This is a book about monsters.Monsters who love us. Monsters who hate us. The monsters we nurture, and the monsters we become. They may be imperceptibly small or unimaginably vast, completely devoid of thought or filled with incomprehensible rage and hunger, but regardless of scale or motivation, they cannot be ignored.On these pages, you will meet an artist who plays with the geometry of madness, a child who refuses to accept the rules of loss, and a mind unravelled by the...

Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Haven County Georgia is the home of Bellport Poultry, the Walton's Ford Railroad Museum and the annual Apple Blossom Festival.Recently, the Haven County area has been plagued with a series of strange occurrences, and county residents Matt Wilder and Charlie Allen have found themselves with a reputation as the "go to guys" for dealing with such things.Zombies, ghosts, even aliens... No situation is too bizarre to wind up...

Best-selling author, Chris d'Lacey, brings us a magical story about mysterious hand crafted clay dragons who have unusual powers. When David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home. The story has an unhappy ending, and when David realizes the c...

She thought they’d missed their chance. But he never forgot her.When Tom Carmody buys a run-down cattle station in outback Queensland he is shocked to discover that the woman living next door is none other than Harriet McGuire, his high school crush – the woman who mysteriously never returned to boarding school after the summer break.In a time when women did as their fathers bid, Harriet agreed to marry the charming Daniel McGuire and move to Brigadier Stat...

A collection of four novels in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alphabet series starring private investigator Kinsey Millhone.In these chilling mysteries Kinsey Millhone reopens a cold case from 1969, babysits a rebellious heiress, tracks down a missing mother, and takes on a sociopath working as a caregiver.This collection includes: Q is for Quarry, R is for Ricochet, S is for Silence and T is for Trespass

This deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher Mary MacCracken could reach.Mary had reservations about eight-year-old Hannah joining her class. The three emotionally disturbed boys she was currently looking after had been making steady progress, and Hannah, who had a reputation for being a withdrawn and incredibly troubled child, would only be a disru...

A New York Times bestseller from the author of The Mysterious Benedict Society, this heart-pounding mystery adventure is laced with magic and humor.When Reuben discovers an extraordinary antique watch with a secret power, his life takes an intriguing turn. As one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his honest nature and the lure of becoming a hero.No...

“You still want to have sex? Because if that’s all you can handle right now, I’m prepared to keep it light, no strings attached.”Michael Reynolds had it all. A successful real estate developer who could have any man he desired, but only on his terms. Recreational love was all Michael wanted; no feelings required, just a good time for the night. He only gave his heart away once, and twenty years later, he is reunited with the love of his life. Determined to win Spen...

An almost twenty-year-old unsolved murder from Florida’s pot-hauling days gets Hannah Smith’s attention, but so does a more immediate problem. A private museum devoted solely to the state’s earliest settlers and pioneers has been announced, and many of Hannah’s friends and neighbors in Sulfur Wells are being pressured to make contributions.The problem is the whole thing is a scam, and when Hannah sets out to uncover who’s behind it, she discovers that things are even worse than she...

This is a steamy historical romance short story (word count 5,469)Hannah is having a passionate affair with her steward, David Grey. She is enjoying the private lessons in the bedroom that he is attentively bestowing on her, Hannah being a very willing student...However her enjoyment is soon to end. To her disappointment, David has to leave her country estate and her on an urgent matter. Hannah takes the opportunity to reluctantly end their intimate arrangement.But ...

Bullies. Ghosts. Haunted Houses. The first brush with evil is always the scariest.Many years before Forever Road, Peri Jean Mace’s ability to see ghosts made her the most unpopular senior at Gaslight City High. But now graduation is right around the corner.Peri Jean needs to pass her senior project so she can go to prom and graduate. Then she can roar off into the sunset with her wanna-be rockstar boyfriend.But when senior projects are assigned, Per...

When Colorado rancher and part-time tribal investigator Charlie Moon gets a call from Wanda Naranjo, she's panicked. Not only is her sink leaking, which Moon graciously fixes, but her sixteen-year-old daughter, Betty, has gone missing. For how long? Only a few hours, but she's pregnant. So what about the father-to-be? It's a good question and anybody's guess. Betty has kept her lips sealed on the subject.And that's not all. Betty claimed to be going to see a school counselor on what...