Anthologies & Short Stories

The correspondence between Carrie Allsop and David Mayer reveals, piece by piece, the painful details of a devastating affair between their spouses. With each commiserating scratch of the pen, they confess their fears and bare their souls....

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Fyodor Dostoyevky's greatest works: 15 novels and novellas, 18 short stories, a short study of Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf, and two books of non-fiction - his Letters and European travel journal....

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author....

A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter....

Fate challenges a boy to find his place in the world in a powerful short story from Abraham Verghese, the New York Times bestselling author of The Covenant of Water.

An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand!

Motive. Means. Opportunity. Without proof of all three, the guilty can walk free. But even with an alibi, the innocent can still be condemned.

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators.

Simone's European hiking excursion is cut short when she is brutally attacked by a wolf-like creature in the Piedmont Mountains of Italy....

From New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan comes Forbidden Desires: The Complete Series, containing every title in the sexy and intense best-selling series....

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....

An IT whiz at the Babylon Casino is enlisted to upgrade security for the game of keno and its random-number generator. The new quantum computer system is foolproof. But someone on the inside is no fool....

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.

The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing.....

Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood.

The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago....

The following books are included: Paingod and Other Delusions, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, and From the Land of Fear....

Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple....

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new....

Here in one recording is every Sherlock Holmes story ever written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle....

At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot....

The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta....

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi....

Two women have gone missing, and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch has a strong suspicion that an avid fisherman named Denninger is the culprit. Bosch needs something stronger than a suspicion....

It’s a New Jersey summer in 1967, and thirteen-year-old Ravi Ramanathan has the makings of a tennis prodigy. His surgeon father encourages his ambition, while his mother dreams of their only child following his father’s path. Surrounded by his parents’ love, Ravi chafes a bit at their daily routines and little traditions. Then one unexpected day, everything changes. Realizing how much he took for granted, Ravi must grow up overnight and find a new role in the life of his family.

Nathan Tyler ist ein unscheinbarer Mathematikprofessor, der sich ausschließlich der Welt der Zahlen verschrieben hat. Bis ihn eines Tages das Weiße Haus kontaktiert. Bei einer streng geheimen Besprechung erfährt er, dass er eine kryptische Kette von Gleichungen entschlüsseln soll, die möglicherweise das Passwort zum Zugang zu den russischen Nuklearcodes für eine Raketenanlage ist. Alles, was er tun muss, ist, ein Treffen mit dem renommierten russischen Mathematiker zu erreichen, der sie erstellt hat.

In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humor, these portraits of family and community tensions testify to Mushtaq’s years as a journalist and lawyer, in which she tirelessly championed women’s rights and protested all forms of caste and religious oppression.

A debut collection of stories set across the American South, featuring characters who struggle to find love and belonging in the wake of painful histories. How can you love where you come from, even when home doesn’t love you back?

Sounds good? The author thinks so, too. Listen to Short Story Collection, Vol. 077 today.

Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive tales. Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more. A gorgeous collection of 12 original fantasy romance stories from bestselling and beloved authors. Expect chemistry, heat and dreams come true...

When vandals destroy beach hut 512 on Brighton’s iconic seafront, they reveal a dead body that has apparently lain undisturbed for two months. But according to the hut’s owner, Sims, its locks rusted shut three months ago and she hasn’t had access to it since. So how could the man have got in, and why is there no evidence of the murderer?

He is her matchmaker. She is his worst client. At 32, Diana is battle-worn from the modern dating trenches. Sarcasm is her armor. Signed up for a matchmaking service by her best friend, she braces for disappointment. But then she meets Nate—the charming matchmaker who believes she deserves more. Too bad he is completely off limits... or is he? This laugh-out-loud romcom is a standalone novella in The Matchmaker Files—a series of interconnected romances set inside a modern matchmaking agency. You’ll love it if you like: Cinnamon roll heroes Grumpy-meets-sunshine vibes (grumpy heroine) ...

Absolution is a haunting and psychologically rich short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1924. In this deeply introspective tale of guilt, imagination, and spiritual crisis, young Rudolph Miller—a devout eleven-year-old boy—finds himself entangled in a web of religious expectations, private transgressions, and the fragile dance between truth and illusion. When he tells a lie during confession, a crisis of faith erupts, leading him down a path of inner turmoil that starkly mirrors the disillusionments of adulthood.

This story concerns a firework, who is one of many to be let off at the wedding of a prince and princess. The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his "sensitivity." As this makes him wet, he fails to ignite and, the next day, is thrown away into a ditch.

Don Juan de Alfranje, un noble caído en desgracia, busca venganza contra aquellos que lo han traicionado y arruinado su familia. A lo largo de su viaje, enfrenta duelos, intrigas políticas y conspiraciones en la corte española. Con la ayuda de leales amigos y su astucia, Don Juan desenmascara a sus enemigos y lucha por restaurar su honor y herencia.

Once upon a time, there was a kind and honest man named Hans. He lived alone in a tiny cottage. Hans was a little man who owned a beautiful garden, where he grew flowers of all kinds and colours which were sold in the market to make some money. He enjoyed the company of another man called Hugh, a miller who used to visit Hans very often during the summer time and with whom he shared thoughts about friendship and loyalty. Hans was so devoted to Hugh that he even gifted him whole bunches of flowers from his own garden.

Part 3: Hope Ain’t Lost is a Vampire Marriage of Convenience Romance Tayla Brown has survived everything life threw at her—until her best friend went missing with barely a trace. In a small Mississippi town of Selwood, haunted by secrets and struggle, a mysterious stranger with eyes like shadows offers her answers… but it comes with a cost. Trapped in a gothic mansion and a marriage she never asked for, Tayla must decide how far she’s willing to go to uncover the truth. But in the dark, where monsters are beautiful, even love might have fangs. An entertaining & Cozy Paranormal ...

