⁣⁣Dad’s my hero.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Since Mom passed away, he had taught me to be strong and accept our lives without the woman we both loved so much in it. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣But Dad isn’t the only man I could always count on.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣When he takes me to his beautiful cabin in the mountains, where we would spend one whole summer with his two best friends, Shepherd and Davis, I didn’t expect to fall in love. Let alone with both of them.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣It was innocent at first, but it quickly turned into something m...

I hated him at first sight.I know he hated me just as much.But annoyingly, I'm now forced to work on a school project with the new student, the rude, aloof Connor Harman.My good friend Ethan seems to know Connor from somewhere else, but won't admit it, even though he clearly hates Connor too. Ethan finally tells me that if I knew the truth about Connor, I would run screaming.But the more time I spend with Connor, the more I realise he isn't what he seems, an...

Maeve McKinnon, a computer nerd from the Prosperia system, is wrongfully accused of a capital crime. She avoids the death penalty, commuting the sentence by signing on to a hit intergalactic reality show. Contestants compete in weekly challenges, winning means a ratings boost. The contestant with the lowest ratings is voted off the show each week, never to be heard from again.Now Maeve is trapped on a luxury ship, dozens of warp gates from Earth, with celebrities, mutants, and othe...

A long time ago, on a playground far, far away, an awkward boy with two mothers and a penchant for pink shirts shook a tough girl's hand over the rattled frame of a deposed playground bully.Tamsyn promised to be Rodrigo's bodyguard if he'd draw her pictures of girls wearing superhero capes. Rodrigo promised to be Tamsyn's buddy if she'd let him braid her hair.A deal, struck. A partnership, forged. And the timid gay boy and the fearless straight girl became inseparable....

Kirian was a former warrior, a mercenary. She agreed to impersonate Lord Hardor's wife and suffer public punishment for adultery, with the promise of help to free her sister who had been condemned to serve as a rower on a cargo galley.But it was far from simple. Slowly recovering from the punishments, Kirian would have to seek assistance for the task that lay ahead of her, and those that might help would have an agenda of their own.In uncompromising, horrific detail, Clare S...

The recipes in this collection range from savory dishes like glazed ham and marinades to sweet treats like cakes, gelatin salads, and puddings. Seven-Up’s effervescence and mild citrus taste are used to add lightness and a hint of sweetness to baked goods, while its acidity helps tenderize meats and enrich sauces. Many of the recipes are simple and economical, making them accessible for cooks of all skill levels.In addition to recipes, the cookbook offers tips on creative cooking with soda...

As the first Demon Sovereign in the history of the demon beast world, he would go for the heavenly tribulation, and as long as he endured the ninth heavenly tribulation, he would ascend to the legendary Demon Ancestor. Unfortunately, standing on the flying platform, he had acted too arrogantly. His luck was poor when he encountered the talking Nine Layered Heavens, and he was chased for ninety-one days and eighty-one days before being chopped into an immortal demon essence. From then on, h...

Binti had one ordinary face and one extraordinary figure. She knew which one people noticed. At twenty-five she had a college degree, no job, no husband, and a father who called her a burden to her face. That same night she opened her mother's Almera cupboard in the dark, took the jewellery kept for her wedding, and walked out of her Kochi home at four in the morning. She had no plan. She had no contacts. She had never been to Bangalore. What she had was a six month promise to herself. Eit...

Anya was tough. She was a security expert, an ex-marine familiar with working in a war zone, under fire, whether in a combat role or, as was more common for her these days, protecting or rescuing civilians who had had the misfortune to become embroiled in the conflict. And she was very good at it.Surely what she saw in the company's laboratory was some sort of simulation, a test for her? All she had to do was to dive through the glowing metallic ring in the middle of the room into ...

Emma Lawson is a good mother. She makes her son's sandwiches into triangles every morning. She puts a little drawing in her daughter's lunchbox. She loves her husband. She laughs at the right moments. She remembers everyone's name. She also has a small glass vial in her handbag. Between 2022 and 2024, five people died at ordinary gatherings in Valencia, Spain. A street festival. A school parents' evening. A birthday dinner. A children's fete. A New Year's party. Nobody connected the deaths...

Tales of the SupernaturalDive into a chilling collection of modernized folklore, where spectral ice cream vendors, malevolent jinn, and doppelgänger-haunted homes blur the line between reality and the unseen. Each tale weaves dread and wonder, drawing you into remote villages, desolate highways, and unfinished buildings where terror lurks. Perfect for fans of supernatural horror, this eBook delivers spine-tingling stories that linger long after the final page.

Delve into the darkness with these gripping horror stories. Experience a photographer's unsettling encounter with a vanishing woman, a driver's eerie journey aided by a dead man's spirit, and a twisted tale of betrayal in a wife's desperate insurance plot. These stories explore obsession, the supernatural, and the chilling consequences of greed.