Short Family

Viciria is an actual person who lived. She is real and her son, Marcus Nonius Balbus, actually became the first citizen of Herculaneum. Before this wealthy resort city was buried by Vesuvius in AD 79, she was known as The Witch. At title well-earned for sure. But why? What could happen in her life that could change such a gentle creature? Find out in the accompanying short story to Threatened Loyalties also by J F Ridgley.

Escape with the Andersen Family...stories about second chances, single dads, strong heroes and heroines, complicated family entanglements, long-overdue reconciliations, life-long friendships, and later-in-life new beginnings. Inspirational and heartwarming women's fiction that will touch your heart. Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s only been months since her death and her family continues to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. CONTENTS: Book 5- Choices Book 6 – Regrets Book 7 – ...

Sisters argue. They also make up. Sometimes one of them gets scared. Sometimes a big sister has to overcome her own fear, and sometimes she has to help a little sister overcome hers.

NOAH went for a celebratory night out and ended up a victim of blackmail. DEAN thought he’d found his future but someone else had other ideas. SIMON's world came crashing down but that still wasn’t the end of it. GARETH found love in a foreign country but couldn’t have seen the danger. ALEX finds love after years of abuse but is his abuser going to let him go? And BRUNO finds out that you really don’t know what goes on, or doesn’t go on, behind closed doors. We always wonder why bad things happen to good people and in this collection of short stories, our heroes find that despite ...

The town doctor is about to heal this lumbersnack’s broken heart. Dr. Reagan Banks is known as the local klutz…and a hopeless romantic. She's been dreaming of finding true love ever since she was a little girl, but her luck with relationships has been less than stellar in a busy life of straight A's and medical school. Then tall, muscular carpenter Caleb Hart shows up…and Reagan can't help but be drawn to him–even if he’s good with his hands and not so good with his heart. After a dreamy first night together, Reagan realizes that Caleb is inaccessible, cut off from his feelings, ...

Where there’s a Will, there’s not always a way in Japan. For the unsuspecting, risks and dangers lurk in the shadows of Japan’s unique inheritance system. These fictional short stories illuminate the real-life system’s inner workings in an easy-to-understand format. A revealing, entertaining window into a rarely seen corner of modern Japanese life. The protagonists represent a cross-section of modern Japan (urban and rural, suburban and expat). What links them all is how they confront the inheritance system's unexpected risks and deal with them in equally unexpected ways. (Earlier ...

In Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine, Kevin Wilson’s first story collection in nearly a decade, Wilson combines his signature quirkiness with his keen eye for emotional complexity to explore the fraught relationship between parents and children. “Scroll Through the Weapons” is about a couple taking care of their underfed and almost feral nieces and nephews. “Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine”, the title story, is about a narcissistic rock star who moves back home. These stories all build on each other in strange and remarkable ways, showcasing Wilson’s crackling wit and big heart.

Moving back home after a tragedy isn’t usually the best way to find romance. When Susan Willis comes to stay with her wealthy sister in her old hometown in Florida, her goal is to get a job and get out as soon as possible. Having spent the past few years living in Idaho, she is not one for sunning on tropical beaches, and she doesn’t even like to swim. Susan has a seven-year-old daughter to support, and after the sudden death of her husband, Daniel, everything seems to be going downhill. Romance is the last thing on her mind. Much to her surprise, a man named Kyle comes into her life ...

An eclectic collection of fantasy and paranormal stories from Angela Lam. From the depths of desire, a woman's longing makes her a mother. A depressed vampire considers suicide against her obligation to parent a dhampir. A concerned citizen breaks into a house to steal a neighbor's grief. A bridesmaid tumbles into an awkward wedding reception. And a heartbroken child yearning for his mother's return wishes against his father's magic.

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Forced to confront the sorrows of her past, Daniela invites Simon to accompany her to the historical city of Nuremberg and its enchanting Christmas Market. But Simon is also burdened by memories of a hidden tragedy, and, drawn in by his bachelor lifestyle, he has a cynical view of the festive period. Together, they explore Nuremberg’s bewitching cobbled streets and discover that the city’s poignant and cruel secrets mirror their own. As Simon is gradually charmed by the quaint wooden market stalls and glorious old buildings, he realises that Nuremberg’s ghosts can help to redeem the ...

A chance encounter… a lingering glance… a King finds his queen. King: We wind up at The Ruby Palace for a bachelor party. That’s when I see her standing across the room. Dripping in red lace, luscious curves, and dark hair. I know the second I see her I have to have her. But the Angel on stage doesn’t want to be saved. She’s wild, free, and fierce. She just wants me to run alongside her. She will tame the beast inside of me. And I will become hers, instead. Willow: He looks at me like he wants to eat me. I’ve dealt with men like that before. But something about King is different...

Alright, you know how the saying goes: "Sharing is caring," right? Well, get ready because this story is a banger! It dives deep into the vault of my childhood memories, and trust me, it's a doozy. We all have those formative experiences that shape who we are, but mine... well, let's just say my mother took a slightly different approach to parenting. Instead of the stereotypical, overflowing-with-affection kind of motherly love, I drew the short straw and got myself a narcissist. Think back to those moments of pure, unadulterated childhood pride. Remember that time you brought home a ...

Love is like magic, as long as you have not seen the trick you will continue to believe. Meeting Adam was magic. LouElla had never met a man that was kind, compassionate, and caring. She was an orphan by ten, went to work at a bakery instead of school, and lived in a rundown cabin in the mountains. Her mother often brought magic into her life, and when she passed, she gave that magic to her daughter. Adam caught LouElla when she would fall, he brought wonder and fireworks to her life. Then he left. Mary, a young orphan, brought love to her life, then LouElla gave that love back through the ...

Acclaimed for the grace, wit, and magic of her novels, Ramona Ausubel introduces us to a geography both fantastic and familiar in eleven new stories, some of them previously published in The New Yorker and The Paris Review. Elegantly structured, these stories span the globe and beyond, from small-town America and sunny Caribbean islands to the Arctic Ocean and the very gates of Heaven itself. And though some of the stories are steeped in mythology, they remain grounded in universal experiences: loss of identity, leaving home, parenthood, joy, and longing.

They say the best way to get over a broken heart is a random hook-up. So my new BFF is dragging me to a bar. All I have to do is wear a slutty dress, choose a dude, and do the deed, right? The thing is, this isn't me. I'm the good girl - the one who has sex for love. But, since the love of my life is shacked up with someone else, I guess it's time to move on. One night, one time. That's all. I'll have a clean slate.

As the Bagram crew assembles at a guest ranch in Montana to celebrate the wedding of two of its own, everyone expects a fun weeklong vacation enjoying some much-needed downtime together. But in the picturesque foothills bordering the ranch, a hidden danger lurks. When the guys stumble upon evidence of a domestic terrorist cell, it puts everyone directly in the crosshairs of a lethal enemy determined to remain unseen, unleashing a wave of danger every bit as deadly as what they faced overseas.

The Summers family always chose somewhere special to spend their Christmas holiday instead of at home. Every year their holiday vacation destination was different and determined by each of their Christmas wishes. Hannah and her children loved their Christmas holiday tradition even though it was never easy for everyone to be completely satisfied and this year was no different...or was it? Daniel Summers quickly offered to handle the arrangements for their upcoming Christmas holiday vacation. He knew his mother was surprised and maybe even a little suspicious about his offer to find a place ...

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Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers… What did Jackson see on the video…and how does he tell Simon… Daman and Niall are asking all the right questions...will they survive to find the answers... Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens… Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…Ava just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her. It’s the middle of the twenty-third ...