A dinner at a minotaur's house brings an unwelcome intruder. Raoul Mithras, a godling both old and new, is forced to pursue an old foe across a surreal landscape, hoping to prevent the awakening of the One-Way-World - if he is not destroyed first.This story was a winner in the "L Ron Hubbard presents the Writers of the Future" contest, and first appeared in WOTF Vol XXVI.When a catastrophic natural disaster looms on the near horizon, the government releases an airborne virus designed to make the human race tougher, better able to survive. It was developed for soldiers to make them better able to fight, go longer without food and water, and increase their strength. In its virus host it bonds itself to our own cells and helps them to regenerate at an advanced rate, so that even if you die you can rise again. In non combat field tests the soldiers become aware of this, they called the phenomenon Overclocking and looked at it in a positive light. How could you look negatively at being able to live forever? A quick shot of the antidote after the heart had begun to beat again and the virus seemed to slip into remission, leaving a healed body the would come out of the virus induced coma in a few days once again its own.But the virus does something the governments didn't consider, it never stops working, never truly becomes dormant. Even after the body has ceased any real life, the virus lives on, rebuilding it's host in a new and potentially indestructible way. Days later, what was dead becomes alive once more. In this book those closest to Project Bluechip begin to pick up the pieces of their world and get themselves to safety. They have heard rumors of a place in the South that might offer safety, but getting there may require a price that is far too high to pay...

The story is centered around how a banished young lion called Ola discovered and fulfilled his destiny despite the various temptations he encountered in the paradise of lust. He was fortunate to oblige himself the opportunity life offered him while he was in the Great, Great, Wild Jungle. He however determined not to lose his focus on his destination. His destination was his destiny.This highly interesting and life impacting comical piece is a work of fiction. The author, Moses Olanrewaju Bolarin, was in a trance on Monday, July 5, 2010 when this story was revealed to him. This story is already in a short animated cartoon film format as well as in mobile phone screensaver, wallpaper, and video formats.The story is centered around how a banished young lion called Ola discovered and fulfilled his destiny despite the various temptations he encountered in the paradise of lust. He was fortunate to oblige himself the opportunity life offered him while he was in the Great, Great, Wild Jungle. He however determined not to lose his focus on his destination. His destination was his destiny.Everybody, young and old, has a lot to learn from this exhilarating story.

The year is 2021 and something sinister is going on at the country's leading cancer hospital. One doctor discovers a secret that will shatter his world and pave the way for invasion.Donal's school trip to the zoo turns into an unexpected journey across space. Accompanied only by a lofty camel and a stowaway lemming, he finds himself trapped on a alien spaceship which is hurtling towards a distant planet.The little green Meerie who greet him look friendly enough. But when they send him on a quest to find their missing space fleet, it means a dangerous journey across the desert where far more terrifying aliens live... An exciting and humorous science fiction story for ages 8 to 12.

Praise for Susannah Constantine: 'Thoughtful and dark' The Times Magazine 'Captivating' Woman & Home 'Beautifully written' Hello! 'Brimming with secrets, scandal, shame' The Sun 'Fans of Downton Abbey will love this' Davina McCall Summer, 1979. Twenty-six-year-old Esme Munroe has finally left the Scottish Highlands for the excitement of London. Working at a prestigious art gallery in Mayfair, she meets gorgeous, worldly Suki, who takes her to the most exclusive bars and clubs in the city. But it's easy to get lost in London's glamour and chaos, especially when a long-hidden secret looms – will Esme discover it and who she can really trust, before it's too late? Don't miss the stunning sequel to After the Snow, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. Praise for After the Snow: 'Thoughtful and dark' The Times Magazine 'Captivating' Woman & Home 'Beautifully written ... with a dramatic, thrilling conclusion' Hello! 'Fans of Downton Abbey will love this' Davina McCall 'A...