Un desconocido desafía a los lugareños a participar en una competencia para ver quién tiene la rana más saltarina. Un joven llamado Jim Smiley acepta el desafío y pone todas sus esperanzas en su rana, Dan'l Webster. A medida que avanza la competencia, se revelan las estrategias ingeniosas y los giros inesperados que hacen que la historia sea divertida y entretenida.

A medida que Lord Murchison intenta descubrir el secreto detrás de la enigmática belleza de Sibyl, se ve envuelto en una trama de intriga y pasión. La historia explora temas como la dualidad entre la apariencia y la realidad, la obsesión amorosa y las consecuencias de perseguir un ideal inalcanzable.

I am Henrik Boar. A vessel of light. A ghost riding a beam into a black hole. In humanity’s final experiment, Henrik Boar’s consciousness is encoded into light and fired across a hundred million light-years—into Noema, the most powerful black hole ever recorded. His mission: to uncover what lies beyond the boundaries of space, time, and the self. But as he nears the event horizon, reality fractures. Memories bleed across timelines. His childhood self emerges, whispering truths too dark to bury. Is Henrik becoming a god, a ghost, or the end of all things? God’s Arrow is a haunting, ...

Orbit of Fire by G.J. Fene Emerald skies shimmer above a world on the brink. When rebel leader Astra ignites the Greenfall uprising, she sparks a war that blazes from the depths of underground tunnels to the edges of space itself. But as her people rise, the tyrannical upper class unveils their ultimate weapon: the Emerald Array—orbital satellites capable of sterilizing entire cities in searing emerald fire. From deadly masquerade balls and sabotage missions beneath lush gardens to the revelation of horrifying machineborn soldiers, Astra’s rebellion battles overwhelming odds, betrayal, ...

Beyond the Veranda: Ghost Stories from the Myrtles invites you deep into the haunting heart of one of America’s most mysterious plantations. From phantom duels played out beneath moonlit oaks to the sorrowful Lady of the Veranda beckoning newlyweds over the railing, these eight chilling tales reveal secrets whispered through centuries of moss-draped silence. Step inside the Myrtles, where history and the supernatural collide, and where every creak of the floorboards might be the footsteps of a spirit longing to be heard. Perfect for lovers of Southern Gothic, historical mysteries, and ...

Luma siente muchas cosas, aunque a veces no se noten por fuera. Cuando algo se rompe en su corazón, descubre que también se puede reparar con amor. Este cuento habla de las emociones, las heridas y el brillo que aparece cuando no escondemos lo que sentimos.

Machineborn to Freeborn By G.J. Fene Emerald City once glittered under the rule of the High Council—a paradise for the elite, and a prison for the masses hidden behind the emerald glow of the Ash Wall. In a future where humanity teeters between extinction and rebirth, a fierce rebellion ignites under the leadership of Astra, a warrior determined to tear down the walls—both physical and ideological—that divide her world. Across ten electrifying stories, follow Astra and her loyal allies, Orin and Lian, as they battle satellite weapons, siege the ivory towers of power, and uncover ...

She came to marry a stranger, then fell for the wrong man. Now her fresh start might mean breaking one heart to follow another. I'm in Wildwood Valley to get married. I've never met my groom-to-be, but we've messaged for weeks. Mostly, I'm here out of desperation. I've lost my job and my parents. Starting fresh in a new town sounds like a good idea. But when I head into the town's only diner to kill some time, I meet a man like no one I've ever met. He's tall and bulky and handsome...he's exactly what I'd expect one of the lumberjacks in this town to look like. Problem is, he isn't my groom...

Dr. Robert Carter rose from poverty in a small rural town to become one of the most respected cardiologists of his generation. Guided by a rare mix of scientific precision and theological insight, he believed medicine could mend more than just bodies; it could reach the soul. But at the peak of his career, an unexpected accident changes everything. Faced with devastating physical and emotional setbacks, Carter must confront the one patient he’s never been able to treat: himself. What follows is a profound journey of recovery, faith, and rediscovery. In retirement, Carter finds new purpose...

🎃 A deadly Halloween cooking competition meets supernatural mystery in this enchanting cozy mystery debut! 🎃 When struggling small town baker Daphne Turner receives a mysterious invitation to compete for $50,000 at the remote Ravenshollow Manor, she thinks her prayers have been answered. But this Halloween mystery quickly turns from dream opportunity to deadly nightmare. ★ PERFECT FOR FANS OF: Louise Penny, Joanne Fluke, and Bailey Cates ★ What readers are saying: "The perfect blend of cozy mystery and paranormal romance!" "Culinary mystery meets ghost story - absolutely magical!"...

Tales from the Outskirts Book One of Roots Against Steel When the drones sing, the outskirts run. In a world where the wealthy rule from glittering cities and the rest survive in the shadowy wilds, every year brings the Cleansing—a brutal purge wiping out anyone who threatens the machine-run order. But hidden in the forests, a spark of rebellion grows. In these ten pulse-pounding stories, rebels and outcasts fight for survival and freedom in a world on the brink: A girl flees the haunting song of cleansing drones on her twenty-first birthday, guided by music only she can hear. A rebel ...

Some outlaws steal gold. This one steals stories.Silas "Silver" Hutchinson has tracked killers through blizzards and faced down entire gangs without breaking a sweat. But after three decades as a bounty hunter, he's ready to collect his gold watch and catch the train to Oregon. Just one more job. One easy capture. What could go wrong? The sheriff swears this con artist called "Calamity Kate Carson" is harmless—just a young woman selling tall tales and fake relics to tourists. Should take an afternoon, maybe two. But Kate isn't like any outlaw Silver's ever chased. She escapes with style, ...