This is the first in a series of short stories by debut author Elliott James. The first of his novels, Charming, will be out in September 2013.When Tom Morris encounters a naked man walking along the interstate with no memory of how he got there, the smart thing to do is drive away. The only problem is, Tom Morris has secrets of his own. Like the fact that he comes from a long line of witch finders, monster slayers, and enchantment breakers, or that his real name is Charmi...

John Charming. Ex knight. Current monster hunter.John's past is complicated enough, so he tries to keep life simple: Find monster. Kill Monster. But when he wanders into Vista Verde, a small town with a big secret, he soon discovers that the simple answer is a load of bull.This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliott James, within his Pax Arcana world. The first of his novels, Charming and Daring, are available now....

This is the fifth in a series of short stories by urban fantasy author Elliott James. The first of his novels, Charming, is available now.Somewhere in Alaska is a locked house full of ripped apart bodies and one teacup poodle covered in blood. Somewhere in Alaska, the voice of a dead woman speaks through a car radio. And somewhere in Alaska, the last surviving descendant of one of John Charming's only friends is being pursued by nightmare hounds. The dog days have begun.

A fascinating twist on the Prince Charming fairy tale with a hunt for monsters - both supernatural ones and those within . . .This is the third in a series of short stories by debut author Elliott James. Trying to make money off the grid, John Charming discovers an underground poker tournament where the hors d'oeuvres are made of human flesh and the players are gambling with much more than their money. All bets are off.Other Short Fiction by Elliott James:

This is the fourth in a series of short stories by debut author Elliott James.The line between reality and dream is never entirely clear under the best of circumstances . . . and when John Charming finds himself being hunted through a nightmare house, it is far from the best of circumstances.Other Short Fiction by Elliott James:Charmed I'm SureDon't Go Chasing WaterfallsPushing LuckDog-Gone

While trying to deal with a monster he can't bring himself to kill, John Charming soon runs into another problem: Magic and technology don't mix...so how is a phone sex operation enchanting men through their cell phones?This is a short story from contemporary fantasy author, Elliott James, within his Pax Arcana world. The first of his novels, Charming and Daring, are available now.Word count: 13,000Other Pax Arcana Short Fiction:Charmed ...

This is the second in a series of short stories by debut author Elliott James. The first of his novels, Charming, will be out in September 2013.Nothing with the Cunning Folk is ever free. When John Charming goes to Sarah White for help with a minor ghost problem, he soon finds himself dealing with a restless spirit on a completely different scale. And the last thing you want to be when hunting a water spirit is out of your depth . . .Other Short Fiction by Elliott ...

Few people know that Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in the Second World War. This expatriate outpost grew around the British ex-servicemen who cared for the war memorials and cemeteries of 'Flanders Fields'. Many married local women and their children grew up multi-lingual, but attended their own school and were intensely proud to be British.When Germany invaded in 1940 the community was threaten...

A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government.David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime Minister in a generation, and also the first leader of a coalition government for eighty years. But what is the reality behind his brand of repackaged Conservatism? And who is Cameron the man?Here, for the first time, is an inde...

The field of New Testament studies often appears splintered into widely different specializations and narrowly defined research projects. Nevertheless, some of the most important insights have come about when curious men and women have defied disciplinary boundaries and drawn on other fields of knowledge in order to gain a more adequate view of history. The essays in Bridges in New Testament Interpretation offer surveys of the current scholarly discussion in areas of New Testament and Chri...

This book isn't here to fix you. It's here to remind you that you were never broken." She wore the pain like pearls until she realized they were her power. Every scar, every storm, was shaping her into the woman she was always meant to become."Have you ever felt like life just kept knocking the wind out of you and somehow, you were still expected to smile, stay strong, and keep going?Girls with Pearls Have Power is for every woman who's been through hell and kept wa...

Kian Carter is stuck in a rut. A successful lawyer in his parents’ New York City office, he’s sick and tired of their greed, their lifelong insistence on putting their powerhouse practice above all else—including Kian and his siblings. So he does what he should have done long ago, what his brother and sister did … Kian turns his back on law. Quitting the firm and moving back to the only home he’s ever known, quiet Moose Village in Upstate New York.Not much ever changes in the tiny ...