A gifted young actor's rise from a Mississippi church to worldwide Christian celebrity forces him to confront the widening distance between his public image and his private faith.

A darkly funny, low-stakes caper set in early-2000s Seattle—featuring a stolen BMX bike, a clapped-out Celica, and a ferret named Milo.After a rough breakup, Keith crashes with old friends at a dilapidated Ballard house. He quits his job, buys a rusty Celica for $400, and starts dating a Swedish nanny. But when one of the sketchier roommates steals his younger brother's prized BMX bike, it sets off a slow-motion train wreck of epic proportions.Soon Keith fi...

Does your upbringing and past have an impact on your future? Can you push your issues away and still be "fine?" When Jamie Otis agreed to be placed in a scientifically arranged marriage on TV's most controversial and groundbreaking reality show, Married At First Sight, she knew that saying "I do" to Doug Hehner, a complete stranger, was a huge risk. What she didn't know was how to be a wife! Through trial and error -- and more ups and downs than a roller coaster -- Jamie learned to quickly...

I wrote these stories in my early twenties—between 1990 and 1994—while living in Palo Alto, Iowa City, and San Francisco. For years, they existed only on a floppy disk, half-forgotten in the back of my desk drawer. They are presented here in their original form—time capsules from a bygone era.If you enjoy these stories, look for my novels Mountain View, Kato, and Firenze—a loose trilogy tracing lost love, poor decisions, and the restless boredom of pre-di...

A slacker-lit novel about lost love, bad decisions, and a Plymouth Barracuda that barely runs—set in the suburban sprawl of 1980s California.Home for the summer in Silicon Valley after his first year at Berkeley, Colin drifts through fading family ties, old friendships, and the bittersweet pull of first love—only to find that nothing feels quite the way it used to. But by the novel's end, he knows he can't go back. Packed with road trips, keggers, and the kind of n...

Her sister's death wasn't an accident.Armed with a family journal full of secrets and a newfound ability to see the dead, visually impaired, Nori joins a supernatural secret society at her university to seek answers. But as she endures dangerous trials to join the Order of the Shadows, she must also evade attacks from vengeful spirits, hellhounds, a demonic giant owl, and vampires. All while avoiding the enigmatic Asher who opposes her entry into the Order.As she hunts for ...

In "Meteor-Men of Mars," the authors likely explore themes of space exploration, alien civilizations, and interplanetary adventure. The title suggests a story involving humanoid beings or creatures from Mars, possibly arriving on Earth via meteorites or encountering Earthlings during their travels.Kline's writing style is characterized by its action-packed plots, exotic settings, and imaginative creatures and cultures. His stories often blend elements of planetary romance and adventure, re...

Hell is coming, and she holds the key to their salvation.Born with a rare eye condition that left her with a fractured view of the world, Nori Porter has always felt like an outsider, especially after her sister was murdered. Yet within the walls of the Order of the Shadows, Nori's finally found what she was looking for: answers about her sister's death and a place she belongs.But now, with her best friend, Lucy, abducted by vampires and a supernatural plag...

In the 'OTIS ADELBERT KLINE Ultimate Collection: Science-Fantasy Classics, Sword & Sorcery Tales,' readers are invited into the vibrant worlds crafted by Otis Adelbert Kline, a prolific author whose works straddle the realms of science fiction and fantasy. This comprehensive anthology presents a rich tapestry of imaginative narratives, blending cosmic adventure with elements of classic sword and sorcery. Kline's literary style showcases the exuberance of early 20th-century speculative fict...

The strange and disagreeable adventure of Hamed the Attar, and how he overcame his perverse hatred of women. A pulp classic by fantasy and science fiction author Otis Adelbert Kline.

The strange, thrilling and weird adventures that befell Doris and Buell and Rafferty in the underground city of Karneter.Doris lee is kidnaped and carried to an underground city beneath Chicago to become the bride of Mezzar Hashin, who rules there in Egyptian fashion under the name of Osiris. Alan Buell and Dan Rafferty, trying to find and rescue Doris, are captured in the subterranean city of Karneter and led before Osiris for trial...Published in Weird Tales magazine betw...

When Malachi Baptiste returns to Mercy Parish for his father's funeral, he inherits a decaying family home and a legacy of whispers that force him to uncover the truth behind a disappearance that has haunted the town for twenty years.