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Do you recognize uniquely hillbilly shinola when you hear it? Does your mouth go off long before your brain fully engages? Do you easily get exquisitely simple things bollixed up beyond reasonable repair? Are you a veritable storehouse of meaningless and insignificant information? If so, you’ll feel right at home with the retired redneck geezers who regularly gather around the wood stove at the Gatesville General Store. Set in the hills of southern Indiana, the store is the old boys’ high church for general tomfoolery and otherwise misguided prattle, and their beloved heater is their altar.

Left high and dry, Aurora battles against her love for Kai. She eventually fights her way out of the pain of abandonment when she learns that Kai unknowingly left her with a part of himself she can love. Of course, she’s also forced to take on another partner. A ditzy gal who gets under her collar at first, but whose chatty cheerfulness and incredible skills soon win her a place on Aurora’s best-friend list. Then there’s the good-looking devil, Jeff Waters, who’s the owner of the fantastic new casino in town. He makes up his mind he desires Aurora. She’s his type of woman, and ...

En una apartada residencia ubicada en la ladera de un monte vive un grupo de mujeres cuya existencia se consagra al cuidado y vigilancia de unos chicos. Nadie utiliza su nombre verdadero. Las relaciones entre ellos se basan en la eficacia de unas reglas que todos aceptan calladamente, y que marcan el ritmo de sus días. Hasta que, en esa atmósfera opresiva, acechante, la directora anuncia que va a llegar un preceptor y que tendrán que acogerle. Aunque no quieran.

Hired for a simple job—escort a wagon of supplies to a distant mining camp—Eli Morgan and his crew expect little more than a long ride and a quick payday. But the frontier is never that simple. As the trail stretches before them, so do the dangers lurking in the shadows—highwaymen with their own reasons to want the cargo. With every mile, the stakes climb higher. Outnumbered, outgunned, and running low on luck, Eli and his companions must decide: how far will they go to see the job through? A gripping western of grit, gunfights, and the unforgiving road ahead—The Long Trail North ...

Marshal Tom Barrett thought he’d left Shiloh behind for good. But when a violent drunk turns deadly on the eve of his departure, Tom finds himself in one final chase—one that will test every inch of his resolve to be sheriff. The law can’t wait for tomorrow. Now a U.S. Marshal, Tom returns to Shiloh years later, escorting a dangerous outlaw through familiar streets. But the town he once guarded has changed. And so has the danger. When a protection gang arrives to shake down the quiet settlement, Tom is forced to stand tall one last time. A Western of loyalty, legacy, and grit—Last ...

Atrévete a explorar nuevos mundos y a vivir nuevas experiencias con esta colección de clásicos que te transportará a las ocho aventuras más impresionantes de la historia. Nada se compara con el sentimiento que genera leer una buena historia de aventura. Todos queremos realizar el mayor número de viajes y conocer muchos lugares antes de que sea muy tarde, por este motivo esta una colección imprescindible para cualquier lector.

Do you know Bigfoot? Everyone has heard of the mysterious creatures known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch, yet their very existence remains unproven. What then can we really know about Bigfoot? In this collection of short fiction, explore the unexpected aspects of the Sasquatch as everyday humans encounter a legend -and see firsthand the many faces of Bigfoot

Years of darkness. Betrayal. Death. War rages. Revenge fuels me. I claw up the ranks. Hell will reign. Blood will flood the streets. I will claim my legacy. I will rule.

The Breaking of the Chain is a historical adventure story by Robert E. Howard, best known for his creation of Conan the Barbarian and other iconic characters of pulp fiction. In this short tale, Howard delves into a more grounded, historical setting, evoking themes of rebellion, freedom, and the relentless struggle against oppression. The story is set during an unspecified time of turmoil, featuring a protagonist who rises against the chains of tyranny. True to Howard's signature style, the narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of battle, grit, and human resilience.

Unas veces nos oprimen y otras oprimimos en el juego de las relaciones y la amoralidad del poder. Esbirros todos: del jefe, del hermano, del policía, del asesino, cuando no de uno mismo. Somos amos, somos esclavos y compartimos la supervivencia y la caída de estos personajes, que nos asquean, aterran o alarman en la misma medida que nos reconocemos en ellos. No busquen historias Disney ni fábulas morales en estas páginas. Acaban de tropezar con la contundencia y la fuerza de la mejor literatura mexicana.

