Mostrando resultados por narrador "Steve Castello" en Todas las categorías

Olivia Vandenberg is ‘’O”, a 20-something PK, or "pastor’s kid". She’s also an atheist and hardcore addict. She has run out of people to take advantage of, and now, the doctor says she may be running out of time, as well. Can one rough-looking angel, one smooth-talking demon, and true love guide her back to her faith? 

Mat Karney knew the score in Toltec Valley. A man needed enough land and water for his cattle or he was through. When Mat's neighbor, Big Tom Parks, began sneaking in nesters, a showdown was inevitable. Especially when Parks had the Law in his vest pocket. But Mat never figured that the blow-off would have the savage ferocity of a maddened herd on a rampage. Nor did he expect to find himself hunted by hardcases and deputies alike.

In the dusty desert town of Pecos, New Mexico, a unique and strange friendship blossoms. Bracket, a self-proclaimed intergalactic spy, encounters Gabriel. Gabriel, a world traveler, has returned home after a family tragedy and is now looking for hope in the bottom of the bottle. The desert and its majestic mesas bear witness to a grand escape and what is to be a friendship for the ages.

Prepare yourself as you dive into this intense collection of twisted short stories. They will challenge your views on reality and perhaps make you question your sanity. These stories will take you to remote islands, dive into urban environments, and even explore the world of historical fiction. They will examine the realities of the human experience through fantastic and mysterious circumstances. Enjoy these surreal adventures, as you explore the limits of the human mind.

Left behind after a military evacuation and separated from their families, the people of Storm Lake must decide what to do. Technology along everything else has mysteriously ceased to function. There are no answers, only questions and many tough decisions to be made. As they search for help in the cornfields of rural Iowa, a deadly game of hunter and prey develops between them and the Swift. The Swift are mysterious and ruthless creatures who hunt to kill. They unexplainably appear after the event and mercilessly dispatch anyone they encounter.

A miracle of science and medicine is achieved by Dr. Vincent Rivera in the development of Reincarbonation. His desperate attempts to save a child leapfrog science forward, but spell the beginning of mankind's demise. Death becomes optional as Reincarbonation transplants a patient's old soul into a new, healthy cloned body. Eventually Reincarbonation is militarized. What was started by the altruistic Dr. Rivera soon becomes the ruling corporation in the world, "The Board", which seizes control over all the re-soldiers - along with every nation on the globe.

The films of the '40s and early '50s depended on lighting and sounds to convey terror. They didn't have the advantage of color and computer graphics nor did they delve into the same level of gore and violence that we see today. Such was the world of Brandon, a young impressionable boy who watches a Frankenstein movie on television one night and begins a trek through life in an ever deepening spiral of FEAR of the grey men and shadowy characters of these early films.

Death comes in many forms. He comes one day for us all. But hopefully, not with a gun. Live by the sword, you die with a knife in your back. If you have a crew - a good crew - you can postpone the reaper. But if the Hobo Killers come after you, well then, you and your crew are all going to hell. Those monsters have a flawless record. Number one on the hit parade. But when they came after the gentle don, well, that’s where we met them.

Presented for your approval is a collection of mob stories with a touch of lime. Florida crime tales of muscle, mayhem, and misadventure....

The warming sun’s reflection danced on the bushes mirrored in the pool water. Most never notice it. Fewer still ever appreciate it. Me, I love to watch it. And then I saw her.