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  The Water Ghost and Others

  John Kendrick Bangs

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  Eight ghost stories by a master story teller and humorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (Summary by David Wales)

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  A Night for Her Pleasure

  Terri Brisbin

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  Despite her arranged marriage, a woman looks forward to sharing the marriage bed with her new husband in this sexy medieval romance.Brittany, 1066Elise saved her family from ruin by marrying Simon, Count of Rennes. Yet this is no mere marriage of convenience—Elise has already fallen in love with her new husband. Intending to please him, Elise sets out to be the bold and seductive woman she thinks Simon desires—even though she's an inexperienced, innocent virgin.On this their wedding day, Simon is determined to skillfully arouse his new wife and initiate her into the pleasures of the bedchamber, although he fears a woman so feminine and delicate could never love a nobleman as rough as he. Once their wedding night arrives, Simon and Elise will both discover ecstasy beyond their wildest imaginings. . . .

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  Women of Consequence

  Greg Wolos

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  In these stories, readers will meet women like: the fallen starlet who revives her career by voicing a wretched dog-man in an animated horror film; the surrogate nearing her due date who, hoping for greater profit, runs off to Mexico with her valuable cargo; the meals-on-wheels driver with an eating disorder who survives on bits picked from the dinners of her clients; the casting agent who hires a performance artist to nurse her new baby; the young professional who, seeking eligibility for an exclusive dating service, pretends severe colorblindness; the dangerously protective mother who attempts to destroy her child’s faith in his physical senses. Victims or victimizers, the mothers, daughters, sisters, lovers, friends, and ghostly presences in this collection face their unique circumstances with passion and creativity. Whether or not they find satisfaction, they are all Women of Consequence.

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  Beyond the Bayou

  Kate Chopin

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  In "Beyond the Bayou", La Folle, an ex-slave, lives on an island cut off from the her old home and is afraid to venture back onto the bayou. When a small drought dries up the shallow waters between her home and the bayou, she spends some time with the son of her former master. When the son, whom she calls “Cheri” accidentally shoots himself in the leg, La Folle must overcome her fear of the unknown and go back to the bayou to alert his parents. A story about a woman finding hidden strength in the moment of crisis.

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  The Stolen Body

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of science fiction stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction. "The Stolen Body" tells the story of two men who are experimenting with mind over matter. On pre-arranged evenings they sit in their own rooms, two miles apart, and attempt to make themselves apparate in the room of the other. One evening, one of the men, Mr. Bessel succeeds in making himself visible to his friend. The friend rushes across town to discuss the success of the experiment  - but to his amazement, Mr. Bessel's rooms are in disarray and the man himself has disappeared. Later that evening he finds Bessel on a London street attacking passers, using his cane as a club. Mr. Bessel attacks and injures him, before continuing his reign of terror along the streets of London. Yet within a short time, Mr. Bessel has disappeared completely, and the mystery is complete? But where is he? And what has brought about this terrible change in him?

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  Sam Hain: A Halloween Story

  Spooky Shack

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  Sam Hain is a fictional tale about the origins of Halloween. This audiobook takes you through the life of a powerful young witch who finds herself alone in a now barren and poisoned ancient forest that used to be home to her happiest memories. Sam eventually becomes flooded with dark energy from the human world and we listen as her magic becomes contaminated. Is the Harvest Moon on All Hallows Eve enough to preserve her soul, or has she lost herself inside the ancient forest forever? Listen closely as we share the journey of Sam Hain in the first volume of the new short story series: A Halloween Story.

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