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A Pirate in Key West A Storm of Time Side Story Sarah came to Key West chasing a travel story. What she found was impossible. A three-masted pirate ship sits in the harbor. Gold coins from another century change hands in a beachside bar. And a man claiming to be Blackbeard is very much alive. As Sarah digs deeper, the stories grow stranger — photographs from different centuries, missing sailors from Pearl Harbor, and whispers of a storm that carries pirates through time. Then Blackbeard makes her an offer she cannot refuse. This short story expands the world of the Storm of Time series ...

Here is a collection of joined-up stories for these disjointed times, for the exiled and the out-of-place. Letters from love poets and blood-stained dictators, memos from corrupt businessmen and out-of-touch courtiers. The action stretches from Chislehurst to the Chagos Islands, from bathos to Billericay.

Fedora is dead, and movies will never be the same. A star since the early days of Hollywood, she survived the business for an unprecedented four decades before retiring to Crete. As the years wore on and her costars turned wrinkled and worn, Fedora's perfect features never faded. Now that she has finally passed, the secret to her longevity will be told - a shocking revelation that will raise her to the level of myth.

In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, Jewish watchmaker Jakob is sent to Auschwitz, where he uses his skills to survive while witnessing the horrors of the Holocaust. As the camp strips away his humanity, Jakob risks everything to protect the weak, finding small acts of kindness in a world overcome by cruelty.

The Complete Black Hills 4 Books in one boxed set! Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. This series is about four young brides from the East Coast looking for love in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota are about their challenges, their test of faith, and their triumphs of discovering true love and real men. Read all the books Black Hills Series By Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Cate’s Catastrophe ~ Book #1 Meet Cate, she came from a well-off family in Michigan. She doesn't know any household chores as they have plenty of servants. ...

"My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words, then you, dear listener, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austen - her novels, her life, her wit, her world.

Forbidden love blooms in the shadows of Regency England. Driven from his childhood home because of his mixed heritage, Florian finds solace on the Melcombe estate, tending to park grounds and his own secret garden. But when the charming new groom, Everett, arrives, Florian's peaceful existence is turned upside down by unexpected feelings. Everett, captivated by the mysterious Florian, is determined to break through his solitude. He sets out to invite Florian to the summer fair, but in the world of Melcombe Estate, nothing goes as planned. Especially when a forbidden connection sparks. Buy ...

What if Eve, the mother of all humankind, had blogged? What if she had shared her discoveries of the newly formed world, her experiments as the first scientist, and her travels as the first explorer? What if she shared the secrets of assisting the first man without damaging the first fragile male ego? What if we could enjoy with her the first falling in love? Perhaps she did. Perhaps we can. Perhaps somehow Mark Twain plucked that first "blog" out of the cosmic ether....

When Women Held the Fire She saved a child from deadly danger. They exiled her for it. Lera is a healer in a Stone Age valley where a dying glacier has poisoned the rivers. When she defies the village elders to expose what’s killing their children, they turn on her — it’s easier to blame one woman than face the vast changes reshaping their world. The man she loves doesn't follow. So Lera sacrifices everything — the hearth she built, the belonging she earned, the only life she’s ever known — and walks out into the cold rather than stay silent as children die. She is only the ...

From the desolate stretches of Route 666 to the fog-shrouded forests of Washington and the shadowed alleys of New Orleans, this third volume in the acclaimed Urban Legends series dives deeper into America’s darkest folklore. Each story is a firsthand account of encounters too strange to dismiss and too terrifying to forget—ghostly hitchhikers, haunted lakes, cursed motels, and phantom radio stations that speak to the dead. Blending real-world legends, modern horror, and spine-tingling storytelling, Urban Legends: Part Three invites you to step inside the headlights, feel the static hum ...

William Collins, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is a man upon whom the face of undeserved fortune has smiled. Despite his notable shortcomings of mind and character, he has secured for himself a comfortable living as the rector of Hunsford parish, and a humane and sensible wife. He also looks forward to the day when he shall inherit a tidy estate in Hertfordshire.

Una de las obras capitales del autor japonés Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, de la cual el director Akira Kurosawa tomó varios detalles a la hora de adaptar su película homónima, narra el encuentro de un sirviente humilde que acaba de ser despedido por su señor y una anciana pícara que roba el pelo de los cadáveres y vende carne de serpiente haciéndola pasar por pescado. El cuento, de final inesperado, supone una reflexión sobre los límites de la moral que sacudió a los lectores de la revista universitaria Teikoku Bungaku (Literatura imperial), donde fue publicada por primera vez.

Spirited American stories gathered together for the first time From the coasts of Brazil to the borders of Tibet to the very heartland of America, May There Be a Road gathers ten previously uncollected stories that capture the magnificent scope and sense of epic adventure that epitomize Louis...

***Includes bonus short story*** Introduces us to the life of John Shakespeare, Queen's Spy. ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century London comes alive in all its tawdriness' Daily Mail 'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing' Daily Telegraph...

In tumultuous medieval Scotland, two noble young brothers, William and David Douglas, receive an invitation to a grand banquet with the child king James II at Edinburgh Castle. The towering stone walls of Edinburgh Castle loom over the rugged and untamed landscape as its iron gates clang shut behind the two brothers and their entourage. The feast begins with much merriment, but as it reaches its climax, an unexpected dish is brought to the high table - the severed head of a Black Bull, an ominous symbol of death. One of the most infamous murders in Scottish history then takes place... The ...

Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable travelling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are...

A busy small town summer fair—a sewing machine demonstrator—a retired widow with a dream. Mary Ketcheson kept her days busy volunteering in the community and sewing. Recently widowed, her son and his family taking over the farm, her life was at a turning point. Between shifts serving burgers at the summer fair and walking through the exhibits, Mary was drawn to the demonstrator working the local sewing machine dealer’s booth. She’d be able to do so many creative things with the newest model! Will Mary keep putting everyone’s needs before her own? Or will she decide that ...

A grieving mother. A village hungry for wonder. A medical case that swallowed a nation whole. In 1726, Mary Toft shocked the English countryside when she claimed to give birth to rabbits. What began as a strange rumor inside a small Surrey town soon exploded into one of the most notorious scandals in British history. Surgeons, noblemen, and even the King’s own physicians traveled to witness the impossible, each convinced they were standing at the edge of a medical marvel. But curiosity has a way of turning vicious. This chilling 5,000-word short read pulls you into the smoke-filled ...

For debt-ridden Deana Herwood, losing a hand of cards to the wealthy Lord Rockwell was bad enough. To settler her loss, she must offer her body to him for one night of pleasure. When she expresses her reservations, he offers an even more outrageous proposition. Can she win the wager or will her body succumb to the wicked attentions of Lord Rockwell?

Curas ilustrados y con hijos, boticarios de pueblo, músicos, licenciados, notarios, pequeños comerciantes, administradores de correos, soldados que nunca habían hecho guerras, un arsenal de una docena de lanzas: una conspiración que parecía condenada al fracaso, repleta de indecisos y rodeada por traidores.