‘I would get out of the car at every shopping centre and want to ask the stranger walking by with their trolley: “Why are you still shopping? Someone I love has died.”’ – Dela GwalaDeath is a fact of life, but the experience of grief is unique to each of us. This timely collection brings together a range of voices to offer reflections on death and dying, from individual losses to large scale catastrophes.Karin Schimke revisits her troubled ...

I have always heard the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." I realize many people have a hand in developing the personality and beliefs of a child. The child's view and the village's view may differ at times, but I believe the village is vital to the success of the child. We teach a child by actions, our actions.

US Colony Agent Brice is traumatised as a child when half the world disappears as waters rose because of climate change and when North Korea unleashed sentient human-like droid soldiers to conquer lands for their hungry people.When US Congress passed laws allowing Homo Roboticus programs, Brice gains Ira, a droid sister whom she loves & meets a fellow droid agent Lee Jae Seung who saves her life during a mission.As a new President wins on an anti-robotist, authoritarian sta...

"An accident in young adulthood destroys most of Auberon's memories of that time. Years later, she has become an accomplished actress, still unable and unwilling to recall the past when her mother's unexpected death and dying wish leave Auberon with a choice: Read a box of letters from her lost past within the next 14 days or face the destruction of a favorite painting. While nearing the deadline of preparing for her upcoming movie, she struggles with reading the letters, handling her on-a...

A man she can''t say "no" toSharp-tongued, independent firestorm Tabby Glover will do anything to get Greek billionaire Acheron Dimitrakos to support her adoption claim over his cousin''s small child. The last thing she expects is his outrageous marriage proposal!She has no choice but to say yes, even if the arrogant tycoon can''t stop looking down his nose at her for one minute! Tabby can see that there is more to this proposition and this devastatingly handsome man than m...

Experience the holidays with the Plain folk and discover the power of second chances in this touching story from the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Bridge of Peace.Gideon Beiler has loved Mattie Eash since they were children. But when faced with unexpected circumstances, he makes up an excuse to end their engagement. He doesn’t want to lie to her, but he believes that telling Mattie the truth will be more hurtful.Brokenhearte...

Poison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite! Zoe’s never been superstitious, so when she and her best friend Mia have their fortunes read at a carnival, she doesn’t take it seriously. In fact, Zoe mocks the fortune-teller. But the woman gives Zoe a necklace to seal her fortune, and as soon as Zoe puts it on, unexplained things begin to happen to her. Her bike spins out of control, a fire starts in the oven when it isn’t on, and Zoe begins receiving threatening texts...

This is a short story (about 30 pages) that takes place after the end of As Shadows Fade, the fifth book in the Victoria Gardella Vampire Chronicles series.It includes Victoria Gardella, Max Pesaro, and Sebastian Vioget.***Please note: There will be spoilers for the entire series in this short story.Here is the entire series in order:The Rest Falls AwayRises the NightThe Bleeding DuskWhen Twilight BurnsAs Shadows Fade

Rebekah Lantz feels imprisoned by circumstances she didn’t create. Tobias Byler is haunted by regret. Can two young runaways from half a world away teach them the healing power of true family?Rebekah isn’t like her sister, but the watchful gaze of her family and small, close knit Amish community makes her feel as if she’s been judged and found lacking. The men avoid her and the women whisper behind her back. She simply longs for the same chance to be a wife and mot...

Geeky meets kinky in the third novel of the sexy Slices of Pi series by RITA-nominated author Elia Winters, where the employees of a gaming company in sultry Florida work hard—and play even harder.Matthew Abrams finally has the life he’s always wanted—a promising career as a programmer at PI Games, a decent apartment in a nice neighborhood, and a thriving social life. And he’s perfectly content until he has a one-night stand with Silas Benson, a biomedical engineer...

It was understood that Prince Rafael Marconi's brother would wed Alexia Wyndham Jones. So Rafe was shocked to be tasked with escorting the American heiress to his country. Yet it proved the perfect opportunity to discover her real motives for marriage. One ounce of deceit and he'd send the beauty packing.What the royal playboy never bargained for was his fierce attraction to the bride-to-be. Alexia was more surprising, spirited…and sensual than he could have imagined. She was also ...

Single mom versus single-minded Grinch. Whose Christmas spirit is going to break first in this humorous and heartwarming holiday novella by award-winning author Karina Bliss.To his horror, a reclusive American finds he's bought a house in a New Zealand street famous for its Christmas lights.It's his community-minded neighbor's task to ensure no one—but no-one—breaks a hallowed twenty-year tradition.A Kiwi Christmas story that proves that Dece...