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"An emotional rollercoaster that transports the reader on an heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and family, and reminds you that going home doesn't always mean the place you lay your head." -Alyssa Drake, USA Today Bestselling author The Other Shore is an emotional love story that follows Angela and Mitchell Point, a power couple whose plans to build a family are torn apart. As they navigate their separate paths in life, their old and new worlds unexpectedly collide. With the help of friends and family, they unravel the mystery of their separation and rediscover the strength of their love...

From the award-winning “master of the short story” (The New York Times Book Review)—nine shattering, hilarious tales of men on the outskirts of America, habituating the motels, hot dog stands, and dive bars time forgot, grappling with a world that is swiftly changing, and dreaming of a return to the wooded shores of their youth

The Other Shore focuses on a critical point in Soviet history. It deals with young Soviet intellectuals, bright but not brilliant, confronting a future threatened with war and stagnation, but still with the impetus of post-Stalinist regeneration. Rather than being a chronicle of the debates between neo-Bolsheviks, Leninists, social and liberal democrats, Trotskyists, Westernisers and traditionalists, it depicts a more modest but more frequently encountered search for commitment, for a meaningful political and social life, in a vast country where light and darkness flicker and alternate ...

Every choice has a consequence. Charlotte Thompson knows it all too well. On the run from her past, she hopes to start over in her new home. To keep her secret safe, she must avoid getting close to anyone. The last thing she wants is to get involved with the town's notorious bad boy.

Brought to you by Penguin. A collection of Kafka's greatest short fiction, translated by Michael Hofmann Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis, the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the rest of his works that...

GODS, ALIENS, AND OTHER UNWANTED VISITORS Mankind faces threats from outer space, ancient monsters, an insane President, the church, a massive brown dwarf star, a human resource manager, Biblical creatures, and other unwanted visitors. No amount of faith can save us. Fifteen dark tales of science fiction, horror, and black comedy. Pray they don’t come true. This book is not recommended for the religious, conservative, or close minded. THE BEST OF HUMANITY Four bickering men flee the dying Earth in a tin can. They rapidly descend into claustrophobic madness, and become the worst possible ...

In the summer of 2020, social justice protests and the removal of Confederate monuments rock the city of Richmond, Virginia, as the marriages of two estranged sisters implode. When Cynthia’s husband, Bobby, can no longer hide his dire financial situation, their union finally ruptures. Melissa, her sister, has dedicated herself so fully to racial justice activism that she becomes alienated from her own Black husband.

Alien invasions and countless other traumas are coming your way. Being snug in bed with the covers pulled over your head or desperately searching social media for happier news won’t protect you. Uncovering the truth is pointless because nobody will ever believe or care when you scream. You are alone and desperate in a planet-sized crowded room. Jaymes Shore’s latest anthology features thirty-two bleak tales of science fiction, speculative fiction, and dark satire. These adventures concern some very nasty visitors from space, unpleasant transformations, technological nightmares, forced ...

The Great War is eight years past, but for dashing war hero Mitch Pembroke the Roaring Twenties is proving to hide many more dangers than he ever found in the skies of France. Wherever he travels, trouble seems to lie in wait for him. And this time his boxer-turned-bodyguard friend, Kit Moran, might not be able to get him out again. The Shore and Other Stories is the third volume of a series that blurs the line between historical fiction and dark fantasy. It's two short stories and a short novel: Overboard Wealthy playboy and confirmed bachelor, Mitch Pembroke, has finally run out of room ...

As one of America's young journalists, a best-selling author, and a first-generation American of Filipino descent, Malkin shows how every component of the US immigration system failed leading up to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Ready or not, Invasion tells the truth about the dangers the US faces within its own borders.

Thirty-four tragic tales of science fiction, speculative fiction, and dark satire. The characters within suffer unspeakable losses triggered by Human incompetence, alien visitations (both malicious and benign), Apocalyptic annoyances, corrupted faith, unscrupulous corporate overlords, dismal first contact blunders, our uncertain future, and other uplifting terrors. Featuring: CARE PACKAGE HELP IS ON THE WAY THERE’S NO HELL LIKE HEAVEN EMBERS OF LIFE A BASILEUS CHRISTMAS OLIVER MOORE IS IN OUR FAMILY ROOM I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY ANXIETY THE KING’S DINNER MERCY MISSION THE FOURTEEN ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022 ‘A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things … Nicolson is unique as a writer … I loved it’ EDMUND DE WAAL Few places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise. How do sandhoppers inherit an inbuilt compass...

Three short stories that share a common theme: The search for lost loved ones. In "Strange Shores", a schoolteacher hits upon a drastic method of attempting to escape the sadness of his existence in this world. Joy or despair may be found in "Alfonso’s Looking Glass". A grieving husband is willing to risk one to find the other. In "A Matter of Perspective", an unlikely pair traverse a post-apocalyptic landscape where violence and death are constant companions. Three genres. Three tales. One theme.

Ten-year-old Ginny and her mother are opening the cabin. On an otherwise quiet day, Ginny hears a male loon, Yudel, sparring with a younger bird over territory. Canoeing with her friend Wes, Ginny discovers a loon nest on an island. They quickly find themselves protecting the defenseless eggs against predators. During the summer, the loons raise three loonlings. Now faced with many dangers, Yudel and his mate, Owala, will put their courage to the test.

The second volume of Fraser's selected short stories and novellas, featuring: The Bright Stars Bikers Red Snow The Beauty from Zagreb Parade Armour The Other Shore, Part 1 Hurting

A New York Times Notable Book Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee...

From DeWayne Twitchell, the author of Asian Haze, comes his first collection of short fiction, Night's Plutonian Shore and Other Stories. The eight stories in this collection, never before published in any magazine or book anthology, run the gamut from science fiction to fantasy. In the title story, humanity receives a mysterious message from the stars. A message that brings about the ultimate madness to those who attempt to decipher its meaning.

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In the Scriptures we learn how to discern and rebuke the opposition of the devil against the souls…there is an oath from GOD that guarantees the Victory!Es importante aprender en las Escrituras la necesidad de discernir y reprender las estrategias de oposición del diablo…hay un juramento de DIOS que asegura la Victoria!We are here to serve you!#bestrongingrace #Grace #StrengthInChrist #Faith #christianmotivationhindi