Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke And Other Misfortunes

Author: Eric LaRocca
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN: 1803361506
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
"Amongst the Top 50 Horror Books of All Time" - Cosmopolitan Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones. Winner of the Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. A couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son’s death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm… And a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his back yard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game. Three devastating, beautifully written horror stories from one of the genre’s most cutting-edge voices. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

Ranchers and Cowboys Collection

Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459295560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 478

Book Description
Three cowboy romances in one collection for the first time by New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer, Lindsay McKenna, and Marin Thomas. The Rancher by Diana Palmer Cort Brannt, the heir to the Skylance Ranch empire, has women gallop into his life, but the handsome lone wolf sends them just as quickly on their way…until a pretty, vivacious neighbor appears on the range. Has the most eligible bachelor in Branntville, Texas met his match? The Last Cowboy by Lindsay McKenna City girl. It was written all over her like a sign warning him to keep off. Sure, Slade McPherson would train her horse…With his ranch close to foreclosure, he can't afford to turn away a paying customer. But no way is this cowboy getting involved with a woman like Jordana Lawton—no matter how pretty she looks in a saddle. Yet everything can change in an instant. A terrifying run-in with an angry bull leaves him wounded and unable to compete in a race that could change his future. With Jordana by his side, he might stand a chance. But what happens when this old-school cowboy finds himself falling for a modern city girl? A Cowboy's Redemption by Marin Thomas Cruz Rivera is on his last chance. He can't afford to blow it by falling for the beautiful blonde who just hired him to fix up her family's New Mexico property. If he's going to get back on the rodeo circuit, Cruz needs to focus. Besides, a sweet single mom like Sara Mendez can do better than someone with Cruz's troubled past.ÿSara isn't making it easy for Cruz to keep his distance. He's a man of many secrets, but Sarah sees only good in his heart. Though Cruz knows he should move on before Sara discovers the truth about his past, he can't leave the closest thing to a home he's ever known. Cruz is the only man Sara wants—can he become the one she deserves?

There's Always a Tomorrow

Author: Anthony R. Johnson
Publisher: novum pro Verlag
ISBN: 3991315580
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
It will send shivers down the spines of all who fear what will happen if greed and power dominate society where the common people no longer have control over their destiny. It's thirty years into the future; the United Kingdom is controlled by a ruthless group of people pursuing total domination over everyone. They control the news; the citizens are constantly bombarded with government propaganda and those who dare oppose the ruling elite's policies are ruthlessly persecuted; killed or sent to a penal colony where they are fed poisoned flesh that causes cancer and ultimately death; thus controlling population growth. However, Nick Kaydon a medical doctor and some fellow conspirators lead growing opposition against the ruling elite and manage to foil a dastardly plot to wipe out two cities.

Touched

Author: J.P. McCollum
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387402064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
Dylan was a tough, rational, no-nonsense detective that didn't have time for faith, until his wife dies suddenly, and he finds himself angry at the God he didn't believe existed. Sarah changes everything. She is intelligent, accomplished, and incredibly beautiful; she renews his hope, reignites his passion, and opens the door to new faith. That faith is tested when Sarah reveals she was Touched by God when she was healed of Tuberculosis- in 1736. Despite his reservations, Dylan chooses to believe Sarah and soon joins her in her quest to find others who have been Touched. After discovering several people who have been alive for centuries, Dylan also discovers victims of brutal human experimentation, torture, and murder, and must solve the biggest case of his life before time runs out for the Touched.

The Unit Commander

Author: Sue Cullins Walls
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532034016
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199

Book Description
Jim and Cat Ryan have returned from their honeymoon, and Jim immediately gets back into his work for the FSC. Since he is gone much of the time, he gets Cat to become an FSC agent. On one of her first missions, Cat has to help rescue a diplomat who is being held in North Korea. During Cats training, she is paired with another agent named Cassidy Love. Cassidy becomes interested in Jim and gives him a hard time when she isnt allowed to join Jims team. Cassidy files false charges against Jim but later has to drop them when Jim and Cat have to rescue her from North Korea. When tragedy strikes Cat, she finds out who her friends really are. She finds that having faith in God helps her through a really rough time in her life and that God always has a purpose for each Christians life.

Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 1 (light novel)

Author: Shinji Cobkubo
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 1975336828
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
A MUSHROOM TRIP LIKE NO OTHER In the days that followed the end of the world, few could have predicted the Rust Wind, a phenomenon that swept across Japan like a plague, choking the life from the land and its people and corroding flesh into brittle, iron sand. No one knows how the Rust began, but one mushroom-wielding renegade known as Bisco Akaboshi, the Man-Eating Redcap, is determined to bring about its end. He’s the latest in a long line of Mushroom Keepers, and together with the dashing young doctor Milo Nekoyanagi, the two will brave the horrors and wonders of the Iron Desert in search of the Rust-Eater: a mythical mushroom rumored to have the ability to cure the ailment once and for all.

