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Flossie heads west to marry a man she has never met. Her excitement is tinged with sadness, because she is leaving behind a very special man in her life. Robert has been reluctantly searching for a mail order bride, Flossie seems to be the answer to his prayers. There is an instant attraction between the pair when they meet. But Flossie senses that Robert is harboring doubts about their relationship. However, the secret that he keeps close to his chest is more heartbreaking then she could ever imagine.

Tom Walker was not the nicest soul you'd ever meet. When he agrees to work with a stranger he comes upon in the woods, more things change than just his fortune. A strange twist of fate not only changes Tom's marital status but also hisstation & profession. A slip of the lip when least expected adds another turn to this classic story of light and dark.

Frank Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular. His most famous fable is "The Lady or the Tiger?" (1882), about a man sentenced to an unusual punishment for having a romance with a king's beloved daughter. Other memorable tales are "The Griffin and the Minor Canon", "Old Pypes and the Dryad", and "Mr. Tolman".

Angelina Turner would heartily agree with Dicken's Ebenezer Scrooge that Christmas is a "humbug". She is estranged from her family and doesn't think much of the holiday so she decides to test her theory that there is no such thing as the "Christmas spirit". But unlike Dicken's character. who needed three visitors to change his mind, Miss Turner only needs a Christmas Angel to show her "the rest of the story" and bring us all to a happy ending and a changed heart.

Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. As a protégé of Flaubert, his short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless resolution. A Piece of String is one of his most famous stories and deals in a very touching way with perception versus reality.

What happens when an "always gets her own way" young heiress is kidnapped by a "pirate" and his motley crew then spirited away to a hidden island? Return to the days of ragtime, riches and wall street royalty in this classic tale of the "poor little rich girl" and her "bad boy" sweetheart. A delightful re-telling of the girl meets boy scenario with an "O Henry" twist.

Classic fairy tale about a princess, born on Christmas Day, who receives an unwelcome gift at her Christening party. Three Fairies are her godmothers, but the Queen deliberately disobeys proper Fairy protocals, to her regret....

Josephine Swift is a seamstress at a dress store in Chicago. After a harrowing incident at the store, she takes flight and makes a brave decision that will change her life forever. She begins writing to Anthony Douglas, a ranch owner in Oklahoma. It isn't long before she is on her way there to marry him. When she arrives in Oklahoma, events take an unexpected turn when she finds an abandoned Indian baby in the fields. Unable to leave the child to the elements and dangers of the wild, she takes him in.

Bella Rose is nervous but excited in becoming the wife of Robert Chester, the town lawyer after corresponding with him for so long. She is finally travelling the long way to Bear Dance, Montana to make her dreams of love and devotion come true. But tragedy strikes when she gets off the train. She is forced to accept an offer from Robert's brother, Jack, the town sheriff, to save her. Jack is a widow and has a young baby Ella May. He has no emotion left in him after the death of his wife a year ago.

When Texas Hill Country Ranch owner Dustin stops at a farmhouse to get his horse shod, the last thing he expects to find is a young woman chained in the kitchen, forced to cook for her uncle. And when he offers to hire her as a cook, and take her home with him, Dustin doesn't realize that the young woman will not fill his stomach but will soon fill his heart as well. But will Charlie be able to escape her past?

John lives and works his own thriving cattle ranch, but one thing is missing - a family of his own to share it with. John decides to find a wife, and begins to exchange many letters with Alice after placing an advert in the Matrimonial Times. Alice, a beautiful young woman, lives with her mother Grace. They are poor and are beholden for their home and small income to Thomas, Grace's cousin. Grace is a bitter, selfish woman, often telling Alice what a burden she is.

When Ruth Glick is hurt in an accident, she has feelings of anger and vengeance toward the uncaring Englischer who caused her pain. Her mother attempts to teach her daughter that forgiveness is the right cause of action, but Ruth is not so sure. However, the accident causes a surprising figure from her past to re-enter her young life. And with it, feelings of love and confusion.

Oscar Wilde was one of the most versatile writers who ever lived. He wrote classic plays, including The Importance of Being Ernest; one wildly popular and influential novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray; and a number of inventive and moving stories in The Happy Prince and Other Tales.

Stories included in this volume are: "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Devoted Friend", "The Happy Prince", "The Remarkable Rocket", and "The Selfish Giant".

A poor boy is helped on his quest by six servants with very unusual powers.

The story concerns a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, who conducts a great experiment to see if he can create a living being from the body parts of corpses. Only whe the experiment is successful does he begin to think of the ethics and consequences of what he has done. The creature he created becomes embittered when he finds that no one will love him becuase of his appearance.

"O. Henry" is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter whose short stories are known for their wit, warm characterization and clever, unexpected endings. The Princess and the Puma is one of porter's best, and most anthologized stories.

This is another delightful collection of fairy tales and "pour qua" stories, and even a charming poem, where good always triumphs over evil and kindness to others is rewarded. Easy listening for sunny days too!

Storyteller Cindy Killavey has entertained audiences from Hawaii to New England to Ireland with both traditional and modern stories. In this traditional tale, Jack may be lazy but he has some amazing adventures on his way to fame and fortune.

In this "gentle ghost story", the ghost makes itself known in a most unusual way.

This is a selection from Kipling's The Second Jungle Book.