Publisher: BookRix
3 stories in this book are: THE WHITE CATTHE WATER-LILY. THE GOLD-SPINNERSLITTLE THUMB with illustrations in this book
Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal…In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they're not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you're the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer's curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?In this bewitching collection, nine of today's hottest paranormal authors tell all-new, otherworldly tales. Spellbinding stories featuring bigfoot, albino vampires, professional wizards, resurrected boyfriends and even a sex droid from the twenty- third century named Silicon Lily. But as our conjurers are about to discover, it's all fun and games until someone gets hexed. And sometimes, even the best spun spells can lead to complete and utter mayhem.Includes Stories From:Ilona AndrewsJim ButcherRachel CaineCarole Nelson DouglasP. N. ElrodSimon R. GreenLori HandelandErica HayesCarrier VaughnShow book
My mates think I can extinguish their demons, but I know better. I'm gasoline and wind, fanning the flames higher. I'm finally starting to believe that I've found the place I belong, that maybe life holds more than loneliness and pain. Naturally, that's when my mother's past catches up to me. When the mates she ran from send three foreign alphas to our door to drag me back "home," my dream of a happy life surrounded by my men begins to crack into jagged little pieces. These new alphas claim to want what's best for me. But while Emmy's suitors came bearing gifts of luxury, mine only bring one painful revelation after another, threatening my already tenuous grasp on sanity. Secrets spread like poison, rising from the shadows to infect everything they touch. And all the while, wolves are closing in around us, attempting to snuff us out once and for all. But I'm tired of being hunted, sick of paying the price for simply existing. I may not be the Slaughters' daughter in blood, but I'll choose to be in name. After all, it isn't the creature in our chests that makes us less than human; it's us. We're monsters whether or not we ever set ours free. Contains mature themes.Show book
"Little Thumbelina" is a literary fairy tale novel written by the outstanding Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published by K. A. Reitzel in 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Little Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and her adventures with frogs, moles and boars who are looking for marriage. She successfully evades their intentions before falling in love with a flower fairy prince just her size.Show book
Oil! by Upton Sinclair is a powerful novel exploring the American oil industry’s rise and its corrupting influence on wealth, power, and morality. Set in early 20th-century California, the story follows James Arnold Sr., an ambitious oilman, and his idealistic son, Bunny, whose values clash with his father’s ruthless capitalism. As Bunny becomes aware of social injustice, labor exploitation, and corporate greed, he embraces progressive causes and workers’ rights. Inspired by the infamous Teapot Dome scandal, the novel blends family drama, political intrigue, and social critique. A gripping exposé of greed and idealism, Oil! reveals Sinclair’s passionate call for economic justice and moral integrity in an era of unchecked industrialism.Show book
The award-winning novel, Estate: To my once darling child, speaks to anyone navigating the unfinished business of family. It is a novel of transitions: between generations, from love to resentment and back again, from a murky past toward a brighter future. Reality fiction at its best. Unflinching, compassionate, demanding, but true. Timothy Watts is the eldest son and a lover of order. His mother’s dying promise of an "easy and kinda fun" estate is the final disorder. The seas of stuff, the probate rules, the warring siblings, and his mother’s ghost swamp the lives of Tim, Janice, Violet, Jaden, and Ethan. All while the emotional inheritance unravels what they know of themselves and their family. Kirkus Reviews declares Estate a GET IT! An “...oddly enjoyable novel about an unenviable and convoluted legal process... Shelley proves himself to be an exceptional novelist…”Show book
Musicians deconstructing, Culture confusing, Politicians persecuting, Gurus convoluting, Thomists resourcing, Popes pontificating, Pastors apostacizing, Provisionists devising, Atheists keep asserting. Enetrtainers keep perverting. Interesting times indeed. In a world cluttered with the noise of conflicting truth claims, "The Pilgrim's Transgress" humbly invites the judicious reader to journey alongside Veritinus Solus, a sojourner seeking solid ground. His path is a treacherous one, burdened with the errors of prosperity preachers, false teachers, philosophers, cults and sects. An apologetic allegory written in rhyme to weave a story sublime, truth to help true pilgrims find, and leave a sliver in your mind.Show book
