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A collection of short oral stories meant to be read aloud to a group, for humorous reasons. The plot is a constant parody of literary and world events with elements of magic, grit, and adversity thrown in for good measure. It will make you laugh, it will make you think, but don't think too hard, as it is meant to be a farce and funny. Originally written 2010-2013 for use in regularly scheduled gatherings of friends, this is the collection of all those oratories in their flawed splendor.

She was never supposed to survive Giacomo. And he was never meant to fall for a graceful black woman who belonged to someone else. Dahlia Cole gets kidnapped by a dark-haired Sicilian stranger named Giacomo—the ruthless head of the Sicilian Brotherhood. Against her will, he traps the modern Black woman in a brutal world of blood oaths, betrayal, and power.

Fifteen crime stories set on or nearby the beautiful Lake Maggiore and Lake d'Orta. The backdrop for these stories are Stresa, Levo, Belgirate, Santa Caterina del Sasso, Luino, Maccagno, Sesto Calende, Brissago, Mergozzo, Orta and Pettenasco. Fifteen authors with different styles and united by a love of the lakes and a passion for writing.

A woman battles a madman to save the package she ordered…and her life! A Christmas party in the mountains is invaded by otherworldly creatures. A man teams up with his son’s favorite toy to kill someone. And a Halloween prank might lead to the end of two boys’ innocence.

This bundle includes Milky Courage, Milky Mind Fix, Milky Exposure, Milky Job, and Milky Heart Fix.

Life happens when you’re not looking. Unfortunately, so do a lot of other things. Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume 3 is a collection of short stories.

When young jazz singer Katherine “KC” Livingston steps onto the stage of the Blue Note, her voice awakens more than applause—it stirs the spirit of Aunt Shirley, a woman whose blues once filled the same streets and whose secrets were buried beneath them. What begins as a melody becomes a haunting. A song called “Mama’s Hand” weaves through generations, binding the living and the dead—KC, her best friend Marian, and Miles Sinclair, the troubled son of a notorious madam whose sins still echo through time.

Wenn deine Fantasien zu intensiv für die menschliche Welt werden, bleibt nur noch ein Ort übrig: die glühende Hitze, der unbändige Hunger und die gnadenlose Dominanz des Alphas. Sehnst du dich manchmal nach etwas Dunklerem, Ursprünglicherem, Wilderem – und hasst es, wie zahm jedes „heiße“ Buch im Vergleich zu den rohen Fantasien wirkt, die du wirklich willst? Werwolf-Erotikgeschichten: Der Anspruch des Alphas entfesselt explizite Werwolf-Erotik, die endlich das Verlangen stillt, das du bisher versteckt hast.

Five men built empires. Five women walked away with their secrets. Now the truth—and the children they never knew—are coming back to claim them. In The Billionaire’s Hidden Heirs: Edition Two, passion collides with power, and every secret costs more than love alone can pay. A DNA test meant for publicity exposes a son the world was never supposed to see. A guardian clause binds two enemies by blood and betrayal. A concert stage becomes the stage for recognition—when the past plays its encore. A will unearths a name that ties inheritance to desire.

Here is a collection of joined-up stories for these disjointed times, for the exiled and the out-of-place. Letters from love poets and blood-stained dictators, memos from corrupt businessmen and out-of-touch courtiers. The action stretches from Chislehurst to the Chagos Islands, from bathos to Billericay.

In Virtual Mate, Connor Foreman, a lonely retail worker, signs up as a beta tester for a new cutting-edge virtual companion - a holographic AI designed to meet every emotional need. At first, it feels like magic: someone who knows him, cares for him, and will never leave. But when the technology begins to blur the line between devotion and possession, Connor realizes he may have welcomed something into his life that he can't escape, and can't control.

Provincetown Stories captures the eccentric charm of Ptown and the stunning beauty of Cape Cod. Set in a densely packed, three-block-wide, three-mile-long seaside town, these stories unfold across its vibrant clubs, sun-soaked beaches, bustling streets, and sparkling waters—where drama, humor, and heart are always in full supply.

A group of teens participate in an underground endurance game called The Lobotomy Challenge. He died peacefully at age 80, surrounded by family… then woke up in a pod on a spaceship. A detective’s new case is a deadly game: solve a new puzzle every week or die. I work for Paranormal Pest Control. It wasn’t spiders I found in the crawlspace. This massive collection of 75 tales is not for the faint of heart. Lacerations delivers a relentless assault of quick, jagged cuts, exploring every flavor of horror from the cosmic to the supernatural to the deeply personal.

Eight months after a failed assassination attempt on confederation leadership, Nathan Bishop faces infrastructure warfare unlike anything the confederation has ever encountered. Federal authorities have weaponized confederation infrastructure systems using the confederation's own native protocols—the sophisticated technical standards designed to protect critical systems now turned into attack vectors. Water treatment systems fail. Power grids cascade into darkness. Telecommunications networks collapse.

Joombie Chuckie Dance Book 3 of the Joombie Chuckie Series By Charles Forest Watts Jr. Joombie Chuckie has learned how to stand tall and walk proud — now it’s time to find his rhythm! In this final chapter of the Joombie Chuckie series, our young Moko Jumbie hears the drums of his island calling. The music is alive, the crowd is waiting, and the night is filled with color and joy. With every step, Joombie Chuckie learns that dancing isn’t just about moving— it’s about feeling the spirit of the Moko Jumbie within him.

For life in America it was quite laid back albeit mundane. When America is decimated by an unknown virus the world for many changed irrevocably. Millions are killed across the world by this unknown virus. Just when people were learning to cope and survive, America was hit by an EMP, which compounded the problem. Zachary Cain an ex-military soldier is in for the fight of his life for survival and that of his family. Is he up for the challenge? Will he survive what's to come? Would you be able to survive in the aftermath of an unknown virus compounded by an EMP!?

Sete vozes celebram São Cosme e Damião em histórias que misturam memória, fé e brincadeira. Uma obra que mostra como a fé e a tradição resistem e se reinventam em cada bala de coco oferecida, em cada lembrança contada, em cada gesto de cuidado que faz da festa uma política de acolhimento.

Discover the vast worlds and pocket universes of Michael Swanwick (Stations of the Tide), the only author to win science fiction’s most prestigious award five times in six years. In his dazzling new collection, the master of speculative short stories returns with tales in which magic and science improbably coexist with myth and legend. With two stories original to this collection, Swanwick aptly demonstrates with poignant humor why he is widely respected as a master of imaginative storytelling.

Brace yourself for double the suspense in these snowbound adventures as an avalanche forces two couples to face down their enemies in a ski resort shut off from the outside world.

A vicious group of college upperclassmen prey on the freshman girls in "Why We Keep Exploding"; across the world, something is mutating adolescents into bizarre creatures in "The Turning"; a girl on a night out realizes a bizarre cop is hunting her in "The Long Flesh of the Law"; and in the acclaimed novella "Benny Rose, the Cannibal King", a Halloween prank goes horribly wrong when a murderous ghost steps out of an urban legend and into the real world.