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  The Open Boat

  Stephen Crane

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  The Open Boat is a short story by Stephen Crane, inspired by his own harrowing experience as a shipwreck survivor. The narrative follows four men—a captain, an oiler named Billie, a cook, and a correspondent—stranded in a small lifeboat after their ship, the Commodore, sinks off the coast of Florida.As they navigate the turbulent sea, the captain, despite being injured, directs the others while the cook bails water and the correspondent and oiler take turns rowing. They spot a lighthouse in the distance, igniting hope for rescue. However, as they approach, they realize no help is forthcoming. 

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  Witch Doctor The - Reworked

  Rachel Lawson

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  "Leave me alone till your dead I'm a coroner," moaned Dr Death and a crowd of sick people wanting to be healed by the witch doctor. 
  "What's up Doc?" said a colleague at his hospital. 
  Dr Death moaned: "What do you want, Jack?" 
  "You are needed," said Jack Taylor who was an orderly. 
  "Who died?" asked the doctor who Jack used as the local banshee when someone died he was the one to tell their 
  loved ones. 
  "Come with me," said Jack ignoring him. 
  Jack took him to a room with a dead man. 
  "What killed him?" asked the doctor. 
  "Stroke," said Jack. 
  "Ok where are his family?" asked the doctor reading the patient details from the bed. 
  "Bring him back to life Doctor," said Jack... 
  ☠️That is just the start.☠️

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  One Two He is Coming for You

  Willow Rose

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  International best seller! New edited version. Once you start One, Two...He Is Coming for You, there is absolutely no turning back. Set in the Danish coastal town of Karrebaeksminde, the story follows journalist Rebekka Franck, who returns to her hometown with her six-year-old daughter. She is trying to escape her ex-husband and start a new life for her and her daughter when the small, sleepy town experiences a murder. One of the kingdom's wealthiest men is brutally murdered in his summer residence in Karrebaeksminde. While Rebekka Franck and her punk photographer, Sune, try to cover the story for the local newspaper, another murder happens to a rich, high-society man. Now Rebekka Franck realizes that the drowsy little kingdom of Denmark has gotten its first serial killer, and soon a series of dark secrets--long buried but not forgotten--will see the light of day. One, Two...He Is Coming for You is the first audiobook in Willow Rose's mystery series about reporter Rebekka Franck and her photographer, Sune.

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  The Pursuit of Elena Bradford

  Ann H. Gabhart

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  Nothing would please her family more than her securing an admirable match, but true love and loyalty are harder to come by than she imagined.  
   
  At twenty-two, Elena Bradford has never met a man who made her consider marriage. But when her father dies and leaves the family deeply in debt, Elena becomes their only hope. Her mother uses their last funds to take Elena and her younger sister to Graham Springs, Kentucky, where people find healing by drinking the mineral spring water and healthy recreation through the many daily activities--including dances almost every evening.   
   
  As her mother schemes to find Elena a wealthy husband, Elena finds herself drawn to two men her mother would never consider. Charming artist Kirby Frazier spends his days drawing and painting the guests, but his real mission is to find a wealthy bride to finance his dream to go west. Melancholy Andrew Harper has come to Graham Springs in need of healing after a broken heart.   
   
  When a beautiful young lady shows up at the Springs with no chaperone and a story that seems suspicious, nearly everyone is charmed and intrigued. But when an unexpected tragedy occurs, Elena, Kirby, and Andrew will all be faced with decisions of life, love, and loyalty. 
   
  With a Southern flair and a spark of intrigue, this stand-alone clean historical romance will charm readers with masterful artists, colorful dances, a love triangle, and endearing family relationships.

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  A Complaint about Correspondents...

  Mark Twain

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  A Complaint about Correspondents, Dated in San Francisco is a short story by Mark Twain, one of the most funny and beloved American authors of all time. In it, Mark Twain complains about the letters he gets from friends and relatives. Letters which hold not a word of anyone he cares about or anything that would interest him, but instead are filled with nothing but utterly boring drivel, telling him about people he's never heard of before, and things he knows nothing at all about and cares less.

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  Star Mage Quest

  J.J. Green

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  Space opera meets old magic 
  Carina Lin grew up alone and friendless, a slum brat afraid of revealing her mage power. Her life changed when she was picked up by a merc band and taught how to kill. 
  The band’s next mission is a doozy: rescue a kid taken hostage by one of the most powerful clans in the galactic sector. 
  When Carina takes part she finds she faces an impossible decision. To save the kid she must Cast, but if her secret gets out she faces slavery and torture. 
  She rolls the dice, opening possibilities she’d never dreamed of, but only if she survives the fall out. 
  Star Mage Quest is book one in the dark space fantasy, Star Mage Saga.

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