Anthologies & Short Stories

A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter....

Lee Child once again demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre with an unbeatable collection of three Jack Reacher novellas and six short stories....

The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta....

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess....

Will Robie is closing in on his next target when he finds himself in the middle of a bank heist--and he's taken hostage alongside Oliver Stone....

In ancient Egypt, Atticus agrees to raid a secret chamber underneath the library of Alexandria, dodging deadly traps, only to learn that on-site security includes two members of the Egyptian pantheon....

It was a name that caused the most hardened gunmen to break out in a cold sweat: Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie....

thrilling collection of 21 original stories by an all-star list of contributors - including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin....

In 16 wonderful stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener burrows deep into the secret lives of animals and the hidden world of nature....

Before his trip to the stars, before the Rocinante, Timmy was confined to a Baltimore where crime paid you or killed you. Unless the authorities got to you first....

This exclusive audio collection includes four unabridged tales from The Frontier Stories: Volume Two that will continue to inspire and delight listeners....

The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel....

Retired Special Forces officer Brad Taylor's thrilling new short story features Israeli operatives Aaron and Shoshana, as the two wed at Jerusalem's Western Wall amid a backdrop of turmoil....

As a favor to enigmatic billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, Cassiopeia Vitt treks into Bulgaria's Rila mountains in search of a buried stash of exceedingly rare artifacts...

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire....

More unpublished works from the archives of Louis L’Amour: complete short stories, partial novels, treatments, and notes that will transport listeners from the Western frontier to India, China, and even the future....

Collected here in a single book are several of Louis L'Amour's finest Western stories the way Mr. L'Amour wrote them....

Once he was called the Sphinx, a man so inscrutable that neither his adversaries nor fellow intelligence operatives could predict his next move....

On a transatlantic flight, the two black sheep of Sigma Force - Seichan and Kowalski - must set aside their mutual dislike as a mysterious fiery force knocks their aircraft out of the sky....

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, listeners are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works....

In New Orleans' French Quarter, the Tooth Fairy isn't a benevolent sprite who slips money under your pillow at night....he's a mysterious old recluse who must be appeased with teeth....

In 1887, British ships continue to arrive at the bustling, growing port of Cape Town in South Africa. On board, one of them is a young man, Sebastian Brigandshaw, exiled from England by his abusive father....

James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific: the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim....

Hailey Ashton projects an image that she's on top of everything, but no one realizes that she lives a life of quiet emptiness - not ready to have a relationship, not willing to give herself body and soul...

Paranoia and bloodshed are unleashed when a couple’s dream home slowly turns into a nightmare. An uprooted tree reveals a sinister surprise of death and darkness. And a prohibition-era ghost reveals more about the mysterious owner of everyone’s favorite pub....

Cash Cassidy’s life in Wales can’t compare to the thrills she experienced in El Dorado. But now, the reality of pregnancy results in that familiar restlessness and an urge to flee. Cash is tormented by dreams and visions that she can’t remember. The fallout is that she repeatedly becomes the gone girl who rushes off to find mythical treasures and leaves her life—and her husband’s heart—in shambles. While attending a book launch party, Cash wants to start a new book and jet off on a research adventure, but her agent, publisher, and husband want her to stay home and not write ...

Alycia is on the trip of a lifetime. She is deep in the rain forest of the Congo Basin, conducting field research for her doctoral thesis in Anthropology. She leads a team of fellow students and a professor. All is going well until they come across a murderous group of poachers who hold them at gunpoint, determined to torment the group of academics before leaving them for dead. Things get ugly and all appears lost, until, a mysterious bare-chested man appears, giving the poachers more than they bargained for. They say he lost someone in one of the countless American mass shootings. They say...

William Perkins has the gift of gab, and his younger twin, Robert, rarely speaks at all. On the scorching Llano Estacado, the stakes are high as they desperately search for water in a landscape once called the Great American Desert. When William's gifts fail to placate a greedy land speculator, a deadly faceoff ensues. But Robert has an edge: a mysterious power that not even the might of Sam Colt's invention can rival. A storm brews on the High Plains of Texas, and Robert knows how to speak to it.

Video clip promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJLmcNsUbE These stories consist of a variety of genres including adventure, corporate intrigue, Old West satire, romance and science fiction, and provide an engaging combination of conflict, action, love, sex and killings. They are also included in the subsequent collection "Willful Women". *** "About Sam" has a seemingly ordinary housewife who is secretly a Homeland Security agent. Share in her conflicts, family issues, adventures and romance. *** "Lost in Space-Time" is based on rumors, physics blogs, and NASA videos found on the internet...

