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My name is Rowdy Kincade, though I don't really live up to my name... I've always been a bit of a loner, even on the Kincaid family ranch where I've worked since I was a young'un. There's just something about me that makes it hard to open up and let folks in, you know? I reckon it started back when I was a scrawny kid, always getting picked on by the other ranch hands. I learned early on that it was safer to keep to myself, to avoid drawing any unwanted attention. So I've spent most of my days quietly going about my work, tending to the cattle and keeping my head down. The other cowboys ...

Is it better to be a fake somebody or a real mister nobody? Mister Nobody lives a very average life, with an average job and average friends. He has a bullying mother, a failed marriage and low self-esteem and that’s as good as life is going to get. That is until Mister Somebody blazes into his work. Mister Somebody is the best salesman known to man, a slick, fast-talking, womanizer with a huge house and fast cars. Nobody is awe-inspired by the new man who takes him under his wing and suddenly Nobody’s life takes a new turn...but there’s a price to pay. Mister Nobody is a moralistic ...

A Sinister Grin- An old man, a dog and a very large pumpkin. Simple right? Don't be fooled, this is no child's play. This frightful treat is sure to become a tradition classic for many Halloween seasons to come. Gather the whole family together, turn the lights down low, and give yourself the creeps! COOKIE- This dark tale ask the sobering question often overlooked by proud parents. Where does innocence go when a child is encouraged to grow up too soon? Plus bonus first-look preview of Ron Houston's upcoming new novel, The Rogue Prophet.

In his best-selling book, The Guv’nor, Lenny McLean described himself as an unbeatable street fighter who never lost a fight. That was not the case as he did and to anti-fox hunter and SAS legend Barney Pancake. This short book details the story of that fight.

All the time of the world is a network of stories and short stories that were born from more than a decade. In they it appears irony, irreverence, humor, toughness, sometimes absurd, that life unfolds through the landscapes of our destiny. The characters search unicorns or are looking for everyday situations that reveals a natural closeness, passion and blood of all our lives. Life becomes an adventure in which time and space stop, according to the preference of each, with wonder, imagination and writing great who never leaves us indifferent. At All the time of the world there are also ...

Resurrection: Revenge of Zeeka Book 5 is the grand finale in the mind-boggling five-book Science fiction series Revenge of Zeeka. Someone resurrected and it is not Zeeka. Number Nine, the zombie, who police thought was dead in the massacre at the Carnival event in February 2036 is alive. Mandy's robot helper, Eve, encounters a stranger in the backyard. When Eve tells him she is a robot, he tells her his story. Eve promises to keep their discussion a secret but records the conversation on her security device and plays it for Steven and Mandy. Number Nine collapses in the backyard with an ...

Cade Finnton is the handsome billionaire owner of the CasCade spa chain. Somehow he ends up getting roped into appearing on the reality show, Secret CEO, in which he will pose as just a regular massage therapist in order to find out more about the inner workings of his empire. It's no big deal, he figures. It's not like he'll be attracted to any of the women at the L.A. spa. They'll all be toothpicks... But then Penny Porter gets on his massage table...the beautiful, full-figured strawberry blonde is stressed about work. And Cade is more than willing to help her unwind. Short story! About ...

She’s always been mine… TRENT All my past decisions come back to haunt me when I see the woman I love in another man’s arms. The reality that I might lose her forever spurs me into action. I’ll prove to her that I’m a man worthy of her love. MADISON He’s my ex for a reason. I can’t risk my heart again; it hasn’t mended from the first time he broke it. He claims he still loves me and will do anything to get me back. And I find myself believing him. Resisting my Ex is a Curvy Girl OTT Instalove Steamy Romance with an alpha male who knows what he wants and the willing, younger,...

Discover the timeless wisdom hidden in ancient fables, reimagined for the modern reader. In Hitopadesha and Beyond, the enchanting world of fables comes alive with fresh perspectives and insights. This book is your gateway to exploring the profound lessons of ancient tales, adapted to resonate with today’s audience. Why Should You Read This Book? Hitopadesha and Beyond is not just a retelling of old stories. It seamlessly blends the wisdom of the ancient Sanskrit text Hitopadesha with best loved folktales and fables from other cultures, including Aesop’s fables, Panchatantra, and Jataka...

