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A Werewolf novella. The beast of Witcher Wood has returned and is leaving carnage in it's wake. Sheriff Dans knows what he's dealing with, but can he kill the beast, and finally rid the town of a curse that has been haunting the surrounding woods for far too long....

Before he was an assassin, David Rivers was a patriot. One year after the 9/11 attacks, he serves as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan. His patrol enters the Shigal Valley, a desolate place with a fearsome reputation for enemy fighters - a reputation that David is about to experience firsthand. As the first shots ring out over the valley, David must decide between military orders and gut instinct...and in the process, discover a hidden truth about himself.

This volume explores the variety of business enterprise in the United States and analyzes its presence in the country's economy, its evolution over time, and its meaning in society.

Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. ” The selections in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 reveal a trying year for our planet—from the Lahaina wildfire tragedy to the lush Amazon jungle slowly turning to savanna—while also celebrating the earth’s beautiful and mysterious ways—from the largest beaver dam on earth to the heroic innovation to prevent birds from crashing into Chicago’s expanse of glass buildings.

My Hero is a Sweet & Steamy Slow-Burn BWWM Short Romance Zari: I lived in the background of my own life, curled around pain, ruled by a body that never quite obeyed. With lupus, even the smallest things felt like battles, and love? That felt impossible. Until the building’s brooding maintenance man started looking at me like I was different from the rest and became my hero when I needed it the most. Rynn: She didn’t know I was watching. But I was, every day. The woman who limped down the hallway and still managed to carry on like her pain didn’t matter. I told myself it was nothing, ...

Leo Carrington and Anthony Black have been enemies since their friendship ended when Leo came out to Anthony. Throughout high school, Anthony and his friends made Leo’s life miserable due to his sexual orientation, and their harassment persisted into his adulthood. Leo had noticed Anthony’s attractiveness over the years and hated that he was drawn to his former best friend. During his summer break from college, Anthony made Leo a proposition he couldn’t refuse. But would their deal hurt Leo’s feelings instead of benefiting him?

Compulsion was written by USA Today Bestselling Author, Reana Malori... Janice From the moment they met, Janice Hughes had no love for Steven MacMahon. If it were up to her, she would never have to be in his presence. Not only did he have a bad attitude, but he had a job that put them at odds. It didn’t matter that he was one of the finest men she knew or that his green eyes made her swoon. There was no way they’d ever be more. Steven Prickly. That was the one word Steven MacMahon would use to describe Janice Hughes. Even if she were the only woman who made him want to be a different ...

Containing over 47 stories and two novels, this book is big baby, bigger and more powerful than a freight train - a bullet couldn't pass through it. Here are the best stories and every major writer who ever appeared in celebrated Pulps like Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, and more. These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives who smoke criminals like packs of cigarettes.

From the award-winning author of Chemistry comes a sharp and poignant short story that follows a young medical student working in clinical research and grappling with the realities of a future in her chosen field.

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess... and, of course, Alice herself - growing alternately taller and smaller, attending demented tea parties and eccentric croquet games, and observing everything with clarity and rational amazement.

I know this is crazy to say, but I was saved by a werewolf. Seriously a full blown, red eyes, sharp fangs, shaggy fur werewolf. Although, I may have been drunk out of my mind, I saw him. He protected me that night, when those two frat boys pinned me down, attempting to rape me, he saved me from that horrible fate. And now, it’s my turn to repay him. The only problem is he wants a kid! Claimed by my Wolf Savior is a steamy BWWM paranormal romance containing extremely erotic scenes and strong language. 18+ only.

He wrestled with Abraham Lincoln, invented the game of baseball, and taught Stevie Wonder how to sing. A reporter’s hunt to find and interview the oldest man in the world comes to an abrupt halt at a facility for seniors when he meets Obadiah Short, and hears the intricate, funny, and mesmerizing yarns that Obadiah weaves. The reporter instantly realizes that he has found a better story than the one he had initially been pursuing. But Obadiah’s story is more significant than the reporter could ever begin to imagine. Enjoy The Tall Tales of Obadiah Short.

We all live like we’re famous now, curating our social media presences, performing our identities, withholding those parts of ourselves we don’t want others to see. In this riveting collection of stories from acclaimed author Jess Walter, a teenage girl tries to live up to the image of her beautiful, missing mother. An elderly couple confronts the fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation.

The Valentine Adventures of the Clever Black Kids Detective ClubIntroducing the newest collection of short stories for kids ages 8-12, "The Clever Black Kids Detective Club Valentine Adventures"! These engaging and captivating stories are written especially for children aged 8-12 and are full of relatable, inspiring, and empowering tales that can help shape young minds. Join the Clever Black Kids Detective Club on new exciting adventures as they learn valuable lessons about understanding identity, building self-esteem, and helping others. INSIDE THE BOOK Engaging and captivating stories ...

New York Times Notable Book author Charles Yu wrote the best-selling novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. In his stunning, often humorous, collection Sorry Please Thank You, Yu draws on pop culture and science to make incisive observations about society - and offer touching insight into the human condition. In two of Yu’s remarkable stories, he focuses on a big-box-store night-shift employee with girl trouble and a company that outsources grief for profit.

It doesn't matter how good a person try to be... Dante Savage and Gary Mercier are two men who are in love with one woman. One had her, and another is set on making her his for life. But with one man out to take back his wife, what choice will Kohara Mercier make? In the midst of love, war of the heart, and betrayal, lessons are learned, hearts are broken, but in the end, a lifelong love will be found. Come along and journey on this tale of heartbreak, betrayal, and the cost of one's actions, in Stolen By A Savage 3 Books Collection.

Ayesha Shetty lost her brother seven years ago, the same time she lost everything else important to her: her dreams, her fierce independence, and the man she loved. Not wanting to see her mother hurt anymore, she put her wild self away and became the dutiful daughter her mother needed and took on her brother’s role in the family business. Now her best friend’s big, fat Indian wedding is a chance to get away from her endless duties at the restaurant and maybe even have some fun (if she remembers how).

Grace could get any man she wanted physically, but obtaining love seemed to be impossible for her. Although she appeared to be very strong, independent, and very charming, she was empty on the inside. Grace had a great career and achieved many accomplishments. However, when it came to her love life, she felt like a complete failure. Until she decided to no longer be held captive to sexual abuse in the past.

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were accounts by people who had generally escaped from slavery, about their journeys to freedom and ways they claimed their lives.

In the third installment of his acclaimed anthology series, master of crime fiction Lawrence Block has gathered together the best talent from popular fiction to produce an anthology of short stories based on masterpieces of American art. Among the star-studded lineup of writers you'll find Jerome Charyn, Jane Hamilton, Christa Faust, John Sandford, Sara Paretsky, Walter Mosley, Charles Ardai, Barry Malzberg, and Janice Eidus.