It is a fictional tale that is part of a series I'm writing that includes Ludwig II as the main protagonist. In the first book, it is mainly the introduction of characters and the description of a hotel that he helped finance on the Königsee, in Bavaria. It is on this spot where I feel Ludwig could have built a beautiful castle in the most picturesque place you could lay your eyes on. The cover photo was taken by me, near the Archenkanzler, high above the lake below.The narrator is...

Institutional Exteriority: A Theory of Sound, Art, and the Institutional Capture of Events develops a theory of how events become available for handling, reference, comparison, preservation, and capture. The book asks how an event enters handling: how it is localized, how it becomes established as a referable unit, how it opens transferability, and how it becomes connected to procedures of institutional capture. Its concern is not the identity of music, art, work, or practice, but the oper...

It is set in our real world, except if animals were an advanced society and humans never existed. The only non-animal beings in this story is the drug-dealing elves. Vladimir the Great Polar Bear goes on a mission with his army of bears and advances to the elven stronghold in Turkey for a big showdown.

New friends, a book signing, and a dead author. All the makings of an exciting cozy mystery.When Jessica Murdoch, the successful, established author, Fiona, Lori, and Christie convene at the East Coast's largest book signing, they never expect to find one of the authors dead at the foot of the stairs. With the help of a nosy basset hound and their own detective skills, the four authors form the Mystery Writers' Murder Club to begin unco...

They were soldiers forged in fire… then betrayed and each of them left for dead.Rhett Kane built his Montana fortress to keep the world out. Colton Stryker tried to drown his demons at the bottom of a bottle. Alex Mercer turned the wilderness into his personal war zone. Dylan Rourke carries the scars of every life he was ordered to take.Each man was abandoned by the very government they bled for. Each man should already be dead.But when a s...

Travis Holt thought he could outrun his past.Abby Westwood barely escaped an attack at her apartment, and now she's on the run. Her only refuge? Misty Mountain, a remote and wild place tied to the secrets of her brother's death. Desperate for answers, she seeks out the one man who might hold them, Travis Holt.Once a Navy SEAL, now a recluse hidden deep in the Rockies, Travis has spent years burying his demons beneath the snow-covered silence of Misty Mountain. But when Abby...

Amanda is beautiful, smart, witty and very single at the age of thirty-five. She finds herself in a situation where she has slept with a younger man and she can't get over the fact that it was the best sex of her life!And…..she wants more.Will he be the man of her dreams even though he's 10 years younger?Dear Reader,This contemporary romance short story is steamy! He's too hot to handle and she's got a killer body. Amanda and Josh are jus...

An erotic short story of some 2400words/8pages. Humour. For ADULT audiences only.Often, a bright idea should never see the light of day. Ellen and Gerry made the mistake -- possibly after having imbibed too much alchohol -- of believing that the sooner one put a brilliant idea into action, the sooner one saw the benefits. Now, they reap the consequenses of not thinking it through.Based on the old MAKE MONEY FAST pyramid scheme that proliferated during the early days of the ...

Four mystery authors. One glamorous book signing. A bestselling rival found dead.When Fiona, Jessica, Christie, and Lori arrive in Maine for the East Coast's biggest literary event, the last thing they expect is to stumble into a real-life murder.A famous author lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, and whispers of foul play ripple through the convention halls. Christie's instincts as a former detective won't let her ignore it. Lori's imagination is alread...

Jesse Hollister was born into blood. The son of Texas's most ruthless crime lord, he's spent eight years pretending to be the perfect heir while plotting to burn his father's empire to the ground. But when his father sets his sights on the Bishop ranch, and the sharp-tongued, fearless Raven Bishop, Jesse's secret war explodes into chaos.Raven's already lost everything once. Now her uncle's made a deal with the devil, and she's the bargaining chip. She knows better than to trust a H...

The emotional stories behind Delta Goodrem’s sixth studio album.This eBook features an exclusive bonus chapter about the song Power from the Bridge Over Troubled Dreams album.In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song and revea...

Time is fleeting. Days become months. Months become years. And years turn into decades. Significant moments in our eternity that are marked by love, lust, fashion, and memories, which can never be replaced.Welcome to Devious, Delicious Decades! A collection of stories that span time to entertain you. Set in the past, present, and maybe the future, the SaSS26 anthology will take you on a journey never seen before.