'When an herbalist's quiet mountain expedition cracks open the earth, he plunges into a world stitched from dream stuff and danger. In a cavern's depths, a mercury-skinned nymph guides him past enchanted forests and sugar-scented traps to witches both wondrous and wicked. He marries one for 104 days-time enough to lose himself. But escape is only the beginning. A king's grave beneath Viking soil hides a medallion pulsing with ancient magic, while real life awaits above. Yet home feels stra...

'In Confessions of a Real Wild Child, nature's voice speaks through ten interconnected stories, weaving together the lives of ordinary people and the extraordinary landscapes they inhabit. From the verdant forests of the Pacific Northwest to the arid deserts of the American Southwest, each tale is a testament to the powerful bond between humans and the earth.In "The Great Pig Fiasco," a young man discovers the fact of friends who are not trustworthy. "One Fall Night" follows as a t...

In the opening chapter the questions that have plagued the study of Christianity and the subject of Jesus Christ, the secular man, are reiterated. The situation of description in the Gospel accounts is discussed in detail, since 18-27 years of Christ's personal history has been deleted from the record. These questions have lead to many, often opposing conclusions in an effort to fill that space.The second chapter carries readers all the way back in time to the very first organized ...

OffBeatReads continues to bring multi-genre reading pleasure to you in Adventures......This issue gives you three stories never before published--the intriguing author Susan Glaspell'sA Jury of Her Peers is based on a real case in 1900; and read awesome Sci-fi from the infamous Ray Bradbury.FIVE complete stories, with a look at the real glamour of yesteryear!

Mihai Eminescu is considered Romania's greatest poet. The Tear-Drop Prince is his only children's story and is popular throughout Romania. This is the tale of the Prince searching for true love, adventure and honour. Eminescu was born in 1850 and died in 1889. As a Romantic poet, his language reflects the sweetness in his language. The cover is illustrated by Emil Childescu and translated into English by A.I. Marin in 2011.

"A marvelous debut" this novel about a violent act in a small Appalachian town "has everything a big novel should have . . . I hated to put it down." —John Grisham, New York Times– bestselling authorAfter seeing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home accident, fourteen-year-old Kevin and his grieving mother are sent for the summer to live with Kevin's grandfather. In this town of Medgar, Kentucky, a peeled-pa...

Fredericka “Fred” Klein has a simple plan: stay in Blue Falls, Texas, for a few months, heal from heartbreak, search for work, and save up money to move back to New York. Then breeze back into the city with a great job and a new life plan, ready to show her ex—and everyone else—what she’s made of. Like the Punisher, but, you know, without all the violence and eternal vengeance.But when a silent giant of a man known only as Beast asks her to help him with dating, her simple plan sta...

**A secret worth killing for, a woman with no past, and an act of treason that changed America."Highly satisfying." —Publishers Weekly"A fast-paced and twisty thriller not to be missed." ―Library Journal**When Hazel Nash was six years old, her father taught her: mysteries need to be solved. He should know. Hazel's father is Jack Nash, the host of America's favorite conspiracy TV show, The House of Secrets. Even as a child, she loved hearing her dad...

What happens when an adoptive daughter finds love for her estranged biological parents? Find out in this first Family Renewal title by Sheri WhiteFeather. . .Reuniting with her daughter was a dream come true for Victoria Allen, but when Kaley wanted to meet her father-well, all bets were off. She would not, could not, allow the older and undoubtedly sexier Ryan to get under her skin. But how could she deny their child a chance to know the man who'd once captured her own heart?...

In 1990 I had my first of three mental (schizoaffective) breakdowns (the other in 1991 and 1993) and signed myself into a mental hospital for what would turn out to be a long stay. Very confused and basically in the dark about everything that was going on (having been taken there by my brother and parents), I needed some footing to the Reality that was apparent to all those around me. My best friend at the time, Adam, brought to the hospital for me a medium sized (standard poetry issue) un...

Ah, love! A powerful emotionIt can bring a spring into the steps of the lucky. The twinkle in their eye tells of the endless joy and laughter love had brought them. Loving hands cradle their hearts at all times.Others, however, may throw their hearts into the fire again and again. They hope for the warmth of a loving hand rather than to feel the pain of the blaze. And for a while, their wish may be granted; maybe for a short time, or for a blessed eternity.There are...

Mary Kate Dupree has reached a crossroad in her lifeless life. Literally. While running an errand for her oppressively controlling husband, she encounters a handsome hitchhiker whose siren-like lure tempts her to do the unthinkable: pick up a strange man on the side of the road and keep on driving. Like the mesmerizing lip of Niagara Falls, which has tempted many an unsuspecting soul to plunge to an icy demise, the hitchhiker woos Mary Kate from her mundane existence into an adventure she ...