When not only her way of life, but also the life of her dearest friend is threatened by an old associate, will it be enough for Madison, an ex-con artist, to continue as a law abiding citizen, or will she be forced back into the line of work that claimed the love of her life?After a heist goes horribly wrong, resulting in the death of her fiance, Madison is determined to turn her life around. Forced to disappear, she leaves everything behind, including her most trusted friend, Skyler. She follows the rules and gives up cracking safes in attempt to escape the dangerous lifestyle they were both leading. Even still, she cannot outrun her past. Now an old associate threatens Skyler and Madison must face the ghosts that haunt her. Left with no choice, she has to set aside the shards of her broken heart and the memories of her lost love in order to save something even greater.

Hal's university career ends quite satisfactorily for himself, but with heartbreak, drama, and painful ignominy for his best friend Jemis. Nevertheless, Hal stood with Jemis when academic argument turned violent, and he'll stand with him now as he finds his feet again ... Traveller's Joy is set after Clary Sage and before the beginning of Stargazy Pie.

A novelette set on Ysthar—in Venice, to be exact, on a foggy winter's night in the early 18th century, when Scheherezade the Storyteller finds herself looking for a warm place to spend the night. She's not particularly successful on that front. She does find herself a bit of an adventure—and a new story, which is generally worth a sleepless night ... Part I of The Glassblower Diptych. (Part II, The Storyteller, will be available later in August 2024.)

Having survived three months in a life raft, Hans Larsson returns to Cape Verde intending to dive on the wreck of his yacht Future seeking answers, but in a frightening turn of events, the former Navy SEAL uncovers the island’s dark secret, the Trade. In his role as special operative, Hans employs the Concern’s covert global reach and sophisticated technology to expose a vile chain leading all the way to Washington.

In the heatwave summer of 1962 Frank Watson, an investigator with a dubious past in pre-revolutionary Cuba, is hired to plant phone taps in the Hollywood home of Marilyn Monroe. There are rumours Monroe has kept a diary, a red book, detailing her affair with John F. Kennedy, the record of a scandal that could bring down the President.In the heatwave summer of 1962 Frank Watson is hired by Jack Scalligan, a man he believes is working for Twentieth Century Fox, to plant illegal phone taps in the Hollywood home of Marilyn Monroe whose escalating problems with barbiturates and the Kennedys is disrupting the studio’s filming of Something's Got To Give.Watson has recently been dismissed from a clandestine posting at the Havana Embassy after the CIA failed to save Batista's government. Now he’s helped by his partner and brother-in-law, Tommy Guppy, an ex-LAPD detective. A man whose family relationships have dissolved in alcohol and cynicism but whose basic ideals somehow survive.As they watch Monroe’s glamorous life disintegrate Frank becomes personally involved. Similarities between the star’s vulnerability and the fate of a young cabaret singer he rescued from the Havana revolution haunt him, a woman at the other end of success but sharing the same self-destructive core. He feels a guilty complicity with the Hollywood dream that seduced and destroyed her.Marilyn’s personal crisis is echoed on the wider stage by the political turmoil between the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. With the world on the edge of nuclear war - the clock in Kennedy’s words at ‘five to midnight’ - Frank Watson comes to believe the Secret Service are conspiring to protect the President by other than legitimate means.There are rumours that Monroe has kept a diary, a red book, detailing her affair with John F. Kennedy, the record of a scandal that could bring down the President.After her death in strange circumstances - some claim suicide, rumours say murder - the book vanishes. Tommy Guppy, suspected of stealing the diary, is killed as shadowy factions scramble for the evidence.Dealing with the aftermath of Guppy’s death on his estranged family, Watson fights to resolve ambiguities and shifting allegiances as he searches a city of lost beliefs. A Los Angeles where failed politician Richard Nixon and has-been actor Ronald Reagan walk the same streets as Sinatra’s Rat Pack and Mafia dons, a time when naked ambitions create reality out of Hollywood noir.

