Editorial: Short Stories
4 hot tales of family and tentacle monsters! Taken By Tentacles, Taken By Daddy/My Brother, The Witch And The Tentacles/Taken By The Tentacle Monster In Front Of My Deranged Uncles/Taken By Grandpa And The Perverted Alien Tentacle Monste
This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The desert doesn’t give a fuck about your plans. Jack learns this the hard way when his beat-up Ford rolls into Palm Springs with an empty tank and emptier prospects. Fresh from escaping Atlanta’s suffocating respectability, he finds himself stranded in California’s most honest landscape—a place where the heat strips away pretense and reveals exactly who you are. “The Desert Doesn’t Give a Fuck” is a raw, unfiltered portrait of Palm Springs’ margins: nomads with wandering hearts, AIDS survivors watching gentrification devour their neighborhood, drag queens performing truth in dive bars, and developers circling like vultures. It’s Bukowski meets Denis Johnson in the California desert—where people come to disappear, reinvent themselves, or finally face the truth they’ve been running from. No Instagram filters. No redemption narratives. Just brutal honesty about survival, connection, and what happens when you’re desperate enough to let the desert teach you. Not for the Faint of Heart. Mild to Wild.Ver libro
Experience Lewis Carroll's classic masterpiece, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, brought to life through this full unabridged Audiobook narrated by Sleepless Night Tales. Rest assured that this is not AI, it is voiced entirely by a real person (me, Sleepless). This Alice in Wonderland audiobook is complete with immersive soundscapes, music, and the original John Tenniel artwork. Originally told verbally and later manuscripted as a gift to Alice Liddell. The first book was then officially released in November of 1865. The classic tale follows a young girl who stumbles into a dreamlike world known simply as Wonderland, where she must traverse a nonsensical land filled with absurd curiosities. The story has become a cultural phenomenon with several Alice in Wonderland films, plays, games, spin-offs, and other adaptations released over the years. Now join me and get lost down the Rabbit Hole as I read to you the source material that inspired it all. …and remember, we're ALL mad here.Ver libro
Can a fun loving bad boy Dire Wolf find redemption with a curvy human? Weylin Scott is the original DWMC playboy. The stud muffin Wolf has always been the love ’em and leave ’em type. All his conquests know the drill. No harm, no foul, right? But what happens when a human with a heart of gold catches the attention of the ramblin’ redhead? His Alpha says she’s off limits, but his Wolf can’t stay away. Will he endanger the Pack by revealing what he is too fast, too soon? Gwendolyn Hoffer needs to come up with some quick cash to pay for her grandfather’s care at a local assisted living facility. It’s slim pickings on the job market, but applying at the new roadhouse seems the perfect solution. Raised by the former deacon to be a good girl, she vowed to save herself for marriage. But how is Gwen supposed to stick to her virtuous guns when she’s surrounded by such naughty temptations? Weylin must convince the beautiful Gwendolyn she’s the only woman for him. Can she handle the reformed playboy and deal with his furry side, too?Ver libro
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Dolliver Romance." This lesser-known work by the renowned author takes readers on a journey through a realm of fantasy and romance, where mythical creatures and mysterious events intertwine with the lives of the characters. Hawthorne's exquisite prose paints a vivid picture of a parallel universe, exploring themes of love, destiny, and the human longing for transcendence. Prepare to be enchanted by the unique blend of romance and mysticism in this hidden gem of Hawthorne's repertoire.Ver libro
National bestselling author Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictable characters, breakneck twists, and a gut-punch portrait of Southern surviving—and dying. Now the odds are straight-up killer when a private eye gets in way over her head . . . Too much to prove . . . A former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khloe Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name—and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's toughest streets . . . Too much to hide . . . When a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband's so-called suicide, Khloe jumps at the lucrative fee—and the clues that the Norfolk Police Department is rotten from top to bottom. And with formidable backup from her ex-felon uncle, she turns the city upside-down to uncover the truth . . . Too late to run . . . But Khloe's cage-rattling tactics and high-wire strategies threaten both the cops and the city's brutal underworld alike. Now, with her life in the crosshairs and no one she can trust, she'll find that building a reputation comes with a price she may not survive to pay . . .Ver libro
She wanted to run her father's business. She got a mad prince, demons, ghosts and a kingdom in debt. As the only child of a successful merchant, Johanna has her wits and a sense for business. The royal family is in deep trouble: ever since the crown princess died of illness, the king has attempted to educate his son to become king. However, the prince is "not good in the head" and quite unsuited to the task. In his grief for his daughter, the king has run the coffers dry: he hired dubious magicians for even more dubious tasks. Those magicians circle like vultures waiting for the kingdom to fail. The king must get his son on the throne, preferably supported by a smart and well-off wife. He holds a ball in his son's honour. Johanna has agreed to a dance. But the guests include a number of magicians who are not there for the festivities.Ver libro
