As the world collapses upon itself due to humanity's horrific decisions, a newly parentless teen is forced to fight for his freedom, his love, and his life in order to maintain his humanity. See the decaying world through Clay's eyes as he's taken from his home, shipped to a facility that batters his mind and body, and tortured by the very people originally enlisted to protect us. The world has eroded. Countries are grasping for power. America has decided to sacrifice its people in order t...

Join Judy Moody for a mega-rare, NOT-bummer summer adventure! Megan McDonald’s story – as featured in Judy’s uber-cool movie – is back in a must-have edition illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.Roar! It’s bad enough that Mum and Dad are heading to California, leaving Judy and Stink with Aunt Awful (er, Opal), but now Judy’s two best friends are going splitsville on her too. Just when it looks like her summer is going to be Bor-ing with a capital B, eureka! Judy (with ...

We roll over. He takes control, leading us both to where he wants us to meet.I call out his name again and again until he silences me with a kiss and crumbles against me.I love his weight on me.I love his strong heartbeat against my chest.I love his lips on my temple and the sweet nothings he whispers.The man has conquered my body, but that’s not all.To those who inquire about my weight, I say that, as far as diets are concerned, I...

The ice will melt between them...in one hot night.When Rachel returns to her hometown for the Christmas holiday, she doesn't expect to be stranded alone in an ice storm with David Harris. David is her brother's best friend, and she's known him all her life. She lost her virginity to him. And he's the one man she can never forgive.Despite all the reasons she has not to trust him, she finds herself falling for him again. It doesn't matter how irresistible she still f...

Did you hear about the slow student with terrible gas?He was getting farter and farter behind, so his parents hired a tooter.If there's one guaranteed way to get a kid laughing, tell them a poop, pee, or fart joke. With 500 GROSS & DISGUSTING JOKES FOR KIDS: ENOUGH BOOGERS, SNOT, FARTS, POOP, AND PUKE TO KEEP KIDS LAUGHING FOR HOURS by Scott Allen, your kids may never stop laughing. They'll laugh so hard, they may be telling some pee or poop jokes a...

A gruff widower. The vivacious single mom he secretly wants. Snowbound one unforgettable New Year's Eve...Can two wounded people find happiness together?Meet widower and loner James Harper, who avoids romance like the plague.And vivacious single mom Miranda Lowe, whose nasty divorce blew up her life.What happens when you repeatedly throw them together? Come to Journey’s End and find out...If you love sexy small-town ...

Everyone loves their grandma but these three are just a little...different. They have certain skills in war and strategy developed over forty years through military training and discipline. They are the definition of "never judge a book by its cover." They now work as contractors for the extra money. Follow the hapless Clem as he is hired to drive the three on their latest mission of destruction.

Thirteen stories of monsters, murder, and mayhem from a master of horror, the New York Times–bestselling author of I Was a Teenage Slasher.Stephen Graham Jones takes familiar horror tropes—zombies, camping mishaps, damaged children—and intertwines them with the dark forces of human nature to create unique and unforgettable short fiction. These thirteen tales run the gamut, immersing you in worlds you think you've seen before, but with outcomes you'...

A Belladonna Arms NovelShiloh Smart is alone and looking for a fresh start. Convinced he’s finished with love forever, he signs a lease at the Belladonna Arms, a tacky, run-down apartment building situated high on a hill in downtown San Diego.Determined to turn his back on romance, Shiloh works hard at carving out a life for himself where love doesn’t stand a chance and staying single is all that matters.Then his drag queen landlord’s nephe...

People don't know how to name cats. They pick names that they think are right for the cat or that they just like the sound of. Believe me, no cat in the world wants to be called Charlie! I learned that in a pretty amazing way as you'll discover!My Cat, Wisewhisker, helped me to write this book. He helped me to discover what the true names of all cats are. The funny thing is that the names are all related to unique cat behavior. Cat's always name themselves by virtue of their behavi...

THIS IS BLACKOUT CITY — MY CITY — A DANGEROUS CITY WHERE NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE, AND THE PEOPLE HERE ARE NOT WHO THEY SEEM TO BE. THE DOUBLE CROSS IS NOT ONLY A GAME BUT THE NORM. STAYING ALIVE IS SURVIVAL, STAYING SANE IS A NECESSITY. – JOE SMOKE, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, CIRCA 1970

"It would be our duty, as citizens on this earthto document its end the best way we knowand if that means a second by second updateof the world going up in flames, or down in rain, or crushed under the feet of invading monstersso be it."-- Shivangi NarainNo one understands an apocalypse like the people who have experienced it. Mad Scientist Journal has brought together twenty-three tales of people who have seen the world end. These accounts range ...