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.

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.

We weren't a relationship, we were a ticking time bombMaggie Carpenter walked away from the hottest encounter of her life when she left the seductive glitz of England for summer break in her South Carolina hometown. Now that she's returned to the International School in London-and sexy, privileged Samir Khouri is once again close enough to touch-she can't help but remember the attraction, the drama…the heartbreak.She can't help but want him even more.

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.

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.

Patience and Reason decided they needed to talk to Love. "Listen," said Reason, "you have to do something.  You are the one who allowed the twins in." "I know," said Love, and coughed.  Blood came out. FROM THE author of Somebody Get Me A Hammer!! comes this biting account of twins Passive and Aggressive, two individuals in search of a good time at the expense of Reason, Patience, and Love.  C...