Princess Nonomi is the story of a young and severely troubled woman. Having murdered her parents and burned her home down, Princess Nonomi went from being the outcast of a foster home to a student of a all-girl catholic boarding school. Violent, imaginative, sexual and cruel, Nonomi believes herself to be royalty in the 21st century, a being of divine right meant for greater things. After a savage attack on one of her classmates, Nonomi was committed under the care of Dr. Collins. A year later, she's escaped, a free monster heading home. Anyone who crosses her path will get pulled into her maelstrom.
18 new voices of modern horror bring you their previously unpublished tales of madness chaos and nightmare-inducing terrors that will keep you on the edge of your seat well past your bed-time, afraid to turn off the light. We searched the world's largest online art community, Deviant Art, for the best new talent we could find. Prepare for a journey into the dark unknown and beyond from the minds of tomorrow's masters of horror fiction. But don't blame us if it gives you nightmares. You've been warned.
A Beguiling Adventure into The World of Fairy. Developed in Ireland in and around the countryside surrounding the family's ancestral town of Tournafulla, County Limerick, Ireland. "Where the Fairy Tree lives on the Magic Road.” Let your imagination take you into the world of real fairies, where it comes alive in the adventures of a New Jersey family caught up in saving their father or becoming lost in a realm of magic. Things just haven't been the same for Harold and Megan since their father mysteriously disappeared. But one night, a ghostly visitor tells Harold that his father is being held captive by a mad gnome named Gagledormius, somewhere in Ireland. To find the lair of the mad gnome. Harold must solve a riddle. Harold loses all hope: he hates puzzles of all kinds. But a magical box that belonged to his father may hold a clue. When Harold relates his strange tale to his family, his mother refuses to believe it and thinks Harold is making up stories to console himself for the loss of his father. But Megan knows there's more to it. Against their mother's wishes, Harold and Megan turn to their classmates for help. But when nobody can solve the riddle, they must convince their mother that their father is in danger. They must travel to Ireland to seek the help of relatives and friends. Little do they know what awaits them on the Emerald Isle: the mad gnome is the enemy of fairy folk. Will they receive any special help from the Mayor of the Leprechauns, as well as a surprise visitor who appears when hope is lost? Will Harold and Megan find their father and rescue him before time runs out? Follow the family across an ocean and into a magical world as they explore their first adventure into the realm of enchantment.
Dorian and Diana Coe always dreamed of owning the perfect sailing vessel. As fortune would have it, they discovered a very unique schooner. A schooner unlike any other ever built! A mysterious past shrouded their dream in the hand-written logs of the schooner. Tales of kidnapping, suicide and the disappearance of an entire crew. Disregarding the words written by men of integrity they gathered a select crew and made their plans to sail in the Spring. The sailing venture of a lifetime soon began and with it the discovery of a disturbing past. A past shadowing the reputation of their new schooner. Into the realms of illusion and the power of evil they sailed never knowing the fate awaiting them!
Cops everywhere have their stories. The retired police officers of the Oxnard Police Department are no exception. Like the stories told by officers anywhere, Oxnard PD's stories, too, seem to grow each time they are retold until few can offer an iron-clad guarantee that they are today the way the stories actually unfolded then. Some officers, however, offer an iron-clad guarantee that these stories reflect their current memory. Offbeat is a collection of their stories. In another sense, they represent the stories of all police departments everywhere for it is these stories that provide the perspective necessary for sanity in, at times, an insane world. Offbeat is the humor behind the badge.
This thoughtful memoir recounts one man's transformation from a glory-seeking, gung-ho Kansas teenager to a weary, twice-wounded grunt who had volunteered for a second tour of duty. Enlisting in the Army in June 1964 at age 17, Micheal Clodfelter was assigned to an artillery battalion of the 101st Airborne Division and arrived at Cam Ranh Bay on July 29, 1965; on August 9, 1966, after having requested a transfer to the infantry, he was assigned to Charlie Company, 2/502nd Airborne, serving in Phu Yen and Kontum provinces. A second injury resulted in his medical evacuation from Vietnam on January 8, 1967. Describing the intensity of "mad minutes" (the general discharge of all weapons along a defense perimeter to discourage a potential enemy attack) amid the monotony, exhaustion and horror of war, Clodfelter writes of entering "a territory from which none of us ever really returned.
The folks of Argus, Illinois, from the small-time dealer to the returning Vietnam vet, the townie grocery clerk and the new sheriff, all know what they want out of life, but the paths to their desires are conflicted and unclear. In a narrative with all the clarity and determination of a prophecy, Well Deserved chronicles the struggles of these four people as they come to the stark realization that their paths are not solitary, but entwined, and their very lives hinge on one shared moment.
