The Bennet Sisters: taking fate for a wild spin.College freshman Liz Bennet refuses to let her name—or Jane Austen, for that matter—define her. Even though she’s one of five teenage sisters named after the Bennet sisters in “The Book,” as Liz not-so-fondly calls it, she can’t afford to let her life parallel The Book in any way. Period. Liz has big plans for her future, and they don't exactly mesh with the life laid out for a fictional young woman 200 years...

A torrid tale of later-in-life empowerment, this is for readers who enjoy bold women's fiction with emotional depth, and unforgettable journeys of personal growth.Witty, raw, vulnerable, this novella is a multi-layered story of Terri, whom after 23 years in a lackluster marriage decides she is ready for more. More of everything-including more passion and intimacy. A page-turner, this has it all. You will laugh, you will cry as you follow Terri's journey of self-transformation....

"Not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach, the 19 stories in this new best-of annual anthology feature episodes of graphic gore and violence--including torture, dismemberment, self-mutilation, and home abortion--that are designed to push buttons as well as boundaries...strictly for hardcore horror fans." --Publishers WeeklyExcerpt from the Introduction:Editors Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax put the call out to horror writers and editors of...

Is there more to Buddhism than sitting in silent meditation? Is modern Buddhism relevant to the problems of daily life? Does it empower individuals to transform their lives? Or has Buddhism become too detached, so still and quiet that the Buddha has fallen asleep? Waking the Buddha tells the story of the Soka Gakkai International, the largest, most dynamic Buddhist movement in the world today—and one that is waking up and shaking up Buddhism so it can truly work in ordinary people's lives....

The Pendulum Trilogy: when life gives you second chances"Emotionally complex and deeply involving, this is the story of a woman dealing with impossible challenges—and finding grace and humanity in the journey." —SUSAN WIGGS, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorLiz Tanner has spent her life escaping her traumatic childhood and trying to forget David Carruthers, the first boy she’d ever loved. After learning that her dad is dying, she returns to Wisc...

"No author working today comes close to Jeff Strand's perfect mixture of comedy and terror." –Cemetery DanceWhen Margot finds her younger brother dead in his apartment, the investigation shows no medical issues. He simply played a video game until he died of thirst, despite a refrigerator full of bottled water in the very next room.Only a lucky few get to playtest Fun Times at the Bloodbath, one of the most insanely violent...

You know the moment.The meeting where someone said something wrong and you opened your mouth and then closed it. The email you drafted and deleted. The thing you witnessed that you told yourself wasn't your business, wasn't your place, wasn't your proof. The moment you calculated — quickly, reasonably, in the way that decent people calculate these things — that the cost of speaking was higher than the cost of silence.You made the right call. Probably. You told yourself that...

Explores the implications of chance and uncertainty in social theory and offers a new interpretation of the sociological canon.Since the founding of the discipline, sociologists have endeavored to understand the structures of groups, organizations, and societies, and how these entities condition our behavior. While some of the foundational theorists saw these processes as largely deterministic, sociological theory has increasingly insisted on the importance of cult...

"Each short story is unique, carefully crafted, and memorable. A fun read from cover to cover." – MIDWEST BOOK REVIEWDesperados and yellow-bellies be warned: These ain't your typical westerns…Herein find legendary masters of anomalous Western and Horror stories—along with a posse of budding word-slingers—who all bring you an electrifying and frightening collection of extraordinary tales set in the Old West and beyond...

For all of human history ghosts were real and they were everywhere. Then, one day, after a horrible cataclysm, they all disappeared.That was the story of The Perfectly Fine House.But there are more tales to be told from that world. And a thrilling lineup, ranging from horror legends to relative newcomers, have joined forces to bring you:- a roadside attraction featuring a real, dead serial killer- a pair of twisted sisters whose sibling rivalry only...

All four novels from the Bennet Sisters series: taking fate for a wild spin.LIZ: Pride, Prejudice, and Push-Up BrasMARY: Being Mary Bennet BlowsCAT: Cat Bennet, Queen of NothingLYDIA: Livin' La Vida BennetFive teenage sisters named after the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice take on fate - and Jane Austen - after two gorgeous guys named Bingham and...

Evolution Device is a kind of hymn to the origins of rock in the early 1970s. But it is also a love story between a man, a woman, and a guitar. The woman in the story is a Muse, corporeal and ephemeral. She can be both and, quite naturally, she can also fall in love.All well and good. But the author adds yet another twist—a guitar called The Lady. Once mused, the instrument, too, becomes a mysterious source of power. So, the story is then about a thr...