Colorado Cabin is a sexually-oriented tale of a high school senior abducted by a retarded, former mental patient with a history of sexual deviancy. A team of three mercenaries is on their way to rescue her, two women and a man, with some perverse ideas of their own. Excerpts: Ohhhh, this can't be good, she thought to herself. It was as if she were awakening from a deep sleep, not yet able to open her eyes. A gentle breeze across her face, accompanied by the sound of 'whup, whup, whup' coming from overhead, were her clues that she had a problem. * * * Young Jessie was resting her eyes as she...

In the shadowed alleys of Umbra City, where power is seized in the silence of the night and loyalty is as fleeting as the whispers in the dark, I found myself caught in a dangerous dance of desire and deception. My name is Stella Delacroix, a member of the family that controls the shipping yards, but I had bigger dreams, dreams that accidentally led me straight into the arms of Dante Moretti—the city's most feared Don. From the moment our paths crossed at the Grand Gala, a night of masked elegance and hidden dangers, our fates became irrevocably entwined. Dante, with his enigmatic allure ...

Getting knocked up by my grumpy old boss was never my plan. Newly single, I treat myself to a night out and end up naked in a mysterious man's bed. When I start a new job as an executive assistant to the CEO of a successful tech company, I'm horrified to find that my boss is the same jerk I just spent the night with. He tries to get rid of me by making me look inept in front of everyone but I'm determined to prove myself. I still can't deny my overwhelming attraction to him. He's always impeccably dressed with perfect hair that begs me to run my fingers through it. When he looks at me, I ...

15 Short Stories about people and places descending into madness, in one way or another. Includes award-winning story “The Lamp Shop,” published in Best New Writing. The story of a family forced to confront the changes to its war-torn home. Also includes previously published stories “Horse With Sunglasses,” about finding a lost brother, and “The Loop,” about scientists stuck in a disintegrating time loop. You’ll also read about... a piano's journey. A witch in the Costa Rican cloud forest. A mysterious buzzing drives the world mad. Two brothers have to open a secret box. A son...

Deadly predators and herbivores alike turn a fearful eye toward a mysterious forest. No animals enter or leave this unexplored valley. Undeterred, unit Red 7 has decided to investigate. That was three weeks ago, and the thirty well-armed men and women have not returned. This is a unit that has faced any number of deadly threats from river raptors to fire-breathing T. Rex’s to giant trapdoor snakes. What could possibly be hiding inside?

The authors within have freshly crafted the concept of “Alice in Wonderland.” Modernized with hardship and disease, futuristically advanced with time travel, and tangled within Wonderland itself in new adventures. Dive down the rabbit hole with these exciting characters and see where the madness takes you. Down the Wishing Well by Hui Lang Snicker-Snack by Marcus Bines Friendship by A.M. Cummins Rogue Flowers by A.R. Wilson Case of the Missing Looking Glass by A.A. Rubin Down the Hole by M.D. Kubit

Fallen from grace, cast out of heaven, or grim reapers in their own right, these characters all share two things in common: darkness and wings. Read these five enticing stories by the following authors: Hui Lang, Layne Calry, AJ Claymore, and A.M. Cummins.

Being an English author in a new and different culture seems to work its magic when these two are placed together in the same spot with a rich vocabulary; ideas seem more fully formed and characters have another edge to their existence. For the outsider looking in, more can be revealed and shared with ourselves.

This is the 3rd short story/prequel to the first novel, Break the Stone. Learn about Private Phoenix Peterson before his journey begins in the Golden Chains series. The chronological order of the short stories/prequels are in this sequence: Raelyn's Last Shot Kody's Secret Phoenix's Spies Cali's Escape William's Lies Break the Stone (novel 1) Hunt the Storm (novel 2) Joanna's Sacrifices Stop the Clock (novel 3)

Get rich. Wield incredible power. Get revenge. But avoid paradox, or get erased from the timestream so you never existed. Time travel offer endless possibilities and limitless dangers. What would you do if you could go back and relive your past? What if others could too? Who polices time? How do you win a time war?

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men’s needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. Bishop John Fisher is stressed. It’s tough being the leader of the Amish church. The one that leads the ...