The Crossing (The Chronicles Of Micki O'Sullivan Book 1) by Jo Wilde (Next Chapter) (97 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

After 18-year-old Micki moves in with her father, strange events begin to take place. Something unnatural lurks about in the sleepy southern town of Eastwick, Louisiana. Trusting the wrong friends, Micki encounters a vampire, and her life begins to spiral out of control. Somewhere between, she finds love and friendship: her BFF, Candy, and the rebellious half-vampire biker Valentine, who are willing to risk their own life to help Micki prevent the inevitable future - The Crossing. With time ticking away, can they pull off the ...

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Not Giving Up: (Book 1) by Posey Parks (Posey Parks Publishing) (272 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

I'm staking my claim on the hot southern goddess. Women were always in abundance. Zoey is the only woman who can make the other women disappear. One problem. She's not looking for a man. Zoey is sassy, hot and has curves that never stop. One touch of those soft lips and I knew I had to claim every inch of her. I have one night. I'll prove to her that I'm the only man who can satisfy her. She'll be clutching the sheets and seeing stars when I'm done with her. I don't care about her dark past. I'm her future. Whoever caused ...

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Let it Snow! Season's Readings for a Super-Cool Yule! (Christmas books 2013) (Trollogy) by Red Tash (66 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

It's the end of the year as we know it, and you'll be feeling fine as you peruse this collection of "season's readings." Let It Snow! is packed to the rafters with thoughtful gifts for you to unwrap from the comfort of your cozy reading chair. After all, there's snowplace like home for the holidays! Are you ready to branch out beyond the tree'd and true? Stay inside and read and you'll be saying "Let It Snow!" Let It Snow! Season's Readings for a Super-Cool Yule! Ten eclectic stories in off-beat holiday settings A Laurents County ...

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Of Dust and Sand: a sci-fi short story collection by Allen Kuzara (10 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Killer bots anyone? What about an eco-Armageddon? And what really happened at Roswell anyway? From ancient mysteries on Earth to far-future conflicts on other worlds, this collection of sixteen sci-fi short stories from the author of The Anti Life Series and the Final Update trilogy promises to take you on an adventure. Whether it's human-sized parasites, clone lovers, or intergalactic war -- there's something in this novel-length story collage for every science fiction enthusiast.

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Sea Changes: Sea Adventure Women's Fiction (Seafarers Book 1) by Ruth Hay (198 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

"Like Upstairs/Downstairs on a cruiseship... " NYT bestselling author, Zoe York A contemporary women's fiction novel that explores the secret lives of crew and passengers, thrown together on the high seas. When these travellers begin their adventure, they encounter much that is strange, much that is hidden and much that can enrich their lives. So it is for Samuel, a new hire; Gwen and Emily, sisters who think they know what to expect; a group of factory workers who face major upheaval in their lives; a troubled soul adrift; a ...

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People Speak 3: Real Life Stories (People talk about themselves) by Chaim Walder (189 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Collection of true stories Written by real people People Speak is a collection of true stories written by real people about their own lives, collected by popular writer and editor Rabbi Chaim Walder, bestselling author of the series Kids Speak. Rabbi Walder's storytelling prowess continues to take us on a journey into people's live, painting for us a vivid picture of their hardship as well as their triumphs. These real life stories have been hand selected from the multitude of letters that fill Rabbi Walder's post-office box, each ...

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Protector Cowboy (Whiskey Valley: Bryant Brothers) by Hope Ford (1,976 Review)    Price verified 3 hours ago

USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Hope Ford brings you a steamy cowboy romance about a single mom that escapes an abusive ex-husband and finds an alpha cowboy who shows her that a real man protects the ones he loves at all costs. Natalie I'm a survivor. I finally got myself and my son away from my abusive ex, and I'm standing on my own two feet. The very last thing I want is another arrogant, controlling man. I don't care how sexy the grumpy hot cowboy is. When I first meet King, I try to thank him for the ranching camp scholarship my ...

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Tales to Read Before the End of the World by Hadena James (15 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

This is a collection of short stories exploring the absurd. Most of the short stories contained within this book revolve around central themes. "Everything Changes" is about the vanity of the human condition. "Faking It" takes aim at the absurdity of modern society. And "Beale Street Blues" explores the breakdown of communication within a relationship. These three themes are continuously prodded while the reader attempts to understand them. The exceptions are "Ascension" and "The Worst Date Ever". "Ascension" is piece of ...

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End of the Road by Jacques Antoine (Raptor Retreat Press) (434 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Roads end. They begin somewhere, too. In between, all manner of things happen: friendship, betrayal, horror and maybe even joy. For some, the End of the Road brings love and happiness, for others agony and suffering, and for a precious few, sorrow may lead to something revelatory. The potholes and pitfalls found in this anthology are many, but for every character, there is an end of the road. This road ends in a collection of short stories by 25 of the most gifted writers of our time. Intended for lovers of short fiction everywhere, ...

