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Beyond the Veranda: Ghost Stories from the Myrtles invites you deep into the haunting heart of one of America’s most mysterious plantations. From phantom duels played out beneath moonlit oaks to the sorrowful Lady of the Veranda beckoning newlyweds over the railing, these eight chilling tales reveal secrets whispered through centuries of moss-draped silence. Step inside the Myrtles, where history and the supernatural collide, and where every creak of the floorboards might be the footsteps of a spirit longing to be heard. Perfect for lovers of Southern Gothic, historical mysteries, and ...

I am Henrik Boar. A vessel of light. A ghost riding a beam into a black hole. In humanity’s final experiment, Henrik Boar’s consciousness is encoded into light and fired across a hundred million light-years—into Noema, the most powerful black hole ever recorded. His mission: to uncover what lies beyond the boundaries of space, time, and the self. But as he nears the event horizon, reality fractures. Memories bleed across timelines. His childhood self emerges, whispering truths too dark to bury. Is Henrik becoming a god, a ghost, or the end of all things? God’s Arrow is a haunting, ...

The Wine of Eternity present at the Wedding in Cana

Some outlaws steal gold. This one steals stories.Silas "Silver" Hutchinson has tracked killers through blizzards and faced down entire gangs without breaking a sweat. But after three decades as a bounty hunter, he's ready to collect his gold watch and catch the train to Oregon. Just one more job. One easy capture. What could go wrong? The sheriff swears this con artist called "Calamity Kate Carson" is harmless—just a young woman selling tall tales and fake relics to tourists. Should take an afternoon, maybe two. But Kate isn't like any outlaw Silver's ever chased. She escapes with style, ...

The Wicker Man: Blood Harvest Fifty years ago, Sergeant Neil Howie walked into a blazing wicker effigy — and vanished into legend. But the fire never truly died. Detective Mara Quinn returns to Summerisle, an island steeped in ancient rites and shadowed secrets, to investigate a string of disappearances tied to the old ways. What she uncovers is a haunting legacy of sacrifice, bloodlines, and a land that remembers every offering. As the solstice approaches and the Wicker Man rises again, Mara must confront a choice older than the island itself: flee the flames, fight the cult, or become ...

A new president has just been elected and has promised to clean America of illegal immigrants. Johnny, an American citizen, and the son of an illegal immigrant, finds his world turned upside down as he and his family are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They must escape, not only from the police, but also from the hate and violence that has gripped the nation.

A husband survives an autopsy and his wife has a complaint, a woman experiences existential dread after a police interrogation, twin sisters find the instrument of their father’s ongoing death, and a contestant at a hot dog eating contest won’t stop eating no matter what is in front of him. Also, poems about the withering and revival of love thought to be lost and angels with strange motives—this is a book that will make every listener laugh, cry, and hide every part of their body beneath the covers. This is Rice at his absolute best...

A man, broken and lost, journeys to the rugged Cornish coast, seeking solace in its dramatic cliffs and crashing waves. But instead of finding an end, he encounters an ethereal presence, a soul that intervenes and offers him a different path. This is a story of despair turned to hope, of finding light in the darkest corners, and unexpected encounters that can change a life forever.

Lady Grace has everything high society could envy—beauty, title, privilege. But none of these treasures can match what she stands to lose: Lewis, the man who holds her heart. Torn between duty and desire, Grace defies convention and sets off across the wilds of Scotland to find the man she loves before it's too late. Lewis Lockhart believed that by exiling himself from England—and Grace—he was protecting her from scandal. However, fate decides otherwise when Grace braves all dangers to reach him.

Petra Delicado nunca ha sido una policía al uso. Feminista, mordaz e implacable, enfrenta cada caso con la intuición como arma y el humor como escudo. Junto con su inseparable Fermín Garzón, un subinspector tan leal como cascarrabias, se adentra en investigaciones donde lo grotesco y lo trágico se dan la mano.

Los Angeles, Zombie Apocalypse! By James Bachman When the outbreak spreads to the City of Angels, chaos reigns. Los Angeles descends into a nightmare as wildfires blaze, the infected roam the streets, and survivors scramble to escape a city consumed by death. In a world where the rich hide behind gates and the poor are left to fend for themselves, the lines between life and death blur—and survival comes at an unimaginable cost. Fast-paced, gritty, and unrelenting, Los Angeles, Zombie Apocalypse! plunges readers into a city where every moment is a fight to stay alive. Perfect for fans of ...

Shaykh Sa’di (also spelled as Saadi) was a 13th century Persian poet and one of the greatest figures in classical Persian literature. His best-known works are the Bustan (The Orchard, written in 1257 C.E.) and the Gulistan (The Rose Garden, written in 656 A.H./1258 C.E.). The Bustan is entirely in verses and consists of stories illustrating virtues of justice, liberality, modesty, and contentment that are recommended for all Muslims, as well as of reflections on the behavior of Sufis and dervishes and their ecstatic practices. The Gulistan is mainly in prose and consists of stories and ...

Spring has sprung in Fireside Lake and Mallory is pleased to have Anais helping at Oracle Shoppe. In the merry month of May, thoughts turn to Mother's Day celebrations; for Kelly, however, those thoughts are tinged with pain.

None of these stories has anything to do with Zohran Mamdani, the Nepo Baby Hamas loving idiot that is currently running for mayor. I'd actually agree with most of his positions if he didn't have a history of "Globalize the Intifada" bullshit. I just thought that the title was funny. Romeo & Juliet is a love story; it's not a romance. People die. Tybalt kills Mercutio and sets in motion a series of events that culminate in a double suicide. Still a love story. Modern Romance is all about happy endings and nice fantasies about everything working out. Even when you stop talking, there's a ...

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!"

Author Peter Ackroyd has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Whitbread Novel of the Year, and the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s immortal work, this retelling of The Canterbury Tales follows a party of travelers as they tell stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humor, the tales help pass the time during their journey.

A woman awakens in a grotesque, human-sized arcade game. A mysterious cigar box purchased at a farmer's market releases an ancient jinn who demands a replacement prisoner. An elderly woman possesses the terrifying power to inflict pain through handmade dolls. An exclusive restaurant's sinister secret menu includes murder-for-hire and harvested organs.

Horror novelist Nick Steen (whose imagination has escaped from a portal to another dimension situated within his own brain following ill-advised dabblings with a cursed typewriter) is haunted by two murdering men-monkeys intent on peeling their victims apart like massive human bananas (whose names are Throttle and Bribes, hence the title). Can Nick protect two young siblings (whose names he can't remember) plus erstwhile editor Roz Bloom from the aforementioned murdering men-monkeys before it's too late?

Captain Joe Ledger - former cop, former Army Ranger, and currently the top-kick of Echo Team, an elite squad of first-class shooters who roll out to face down the world's most dangerous terrorists. Not fanatics with explosive vests or political hostage takers. Joe and his team square off against terrorists who have the most advanced and exotic weapons of mass destruction, designer bioweapons, cutting-edge transgenics…real mad-scientist stuff.

Laura is a mischievous 19-year-old young lady with a smart and sassy mouth. One day she makes the mistake of using some racy innuendos to embarrass her mom and the neighbor, implying that their relationship is more than just a neighborly one. Out of frustration, their neighbor, Brian, threatens her with a spanking for her birthday after another saucy innuendo from Laura. Surprisingly, Laura’s mom agrees to this and advocates for Brian to do just that. Laura gets a lengthy birthday spanking, seeks revenge the next day, which earns her a much more painful spanking, and soon, getting a ...