Horse Short

The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManus’s existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical exaggerated commentary that will elicit a belly laugh from all types of listeners. Read about the antics of Patrick’s friends Rancid Crabtree and Retch Sweeney in such stories as “Shaping Up for the Hunt” and “Bear Hunters”, and much more!

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was a British writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary critic. Chesterton wrote around 80 books, several hundred poems, some 200 short stories, several plays, plus 4,000 essays and newspaper columns. He was a columnist for the Daily News and The Illustrated London News.

Do your children crave adventure and excitement just before bed? Do they want to go on wonderful, expansive journeys with all sorts of new animal friends? If so, then keep reading—this is the book for you! Children love bedtime stories. Bedtime stories are the perfect way to bring your children the great relaxation that they need before they go to bed, and they are the greatest ways to wrap up a well-rounded bedtime routine. This book is here to bring you 25 new stories that are designed to be exciting for children of all ages! They involve exploring the beaches, the reefs, the tide pools...

A provocative collection of literary horror stories by one of America’s most acclaimed and inventive writers whose unique prose “can be soul-shaking” (New Yorker).

From William Shakespeare’s series of history dramas, to Sir Walter Scott, and George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire—not to mention the smash-hit TV show Game of Thrones—the British civil war of 1455 to 1485 has inspired writers for centuries. Ed West’s My Kingdom for a Horse illuminates the bloody war fought for thirty long years between the descendants of King Edward III in a battle for the throne.

The classic 1939 collection of three novellas by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author and journalist, including the famous title story set during the influenza epidemic of 1918.

Fun, tantalizing and taboo, this trio of tales is sure to please. Taken Camping When Beth suggested a camping trip to kick off her summer home from college, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Though her original idea had been perfectly tame, things heated up quickly when the man she’d grown up with - star of her impossible fantasies - volunteered to take her. Roll in the Hay Jane has always loved her life on the ranch, but has been seriously considering leaving to attend college. However, when she agrees to help her best friend, Jacki, seduce the man she grew up with, her ...

This third volume of Louis L'Amour's collected stories is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage and proves again the enduring popularity of America's favorite storyteller. The essence of Louis L'Amour's timeless appeal can be found in these unforgettable short stories...

This third book in The Good Lord Made Them All series will delight any animal lover. Joe Wheeler has compiled 18 incredible horse stories, including the thrilling title story by Zane Grey, for a wonderful collection of tales of courage, honor, and sacrifice that are perfect to read aloud with the whole family.

With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great...

She helped everyone else find love, until Destiny wrote one last happy ending just for her. Anna West has spent years stitching gowns for other women’s happily-ever-after's, convinced love wasn’t sewn into the fabric of her future. A widow with a quiet strength and a thriving dress shop in Destiny, Colorado, she’s the last woman anyone expected to fall into the arms of a mail-order bride story. But when handsome, rough-around-the-edges cattle rancher Matt Jenkins storms into town with one failed bride after another, it’s Anna who offers friendship when his dreams unravel. Matt ...

John Steinbeck's masterpiece celebrates the spirit and courage of adolescence. Steinbeck draws on his memories of childhood in these stories about a boy who embodies both the rebellious spirit and the contradictory desire for acceptance of early adolescence. Unlike most coming-of-age stories...

"A Kingdom and a Horse" is set in the universe of the Valhalla Saga. It contains the story of legendary Viking captain Sigurd and his trusty right-hand man Sven's youthful escapades in England. If your trade is to be looting and pillaging, you have to learn somewhere...right?

The New Hired Hand Has a Plan to Get the Beautiful Widow Right Where He Wants Her... BUT the Widow Has Plan of her Own... Are They Thinking the SAME THING? A Match Made In the Old West: She Makes Him a Better Man… and He Brings Out Her Naughty Side! A man who makes you laugh can steal your heart with his good-natured humor, and Mister Appleton makes the Widow Carson laugh whenever she’s around him . . . EVEN IF HE DOESN’T INTEND TO! A story about the budding relationship between a window and her new handyman in the Old West. Humor, comedy and sparks between a lonely widow and a man ...

A superbly crafted collection of thirteen tightly plotted tales that treats listeners to murder, mystery, and mayhem in the world of horseracing. With his remarkable blend of unrelenting suspense, finely tuned narrative, and lean, stylish prose, New York Times bestselling author Dick Francis proves that he is as much a master of the short story as he is of the novel in this thrilling collection.

The G.K. Chesterton Classics Collection brings together some of the most celebrated works of one of the 20th century's most influential writers, spanning his diverse contributions to detective fiction, theology, storytelling, and poetry. This richly illustrated edition includes key works such as The Innocence of Father Brown, featuring the iconic amateur detective whose sharp intellect and moral insight unravel complex mysteries; Orthodoxy, Chesterton's profound defense of Christian faith; and The Ballad of the White Horse, a lyrical epic about King Alfred the Great.

Anastasia isn’t the least bit interested in a romance with Jed when her sister’s job placement agency sends her to work as a temp at The Sweetwater Ranch bakery. She finally has a chance to make one of her dreams come true by doing a great job managing the bakery. Maybe she’ll even get to ride the horses on the Wyoming ranch in her leisure time, or catch a glimpse of the wild horses she longs to own. Jed’s laid back, fun-loving personality hasn’t helped him find a woman to settle down with, but he’s perfectly content working as a wrangler at The Sweetwater. However, he can’t ...

Sin Eating is an ancient custom. The first sin eaters are believed to have lived in the 1500s. Legend says Richard Munslow, who died in 1906 in Shropshire, England, was the last known sin eater. He is buried at St. Margaret's Church, Ratlinghope. He was not poor but a wealthy farmer. Some sin eaters received a meagre sum. Perhaps Richard Munslow gained wealth partly by sin eating. Tradition has it that when a person dies, a cake is made. While the cake is still hot, it is laid on the chest of the deceased, and as it cools, it is supposed to absorb the sins of the dead person. The sin eater ...

As the pupils of St. Joseph's Academy for Boys stream through the gate towards the chapel for assembly, there is one who remains behind. He is named after a saint, but everyone at St. Joseph's knows there is nothing saintly about this boy.

With more than 120 titles still in print, Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors in history. Though he met with phenomenal success in every genre he tried, the form that put him on the map was the short story. Now this great writer –...