A collection of short stories selected from over three hundred entries in the Author Pete's Young Adult Writing Competition. The stories, although fictional, are very relatable and speak of everyday occurrences in society. Readers will be left, motivated and inspired by the perseverance and fortitude of the young protagonists. There is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel!

Hercule Poirot is asked by Prince Paul of Maurania to solve the murder of Henry Reedburn, which has greatly distressed the Prince's fiancée, the famous dancer Valerie Saintclair. The only other witnesses seem to be a family of four who were playing bridge near an open window when she staggered in, crying, "Murder!"

In the second book of the Courageous Love Series, Elise McDonald kept one eye out for her next adventure and one on the calendar counting down to her new job as an associate professor.

Ten tales of terror for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! STORIES IN THIS BOOK: SOMETHING IN THE ATTIC: Norma goes to the attic for a Halloween.costume. She lapses into unconsciousness after reading from an old book that belonged to her grandma, who was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials,. FIDO: After George loses his job and decides to leave his hometown to start a new life, he considers a rich recluse an easy target for some ...

Her Best Friend’s Dad: It was her 21st birthday, and her friend, Julie, suggested to Amanda that her own father should be the one to give her a birthday spanking. Amanda agrees, but she is shocked when she finds herself being spanked over her little nylon panties. Weeks later, she gets a second spanking. It is when Amanda arrives for a third time, conveniently, when Julie wasn’t home, that Mr. Rogers works out the real reason for her visit. He follows through with his earlier threat of a bare bottom spanking. Later on, Amanda gets revenge on Julie. She buys her the tiniest pair of nylon...

In 1938 Maugham wrote, "Fact and fiction are so intermingled in my work that now, looking back on it, I can hardly distinguish one from the other." Maugham also wrote that most of his short stories were inspired by accounts he heard firsthand during his travels to the lonely outposts of the British Empire. In volume three of this series, we present all of the remaining short stories which Maugham published after World War I and which he subsequently caused to be republished in various collections.

Senatorial favorite Ida Berkowitz is headed for a win. Raised by a hardworking widowed mother, she’s authentic, relatable, and down-to-earth. Voters love her. Polls promise victory. Then her campaign manager utters four awful words: Who is Marissa Schuyler? She had almost managed to forget. Ida’s bunkmate at Camp Golden Hills when they were girls, Marissa was confident, sophisticated, and wealthy. Everything Ida wasn’t. Now the polished wife of a major conservative donor, Marissa’s announced a press conference. About Ida.

The recently married Alix Martin is obsessed with a recurring dream of her new husband's murder. Each time she can see the murderer clearly, and it's the mild-mannered man she had previously been engaged to, taking his revenge. But, what's worse is that at the end of the dream she thanks the murderer. Perplexed, Alix tries to calm herself by spending time in the garden of her picturesque cottage. But her gardener confuses her further by wishing her well on her trip to London - a trip which Alix knows nothing about. Now Alix is scared: Is the gardener imagining things, or is she?

This audiobook brings you more of Scott's thought-provoking short stories from his 10 plus years of weekly storytelling, as well as a brand-new "Kissyman" tale. Stories in Fire Is Orange include: "Dale & Mabel", "Splashing Contest", "Laundry Demon", "Puppet Master", "Complex God", "Mr. Double M", "Fifth Girl", "Reunion", "Pink Torpedo", and "Hippo".

Instructed to abandon her intellectual life and avoid stimulating company, she sinks into a still-deeper depression invisible to her husband, who believes he knows what is best for her. Alone in the yellow-wallpapered nursery of a rented house, she descends into madness.

A stunning collection of short stories - mostly dealing with the sex trade - by the late Chilean master and author of The Savage Detectives. The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories that seem to tell what Bolano called "the secret story," "the one we’ll never know." Bent on returning to haunt you, Bolano’s tales might concern the unexpected fate of a beautiful ex-girlfriend, or soccer, witchcraft, or a dream of meeting the poet Enrique Lihn: They always surprise.