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Get ready for seven electrifying short stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. In "Family Meeting," a college student calls her parents in a desperate bid for help—only it’s a matter of life and death. "New Year, New Me... Now What?" follows a woman willing to go to any lengths to reinvent herself for the man she’s obsessed with, but at what cost? "If You're Reading This Letter" tells the heart-wrenching story of a young man who must convince a stranger—and himself—that he deserves to die before he can take his own life.

Venture inside twisted nightmares or immerse yourself in waking terror. Passages of Peculiarity thrusts you headlong into murders, blurred reality, possessed artifacts, and other chilling tales. Probe the dimly lit corners of your mind where each step carries you closer to horrible ends—or creates promises of escape. Consider your next life a chance to rectify imprudent errors, for you will find no solace here.

My Hero is a Sweet & Steamy Slow-Burn BWWM Short Romance Zari: I lived in the background of my own life, curled around pain, ruled by a body that never quite obeyed. With lupus, even the smallest things felt like battles, and love? That felt impossible. Until the building’s brooding maintenance man started looking at me like I was different from the rest and became my hero when I needed it the most. Rynn: She didn’t know I was watching. But I was, every day. The woman who limped down the hallway and still managed to carry on like her pain didn’t matter. I told myself it was nothing, ...

“Short, but spicy and sweet, ‘Mountain Man Pierce’ will deliver the warm fuzzies, and … other … feels you crave.” -ARC reviewer Welcome to Ashwood, New Hampshire, where the high strung new girl and the local player are a match made in the mountains. Pierce Ashwood is lonely. Sure, I have my friends but I’ve run the well dry in the love department, never more than a night or two. Until Hensley moves in. The girl next door is exactly who I should not be falling for; snarky, unintentionally sexy and way too close by if things don’t work out. One night is all I have on my mind. ...

Welcome to Ashwood, New Hampshire, where would-be rockstars and migraine girlies are a match made in the mountains. Quinten I thought the mountains would be an escape from the pain I went through growing up. Raising my brother and sister wasn’t easy, especially knowing our mom was out there suffering with physical and mental disorders that prevented her from being a parent. So I escaped. The second I dropped my sister off at college, I packed my guitar and found refuge beneath the peaceful peaks of Foxhole Mountain. Alone. Like I wanted it. Until I met her, way too beautiful and way too ...

En un bar de lujo, un hombre observa desde el otro lado de la sala abarrotada a la mujer de sus sueños sentada sola. No puede dejarla escapar. Se alisa la chaqueta, se aprieta la corbata, se acerca a ella y entabla conversación. ¿Qué sigue? La Fecha es un cuento escrito por el novelista Alfred C. Martino.

Charlie and Sarah have been tormented for years. Fortunately, the end is at hand. Or is it? The siblings may have stopped the monstrosity from returning but soon discover their decisions have forced them into a burgeoning web of lies, deceit, and murder. Will impulsive choices free them or drag the pair closer to places where even evil fears to tread?

John Forental thought that selling his company and going into early retirement would shake things up a bit in his life, but he had no idea what was coming. After his wife left him ten years prior, selling the company that drove them apart seemed like a mixed blessing. What would be his next chapter? Life, sometimes, guides a man in the right direction, even when the path seems unclear. Shortly after the sale was finalized and he realized he could live a fairly nice lifestyle indefinitely, he got the call that changed everything. Joanie, his ex, had passed and expressed her desire that John ...

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 ...

¡Vive, ríe y ama a través de Retratos! Al adentrarte en Retratos, te embarcarás en un apasionante viaje a través de historias llenas de amor y ternura. Cada palabra rinde homenaje a aquellos que han iluminado el mundo de la autora con su afecto y cariño. Dentro de las páginas de Retratos, se despliega una colección de vivencias y experiencias compartidas con seres queridos que han dejado una huella imborrable en la travesía de su vida. Los lectores son bienvenidos a un mundo donde el amor y la ternura asumen los roles protagónicos en cada capítulo, donde los recuerdos se ...

