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"That evil now comes near to overflowing its bounds.” Allabva stood, staring at Hronomon. This was what he wanted to talk about? Was this real? “What do you mean, overflow its bounds?” Allabva asked. “Perhaps you saw the sky split open last night?” Hronomon said. Allabva shared a look with Mother, then both nodded, faces pale.  “And a few months ago,” Mother said. “What does that have to do with t...

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A family desperate for a fresh start finds themselves tangled up in a strange connection to a mysterious old house. After experiencing marriage troubles and dark pasts, Ian and Lyana Keane are ready to leave Boston behind and move with their two kids--Ariel (15) and Zach (12)--to the sleepy New Hampshire town of Littleton. They are inexplicably drawn to an old house that they all feel an immediate...

Seventeen-year-old Ross Collins has three main cares in life: sport, girls and scraping by on just enough revision for his exams. But then, just one day after passing his driving test, he causes an accident in which another driver is killed. The police arrest him for causing death by careless driving. Devastated, distraught and overcome with remorse, he sets off on a desperate search for redemptio...

In the gorgeous small town of Ivy Falls, Torran is putting all her passion into building her new career in house restoration, trying desperately to help the town keep its identity and charm. She has no time for love but when her childhood sweetheart, Beck, comes back to town and outbids her on her dream house at auction, sparks fly. This man broke her heart. Can she ever trust him again? For Beck,...

Offered the chance to run his twin brother's A.I. company, Anthony Wilson ditches his failing screenwriting career to start anew in Macau. The job turns highly lucrative when Anthony's new client, Cash Cheang, a pompadour-topped and Johnny Cash-loving casino operator, hands him a bag full of cold hard Yuan to implement a facial recognition system in his casino. Hearing about Anthony's past life as...

Allowing readers to escape into richly imagined worlds that reflect and refract our own. Through mythic quests, magical realms, and heroic journeys, fantasy novels delve into fundamental questions about identity, morality, and the human condition. By conjuring alternate realities, fantasy authors invite us to confront our deepest fears and desires, to challenge societal norms and conventions, and...

It uses carefully selected words to evoke emotions, capture moments, and provoke thought, transcending the mere act of communication to become an art that resonates with the depths of the human experience. Through various styles and forms, from the haiku to the sonnet, poetry explores themes as diverse as love, grief, nature, and social injustice, offering both the poet and the reader a means to e...

Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western...

Swordplay, magic, intrigue and friendships stronger than iron: the first volume in the new swashbuckling fantasy series by the best-selling author of  The Greatcoats . Damelas Shademantaigne picked a poor night to flee a judicial duel.  He has precious little hope of escaping the wrath of the Vixen, the most feared duellist in the entire city, until he stumbles through the stage doors of the magni...

Magic and science were one once. The Artificers of old could create great wonders beyond imagination. But these great builders were banished long ago, and their machines have lay dormant for many years. Until now. Now they awake, and work once more. But no one in the Empire knows why or how, or how to stop it. A mysterious group intent on raising an ancient evil have appeared once more. And they a...

If you enjoy engrossing and thought provoking reads, full of humor, adventure and intrigue, then you should get this book. Although the bookspans sixty years, the core of the story takes place in a remote location in Canada’s far north, where Alastair, discontented with the passivity of an early retirement, went to live with a small First Nations band in search of adventure and a deeper meaning to...

For fans of Karen Russell's Swamplandia! comes a new tale of found family and magic. After his mother dies, Peter Berry collects memories in broken watches the way others collect photographs. Peter takes his box filled with broken watches and flees his childhood home to a battered apartment complex in San Francisco—his mother's favorite city—in an attempt to bury the box with the dark truths of he...

Award-winning food writer, aphrodisiac expert and dessert lover Amy Reiley offers a new reason to get into the kitchen. Her latest cookbook, Eat Cake Naked: aphrodisiac desserts to heat up your love life, is a dessert book like no other. This cookbook not only offers modern dessert recipes with easy instructions, but it's the only cookbook around that will improve your love life while satisfying y...

"From her amazingly visceral opening of Let There Be Light to her final haunting echo in the book’s epilogue, Burnell’s voice jumps off the page, much like a microphone-wielding circus MC standing centre ring. [Usurper Kings is] a work of breathtakingly beautiful discovery."  Kevin Hogan Sapha Burnell’s stellar poetry collection inspects the feminine through time. From act I’s genesis and the sear...

The first epic saga of the tale of history's first woman, Lilith. An ancient legend spanning back to the beginning of time, before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith. Lilith has lived a life of rebellion and chaos, birthing a race of half-demons known as the Lilim. Lilith's human avatar, Laylah Rodriguez must hunt these wayward demons to restore balance with Heaven and Earth  Hosted...

The sequel to the critically acclaimed Fork Me, Spoon Me: the sensual cookbook, Romancing the Stove is your guide to romance, from the kitchen to the bedroom. Discover what makes some of your favorite foods aphrodisiac and how to use cooking as a gateway to finding, keeping and ultimately enjoying romance in your life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See Privacy Policy...

Russ Crawford is Professor of history at Ohio Northern University. He graduated from Chadron State College with a BA in History in 1985, and again in 1991 with a BS in Social Studies Education. He taught high school in South Dakota and Iowa. He received his MA in History in 2000, and his Ph. D. in 2004 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has published three books: The Use of Sports to Prom...

Hi, my name is Andy N. I am the author of currently 9 full length poetry collections – the most recent being From the Diabetic Ward (Volume 1)’ which talks about my struggle with Diabetes. I am the co-host of Chorlton Cum Hardy (UK)’s always welcoming Literature Open Mic night "Speak Easy" and do ambient music under the name of Ocean in a Bottle (oceaninabottle.bandcamp.com) Hosted on Acast. See a...

The World In Our Words demonstrates humanity, the highs and lows experienced within life. As the reader goes on a journey around the world you will also go on a journey through poetry styles and subjects. Allowing the poet to express them authentically with no restraints, a collaboration which is truly special. Offering a platform to those with limited opportunities for their own works. Hosted on...

Available on Amazon and leading online bookstore worldwide."From her amazingly visceral opening of Let There Be Light to her final haunting echo in the book’s epilogue, Burnell’s voice jumps off the page, much like a microphone-wielding circus MC standing centre ring. [Usurper Kings is] a work of breathtakingly beautiful discovery."  Kevin Hogan Sapha Burnell’s stellar poetry collection inspects t...

Available on Amazon and leading online bookstore worldwide. This fictional account exposes the dark underbelly of the custody industry in American villages. Children are treated like footballs and are simply kicked from place to place, parental rights are routinely violated, often with one parent who is considered no more than a paycheck, and the custody enterprise of judges, lawyers, and counselo...

GIRL IN THE ASHES  takes the reader deeper into the morally gray area of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. Caught in the now dark City of Lights, with survival a daily challenge.  GIRL IN THE ASHES  is a Trojan horse into Holocaust education, that seeks to reveal a different view of the atrocities of the occupation through a new lens that allows more and new people into the conversation...

Available on Amazon and leading online bookstores worldwide."From her amazingly visceral opening of Let There Be Light to her final haunting echo in the book’s epilogue, Burnell’s voice jumps off the page, much like a microphone-wielding circus MC standing centre ring. [Usurper Kings is] a work of breathtakingly beautiful discovery."  Kevin Hogan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Dozens of Pickard's short stories have been published, including Hardwired, which won a Ray Bradbury Creative Writing Prize in 2005. Pickard’s extensive background working with cutting edge technology has proved helpful for imagining fictive universes and societies. Strong satire keeps readers grounded, thinking and laughing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See Privacy...