Early English Literature

In her final semester of high school there’s a string of missing girls. Helene immediately thinks a serial killer is loose. When Fred Thompkins arrives in town to become mayor he becomes her primary suspect. No one takes her seriously. Helene steps into the dark web to search for the culprit, only to endanger her own life. Can Helene solve the case before someone close to her goes missing?

"Early Adopter" is a collection of short stories from the edge of human progress. Eight stories hold dark mirrors to our own world—experience thought-provoking sci-fi, technologic tragedy, and pulse-pounding thrillers. To Run Again: Dr. Laura Brandie is ready to change the world. She's the lead researcher behind the KSE, a revolutionary cure for paralysis and neurodegenerative conditions. And now, by good fortune, she's found the perfect candidate for her first human trial: a man who suffers from locked-in syndrome.

Madison only joined the Koyesta Online's early access because her brother begged her. Of course, the fact that they're awarding brand-new cryptocurrency to the early players for in-game actions might have something to do with it too. Thrust inside the world's most immersive fantasy VRMMORPG, Madison, her brother, and two cousins find themselves in some backwater little town. Determined to make the most of it, they set out on a series of adventures and stumble upon hidden ruins and a secret quest capable of reshaping the face of the game before it's even been officially released.

Peyton and Marco have solved many challenging cases with the SFPD Homicide Division, but when a respiratory therapist, Savannah Daniels, is found murdered in her apartment, the evidence is particularly thin. That is until Savannah herself offers them assistance from beyond the grave. Will Peyton and Marco be able to accept that the veil has fallen enough for Savannah to help solve her own murder, or will a cold-blooded killer escape justice?

Follow the adventures of Peanut the Elephant and her friends at the zoo! Peanut is a very happy elephant and she has lots of playful and adorable friends.

Jasmine has wanted her very own pet for years. On her seventh birthday, her wish finally comes true! She adopts Cuddles from the local animal shelter. They quickly become best of friends. Follow the adventures of Cuddles and Jasmine! This is an excellent storybook for early readers, listening aloud at home or school, and as a bedtime story.

Before the Mythos, before the madness—there were whispers in the dark. In this haunting collection, explore the formative horrors that shaped the imagination of H. P. Lovecraft. These early works—infused with Gothic atmosphere, Poe-inspired melancholy, and emerging cosmic dread—offer a glimpse into the genesis of a master. Here, decayed tombs, strange music, and unknowable forces stir in the background, foreshadowing the mythos to come.

This volume, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Early Adventures, is an amazing collection of some of Holmes and Watson’s fascinating cases that occurred during those first three years in Baker Street, when Holmes was creating his unique profession of consulting detective and Watson was still recovering from the war wounds that he’d received in Afghanistan and slowly returning to the business of being a civilian doctor. Included are 31 new stories in three companion volumes by some of today’s best Sherlockian pasticheurs.

With a blizzard bearing down on Colorado's Sun Ridge Ski Resort, Nick Gaffney went to work with the search and rescue team. What should have been a standard rescue, evacuating the mountainside cabins, turns into something much more when he encounters the injured Colby Hansen off the side of a ski trail. Colby is a city girl, hating the cold and snowy elements any mountain offers – until she stumbles upon Nick, making her feel safe for the first time in years.

Get ready to embark on an action-packed adventure in The Mystery of the Broken Towers. An urgent message from Barnaby Beakfeather reveals the towns of Cluckton Gulch and Prairie Town are in grave danger. The towns’ protective towers have mysteriously malfunctioned, leaving their residents exposed to the Wolf Cartel and Coyote Gang.

It's a well known fact that H.P. Lovecraft was a horribly racist man, and that some of his earliest stories reflect that particular worldview. This can make it awkward for those who would like to listen to his work and see what all the fuss is about but don't want to have to wade through the putrid swamp of his views on people of color and immigrants. In response to this issue, I have put together this collection of the H.P. Lovecraft short stories written between 1917 and 1923, but with the omission of the really racist ones.

This short book contains 40 poems written by Dr. Lisa Rusczyk that will help your kids get to bed. Listen to one or many. A great book before bedtime or to teach kids how to read. Recommended by many of Lisa's friends and family.

An exciting story about a precocious bear cub who doesn’t listen to his mother and almost ends up in the hands of the Big Bad Wolf! Fuzzy Wuzzy, his brothers, Bob and Hal, and sister, Sal, were told to stay in their lair while Mama Bear went fishing. But Fuzzy, bored, decides to explore the world. Ivan the Wolf could not have been happier to see him, given how hungry he is. Can Fuzzy escape Ivan’s clutches?

Copius embarks on a spiritual journey as he tries to escape the sadness and shame that result from the loss of his family and kingdom. He befriends John as a young boy, who he encounters fishing on the beach, and helps him to develop his talents and grow into a prosperous young man.

The United States of America is just a shell of its former self. With the collapse of the food system and the nation's financial reserves set to be pillaged, what more can Josh Simmons and the small town of McArthur, Ohio endure? It’s been years in the making, but wedding bells and the return to a simple normal life are finally on the horizon for Josh. Unfortunately, his wedded bliss is defenseless against the plans set in motion by the Esfahani brothers. Can Gregg and Hoplite extract the information from Suhrab in time?

Under the guise of saving her best friend's marriage, Annie Harper catches the red-eye out of LAX to Oahu. Less than 24 hours after hearing Marissa wanted to kiss their old high school crush, Annie sails away with the handsome owner of the Erika Rose excursion boat. She only meant to keep Terence Javier from locking lips with Marissa, but the moment she learns his little girl needs an advocate, Annie brings her friend back into the fray and destroys the remnants of Marissa's anniversary vacation.

More parodies have been written targeting Sherlock Holmes than anyone else dead or alive, fictional or real. James M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, started it all back in the early 1890's and Sherlockian parody has been coming out regularly ever since, right into the age of the internet. While Sherlock's creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived, close to 400 appeared in Britain and America.

I had reached the top of the stairs when I heard a small gasping cry from a room towards the back of the building. "Shall I kill the dog, Mr O'Neil?" A cold voice asked and my heart fell. "No Sean. We need her to ensure our host's further co-operation." A more cultivated, but infinitely colder man replied with a cruel sarcasm, "anyway the poor dog didn't write that note so I think the guilty should suffer."

There is a persistent and incorrect idea, reinforced by countless film misrepresentations, that Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were always staid and dull British chaps of middle years (or older), with Holmes a spry, cranky, and impatient eccentric, and Watson a white-haired and portly Boobus Brittanicus, a la Nigel Bruce. Students of the true and Canonical Sherlock Holmes know this to be a falsehood. When we first meet them on January 1, 1881, Holmes is still 26 years old (although he will turn 27 in just a few days), and Watson, already a wounded war veteran, is only 28.

Shalistar’s fate will be decided by the choices of its Champion! Lucien sits upon the Throne of Rian orchestrating a system of magic and sorcery! The Nephilim, possessed by the rage of Baelor, carry out their ancient assignment, destroying the rich and vibrant realm. In the looming darkness, as hope begins to fade, Daeric and Esgar return as Aleph’s Champions.