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With her delightfully evocative prose, Xu Xiaobin presents us with a collection of stories crawling with fraught power dynamics, strange events, and unsettling images. Not only does she write about women, but the worlds around them, the fears that dog them, and the histories that haunt them. Xu's entangled plots sneak up on the reader and make a lasting impression, from the blind singing sensation with a calculating mother, to the scornful aunt of an aging Miss Asia winner, to the young woman who becomes consumed by filth in the dilapidated house of her in-laws. Each of these mournful ...

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the shadows and spotlights of our contemporary world with Scandal & Tragedy 100 Short Stories That Will Shock & Amaze You. This extraordinary anthology delves deep into the most riveting and controversial episodes in recent history, pulling back the curtains on the untold stories that have left an indelible mark on society. Within these pages, you'll find yourself immersed in a world of astonishing twists, jaw-dropping revelations, and enigmatic figures who have forever altered the course of our collective narrative. From the murky backrooms of ...

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On November 10, 2009, the German national goalkeeper Robert Enke stepped in front of a passing train. He was 32 years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper who had played for a string of Europe's top clubs, including Jose Mourinho's Benfica and Louis Van Gaal's Barcelona. Enke was destined to be his country's first choice for years. But beneath the veneer of success lay a darker story.

There is a dark side to human nature that can be neither wished away nor completely mitigated. Ashley Franz Holzmann details just several of these laws in his introduction to The Laws of Nature: A Collection of Short Stories of Horror, Anxiety, Tragedy and Loss before taking his readers on a journey through the bizarre, the terrifying, and, ultimately, the disturbingly real truths that underlie much of modern American life.

Dorothy Edwards was born in Ogmore Vale, Wales in 1902, the daughter of a socialist schoolmaster. She attended Cardiff University where she read Greek and Philosophy and had an ambition to be an opera singer. Her writing brought her to the attention of David Garnett one of the Bloomsbury Set who encouraged her writing and took her into his family as a lodger. However, after a failed love affair and feeling the animosity of the Bloomsbury Set who regarded her as troublesome and provincial, she returned home to Wales. Penniless, she fell into a deep depression and took her own life by ...

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram Stoker Award®-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.

Death, Misery, & Other Curiosities: 12 Dark Short Stories Filled With Angst and Tragedy Death. Loneliness. Fear. Failure. Sin. Pretense. Arrogance. Doubt. Find all those here. Tales looking at executions, suicide, murder, and other manners of demise. Stories resounding in brokenness and despair, each grabbing for the unreachable. The Advertisement Underscore In Alabaster Park Reading Les Misérables Sepulcher The Debutante A Fine Time Was Had by All A Day in the Life of Colin McIntyre The First Time You Die The Devolution of Ripley Potom The Indoor Porch This Is the House Gwendolyn Is Sleeping

A Christmas Home for Hannah-Briggs Blackwood is stuck between a rock and a hard place. While ranching is in his blood, and he loves it, he has to meet one requirement to take over the BW Ranch: get married and produce at least one grandchild within five years of his mother's death. When Hannah Gallagher's mother dies giving birth to her, her no-good father leaves her with her mother's parents. They didn't have much, but they loved each other. . Reluctantly, she agrees, but she does everything she can to make sure the groom-to-be won't pick her. After all, who would choose a barely educated ...

Are you looking for some scary stories to tell at your next sleepover? Look no further than A Web of Tragedy( a book of short stories). Nothing is what it seems! This book has mysterious spine-tinglers that will make the hair stand up on your arms. Packed with spooky tales of weird monsters, unusual disappearances, dream demons and so much more .This book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. Read if you dare, but don't say I didn't warn you!

Liz Kelsey promised herself she’d never again spy on her feckless husband, Phil. But then she discovers a string of suggestive texts on his secret burner phone. Even worse, he’s flirting with the woman who shook their unstable marriage once before. But knowledge is power. What’s more dangerous - what Liz knows or what Phil doesn’t know?

