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The Icicle
Carolyn Marie Castagna - 2022
Illustrator and writer's Carolyn Marie Castagna's first shared short story.A small icicle hanging from a roof peers inside a window at a small reading room, and learns about magical human qualities, and the importance of the one most special human feeling.
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Great Illustrated Classics)
Roy Nemerson - 2005
They have delighted in the romance of Jane Austen, thrilled at the adventures of Jules Verne, and pondered the lessons of Aesop. Introduce young readers to these familiar volumes with Great Illustrated Classics. In this series, literary masterworks have been adapted for young scholars. Large, easy-to-read type and charming pen-and-ink drawings enhance the text. Students are sure to enjoy becoming acquainted with traditional literature through these well-loved classics.
Quiet Magic
Sharon Lee - 2011
Unfortunately, the Bispham is on duty, and he's taken exception to the Rove Captain and his men."Master of the Winds," by Sharon Lee follows two hopeful young people during their test to become the Kitemaster's apprentice. Only one can succeed.Lee and Miller join forces in "Candlelight," the story of a family-by-intent, and the craft that holds them together.
The Himalayan Demon
R.H. Rose - 2020
She is lost, being bullied in school, and seen as an outcast by the town people. Life for her is difficult but things complicate further when she finds someone tied to her neighbor's backyard. Everything changes when she goes to rescue this grey eyed man and finds out he is a demon instead. What will happen when this demon develops a thing for her and she has nowhere to go?
The King in Yellow - True Detective Edition: Tales of the Carcosa Mythos
Ambrose Bierce - 2014
Chambers, Ambrose Bierce, and H. P. Lovecraft. This anthology, edited with an explanatory introduction by a noted weird fiction scholar, collects the tales of those writers that are relevent to True Detective. Unlike other ebook collections, that contain dozens of unrelated stories, such as Chambers's victorian romances and random Lovecraft stories that have nothing at all to do with True Detective, this anthology includes only those stories that directly reference The King in Yellow, Carcosa, and other important themes. This is the only collection that contains all of the stories by these authors that reference Hastur, the ancient god of Carcosa, who appears among the tattoos on Reggie Ledoux. It also includes the correct Lovecraft story that connects all of these works with the Cthulhu Mythos. This is the ideal collection for those who want to understand the many references to early weird fiction that have appeared in True Detective.
Random Harry Potter Facts You Probably Don't Know: 154 Fun Facts and Secret Trivia
Mariah Caitlyn - 2016
Impress your friends and family with next-level Harry Potter knowledge and history.
Tales Around the Jack O'Lantern III: A Mary O'Reilly Short Story
Terri Reid - 2016
Join the O'Reilly family once again as they meet around the Jack O'Lantern on Halloween night and share ghost stories that will make you shiver and have you looking over your shoulder to see if there is "a little something extra" wandering through your home tonight.
WARNING! Fairy Tales
Robert Thier - 2016
This book may contain graphic descriptions of poisoned apples and witches’ ovens. It is not appropriate for supernatural beings under the age of 377 (excluding vampires and werewolves).DISCLAIMER: Wicked Witches Inc. and Evil Stepmother Enterprises are not responsible for any maiming, mass murder or permanent insanity resulting from the reading of this book.
Lust at First Sight: A Collection of Sexy Shorts
Té Russ - 2021
Lust at First Sight: A collection of sexy short stories…*A man meets an incredibly intriguing woman in a lingerie store.*Book lovers connect at a lock and key party.*Two strangers get trapped together on an elevator.*A usually rational woman lets fortune cookies guide her actions with a sexy stranger.
Five Tales of Horror and Suspense
C.D. Wilsher - 2018
A young man finds out from a fortune teller that there’s always a price to be paid. A rich man doesn’t quite have the 25th high school reunion experience he expected. Beware of strangers on a train. A dog may not be man’s best friend. An aging hitman takes a trip down memory lane.
Red Ridin' in the Hood: and Other Cuentos
Patricia Santos Marcantonio - 2005
The title story, "Red Ridin' in the Hood," moves the setting to the barrio, where Red decides to brave dangerous Forest Street in order to reach her abuelita and encounters the menacing wolf in a thumping Chevy lowrider. Some stories are set in the Mexican countryside; in "Belleza y La Bestia," the beautiful heroine is a defender of the Revolution and teaches the beast about the righteousness of the freedom fighters. "El Día de los Muertos," a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, takes place in the time of the Aztecs and casts Orpheus as the feather-maker Nochehuatl.These and the other cuentos in this book are further brought to life by abundant illustrations, by turns comical and poignant.
Christmas Revels
Mary Jo Putney - 2002
Includes A Holiday Fling, an original, modern-day novella, as well as four classic Regency romances―The Christmas Cuckoo, Sunshine for Christmas, The Christmas Tart, and The Black Beast of Belleterre.
The Grimm Diaries Prequels volume 11- 14: Children of Hamlin, Jar of Hearts, Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale, Ember in the Wind, Welcome to Sorrow, and Happy ...
Cameron Jace - 2013
I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again.Stories included in this bundle:10.5) Happy Valentine's Slay by Wee Willy WinkieThe real Sandman Grimm sheds a light on what happened in Jawigi, and tells about how some of the teens in Sorrow spend their Valentine's Day.11) Children of Hamlin by the DevilThe Devil tells the story of the Piper of Hamlin, who he really is, the historical events he witnessed, and his relationship to Ladle Rat. Most of all, why they call him the Black Death.12) Tooth & Nail & Fairy Tale by Jack MadlyJack Madly stole a sack full of baby teeth from Bluebeard's enchanted castle, which reminds him of when he first met the Tooth Fairy when he was a child; a memory he wishes to forget.13) Ember in the Wind by the Little Match GirlAll the Little Match Girl wants is to sell her matches so she uses the money to eat and find shelter from the cold. But no one in the cruel city of crowded London helps her. Eventually, she learns something about who she really is, and it changes her life forever.14) Jar of Hearts by the Queen of SorrowThe Queen of Sorrow, still trapped in the Dreamworld summons Cassandra, the fortuneteller, to ask her about the identities of Lost Seven. The problem with Cassandra is that she's cursed that her predictions will never be believed. The Queen is still determined to believe her, but it will cost more than she can bargain for.This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries. The diaries are more of teasers for the upcoming series: The Grimm Diaries, allowing you to get a glimpse of what to expect of the series. The 6 diaries are told by The Evil Queen, Peter Pan, Little Red Riding Hood, the Devil, Prince Charming, and Alice GrimmThe first book in the Series will be out in April 2013, called SNOW WHITE SORROW.Series Description:The Grimm Diaries are pages written in a Book of Sand, where each fairy tale character confessed the true stories once altered by the Brothers Grimm two centuries ago. To keep the truth about fairy tales hidden, the Brothers Grimm buried the characters in their dreams to never wake up again. But the curse was broken and they allowed to wake up every one hundred years.
Urban Magic: Hungry, Young & Clever: An Urban Fantasy Anthology
Martha CarrRamy Vance - 2019
Featuring eleven brand new, never before seen urban fantasy stories from bestselling, award-winning authors, Urban Magic will take you on a series of exciting adventures in worlds full of magic. All proceeds from sales of this anthology will go to the American Library Association Disaster Relief Fund, which helps libraries recover after natural disasters.