Guardians

Author: Juellen Nelson
Publisher: Juellen Nelson
ISBN: 1493774506
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
Abandoned and left to Fate, Chasedy Polari must discover what is expected of her. She was trained from the young age of two to use weapons and hand to hand fighting, and along the way she has acquired abilities that leaves her skills, so far unchallenged. However, she still has no idea what Fate has in store for her, though she is aware that her kind do not live once their mission is complete. She finds herself in situations that emerge guardian after guardian. How many guardians does a girl need for a mission of fate that is supposed to leave her dead at such a young age? If her destiny is to die after she accomplishes what she is destined for, then why is she suddenly finding herself surrounded by untouchable, gorgeous men, calling themselves her guardians? Jax, Travis, Kale, and other guardians are trying to help, but for some reason they keep losing track of the precious one they are supposed to guard. Jax is not happy when he is told he must help Chasedy find her mate. He is especially unhappy when the lord of the Dark Realm hovers over her. Families are being violently slaughtered. Fear and panic rise as not only as one of Fates destined, Chase Polari must her way, but murders increase and she must find a way to stop them. She suspects they are because someone is searching for her.

My Own Blood

Author: Ashley Bristowe
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0735278180
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 425

Book Description
Mothering under normal circumstances takes all you have to give. But what happens when your child is disabled, and sacrificing all you've got and more is the only hope for a decent future? Full of rage and resilience, duty and love, Ashley Bristowe delivers a mother's voice like no other we've heard. When their second child, Alexander, is diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, doctors tell Ashley Bristowe and her husband that the boy won't walk, or even talk—that he is profoundly disabled. Stunned and reeling, Ashley researches a disorder so new it's just been named—Kleefstra Syndrome—and she finds little hope and a maze of obstacles. Then she comes across the US-based "Institutes," which have been working to improve the lives of brain-injured children for decades. Recruiting volunteers, organizing therapy, juggling a million tests and appointments, even fundraising as the family falls deep into debt, Ashley devotes years of 24/7 effort to running an impossibly rigorous diet and therapy programme for their son with the hope of saving his life, and her own. The ending is happy: he will never be a "normal" boy, but Alexander talks, he walks, he swims, he plays the piano (badly) and he goes to school. This victory isn't clean and it's far from pretty; the personal toll on Ashley is devastating. "It takes a village," people say, but too much of their village is uncomfortable with her son's difference, the therapy regimen's demands and the family's bottomless need. The health and provincial services bureaucracy gives them a maddening set of hoops to jump through, displaying criminally low expectations about what they can do to help. My Own Blood is an uplifting story, but it never shies away from the devastating impact of a baby that science couldn't predict and medicine couldn't help. It's the story of a woman who lost everything she'd once been—a professional, an optimist, a joker, a capable adult--in sacrifice to her son. An honest account of a woman's life turned upside down.

The McCade Dragon

Author: Kathi S. Barton
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1960076248
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1093

Book Description
The McCade Dragon Boxed Set Kenton - When the ring found its way to Emma, her touch had woken the sleeping beast. When Emma touched Kenton’s sigil on his chest, he shifted to his beast for the first time. But the beast from the ring would not be complete until all the jewelry found its way to their rightful dragons…. Emma was still on the run…they needed her to survive…but Emma trusted no one… Jorden - As soon as Jorden scooped Jasmine up off the floor and her earring touched his skin, he knew this woman was his. The earring left a brand, marking them both. He couldn’t be happier about finding her, now to convince her to stay was going to be the problem…. Grady - Grady McCade knew that his mate had been found when she touched the piece of jewelry. The dragon had told him that if he didn’t hurry to her side, she would be found by the dragon slayers, and her life could be ended as well as the life of the babe she carried. Dalton - Dalton McCade knew when he heard the dragon’s voice that he was next on the list and ready or not his mate was coming. According to the dragon, she was already here, and she had refused to put the combs in her hair. Lewis - Lewis McCade would soon be opening his restaurant, The Dragon’s Lair. Between the pressure of the opening and a wedding he was catering for his brother, his nerves are shot. And the news that his new mate is probably nearby and blind to boot couldn’t come at a worse time. Vance - They found each other out of necessity, but together Vance and Micky were a force to be reckoned with—unstoppable and lethal.

After

Author: Amy Efaw
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101135514
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . . Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student and star soccer player Devon Davenport: responsible, hardworking, mature. But all that changes when the police find Devon home sick from school as they investigate the case of an abandoned baby. Soon the connection is made?Devon has just given birth; the baby in the trash is hers. After That Morning, there?s only one way to define Devon: attempted murderer. And yet gifted author Amy Efaw does the impossible? she turns Devon into an empathetic character, a girl who was in such deep denial that she refused to believe she was pregnant. Through airtight writing and fast-paced, gripping storytelling, Ms. Efaw takes the reader on Devon?s unforgettable journey toward clarity, acceptance, and redemption.