Short Game

This is a cute and fun book for children of all ages. Each story is entertaining and exciting. There are five short stories and some funny jokes. This audiobook is especially great for traveling, waiting rooms, and listening aloud at school or home with friends and family.

Follow the adventures of Lenny the lion. Lenny is an adventurous little lion. He loves to explore and have fun with his brothers and sisters. What kind of adventures will Lenny get into next? Find out in this awesome audiobook for kids.

Finley is a shy fish. He has a hard time making friends because he is so shy, but his best friend Barney is always by his side. Follow the adventures of Finley and Barney! This is an excellent short storybook for beginning and early listeners. Each story is easy to listen to and exciting for young children.

Snapper is a very shy shark. His best friend, Shelly, helps him overcome this! Follow the adventures of Snapper the shark and find out how he overcomes his fears!

Doody is a fun-loving dinosaur with a fantastic group of friends. Along with Tara Dactyl, Isabel Iguana, and Big Grape (a big, purple dinosaur), they all have lots of fun. There is something very special planned for Doody's upcoming birthday. Find out what happens on Doody's sixth birthday!

Find out what happens when Blow the whale goes looking for food when his tummy starts to rumble. He better find something to eat soon because he is getting hungry!

Reece Pocock, crime writer, said Boris of Adelaide - has great insight into human affairs and a powerful imagination, and in this engaging set of short stories he turns his observant eye on many facets of human behaviour. A man attempts to escape from his paedophile father in the only way he knows how; the victim of a frame-up wreaks an Old Testament revenge; two cops make the mistake of their lives; a killer’s manic behaviour has consequences for an innocent youth; a woman is unexpectedly saved from sudden death; a young man finds a way back to his father after a period of alienation; a ...

In the 14th edition of this seductive series, erotica's veterans and up-and-coming new writers join forces to explore how tantalizing crossing the so-called Lolita gap between youth and middle age can be.

From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light, and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.

Keeping the public safe from criminals takes determination and bloody knuckles … In a thrilling pursuit, Detective Malone is tracking down a cunning con artist who is engaged in a risky game of deception. The city is gripped by fear and panic as numerous victims find themselves financially devastated. As the pressure mounts, the battle of wits becomes more intense, leading to an exhilarating showdown. Will the detective be able to outsmart the master manipulator and bring him to justice? Endgame is the fifth short story in the Rick Malone action thriller series and can be read as a ...

Love Roulette is a reality show with enormous prize for the winners. Karin and Declan, best friends for years, see taking a gamble and entering the contest as their chance to get out of debt, stop living paycheck to paycheck, and an “easy” way to realize their lifelong dreams. Surely, pretending to be a “couple” should be easy? But are they denying that tiny flicker of attraction between them? Can they pretend to be a couple without really being a couple? However, living a lie, pretending to be an “item” proves more challenging than either of them ever imagined.

This short story is from the anthology Mitigated Futures. Twelve science fiction stories about the oncoming future, each of them representing a possible glimpse of what could be just around the corner... or much further down the corridor. These stories previously appeared in places like Clarkesworld Magazine, The Year's Best SF, Subterranean Magazine, and in various anthologies. They deal with the future of war, our climate, and technology's effect on our lives.

Ex-soldier Lenora is determined to escape an alien slave colony no matter what the cost. Her disobedience angers her male alien overseers, who are trying to breed humans so they can intermarry with them. Lenora, and willful women like her, are sent to the Bride Games. If they win they will be granted their freedom. If they lose they must accept marriage to an alien nobleman.

Genie and Serena are just a normal couple of girls...just kidding. As a dormant mermaid (she hasn't activated her genetic abilities yet), Genie is actually kind of normal - except for being kind of sheltered. At least, she is compared to her cousin, the millennia-old siren Serena. But, as different as they are, the cousins are bound together by their mutual affection for each other - and their love of solving mysteries. Together, Genie and Serena form a paranormal investigation business to celebrate Genie's first time in the real world.

Synopsis: Game theory goes out the window when a sociopath executioner lines up four men to see how far his blade will go. After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions. Podcast discussion of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation ...

Join six kings, queens and warriors from around the world as they battle for crowns, vanquish dark forces and claim their thrones in this collection of Ladybird Tales.

They had a plan, but they never thought the plan would be reality. Friendship as a whole is strong, but during an apocalypse it is a different story.

Listen along as Woody and the gang go on a campout; Anna, Elsa, and Olaf have a slumber party; Pongo puts his puppies to bed; and more! With one story for every day of the year, bedtime has never been so much fun.

When the late-night delivery order came into Frank's Pizza, Alicia knew she'd be the one stuck with having to deliver it. She just never thought it might be her last night alive. Drugged and abducted, Alicia awakens to find herself tied to a wooden chair in a basement, surrounded by corpses, and is suddenly forced into a high-stakes poker game. One where losing comes with the heaviest of penalties.

From alien invaders to journeys to distant worlds to Earth the day after tomorrow, science fiction stories have been the inspiration for some of the best and the worst movies and television shows. Sometimes the films have offered extremely accurate depictions of classic and award-winning science fiction stories, sometimes they've departed radically from the works on which they are based.