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a superhero? Being the one to swoop in and save the day. Sounds amazing, doesn't it? Right up until you grow up, the world kicks you in the gut. My name is Cal, and I was one of those kids growing up. With the real world came real problems like anxiety, depression, and a sense of apathy toward people in general. But life happens fast, and things can change in an instant, I should know. I went to bed one night, ready to die, and wake up built like a freak of nature with the demeanor to match. Now I walk around with a smile on my face and the need to punish evil flooding through my veins. Life is funny like that. Now life is nothing but a deadly joke, and I'm the jester running the court.
The mad gnome Gagle has escaped from his prison cell in Germania with the intention of destroying the Leprechauns of Ire. When he finds he cannot enter the Land of Ire as a Spell of Lok has been placed around the island. He decides to kidnap the humans to bring the leprechauns to him. But he can only manage to steal away Megan taking her to his mysterious island, which he escaped to while being chased by the Queen’s men. There he conspires with friends drawn to him by magic to become the King of Germania. What he doesn’t plan on is that Megan will escape. She runs alone, hungry, and scared for her life until she meets a Black-Robed Wizard named Malachi. The island she has been taken to is known in Irish Folklore as Mysterious Island. Known for centuries as Irelands Atlantis. Sailors throughout history state that this island only appears every seven years. Can Megan ever find her way back to her family and New Jersey? Before the gathering of gnomes find her. Or before the island disappears once again? Follow the adventures of Harold and Megan in this thriller, where she meets The High Brasal of all magic. Whom Irish legend speaks of as the guardian of the world’s magic. Can her family again seek the aid of the Leprechauns and the queen’s Gnomes? If so, will they find her in time? Come meet Harold and Megan in their second adventure, where magic and life come together and Irish history shines bright.
Smeared by cheap innuendo and false accusations alleging he is responsible for having allowed a bomb aboard Pan Am 103, Micheal T. Hurley, career law enforcement veteran, faces a dilemma as real as his lifetime savings: bet everything that truth would win out in a court of law or just surrender to that which he knows to be wrong. Succumb or fight? Capitulate or resist? I Solemnly Swear captures his answer to that dilemma and presents a diverse group of heroes and traitors, lawmen and outlaws, the innocent and the guilty who bounce between Seattle, Larnaca, London, Washington, DC, Frankfurt, and Fort Lauderdale. In an international game of cat and mouse, Hurley spends his last three years as a DEA Supervisory Special Agent being jerked around by a media that is all too willing to criticize the US Government and to mar Hurley's reputation as a competent international narcotics agent. This is his story.
Philip has a rare opportunity: to read the century-old chronicle of a vampire. It’s hard to resist such a prospect, but will he regret his decision once it’s made? The account was written by a vampire named James. Where many vampires tumble into the darkness of insanity and eventually suicide over the prospect of a lonesome eternity, James always had a purpose. His purpose was not to destroy but, instead, to protect. When James was turned at the age of eighteen, he made a promise to himself. He would spend his immortal life protecting the woman he loved in his youth, and her lineage for as long as fate allowed. For hundreds of years, his path was simple, set, and never shaken. Then, the unthinkable happened: a member of his beloved’s family fell ill—a young woman with such a potential for life. Will James let her die, and perhaps kill the memory of his lost love with her? Or will he consider doing what he promised never to do: become the Sire to a fledgling vampire? James must consider: will immortality be a blessing for the dying girl, or will it end up a curse, as it has always been for him? Philip will read the chronicle to find out, but does the story end with the last page or live on eternally in the blood of an immortal?
How Far Would You Go For the One That Got Away? Cole Sage, a once brilliant journalist, has just about reached rock bottom. Haunted by the longing for the woman he lost, Cole is jarred to a crossroads when an elderly woman shoots and kills a hostage negotiator in front of him. Cole is stunned to receive a one line cry for help from his one great love. Face to face with his past, and an uncertain future, he tries to find her estranged daughter. The path to keeping his word is blocked at every turn, by her abusive husband who abandoned her, his shady real estate deals, violent con men, street thugs, and the fortune in diamonds that bring them all together. The anger, sorrow, and crippling guilt, of twenty years fires Cole’s drive to keep a promise. In the end, will his determination and grit heal and return the soul to the great journalist? Beaten, bloody but determined, Cole Sage conquers greed and hatred with a strength that only love and a will as hard as diamond can achieve.
