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Renovations are always difficult. This time, they might be deadly. The renovation noise was bad enough. The angry neighbor’s threats were worse. But when murder strikes in the tool shed behind Lena Larsen’s Victorian B&B, she realizes that grudges run deeper than she thought—and someone’s anger has turned deadly. With suspects on every floor and Granny Ingrid’s ghost offering her usual “helpful” commentary, Lena teams up with Sheriff Mark to catch a killer who’s hiding in plain sight.

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 ...

Seven vampires. Seven catastrophic moments in history. From the burning Library of Alexandria to the sinking of the Titanic, from Pompeii's eruption to humanity's first steps toward the moon, vampires have witnessed humanity's greatest tragedies. They've survived plagues, wars, and the fall of empires. In these seven stories spanning over two thousand years, immortal beings face their final dawn. A scribe chooses scrolls over lives as the Library burns. A plague doctor's love corrupts into eternal horror. A woman burns on the steps of a dying temple, refusing to run. An astronaut watches ...

Abandoned on a remote island by the man she loved, Ariadne’s heart turns to fire. Discarded by Theseus, she swears revenge—but fate has bigger plans. Guided by Circe, gifted with immortality and the power to shape destinies, Ariadne returns to Athens to confront her treacherous husband. She spares him, leaving him to live with his guilt. Yet her vengeance is far from over. For the father she lost, transformed into a monster by King Minos, justice must be claimed. Ariadne will rise, reclaim her throne, and let no one stand in her way. Themes: Woman Betrayed Abandoned on an Island ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Welcome to the City of Angels—where every dream has a shadow. Legends of Los Angeles peels back the glittering surface of Hollywood to reveal the ghosts beneath the spotlight. In forty haunting tales of fame, obsession, and ruin, Los Angeles becomes a city alive with secrets: a phantom director still filming his masterpiece, a cursed headshot that erases actors from reality, and a talk show that won’t stop broadcasting—no matter how many of its guests are dead. From Beverly Hills mansions humming with regret to the haunted neon of Sunset Boulevard, each story captures a different side...

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 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!

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 :)

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.

Held captive by her employers -- and by her own demons -- on a mysterious farm, a widow struggles to reunite with her young son in this uniquely American story of freedom, perseverance, and survival. Darlene, once an exemplary wife and a loving mother to her young son, Eddie, finds herself...

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.

What if Superman had been born into hell? In the slums of Mexicali, a boy named Jesús Aguilar Ramírez grows up locked in a closet, beaten by a mother who blames him for everything, cursed with a rare and brutal skin disease that makes him look like a monster. But even monsters can dream. Even monsters can fall in love. And sometimes, monsters fight back. "El Superman" is a raw, devastating, and strangely beautiful tale of pain, survival, revenge—and the haunting power of hope. A story where justice isn’t clean, love isn’t gentle, and heroes don’t wear capes.

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.

A teenager's death by suicide places a final exclamation point on the unraveling lives of two families.

Eli Boone was known for his craftsmanship and generosity and was hired to help rebuild a rugged frontier town after a harsh winter. While working, he lost his dominant arm in a tragic logging accident and wondered how he was going to survive. Before moving from the East, he had been in love with Lily Sutherland and had promised to send for her once he got settled and was making a steady income. Lily waited patiently back East for two years and wondered why Eli had stopped communicating with her. Against her father's will, she made arrangements to travel to the West to discover what had ...

When we were mulberry lovers, is the heartwarming true story of the author's childhood friendships that blossom in the mulberry garden where 4 youngsters climb trees to pick mulberries. There are surprises and this true and unpredictable story will capture your imagination as it unfolds before your eyes. China proves to be a fertile ground for adventure in the 1970s and the conflicts are balanced with the innocence of 4 young friends who grow up but never forsake or abandon their core values nor the friendship throughout the most difficult times.

Sins, Tragedies, and Other Things That Make Us Human is a collection of five thought-provoking short stories that blend historical fiction, dark humor, and contemporary drama.