One night things come to our world through dreams and take the form of our nightmares. Then they start eating people. The lucky ones get killed first. My nightmares happen when I'm in a deep meditative state and my mind is blank except for self-awareness. So it appears as a living reflection of me, and always will, which makes killing me to eat my remains impossible for it. Instead, it must keep me alive in order for it to live.

On a sun-baked reservation, young Eagle Whistle dreams of freedom beyond the school bell. When he discovers an abandoned, broken bicycle, he and his best friend Gabubu turn it into a gleaming "Iron Pony." With grease-stained hands, determination, and the loyal companionship of his dog Soup, Whistler transforms junk parts and hard work into a thriving bike repair and custom-build business. From daring jumps on dusty trails to helping his grandmother and caring for his sister, Iron Pony beco...

A collection of short stories, some fictional and others factual, from the author when he was a young man. These tales run the full gamut, from the graphically erotic to the downright bizarre. To say that they are attention grabbing would be an extreme understatement.

Not every missing person is meant to be found...When troubled nurse Alina vanishes without a trace, everyone assumes she ran away from her abusive husband. But when disgraced ex-teacher Emily Swanson moves into the couple’s former home, she discovers that Alina’s disappearance is anything but straightforward.Desperate for a fresh start, Emily is determined to leave her own troubled past behind. But when she learns about the missing nurse, she sees a chance ...

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES.----------'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin'Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny' Mark BillinghamIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders....

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Italian.Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Ital...

Love, Myth, and Destiny: One Man's Fight to Save the CosmosLove and destiny collide when classic literature professor Alex Leith's 25th birthday celebration takes an unexpected turn. He didn't know his quiet, intimate plans with boyfriend Danyal would unravel, leaving the fate of humanity and the entire cosmos resting on his shoulders. Forced to accept his birthright as the force of Eros in the universe, Alex must quickly adapt to life as a divine being or risk shattering the balan...

Kenny hates getting milked—the process where Doc Anthony eases his snake's fangs through a thin lid covering a cup in order to collect his venom. Still, he knows it's a necessary evil if he expects to live in a shifter pod. The doc needs it so he can always have anti-venom on hand, and since he used his last vial to save a human Kenny had bitten, he needs to make more.Imagine Kenny's surprise when, as Doc Anthony sinks his fangs through the paper, an amazing scent teases his senses...

Manipulation is the fairy godmother working behind the scenes to get you everything you have ever wanted.It is the key that opens the secret door to your wildest dreams.Manipulation is the reason why some people seem to get everything handed to them on a silver platter. Consider this:Who is the most charming person that you know of in your life? What do you like most about them? It could be the fact that they always know what to say.It might even be their di...

A USA Today–bestselling author "daringly pairs up a minister and her mentor, a Catholic priest" in this romantic woman's fiction novel ( Publishers Weekly).For more than a decade minister Analiese Wagner has felt privileged to lead her parishioners along a well-lit path. Her commitment has never been seriously tested until the frigid night she encounters a homeless family huddling in the churchyard. Offering them shelter in a vacant parish house ap...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book reveals for the first time the extent senior civil servants, and even serving officers of high rank, came to churchill with secret information, having despaired at the magnitude of official lethargy and obstruction.Within the air ministry, the foreign office, and the intelligence services, individuals felt drawn to provide churchill with full disclosures of britain's defense weakness, keeping him infor...

An elderly white Louisiana socialite reveals her shocking life story to the writer of her memoirs in this family saga by a USA Today–bestselling author.When Aurore Gerritsen watched her lover kill her father, it was just one act of violence in a long chain of dramatic events.Years later, behind the iron lace gates of wealthy New Orleans, beneath the veneer of her society name, linger secrets that Aurore Gerritsen has hidden for a lifetime, and truths...