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El riesgo radical de dar forma narrativa a las urgencias de un futuro tan soñado como temido. Una frase de Agota Kristof, que encandila por su misterio y delicadeza, da título a esta compilación de cuentos: Tengo la impresión de que el cielo se prepara para la lluvia. Suaves palabras que nos anticipan una atmósfera, un lugar, un tiempo situados en el ancho territorio del porvenir. Breves narraciones, poéticas y perturbadoras, conforman este libro de Óscar Curieses que quiere darnos noticia, alertarnos y apercibirnos, acerca de un futuro posible.

When a hockey coach's flirty move meets a curvy girl's bold play, it's game on for a heartwarming Christmas romance that no one saw coming. Hockey Coach Mike Côte is used to game-winning plays, but when he locks eyes with Brandi, he’s completely unprepared for the wild, heart-racing rush that follows. One flirtatious smile, a few slick moves, and suddenly he’s caught up in a whirlwind he never saw coming. Brandi’s been crushing on Coach from the safety of her TV for as long as she can remember. She never imagined she'd actually get the chance to meet him, let alone flirt with him. ...

Descubre 101 historias conmovedoras y divertidas para alegrar la vida de los adultos mayores Este libro contiene dos manuscritos: Cuentos para adultos mayores: 51 Historias Enternecedoras para Estimular la Memoria, la Cognición y Aliviar el Estrés Cuentos Cortos para Ancianos: 50 Historias Cortas Divertidas para Estimular la Memoria, la Cognición y Aliviar el Estrés La primera parte de este libro contiene una conmovedora colección de cincuenta historias especialmente diseñadas para alegrar e inspirar la vida de las personas mayores. Escrita desde la perspectiva única de quienes han ...

Cole Hamilton's life revolves around his ranch and his grandmother, his only living relative, having lost his parents and brother to accidents. As he fights the scars from his past, he meets Mandy Carter, the pretty veterinarian who's back home from Denver. Mandy Carter is back in the small town she grew up in, trying to rebuild her life. When she learns the local animal shelter is being shut down, she comes up with a plan to save it by organizing a Christmas festival. As the magic of Christmas offers hope for the shelter and its animals, it also reignites a spark of hope in both Cole and ...

When drifter Dean Page rides into Utah, the townsfolk are wary and suspicious of him. Except Coral. With the menacing land baron, Owen Miller, demanding both her and the townsfolk give up their land to him, she looks to Dean for help. Dean has a secret of his own that he cannot share. He's in Utah to help him escape the horrible memories from his past. But when he comes across Miller and his men, the showdown begins. Both Coral and Dean have a lot on the line, and Dean refuses to leave Utah until Miller is taken down.

Bloody. Sexy. Intensely Visceral... 80s vampire horror nostalgia. Sunderland, 1988 - a teenage girl disappears while walking home through the cemetery at night... Soon after, a serial killer that comes to be known as the Sunderland Slasher terrorizes the town, leaving victims with their throats slashed... and their blood drained. Harlow, 1989 - Harlow High students start to turn up dead, and rumors that the Sunderland Slasher is now stalking Harlow begin to spread... When Cam becomes inexplicably infatuated with the mysterious new transfer student, Roselyn, his grades and performance on the...

Araya thought she was escaping her past when she agreed to spend Thanksgiving at her best friend Cayla’s remote family cabin, but she never expected the real drama to follow her into the mountains. The last thing she needed was a reunion with her cheating boyfriend, DeMario, but when he shows up uninvited, smooth-talking and determined to get her back, all bets are off. What DeMario didn’t count on was Zayden, Cayla’s irresistibly handsome and cocky cousin and Araya’s former fling. One smoldering look from Zayden, and old flames are reignited—along with a temptation neither of ...

Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover?

In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.

always wondered, How does she do it? Defying gravity is no easy trick. Neither is motherhood. Now that her mother is leaving New York for bigger skies in New Mexico, it’s a new stage in life for both of them in an ever-evolving relationship that reveals the true magic of being a mother.

