What Lurks in the Hollers & Other Eldritch HorrorsBy Amber WillisThere are things buried deep in the hollers that should never be disturbed.In this unsettling collection of horror fiction, ancient darkness creeps through forgotten graveyards, abandoned farmhouses, lonely forests, and quiet Appalachian backroads. Ordinary people find themselves facing things older than memory itself: strange creatures beneath the soil, cursed relics, ...

A reluctant medium, an entitled ghost, and a dead body at the bottom of the stairs.Suri Mudge is having a bad day.Plagued by headaches and with an attitude to match, Surly — as she’s known to the odd-ball locals in her Oregon Coast community — stumbles across a murder victim while out for a stroll. Strange things are common in Naghatune Bay, but this is the first murder by magick, though the straight-laced deputy sheriff isn’t convinced. Su...

Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk—a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRIn the ...

This book is more than a devotional. There are already shelves full of devotionals, many of them good and helpful. What there are not many of — perhaps hardly any at all — are modern-day parables. Stories rooted in the world we actually live in. Stories shaped by the Gulf breeze, by the rumble of surf on Padre Island, by the long shadows of aging, by the quiet courage of ordinary people, and by the hard-won wisdom that comes only after life has knocked you around a bit. As I approach my ni...

A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea of artificial life. From the Argonautica t...

"Twenty Poems of Poetry Vol. 1" is a collection of writings from Patricia Laverne Willis. Patricia's words give the reader an understanding of some of the larger ideas in life such as creativity, gifts, stars, and religion. She touches on subjects that will make you wonder about the special life we live and is certain that we all have a purpose here. This collection of poems will inspire you to write and create your own art. It takes a wistful tone in its considerations of some of the pecu...

Using the written word as her witness statement, Jessica Willis Fisher gives a lacerating portrait of a girl finding her voice after years of being silenced and an unforgettable story of risk and faith.Growing up the eldest daughter in a large, highly controlled, fundamentalist Christian household, Jessica Willis was groomed to perform, and to conform to her father's disturbing and chaotic teachings. Cut off from anything unapproved by her father, Jessica was persi...

'Wow what a blockbuster of a narrative, I was hooked from the first page and until the end... Full of intrigue and secrets... Be prepared to be swept away' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Heartwarming and inspirational story about hope, forgiveness, bravery, promises made and secrets kept, that will stay with you long after you have read the last page' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A secret letter. A wartime promise. A courageous act of love...

YOU'VE REPENTED FOR THE SAME THING A HUNDRED TIMES... You know the prayer by heart. You know how the shame feels afterward. And you know the quiet, exhausting question that never quite goes away: "If God can set anyone free - why hasn't He set me free?" The church gave you a verdict. It rarely gave you a road map. You heard the sermon. You went to the altar. You deleted the apps, broke the patterns, prayed harder, fasted longer - and somewhere in the silence between Sunday and Monday, the ...

Oxford in 2060 is a chaotic place, with scores of time-traveling historians being sent into the past. Michael Davies is prepping to go to Pearl Harbor. Merope Ward is coping with a bunch of bratty 1940 evacuees and trying to talk her thesis adviser into letting her go to VE-Day. Polly Churchill’s next assignment will be as a shopgirl in the middle of London’s Blitz. But now the time-travel lab is suddenly canceling assignments and switching around everyone’s schedules. And when Michael, Me...

In a world where feelings are treated as absolute truth, millions are quietly being ruled by emotional chaos. Fear dictates decisions. Anger destroys relationships. Anxiety clouds judgment. Lust consumes self-control. Bitterness poisons peace. Social media fuels insecurity and validation addiction. Modern culture constantly tells people to "follow your heart," but what happens when your emotions become false gods sitting on the throne of your life?In Emotion Gods: When Feelings...

This new, expanded edition of Miracle and Other Christmas Stories featurestwelvebrilliantly reimagined holiday tales, five of which are collected here for the first time.Christmas comes but once a year, yet the stories in this dazzling collection are fun to read anytime. They put a speculative spin on the holiday, giving fans of acclaimed author Connie Willis a welcome gift and a dozen reasons to be of good cheer.Brimming with Willis’s trademark in...