Short Days

Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year is the next in a collection of inspirational books by American author and novelist, Richelle E. Goodrich. In the same style as Smile Anyway and Making Wishes, Slaying Dragons offers readers original daily quotes, poems, and an occasional story. Ponder meaningful quotes like the popular following: "There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up." “When it comes to fighting for your dreams, be a dragon. Breathe fire.” “I can overlook the lie; what's harder to ignore is the ...

Step into a realm where the whisper of morning revelations unveils the path to inner wisdom, and the vibrant life of New Orleans sets the stage for a journey of self-discovery and communal understanding. "67 Days of NOLA Poetic Exploration Between Here And There" is not just a book of poetry; it's a soulful expedition across the landscapes of time, culture, and the mysteries of the human spirit. Week 7 - "The Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance" - challenges readers to traverse the intellectual and emotional terrains of isolation, where the act of distancing ...

A widowed florist, her 10-year-old daughter, and the paramedic who delivered the girl a decade earlier.... Love's second chance on the beach! Paramedic Andrew Herrin delivered Gretchen Samuels's daughter on the side of the road when she and her husband couldn't make it to the hospital in time. When their paths cross again in small-town Hawthorn Harbor, she's a widow and the baby is 10-year-old Dixie. Dixie gets along great with Drew, and Gretchen finds herself falling in love with the man who's rescued her twice now.

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To be honest, it just wasn’t my lucky day. It started with the plane crash. And then I got shot in my leg. Guess what? It gets even worse. I’ve crash-landed on a magical mountain, and there’s no way off. The mountain man who shot me isn’t even human. He’s a polar bear shifter, and he hates my kind. He’d have let me die…if I hadn’t begged him to save me. Now I’m stuck in his cabin until Valentine’s Day—I mean, until my injury heals. I hate him with everything I’ve got, But this sizzling shifter’s not the lonely hermit I made him out to be. He’s got a son…and ...

The Virginia Woolf Complete Collection brings together all of her 9 published novels, from her very first published work, the exuberantly youthful The Voyage Out, to the modern masterpieces of Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, as well as the hugely ambitious and ever-relevant Orlando, alongside many other wide-ranging and ever-inventive works of fiction.

Veinticinco mil días son los que un ser humano vive de media en su vida adulta. Este libro cuenta 32 historias cortas sobre cómo vivir esos 25.000 días. "Veinticinco mil días es la cifra aproximada de oportunidades que la vida le brinda a una persona durante su periplo vital. Los seres humanos tenemos alrededor de 25.000 vidas, que empiezan y acaban cada día, para el elegir cómo vivir cada una de ellas..."

A pandemic survivor walks the trails of the Cinque Terre and looks back on a friend’s battle with AIDS decades ago. A daughter returns to her mother’s beloved Florence as a final goodbye, only to rediscover herself inside the curtailed reincarnations of Florence’s past. A frazzled mother misreads her young son’s struggles with identity and self-preservation; another mother and her daughter fall under the enchantment of a mysterious woman in Venice offering a phantom bird of flight and possibility.

Samantha Moon returns in an all-new story! Whoever heard of a Leprechaun losing his pot of gold? As Sam digs deeper, she’s faced with the question: was the gold lost or was it stolen? Or maybe, just maybe, something else? The search is on for what might just prove to be Sam’s wildest case yet! Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE!

With her final season in the ton a surprising success, Lady Camille Bellington retires to her family’s Yorkshire estate for Christmas with a marriage proposal in hand. Beautiful and charming, but too independent for society, Camille has given up on the hope to marry for love. So she will marry for duty. The man of her childhood dreams hasn’t been home in three years, even to secure his dukedom, and her heart went with him.

It was supposed to be 10 days. A temp job. In and out. Money for bills. Work for the experience. I was going to pad my resume and move on. Then the boss called me to his office. Dorian Cave, ex-pro athlete and all alpha boss. Rock solid and rock hard. He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse and turned this temp job into a dirty dream.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Short History of Drunkenness by Mark Forsyth, read by Richard Hughes. Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. It can be religious, it can be sexual, it can be the duty of kings or the relief of peasants. It can be an offering to the ancestors or a way of marking the end of a day's work. It can send you to sleep or send you into battle.

