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  Clarissa Harlowe Volume 2

  Samuel Richardson

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  In "Clarissa Harlowe Volume 2," Samuel Richardson continues the poignant, epistolary tale of Clarissa's struggle against her family's oppressive intents. As they pressure her into an unwanted marriage for wealth and status, Clarissa seeks solace in her correspondence. Her interactions with the charismatic yet unscrupulous Lovelace grow increasingly complex. This volume deepens the emotional turmoil and moral dilemmas, highlighting themes of autonomy, virtue, and societal pressures.

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  Card Day of Reckoning - A Card...

  Monty R. Garner

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  He's fought for vengeance. Now he must fight for his future. 
   
   
   
  Card Jordan has avenged his family, exposed a high-profile government conspiracy, and revolutionized the Texas cattle industry. With his thriving business and the bold, beautiful Maxine Page by his side, he's closer than ever to the life he's always dreamed of. But one frontier still remains—starting a family of his own. 
   
   
   
  When a botched robbery leaves Maxine gravely injured, Card vows to bring the outlaws to justice. As he tracks the thieves, he stumbles upon a deeper conspiracy at a nearby farm, and once again Card takes up his guns to defend what's right. But with every fight, there's a cost—and this time, the stakes have never been higher. 
   
   
   
  Can Card leave his gunslinging days behind and build the life he's always wanted? Or will this final battle rob him of his future?

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  The One About The Sheep And...

  Catherine Evans

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  The sheep that's a good listener. The woman and the ice cream salesman. The young man who falls in love with a washing machine. That age old tale.
  
  Funny, macabre, heart-breaking, eerie, disturbing, provocative...the 21 stories in this collection of originals are all winners of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival Short Story Competition Winners from its inception in 2016 to 2022. The stories are hugely varied in style and genre, and will appeal to any lover of fiction and the much-loved short story form. They have impressed the likes of Tessa Hadley, Nicholas Royle, Rachel Sieffert, Sarah Franklin, Martyn Waites, Isobel Dixon and Yasmin Kane.

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  Protected by her Bodyguard

  Emily Hayes

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  Her job was as a bodyguard, but it quickly became clear that protecting the client wasn't her only duty . . . 
   
   
   
  Experienced bodyguard Romy Russell is tasked with protecting Emerald Crowle—a famous Hollywood actress and screen legend. She is fifty-eight years old and very wealthy and powerful. Emerald is in the middle of messy divorce from her third husband who has been threatening her. 
   
   
   
  Emerald is a frosty and demanding Ice Queen who is very used to getting what she wants. It isn't long before the beautiful and seductive Emerald's demands on her bodyguard become sexual. Will Romy give in to them? And if she does, what will happen next? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Moxon's Master - Pioneering 19th...

  Ambrose Bierce

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  Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on 24th June 1842 at Horse Cave Creek in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents were poor but they introduced him to literature at an early age, instilling in him a deep appreciation of books, the written word and the elegance of language.  
   
  Growing up in Koscuisko County, Indiana poverty and religion were defining features of his childhood, and he would later describe his parents as “unwashed savages” and fanatically religious, showing him little affection but always quick to punish. He came to resent religion, and his introduction to literature appears to be their only positive effect. 
   
  At age 15 Bierce left home to become a printer’s devil, mixing ink and fetching type at The Northern Indian, a small Ohio paper. Falsely accused of theft he returned to his farm and spent time sending out work in the hopes of being published. 
   
  His Uncle Lucius advised he be sent to the Kentucky Military Institute. A year later he was commissioned as an Officer.  As the Civil War started Bierce enlisted in the 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment.  
   
  In April 1862 Bierce fought at the Battle of Shiloh, an experience which, though terrifying, became the source of several short stories. Two years later he sustained a serious head wound and was off duty for several months. He was discharged in early 1865.  
   
  A later expedition to inspect military outposts across the Great Plains took him all the way to San Francisco. He remained there to become involved with publishing and editing and to marry, Mary Ellen on Christmas Day 1871.  They had a child, Day, the following year.  
   
  In 1872 the family moved to England for 3 years where he wrote for Fun magazine. His son, Leigh, was born, and first book, ‘The Fiend’s Delight’, was published. 
  They returned to San Francisco and to work for a number of papers where he gained admiration for his crime reporting. In 1887 he began a column at the William Randolph Hearst’s San Francisco Examiner.  
   
  Bierce’s marriage fell apart when he discovered compromising letters to his wife from a secret admirer. The following year, 1889 his son Day committed suicide, depressed by romantic rejection. 
   
  In 1891 Bierce wrote and published the collection of 26 short stories which included ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’.  Success and further works including poetry followed.  
   
  Bierce with Hearst’s resources helped uncover a financial plot by a railroad to turn 130 million dollars of loans into a handout. Confronted by the railroad and asked to name his price Bierce answered “my price is $130 million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States”.  
   
  He now began his first foray as a fabulist, publishing ‘Fantastic Fables’ in 1899.  But tragedy again struck two years later when his second son Leigh died of pneumonia relating to his alcoholism. 
   
  He continued to write short stories and poetry and also published ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’.  
   
  At the age of 71, in 1913 Bierce departed from Washington, D.C., for a tour of the battlefields where he had fought during the civil war. At the city of Chihuahua he wrote his last known communication, a letter to a friend. It’s closing words were “as to me, I leave here tomorrow for an unknown destination,” Ambrose Bierce then vanished without trace.

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  The Complete Novels and Essays...

  Mark Twain

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  What if laughter were the sharpest tool for telling the truth?
  
  The Complete Novels and Essays of Mark Twain brings together the full range of one of America's greatest writers and most original voices. Known for his wit, humor, and fearless honesty, Mark Twain captured the spirit, contradictions, and conscience of America like no other author.
  
  This comprehensive collection includes Twain's classic novels alongside his brilliant essays and reflections. His fiction explores boyhood, freedom, morality, and society along the Mississippi River and beyond, while his essays deliver satire, political insight, and unforgettable commentary on human nature.
  
  With clarity, humor, and moral force, Twain's writing entertains while challenging readers to think deeply about justice, hypocrisy, race, and personal integrity.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll explore:
  
  All major novels by Mark Twain in one collection
  
  Sharp, humorous, and insightful essays and commentary
  
  Iconic works such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  
  A cornerstone of American literature and cultural history
  
  Studied worldwide and endlessly quoted, Mark Twain's work remains as relevant, funny, and powerful today as when it was first published.
  
  Laugh, reflect, and rediscover America's greatest storyteller. Buy now and experience the complete novels and essays of Mark Twain.

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