Flash fiction in 26 sentences. Authors from all over the world joined the challenge to write a complete story in 26 sentences, with a sentence beginning with each letter of the alphabet. From romance to horror, science fiction to mystery, every genre is included in this little book. Perfect to take along in your bag or briefcase for a quick read and instant entertainment. 

A young Jewish girl revels in the joy of being engaged until she finds herself pregnant. The townspeople wouldn't approve; stoning was the sentence for infidelity. How would she tell her parents? What would Joseph think? Would he divorce her or support her? Nevertheless, Mary accepts the fate of this unexpected pregnancy. She will have this child, no matter what anyone else says.Mary's life takes an unexpected turn when an angel reveals that she will be the chosen one to give birth...

Seven children are abandoned by their drunken father one cold, sleety night after their mother died in childbirth. The children must make the hard decision to split apart. The story follows Frankie, third-born, as he heads to a neighboring farmer to ask for room and board in trade for his ten-year-old muscles. When he suspects the farmer may sell him to a stranger for labor, he hops a northbound train to escape his fate.Frankie searches for love to fill the hole in his heart. Throu...

After ten years of being away, Frank finds the courage to return to his hometown to make peace with his past and settle old scores. When he stops at the old barn where he and his six siblings once took refuge, he finds chilling evidence of things gone wrong. Behind the barn is an unexpected grave with the note, "Found him. Buried him." What really happened in that barn, and who is in the ground? Did his brother return, or did his father? Frank searches for his brother and sisters and follo...

Every Jewish girl hoped she would be the chosen one to bear the Christ-Child. What an honor and privilege it would be - but did Mary really understand what that meant? An illegitimate birth in those days was not only a public disgrace and embarrassment. It could mean death, and now she was betrothed and bound by law to Joseph. But obediently, willingly, she declared, "I am God's handmaiden, let it be unto me as you said." She only hoped Joseph would understandThe Chosen One

Fourteen-year-old Jemma loved music, so when the CrossRoad Band pulled into the park near her projects, she was intrigued. Drawn in by the hard rock style, Jemma swayed to the music, jumped at the flash pots, and danced during the light show. She wanted to be on that stage someday with her sequinned outfit, jamming to the beat. When her day finally arrives, she hopes to prove her worth and her music as the band performs in the bowels of a maximum-security prison. Jemma hadn't counted on be...

Hated by Nina, almost given to Benny, a ride with a scary man until she escaped to hide in the wet ditch. What now? This day had not gone well, and she had to save herself.RUNAWAY tells the plight of a young girl as she struggles to find love, hope, and peace. She has been told her scars are the 'devil's kiss' but no other explanation of how she got them. She has no mother or father - only Nina. Nina has told her 'no one will ever love a cripple. She feels scarred and ugly. Unloved...

The boys gave their father an incredulous look. "What do you mean, no presents?""We're doing something exciting this year," he said with a mischievous grin. "We're going to make this a real adventure! Right, honey?" He looked at his wife for support."Sure...," she tried to sound as excited as he sounded. But her heart wasn't in it. His 'adventure' meant no Christmas at all. Was she ready to console two young boys? How much were they really willing to give up?The Chr...

What do you say when you don't know how to pray? When you're alone and afraid, where do you go? When you're worried, what do you do? God Help Me has one hundred personalized meditations for you to reflect upon and ask yourself these questions. You may even gain a new lens on your relationship with God and find new hope for your day.

When two elderly ladies find a girl in a ditch, all they wanted to do was help. Cold, shaking, hurt, and scared, they take her home to find out who she is and where she belongs. But she's not talking. Is she mute or just afraid? Keeping her too long brings in the authorities. Social Services becomes involved. Detectives are called in to find out about the runaway. But she wasn't a runaway, Nina threw her away – and only Nina knows her story and why she's crippled and scarred. Will the dete...

This historical Christian drama takes place in the 1940s when World War II breaks out. Young Guy, abandoned at age 14 along with his six brothers and sisters, must find their own ways of survival. The children separate in order to survive. The two oldest boys go out on their own, the middle two boys are taken in by a family, and the three girls end up in an orphanage.Two of the girls were adopted, but it turned out to be abusive for one. Jo hates her life, and as she struggles to find her ...

After being abandoned by their drunken father, Frank Larue has some old scores to settle, some fences to mend. Now grown, Frank goes back to his hometown in search of siblings he's been separated from for ten years.  Visiting the old homestead brings back good and bad memories, but also points to chilling evidence of things gone wrong. Someone has lived - and died in the barn. Frank suspects someone was murdered, buy why, and who? Frank comes across some happy surprises and meets a...