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It was just a dusty old Buffalo Skull, but in it's own way, beautiful. With love and care, she restored it to a beautiful piece of art. Following old drawings, she thought it was perfect. But now that it was back to it's old self so was it's magic. No one noticed and if they did it wasn't spoken of. But now its power is making itself known.

These two stories "Black Jack" and "Christmas on Liberty Square" have been available separately for some time. Publishing them together brings a discounted price for the listener interested in purchasing both.

If you want to laugh, there are five of the most politically incorrect stories you'll ever listen to! There's a little redneck in all of us, so come and visit our brave hero Cletus and his wife. You'll also meet his friends and a few strange folks along the way. What would you do if druids showed up during hunting season? Have you ever seen the Mona Lisa on a hubcap? Maybe, try your hand at some turkey fishing.

Join us for epic adventures in the UP on land and lakes! Pirates, thieves, shipwrecks, sexy women, lost gold, and adventures on the Lake Superior frontier await you! In this audiobook, you’ll sail on a ship full of gold, outwit deadly shapeshifters, battle frontier outlaws, and even meet the mysterious agent that Andrew Jackson called "the meanest man" he ever knew. Packed with action, adventure, humor, and suspense, this audiobook has something for every listener.

What is a lineshack? It's a small cabin used by ranch hands, a place of refuge during storms. Sometimes the only place within miles, a place that can mean the difference between life and death, especially when a winter storm is about to bare down on you. This winter is no different...except that this time there's three murderous brothers, the sheriff, and a group lost skiers who may just need the same lonely building. Then from out of no where surfaces another, a man out of time, out of place.... Who will survive this New Years Eve.

Welcome to my magical world of imagination taking you back to 17th century France. The human experiences we all face today are very similar to the needs and losses of humanity in history. The book has short stories with no chronological historical order. The aim of this book is purely for entertainment purpose, but it has elements of historical and psychological perspectives that may educate the listener.

La Mujer del Mediodía es la colección completa de los diez audiolibros: los cuentos se venden por separado, esta es la versión completa a un súper precio, cada audiolibro tiene su trailer, puede buscarlos y escuchar el trailer de cada uno.

Isn’t it always the way? Your time machine crash lands in 18th-century Europe, and the one man who might be able to fix it - renowned watchmaker Gaston Lemaitre - is just about to have his head chopped off, courtesy of Madame La Guillotine. Fembot Sally heads to Paris, where the Reign of Terror is in full swing. Will she be able to rescue Citizen Lemaitre, or will she end up with her own head on the block?

Lost Face (Including Other Short Stories) is a collection of seven short stories by Jack London. It takes its name from the first short story in the book, about a European adventurer in the Yukon who outwits his (American) Indian captors' plans to torture him. The book includes London's best-known short story, "To Build a Fire".

A reminder from Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy that one might take great caution when pursuing hidden treasure.

Have you ever seen a white alligator or held a baby alligator in your hand? Queen Vernita continues her adventures in the deep south. She learns all about the plantations, how the slaves lived, jazz, the Bayou and even holds a baby alligator.

At 45, Sophie Perino was finally living life on her terms. She’d left her high paying job at a New York City magazine to put all of her focus on a lifestyle blog that had become her passion project. She’d made peace with her singleness and for the most part life was good. They always say that love comes along when you least expect it. Sophie certainly had never expected to meet wealthy banker, Andrew Messing the day that he walked into her neighborhood cafe and swept her off her feet. And she certainly never expected that she could fall in love so fast.

El narrador relata un suceso de la amistad que entabló con William Legrand (un hombre solitario), quien vivía en la isla con un ya liberado sirviente llamado Júpiter. En una de sus visitas a su amigo Legrand, el melancólico hombre le comentó que había encontrado un escarabajo que parecía de oro. Legrand dibujó el insecto en un pergamino y lo entregó a su amigo para que lo observara, pero su allegado solo atinó a decir que el dibujo parecía una calavera. Legrand, malhumorado, tomó el pergamino y lo examinó; finalmente guardó el pergamino en un cajón.

We must look within ourselves for our greatest faculties so that they become our “Golden Armor”, that strength that lives within us, and that prompts us to overcome any difficulties that may arise. The main objective of the story on this book is helping you find the light that shines inside you no matter how small it is to can rekindle it to turn it into a huge bonfire that illuminates your life and the lives of those around you. A useful story to help our children cultivate self-confidence and build character-filled personalities.

Un alpinista llamado Núñez, en su intento por coronar el Parascotopetl, el Matterhorn de los Andes, resbala y cae al otro lado de la montaña. Al final de su descenso, encuentra un valle, aislado del resto del mundo por empinados precipicios. Nuñez descubre así el mítico "País de los Ciegos". El valle había sido refugio de colonos que huían de la tiranía de gobernantes. La comunidad aislada prosperó con los años, a pesar de una enfermedad que les golpeó e hizo que los bebés nacieran ciegos.

