Maison d'édition: Wildside Press
Gunslinger Charlie Rizdal was wanted dead or alive—eight thousand alive or five thousand dead. Jim Pleasant took him in alive and collected the eight thousand dollar bounty. But then Jim learned that Rizdal’s brother, Long Tom, has put a price on his own head. Now, Jim is fair game for every outlaw around...preferably dead!
Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. The Century moves on decade by decade. War once again scars Europe, in America wagons roll west. Social unrest continues even as conditions improve markedly for the few and only a little for the many. The list of problems and of challenges described by our authors is long and their stories once again full of valuable and telling insights. 01 - The Top 10 - The 1870's - The Men - An Introduction 02 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostevesky 03 - A Ghost Story by Mark Twain 04 - God Sees The Truth But Waits by Leo Tolstoy 05 - Dickon the Devil by Sheridan Le Fanu 06 - The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller by Gustave Flaubert 07 - A Strange Story by Ivan Turgenev 08 - A Lonely Ride by Bret Harte 09 - Coward by Vsevolod Garshin 10 - The Man Without a Body by Edward Page Mitchell 11 - The Vampire by Jan NerudaVoir livre
Life is hard for Ruby, who grew up in poverty on the wrong side of the mountain on her grandfather's farm, where the sun literally didn't shine. The Appalachian setting isn't her friend as she searches for an easy life at the "tippy-top" with contentment and security. Ruby makes a series of poor decisions, causing her life to tumble into an unexpected outcome.Joseph knew that he always wanted to be a teacher. His family, one of the more prosperous on the mountain, surrounded him with love and support and encouraged him to find happiness with a family of his own.Leon, a former farmhand on her grandfather's farm, darts in and out of Ruby's life on his way toward a life of crime.The Four Winds meets Blind Tiger in this tale set in Prohibition-era Appalachian Tennessee in the early 1900s. The setting and mountain community become other characters of the story. Based on a real-life tale of the author's grandmother, the reader gets immersed in Ruby's choices as she searches for worthiness and belonging. Was the adventure worth the loss of her family? Will Ruby find what she is looking for?"In this gritty tale of danger, daring, and morally ambiguous women, Kimberly Nixon shows her talent for creating flawed but compelling characters. At times both tense and touching, Rock Bottom, Tennessee is powerful in its humanity. With a richly detailed setting, the story captures its era well." ~Kim Lozano, writer and editor"Nixon's original and unflinching prose reveals Ruby Sullivan's hardscrabble odyssey from Appalachian poverty towards self-worth and belonging." - Elizabeth Sumner Wafler, authorVoir livre
Every new romance has its ups and downs . . . Its bumps in the road . . . Its blackmail notes . . . England 1795: London gentleman Daniel Thornton has just dumped his philandering lover Clarence. He moves to Grantham to care for his ailing uncle and nurse a broken heart. The move he hopes will be a fresh start—a place to discover himself and perhaps a new way of seeing the world. Luke Morley is a draper's son struggling to accept his sexuality. He has withdrawn into a world of fantasy, but with the arrival of Mr. Thronton this private world is shattered. Grantham's most eligible bachelor is everything Luke has ever dreamed of. After months of silent admiration, he determines to introduce himself. Reenter Clarence, who arrives to win back his old lover. When Daniel rejects him again, he is not about to take it lying down . . . A blackmail note appears—a demand that Daniel marry one of Luke's sisters. A demand that he fulfill Luke's sexual desires. Daniel saw young Mr. Morley leave the note on his mantle. The note is from Luke. Isn't it? Contains mature themes.Voir livre
The Yucatan jungle hides a world of secrets... of wealth, love, and fate. Daredevil pilot Kurt Reid is about to fly into the heart of it in search of his destiny — and gold. It's an adventure as daring and dangerous as any undertaken by Indiana Jones. Thanks to his grandfather's dying wish, his entire inheritance hangs on his finding one particular gold nugget. Before it's over, he'll either land on a Mayan sacrificial altar or in the arms of his sexy co-pilot Joy. One way or another, things are heating up fast. Journey into the heart of darkness in the Mexican rain forest as the audio version of Forbidden Gold takes you to a place where the glitter of gold makes passions seethe.Voir livre
Following the events of Cristina of Aspen Aisle, Will and Evangeline find themselves enraptured by persistent beauty they never dreamed of, and facing challenges beyond their strength. Evangeline of Sky Valley is a story of exuberant joys, laughter, loss, doubt, and the hidden glory of life in the midst of ashes. "Kahlil Gibran wrote, 'What is it to work with love? It is to weave cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.' This is the quality that I find in this writing. Case weaves together words in a cloth fit to be worn by our King. Imagine the biblical Song of Songs written as a contemporary novel. If that notion appeals to you, you'll love this book. Ebullient, scintillating, tintinnabulous—what words could possibly describe the crackling freshness of language and the chaste, holy feelings unleashed in this book? Hardly ever in a work of fiction—or even nonfiction—will you read a truer, purer, more uplifting account of love and marriage as God intended it than in Evangeline of Sky Valley." —Mike Mason, bestselling author of The Mystery of Marriage and Champagne for the SoulVoir livre
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman was born in Randolph, Massachusetts on the 31st October 1852 to parents who were strict and orthodox Congregationalists. When she was a teenager the family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont and it was there she finished her education and began writing verse and stories for children. When the family’s dry-goods store closed in 1873 the family, now impoverished, returned to Randolph where her mother was to die mother three years later. She published ‘The Ghost Story’ in 1881 after it won a short story competition. With elements of the supernatural and domestic realism she had hit upon a solid formula for success. Two years later her father died and with no immediate family and only a small estate she now committed to writing full-time to secure an income. For the times it was a brave move but her undoubted talent meant success would follow. Over her career she published more than two dozen volumes of short stories and novels and is most well-known for ‘A New England Nun’. Her works were mainly set in New England and many of her female characters are strong and assertive, challenging contemporary stereotypes over their then roles, values and relationships in society. As a feminist she was keen to engage her audience in a discussion about the lack of control women had over many issues including the family finances. A meeting with the younger Dr. Charles Manning Freeman began a slow, decade long, courtship that endured many obstacles and delays until they eventually married on New Years Day, 1902. They built a home in Metuchen, where Mary was something of a local celebrity. Sadly her husband suffered from alcoholism and addiction to sleeping powders, fast horses and was also prone to womanizing. He was committed to the New Jersey State Hospital for the Insane and with that the couple separated. After his death in 1923, he left his estate to his chauffeur and one dollar to Mary. On 13th March 1930, Mary E Wilkins Freeman suffered a fatal heart attack in Metuchen. She was 77.Voir livre
