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Three short stories of weird strange fiction. An hour of other-worldly escapism.

The lights are just about to go out for good in my father's PI office when I get an unexpected call from the state penitentiary. My mother's only brother was sent up for robbery years ago, and now he needs Dad's help to get his daughter out of trouble. It's impossible for me to be sure that the pendant around Cousin Betty's neck is stolen, but one thing's for sure - she doesn't want to talk about where it came from.

A legendary dragon, a sorceress queen who plays by her own rules, and a blood feud spanning generations. Havenglade's borders have been breached, and foreign enemies march for Gradur Castle. The sorceress queen Loli will stop at nothing to destroy Havenglade, unifying a realm torn apart for millennia. The young enchantress Laurena Blackwood is on a secret quest - one that could turn the tides of battle.

World War I is in full swing, and Abigail Hudson is doing her best to keep the home fires burning while her husband, Jacob, fights for king and country. She tries to balance family life along with running The General Store in their village of Abbington Pickets. Abigail, expecting their first child, is adjusting well to her new role until something unforeseen happens. Writing to Jacob brings comfort to Abigail. His letters always lift her spirits. Then, his letters stop. What happened? Is he missing? Captured? Or worse?

When pressure from his materialistic children turns Claude into a thief, it is down to his youngest daughter to set things right. Angelique agrees to take her father’s place as prisoner to what she is told is a hideous beast. Angelique soon discovers that the so-called beast is nothing more than Rosalie, a princess cursed to remain trapped in a castle, unless the curse can be broken, something she assures her is impossible.

For those who believe in second chances. Divorced single mother and powerless witch Malia has 10-year-old twins, two entry-level jobs, and a deadbeat ex. She's exhausted. Suddenly, she loses one job to the boss' daughter, and her rent goes up on the same day. Packing up her kids, she returns to the small paranormal town she was raised in, where family, magic, and the alpha wolf shifter she left behind are waiting. Can Malia look past her crushing self-doubt and reclaim the magic and the fated mate she left behind?

Just before the turn of the 20th century, Jacob Hudson grows up on a farm in the Canadian prairies, near the small village of Abbington Pickets. As a child, he witnesses an incident that scars him deeply and leaves him unable to trust or understand his strong, proud, and often harsh father. Shy Jacob grows into a handsome, talented young man still carrying a dark secret.

It was the best time in Jacob Hudson's life. He was about to marry Abigail Rodgers, his best friend and love of his life. Together they would build their dream home and start a family. Jacob's carpentry business was successful, and he was closer than ever to his siblings. Life was good. 1911, a time when Sir Robert Laird Borden was prime minister and King George V was on the throne, life in the Canadian Prairies wasn't easy, but Jacob was no stranger to hard work and integrity was his middle name

This is the most famous of the short stories on which H.P. Lovecraft collaborated with fellow Providence writer Clifford Eddy. "The Loved Dead" probably had a bigger impact on Weird Tales magazine than any other story the pulp ever published. Dark, loathsome, and compelling, this first-person tale of necrophilic obsession and night-stalking serial murder sparked widespread outrage and resulted in sales of the magazine being temporarily banned in the state of Indiana as well as several other, smaller local jurisdictions.

Eine besondere Sammlung von Weihnachtsgeschichten für Kinder, die als Gute Nacht Geschichten, und auch sonst in der Advents und für die Weihnachtszeit zur Unterhaltung der Kinder geeignet sind.

In this novel, a vindictive woman's ruthless plan to expose her husband's suspected infidelity opens the door for a cunning serial killer.

In a world where magic stems from crystals and blood, the sadistic and beautiful sorceress queen Loli plots the imminent invasion of Havenglade from high atop the haunted tower of Xanith Castle. In one fell swoop, she will overrun Havenglade’s bastion of defense, The Outpost, a series of legendary walls which have guarded Havenglade from the threats of the Kastig Badlands for generations.

At a dime a dozen, I’m going broke handing out excuses for my dad. The name on the door says “JD Pierson, Investigator”, but most days the chair behind his desk is empty. It’s 1936 and times are hard for everyone in Tyler, Texas, but it’s all I can do to keep the rent paid since Dad lost his way in a bottle of gin. When JD suddenly shows a moment of sober coherence, I whisk him off to his favorite fishing lake in the hopes I can keep him off the sauce. I wanted Dad back in the investigator game, but having an old friend turn up dead was not part of the plan.

Once every 10,000 years, the walls between worlds grow thin. The stars align and Hell is close. It is the time of The Sha'Daa. The mysterious Johnny The Salesman is up to his usual tricks, offering dark magic trades if one is brave enough to barter with him. Johnny's latest ally, the immortal tattoo artist Haumea, just might have the answer to saving the planet from destruction, if she can create enough supernatural tattoos at Mom's Bane tattoo parlor to turn the tide against evil.

Peace Under Pressure Self-Discovery Program Workbook provides information on enhancing your analytical skills. The workbook will help you decide what works best for you when making decisions for your life, and your mental health and wellness. You will learn how you physically act out when dealing with emotional triggers and be able to make rational choices for yourself when making decisions for the greatest return in the value of your life.

This short, three-chapter book will teach you the basics of understanding and writing poetry. After listening to this book you will learn how to do several things such as know different forms, styles, understanding, and writing of these poetry. It will also help you to understand and break down other peoples poems and understand them in a new light that you have never done before. This short book is packed full of basic information which makes it good for younger listeners and people who just want to get into poetry but don't know much about it, this book will help you with that.

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche Warrior, White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle.

Cutting-edge science. Bloodthirsty aliens. Can this band of nerdy scientists save the multiverse one dimension at a time? Brilliant physicist Zeke Travers is on the brink of a scientific breakthrough...and a nervous breakdown. So after the beta test of his interdimensional drive goes off without a hitch, he breathes a sigh of relief. But when an alien warship materializes out of nowhere with guns blazing, Zeke and his team must risk using their invention to jump to a parallel universe.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

For four years now, Bret McCormick and E. R. Bills have been beating the bushes and peering into abandoned wells to seek out the most terrifying tales the Lone Star State has to offer. They have left no stone unturned, no attic unexplored, and no grave undesecrated. And boy howdy, has their diligence has paid off!