She was kept in a closet and beaten daily. Neglected, physically and mentally abused. Sometimes she was allowed to eat and sometimes she wasn't. She was left in the care of a family member who took her young innocents by selling her for sex to men at an early age. When most children are at the tender age of adolescents and playing at the playground she was living in a daily hell. The welfare system failed her many times. Sending her back to a home that only the devil could have occupied. By the age 11, she had attempted suicide seven times. With no success, she ran away to live on the streets of Cincinnati Ohio. Until she was caught and sent to many children's homes and foster homes. Read as she takes you through her journey as she recounts her 'Diary from hell"!

    But does he want to help her or hurt her? Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed Dan “Spider’ Shepherd series and the Jack Nightingale supernatural detective novels. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mirror, the Glasgow Herald, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He is one of the country’s most successful ebook authors and his ebooks have topped the Amazon Kindle charts in the UK and the US. In 2011 alone he sold more than 500,000 eBooks and was voted by The Bookseller magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the UK publishing world. Born in Manchester, he began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into fifteen languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series and two of his books, The Stretch and The Bombmaker, were filmed for TV. His book The Chinaman was filmed as The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.

    Beloved Husband. Father. Friend. This is a very short story in honor of his legacy that he has left behind. Disclaimer: This is a short story. If short stories aren't your thing, please do not read the story. There isn't a cliff-hanger and will not reveal any clues on what could possibly come from The Underworld or any of the characters that are still alive.

    She had her legs covered enough so that the scars didn’t show; but when she lifted the leggings just a bit she could see the scars running up and down her legs.She would always remember that horrible night. The doctor said that the memories would all fade away, but he lied to her. Even after she had gone for a that last checkup to make sure she was still doing well, the nightmares still came and she always ended up waking up crying and sweating. Lowering the leggings so that she wouldn’t have to think about that horrible night, she got up from the chair and went over to the railing that led down to the sand. She knew that she would never be able to show anyone the scars on her legs, so she had to be careful so that no one asked what happened to her...Why He SINS Complete Box Set Part 1-5 Contains:Book 1: Why He SINS (Why He Sins, Book One)Book 2: Why He CRAVES (Why He Sins, Book TwoBook 3: Why He LUST (Why He Sins, Book Three)Book 4: Why He LIES (Why He Sins, Book Four)Book 5: Why He DESTROYS (Why He Sins, Book Five)Scroll Up and Get Your NEW Alpha Billionaire Romance NOW!Readers should be 18 and over due to mature situations and language.Get This Book FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

    It tells what happened next in Valerie Poore's life in South Africa's rural Kwa-Zulu Natal in the 1980s. More bittersweet than the first book, Val and her family move down the mountain from the farm where they spent the three happy years described in African Ways. In this second book, life changes dramatically for the author and her small daughters, but the anecdotes she shares are still filled with colour, humour and everything that she loves about Africa and its people.

    But we’re safe and warm in here. We’ve got nowhere to go and nothing to do but enjoy each other’s company… Nick:She's come to my mountain--My cabin. Sent here by my sister, Ellie,who just loves to play matchmaker.But this woman is different than all the othersEllie has tried to push my way.One look at Amelia and I knowshe is my forever.Will I be able to make her see that? Amelia:I needed a vacationand my best friend promised meher family's empty mountain cabin.Quiet seclusion is what I need to get back on track,but instead--I'm forced to share the cabin during a blizzard with Nick Wellington,Ellie's brother turned Mountain Man.But I think Ellie knew what she was doingsending me up here to keep Nick company...and now I'm not so sure I'll ever be able to returnto my old life. The way he looks at me says it all.He wants me and nothing will stop himfrom getting what he wants... This short story romance is steamy, sweet, and might make your heart race, so be careful! It's filled with hot love scenes, sweetness, over the top romance, and two people with a deep love connection. It might be a little "cheesy", but that's how I like it! Instalove is lots of fun :).  Sara Hazel is the Queen of curves who brings you several new romance stories a month.--BBW Romance--Steamy / High Heat--Mountain Man Romance

