Welcome to the first of three incredible volumes of haiku and senryu compiled by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis from Auroras & Blossoms.Feast your senses on a unique collection that is moving, thought-provoking, inspirational, hauntingly beautiful and deeply insightful.This anthology is a delightful showcase of superbly crafted poetry that is extremely easy to get into but handsomely rewards the reader with each subtle nuance and twist. It is like spending time with love...

'The Lady or the Tiger?' is the story of a king who devised a particularly inventive form of punishment. When a courtier dares to fall in love with the king's daughter, he is forced to choose between two doors: one with a lady behind it, and the other with a tiger. The plot does not disclose his fate.

It wаѕ mіd-mоrnіng аnd I fоund mуѕеlf in mу wоrkѕhор, ѕtrugglіng to ѕhооt ѕоmе ѕсrеwѕ uр thrоugh thе bоttоm оf a саrреtеd саt tоwеr bаѕе thаt I hаd buіlt thе рrеvіоuѕ dау.I hеаrd thе рhоnе rіng оut іn the TV rооm. Of соurѕе, thе рhоnе аlwауѕ ѕееmѕ tо rіng whеn I аm most unаvаіlаblе, I thоught tо mуѕеlf. But іt'ѕ Mаrlеnе. Whаt оthеr things dо уоu lіkе? Whаt dо уоu lіkе оn уоur wоmеn, Lucky?" I mеаn, mе.I lіkе еvеrуthіng аbоut уоu. I lоvе уоur tіtѕ, nіррlеѕ аnd аrеоlаѕ, аnd у...

My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins…In the spring of 1628, the Witchfinder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch. As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from the Hanging Tree she knows that only one man can save her from the same fate at the hands of the panicked mob: the Warlock Gideon Masters, and his Book of Shadows. Secluded at his cottage in the ...

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Catching Fire, the second book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available with all-new cover art from the feature film!The second book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is now a feature film. Here is the original novel with exciting new movie artwork on the cover. (Original cover version also available.)Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory w...