Questo racconto del leggendario Maestro Emilio Salgari dà inizio alla Collana di audiolibri "Classici dell'Avventura". Scritto nel 1883, "I selvaggi della Papuasia" è il punto migliore per iniziare l'esplorazione nel meraviglioso mondo di Salgari. Milioni di appassionati negli anni lo hanno adorato, e ora tocca a te. Preparati a solcare i mari verso l'ignoto a bordo della nave "Haarlem". Saranno 30 minuti molto intensi. E ci vorrà uno stomaco forte, non solo per trangugiare i barilotti di rum.

A great collection of tales of myths is presented here: The Trojan War and the tales of brave Ulysses, The adventures of King Arthur and Merlin and the Holy Grail, Tales from 1,001 night with Aladdin, Ali Baba, and others, Gulliver's travels to Lilliput, and many other tales and stories like The wild swans, The snow queen, The bronze ring, The history of Jack the giant-killer, and many more!

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

"A través de esa nube turbia, las cosas más comunes parecían cosas extrañas", recuerda la narradora de No soñarás flores. Mirada turbia, torcida, que a través de los ocho relatos de este volumen nos muestra siempre el lado más oculto de lo cotidiano.

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, listeners are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe’s Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave. Join the treasure hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead. Lay beside a homeless man in a shelter, but make sure you’re not trespassing.

Some places along the North Atlantic are described as being at the end of the world. There are two kinds of people there, those that have always lived there, and those that come...to escape the world. In a remote fishing village on the North Atlantic, an ensemble of tormented souls battle the elements, striving to free themselves from the past, and find some kind of spiritual restitution.

Newly widowed business woman, Elizabeth Carson, is trying her best to keep her busy life moving forward even though the shock of losing her husband is making it difficult. She knows that her daughter needs her, but this too is a reminder of what she’s lost. It had always been her husband who’d been the one to lend emotional support to their now young adult daughter - a fact that both annoyed Elizabeth and made her feel envious. Always one to be in control, she knows that she’s on the verge of a nervous breakdown, which is the last thing she needs in her life.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo, caballero y militar británico, rapta a una niña de siete años, Isabel, y se la lleva a su casa a Londres, donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija. La niña crece para convertirse en una joven de extraordinaria belleza, cuyo nombre han convertido en Isabela. El hijo de Clotaldo, Ricaredo, está locamente enamorado de Isabela y después de convencer a su padre de que su amor es lo único que le importa en la vida, éste accede al matrimonio de la pareja.

A new warlord, Malik Khan, has appeared inside Afghanistan. A common bandit and a thief, but clever enough to cloak his rampage of murder and pillage under the mantel of Islam. He takes a hospital in a remote area as his base of operations, a former stone built military post perched on a hilltop and said to be impregnable. Safe behind his walls and with the medical staff held hostage, he is free to continue his campaign of robbery and murder unmolested.

El pequeño tamborilero es un relato corto perteneciente a la serie de relatos de Justice Security del escritor T. M. Bilderback. Es un relato entretenido que te hará reflexionar sobre la posibilidad de creer en algo más allá de lo normal.

Desensitized and detached from the worldly goods that fall before her, Mai finds herself in a position of great fortune and opportunity being raised as the only child in the respected Zhang family. Steeped in riches, Mai finds it all too much to sacrifice her morality for the life of luxury. The sudden disappearance of her beloved grandfather, the constant presence of the Win Chun family and the ever growing threat of the Shadow Government conjures a story of eternal panic, mistrust and revenge as Mai begins to piece together her family’s true history.

The dawn settled the dust of the previous day. Colonel William Walker faced a churned pink horizon, ready to die. He was about to be executed by a Nicaraguan government. Three smooth, shiny bore muskets aimed for this heart. “Why did it come to this? Will I see Ellen again?” thought Walker. As the sentence of execution was read, the sun peaked cautiously from its cloud haven. Then a sword came slashing forward for the firing squad to quit the prisoner’s life. At 36 years of age, William Walker became a quick legend. The date was September 12, 1860.

Ever thought about visiting the beautiful and rugged state of Montana? If so, be sure to listen to these stories before you go, for there may be more there than you ever imagined in your wildest dreams. These all new stories are sure to make you want to hide deep in your sleeping bag if you’re brave enough to listen to them at night by headlamp while camped in one of the state’s beautiful campgrounds. And what just brushed against your tent? A wolf? Grizzly bear? Or was it something even bigger and more terrifying?

There's no way she's tough enough to get me into shape. When my physical therapist's ex locks her out and takes everything she owns, I want to help. However, a recent, unfortunate incident has social media all over me. Risking all, I offer her cold, hard, cash but she refuses, suggesting I'm trying to buy her sexual favors. Now she's got this ridiculous idea she can get back on her feet with a wedding.

The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published in the collection titled The Better Sort. The story addresses themes like fate, loneliness, love and death. The protagonist, John Marcher, anticipates an event that he believes will set him apart from other people. Marcher is frozen by his fears and a sense of impending doom. A haunting tale of egotism, fear of the unknown and unrequited love, the story warns that the only thing one has to fear is fear itself. John’s failure to reciprocate May Bartram’s love condemns him.