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This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Fyodor Dostoyevky's greatest works: 15 novels and novellas, 18 short stories, a short study of Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf, and two books of non-fiction - his Letters and European travel journal.

Loal, the Kashmiri word for love and affection, is the common thread running through all sixteen of these true-life narratives: Javed, on his way to show off his love letter to a friend, gets caught in a crackdown; newlywed Zara waits to be reunited with her husband in America, her visa application flagged indefinitely; Sagar and Aalmeen plan moments of stolen time during the uncertainty of militancy; Nadiya looks for Shahid from her window, coughing as caustic fumes of tear gas seep in...

A collection of stories: The Possessed Printer Blues: A woman buys a printer at a yard sale. The Long Day Sun: A photography student helps out a friend. Savory Taro Pudding: A short nightmare based on true events. Billionaire Babies: It turns out you can't trust billionaires. Bath Salts Vampire: Teen girls with low self-esteem + a drug dealer who thinks he's an ancient vampire. What could go wrong?

Part II of LOVE SUCKS: New York Stories of Love, Hate and Anonymous Sex, the Gay Men’s Press bestseller from the nineties, now reprinted in electronic form. A guided tour through sleaze city, this reportage walks the thin line between journalism and fiction. From Bottoms Up to One Bitch's Story each chapter takes you one step further to a place you'd rather not go. A book to hide under your pillow. So hold your nose.

Jake is taking a last relaxing break at a nice hotel before the new fall college semester begins and unexpectedly meets Alex who literally stumbles onto him by the swimming pool one afternoon... and they find an unexpected connection, possibly the star of new romance at the start of this new semester. Jake and Alex share an instant bond through long nights of conversation and kisses. While navigating the challenges of their burgeoning romance, the two young men find that there is a third romantic interest in the mix...a handsome guy named Liam. By agreeing to explore their relationship ...

When shy Paul agreed to a coffee with his friend Peter, he never expected the fateful turn their outing would take. At a new cafe, they met the charming barista Michael. Sensing a kindred spirit in Michael, Paul drew him into easy conversation. Later, Michael's friend Alex joined, and the matchmaker in Michael took over - introducing Alex to the still-single Peter. As the four began regularly meeting,. But when opportunities called Peter and Alex away, they faced challenges maintaining their connections with their new lovers. Spending time at the cafe in their partners absence writer Paul ...

A collection of creepy, disturbing, shiver-inducing short stories ranging from dark psychological fiction and science fiction to downright horror, this book features fiction and poetry from early in JG Faherty's career that is no longer available in print or on the web. It also contains several never-before-published pieces. Guaranteed to keep readers up at night!

Descripción de Una Mágica y Dulce Navidad La Navidad es una gran época para convivir con familiares y amigos, pero también es una magnífica oportunidad para contarles cuentos a los niños, y que mediante estos relatos llenos de magia, puedan ellos aprender sobre cosas buenas y positivas. Me dará una enorme alegría el poder contribuir con mi granito de arena en el buen desarrollo de los niños, alimentando su corazón, su alma y su imaginación, al leer este libro que es un verdadero regalo navideño. Los invito a leer mi libro y espero que, forme parte de sus libros amigos, esos que ...

On a night where the sky was black and the ground was cold, a man that was old went for a walk. Hello there and welcome to Last Night at the Nowhere Cliff: A Short Story Collection, containing laugh-out-loud funnies, tear-jerking ruminations, and many other adventures! Be warned: some of these stories may be truly beautiful, some may be funny, and some may be outright odd. Such is life, am I right? Praise for the following tales: "I’m amazed with the vast array of subject matter covered by these short stories. Many have realistic events portrayed whilst others are supernatural or fantasy....

Pearl: I want to kill Josie for leaving me on my own in New Orleans when she decides to spend our entire vacation weekend with a hookup. But I quickly forget all about my roommate when I meet Kyle and Marco in a Bourbon Street bar. The pair of Navy Seals are also on vacation, and thank God they are, because not only do they save my weekend, they literally save my life. I soon realize these two boys are the key to living out one (or maybe two!) of my craziest sexual fantasies. But first I’ll have to decide between the two of them. Or will I? ;) I'm already dreading having to say goodbye ...

He doesn’t know how to love and cannot bring himself to hate her, so all he can offer is tender cruelty. A boy who was never taught how to love. A man bearing the weight of the world on his shoulders. A villain who holds the power to destroy the very girl he cannot let go. Who is Asher Rudd? In this raw and compelling prequel, fully narrated from Asher’s perspective, discover the secrets behind the man who commands Kiara Bennet’s world. Haunted by a childhood he can’t escape and a promise he refuses to break, Asher lives a life ruled by control—until Kiara storms into his life. ...

Good girls work hard. Good girls keep their noses clean and don’t do anything that would be considered morally questionable. I’m a good girl… Or at least that’s what I used to think. With my mom sick and health care bills mounting, who has time to do things right anymore? I have to take care of things, and fast. So what if being paid for sex is a bad idea? It’s only once or twice—until Caleb Robertson, with his bright eyes and propensity for saying and doing everything right, books me for the night. Suddenly there’s no longer a right or wrong. There’s just my heart, and ...

Chicken Little was right after all. The sky literally is falling. In a cataclysmic turn of events, the ambitious venture of asteroid mining spirals into a nightmarish scenario that no one saw coming—except perhaps, the fabled Chicken Little. It began with a boom as colossal machines drilled deep into the heart of a massive asteroid, seeking the treasures within. But what followed was a catastrophe of cosmic proportions. The failure was spectacular, an explosive mishap that sent the asteroid shattering into a million pieces, unleashing a torrent of carbon flakes upon the Earth. These ...

Six tales featuring the roguish master thief, Godahl!

Shae is one of the popular girls and on the cheerleading squad. She's always followed the rules of her friends, dated the guys that were acceptable to them, and has been the perfect daughter to her mega rich parents. But, secretly, she's always had eyes for him. Tobias. The boy from the wrong side of the tracks. She doesn't know it yet but he's got his eyes on her too. They're about to find out what happens when they stop playing games and start paying attention to what's right in front of them. The Games We Play is a short story that was previously published in the Make It Count Anthology.

In 1980s New York, Jackson and Diego are two handsome newcomers with all the right attributes to succeed as male models in New York City. Jackson's a Southern charmer with striking good looks and natural charisma have already turned heads. But does he have the discipline and drive to sustain a career, or will his cocky attitude be his downfall? Brooklyn born Diego is raw talent with chiseled features, yet he lacks experience. Can his passion and work ethic make up for what he lacks in polish? When they book get on the books with the same agency they have a fun night of champagne celebrating...

All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.

The Bogatyr knight hears the haunting singing of a Rusalka before arriving in the Habbel city of Shorin, where he later learns that there is a wanted poster for the Rusalka. Short on coin, he hatches a scheme for how to defeat her, but killing her and actually getting paid for his hard often requires a little extra effort. "The Adventures of the Bogatyr" is a series of short stories, novelettes and novellas, telling the tales of a wandering Bogatyr knight who encounters strange magical phenomenon, unusual creatures (both living and undead), and the sometimes mean spirited humans, elves and ...

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.