Two acclaimed authors, Tara Fox Hall and Jenny Twist have got together to produce a thrilling anthology of short stories ranging from horror to romance. The Man With No Face– Jenny Twist All That Remains – Tara Fox Hall This thrilling sequel to The Origin of Fear (Spellbound 2011) The Children of Hope – Jenny Twist The Bull-Dancer – Jenny Twist Take the Chance– Tara Fox Hall A Victorian Dolls' House– Jenny Twist Heart's Bells– Tara Fox Hall Doppelganger– Jenny Twist Voices– Jenny Twist Return to Me – Tara Fox Hall Catch Me If You Can– Jenny Twist Shades of Grey– Tara Fox Hall
Nobody ever goes upstairs in Margaret's house. So what is making the strange thumping noises up there? And why is there a toy rabbit under the kitchen table? Margaret's Ghost is just one of a collection of short stories consisting mainly of horror and science fiction, ranging from a classic gothic tale - Jack Trevellyn - to the Wyndhamesque Victim of Fortune, and the modern Waiting for Daddy, with its spine-chilling twist. There is also the occasional excursion into romance with A Castle in Spain and Jess's Girl. But most of these tales take you to a place which is not quite as it seems. It's bedtime now. Time to go upstairs. Time to take a look. Just one look. WARNING: Do not exceed the stated dose.
. . .In the south of Spain at the beginning of the twentieth century, village people still believed in this particular fabulous beast. Sometimes they called it a mantequero, and sometimes a sacamantecas; it was a monster which looked like a man, but which lived in wild places and fed on human manteca or fat . . . Some people still do . . . This book is a compilation of the three Mantequero stories: Mantequero, Disappeared and Sins of the Father; with the addition of two new stories: The First Mantequero and The Last Mantequero.
The Gift by Mary Kate Brogan Two men vie for Katherine Fannon's hand in marriage. Jamey and the Alien by Jenny Twist Jamey only wants one thing for Christmas--for his daddy to come home. An Elfin Secret by Brenda Whiteside In this Christmas fantasy, young Candace discovers magic lies within her heart. Saving Christmas by Nell DuVall A woman wonders if she'll even have a Christmas when her husband turns up missing near the Afghanistan border and turns to helping a young teen to forget her worries. On the Way to the Snow Ball by Brenda Whiteside Marie Louise Le Mare apparently has everything in life. So what can the handsome man in the red suit possibly give her? Uncle Albert's Christmas by Jenny Twist Elaine loves managing people. Uncle Albert is in despair when she invites him for Christmas. Vicarious Christmas by Joanna Foreman How does an eight-year-old girl get into the Christmas spirit and keep her mother with her own religious beliefs happy at the same time?
Quando Christine si sveglia in una sontuosa camera bianca con tendaggi di seta, presume di essere in paradiso. Ma scoprirà presto che non si tratta di paradiso, ma di una strana versione alternativa della sua vita. Chi è la Christine che abita quest’altro mondo? E come potrà mai tornare a casa?
When Richard sleeps he dreams he is living a different life. One in which he is married to a woman with dark blonde hair. Only it doesn't feel like a dream. It is beginning to feel more real than his waking life. Meanwhile, in a hospital on the other side of town, a young woman with dark blonde hair is lying in a coma and the doctors are considering switching off her life support.
What if aliens were to invade our planet, stealthily and determinedly, in order to rid it of its human population and prepare it for the needs of their own reptilian race? Would they come surging out of their spaceships, bent on the immediate murder of everyone in their path? Not if they were smart enough to have reached our solar system in the first place. Instead, they'd transport themselves to the seats of government power and see to it that we did away with ourselves, using our own methods. What if this has already happened?
A collection of popular essays, magazine articles and blogs about life, the universe and everything. WARNING: Some of these contain autobiographical material. If you don't want to go there . . . STOP NOW!
