In 19th century czarist Russia, Nikolai, a lower-level aristocrat, appeared to have it all. Looks, wealth, privilege. And yet he was adrift. As his 30th birthday had now come and gone, his father’s insistence that he find a wife and settle down and produce an heir were becoming unbearable. He attends yet another ball, and again, much to his chagrin, no one manages to catch his eye. While meandering the palace grounds, he happens upon Tatianya, the duke’s youngest daughter, sobbing as she h...

Opposite poles of the magnet same.One rests in the north,The other is in the south.Quiet eyes with the laughter loud,Encompassing a calmed soulAs well as a nosy heart.Her mind, a battlefield.Her bod, a shrine.With the rings of fireAlong its depths,She is an ocean.That's at outburst.

In this heartfelt book, readers follow the journey of a young girl as she grapples with her identity as a gay teenager. Faced with the fear of coming out, she navigates the complexities of teenage life, seeking acceptance and understanding. This poignant story is a powerful exploration of courage, self-discovery, and the journey to embracing one's true self.

Amiel Sander, a sixteen-year old boy of Planet Troy, is in search of a mysterious Truth about his Army Prodigy Father who is missing. One day at the library, he finds some clues and an unfinished work of his Father. As he strives to resolve the unknown about his Father to restore their lost family pride, he wants to complete his unfinished work too, but his dream and destination seem far-off from the reach of a commoner like him.Far somewhere, General Henry and Scientist George Watk...

The staged suicide of a young glamour journalist leads Hamburg police detective Isa Boysen to a mysterious crime case. While her boss wants the case closed asap, she finds evidence for a conspiracy. The journalist had to die because she discovered disturbing facts about an organization which is selling East-European babies in Hamburg.

The Red and the Black is a historic novel by French author Stendhal and tells the life of young Julien Sorel, an ambitious young carpenter's son turned priest, who secretly models his behaviour after the heroics of Napoleon, in an era when the great man had only recently died at St Helena.Julien Sorel - intelligent, handsome and who is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins. Stendhal presents the reader with a satirical plot that will involve you in pa...

The Charterhouse of Parma is a historic novel by French author Stendhal and tells the life of a Lombard nobleman, born soon after the appearance of Napoleon's army in Italy.The tale is set in northern Italy in the early decades of the nineteenth century. The plot revolves around Fabrizio del Dongo, an idealistic young nobleman, his aunt Gina Sanseverina (who loves Fabrizio more than perhaps she ought) and a large cast of other figures (many of them associated with ...

In this book Michelle takes you on a Journey to find that seemingly elusive Divine Love that we are all searching for. Included are five different meditations to take you on that Journey into the Divine,to open your heart to the power of love and to help heal your body, mind and spirit. Where other authors argue that we must clear our mind and take it out of the equation, Michelle contends that it is more important to open your heart, to guide your mind with your heart. For her, this was a...

This is a flash fiction story collection. One of them was already published.

You are unique and so should be your life. There are no two opinions about living happily. But happiness is possible only when you have no purpose while in pursuit of your life purpose. To put it succinctly, happiness is living in the present moment, without getting perturbed by the inescapable constraints and odds present within and outside of us.Live purposefully while being happy in gay abundance. This book comes as a combo that will trigger your mind into thinking more purposef...

My mother’s story is not just a story but a life she has lived; not just for herself, but for others. This story can be unbelievable for many people, but only she knows what she has gone through. This story has plenty of themes like love, care, anger and selflessness. Like many mothers in this world, my mother sacrificed her life for her family. I believe this story should be told because many readers can find themselves in this book. Selflessness is a strong quality that can be found only...