Wayne Faust is the author of The Calek's Tale Trilogy. He has had over 50 short stories published worldwide in various places. Tales from the Road is his first anthology and it features 21 of of those stories, strung together in the form of a 42 hour road trip from Denver to Key West, with interludes after each story, describing stops along the way.

EVIL SURFACES WHEN A DIABOLICAL PLOT TURNS LAKE TAHOE INTO A KILLING GROUND DRAWING THE RIKERS INTO THEIR MOST TERRIFYING ADVENTURE! Interrupting Nash and McKenna Riker’s search for the mysterious so called Visionary Stacia Giannini, is a trio of bodies littering a horse ranching valley while elsewhere on the shores of scenic Lake Tahoe a creeping horror makes itself known threatening a stunned silver mining community on the eve of its make or break visit by foreign dignitaries with their eye on the town’s motherlode. It’s a bad day for Lincoln’s Lawman when tackling a triad of ...

SWASHBUCKLING! PLANK-WALKING! TIMBER-SHIVERING! Hidden treasure, ancient curses, mythical sea creatures, uncharted waters, and rip-roaring adventure across the seven seas — The Black Beacon Book of Pirates carries a clandestine cargo of timber-shivering, plank-walking, and swashbuckling goodies. You’ll be entertained by tall tales of yore recounted over the the drunken din in the dingiest of taverns, you’ll embark upon the most perilous of undertakings on the high seas, and you’ll be reminded that even today, the legacy of pirates and privateers of a bygone age follows our every ...

From the Author of the Cold Springs Killer, M. E. Hansen, comes a stylistic short story for all thriller audiences to enjoy! A sky full of stars on a sweet summer's night. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Camp Tree Trail was one of many horrifying incidents created in the wake of the Cold Springs Killer. When one of the survivors, Timothy Anderson, is interviewed about the terrifying night, he recalls what he witnessed beneath the full moon. What should have been an innocent night of star gazing, turns deadly in a matter of minutes.

Caleb Turner is a farmer down on his luck. With two kids to think of, he decides it's time to sell the farm and try a new life somewhere else. Before the Turner family can leave it all behind, a pack of bounty hunters appear, tracking an outlaw to Turner farm. Caleb finds himself caught in the crossfire between a fugitive and ruthless bounty hunters. He needs to get his family away before he loses more than a farm. A tense short story of a regular family with trouble on their doorstep, Where the Fence ends is a story of doing the best you can in the worst situation.

Waking up in a shallow grave and with a missing eye, Beckett breathes fury. Presumed dead by the gang that betrayed and killed him, Beckett sets out to hunt them down in a nearby city. This far into civilisation, Beckett can only hope he sees them before they see him. It's not just his revenge he is after, but his share of the loot from their robberies. Considering they tried to take his life, he sees no reason in taking theirs - and whatever cash they're carrying. There is no honor among thieves - this outlaw has got a bone to pick—Lead Feeds the Vultures is all about bloody revenge in a...

A Super State, a bureaucratic monster that has swallowed its citizens' individual rights, and become a totalitarian society, a dystopia. When Stephen inadvertently says the wrong thing to a friend in private, he is marked out as a traitor. He and his family will undoubtedly end up in a concentration camp, unless they do something! Escape is their only alternative, but how? And where can one go? A suspenseful short story!

Claire Bell needs to leave Calder soon, as more trouble than she can handle is on the way. Clay Strickland, a drifter arriving in the dying town, is the perfect bodyguard. But when a strong-willed widow pays him to get her to Santa Fe, he finds himself neck-deep in bloodthirsty hired guns. From the deadly greed to bitter duels, The Widow of Calder is a lean, hard-riding Western about trust earned in gunfire—and the quiet strength it takes to walk away.

Hired to escort a train with a mysterious passenger across the barren stretch of Dustcreek Cut, Clay and his small crew expect the usual dangers—maybe a few outlaws, a broken rail. Nothing they can’t handle. But the tracks that run through the Cut were left abandoned for a reason. Surrounded by cliffs and pursued by killers, Clay must fight to keep the engine moving. Is the money even worth it? A hard-charging western of grit, gunfire, and betrayal—The Westbound Train barrels ahead and doesn’t let up.

Reweirding the world.... This collection of 24 short stories explores unknown, but vaguely familiar worlds. Charting the frontier between the real and the illusory, Seven Cries of Delight celebrates offbeat independent human curiosity, the unorthodox spirit of Renaissance enquiry into the nature of things and experience, and its exposition in fictions unfettered by either convention or doctrine.