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Wish I was Here features tales of passion and jealousy, lust and romance from the award-winning author of Red Dust Road. This fierce, funny, and compassionate collection explores every facet of that most overwhelming and complicated of human emotions: love. With winning directness, Jackie Kay captures her characters' greatest joys and greatest vulnerabilities, exposing the moments of tenderness, of shock, of bravery, and of stupidity that accompany the search for love, the discovery of love and, most of all, love's loss.

Welcome to the Fiction on the Web audiobook series, featuring a collection of short stories with a different theme for each volume. Lovingly curated by the owner of Fiction On The Web, Charlie Fish. Come and share in the joy and power of short stories. The theme of this volume is Ironic Wish Fulfilment. What happens when your dreams actually do come true? Does eternal happiness await? Or will you be visited by nightmares?

Three separate yet strangely connected novellas kick off Crystal Lake’s Dark Tide series with stories of Mystery and Suspense.

Geralt the Witcher—revered and hated—holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. ★ The New York...

This winter, let four tales of mistletoe magic and the spirit of the season cast a special glow as some of your favorite authors introduce stories of hope, happiness, and holiday hearts.

This bundle includes The Nameless Restaurant, Chaotic Apéritifs, and Thaumaturgic Tapas.

All 5 beloved bestselling sweet romance books following the Wyatt Family of Serenity Falls. Now in one beautiful Collection. The Serenity Falls series features the entire Wyatt family as they return home to the family ranch to start a new business, navigate life changes, and try to find happiness. From small-town cowboys and unexpected newcomers to gorgeous mountain vistas, Serenity Falls is a town you will fall in love with!

Novelista inglés, Kipling escribió novelas, poemas y relatos ambientados principalmente en la India y Birmania durante la época de gobierno británico.

You know the drill. Rub the magic lamp and a genie appears, promising to grant you three wishes. But the wishes always have a trap in them. What happens when a Hollywood lawyer draws up the contract? This notorious little short by the Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Gerrold ("The Trouble With Tribbles" episode of Star Trek) is a delicious tale of well-deserved revenge.

Catherine Haywood is desperate to claim the affection of her long-time friend Frederick Milton, but Frederick only seems interested in courting the new young lady in town. Catherine makes a series of wishes, thinking that is the safer route rather than openly putting her heart on the line. But as each wish is fulfilled, she realizes getting what she wished for is not the same as getting what she wants.

Cinderella retold: Fae, vampires, shifters, and a Godmother who’ll grant you any wish - if you pay the price. Armed with knowledge that could change everything for humankind, Elle must confront the king. But it's the Godmother who now poses the greatest threat. Can Elle and Dex stop her from taking control of the kingdom? This is episode six of six of a serialized Cinderella retelling.

Rehmeyer's Hollow in York County, Pennsylvania, is haunted. People go in and they don't come out. Folks living near there are haunted, too, especially Sandy and his mother who live in the trailer park right outside the Hollow. And the ghosts that haunt the trailer park are fed up with all the trouble this small family has been forced to endure and have decided to take matters into their own ghostly hands. It won't be a pleasant night in the Hollow this Halloween.

Romantic. Addictive. Second chance wishes and first time kisses. Everything you need for a cozy story. You’ll devour each of these winter stories down to the last page.

Martin and Sonia's child, Stevie, needs a liver transplant. But in this cruel world, unless you're rich enough to go private, the only way they're going to get one is if Stevie enters The Arena with other sickly children and steps out victorious.

As the world festively anticipates the material joys of Christmas, a spirited teenage girl's heart yearns for a gift that transcends the tangible — the gift of global peace. Disheartened and deeply troubled by the ceaseless wars, human suffering, and widespread instability plaguing various corners of the globe, Vanessa embarks on a soul-stirring quest for understanding and action.

From Lovecraftian tales such as "The House of the Temple", "Rising With Surtsey", and the title story, to such contemporary horrors as "The Sun, the Sea, and the Silent Scream" and "The Luststone", this new collection has been culled from the writings of a true master of nightmares.

No one should be alone for Christmas. At least, that’s what Evelyn Montgomery‘s parents always told her. So when she finds herself very alone for the festive holiday, she decides to book a weekend at Sutton Lake. It’s there, in a whirlwind of fate, that she meets Jonathan, her gorgeous, albeit grumpy, neighbor across the lake, who also happens to be spending Christmas alone.

A heart-warming collection of feel-good stories showing snippets of family life and friendship during the festive period.

In "A Friend I Wish I Never Had," journey through the tumultuous highs and lows of adolescent friendship, where the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs, and trust is a fragile commodity. Ethan, a newcomer to the small town of Willow Creek, finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Oliver—a charismatic figure whose charm hides a web of secrets and lies.

Rajiv has everything that a person of his age could ever dream of. However, the arrival of a special someone has completely changed his life. The question arises: Is this special someone truly good for him? When Anaya chooses a different path in life, she faces a struggle for which she was not prepared. While attempting to lead a normal life, the unexpected arrival of an old friend has created a storm in her life. Will she be able to overcome it, or could she find herself entirely lost in its turbulence?