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Sasha has always loved the Cirque, a place filled with sequined costumes, dazzling spotlights, and magnificent tents. But when she starts fifth grade with the Islanders - the ordinary folk from the other side of the Island - for the first time, she’s not so sure she wants to be a Cirque kid. She starts to question her home and her Cirque family. Is the magic real? Are the stories even true? As the bullying by the Island kids gets worse, swirling blue-gray Smoke appears. One night in the big tent, Sasha’s dad performs, twisting his body through the air as the lights dance.

The Alainsith claim the memories of the past are stored in the Song. Others use the Song for power. Finn and Morgan have reached the capital only to find it abandoned. People have evacuated, but Finn needs to know if the king is among them. Honaaz and Lily prepare for an attack, though they may already be too late. The Alainsith are moving, and the defenses are woefully outnumbered. If they can’t hold them back, Reyand—and all they care about—will be overwhelmed. When Kanar learns the truth about his sword, the Blackheart must become something more. He must become a true Blade Bearer....

A young woman flying to her new home city is met by both her boyfriends - and they couldn't be more pleased. A happily married couple discover that sometimes a touch of fantasy can make you even happier. A student convinces her former teacher and her best friend to give her a birthday present that none of them will ever forget. Breathtakingly funny, heartrendingly human, and always as hot as Louisiana hot sauce, K. D. West's stories explore the whole gamut of human love and sexuality.

Trey doesn't mind that his sister is marrying a woman; he just isn't comfortable that Dianne is marrying Lara, who Trey himself had an affair with before he and his own wife got married. But as the wedding gives way to the after-party, the subject of fantasies comes up. Soon this brings up all sorts of interesting possibilities that no one in the wedding party expected.

Lyrian Wallace was only 10 years old when the Malevolence struck on October 10, 2056. She thought the next decade had numbed her to the grief, the death, the bots, and the daily struggle for survival. She lost her parents when they became Sleepers, but like everyone else, she had pieced together a new family. Lyrian was almost content when the Alliance began taking them...The world always took things away from her. She could only live for today and never dared to hope for any Heaven.

In Episode Four of Confessions of an Ex-Boyfriend, When huge secrets are revealed, some people grow intimately closer while others grow further apart. My Confession: "I'm falling for my girlfriend's dad." Cameron is straight. He planned on marrying his girlfriend Samantha after graduation, but when he caught her cheating with his best friend, Bradley, his heart broke in two, and he temporarily gave up on love. Later that evening, an older, masculine, and muscular man named Clint showed up at his door. He needed help with a problem that only Cameron could help solve. Cameron felt a strong ...

This thirty-first issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of five sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 31 features "Fortune Cookies" by Hunter C. Eden; "That Time of Year" by D.K. Cassidy, "The Pairing Witch" by David Alan Jones, "Similar" by Holly Heisey, and "#Eddie_and_June" by Daniel Arthur Smith.

The Prophet has been defeated, but the real danger is still to come. When a dangerous foe comes to the city looking for Kanar, he must find a way to avoid the Hunter while uncovering the truth of a persistent magic they thought defeated. While Honaaz chases his past, Lily wants only to help, but she’ll have to rediscover her own truth before she can do so. Morgan works with the council, taking the seat once held by her father, and finds help through an unlikely ally. Powerful workings of witchcraft surround the city—only none know why or who’s responsible. Kanar’s team looks for ...

War comes. Magic can either save them—or destroy everything. The team has splintered, but they still fight the same war. Honaaz and Lily sail north, where they find a dangerous new threat that threatens more than the coast. Finn and Morgan make their way to bring a warning to the king so that what happened in Sanaron does not happen in Rayend. And Kanar travels into the Alainsith lands where he learns the truth of the war, and that it might be already too late to stop.

As the drumbeats of war intensify, the Bearers must answer. Finn and Morgan struggle to return to Verendal, finding only destruction in their wake. With none to unite the scattered people, it’s up to an executioner and his one time prisoner to save as many as they can before the war claims even more lives. Honaaz needs a fleet to attack the Alainsith, but even that might not be enough. As the defenses begin to fail, only a desperate ploy will save them. Kanar in the Bearer, but struggles with his song. And if he can’t find it, Jal will be lost to them. War splinters alliances and forges...

