The six stories in this collection have one thing in common: deep in their souls, the main characters have a painful yearning for love, an everlasting hope of finding their soul mates to help them bear lifes hardships, and to give them a sense of purpose.

The six stories in this collection have one thing in common: deep in their souls, the main characters have a painful yearning for love, an everlasting hope of finding their soul mates to help them bear lifes hardships, and to give them a sense of purpose.

This conspiracy thriller from an Edgar Award–winning author is "jet-paced, revved up for action before the first page is flipped over" ( The Pittsburgh Press).Bernie staggers off the airplane from Honolulu, a lei around his neck and blood seeping from the wound in his chest. He stumbles to the terminal gift shop, and demands the cashier point him to a payphone. As his life seeps away, Bernie calls Harry Fairchild, his old...

When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they do what many people would do—they wish for money. But every wish has a consequence, and the White family finds they are completely unprepared for what comes next. The Monkey’s Paw is a classic horror tale that gives new meaning to the phrase “be careful what you wish for.”The Monkey’s Paw has become a classic horror story and has been adapted numerous times, includi...

A short story by Tracy Chevalier from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.In ‘Dorset Gap’, two students walk in the countryside after a night of partying and miscommunicate over Jane Eyre.Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader I Married Him, brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Brontë’s game-changing novel and its b...

'The novel is a reflection of the characters' lives - vivid, dramatic and sometimes chaotic, with emotional volume turned up to full blast . . . a narrative of striking exuberance and generosity - THE TIMESConnie is the youngest member of a large Irish family and Ireland's too small to contain her. She is beautiful and impulsive. Men love her, while she roars through life, never looking before she leaps - sometimes onto rocks. Nina is English and middle-cl...

When Sergeant Laura Forbes promises to help a purple-haired runaway named Christy find her long-lost father, she has no idea she'll end up spending the night in the palatial home of TV's hottest superstar, Bennett Logan. Yet until Ben produces papers proving he shares custody of Christy, Laura is legally bound to remain... and in grave danger of falling in love with the man dubbed America's sexiest heartthrob.

Looking for a spooky tale to read in front of the fireplace on Halloween or around the campfire on your next outdoor adventure? The Five Jars from M.R. James, master of the Victorian ghost story, is a frightening but family-friendly yarn that will tantalize young and old alike.

Originally published in 1929, Hudson River Bracketed is a late novel by Wharton that deals with a young aspiring writer, Vance Weston and his developing relationship with Halo Spear, a woman who takes the time to introduce Weston to the delights of literature. While the choice of characters gives away some of the autobiographical elements – quite possibly Wharton chose to use both as aspects of her own distant pass – the flow of the plot shows a concern for their growth as people just as m...

Glenn Bowman, the toughest and most cynical private investigator in New York, lands himself up to the chin in trouble by witnessing the disposal of a gravely injured man. Bowman plays it straight, calls the police, and finds he is caught between two fires. The law takes a mean view of private operators in general and Bowman in particular; the Opposition, running a large-scale extortion racket, realise that he knows too much. “Either they get you,” says the man who hires him, “or they go ou...

As Jerry's eyes fell on the creature's head he shudderedfor the face was nothing but bone with dull-brown skin stretched taut over it. A skeleton that was alive!

Sherlock Holmes takes on his greatest case, the Paul McCartney death clues.