But when a terrified woman falls through his bathroom ceiling, he's forced back into a life of gunfights, double agents and paranormal research. The secret he's been keeping for nearly four decades might reunite him with his lost love, or kill millions.This new short story by John August falls into the genre of paranoid "spy-fi" popularized by writers like Jorge Luis Borges and shows like The Prisoner and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.== What Others Say =="I really dug the story. Gave it a glance just to see, got totally hooked, and blazed on through to the end."-- Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union) "The Variant" is both a good, fun, smart story and an interesting experiment in indie self-publishing for fiction."-- John Gruber, daringfireball.net== About the Author ==An excerpt of The Variant is available at johnaugust.com/variant About the AuthorJohn August is the screenwriter of eight feature films, including Go, Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride. He wrote and directed the 2007 movie The Nines.He can be found on Twitter, @johnaugust

    Her father disappeared one night from the backwoods of Porter’s Hollow, a shadowy depression in the mountains of North Carolina not far from the little town of Grassy Creek. The only witness, a hostile, virulent uncle, claimed he was attacked by something supernatural. Laura was born under the long, dark shadow of the events that led up to that night. And now, just when she finds herself widowed and empty-nested, she gets a phone call drawing her back to the place she was whisked away from in a rush of fear and confusion years ago. But she is determined to risk whatever it takes to get to the bottom of a well-kept family secret. Because the skeletons in this closet are real, and someone, or something, doesn’t want them revealed.

    This is a great opportunity to own 9 sexy alien romance books in one limited edition digital boxed set. The perfect blend of romance, sex and action involving beautiful curvy heroines and their incredibly sexy alien lovers. Each story in the series is sure to keep you hooked till the end! This is your chance to own them all! Arcturus Mates Includes: 1. Captive To The Alien 2. Stolen By The Alien 3. Waking Up With The Alien 4. Alien’s Hired Bride 5. Chained To The Alien 6. Caressed By The Alien Mated To The Alien Set: 7. Rescued By The Alien 8. Seduced By The Alien 9. Abducted By The Alien Disclaimer: Contains scenes of a sexual nature 18+

    Standing in the control room, there to take over the running of it from his father, Mark quickly realises this is more than a handover. He's about to find out that Eden has secrets. Dark secrets. Secrets that reveal the truth about the apocalypse. Secrets that change the way he looks at his father forever. Secrets that change the way he looks at everything forever. What the reviewers say about Eden: “Eden is deep, dark, and thought provoking.” “The plot and pacing are wonderfully constructed, and the characters’ emotions come through incredibly clearly.” “… stop wasting time reading the awesome reviews, grab this book, and see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed!” “It ran the gamut of emotions; anger, surprise, shock and heartbreak. I was in tears at the end of the story.” “Two thumbs up!” “You need to read this, like, now.” “I could not have asked for a better glimpse into this under-utilised facet of the zombie apocalypse.”

    In a rush of confusion, a creature appeared and demanded that she and others be handed over. In the blink of an eye, she is back in her bed, but she remembers the creature, she remembers being taken, she remembers everything. The day her nephew went insane, she had her suspicions, and when she ran a test, she knew. He had gone naughty right before the holidays, and she was the only person who knew why. She had a mission. She had a goal. She had to go talk to a monster known for abducting children.

     Read All Four Stories Of Meg Ripley's Bestselling Werebears Of The Everglades Series In One Compilation, Packed With Suspense, Surprise Twists, Second Chances, Sass and Sizzle! The four featured 30,000+ word stories of this exciting anthology include: Alpha's Second Chance Fated Attraction Nanny For The Soldier Bear Relentless Mates Also included in this collection: Ranger Ramon, Hunter’s Desire, Bearer Of Secrets, Lion’s Love And Honor and Enchanted By Fire. This paranormal romance collection features steamy shifter scenes and is intended for readers 18+.

    With new jobs demanding their attention, they struggle to find an equilibrium between their professional and personal lives. Added to that difficulty is Marco’s inability to accept his own physical limitations and his fear that Peyton stays with him only through guilt. Peyton sees his growing distance and worries about it, but she’s afraid to confront him and add to his stress. Faced with her own challenges, Peyton tries to balance both halves of her life, but when a zombie killer strikes in the Delta, Peyton will have to focus her attention on catching a murderer as elusive as smoke, leaving Marco to fend for himself.

    (Previously published in 2011 Anthology - Every Witch Way But Wicked)

    But here he was--lost amid the crops and cursing his grandfather for emotionally blackmailing him into marrying an old friend's daughter, a promise the old man had made decades ago. And just like it happens in Bollywood movies, he meets Nikki in those luscious fields. Nikki is a bubbly girl and manages to crack Arvind's forehead with a cricket ball on their first meeting. She must have hit him in the right place for Arvind falls in love with her. But trust his grandfather to make his life miserable by choosing the wrong daughter! While his heart was given to the younger daughter Nikki, it seemed he would have to tie the knot with the elder one.Caught between familial ties and love, Arvind has only two choices: kill the old friends under the same Peepal tree where they made promises about his life, or run away with Nikki. But can he do either?Dear Readers, The Confused Bridegroom is my first romantic comedy, and I hope you will smile as much reading it as I did while writing it.

