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This is an urban tale, adventure fiction taking place in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Buffalo, NY. We follow the main character, Tommy Quinn from 1964-1977 as he and his friends grow up. The 75 stories take us all around Buffalo and Western New York from St. Thomas Aquinas grade school and Timon High School to The Aud, Mulligans Brick Bar, Crystal Beach, Uncle Sam's and many more funny stories about growing up in Buffalo, NY.

The rustle in the reeds isn't the wind. The eyes in the darkness aren't your imagination. In the remote corners of our world, and sometimes disturbingly close to home, nature’s deadliest predators reign – and when humans cross their path, the encounters are swift, brutal, and unforgettable. Prepare for your heart to pound with James Calloway's Animal Attack Stories - Predators-. This harrowing collection plunges you into fifteen terrifying standalone stories where the fragile boundary between human and beast is shattered, and primal survival is the only instinct that matters. Each ...

Trent and Louise have carved out a quiet paradise deep in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, living off the land, off the grid, and far from the chaos of the modern world. For years, their days have been measured in seasons, not headlines, their lives defined by self-reliance and hard-earned peace. But beyond the tree line, the world has shifted, fractured into something unrecognizable. And now, that world is moving closer, drawn by desperation and greed… and by the resources Trent and Louise have fought a lifetime to protect.

A brilliantly twisty, 80-page novella from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Including an extract from his new Logan novel, THE MISSING AND THE DEAD. It’s the night of the big Referendum, and all Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae has to do is find a missing ‘No’...

Dive deep into the mystical world of Aboriginal culture with Charles William Peck's landmark work, Australian Legends. As one of the earliest compilations, this book intricately narrates tales steeped in Dreamtime mythology, helping you explore the indigenous culture's understanding of the cosmos, morality, and the natural world. Peck's storytelling draws you into an ancestral past that resonates profoundly with modern listeners.

Humanity is enslaved, and their population is forced to enlist into the Galactic Federation. The powerful fly through space, conquering planets, enslaving alien races and expanding their territories. The path to power exists in a cure to the limitations of genetics, a cure that humans qualify to take. Their breeding population slaved to factories, hundreds of thousands of humans are forced to enlist into the Galactic Federation every day. Used blatantly as fodder, 99% will die within their first three years. On enlistment, AX924 awakens the innate ability of humanity; inundated with ...

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Portugal, 1811 Captain Richard Sharpe’s renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and waging a war against a private Portuguese enemy – one fought through the burning, pillaged...

Jess finishes out her military contract, and goes home for the summer to figure out what's next. She finds her hometown a bit depressing, at least in terms of the eligible men in her area. She overhears her sister Becky on the phone, eavesdropping while her friend Alice callously explains why she broke up with her boyfriend Alex. He's too big, and and he didn't last long enough. "Hmm..." she thinks to herself, her ears burning. She always thought Alex was the cream of the crop when it came to the guys her sister's age, and wonders if a little training is all he needs. The tea is too hot, ...

Lambda Award-winning editor Richard Labonté leaves no fetish unfulfilled in this new collection of gay erotica. This steamy collection contains a wide range of erotic short stories for listeners with a taste for sizzling storylines and uninhibited, unrepentant mansex. Scott Promfret, coauthor of the Romentics series of gay romance novels, contributes "The Competitor", in which a hunky athlete unexpectedly meets his match at the gym. Cat Tailor's rollicking "Delta Boys" finds four randy soldier boys, back from the frontlines, living out their fantasies in a sleazy motel room.

The Warden Kevin Whitten and Harold Parker met in London, England 'that day.' The day the dead stopped dying, and long before they managed their way back to America, to Adrian Ring and the test they would all face together. The only reason Kevin and company survived their helicopter crash in Covent Garden was the sacrifice of a small unit of Royal Marines. This is their story. London Burns follows the story of Hal and Kevin, parallel to the AUD story London, and beyond.

Following his divorce, John is hired as a therapist at the university. Willow has a client with unresolved issues, and puts them together for an unconventional session. He can't believe what he's being asked to do, but he also can't find the willpower to say no. Her name is Scarlett, and the moment he lays his eyes on her, he wants to consume her. The moment they begin Willow's hands on bonding exercises, their attraction becomes like a wildfire, out of control, and impossible to contain. Forbidden instalove age gap romance.

Sometimes it's tough to be Lucy O'Rourke. Disasters of all sorts seem to seek out this globe-trotting photographer. Whether it's on a raft in Cataract Canyon, a crocodile attack on the Amazon, a hurricane in the Gulf Stream or even the two-legged kind (men), Lucy just can't seem to help making the wrong choice at precisely the wrong moment. This collection of eleven linked stories features the unique blending of romance and adventure that is the trademark of Pam Houston.

Shad Marone is hunted across the desert by a posse and vengeful sheriff who falsely accuse him of murder and intend to kill him without a trial.

Memoirs From The Druze is a collection of three short stories: Retribution, Nexus and Points South. The actions within each story range widely, but have one thing in common: the Warlock drives the strategy, and the outcomes offer the enemies of America uncharted dilemmas. Operatives do not just pop out of the ground; they are carefully selected and trained, the curation process overseen by the Warlock’s cadre, ‘Cuda and the Eldar. Through activities such as skydiving, off-road driving, terminal control of dropped ordnance and tradecraft, the Druze is forged to be only one thing: an ...

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

Wrong place, wrong time. Eighteen voices share their harrowing encounters with the uncanny, the grotesque, and the utterly inexplicable. Stories of old gods and new nightmares, of the evil men do, and of the terrors lingering in the dark.

Is the world worth saving? A lone man calling himself Mr. Nobody holds himself hostage in his isolated rural home. He's the only known survivor of a virus decimating the world's population. With his blood desperately needed to create a vaccine, FBI Special Agent negotiator Constance Forman is tasked with talking him out and into cooperating with the government to save what remains of humankind.

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. A Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copy and any other task required of him, with the words "I would prefer not to".

Descend into one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most gripping sea tales, where terror, survival, and the overwhelming power of nature collide in a haunting classic of suspense and imagination.

Anthony Woodbury, strong, athletic, constantly in pursuit of another challenge, is the son of a New York millionaire. Now he is faced with a most difficult challenge. His millionaire father is murdered and Anthony goes West in search of the person who did the killing. An expert marksman and rider, Anthony is well-suited to the West and capable of self-defense. Not only does he discover who the killer is, he also uncovers a mysterious history regarding his mother and father. But Anthony soon learns that he, the hunter, is also the hunted...