It’s going to be a summer she’ll never forget. Claire’s little sister Holly has been working on the millionaire’s playground of Martha’s Vineyard, going to barefoot beach parties and flirting with the local rich kids. But now she’s missing and none of the locals seem to care, including the police. They think a message Claire received is proof she’s safe. But Claire knows for a fact that her sister didn’t send it. What will she have to risk to find out the truth? Who are the locals protecting? And what does it have to do with another girl who went missing five years ago? An unputdownable psychological thriller summer read from the #1 bestselling author, for fans of Heidi Perks, Claire Douglas and Lucy Clarke. Praise for Jenny Blackhurst ‘Fast-moving and laced with suspense, it buzzes from first page to last’ Daily Mail ‘Electrifying’ Woman’s Own ‘Fabulously tense’ Prima ‘Addictive stuff’ Woman & Home ‘An addictive thriller’ Good Housekeeping ‘A thoroughly twisty treat’ Heat ‘The duel timeline and clever narratives really hook you into this tense and atmospheric thriller’ My Weekly ‘Utterly gripping’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Jenny is an evil genius’ Lisa Hall ‘Hooked from the first page’ Claire Douglas ‘This talented writer knows a thing or two about her craft’ Amanda Jennings ‘Compelling, disturbing and thoroughly enjoyable’ Sharon Bolton ‘An outstanding and original thriller’ B. A. Paris ‘Gripping and hugely enjoyable’ Jane Casey ‘Had me hooked from the very first line. Tense, dark and highly compelling’ B. P Walter ‘A dark, clever, and twisty read... I devoured it’ A. A. Chaudhuri ‘A twisting tale... I was gripped until the final page’ Sophie Flynn What readers are saying about The Summer Girl ‘From start to finish I was completely immersed in this storyline.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Woah, has it been a long time since I’ve read a thriller and been so genuinely shocked by the twist! Overall, a great and easy summer suspense to add to your TBR!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Easily one of the best books I’ve read in quite some time. A must read.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘What a wild ride Blackhurst took me on! She wove everything together at the end so well, it left my heart pounding.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A great summer read. The sense of place is amazing. I could taste the sea air and feel the sun on my back.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A gripping and unpredictable thriller. With its well-drawn characters, richly evocative atmosphere, and complex exploration of themes of identity and trauma, it’s a must-read for fans of the genre.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Unforgettable twists. Jenny Blackhurst’s gripping tale entices readers into a web of secrets, deceit, and the lengths one sister is willing to go to find her missing sibling.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Great characters. Witty. A hugely satisfying conclusion. The Summer Girl, for me, is Jenny Blackhurst at her absolute best.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
A memory from babyhood comes back to haunt a sixteen year old.A woman hears an alien voice in her head calling her.An old lady is terrified by the dark figure that waits at the bottom of the stairs.A crippled locksmith only goes out at night.A young woman stays overnight with her boyfriend and his eccentric family but nobody warns her about Uncle Vernon.An aging spinster goes to watch the Easter Parade but this year there is an unexpected participant.A mother gets the telegram informing her that her beloved son has been killed in action and she makes a fateful wish . . .Plus Thirteen Words - three short - very short - horror stories.
When June went to Spain for Christmas she met the man of her dreams. Night after night he came to visit her - and day after day she got thinner and thinner. In Spain they have a different kind of vampire!Cuando June se fue a España en Navidades conoció al hombre de sus sueños. Noche tras noche la visitaba - y día tras día se ponía cada vez más delgada.¡En España tienen otro tipo de vampiro!An easy-reading story in English and Spanish suitable for students of either language. Una historia de fácil lectura en inglés y español adecuada para los estudiantes de ambas idiomas.SHP dual language books are intended as background reading for students of English and Spanish as a foreign language. We are intending to provide a wide range of genres to provide for all tastes in the interests of making learning languages fun. La serie de libros en dos idiomas de SHP se ha pensado para que sirva de apoyo a estudiantes de inglés y español como lenguas extranjeras. Nuestro propósito es proporcionar a los estudiantes una gran variedad de géneros que se adapten a sus gustos e intereses y que conviertan el aprendizaje de un idioma en algo divertido.
Lucy likes to stare at the wall. Her mother thinks she is suffering from petit mal but Granny McCurdle says, " Och, she's away wi' the fairies again." Nobody takes this literally until Lucy disappears. Her sister knows where she's gone, but who would believe her? Can she really be away with the fairies? A Lucy le gusta mirar a la pared. Su madre piensa que padece petit mal, pero la abuelita McCurdle suele decir Ay, ya está pensando en las hadas otra vez.Nadie se toma sus palabras en serio hasta que un día Lucy desaparece. Su hermana sabe donde ha ido, pero ¿quién va a creerla? ¿Es posible que Lucy se haya ido de verdad con las hadas?