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Ten Tangled Tales: For, Life's not a Fairy Tale! by Suduhita Mitra (51 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Unsettling Stories from Unheard Voices These stories traverse through the lives of ten ordinary individuals living in the USA and India (Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and remote Arunachal Pradesh) but they all have one thing in common - their unexpected and convoluted reality. Sometimes regular life can be wicked! Hello Sunshine! In Minnesota, amidst the Covid19 pandemic, a neighborhood is scared about a different omen of death. What can be worse than the pandemic itself? Mirror Mirror on the wall A story unfolds in suburban ...

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Breadcrumbs: A Collection of Spiritual and Philosophical Essays by Francis J. Shaw (66 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Read any good stories lately? I am sure you have. They sent you on a journey -- perhaps to another place, a different time... somewhere you have never been before. Tales, yarns, legends and fables fill our human history, and stories are as powerful today as they have always been. Have you ever wondered why you can't resist going? It's time to find out... Breadcrumbs invites you to further adventures. Traveling across time, along crooked paths, wooded trails, and on mountain tops, you will discover: ?Why stories are critical to ...

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Mehbub Gulley : Short Stories from India by Thanksy Francis (Notion Press) (63 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

"There is a delicate humour here that will have you laughing out loud." - Rohini Nair, Asian Age (Mumbai & Pune) "(Her) style is simple yet she keeps one absorbed in the fate of her characters through observation, insight and a sense of humour." - Eunice De Souza, Mumbai Mirror Stefan, an art collector from Vienna, engrossed in his search for a meaning in life, finds a treasure under the shadows of the Charminar in the shape of a brown nymph with a small round face, wearing large glasses and sporting a severe look. But then he ...

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Take Me Back by Jenny Bloom (162 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

For Kendra Evans, the last person she expected to see was her former ex, Ellie. After ten years, a whole boatload of drama and drugs that changed their relationship for the worst, Kendra didn't know if she should get involved. However, when Ellie gets hired to work for Kendra, Kendra starts to realize that she may be a different person, which makes Kendra wonder a few things. One of them is whether she can forgive and forget, after all these years, or will the pain of the past still sit there. Can Kendra learn to love again or is ...

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Future's Ending: A Science Fiction Short Story Anthology by Gene Michaels (201 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

When our future ends, what will you be doing? The question about how the world will end is as old as we are. As we are carried towards an ever more uncertain future on an overpopulated planet, which appears destined for destruction, this question takes on an even greater significance. Future's Ending is a collection of short Science Fiction stories which look at the possible outcomes for an out-of-control world. With tales of artificial intelligence, time travel, eternal life, and other themes which define the futuristic genre, ...

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The Sea Rose by Amylynn Bright (73 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

When Roselyn's ship goes down in a terrible storm she's sure she'll never see her fiancé again. After she regains consciousness she finds herself on a pirate ship, Neptune's Revenge, and in the bed of a famous pirate, Handsome Jack. Roselyn has no idea how much her heart yearns for adventure until it is thrust upon her. By the time they arrive in the pirate capital of Nassau, will her minister fiancé still want her? Will she still want him? Will Jack even let her go? Hopefully, a wild jail break is the only break in store for her...

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A Game of Persuasion: Extended Prologue for The Art of Ruining a Rake (Scandalous Spinsters Book 3) by Emma Locke (Intrepid Reads) (684 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Publisher's Note: This story is continued in the full-length novel The Art of Ruining a Rake, and is intended as bonus content or as an introduction to the Scandalous Spinsters Series. A NIGHT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET... Miss Lucy Lancester has loved her brother's best friend, Roman Alexander, for as long as she can remember. So devotedly, she's vowed never to marry anyone else. But her beloved libertine is hardly aware of her existence, and not the least deserving of her affection. Deciding her cause is lost, she makes plans to open a ...

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The Viscount's Tempting Minx: Regency Romance Novella (Dukes of War Book 1) by Erica Ridley (WebMotion) (8,931 Reviews)    Price verified 6 hours ago

A heartwarming, laugh-out-loud, feel-good romp from a New York Times bestselling author: Certain individuals might consider Lady Amelia Pembroke a managing sort of female, but truly, most people would be lost without her help. Why, the latest on-dit is that rakish Viscount Sheffield is canceling the fete of the year because he hasn't time for silly soirees. He doesn't need time -- he needs her! When a flash of lightning destroys the venue for his family's annual Christmas ball, Lord Benedict Sheffield intends to enjoy a relaxing ...

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Orientation: A Story: And Other Stories by Daniel Orozco (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (189 Reviews)    Price verified 7 hours ago

Orientation introduces a writer at the height of his powers, whose work surely invites us to reassess the landscape of American fiction. A new employee's first-day office tour includes descriptions of other workers' most private thoughts and actions. "Orientation" is a story from Daniel Orozco's critically acclaimed collection of the same name, which leads the reader through the hidden lives and moral philosophies of bridge painters, men housebound by obesity, office temps, and warehouse workers. He reveals the secret pleasures of ...

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