In a luxurious hotel isolated from the world, a detective confronts Sybil Lowland, a woman confined to a bed and bound to a supernatural secret that may explain a series of inexplicable suicides in the city. In another tale, a young woman devastated by a brutal crime wanders between memory, trauma and vengeance, trapped in a cycle of pain that threatens to consume everything around her. Finally, in a crypt where reality bends to ancient forces, a grotesque spectacle is presented to immorta...

The story has been sculptured at the backdrop of scenic beauty in a typical Indian village with overwhelming farming community. It develops current reluctance of people to transform into the nuances of the modern world naturally embedded in the story. A twist to highlight the impoverished views of the society on casteism and agony faced by a girl and her parents during the marriage had been picturized. This then graduates to the evils of female feticide and unethical medical practices. Fur...

Best-selling author Maddy Fitch, while researching material for a new novel,returns to her hometown of Harbour Falls to investigate an unsolved disappearance that has haunted the tiny Maine coastal town for the past four years. Although the case has gone cold, Maddy soon discovers that the prime suspect, Adam Ward, is hotter than ever.The sexy, secretive Mr. Ward now makes his home on an isolated island near the coast, so Maddy takes up residence nearby to find out why this enigmat...

“When Mom got out of jail, it was great having her home.”Mondo the Dwarf. Frankie Shots. Jospeh “Little Lolly Pop” Carna. Larry “Big Lolly Pop” Carna. Salvatore “Sally Boy” Marinelli. Johnny Tarzan. Louie Pizza. Sally D, Bobby B, Roy Roy, and Punchy.They were THE PRESIDENT STREET BOYS of Brooklyn, New York.Frank Dimatteo was born into a family of mob hitmen. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous...

A long, long time ago in a kampong, there was a pond with plenty of fish. But the pond soon begins to dry up, and a watchful and greedy crane has an idea: He fools the fish into thinking that he will bring them to a large, sparkling lake. In the meantime, a crab who has been watching the crane has plans of his own…Illustrated with engaging artwork, former Singapore President SR Nathan’s retelling of this wonderful folktale has a timeless message that can be enjoyed by children of a...

Underneath the library, something waits. It takes. It never lets go.Jessica Martin has spent her life watching her town swallow women whole. It starts small—dreams dismissed, voices ignored, power quietly drained away. But when the local librarian vanishes without a trace, Jessica refuses to let her name be whispered away like all the others.The deeper she digs, the worse it gets. No one who has ever worked in that library has been seen again. Every attempt...

Even the afterlife gets decided in a committee.The afterlife is more like a large retirement community than a fiery pit where even collecting souls has been automated. Death has nothing on his to-do list until his co-worker, the Devil, tells him she’s retiring. For years he’s relied on her to keep the ever-growing population of Patala running smoothly. After five hundred years he needs to replace the most important woman in his life.To avoid mutiny from the...

In the pursuit of honesty and success the author bares his entire soul for the readers in "The Man Behind The Man". Throughout this book, readers will follow him on his lifes journey as he reveals his addictions, his faults, as well as his journey working for 13 years as personal assistant/tour manager for Grammy Award Winning Singer/ Song Writer/Producer R. Kelly.He tells his story and he tells it all; raw and uncut. This story is not for the faint of heart. Demetrius takes his readers on...

A rising pop star running from fame. A country girl fighting to save her heritage. Sparks fly when their worlds collide but can they save each other?Maddie Lambert's star is on the rise. Fame and fortune are hers for the taking. But when her controlling manager/father tries to break up her band, Maddie retaliates by cancelling their tour and running away to get her head straight. Falling for a country girl wasn't part of her plan but Tess Copeland might just be abl...

Listen carefully and you will hear cottage country whispering lessons that can make our lives less frenetic, less complicated. The mournful call of the loon, the wind sighing in the trees, the hammering of the pileated woodpecker remind us that we are a part of a more natural world too often lost in our urban societies.Reflections from a still lake and a flickering campfire help us to realize that things might go easier for humankind if more issues were examined in softer, reflecti...

Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, courtly intrigue, and the timeless magic of fairy tales.One rose. One curse. One choice that could cost me everything…I never wanted to be queen. I am no flawless beauty, no noble lady fit for a throne. I am a misfit among misfits, an outcast from The Outlands - a province of cursed souls and forgotten people. But when the High King is forced by law and magic to take a wife, his search leads h...

“It is My intention also, to show souls that I never refuse grace, even to those who are guilty of grave sin; nor do I separate them from the good souls whom I love with predilection. I keep them all in My Heart, that all may receive the help needed for their state of soul.” -Jesus to Sr. Josefa Menendez. - Sister Josefa Menendez and Jesus’ Message of mercy for sinners-Her daily life within the Convent was very ordinary as she carried out her humble tasks and chores with grace and humility...