When life is born in darkness, so too can life come from the darkness of a foul creator’s hand.I have a purpose, but I did not choose it. I hold a form, remarkable in its design, but I did not choose it. I am awake, but the manner in which consciousness found me, yet again, was not mine to decide. I have but one clue to the origin of my current state: the vision of a once-beloved man hidden by a surgeon's mask.Wielding a scalpel.Am I only t...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Treasure Island (R. L. Stevenson) Blackbeard: Buccaneer (R. D. Paine) Pieces of Eight (Le Gallienne) Gold-Bug (Edgar A. Poe) The Dark Frigate (C. B. Hawes) Hearts of Three (Jack London) Captain Singleton (Defoe) Swords of Red Brotherhood (Howard) Queen of Black Coast (Howard) Afloat and Ashore (James F. Cooper) Pirate Gow (Defoe) The King of Pirates (Defoe) Barbarossa—Kin...

From bestselling authors E. Lynn Harris and RM Johnson, the evocative story of twin brothers—one a straight man, the other gay—who find each other in adulthood and struggle to uncover many questions about themselves and one another, while also becoming entangled in a plot thick with deceit and suspense.A spirited and tender novel, No One in the World focuses on two seemingly different men—Cobi Winslow, a gay, educated, affluent social climber, and Eric Ree...

The town of Fairmont, Alabama is small, but it's full of secrets ... and some are more bitter than others.The Fairmont Pie Festival is just starting as a prodigal son returns home to reconcile with his mother. But when she ends up dead in her kitchen, more than one mystery needs to be solved if her killer will be foundand brought to justice.Life of Pies is a 12-part short story contemporary mystery series collection from au...

Deadly Sails - Complete Collection surveys the perilous maritime imagination, assembling sea adventures in which shipwreck, piracy, mutiny, exploration, and supernatural menace test both seamanship and moral resolve. Its range extends from historical romance and juvenile adventure to Gothic terror, detective intrigue, speculative voyage, and psychologically charged tale. Storm-bound passages, lost islands, naval confrontations, and uncanny waters make the sea not merely a setting but an ac...

Beware the frozen woods at Winter's Height.I wasn't supposed to take the shortcut. I was told never to step foot in the Winter Realm of the Unseelie Fae King.But...I didn't listen. I rarely do. I’m running late to the Solstice gathering at the mountain’s peak, and a shortcut can get me there quicker. I'm exhausted from trekking through the snow, and I have to get to the circle. It’s my only chance to break free of the cruel master that uses...

When you find out your new husband has been alive for centuries, unaliving people, you should probably run. But I've always identified as the final girl, and I'm looking to woo myself a monster.Getting engaged is a big deal in my family, and I'm only doing it because my dad insisted. Big money has big responsibilities.And, you know, I'm willing to keep up appearances to get them off my back so I can focus on more important things- namely, ridding t...

It’s over. He’s gone. My father can’t hurt me anymore, & Delonna—a threat I didn’t even know about—has been eliminated.Story over. Book Done.Except...A presence is following me. I still hear my father’s voice. And girls on campus who look like me are winding up dead.It’s not over, is it?But I’m trying to piece together my life. I finally have space to grow. I finally have Alec & Lucas with me. But my Ghoul is different. The Ritual a...

The Pirate Bay Collection: History, True Stories & Most Famous Pirate Novels is an expansive anthology that sweeps through the murky waters of piracy across ages and oceans. This collection showcases a variety of literary styles from historical narratives to swashbuckling fiction, embracing not only the thrilling adventures but also the nuanced exploration of maritime lawlessness and its enduring mystique in popular culture. The works included span from the gloriously romanticized to pains...

Sometimes what you have to be afraid of is right under your feet.After college, getting a job and figuring out this whole "adulting" thing is supposed to be my biggest concern. Since when have I been that lucky, though?Never.It seems this house we call home is far from done with us, and we can't rely on good ol' survival instincts to get us through this time. It's going to take everything Xeren can teach me and then some. Too bad I'm a lous...

Wreak some havoc this Halloween, and step back into the world of Amelia and her Monster Man—plus the curious detective they picked up along the way.Nothing says "I love you" like a night on the town. The thing is, when a Final Girl, a shadow monster, and a former detective go out to celebrate, there's bound to be a few bodies left in their wake. But that's all part of the fun!That's what I say, anyway. And anyone who comes looking for troub...

I guess there's a little evil in all of us.I'm no stranger to darkness; my father made sure of that. So when he remarried, I wasn't a fool enough to believe it would be a positive development.But I had no way of knowing the depravity that would await me in the form of one Lucas Clarke- my stepbrother.He's tormented me ever since his mother joined the family, but it's not his bullying that's kept me up at night. I know I can't give into that...