Short Stories

Déjà vu—the feeling that you've done this before, or you've been here before, or seen this before, maybe even felt as if you were someone else before. An eclectic collection of cozy mysteries crossed with paranormal suspense, some with a quirky dark theme you might find wandering around in the Twilight Zone without a clue or a compass. Stories include: BEEN HERE BEFORE (The Vanishing Point): A woman is drawn to the spot where a child disappeared decades before, last seen touching an ethereal painting with a vanishing point. Is it a painting . . . or a portal? / THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC: A ...

Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Lauren Groff has brought her own refreshing perspective to the prize, selecting stories by an engaging mix of celebrated names and emerging voices and including several stories in translation.

This third volume of Louis L'Amour's collected stories is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage and proves again the enduring popularity of America's favorite storyteller.

Read the complete Exotic Desires series in this box set. No Cliffhanger. After having lost the only woman he’d ever loved, twenty-seven year-old Reed Stirling rejects his parents' plans for him to take over the family business and travels to Europe, searching for a revelation as to what he's supposed to do with his life. What he finds instead is something else entirely. Don't miss the Sinful Desires steamy spin-off series, Exotic Desires by best-selling author M.S. Parker.

A glittering collection of some of the world's finest short stories.

Science Fiction Stories 9 is a riveting collection of short stories that will transport you to the farthest reaches of the galaxy and beyond. Immerse yourself in tales of advanced technology, alien encounters, and the human spirit's resilience against the unknown. This anthology, penned by various talented authors, offers a diverse array of narratives that explore the limitless possibilities of science fiction. The Computational Gambit by Nelson W. Clark: A cunning salesman introduces a revolutionary financial planning computer, but not everything is as it seems. Hiding by William S. Harper...

They'll make me their mate. All I ever wanted was to be like everybody else. But I'm not. I'm an omega, subject to my pack's rules and traditions. Without my knowledge, my parents promised my hand in marriage to two alphas. Each. Now all four alphas are saying I'm theirs, and I'm bound by shifter law to be their mate. If they can unlock my submissive nature, maybe they can make me fall in love with them. But does love even matter when I was promised to the alphas? (Promised to the Alphas is a standalone paranormal reverse harem romance with dark elements. For mature readers only!)

First contact with a mysterious race of aliens reveals an unusual request; a family's pet dog comes to grips with the newly bestowed gift of human-like intelligence; a poet, in danger and alone on a distant world, makes unlikely allies; hundreds of years in the future, a famous hermit lives in the sea above the now-underwater Harvard University; former friends navigate unsteady peace between human refugees and the technologically superior race that saved them; in a future where human life can be infinitely extended through cybertronic rebirth, one woman declines immortality.

Her Best Friend’s Dad: It was her 21st birthday, and her friend, Julie, suggested to Amanda that her own father should be the one to give her a birthday spanking. Amanda agrees, but she is shocked when she finds herself being spanked over her little nylon panties. Weeks later, she gets a second spanking. It is when Amanda arrives for a third time, conveniently, when Julie wasn’t home, that Mr. Rogers works out the real reason for her visit. He follows through with his earlier threat of a bare bottom spanking. Later on, Amanda gets revenge on Julie. She buys her the tiniest pair of nylon...

🌈 Meet Jaden and His Magical Friend Bubble! Want to know why the sky is blue? Or how clouds make rain? Join Jaden and his tiny fairy friend Bubble on their amazing sky adventures! What's Inside this short stories for kids magical book: • Fun stories about clouds, weather, and rainbows • Beautiful pictures on every page • Easy-to-understand science facts • Magical adventures that make learning fun Perfect For: • Kids who love stories about magic and science (Ages 6-10) • Bedtime reading with mom and dad • Beginning readers • Curious minds who ask "why?" and "how?" Why Kids...

Auxor Bane has made a pact. He and his brothers made a promise to each other that they would let their bear shifter lineage die off with them, for the betterment of mankind. They aren’t fluffy, and they aren’t cute. As one of the three remaining bear shifters alive, Aux struggles daily with the predator inside of him. His life is simple and manageable so long as he never breaks the rules enforced by his brothers. Rule number one: Never touch a human’s skin. Rule number two: never fall for one of the fragile creatures. Rule number three: never, ever let a human know what he is. But ...

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."

Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of stealing money from her college sorority, she packs up and heads to her cousin Ramón's apartment, planning to change her name and rebuild start over away from backstabbing girls and university drama (and far, far away from her arrest warrant in Maryland). At the local bank on the first morning of her new life, it occurs to Vero that she'd be a better bank teller than most of the current employees.

The sixteen stories and two screenplays that make up Volume One of the Emmy® Award–winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.

The Grand Hotel is a horror novel by esteemed best-selling author Scott Kenemore ( Zombie, Ohio) that takes the reader on a thrilling ride through an interconnected series of stories narrated by the desk clerk and the residents of the hotel itself. And while it is not known whether or not the desk clerk is actually the devil incarnate, it is strange that so many visitors who come for a tour of the hotel have a way of never leaving.

Do your children love hearing stories every night, but you’re running out of ideas? Do your children love stories about kings, princesses and unicorns? If you answered yes to these questions, then you will want to keep reading. Storytime before bed is often a kid’s favourite time. Not only do they get to enjoy a story that works their imagination, but it often means that they get some good one-on-one time with their parents. This can help to bring families closer together, which leaves the child feeling safe and secure. This means that they can relax more easily so that they can fall ...

In King Maker, you'll find 101 bite-sized stories, thought-provoking essays, and powerful insights designed to sharpen your communication skills in every aspect of life. Whether you're delivering a speech, telling a story, or simply making conversation, this book will help you connect, persuade, and leave a lasting impression.

Including the stories "Lispeth", "Beyond the Pale", and "In the Pride of His Youth", this collection tells of soldiers, wise children, exiles, forbidden romances, and divided identities, creating a rich portrait of Anglo-Indian society. Originally published for a newspaper in Lahore when Kipling was a journalist, the tales were later revised by him to re-create as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for readers at home.

The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive "The Misfit", as well as “The Displaced Person” and eight other stories.

If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leap­ing to his death. There’s a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party - lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs.