Literature Anthology

Follow a core group of characters known as the Trailblazers as they use alien technology and knowledge discovered in Antarctic ruins to obtain limited immortality and lead Humanity out into the galaxy, encountering, befriending, and fighting hundreds of alien races, all the while desperately trying to prepare Earth for the unbeatable threat at the core of the Milky Way that is destined to return and reclaim their lost colony...and their former Human slaves.

Usually, most sex stories are unimaginative or feature boring characters in the most vanilla situations—no one wants that! Sex Stories for Adults is the perfect collection of short, steamy stories to get your heart racing and your blood pumping. Find all your wettest dreams come to life and let yourself get swept away! With plenty of variety, from your kinkiest thoughts to the softer and sweeter sexcapades. And once you feel all the stress and tension in your body melt away, don’t worry—you can revisit these stories whenever you need that steamy fix.

Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young debutante increasingly ground down by an endless war, has traded in her white gloves for a set of headphones. It’s her job to intercept enemy naval communications and send them to Bletchley Park for decryption. One night, she picks up a transmission that isn’t code at all—it’s a cry for help.

Saeed Teebi’s intense, engrossing stories plunge into the lives of characters grappling with their experiences as Palestinian immigrants to Canada. A doctor teaches his girlfriend about his country, only for her to fall into a consuming obsession with the Middle East conflict. A math professor risks his family’s destruction by slandering the king of a despotic, oil-rich country. A university student invents an imaginary girlfriend to fit in with his callous, womanizing roommates. A lawyer takes on the impossible mission of becoming a body smuggler.

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

Step into the world of Morally Grey Billionaires—a collection of seven standalone romances where powerful men meet their match in strong, independent women. Each story is a rollercoaster of emotions, featuring fake relationships, arranged marriages, and heartwarming happily-ever-afters. Also features a Champagne swigging Great Dane called Tiny, who plays cupid by mistake.

More than any writer before or since, Louis L'Amour brought the American West to life. His action-packed stories deal with eternal themes: honor, deceit, passion, betrayal, loyalty, courage, love. His settings are historically accurate, his prose riveting, and his characters colorful: good guys, bad guys, toughs, roughs, sidekicks, and saints.

In the gentle hush of twilight, as stars twinkle in the velvety sky, the enchanting world of our “Ultimate Bedtime Sleep Meditation Stories for Kids” awaits! A compilation of 14 unique tales by Calm Horizons Publishing, this children’s book is designed to be a helpful companion, introducing children aged 4-8 to mindfulness and meditation. This meditation book is a complete nightly ritual where your little one is gently guided into a land of dreams, armed with positive affirmations to carry into the night. It nurtures emotional balance and sets the stage for a relaxing sleep.

En este libro, los lectores y lectoras encontrarán todas las colecciones de cuentos de Cortázar publicadas entre 1945 y 1966 y, como novedad, aquellos relatos aparecidos póstumamente en Papeles inesperados (2009) que por título o fecha pudieron pertenecer a ellas. La otra orilla, Bestiario, Final del juego, Las armas secretas, Historias de cronopios y de famas y Todos los fuegos el fuego conforman este primer volumen de los cuentos completos cortazarianos.

This box set contains all four books from The Domestic Discipline Quartet. Set in Victorian England, the four books interweave through all four couples leading to a guaranteed HEA for everyone...with a few hot bottoms on the way.

Featuring work by Charles Dickens, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Clara Venn and Hume Nisbet, this collection of nine enduring stories - some well-known, others less familiar - evoke the many spirits of Christmas. Featuring misty journeys to distant loved ones, Christmas Eve manifestations and lonely, frost-filled vigils.

Hot hot hot stories of naughty, virgin, anal sex erotica, read to you by devilish women that yearn to satisfy. If you like rough stories of backdoor punishment, then this audio collection is for you. Featuring almost 50 hours of anal sex audio that leaves your hands free to enjoy yourself.

Author Catherine Cowles brings you an addictive small-town romance series full of protective heroes and suspenseful twists and turns. Wrecked Beginnings contains the first three stand-alone novels in the Wrecked series. Includes Reckless Memories, Perfect Wreckage, and Wrecked Place.

This engaging collection of short, heartwarming stories helps children recognize big feelings, manage tantrums, and discover positive ways to express themselves—all while winding down for a good night’s sleep. Through fun tales of dragons, monkeys, and other characters, kids learn simple emotional regulation tools they can actually use. Each story is designed to model coping skills like deep breathing, staying calm under pressure, and choosing kind responses instead of explosive ones.

Une découverte souterraine provoque des violences à Gagnon, une ville minière du Québec. En Écosse, trois gardiens de phare disparaissent sans laisser de traces. Au XVIe siècle, dans un village allemand, des animaux puis des enfants sont retrouvés mutilés. Une jeune femme s'aventure sans autorisation dans un hôtel de Chicago à ses risques et périls. Dix membres d'une expédition meurent sur les pentes de l'Oural sans qu'on sache pourquoi.

This book consists of all the best sci-fi and fantasy stories and will blow your mind, provided you have an open mind to begin with.

Claire Keegan continues her outstanding work with this new collection of quietly wrenching stories of despair and desire in modern-day Ireland. A writer awarded a stay to work in Heinrich Böll's old cottage has her peace interrupted by an unwelcome intruder whose ulterior motives emerge as the night progresses. A priest waits at the altar to perform a marriage—and battles his memories of a love affair that led him to question all to which he has dedicated his life. And a man seeks solace at the bottom of a bottle as he mourns both his empty life and his lost love.

What if your ex-husband was an abusive, dirty cop, and he was convinced he would get you back someday? What if he was willing to do anything to make that happen? Craig Masterson, the firefighter who saved Emma's life, finds himself falling for her. When he learns who her ex-husband is, he realizes that this is a battle he may not win. Choosing to love her is a deadly game. If he can stay alive, their love may flourish, but only if he can defeat her ex.

In this riveting tale of looming apocalypse, Pup is living off the grid for the summer with her parents on an island off the coast of Maine, when all three of them face the hardest decisions of their lives. Across the water one night they can see homes burning and hear gunfire. Pup and her parents, with their goat and chickens and garden and their dog, Opey, have no contact with the mainland, except for boat runs into town.

OK, Reg. You’re a bouncer who’s barely eking out a meager existence in the decaying Wilds outside Detroit. So a little job tracking the Eddies on their patrols seems like easy money. Well, think again, Reg. Because a riot’s about to happen… and you’re going to be the cause…

This story was originally published in the Hugo Award-nominated METAtropolis.