The most terrifying sound on the Appalachian Trail isn't a predator's howl. It's the sound of your own footsteps being mimicked behind you. From the misty peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains to the remote forests of Maine, a primal intelligence is stirring. This is not the clumsy, shy creature of folklore. This is something that hunts, something that thinks, and something that hates. In this collection of fifteen standalone tales of survival horror, you will follow seasoned hikers, determined scientists, and arrogant thrill-seekers as they are stalked by the true terror of the woods. They ...

Unhinge the veil of reality and peer into 52 vibrant universes. Every page in this collection is a portal, whisking you on a whirlwind tour of science fiction epics, spellbinding fantasies, and spine-tingling horror. Each bite-sized adventure is a treasure trove waiting to be unearthed, ready to be enjoyed one at a time or devoured in a single, thrilling adventure. Will you dare to answer the call of the unknown? Step through the pages and lose yourself in worlds beyond imagination.

What happens when mean girls leaves a friend alone in a club? Well, let's just say revenge is best served on a plate cold. Just ask Electra Carmichael. Yep, she was left alone at a club. One she was never supposed to be at. Her fate became the avenue for revenge of the mean girls who left her there. Read her story and know that revenge is best served on a plate cold.

A contemporary story of mystery, horror, and domestic violence. Some monsters are human, and Emma Wilson learns who her monster is. Note: The main character Emma is Autistic (Asperger's specifically), as is the author, though there is more to Emma and her story than that)

She's facing writer's block in a cabin. Her neighbor's puppy gives her a reason to spend time with a hot lumberjack. Writer's block is no fun. I've isolated myself in a cabin in a small mountain town to write my thriller. When I hear a spooky scratching sound, I think about incorporating it into my book. But it soon goes from inspirational to downright scary. Turns out, a cute little dog is on the front porch of the rental cabin. There's only one other home in the area--and when I knock on the door, a super hunky guy is standing there. The dog belongs to him. And if I'm not careful, my ...

Can you figure out "Who Done it?" A Note From The Sleuth Himself… Greetings and welcome! My name is Detective Archibald Limmer and I am a widower, having lived with my wife in a small, but comfortable flat in London, right above my office, Limmer Detecting. This mystery, the one you are about to become a part of, is the first grand mystery I ever solved. I acquired my substantial reputation by quickly solving minor mysteries about town. Doesn't seem like much, but it helped catapult me to who I am, honed my skills as a Master Sleuth and provided a comfortable living for my wife and I, God...

A young woman takes stock after the burglary of her apartment. A teenager becomes obsessed with the obituaries in a weekly magazine. Grandchildren mourn the grandparents who loved them and the grandparents who didn’t. Painters and almost-painters try to distinguish Good Art from Bad Art. People grapple with life-altering illness, unrequited love, and promises they have every intention of keeping. Some win the lottery. Others don’t.

Born to a fallen angel and a demon, Heavenleigh Spirit has never truly fit in. Shunned, tested, and ridiculed, she’s hardened her heart, building a wall around her none are allowed to scale. Carving a life for herself running the neutral bar, Purgatory, she caters to all things winged , clawed, and other. Provided they play nice. When she breaks her middle of the road stance to rescue a newly fallen angel she gets more than she bargained for. The amnesic angel awakes in the bed of the only woman he’s ever lusted after with nothing more than the knowledge he was sent to protect her. ...

The Mermaid & The Pirate: Secrets Under the Sea. Hungry Eyes encountered good mermaids and bad mermaids. He fell in love with a bad one he thought was good. He was unprepared for an all-consuming love affair with a beautiful, lonely mermaid who becomes his most prized possession. "I captured you once, this time you won't escape me again" said Hungry Eyes to the mermaid, holding her tight in his manly embrace.

She was just trying to confront a liar. Now she’s trying to stay alive. When Faydra Hawkins sets out to catch her boyfriend in a lie, she never expects to become entangled in a jewelry store robbery — or to come face to face with armed criminals and flashing sirens. In a single heartbeat, everything spirals. With the city on lockdown and the cops closing in, Faydra finds herself trapped in something far more dangerous than betrayal.