A jaded ruler and a mysterious virgin… destiny will bring them together… only to break them apart.As the great king of the golden kingdom that sits atop the highest mountain in Bal-Mont, Gadreel thought that he was invincible. Until an unexpected enemy sent his defenses crumbling down, and took over his kingdom. Now, he was stripped of his honor, kicked to the curb, and was banished to the Earth, never set to return until the passing of the fiftieth blood moon. For the last five decades, he spent his life planning the Herculean mission to reclaim the kingdom that was taken away from him. But in order for his plans to prosper, he has to take Laura with him to Bal-Mont, and use her against the powers that be. But she could only traverse to his world if he will take her innocence and ruin her. It seems easy to do, but a real daunting task, for he was a gigantic monster, and she was still a friggin' virgin. But he must do it, by hook or by crook, or he could bid goodbye to the grand scheme he has plotted for fifty years to avenge his great loss, and claim back what was rightfully his. Living in a world where she doesn't fit in, Laura struggled to live a normal life. Unwanted by her own mother and bullied by her peers, she longs for love and acceptance. Until one day, at twilight, she finds herself lost in the heart of the dark forest. There, she meets a mystical creature who takes her in for a rough ride. It's a big leap into the darkness, but something she will never regret. Or maybe she will.

A Noir-ish story set in 1950's England, Dennis and Celia have spent two years having an affair. Her wealthy husband will not grant her a divorce and is determined to make her life a misery. Dennis and Celia devise a plan to get rid of Simon for good. At first, the plan seems foolproof. But nothing is infallible, and Dennis and Celia soon learn that getting rid of Simon wasn't such a good idea.A Noir-ish story set in 1950's England, Dennis and Celia have spent two years having an affair. Her wealthy husband will not grant her a divorce and is determined to make her life a misery. Dennis and Celia devise a plan to get rid of Simon for good. At first, the plan seems foolproof. But nothing is infallible, and Dennis and Celia soon learn that getting rid of Simon wasn't such a good idea after all. A dark tale with a grisly finality, The Long Drop To Eternity is a short story that noir fans will love.

Previously published as Midsummer Dreams. Believe in magic. Follow your dreams. What could possibly go wrong? Emily relies on her father. They live together and work together and, since her mother died, she's become very used to being Daddy's one and only princess, so whatever she was expecting him to bring home from his latest overseas conference it wasn't a brand new fiancée.When home no longer offers the security she craves, Emily resolves to find a man she can truly depend on. Fortunately, her boyfriend, Dominic, is nothing if not reliable. There's no reason at all that he couldn't be her happy ever after.Except... Emily's best friend, Helen, has loved Dominic for a decade. Can she accept that he will never be hers?And what about Alex, Helen's devil-may-care housemate? He's impulsive, unreliable, and passionate – everything Emily is sure she doesn't want.At her father's...

In The Magic a great mystery from a sacred text is revealed, and with this knowledge Rhonda Byrne takes the reader on a life-changing journey for 28 days. Step by step, day-by-day, secret teachings, revelations, and scientific law are brought together to form 28 simple practices that open the reader's eyes to a new world, and lead them to a dream life.

The McKenzies are trying to overcome different obstacles. A marriage of twenty years is almost coming to an end thanks to the eminent threat of divorce. In an attempt to save their marriage Daniel McKenzie schedules a romantic weekend at the Royal Hotel. Will this marriage resist? Witness every moment of this romantic weekend and find the answer to this question.Speaking about the content of this e-book, it all happens in a weekend, it is a short fictional story about a two-decade marriage. Like many other marriages around the world, there are some factors that can lead to divorce (and we can see the statistics increasing year after year). The threat of divorce is imminent; serious measures need to be taken to prevent this sort of outcome, Daniel, the husband, decides to take his wife, Dora, to a romantic hotel. This will probably create that spark the marriage needs in order to work for both. Meanwhile, in Paris, Sophie, the only daughter of Daniel and Dora, is struggling to make her relationship with Peter work. During the course of the book, you will see that some obstacles will affect both couples, and the question is: “Will the weekend spark make both relationships work?” You are about to find out!This e-book can also be considered a source of inspiration, for every marriage or relationship based on love and union. This kind of relationships will be always facing obstacles; the trick is overcoming them, together. If you are facing some trouble in your marriage or relationship of any kind, have a look at this book and find inspiration and strength to battle for you and the person you love. If you are not currently facing problems, good, read this book and let yourself be delighted with a story of which you could be the protagonist. Enjoy it!