Modern Short Stories

He would do anything to keep her safe. Aaron has had his eye on his little next door neighbor for months. He's close to twice her age though, so he's been holding himself back from claiming her. That hasn't stopped him from watching over her and making sure that she's safe. When he finds out that someone else is trying to take her from him, he decides that it's time to step up and let the world know that she belongs to him. He's going to stake his claim and show that Annalise is his to protect. *Warning! This book alpha is over-the-top, head over heels in love with his girl. If you're ...

"Break - Modern Society" is a kind of take on the possibilities available for us when the pressure gets too much. You will see how it really works and is quite simple. Though at times we really do need to use our imaginations and adapt. Timing is all important and the kind of break you take sometimes reflects the situations and circumstances that you find yourself involved in. No one needs to know it can become a habit you do or from the outside a human being handling life.

“The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” is an Edgar Allan Poe short story that expertly blends his dark perspective with the comic. -This is the original story—only word order and difficult vocabulary have been updated. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included. -For other classic short stories in easy to understand updated English search for “Simplified for Modern Readers Series.”

En los pocos libros de cuentos que escribió, y que caben en un pequeño rincón de la biblioteca de sus lectores incondicionales, recogió y supo expresar - siempre en tercera persona y con un lenguaje muy depurado, transido de sensibilidad poética y con un sentido del ritmo y del suspense tan admirable como envidiable - las experiencias de su corta vida, los recuerdos de su infancia, todo lo que “sucedía, vibraba, se agitaba o moría a su alrededor”.

I'm a man in my thirties, and she can't be more than twenty years old, but that doesn't stop me from wanting the little college student who's selling admission tickets at the zoo for the summer. As a zookeeper, my days are lived in solitude. It's just me and the animals, but Sabrina has me ready to brave the jungle of the real world for her. I'll do whatever it takes to protect her, even if it means keeping my distance and watching her from afar. Because Sabrina is mine, whether she realizes it or not. Obsessive, possessive and over the top, these men will do anything to get the women they ...