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"Best Stories for Children" invites young readers into a captivating realm where imagination knows no bounds. Within the pages of this enchanting collection, readers will discover a tapestry of tales that celebrate courage, friendship, diversity, and the wonders of the world.Through these stories, children embark on adventures with brave protagonists, from curious bears to daring young girls, exploring magical forests, enchanted mountains, and even...
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'Striking It Hot Bowling Alley' sits on top of a magical city where the residents are bowling pins. Most either work, or did work, at the bowling alley. They have had many adventures, from competitions to theme nights, and are eager to share them with you. Things were scary at times, but fun was always had in the end. Each story is told by a separate pin as they sit in a lounge just under the pin box. They go there to relax after a long day while...
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This collection of stories weaves together themes of faith, humour, the rawness of life, and the depths of tragedy. Each narrative poses a thought-provoking question that lingers in the mind: Can certain mysteries ever be truly answered?
One story unfolds with two letters bearing the words, 'We can put this behind us,' leading us to ponder whether the characters truly can move past their shared history. Another tale delves into the emotional turmoil...
4) Moving Parts
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In a pink-walled motel, a teenage prostitute brings a grown man to tears. A lovestruck young boy holds the dismembered hand of his crush, only to find himself the object of a complex ménage à trois. A naked body falls from the window of a twenty-storey building, while two female office workers offer each other consolation in the elevator…
In these wry and unsettling stories, Prabda Yoon once again illuminates something of the strangeness of modern...
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If you find yourself as a main character in any of these stories, you are only human.If you don't, you are in denial.This intriguing and powerful collection of prose reflects on the many complex facets of the human experience. The diverse narratives, perspectives, and characters in the stories touch on a number of experiences and emotions that everyone will relate to at one point or another in their lives, which is what makes the stories so captivating....
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A Kind of Cousin is a daring collection of short stories by Suenel Bruwer-Holloway that whisks readers on a journey through the raw and unapologetic facets of human experience. Like a fresh breeze, blowing irreverently through old taboos, sweeping away the cobwebs of political correctness, Holloway shatters the confines of political correctness, delving into the resilient and complex spirit that pulses through her homeland, a place of beauty, sorrow,...
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Life is full of unexpected twists, but how do ordinary people like us handle these pivotal moments? This insightful book delves into the myriad choices we face: those thrust upon us, made subconsciously or where the right path is shrouded in uncertainty. It's a reflection on the signs that guide us – those we heed and those we overlook – and a meditation on the intricacies of human nature encompassing frustration, joy, growth, and the subtle progression...
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Frank O'Connor, considerado por autores como William B. Yeats, Julian Barnes o Richard Ford como el Chéjov irlandés, analiza las realidades dispares que conforman aquel país, católico y timorato, y, al mismo tiempo, cuna de algunos de los mejores autores de la literatura universal. En Huéspedes de la nación y otros relatos, O'Connor nos presenta soldados de bandos opuestos, niños que cargan con la culpa de la religión y la moral, familias...
9) Life's Touch
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This book is a collection of short stories, where each story unveils a unique tapestry of global celebrations. Experience the mythical allure of the world's cultural richness and joyous revelry within the pages of this anthology. From the cherished traditions of well-known festivals to the hidden gems of lesser-known commemorations, each narrative paints a vivid portrait of the cultural significance and human experience that define these occasions....
10) Salt in the Wind
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When the Burning Rains come, everything will change...starting with Elodie's mother. Six-year-old Elodie knows her mother is different, wielding a magic few are chosen to carry. And she knows she can't ever tell anyone in her small floating village. But as long as she is with her sister and parents, she knows they are safe. Until fire known as Burning Rain falls from the sky, and her mother's forbidden magic takes on a life of its own. Suddenly, Elodie's...
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Marriages always pass through good and bad moments. Fernanda lives in a bad situation, without happiness, love, or romanticism. She asks herself: "Is This the Wedding of My Dreams?" One old lady lives a simple life with few resources and too many difficulties. Even before many problems, she keeps "One Unshakable Faith". The choice of a partnership for a relationship is a critical thing and demands much wisdom. Nicholas delegates the responsibility...
12) Flash!
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What is flash fiction, and why should you be reading it? Flash fiction is a genre of bite-sized stories perfectly-portioned for a public transportation commute, a lunch break read, or a midday pick-me-up. They are ideal for telling a scary story - there's just enough time for the creeps to crawl and for things to go bump.In this first volume of flash fiction from Roxie Prince, the author of COMPENDIUM: A Horror Novelette, there's 50 creeptastic tales,...
13) Whitby Mist
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Ruswarp, a little village on the Yorkshire coast is permanently surrounded with a swirling mist.Lauren is thought of as strange by the other villagers as she likes to dance naked in her garden and grows the most wonderful tomatoes and waters them at midnight.Meanwhile, an elderly couple living in the manor house are impatiently waiting for a grapevine to bleed and a virgin to fall in love so an ancient curse can be lifted and they can live in peace...
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Taking it easy in Antioch can come in different forms…Mel and Jared test out their parenting skills caring for two little boys for the weekend. As a kindergarten teacher, she feels fully prepared, until her emotions over struggling to conceive get the better of her.Her heart aches for a baby, and she struggles to keep herself together. After all, she and her husband have plans for their charges.Antioch Police Detective, Jared just wants to make...
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One reclusive vet living on a mountain + One curvy babe seeking adventure and self-confidence + One big storm = It's gonna get real personal on King MountainI've never forgiven myself for the tragedy with my brothers in arms. Exile on King Mountain, picking up occasional work as a hiking guide, is fine for me. I'm not fit to be around other people, especially if they knew what happened.When another guide is sick and I'm called in, I don't expect to...
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It's Christmas in Antioch, Texas.Detective Cole Lucas and his wife, fellow detective Andi are taking it easy for the holiday-time off from the police department.Andi's plans for Christmas are shattered when her family cancels. They're not coming home to Texas. She's crushed, sure Christmas will be ruined. But Cole is fine with an intimate affair-just them for the holiday, forging new traditions.Can Cole show Andi she can rely on him and prove he's...
17) Hunter's Gamble
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With no way to track William Lowe's missing family and fiancée, Hunter must call upon spirit magic using his pendulum to divine her location. It's a risk he's never taken, but William's desperate story, and the specter shadowing William, convince him he needs to try.Taken from her fiance's farm by force, Iris doesn't know who these men are, whether they fought for the North or the South, or how William will find her if he's still alive.
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Not just a blonde bombshell. Marilyn Monroe wasn't the communist that most of Hollywood and the media insinuated. Before her untimely death, her words changed President John F. Kennedy, the effects rippling through history.For him, she was much more than a one-night stand. Read this alternate-history short story now.
19) Tempt
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"This is the most exquisite story I ever read. I felt the throb of emotions so deep it was like a vein." ~ Booksprout reviewer She'll do anything to save her life's work… Even tangle with the billionaire who broke her heart.Addiction ravaged my body, battered my soul, and took my friend's life.But I survived. Now I help others do the same.My struggling charity has lost its funding. I'll do anything to save it.Even tangle with a billionaire playboy-the...
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Cameron Warren gave up on everything after his daughter diedLea Carver has no money and nowhere else to go when she shows up at his door. She'd rather be anywhere but stuck in that mansion with its cantankerous owner and the slobbery beast he calls a dog.But she has a duty to see that Sophie, Cameron's niece, is safe. So she stays. And finds that maybe Cameron Warren isn't as beastly as she first thought.Will she win this Scrooge's heart in time for...
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