Just in time for a much needed holiday break, twenty-two stories about fairies, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and everything in between. Visit a witch's body swap victims (Samantha's Day), find what happens when a girl is buried alive (Buried Alive), learn the origin story of Harper (from Night Touched Chronicles) and Verchiel (from the Amaranthine series), and much, much more. So kick up your feet, relax, and indulge in a short story by a new favorite author.Includes stories by A...

About to start the Foundation Programme?Making the transition from medical school to professional life?The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme, Fifth Edition is a practical guide for medical students and foundation doctors, dealing with the many challenges of the programme. With hints, tips and realistic advice on various aspects of the course, from self-care to prescribing, this guide provides invaluable support, with up-to-...

This story is one of the many Spanish/ Indian tales that were shared by family members, her father and friends alike.

This book explores the intersection between explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and evolutionary computation (EC). In recent years, the fields of XAI and EC have emerged as vital areas of study within the broader domain of artificial intelligence and computational intelligence. XAI seeks to address the pressing demand for transparency and interpretability in AI systems, enabling their decision-making processes to be scrutinised and trusted. Meanwhile, EC offers robust solutions to co...

Are you about to start the Foundation Programme? Do you know what to expect and how to thrive?The Hands-on Guide for Junior Doctors, Fourth Edition, is the ultimate, practical guide for junior doctors and medical students. It helps you tackle the emotional, intellectual and physical demands of being a new doctor and allays common insecurities to help you make the most of your time in clinical practice.This book tells you how to pre...

This book is unique, informative, and approachable – and addresses a problem faced by one in ten (176 million) women worldwide.Dr Iris Orbuch. is a surgeon and Amy Stein,a physical therapist, the founder of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy. Together they have produced a guide for women about how to deal with their endometriosis in order to:Avoid surgery (if at all possible),What to do before surgery (should they absolutely need it); and howTo live an...

When her island home is invaded by enemy soldiers, her family captured, and the town enslaved, Taylina must find a way to fight back and free her people. But their enemies have powerful warships, sorcerers, and dragons. Her simple people are no match. Her only hope is to venture onto the forbidden half of the island and seek the one individual powerful enough to battle their enemies, a dragon known for eating humans rather than helping them.Find out what happens to Taylina and meet...

Nightmares come in many forms. Some rend the veil of sleep with heart-stopping madness. Others defy sanity to leave a helpless corner of your mind twitching for release. Sometimes, hours after waking, a nightmare drifts across your memory, tainting your day with wisps of discomfort. NIGHTMARES UNHINGED reveals horror in all its mutable forms—abject to absurd—through twenty tales of terror.Contributors include Mario Acevedo, Edward Bryant, Dustin Carpenter, Sean Eads, Keith Ferrell,...

Omnibus version of the first three volumes in the For Queen And Country series.Johanna is a daughter of a merchant and she has Notions: that she will take over her father's business and that she will not get married. And, she will get the church to accept that some people are born with magic and that this is not their choice.Fate has different ideas. An invasion of fire demons burns down her prosperous town. Johanna is forced to flee with a witch, a follower of the church a...

In a cruel desert, slaves toil in chains. Their masters, seraphim with haloes and swan wings, drive them mercilessly with flaming whips. But long ago, these wretched, beaten people were not slaves. Long ago, they could become dragons. Now they fight to fly again.This bundle includes all three novels in Flame of Requiem, an epic fantasy trilogy about memory, freedom, and dragonfire.BOOK 1: FORGED IN DRAGONFIRE -- For centuries, the slaves have toile...

♥All Three Books in the Gypsy Fairy Tale Series for Just 0.99♥Are You Ready for the Magic? Are You Ready for the Fairy Tale?Now for just 0.99 you can enjoy all three novellas in the Gypsy Fairy Tale Series!****Once (Gypsy Fairy Tale Book One)Beautiful. Secretive. Magical. You envy their freedom, but you are distrustful of their ways. A strange carnival has come to Corydon, Indiana and the Irish Travellers have captured the small town's attention--but...

*All new, exclusive stories!* Six brand new tales of adventure, love, and treacherous fey magic from six award-winning, bestselling authors. Enter these fantastical realms where dark powers lurk and the ordinay world can be transformed in a heartbeat to a place of wonder—and danger. From the hidden fae folk dwelling among mortals to the challenges of babysitting a malicious fairy, these tales will cast their enchantment over you!Cover by Howard David Johnson.