They call me an animal.Ruled by my base instincts.Owned by the rage roiling inside me.A rage so deep I can’t see my way out of it. Until her. Cilla is a pretty little trap I walk right into. And when the bait becomes the prey I’ll show them how much of an animal I can really be.Bound by deception, ruled by desire, I’ll solve the mystery of little Cilla or we’ll both be consumed by the never ending fury which threatens my very sanity.

I’m the shadows that reach out and take a bite. No one sees me coming, which is why I’m sent to do the things even our fearless leader won’t touch.After months of watching our enemies, it’s time to take them out. I’m ready to feel their blood on my hands, their worthless lives ground to dust.But I don’t get the chance when a dark-haired beauty comes crashing into my plans, seeking sanctuary from our enemies. Now I’m stuck on guard duty, babysitting a mafia princess....

They call me a monster. Murderous and hateful. Beautiful but broken. Nothing can calm the ever-raging storm inside of me. As the ruthless leader of the Doubeck family, there is a certain standard of brutality I have to uphold.Then I meet her. Beautiful, innocent, and so very afraid. Valentina is a rival family’s daughter, and the little temptress has purposely tangled herself in my dark web. She seeks me out, needing my help, but the price for what she wants will be steep.S...

Just in time for Halloween, we have a funny, sweet, and slightly skewed short story by Aaron Corwin, an up-and-coming writer from Seattle.All Mathilde wanted for her birthday was a pony. Instead, she got a demon. Sometimes growing up means learning that what you think you want is not always what you need.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

I knew running from Adrian wouldn’t be easy. That there was a risk I would be caught, but I never anticipated he would go to such great lengths to find me. Now that he knows what I’ve done I wonder if there will ever be love between us again, or if we were always meant to be enemies?**This is book two in a duet and CANNOT be read as a standalone. Book 1, Vow to Protect must be read before this one.**

They call me a playboy.Society’s pretty pet.What they don’t know is I’m so much more.My only directive was to keep her hidden, and safe.After everything she’s been through I’m the last person to offer comfort and care.I have little experience with either. Both of us have been broken by our pasts.But mine is catching up to me, and I would deal with it as I usually do: with total decimation.But that puts her in the crosshairs, and that’s unacceptable.Old wounds are peeled back for both of us...

This original short story tells the tale of how a girl named Mallow defeated King Goldmouth with the help of the Red Wind, Mr. Map, and many fairyland friends new and old--from Catherynne M. Valente, author of the children's fantasy sensation The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from the New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel Prince, Holly Black.Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave.One morning, after a pe...

Linda is shy and avoids getting involved at school. But when her high school sets up online chat rooms she can't resist the urge to visit them. Fuelled by interest in a student with the nickname Cyrano, Linda participates in online conversations using the nickname Roxanne and gains a reputation as the queen of one-liners. Soon Linda starts receiving gifts from a secret admirer who signs his gifts, "C." She is certain that her life has taken a turn for the better until "C" reveals his true ...

A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend we’d all like by our sides.The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents’ death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat.But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talkin...

Delia's new friend is not what she seemsEach day of Delia's first week of high school, her parents ask her the same question: Did you make any friends today? Finally, the answer is yes. Her name is Amandine, and she is the most exciting person in town. An artist, a dancer, and a teller of tall tales, she has enough charm to make Delia forget her loneliness. Like Delia, Amandine is an outsider—a city girl with too much personality for a small town..Delia not...

Big Ben has been stolen! Only IM—8’s top agent Adam Sharp can crack this case. But when Adam gets to London he finds cowgirls square-dancing in Buckingham Palace and cowboys having a hoedown at the Houses of Parliament. Has England gone hog-wild?