It is 1960s England, when girls who got pregnant out of wedlock were kept in Mother and Baby Homes and their babies taken for adoption at six weeks old. Ginny is desperate to escape and to keep her baby but she's needs outside help. If only her friend Julia would answer her letter. En la década de 1960 en Inglaterra, cuando las jóvenes se quedaban embarazadas fuera del matrimonio se las recluía en casas de acogida para madres gestantes y a las seis semanas de dar a luz sus bebés eran entregados en adopción. Ginny está desesperada por escapar y poder quedarse con su bebé, pero necesita ayuda del exterior. Ojalá su amiga Julia contestara a su carta. The Children of Hope is the first of a series of dual language books from SHP. These books are intended as background reading for students of English and Spanish as a foreign language. We are intending to provide a wide range of genres to provide for all tastes in the interests of making learning languages fun. Hijos de la Esperanza es el primero de una serie de libros en dos idiomas de SHP. Los libros se han pensado para que sirvan de apoyo a estudiantes de inglés y español como lenguas extranjeras. Nuestro propósito es proporcionar a los estudiantes una gran variedad de géneros que se adapten a sus gustos e intereses y que conviertan el aprendizaje de un idioma en algo divertido.The Children of Hope is the first of a series of dual language books from SHP. These books are intended as background reading for students of English and Spanish as a foreign language. We are intending to provide a wide range of genres to provide for all tastes in the interests of making learning languages fun. Hijos de la Esperanza es el primero de una serie de libros en dos idiomas de SHP. Los libros se han pensado para que sirvan de apoyo a estudiantes de inglés y español como lenguas extranjeras. Nuestro propósito es proporcionar a los estudiantes una gran variedad de géneros que se adapten a sus gustos e intereses y que conviertan el aprendizaje de un idioma en algo divertido.
ABOUT THE BOOK Throughout Jaycee’s memoir, she shares journal entries and photographs. The last chapters of the book reveals how difficult it is for her and her daughters to transition from being captives to having freedom. She spends a lot of time second-guessing her trips out in public, and guards their privacy closely. Jaycee writes about how she and her daughters are going through a recovery period, as well as therapy involving horses. She concludes the book by writing about her new foundation, as well as publicly thanking those around her for helping her and her daughters through their recovery. MEET THE AUTHOR Best-selling author, Jennifer Greenleaf (1975-present) was born in Leominster, Massachusetts to parents who are talented by their own rights (her mother is a crafter, as well as a self-made business-woman, and her father is a computer scientist). Her family moved to Maine in 1978, and despite trekking across the country from 1994-2000, she made her way back to Maine. Since 1999, she's written 1,000's of articles for the web, as well as many in print. She has also been a commissioned mixed-media artist since 1993. She and her husband, Chris, are raising three wonderful children (ages 10, 11, and 12 as of this writing), as well as four kitties. As you can see from Jennifer's list of books in this profile, she loves writing about whatever interests her. As of 2011, she began writing fiction, which will be revealed in 2012. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Jaycee Dugard opens her memoir by providing an Author’s Note explaining how her book may be confusing to her readers. She describes how her mind jumps from one memory to the next and, in order to keep her voice, that’s how she wants to write her story. “Even after I was freed, moments are fragmented and jumbled. With some help, I have come to realize that my perspective is unique to abduction.” Her note is followed by her most recent school portrait taken when she was eleven-years-old. Jaycee begins her story in the introduction by explaining she was held captive for eighteen years and, during that entire time, she wasn’t allowed to say her name. She wants this memoir to help others who might have gone through a similar situation, “With my writings, I hope to convey that you can endure though situations and survive. Not just survive, but be okay even on the inside, too.” Buy a copy to keep reading!
Albert is terrified that his interfering niece will not only ruin his Christmas but take over his life. Luckily help is at hand.Mary and Joe get lost on their way to visit Mary's mum in Cornwall. Then Mary goes into labour earlier than expected, but just in time they find a village inn.Robert is stuck in a nursing home for Christmas and he is not happy. The food is awful and there is nothing for him to do - until he meets an unexpected ally.Jamey only wants one thing for Christmas. He wants his Daddy to come home. But first he has to kill the alien.Jim Durrant, university don at Oxford, is trapped in the memory of his lost, beloved wife. When his family comes to stay with him for Christmas, he and his grandson write their letters to Santa Claus and Jim asks for the impossible - the return of his dead love.Fred Barlow is a happy man. He has everything he wants in life. Well, except for maybe just one thing . . .Six heart-warming Christmas stories with a gift for you at the end. Well, what would Christmas be without a ghost story?