     Fall in love with the Wolves of Belle Fourche all over again. It began with Caleb and Jack... Caleb Blackwell is the Alpha of the Belle Fourche Wolves and he has lost touch with his pack. After a frightening attack, he has devoted all of his time to securing the Pack land borders and keeping his people safe. Alpha Caleb thought that if only his pack was safe, everything else would be taken care of. In the process, he has left his Pack vulnerable to evil within, that seeks nothing, but power and destruction. This is an evil much more dangerous than any outside Belle Fourche's defense. Caleb will pay dearly for his mistake. He might just lose his forever mate. Jack is not looking forward to moving just before the end of his senior year of high school, but he has little choice in the matter. His mother mated with a wolf shifter, Nile Welch, and since Nile's pack doesn't allow human mates they have to find a new home and a new life. They find the Belle Fourche Pack in Belle Fourche, South Dakota and make a home. Little do they know that things are not right in Belle Fourche. Jack will find his mate, but he may also lose his life in the process.

    The heaviest burden. An old man has for many years borne a weight that runs deeper than survivor’s guilt. He is a survivor, of humanity’s darkest hour, but wouldn’t have lived through it if not for the actions of another. Now he has the opportunity for which he has long yearned: to meet his saviour’s daughter and tell her about her father’s supreme act of selflessness. And maybe, in the telling, one of them will find release.

    Enjoy five short stories of madness and terror from Stephen L. King. Do you awaken after bad dreams and feel the fear still lingering in the room? Become aware in these vivid fantasies as you remember those strong feelings again. WARNING: Not the famous Stephen King from Maine.

    Hoyle is about to learn that his photographs were not without consequences, and whether he survives the night will depend on what exactly he witnessed through his camera's unflinching eye. This short story was first published in Robert Randisi's "Greatest Hits" anthology in November, 2005. It subsequently appeared in "Best British Mysteries" and was short-listed for the CWA Short Story Dagger.

    From Halloween to Valentines this group of friends will find everything they’ve wanted. Tami, Layla, Penny and Keke have been friends from the beginning of their freshman year in college, but in the three years since they’ve become closer than just friends, they’re now family. Their lives are about to change as they meet just the men to handle their curves. Layla The last three years I’ve had the best Christmases with my three best friends. They’ve replaced my three sisters that are complete opposite of me, twigs to my curves and I love them to bits. This year Christmas is so different. Tami and Penny are both in amazing relationships and I’m still trying to catch up to all of it. Thankfully, these men understand that we’re family and our Christmas Eve movie marathon is still on. Everything is going just fine until a gorgeous man walks in with Mike, making me swoon and panting after him the way Mike does for Tami’s cinnamon rolls. A kiss under the mistletoe has me falling hard, but will I find him on my Christmas List for keeps, or just until morning? David When my best friend Ryker asks me to track down his new wife’s disappearing father, I can’t say no to him. Little did he know it would change all of our lives with the answers. I wasn’t expecting to give him a little Christmas miracle to make his woman smile, and I certainly wasn’t expecting to find my own Christmas miracle to pull me out of my workaholic ways. My best friend Mike had the nerve to kiss my woman under the mistletoe and all I see is red. If I hadn’t sworn to never fight again, I’d have blackened his eyes for touching this curvy goddess. The second I taste her lips I know I’m never letting go. This woman will be mine and if anyone tries to take her from me, they’ll learn just how good I am at my job. I’m going to be the first on Layla’s list for good. Layla’s List is book 3 in the Curvy Girls Holidays Series. If you’re looking for a quick read with alpha men, curvy girls, strong language, no cheating, and HEAs, you’ve found the right book. It's intended for an adult audience that will leave you longing for a man like David on your Christmas List.

    These stories will give you goose-bumps, will scare you, will make you laugh and cry.Each story is inimitable in its own way and gives an insight into varied human emotions. Author has assembled stories from all spheres of life into this book.The Book will definitely leave a smile on your face, once you have read them all.

    Another adventure of Milo Snotrocket based on Star Wars saga.

    Junior High School student Wedgie get into trouble with his older school mates.