A single mom in danger and the ex-military biker who becomes her protector... I found her on the doorstep with a baby in her arms. A woman on the run, as damaged as I am. We each have our demons from the past. Mine are internal and harder to fight, remnants from my days in the military. But I can take on Trish’s demons. When her ex comes to claim her, he doesn’t expect to find an entire MC club of hardened ex-military mountain men fighting her corner. Because I’ll do anything to protect my wild runaway. Wild Runaway is a single mom in danger, MC-lite romance featuring an ex-military ...

Indulge in the forbidden allure of 'Bella' – a captivating tale of desire, darkness, and the risks we take for love. Step into a world of opulence and temptation as Bella unravels the secrets of a wealthy family estate. When her best friend's alluring sister, Taylor, returns, a battle of attraction and longing ensues, pushing them to the brink of a point of no return. Will Bella surrender to her cravings and risk everything for Taylor's forbidden embrace?

This collection of Buk's grimmest diaries gives an insight into the noir and brutal Los Angeles that Bukowski observed and lived so well. He was a legend in his time: a madman, a recluse, a lover...tender, vicious...never the same. These are exceptional stories that came pounding out of his violent and depraved life - horrible and holy. You cannot listen to them and come away the same again.

Pitting ordinary men and women against a carnivorous, chaotic cosmos, Occultation's eight tales of terror (two never before published) include the Theodore Sturgeon and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated story "The Forest" and Shirley Jackson Award nominee "The Lagerstatte."

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Crypt, Ronald McGillvray’s Tales From the Parkland offers a spine-chilling collection that blurs the line between reality and nightmare. A father is forced to make a terrible decision… Which of his children will he sacrifice to the Garbage Collectors? A family’s sightseeing trip turns into a desperate fight for survival when a city is besieged by flesh-melting rain. A man’s childhood nightmare returns, forcing him to confront the monster under the bed to protect his family

Two roommates stumble upon a mysterious and disturbing videotape. After watching it, one of them vanishes.... A heart transplant recipient gets much more than he bargained for when he digs into his donor's sinister past.... Mourning the death of their son, a young couple is plunged into madness after encountering something otherworldly in the wilderness.... Dreams in Black Static is a collection of eight terrifying stories by Ambrose Ibsen, author of The Haunting of Beacon Hill and Asylum.

In a series of stories that are shocking, sexy, charming, and ultimately unforgettable, Miranda July explores the hearts and minds of characters who are desperate for human connection and yet don't know what to do when it actually happens.

Ferdinand von Schirach erzählt von milden Frühsommermorgen, verregneten Nachmittagen und schwarzen Nächten. Seine Geschichten spielen in Berlin, Pamplona, Oslo, Tokio, Zürich, New York, Marrakesch, Taipeh und Wien. Es sind kurze Geschichten über die Dinge, die unser Leben verändern, über Zufälle, falsche Entscheidungen und die Flüchtigkeit des Glücks. Schirach erzählt von der Einsamkeit der Menschen, von der Kunst, der Literatur, dem Film und immer auch von der Liebe.

In this first ever short story collection, New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray takes us on five steamy, sexy adventures. From a timid, dowdy duckling who turns into a confident, sexy swan which sends her into the arms of a handsome artist; to a bridesmaid’s explosive encounter with the best man; to an unproven actress who is being wooed to the stage by a handsome Broadway director.

No One Is Safe! presents fourteen stories of macabre, pulpy terror; a book filled with futuristic noir mysteries, science fiction thrillers, alien invasions, and old-school horror tales that will keep you up late into the night. You’ll discover haunted dream journals and evil houses, birthday wishes gone wrong, a neighborhood cat that cures any disease, a flesh-eating beach, and mysterious skeletons on a hidden moon base. You’ll meet wise-cracking detectives, suburban vampires, murdered movie stars, and monsters of the deep.

Scary Stories-Volume 2 is for readers who love horror and appreciate a good scare. If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre. The average Amazon review rating on all 22 books of Billy Wells Horror is 4.3!! Table of Contents: Forbidden Fruit: A father buys purple fruit at a roadside stand that turns his youngest son into a ravenous ghoul. Drool: The city is swarming with zombies as Jerry and Maggie ...