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The complete SIX TUDOR QUEENS short-story collection by acclaimed historian and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author, Alison Weir. 'This brilliant series has brought Henry VIII's six wives to life as never before' TRACY BORMAN 'Detailed, immaculately researched and convincing' THE TIMES 'Lingers long...

A story from the collection FOR THE RELIEF OF UNBEARABLE URGES, in which Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm’s way. FOR THE RELIEF OF UNBEARABLE URGES...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Jack London is widely regarded as one of America’s pre-eminent writers of the great outdoors. His stories are raw and, at times, harrowing, but always dependable fare. His work also includes stories on pandemics and bizarre scientific experiments. An author so much more than the usual wrapper proclaims.

From USA Today Best-Selling Author Kathleen Ball Another Spectacular, Compelling, Page-Turning, Clean Historical Western How do you learn to trust when your heart's been broken? Nolan, scarred by betrayal in Texas, swears off love forever. Keely, abandoned and alone, finds herself at the mercy of strangers after her boarding house burns down. The McKeegan family offers her refuge on their ranch, where she crosses paths with the brooding Nolan. Determined never to rely on a man, Keely sets out to claim her own homestead. But fate has other plans. The perfect piece of land is split between ...

The Rose & Other Stories is all heart and soul as Linda Aksomitis chronicles the sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous travels and travails of being a saleslady in the 1980s. The collection has seven short stories told by someone the traveling saleslady, Ashley Adams, encounters. Two of the stories, The Storm and The Sewing Machine, were broadcast on CBC National radio in 1998. Each of the seven stories is followed by a memoir titled "The Story Behind the Story," which gives autobiographical insights into the real experiences that inspired the story. As you read, you'll meet people from ...

Andrea Levy, author of the Man Booker shortlisted novel THE LONG SONG and the prize-winning, million-copy bestseller SMALL ISLAND, draws together a remarkable collection of short stories from across her writing career, which began twenty years ago with the publication of her first novel, the...

FOUR RACES, ONE FATHER, ENEMY TO OUTLAWS, DESIRED BY ALL... Amidst the desolate ruins of a once mighty Arizona ranch, Allie Mastluehr stumbles upon one of the most extraordinary tales of the old west when she meets the aging Catalina Wilde, who reveals she was one of four formidable multiracial sisters who lived, fought and delivered justice in the southwest. To Allie’s astonishment, Cattie recounts a western story of adventure, romance and female family drama as the sexy quartet face constant peril amongst their steamy encounters as they seek to uncover the motive and men behind a brutal...

Judas Iscariot, the man we love to hate. But who would Jesus have been without him? In this unique short story we journey with the man who Jesus chose to be one of the original twelve disciples, who was with Jesus throughout his entire three-year ministry. Going beyond his worth, which always seems to start at thirty pieces of silver and suicide, dare to step outside the boundaries of one-dimensional thinking and tradition and ask yourself: “In the grand scheme of things, did Judas have a purpose?”

What if you could step inside the mind of Fitzwilliam Darcy? What if Pride and Prejudice unfolded not from Elizabeth Bennet’s witty perspective, but from the reserved gentleman whose pride nearly cost him everything? Through Darcy’s Eyes is a sweeping, modern retelling of Jane Austen’s beloved classic. It is told entirely from Mr. Darcy’s point of view. Here, the silent glances, the misunderstood words, and the inner struggles that Austen only hinted at are brought fully to life. From the moment news of Netherfield spreads through Hertfordshire, Darcy finds himself torn between duty...

The gold drew them into the wilderness, only to test them with the most trying and thrilling experiences of their lives. It held them in the boom town of Dawson with a fever that would not break as long as nuggets, flakes, and dust could still be dredged from the muddy creeks, as long as there was even a chance at getting rich off the yellow metal as it spilled to the scales for services rendered, or found its way secreted into one’s pockets for the same.