The Fast and the Furious gets a futuristic twist in this action-packed debut! On corporately controlled Castra, rally racing is a high-stakes game that seventeen-year-old Phoebe Van Zant knows all too well. Phee’s legendary racer father disappeared mysteriously, but that hasn't stopped her from speeding headlong into trouble. When she and her best friend, Bear, attract the attention of Charles Benroyal, they are blackmailed into racing for Benroyal Corp, a company that represents everything Phee detests. Worse, Phee risks losing Bear as she falls for Cash, her charming new teammate. But when she discovers that Benroyal is controlling more than a corporation, Phee realizes she has a much bigger role in Castra’s future than she could ever have imagined. It's up to Phee to take Benroyal down. But even with the help of her team, can a street-rat destroy an empire?
Hannah e Rea, in vacanza a Tangeri, sono preoccupate nello scoprire che due personaggi loschi le stanno seguendo. Poi incontrano il misterioso Toby che a sua volta sta seguendo i due uomini. Vuole scoprire perché quegli uomini siano interessati alle ragazze. Ma le ragazze non ne hanno idea. Non sono molto preoccupate visto che il giorno successivo sarebbero partite per Chefchouen. Lui si offre di accompagnarle personalmente, in segreto. Lui è davvero chi dice di essere? O è parte del problema? Tutto sembra procedere al meglio, fino a che Rea scompare.
She is the Bringer of Death Cali, a djinni, has sworn to twist the wishes of humans so they die by their own greed and evil. Her latest master is arms dealer David Saqr, a man Cali believes deserves the fate she has in store for him. But this time she finds herself up against Andrew, David’s guardian angel. He is a Protector of Life Andrew believes David can yet find redemption. He fights Cali for the man’s life, even as he tries to persuade her to give in to the sizzling attraction between them. He shows Cali another side of David, and invites her to trust again, to hope. But centuries of being enslaved have hardened Cali’s heart—it’s going to take all of Andrew’s love to convince her to open it and let him in. 24,000 words
‘A breathtaking page-turner of a mystery’ Susi Holliday Don’t trust everyone you meet here... A young British backpacker goes missing on the West Coast Trail. No one is sure whether she died or simply disappeared. Apart from Laura. Twenty years later, a body has been found. And there’s only one person who could reveal the secret that Laura’s been hiding all this time. But she knows that two can keep a secret. IF ONE OF THEM IS DEAD. A tense and suspenseful thriller perfect for fans of M.J. Ford and Susi Holliday. Praise for Jenny Blackhurst ‘Fast-moving and laced with suspense, it buzzes from first page to last’ Daily Mail ‘Electrifying’ Woman’s Own ‘Fabulously tense’ Prima ‘Addictive stuff’ Woman & Home ‘An addictive thriller’ Good Housekeeping ‘A thoroughly twisty treat’ Heat 'The duel timeline and clever narratives really hook you into this tense and atmospheric thriller.' My Weekly ‘Utterly gripping’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Jenny is an evil genius’ Lisa Hall ‘Hooked from the first page’ Claire Douglas ‘This talented writer knows a thing or two about her craft’ Amanda Jennings ‘Compelling, disturbing and thoroughly enjoyable’ Sharon Bolton ‘An outstanding and original thriller’ B A Paris ‘Gripping and hugely enjoyable’ Jane Casey ‘Had me hooked from the very first line. Tense, dark and highly compelling’ B.P Walter 'A dark, clever, and twisty read... I devoured it' A.A. Chaudhuri 'A twisting tale... I was gripped until the final page' Sophie Flynn What readers are saying about The Hiking Trip ‘A heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A clever and enthralling story that I could not put down. Highly recommend this author as a whole as all her books are just brilliant.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘A brilliant book by one of my favourite authors. I knew there was a twist coming and thought I had it all figured out until another twist blew me away! It's not often a book blindsides me so this was an amazing surprise.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘The story is fast paced, the writing was really great, the thriller itself is unputdownable with twists and turns.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘Definitely one of her best. I raced through it, just had to know how it was going to end and it did not disappoint.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘I'd easily say this is one of my favourite thrillers of the year! It’s modern and fresh and the main character makes smart choices. There are plenty twists and turns and it is a really fascinating story that unfolds at such a good pace.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘As usual Jenny Blackhurst never disappoints. What a great book, I could not put this one down.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘I raced through this... It is a fast paced psychological thriller which will keep you on the edge with the twists and turns. Will definitely be recommending this book to all.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘This novel of mystery and intrigue is difficult to put down. I usually can guess the ending of a mystery story, but not in this case...’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review ‘I was absolutely delighted to read another Jenny Blackhurst thriller... I was hooked from the opening paragraph. Jenny’s books are always wonderful to read and so deftly written.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
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