A betrayal...a secret baby….an unknown imposter…will Tess survive the wagon train journey to Sunset Hills, Oregon after her life is threatened? And if so, what will she do once she gets there? 1855. Tess Findlay can’t wait to be reunited with her beau who went out west three months ago to mine for gold, saying he’d send for her soon. Even though she hasn’t heard from him, she’s discovered she’s with child and decides to join a wagon train to travel to Oregon to surprise him with the news. When a band of robbers holds up the caravan, Tess is shocked to recognize her beau as one...

Gopi is lost! As he navigates the space outside the comfort of his home, Gopi experiences life on the streets as he meets street dogs and lives their struggles. In the course of the day, Gopi befriends a kind streetie who accompanies him on his many adventures. It's a day out like no other! But, Gopi misses his favourite Ajji every minute. Will Gopi find his way home? Will Ajji and Gopi be reunited? Listen to this beautiful, heartwarming story to find out!

Deliah Jackson had always been a go-getter, determined to achieve her dreams of becoming a successful business owner. But as she launches her own company, HR Consulting, in the heart of a bustling metropolis, she soon realizes that her drive and ambition may be pushing her too far. In Pieces of Me (a short story), we follow Deliah's journey as she grapples with the pressures of success, her addiction to work, and the toll it takes on her mental health. As she races towards the top, she must confront her own personal demons and the consequences of her choices. Will Deliah have the courage to...

I thought this would be the best holiday ever. A trip with my friends, to a flashy resort run by lion shifters. Powerful clans in charge of running the place, drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. It’s a holiday tradition to do something like this with my friends on Valentine’s Day. However, the last thing I expected was the man I’d meet there. Morgan, with his piercing blue eyes, and a smile to die for. A lion, rescuing me from the snow. A shifter that I’m trapped with in the middle of a blizzard. Anything could happen here. Anything at all… Author's Note: This is ...

In "Best of Friends", a woman finally gets it on with the friend she's wanted for years, while "Eating Out" sees a man finally giving into temptation with one of his friends. "F*ck Date" is a raw story about a man having a no-strings fling, and "Gone Skiing" shows that it's easy to bring spice into a long-term relationship if you make an effort. Finally, in "Wet", a married couple get caught in the rain and decide to keep each other warm.

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya in this heartwarming adventure celebrating cultural diversity, healthy foods, and the spirit of community service! Perfect for children ages 6-9, this engaging story weaves together Chinese Language Day, Volunteer Recognition Day, and fun food celebrations in a tale that entertains while teaching valuable life lessons. What's Inside This Special Story: 🌍 Follow Maya as she proudly shares her Chinese language and culture with her classmates 🌍 Experience a school day filled with special celebrations: cheddar fries for lunch, lima bean appreciation, and ...

Dive heart-first into the intoxicating, ethereal streets of New Orleans with "67 Days of NOLA Poetic Exploration Between Here And There". We welcome you to Week 6 - a curated exploration titled "The Experimental Certainty of Exploration Through Social Distance." Navigate through a meticulously crafted journey that melds poetic inquiry with the rhythmic heartbeats of a city rich in layered tales and spirited melodies. Explore "The Dance of Dualities" as you traverse the path between the seen and the unseen, the spoken and the silent, the tangible and the ephemeral. Engage in an intimate ...

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans In this searing, savory short erotic romance title, two lost souls are united as one by the powers of nature's magnificent magic. Janie just lost her husband Tim, who was an avid surfer, to a shark attack. Now her husband's bad boy surfer twin has moved into the house with her, because he can't afford his own place. Soon Janie learns that the universe is conspiring for a round two, and that the two brothers who shared a womb are one in the same in every way -- ...