Nuclear Fire is a series of related even connected short stories that leads the reader through some of the most horrendous nuclear events of the past 100 years. From the development of nuclear weapons under The Manhattan Project, through the creation of reactors, to nuclear fires and core meltdowns, it takes you through plausible reasons why they happened and the implications of human greed and errors in the design, construction, and operation of both weapons reactors and commercial power reactors. Yet through it all with only one exception, the Chernobyl disaster, fewer people have died ...

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

An Award-Winning Gay Regency Romance: Where Love Defies Boundaries and Status. In Wiltshire, England, amidst aristocratic grandeur, a spark ignites. Grey’s world turns upside down. He’s noble, born and bred, but a laborer captivates him. With his father’s stern lessons in mind he fights the attraction to Sam’s rugged charm. Disguised as a humble bricklayer, Sam works on Lord Gray’s estate shrouded in secrecy. With a past he can’t reveal and motives he must conceal, Sam treads carefully, knowing that every step could unravel his hidden truths. Will their love break societal ...

"Americana" is a haunting anthology of stories by Jordan Hood that delves and takes inspiration from the chilling, mysterious events that have taken place throughout American History. From the earliest days of the colonial era to the modern day, these tales of murder, urban legends, missing persons, and small-town secrets will leave you feeling uneasy and on the edge of your seat. With the blend of horror and historical fiction, "Americana" is a must-hear for fans of both genres.

An exiled prince. A blood-soaked throne. A torn country. Wallachia teeters on the edge of chaos. Ambitious boyars plot in the shadows as the Ottomans close in from the south. The crown, won by betrayal, beckons many. Vlad Dracul risks his life to challenge for his birthright. To hold this treachery-cursed land, he must outwit enemies at every turn - the Hungarian king, the Ottoman sultan, and his kin with blood on their hands. As old alliances crumble and new ones don’t come cheap, Vlad learns that the cost of power is blood in the ruthless 15th-century Eastern Europe. Loyalty is rare, ...

The Mysterious Stranger is a novel by the American author Mark Twain. It tells the tale of three boys, Theodor, Seppi, and Nikolaus, who live relatively happy simple lives in a remote Austrian village called Eseldorf in 1590, and their meeting with a handsome stranger who, unknown to the boys, is Satan incarnate.

With danger lurking at every turn, their passion and faith will be pushed to the limit. In Love on the Frontier, Anita Nordling arrives in the rugged West eager to start her life with her fiancé, Kevin Munson. But before she can even catch her breath, she’s robbed, endangered by outlaws, and swept into the heart of a mining town filled with danger. Kevin, strong and protective, is everything she hoped for—but their love will be tested in ways neither expected. From daring escapes to explosive confrontations, Anita must navigate life-threatening challenges as she helps Kevin build a ...

A world traveler and adventurer, L. Ron Hubbard was a keen observer and astute researcher and imbued his fiction with authentic characters, local color, and real-life adventure. Whether sailing the high seas with Lord Nelson’s fleet, digging in a scorching desert for Alexander’s treasure, or ducking bullets across war-torn China, these stories will carry you on adventure to other times and places.

Home. A simple word; a loaded one. You can say it in a whisper; you can say it in a cry. Expressed in the voices of father and daughter, you can hear a visceral longing, in poems and prose, for an ideal place. A place never to be found again. Imagine the shock, imagine the sadness when a daughter discovers her father’s work, the poetry he had never shared with anyone during the last two decades of his life. Six years after that moment of discovery, which happened in her childhood home while mourning for his passing, Uvi Poznansky presents a tender tribute: a collection of poems and prose,...

A promise made on a Glasgow dock is tested by silence, distance, and the unforgiving American frontier. When Jeremiah McAlister leaves Scotland to carve a future from the wilderness of Idaho Territory, he swears he will send for his wife as soon as he can. Elizabeth McAlister stays behind, clinging to his letters as proof that their love still lives—until the letters stop coming. Months pass. Doubt creeps in. Another man offers safety, certainty, and a life she can see. In the mountains of the American West, Jeremiah battles isolation, brutal labor, and the fear that the woman he loves ...