    BBW Bear Romance. Never get between a bear and his honey! Mac is a lonely park ranger resigned to the fact there are no available female bear shifters in Bear Clan MacBrun to claim as a mate. But his long-frustrated inner bear refuses to take no for an answer and makes a solo decision to claim its heart’s desire. A stormy night on a treacherous mountain road sends self-professed “boss-lady” Andi Brunell hurtling over the side of a gorge and into an icy river. Mac rushes to the rescue, but fate places too much temptation in front of him in the form of flirty-eyed, curvalicious Andi. The bear inside knows what’s good for both of them, and during the voluptuous vixen’s rescue, delivers an initiation-stage claim bite. Oops, it was bearly a nip, but it was enough to set off a chain of life-changing events that flings them both onto an emotional roller coaster. Mac is forced to take Andi back to the ranger station, where she displays all the telltale signs of transforming into a she-bear. Poor Andi has no idea why she’s behaving so strangely, and Mac’s guilty conscience won’t allow him to take advantage of her or come clean about what his bear has done. Trying to be a good guy, Mac battles temptation until his bear pheromones clear from her blood stream. But a long, awkward night of simmering lust, punctuated by string of hilarious situations, leaves both of them questioning their sanity. Once things heat up, the bears come out to play. Author’s note: this is a happy-for-now ending that will just keep getting happier. Meet Bear Clan MacBrun. This is the first book of a continuing series of interrelated stories, which does finish in a very happy ending for all characters introduced. Look for more ~Bite Of The Moon~ Catherine Vale, Between Two Wolves Michelle Fox, Moon's Law Elle Boon, Lyric's Accidental Mate Bryce Evans, Bewitched By the Alpha Erika Masten, Preferred Prey, Sons of Fenris 1

    For over twenty years she has experienced the bizarre and searches for answers at every turn. Travel with her as she becomes obsessed with a house that her friends claim is haunted by a demon, lurking in the shadows and feeding off the terror of all those who dare to cross into its domain. From the nightly visitors to unseen touches and feelings of an unspeakable evil, our journal writer sinks further into trying to peer beyond the veil that separates our world and the unseen one as she is consumed by the house on the hill. Her research into the unexplained and ghost hunting start to take over her already busy life as she searches for answers in the metro Charlotte, North Carolina area. So join her in her constant pursuit of the truth…if you dare. My Paranormal Journal: Volume One is the first in a three part serialized journal. This first installment is roughly 15,000 words and is the length of a long short story/novelette.

    Their secret life as WereTigers was about to be exposed and they realized it would no longer be safe. However, upon their final mission they found themselves rescuing a cute girl named Kara Rivers from a group of biker shifters. But with no idea of what to do with her, the tigers decided to take her home with them as a souvenir. Could Kara really handle what was about to come? Could she handle twice the tiger?

    This spell book contains an introduction to magic and an explanation of how it relates to the real world. Using this book, you can follow a journey of magical discovery. The magic spells are fun and easy to use, and can be applied to many situations. May you use it wisely!

    Four servicemen. One super rich clan. Five stories. Isadora Montrose’s patriotic, honorable bearshifters adore their passionate BBW mates, but sometimes serving your country has to come before love. Will these hot Alpha Male bearshifters find that duty has eroded the bear-bonds they forged with their destined brides? Bear Fursuits Bundle: the first four books in Isadora Montrose’s Bear Fursuits Series plus a bonus short: Bear Necessities, Bear Possibilities, Bear Affinities, Bear Infinities. Bearcubs for Christmas, Book 4.5 in this series, is exclusive to this bundle. Marine Jack abandoned his curvy Hannah in order to complete his top-secret undercover mission in Uzbekistan. Can she forgive him for disappearing and lying to her in the service of his country? Navy Seal Will had to lead his Joint Forces team instead of pursuing his terrified mate. Four years on, can they sort out their mistakes and have a second chance at love? Col. Doug Enright isn’t looking for love. He and his wife married right out of West Point, but she died in Afghanistan leaving him grief-stricken. Beautiful, built-for-bear Madeline needs a protector. Can Maddie’s sophisticated wiles awaken this stoic shifter’s frozen libido? Air Force Pilot Roman has been lost — presumed dead — for three years. But his fiancée still feels their bond as strongly as the day they met. Can Gabriella locate amnesiac Roman in the deep woods? Will the feral shifter she tracks down love her or eat her for lunch?Bonus Short: Bearcubs for Christmas: Babies at Christmas! What could be cozier? Or more terrifying? When the bridge to town washes out, it will take Jack’s entire clan to make sure his Hannah is delivered safely of their premature triplets.Take note: Hard-bodied bears and insatiable BBW’s ahead Books 1-4 contain the racy details of bearshifters’ primal lusts. If earthy, spicy lovemaking doesn’t fulfill your desires, keep away.

    Being a human in a pack of wolves always left her wanting more. After one drunken night in college leaves her pregnant and alone, she runs back to the only family she has ever known. When tragic circumstances leave her face to face with her past, will she finally reveal the truth to the one who rejected her? Or will she run again?