An aging, heavily-insured country squire whose estate is in financial ruin is thought to have committed suicide. Hercule Poirot investigates, in the guise of a representative of the victim's insurance company, to uncover the identity of the real murderer.

Are you looking for some scary stories to tell at your next sleepover? Look no further than A Web of Tragedy( a book of short stories). Nothing is what it seems! This book has mysterious Are you looking for some scary stories to tell at your next sleepover? Look no further than A Web of Tragedy( a book of short stories). Nothing is what it seems! This book has mysterious spine-tinglers that will make the hair stand up on your arms. Packed with spooky tales of weird monsters, unusual disappearances, dream demons and so much more .This book will have you sleeping with a nightlight for sure. ...

The Tragedy of Errors is the lengthy and detailed plot outline for the final but never published Ellery Queen novel, containing all the hallmarks of the greatest Queen mysteries - the dying message, the succession of false solutions before the astonishing truth is revealed, and scrupulous fair play to the listener. And the theme is one that Queen had been developing for many years: the manipulation of events in a world going mad by people who aspire to the power of gods.

A demolition of a building nearby causes Liam's office building to collapse. He is trapped inside and in his final moments, he can only think of one person—his husband, who is no longer in love with him. Maybe it was all in his imagination and it was all in his head, but it was too late now. Or was it? Note: This is a short, angsty romance with a happy ending. Trust the author :)

Todd had always wanted to write professionally, but despite numerous attempts could never sell any of his stories. Frustrated, on a whim he decides to try using an exotic artifact, a "wish doll", to give him a story that a publisher will accept. What he doesn't realize is what he will have to do in return.....

Whilst dining at the Bantrys, Miss Marple is asked to tell a murder mystery. She recounts the time she could tell from a man’s behaviour that he was planning to kill his wife. But at the time of the murder he had a perfect alibi.

Throughout this collection are tales honed with a psychological edge and sprinkled with a dash of dark humor, while other stories cross over into the realms of tragedy, coming of age, and the paranormal. Diseased - When Carter Lynch, a resident of a mental institution, has a nervous breakdown over the death of his beloved ducks, the head nurse steps in and reveals to him that everything is not as it seems, but to Carter everything is exactly as it seems. Ripple in the Moonlight - Three young men are heading to the lake for a fun-filled night of camping and fishing. When poor decisions are ...

Romance, Passion, Emotion, Inspiration And Hope—Are All Captured in True Story Romance Special 2017 We call this our “Special,” because the stories of life are Big, Bold, and Special! We devote every page in the book to True Stories told by women just like you. Straight-from-the-heart stories of love and pain, and promise. Stories include: . We Dared To Be Different! . In My Arms He’ll Forget Her. . Seven Pounds Of Trouble . I Learned To Be A Woman From 19 Husbands . Help Me Find My Baby . I Fled From My Faith The Day I Learned The Meaning Of Giving And more…. Excerpt: “Self-...

From the celebrated author of the award-winning and bestselling Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club Trilogy comes a narrative steeped in complexity and emotional depth. Brad Chance, a plastic surgeon whose life is as polished as the images of perfection he crafts, embarks on a quest for love that mirrors the sincerity and dedication he brings to his profession. With a physique sculpted to perfection and a successful career to match, he epitomizes the modern-day knight in shining armor. However, fate, with its indifferent gaze, intervenes, derailing his hopeful venture into love in the most ...

Angel and Killian fell in love as teenagers and they grew up together, believing that nothing could destroy their passionate devotion. But when fear of losing her drives Killian to take a dangerous risk, his gamble proves to be the very thing that will tear them apart. Now they stand on opposite sides of the thin line where good and evil meet, and only one will walk away from this last chance at redemption. Please note: This story features a popular character from my romance books, but Misplaced Fate is not "romance". I just love Angel enough that I wanted to share her dark past, so that ...