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  Death at Coombe Farm

  Phillip Strang

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  An idyllic setting. A violent death! 
   
   
   
  If it hadn't been for the circumstances, Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne would have said the view was outstanding. Up high, overlooking the farmhouse in the valley below, the panoramic vista of Salisbury Plain stretching out beyond. The only problem was that near where he stood with his sergeant, Clare Yarwood, there was a body, and it wasn't a pleasant sight. 
   
   
   
  'What happened?' Tremayne asked. He was a cantankerous man, he knew that, and he wasn't in a good mood on account of the biting wind and the squelching mud underfoot. 
   
   
   
  'I found him when I came up here to check on the livestock,' the farmhand said. 
   
   
   
  'At what time?' Tremayne moved away from the body, attempting to find somewhere drier. The condition of the track up to the site was so bad that the vehicle sent to transport the dead man to the mortuary could not make it up. Even Tremayne and Clare had had to hang onto a tractor to get up the slope, and now the weather looked as if it were about to worsen. 
   
   
   
  Tremayne had never been keen on farms, and especially horses, although Clare loved them. Tremayne assumed she wouldn't be so fond of the one that trampled Claude Selwood to death.

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  A Gentle Creature

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

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  The mysterious narrator is the owner of a pawnshop, and one of his repeated customers was a young girl of sixteen who always pawns items to earn money to advertise as a governess in the newspaper. The narrator could see that she was in a dire financial situation, and he often gave her much more for her pawned items than they were reasonably worth. The narrator slowly develops an interest in the girl.

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  Tower

  Measha Stone

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  I took Azalea from her tower. She didn't come willingly, but she's not going anywhere. She's staying right where I have her - no matter her demands for freedom.  
  Azalea thinks the world outside is full of wonder and beauty. She has no clue about the danger that lurks within every shadow - and hell if I don't want to keep her from finding out.  
  She's sheltered but not stupid - and damn is she gorgeous. That long stark blonde hair and those crystal blue eyes - hit me in the gut every time I look at her. 
  The fire in her spirit only makes me crave her more. But, there are secrets in her world - secrets I intend to uncover and protect her from.  
  What's not a secret? Azalea will belong to me.

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  Our past is a vivid dream I revisit

  Jacob Alger

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  Where shadows bleed into light, a forbidden fire is born. This is not a love story; it is a descent into the intoxicating heart of obsession, a tempest of desire that threatens to consume everything in its path. Surrender your senses to a tale of exquisite torment and primal passion.Woven from secrets and a dangerous struggle for power, their connection is a storm that defies all reason. With every whispered confession and shattering revelation, the stakes spiral into a thrilling crescendo. Can a love forged in the abyss survive the dawn, or will the darkness that bound them together ultimately tear them apart?Immerse yourself in an unforgettable audiobook that will haunt your dreams and leave its mark on your soul.

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  Frank R Stockton - A Short Story...

  Frank R. Stockton

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  Frank Richard Stockton was born in Philadelphia on 5th April 1834.  
   
  His father, a Methodist minister, discouraged Stockton’s literary career from an early age.  Feeling unable to go against those wishes it was for many years that Stockton’s income was maintained as a wood engraver.   
   
  His first work was published in 1867 and his first collection only appeared in 1870.  Despite this late arrival Stockton’s innovative and often far-fetched stories, with a gentle ‘poking fun’ humour were very popular.  Like his contemporary Mark Twain he avoided the scolding, hectoring and moral tones of many other authors and instead gently teased and cajoled his reader to open their eyes to the ills, the greed and the ambitions of the world around them.  His sci-fi stories in particular were far-seeing and inventive including a tale of negative gravity and a bloodless Anglo-US war won by technological feats.  
   
  Perhaps his most enduring tale though is ‘The Lady, or the Tiger?’ from 1882.  A condemned man is given a choice of being eaten alive or marrying his princess lover.  But he has to choose which door each is behind. 
   
  Frank R Stockton died in Washington, DC, on 20th April 1902, of a cerebral haemorrhage.  He is buried at The Woodlands in Philadelphia. 
   
  1 - Frank R Stockton - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 
  2 - A Tale of Negative Gravity by Frank R Stockton 
  3 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton 
  4 - The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton 
  5 - A Thing That Glistened by Frank R Stockton 
  6 - Our Archery Club by Frank R Stockton

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  Regret is a very lonely place

  Christopher Ruiz

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  Surrender to a world where desire and darkness collide. This intoxicating dark romance ignites a forbidden flame, pulling you deep into a storm of obsession and power. Witness an electrifying connection that shatters all logic, built on whispered secrets and escalating suspense. With every turn, the danger mounts in a thrilling dance of emotions. Will a love born in shadow survive the light, or will it be consumed entirely? Prepare for an unforgettable story that will haunt you long after it's over.

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