Accompany a long-suffering pound coin as it is thrust from one experience to another. Fly off into space to encounter a ravenous black hole monster. See what great grandma gets up to on her flashy double-decker mobility scooter. Travel with the perplexed nobleman Arvid as he urgently searches for the most beautiful thing in the world. Discover the fate of Bubblegum Billy who can’t stop blowing bubbles. Join the hunt for the fabled slithery slogbort. And many, many more adventures! Children will find fantasy and mystery, dialogues and limericks, historical and narrative poems, spoonerisms and moral issues, humour and nonsense, deeper life experiences and school matters. All complete with wonderfully fun illustrations!
Experience the magic, mystery and magnificence of the greatest holiday of the year, Christmas! No matter the season, these seven colorful short stories, three true tales and four fictional, will surely touch the spirit and tug at heartstrings for both child and adult alike. Visit with an old homeless and hopeless man in New York City on Christmas Eve; can a miracle restore his will to live? Share a poignant and tender evening around the Christmas tree with a dying father and his intriguing, uninvited guest. Take a ride with a very special donkey, one present on the very first Christmas inside a simple, barren stable near Bethlehem. And live the heartache and temptation of a struggling alcoholic who battles his liquid demons on the holiest of nights. Each story will warm your being, and bring back precious memories of your own Christmases past. Stories From The Manger captures the festive flavor, the joyous atmosphere, and the sheer bliss and good will of the season. Youll yearn for snow and sleigh bells after spending time with Stories From The Manger.
Escaping from a prison work gang, a group of murderous convicts journey through the wilds of the Rocky Mountains during the 1860s gold rush in search of riches beyond their imaginations. The gang's ruthless leader, Clarence Whitney, forces one of them, Michael George, a young Mtis half-breed, to participate in their mayhem and wanton acts of murder or face death. When Whitney and the gang pillage a native village, taking a village elder hostage, Michael and the elder secretly work together to undermine Whitney and the others. Survivors from the village, including a powerful native shaman, work their ritual magic to exact their own brand of mystical revenge. As Michael, the elder, and the gang come closer to the gold and their uncertain fates, Michael discovers that destiny and supernatural justice have more in store for him than he expected. Energetically written and brilliantly told, Allan Michael Hardin's Dreamwalker is a thrill ride of a book, sometimes terrifying, sometimes inspiring, but always exhilarating. Told with a narrative voice that conveys action and historical authenticity, Dreamwalker both captivates and entertains without compromising one ounce of excitement.
I remember the reason I started this biz, it was about a beautiful friend named Anne-Marie. She lived most of her life in suffering. Try as she may she could not find peace. Until the moment came, she brought me in so that I could see something that was meant only for me. I stood and I watched as she was released hovering about with no pain for she was finally at peace. She looked to me she wanted to go back but then she realized Im free, free at last! She showed me a few more unique things to confirm that this was no ordinary dream. So to her I write this intro and to let others know no longer do they have to live in suffering, no longer does death have to loom over them. As I stood there watchingsaying goodbye, yet not to that of the unseen. I had no fear; I had no grief; because I knewI knew she was finally at peace. Please read on to the tales that have been interwoven into my life as it has unfolded. There is much truth to each tale, many of which have come from voices that guided me to hear of their tales and to write of their truths. When the final ticket is called, where would we goif not back home? This book goes out to my beautiful friend who planted the seed so many years ago, though forgotten for a time until just a few years back. As I lie aching in pain, in doubt, that doctors could not explain a voice gently said to me blocking out all the painturn your poems into cards.
Humans finally start exploring our solar system, and aliens from outside our solar system begin attacking colonial starships in the asteroid field between Mars and Jupiter. Earth government sends their most advanced battleship and crew to hunt down and destroy the alien invaders.
Alex Danford is the most successful artist of the twentieth century. His storybook life ends tragically with the mysterious disappearance of his wife and daughter. After three years of emptiness, existing as a binge-drinking recluse in a villa in St. Thomas, Alex decides to abandon his efforts to complete the paintings for his upcoming Tormented Images gallery exhibition and return to New York City to find the truth. Frederick Winston is an aging, egocentric billionaire working on the architectural piece-de-resistance of his illustrious career. Winston Center will be the culmination of a life-long dream, to be constructed in New York City. One thing, however, is standing in Winston's way: cancer. Winston learns that he has mere months to live. Desperate to stay alive long enough to fulfil his dream, he agrees to purchase a very expensive miracle cure from a very unscrupulous, secret oragnization. Both men quickly become caught up in a tangled web of secrets, espionage and danger as they race against time in their personal struggles to uncover the truth behind their life and death situations. The fast moving story is a blend of action, mystery and interwoven plot twists and turns.
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