Life's journeys are fraught with pain, difficulties, and despair. And yet it is our search for hope and happiness that inspires us to overcome these obstacles. JOURNEY is a collection of stories that cuts close to the bone of life, love, and courage . . . to remind us that the choices we make can change the future.I was just hungry. That's the lie and the truth of it. ~ I was just Hungry by Melissa AdendorffThe story of a young girl who is plagued by loneliness and the jour...

When the new child joins Lauren's little group for story time at the orphanage, the evening takes an unexpected turn. As the little storm in the story goes in search of courage, the children test the boundaries of their own limited existence. Lauren meets a woman with wings and Emma, the new child, escapes her tragedy for a precious few hours. Nobody dies or inherits a kingdom, but story time leaves them with hearts a little lighter and hopes a little higher.Once Upon A Storm is pa...

On a chilly Tuesday evening Nicola's life changes forever with the arrival on her doorstep of her husband's daughter and infant grandson. Childless by choice, Nicola is wholly unprepared for the reality of a teenager, let alone one copingwith motherhood. She is equally unprepared for the havoc Isabel and Marcus wreak in her home and her marriage.Jonathan wants to believe that he has vanquished the ghosts of past mistakes. When his daughter and grandson move in, however, hist...

STORM is an anthology of four short stories around a common theme - a storm. Volume II is a mix of contemporary stories where people's lives are influenced by the occurrence of a storm, physical, moral or imaginary. Set in a modern day setting, four authors of the Pretoria Writers' Group brings real life in sometimes difficult circumstances to this anthology.Dandelions for Mother is story about a young girl whose heart is broken when her mother dies from cancer. She is left behind ...

A flash fiction collection. Twelve dark fiction stories. R Rated for sensitive themes.

A lighthearted paranormal romance featuring a witch who finds love on a magical quest—set in Half Moon Hollow, the “terrific vamp camp” (Publishers Weekly) first introduced in the Nice Girls series.Nola Leary would have been content to stay in Kilcairy, Ireland, healing villagers at her family’s clinic with a mix of magic and modern medicine. But a series of ill-timed omens and a deathbed promise to her grandmother have sent her on a quest to Half-Moon Hol...

Available together in ebook for the first time ever, this duo of brilliant short stories featuring a guest appearance by DI Tom Thorne showcases the crime writing talent of number one Sunday Times bestseller Mark Billingham.Underneath the Mistletoe Last NightWhen young Jack finds 'Father Christmas' dead beneath the tree, DI Tom Thorne, who has volunteered to work on Christmas Day, must get to the truth with the help of his reliable team and some incriminat...

A stunning 20th anniversary paperback edition of the groundbreaking first Tom Thorne novel, a case that changed crime fiction forever . . .Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel but she is completely unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake.Then DI T...

Winner of the Crime Novel of the Year, Lazybones is the third novel in the bestselling Tom Thorne series, a shocking, unputdownable novel from the master of psychological thrills.'Never loosens its grip on your throat' Daily MailIt's only ten days since Douglas Remfry's release from prison, having served seven years for rape, and now he's dead: naked on a bare mattress in a grubby north London hotel room, his head hooded a...

Mara's life is about to get a magical makeover, but not the kind she ever dreamed of!In the middle of the worst month of her life, Mara turns to her tarot cards. And what they predict is insanely horrible. And unfortunately, spot on. Before she knows it, she's evicted from her apartment, fired from her job and banned from Beverly Hills. When the cards start predicting her imminent demise, she decides to use a little magic to make her world right again.Suddenly, an unknown a...

‘A RARE TALENT’ – DAILY MAIL * ‘UNMISSABLE’ – LEE CHILD * ‘BRILLIANT’ – JEFFERY DEAVERHow far would you go to find a murderer? DI Geraldine Steel, known for pushing the boundaries of her position in the name of justice, is on the hunt for a conviction, even if it threatens her life. A glamorous young TV soap star dies in a car crash but despite the severity of the incident, the driver of the second vehicle has somehow survived – an...

Available together in ebook for the first time ever, this trio of brilliant short stories showcases the writing talent of number one Sunday Times bestseller Mark Billingham.Dancing Towards the Blade:They are waiting for the boy on his way home, the racist thugs. For Vincent, it is the latest in a string of violent events his family has faced since moving to England. But Vincent knows something that the thugs don't: he has in him the spirit of his father who,...