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From J.C. Michael, author of Pandemonium, comes Everything’s Annoying, a collection of dark fiction and horror. Covering a variety of themes, Everything’s Annoying provides an array of unsettling tales that will stay with you long after listening.

Tristan didn’t remember much of that night, except that he was dying.... Then, all of a sudden, he wasn’t. He woke up fully healed and with only one vague memory in mind.... Anya.

Question: What would be the most humiliating and debasing thing that could ever happen to a woman? Just ask high school principal Bonnie Willis. Thanks to a Burmese gut infection that has begun to spread throughout the community, the health department has set up curtained examination areas in the middle of the gym. And all faculty and staff are required to submit to a very intimate medical exam.

Who is Mister Manners, the elusive vigilante marauding Florida? He's been gluing shopping carts to car roofs, hiding pythons in unsuspecting tourists' beds, and did he really try to kill a mob bagman by burying him in horse manure? Weird news reporter Alexander Strange is determined to discover the answer to that question. If he can keep from getting shot, survive a blustering hurricane, avoid toxic toads, fend off the Queen of Murder and Mayhem, and, oh yeah, not piss of Mister Manners, himself.

Johnny's wife Tina is in trouble. Big trouble. While walking their dog, she took a shortcut home through the neighbor's yard and accidentally trampled some of his flowers. Ordinarily, that wouldn't be a major crisis. But Johnny and Tina happen to live next door to quite possibly the meanest neighbor in the world - Aaron McDougall, a grumpy, perpetually angry old curmudgeon who is known to go ballistic at the slightest provocation.

John Desrosiers is one seriously embarrassed and sexually frustrated guy. At 46, he's never actually seen his foxy wife Vikki nude. She’s just too inhibited and too modest. So, in the bedroom, it's always lights out and no male-friendly frills for him. Sure, he loves his Vikki to the moon and back. So, when she calls him one morning to announce that she’s about to receive a big promotion at work, she invites him to come share the moment with her, and, of course, he hurries right over.

Barry Donahue may be a Protestant minister, but he's also a guy - a guy who loves his gorgeous wife Faith and one who has male urges galore. Naturally, being the wife of a minister, along with her own innate modesty, causes Faith to be more than a little unadventurous in their sex life. This leaves poor Barry feeling more than a little frustrated!

At the beginning of February 2060, Mount Erebus erupted, the first of a chain of Antarctic volcanoes that forever changed Earth’s future. Within days, sea levels began to rise, until 60 meters of water claimed coastlines worldwide. Twelve-year-old Xin-yi and her mother fled their home, surviving among a community of rice farmers. A year later, a chance conversation with international census officials prepared her for a new life.

Kayden's mission should have been simple - she was sent to kill the prince...not to fall in love with him. Within the palace walls, Kayden has discovered that things are not as she expected. Is there more to the royal family, or...is there a more sinister depth to Drey's mission? Dvarius thought his mind was made up - but will he have the resolve to see it through? Between attacks from outside the palace - and within, will the Prince live long enough to choose his Queen?

Kaiya escapes her ordeal at the hands of the Teleri Emperor, only to return to a homeland beset by enemies on all sides, crumbling from within. As a teenager, she quelled a rebellion with the Dragon Scale Lute. As a young adult, she vanquished a dragon with the power of her voice. Now, robbed of her magic by grief, Kaiya must navigate a web of court intrigue to save the realm before it falls. Only she can lay claim to the Dragon Throne on behalf of her unborn sons - whether the father is the lover who perished rescuing her or the hated enemy who killed him.

Andie didn't expect to be orphaned. Now she has no parents, no Nan, no one but Anne, the weird social worker who carries on conversations with old books and empty purses. Anne takes her to a small town in Texas to live with her new guardian, Celeste, an eccentric figure among many who seem to know something that Andie doesn't.

The first time I tried, I lost it all. Every penny I put into a stock market...the market crashed...and I was left with empty pockets. But this is not the reason why I wrote this book. And I didn’t want you to listen about how I lost everything and gained it all back, and more. The reason for this book is to teach motivated people like you to pull as much cash out of the stock market as possible today. And do that with as few ups and downs. Is that what you want?

Starting your own business can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’re a beginner and have no prior experience. But it doesn’t have to be intimidating, and you definitely don’t need a business degree in order to have a successful business. Many people dream of having their own business for different reasons.

Debt is an issue that thousands of people struggle with each year. Large bills like mortgage payments, medical bills, and student loans can be a significant drain on your wallet, but an even larger problem is credit card debt. Since credit cards have such high interest rates on average, overspending and continually missing payments will quickly multiply even small bills into nearly insurmountable ones.

El mejor libro de relatos de terror de latinoamérica.Su autor, JC. Pozo, nos dice: "Los fantasmas que me visitaron en mi niñez y los posteriores de mi juventud, me dejaron, me abandonaron, se salieron de mis sueños arrastrados por el llamado de sus historias escritas. El azar me mostró el camino, cuando constaté que mientras más escribía de ellos, más se esfumaban. Me di cuenta afortunadamente que ese era el remedio.

Accursed items. Some people believe in them, some people don’t. With a truly cursed item, belief doesn’t matter. It’s gonna get you anyway. You might survive. Or you might not. Maybe you'll be compelled to do things you never would without its influence. Maybe it helped you at the casino. Did you think that was free? There’s always a price to pay, and one you can’t afford. That little lucky charm in your pocket may be doing more damage than good

Have you ever wanted to be able to change your life in some way? Be it taking out the things that you don't like or adding in certain things that will make you more successful, this book will show you how to do it. You will find everything you need to know in order to leverage habits for your own purposes.

Discover the inner workings of what makes or breaks any relationship. Have you ever wondered why your relationships start strongly, passionately, and lovingly but always end up in disaster? Have you ever been in a relationship where your partner felt so needy and insecure about your love that they left you with no other choice but to break up with them? Have you ever been in a position where you thought you'd found the love of your life but who, after a while, started becoming distant, avoidant, and uncaring?

After vanquishing the last dragon with the power of her voice, all Kaiya wants is a quiet life of anonymity. Instead, the emperor sends her to negotiate peace with the aggressive Teleri Empire. The critical mission reunites her with her childhood friend, Tian, now an assassin-spy who loathes killing. He is no longer the adorable, gullible boy from her memories, any more than she is the adventurous, sweet girl from his. Instead of rekindling nostalgia for a youthful innocence they both yearn for, their reunion ignites a mutual hatred.

Darrin Clark is an impoverished young man, madly in love with his long-time friend Janie. He is desperate for a job and any way to win Janie’s affections. Then, a Hollywood studio promises to make him a movie star - if he will submit to a face-modifying procedure they are developing. Darrin’s love overcomes his fear, and he allows the movie studio to alter his face. Soon, his dreams come true. Yet, changing faces doesn’t seem enough, and the studio wants him to sacrifice more of his identity than just his appearance.