Craig's hand passed straight through the mouse.One moment, he was sitting in his office cubicle, answering calls like any other Saturday. The next, his body flickered—transparent, unreal—like he was vanishing from the world. When the elevator doors finally opened, the city had vanished. In its place stood a dead forest beneath a silent sky… and something in the darkness was watching him.****Craig's life is ordinary, predictable—and quietly unfulfilled. He goes to wor...

The night the world ended, Hell split open and vomited its dead onto the streets. Seventy percent of humanity was slaughtered in hours. The rest were left to run, hide, and pray their screams went unheard.John survived—but survival came at a monstrous price. His daughter devoured before his eyes. His father turned into something unspeakable. His wife clinging to sanity by a thread. Now, only rage keeps him alive. With his father's rotting work gloves on his fists, John doesn't just...

When Mark and Anna skip school in search of a mysterious Lover's Cove, they expect seclusion and maybe a little mischief—not an ancient cave sealed in myth and blood. What begins as teenage curiosity quickly descends into a nightmare of chained coffins, cursed gold, and seductive whispers from the dead. Mark finds himself drawn to something far older and more dangerous than he could imagine—something that demands more than just his attention. As desire turns to obsession and love becomes b...

Interstellar journeys. Epic battles. Articial Intelligence longing for meaning. Life as we know it, ending...Sci-Fi Bridge is thrilled to present its first collection from bestselling authors and newly emerging writers. These stories span the near and far future. They transport you to worlds unknown. They examine today's fears amid tomorrow's technologies. From the far corners of the galaxy to the inner reaches of the human heart, the exciting stories in At the Helm will thrill, in...

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

War is coming. The Lady of Battles will have it no other way.Lillian and Gregory fear the demi-goddess is already moving her pawns and dark knights into place, preparing for the first strike. Earth must be ready, but first Lillian needs to ensure that the uneasy alliance between the Fae and the human military does not fail. Every ally is needed if earth is to have any hope of surviving the coming war.As fate draws friends and enemies closer together, one ne...

How do you find something that you don't know is lost?On the run from her attackers and battered by a winter storm, Maura O'Brian battles her way through the snow, desperate and alone. She stumbles upon what she believes to be a secluded, abandoned farmhouse where strange voices are be more frightful than what awaits outside. The signs keep pointing to the same person--Jack. His very name fills her heart with such intense longing she'll do anything to find him....

Romance Writers of America Vivian Award Recipient; Finalist and Winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/SuspenseThe phoenix must burn before it can rise.Paramedic Kamina Kim is at Silverhawk Tower seeking a different kind of rescue: her own. Attending a writing workshop far from the sirens and trauma, she hopes to silence the guilt of a boy she couldn’t save—and find a way to believe in herself again.

Through November, the complete season of The Cutting Room is just $0.99: http://store.kobobooks.com/ebook/the-cutting-room-5~In the future, there are many parallel Earths--but only one of them has time travel. Its criminals break into the pasts of other worlds, far beyond the reach of conventional police.Blake Din is the top agent of the Cutting Room, the group tasked with stopping these trespassers. But on a mission to undo the murder of a young boy, he steps into ...

Event planner Levi Goode is positioned to inherit the newly vacated throne, becoming the in-demand party planner for Wilde City’s elite. Years of hard work and perseverance are finally paying off as Levi lands his next big fish, working with socialite Julia Freeman-Kingsley. Distracted by work and dealing with his head strong mother, an ex-Vegas-showgirl suffering from debilitating health issues, Levi has his hands full. Time for love or even the occasional one-night stand, is one aspect o...

In this version of the fairy tale world you think you know, Goldilocks is much more than just a typical burglar looking for a free meal and place to crash. She is a young woman bent on a quest for revenge. She, and only she, can take down the mob boss known only as "Papa Bear." But it's not just about her, it's about her family, and her childhood friend Red. She's trained long and hard for this moment, and tonight the Three Bears will taste her wrath.

-a Firehawks Hotshot romance story-Heavy equipment driver Sheila Williams got blown up one too many times. The Army kicked her loose for that idiot reason. How the hell she ended up in a tourist town for the holidays makes even less sense.Hotshot Randall Jones fights wildfires for a living. The adrenaline fits him like a fire in the forest.They both feel the heat in a Hotshot Christmas.