The time has come for the Lean Rider, Western hero, to pick his new sidekick, and orphaned Benny Parks is thrilled to be chosen. He looks forward to a series of adventures and life lessons alongside the famous gunslinger, but has no idea what he's really in for. Also includes an author's note.

Uncle Cal is driving his two year old nephew around, when the boy begins speaking in full sentences. Somehow little Alex is the messenger of adult Alex, in an unpleasant future that, just maybe, can be averted. Also includes an author's note.Also includes an author's note.

Jay and his friend Nathan are gambling at a Vegas casino, but Jay has had too much too drink. Which would explain why he sees a monster join them at the poker table. Wouldn't it?

When Brendan and his girlfriend discover a black envelope on his windshield, they think it's a joke. But the message inside it is no laughing matter.

When Stewart's little brother Anthony spends his last two quarters to play a convenience store claw game, he is surprised that Anthony not only wins . . . but wins big.Also includes an author's note.

Nicole and Barry have moved to the little town of Traysi, Arizona, and on the thirteenth of October, there's a knock at their door. It turns out that in Traysi, every October 13th is Takeover Day, when certain residents of the town are singled out by something not of this world.Also includes an author's note.

When three high school girls decide to do a scene from "MacBeth" for a class presentation, they discover there's a reason to be superstitious about saying the title out loud.Also includes an author's note.

He's not bigger. He's not faster. He's not meaner. So he'd better be smarter.One clear night on the Island of Lidian, two friends fought to the death over other people's ideas. Or perhaps a villain killed a hero. Or perhaps a hero won. It depends on who you ask. Everyone agrees on this - the ferryshaft lost a war, and they've had a hard time ever since.Twelve years later, Storm is born into a world of secrets - an island no one visits, names no one will say...

Eve is an inquisitive baby rat who regularly escapes from her cage. One night she meets a strange creature in a glass tank across the room - a boa constrictor named Malachi. The snake is amused by Eve's questions, and he awes her with stories of the wilds where he was caught. What will happen to their fragile friendship when Eve discovers what Malachi eats? Can they devise a solution that will save both Malachi and Eve's family of rats?This is the complete 6-audiobook set of the Ev...

On the eve of Charder’s age-related death, ten years after the events in the Hunters Unlucky novel*,* Arcove comes to tell Charder goodbye. Their conversation sparks a chain of events that will have a profound impact on the rest of the island, as well as on Arcove personally. “Lullaby” appears for the first time in this collection.The collection also includes two other Hunters-related stories, which were previously published individually. “Awake” occurs two years ...

A delicate ship. A fractured crew. A mysterious weapon.Anaroo is a captured pirate, destined to spend her days winding the great springs of the Scarlet Albatross. When a storm threatens to sink the airship, Anaroo and her fellow slaves seize the opportunity to escape.However, the airship nearly sank for a reason—violent unrest among the island kingdoms below. The world is changing and the inhabitants of the Scarlet Albatross will need to c...

Walk on water…or drown.While the crew of the Scarlet Albatross struggles to survive her harrowing voyage, Gerard is busy keeping his promise to his father. He and Silveo return to Holovarus for a brief farewell visit. However, chaos is threatening to overwhelm the Great Islands, and even little Holovarus will not be spared. Gerard’s father and brother are facing difficult decisions, and they need help. Gerard feels torn between his old kingdom and his new family. T...