The 5 shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2011 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: Rag Love by M. J. Hyland, read by Mike Sengelow; The Heart of Denis Noble by Alison MacLeod, read by Tim Pigott-Smith; Wires by Jon McGregor, read by Lydia Wilson; The Human Circadian Pacemaker by K. J. Orr, read by Indira Varma; The Dead Roads by D. W. Wilson, read by Trevor White.

Blue was the last pup of his litter, the only one not chosen. Based on a true story, Blue is adopted by a teacher and her family. He is head-over-heels in love with the Robins family. Every day is a fantastic adventure! But one unforgettable day, Blue's adventure takes an unexpected turn and he is all alone, far away from his home. With time running out on Blue's survival, the family must work together to find their lost dog.

When everything crumbles down, it's do or die. Fighting from within enemy territory means you have the power to burn everything to the ground. It's the final fight. For Kade, there's trouble everywhere he turns. He's up against the proverbial wall. And traitors are back wreaking havoc and threatening those closest to Kade. Demands, each one worse than the last, force him to make hard choices that could have grave consequences. This time, it's do or die. But who can he trust? He's torn between two worlds, two lives. And which side most deserves his loyalty?

Everything comes at a cost...Sometimes the price is too high. In the ruins of San Francisco California, survivors of an epidemic that swept the nation have pooled inside the cities, restructuring life as we know it, pitting the rich Golden against the poor Dreg. Exhausted and on the run, Kade is still reeling from a grave loss. It seems everyone wants something from him, and he feels like a pawn in a game he has no control over. Friends grow distant, making Kade question loyalty, and a resurfaced rebel group wants Kade’s help. But who can he trust?

Lossyn Tyler was an all-star cheerleader with a promising future, until she is involved in accident that claims the life of her best friend. Suffering from physical and mental anguish, Lossyn is prescribed narcotics to ease the pain. Her life changes drastically causing issues within her once close knit family. Unable to cope with her home life, she turns to her new "friends", who she meets during her time on the West Side of Wilmington, also known as "Down Bottom".

Frankie, the son of two classic movie monsters, dreams of being anyone or anything other than plain old Frankie. But is he really all that plain? Featuring child-friendly versions of the most beloved monsters in modern history, Plain Old Frankie teaches children that everyone is special and unique.

The Bare Naked Truth Podcast is a podcast that brings you the everyday truth. Created in 2019, the focus of the BNTpodcast is to shed light on topics that effect the average blue and white collar people of society who make this world go around. If you are here for soft spoken tones and sweet words, you came to the wrong place. BUT!!!!! If you want gritty Truth, with an in your face style of conversation, no hold barred, BARE NAKED TRUTH, then my friend, you have found the podcast for you. The BNT podcast consist of Ya Favorite Cuzzin, K.Y.D. and Punkee. When you tune in you will get content ...

The sudden death of his father left 10-year-old David Steinman emotionally shattered. Feeling lost and alone, he quietly faded into the background where he preferred to stay. Six years later, after hearing David sing a solo at a choir concert in the town plaza, theatrical agent Murray Ackerman shows up at David's school to talk about the music business and ultimately informs the class that he believes David has the talent to be a professional singer.

The 1950s find mafia boss Don Amato Rizoso determined to enter the lucrative human trafficking business. The only thing standing in his way? Loretta, Mary, Doris, Georgiana, and Meredith - the wives of Don Amato's most loyal and effective underlings. In the egregious absence of any federal laws or Immigration Customs Enforcement task force, these five wives are forced to go head-to-head with San Leandro's most corrupt group of players.

We are living in turbulent times, there is growing unrest worldwide. People of every nation, race, and gender are feeling uneasy about politics, growing corruption, and the great division of wealth between the masses and the small number of elites. Perhaps, as we peer behind the scenes, investigate the facts, evidence, and follow the money while awakening our intuitive capabilities through meditation practices, we will wipe the sand out of our eyes. United, we can create a new world, one that works for everyone. What will we decide?