A humorous tale with a twist; never judge people until you really get to know them...especially in the twilight zone.

At the end of The Sword of Sorrows, Queen Leah, possessing the cursed sword, manages to decapitate the God's leader Zakaroid. Cemel, the alchemist appears before her in a last ditch effort to save her from Kalvich's power. As time has run out, the only way to save her was to shove her through the open Black Star Portal. Unfortunately, for Cemel, Leah threw the sword to Kalvich before she disappeared. Kalvich, in an insane fury decapitates the alchemist. Now, Leah is gone. Vanished. Where o...

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....A powerful short tale. Based on a true story.

A trade paperback collection of 16 short stories, some new, some published before, all together for the first time, featuring Tess Monaghan, New York Times Bestselling author Laura Lippman’s acclaimed private eyeFor the first time together in one collection is a mix of brand new Tess Monaghan short mysteries as well as previously published, award-winning short stories.Split into three parts—Girls Gone Wild (seven stories about girls behaving badly); Other Cities, Not My Own...

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all. That's what Jessie Wheaton plans when he heads for a weekend on Briar Mountain. Jessie never counted on dismal weather and the feeling that someone was watching him. When he finds a woman unconscious in his front yard he's struck with the feeling that he knows her. Was she watching him or is something more sinister lurking on Briar Mountain?

David is on break from his dead-end job at the Dollar Store. A scruffy old man approaches him claiming to be his uncle who hasn't eaten in two days. David gives the old man his last $2. Something comes back in return later.

Ten-year-old Todd is going with his dad while his dad goes hunting. It is the longest, hardest, and most memorable day of his life.

Award-winning digital media star Zach King brings his unique brand of magic to the first installment of a lively, fun-filled trilogy about Zach, a middle schooler in search of his magical powers while navigating the crazy, confusing world of public school.Big Nate meets DanTDM in a debut middle grade adventure by social media superstar Zach King. The book comes complete with a code for a downloadable app that brings Zach's vibrant world to fully animated, three-dim...

A missing son. A 1950s retirement home. And a mechanical nightmare that thins the wall between realities.When Thomas Alan Davies purchased the sun-bleached ranch house at 3489 West Crest Way in Youngtown, Arizona, he expected nothing more than an engineering project. The property—priced forty percent below market value, carried a strange history and a long record of brief, unsettled owners. It was also the very house from which his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Bloc...

For the fifteen million grandmothers who are keepers of family history and memories, The Grandmother Book is a lively and timely way to record your story for future generations.• Andy and Susan Hilford present the perfect way for grandmothers of all ages to pass along a grandmother's story. The story is one that recounts coming-of-age moments, life-changing events, a look back at what was, family anecdotes and historical insight. With thoughtful, surprisin...

"I'm sorry if I'm such a pain," Mr. Sidney said as I adjusted his pillows with a sigh."Oh! It's not you, I promise," Janet exclaimed. "I just have some things on my mind.""They don't seem to be happy things," Mr. Sidney noted with a wheeze. "Is it all this taking care of dying folks that has you upset? Or is it something else? I have a hard time talking, but I can be a great listener if you want to talk about it?"Janet smiled. Mr. Sidney had always been one of the kind...

Seeing a baby yawnDrawing on a foggy windowFinding a curly fry mixed in with your regular friesThese and 247 other little things that make everyday life a joy are collected in this delightful, surprising, and heartfelt book. Based on the popular website, this book will strike a chord in anyone who is open to celebrating the little moments of greatness all around us.