Short Days

Step into the vibrant world of Mardi Gras with "Mardi Gras Day: Tales of Magic and Celebration," a captivating collection of stories that transport readers to the heart of New Orleans' most enchanting festival. From the bustling streets of the French Quarter to the grand parades and lively celebrations, each story in this book is a journey of discovery, adventure, and joy. Join young protagonists like Coco, Benny, Lily, and Jazzy as they embark on whimsical adventures filled with mystery, music, and culinary delights.

A camping trip that went very bad, running for your family's very life, a writer whose words come to life in a horrible way and a magical wall, so thin it can be torn by a whisper. These are the stories that come to life and pull you inside their pages. Life is busy and there isn't always time to sit and read a 400 page novel. Inside the pages of this book, you will find stories as alive and contagious as any full length novel. The difference? The stories are 1/4 the length of the full length novel.

From Egypt to a Russian village to the mountains of Eastern Europe and back, one of the old-fashioned gentlemen of Russian literature, Nikolai Leskov, takes his listeners on a journey of spirit, mind, and imagination.

"A Song For Sadye" offers new insights into the life of the bard, Sadye, who plays an important role in the second half of the DemonWars Saga. "The Education of Brother Thaddius" picks up the DemonWars story immediately following Immortalis, the last book of DemonWars, and opens to door for the next saga in the world of Corona.

New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver delivers an electrifying collection of sixteen award-winning stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination. Diverse, provocative, and eerie, Twisted showcases Deaver's amazing range and signature plot twists: a beautiful woman...

Writing short fiction is about creating new realities and reframing our own. In this 10-day experience, writers will follow simple, 20-minute prompts designed to support the creation of a full short story draft. Easy techniques are provided for creating dynamic characters, vivid settings, strong details, and memorable scenes.

Avery has been in deep mourning since the death of his husband, Michael. It's been six months, but Avery can't let go of the memory of his first and only love. Now Avery is celebrating his birthday for the first time since the accident, and he has only a single wish: one more day with the man he adores. When he wakes up with Michael in his bed, he doesn't know if it's a dream come true...or just another dream.

Are you ready to transform the way you think, overcome self-limiting beliefs, and unlock your full potential? How to Master Your Mindset in 30 Days is your complete guide to developing a growth mindset that empowers you to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks, and believe in your ability to improve. This 30-day journey takes you step-by-step through proven strategies for mindset transformation.

“Vivid . . . These stories, in which class divisions form impassable rifts and submission to the status quo comes at great psychic cost, have much to say about our contemporary reality." —The New York Times Book Review “What a gift to have these stories translated, finally, into English...

Imagine waking up and finding out that the last 30 years of your life never existed. What if a woman's greatest fear happened to you? What if it was the first day of the rest of your life?

Sit back, turn the lights down low, and get ready for the scare of your life. This audiobook contains four short stories from Drac Von Stoller's 31 Horrifying Tales from the Dead, read by Michael Vendetti. Immerse yourself into some of the best horrifying short stories ever told, including "Cemetery of the Living Dead", "Deathmas Day", "Grim Reaper", and "Tunnel of Death".

In the middle of the night, a shadow is running in the darkness of lonely New York City corners, chasing criminals, helping lost souls. Wrong Day for a Kill is the first short story in the science fiction series Superhero Stories: The W Series. W is a superhero like no other, who struggles between the hunger for Justice and the need to use violence to achieve that very ideal of justice. Where is W running to tonight? Who is being chased? Meet W in the first of a long series of adventures.

In this book, Dr. Kurschner traces the key topics and passages providing compelling biblical evidence that the church will first encounter the Antichrist's great tribulation before Christ returns to rapture his people and judge the world. Jesus warns us, "Remember, I have told you ahead of time." (Matt. 24:25). And Paul cautions us, "Let no one in any way deceive you, for that day will not arrive until the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness [Antichrist] is revealed, the son of destruction" (2 Thess. 2:3).

In Everyday Weapons, Silas Dakar crafts an intimate and profound exploration of the human condition. Blending poetic reflection with sharp insight, he unveils how the ordinary etches traces that evolve into acts of courage.

Man's best friend will stand by his side, even in the apocalypse. But when one becomes separated from the other, what transpires over the course of the next 24 hours will test the limits of even the best-trained canine. Will Oaklee still be man's best friend...After Z?

It's another Mother's Day and Miranda is still not pregnant. Her unsuccessful attempts have left her defeated and despondent. Everyone, it seems, is a mother except her. As she prepares to spend another Mother's Day surrounded by family, Miranda must come to terms with how her infertility has affected her relationship with her husband, her sisters and her friends. But the ultimate challenge is learning to forgive her own body for its betrayal and recognizing when hope has changed from an ally to a foe.

This isn’t about romance with someone else—it’s about falling in love with your own everyday life. From morning coffee to weekend errands, from your closet to your kitchen, author Rena Jones shows you how to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary. This is not a romance story—it’s a lifestyle shift. Time to Romanticize Your Life, Girl! is perfect for women who want to savor the present, rediscover joy, and curate everyday moments that feel beautiful and intentional.

The Peterkin Papers record the antics of the most memorably and hopelessly bumbling of respectable American families. Confronted by the endless challenges of daily life, the Peterkins rise to every occasion with misguided aplomb: they sit out in the sun for hours and fail to go for a ride because they've forgotten to unhitch the horse.

"When I was a young boy, I asked my grandfather how he proposed to his wife. He said that he showed my grandmother a magical moment." This is a fictionalized set of stories, loosely based on the memories of my father and the romance shared by his paternal grandparents.

Sexy, smart, and literate: Best Women's Erotica 2012 presents the year's hottest bedside reading. There's a hungry audience of readers who demand smart, literate, emotionally charged women's erotica - stories that tell the truth about women's sexuality in all its variety and emotional depth, with all its surprises and twists and turns.... Best Women's Erotica 2012 is just for these readers. 5-star editor Violet Blue delivers exactly what readers want - fantasy-fueled, pulse-racing reads that push boundaries and are "let's try this as home" aspirational.