. SPRING BREAK. SOUTH BEACH. 'NUFF SAID. On a trip to a place where anything can happen -- and does -- two ex-best friends discover that a chance encounter can lead to the chance of a lifetime. HOLLY: Dream date or bad fate? She wants true love--and a break from her strict parents. Perhaps a spring fling will do? ALEXA: Flirting with destiny or flirting with disaster? The guy of her dreams turns out to be her friend's first love. How far is she willing to go? This year, Spring Break is going to be scandalous!

A book about love, loss, and the power of music, perfect for fans of Nick Hornby and Fangirl. Taliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music. Songs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having known her father. Her mother, born in Jordan and very secretive about her past, won't say a word about who her dad really was. But when Tal finds a shoebox full of old letters from Julian Oliver—yes, the indie rock star Julian Oliver—she begins to piece the story together.She writes to Julian, but after three years of radio silence, she's given up hope. Then one day, completely out of the blue, Julian shows up at her doorstep, and Tal doesn't know whether to be furious or to throw herself into his arms. Before she can decide, he asks her to go on a trip with him to meet her long-estranged family and to say good-bye to his father, her grandfather, who is dying.Getting to know your father after sixteen years of estrangement doesn't...

It’s Anabelle Horton’s senior year at Dearington Boarding School, and everything is exactly as she wants it. Or at least it was, until her best friend and roommate Jac Flores upended all of Anabelle's plans by coming out. Now, Anabelle's carefully constructed schedule is the very least of her worries.It’s Anabelle Horton’s senior year at Dearington Boarding School, and everything is exactly as she wants it. She’s captain of the Number Ninjas, her schedule is perfect, and her best friend Jacqueline Flores is going to be right by her side for all of it. But on the first day back at Dearington, Jac throws a wrench in Anabelle’s tidy plans. Not only has she rearranged her schedule and dropped Number Ninjas, she’s joined the Girls who Like Girls Program, leaving Anabelle’s entire schedule in upheaval. Jac is never around and when she is, she’s got new friends (who Anabelle hates) or she’s running off to a lecture on alternative footwear. Anabelle is left to deal with the changes on her own, and suddenly, Jac’s inability to keep their dorm room tidy is the very least of Anabelle’s problems.