Short Stories

The last in the Afrolit Now series, The Sins of The Fathers by Zukiswa Wanner is narrated by a man dealing with immense grief. When he’s unable to heal from the trauma of loss, Akani begins to question his and his father’s role as a parent and, in doing so, awakens to the patterns between them. In trying to avoid being like his father as a husband and as a parent, did he inadvertently become exactly the man he wished not to be? And what secrets lie untold? As he grieves, he wonders whether he was ill-advised to keep secrets that may unwittingly hurt his family.

A man, a woman, and a road trip through the sun-blasted highways of West Texas that descends into chaos, blood, and screams. Bleak, cinematic, and unrelenting, Scratch is a fever dream of American horror. A collision of Nick Cutter’s raw realism, Edward Lee’s extremity, and Cormac McCarthy’s apocalyptic poetry, Scratch delivers a quick, brutal, and bloody fix that lingers long after the final tick.

God rest ye merry gentlefolk, it's time for the traditional St Mary's Christmas jump - this year to Martingale Manor, where a murder mystery is unfolding... It's nearly Christmas and Leon has had a Brilliant Idea. A holiday - to enable a very reluctant Max to recover from her recently acquired...

A mysterious island, a tribe of lovely monster gals, and a fight for survival. Troy Thunder, ex-US Secret Service, finds himself stuck on a mysterious island with nothing more than a knife and the shirt on his back. To survive, his skills will be put to the test.

Two steamy, emotional Romantic Thrillers from New York Times bestselling author Toni Anderson.

In these eight masterful stories, Lorrie Moore, in a perfect blend of craft and bewitched spirit, explores the passage of time and summons up its inevitable sorrows and hilarious pitfalls to reveal her own exquisite, singular wisdom...Gimlet-eyed social observation, the public and private absurdities of American life, dramatic irony, and enduring half-cracked love wend their way through each of these narratives in a heartrending mash-up of the tragic and the laugh-out-loud - the hallmark of Lorrie Moore - land.

Explicit Sex Short Stories Collection is your gateway to a world where pleasure knows no limits and every wicked craving is brought to life. Inside, you'll find sinfully steamy tales of dominance and submission, forbidden encounters that push the boundaries of lust, and taboo fantasies so raw, so unfiltered, they'll leave you gasping for more.

This original short story takes us back in time to show us how it all began. On a whirlwind, action-packed thriller ride through Italy, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, it shows us the beginning of CIA operative Agent Zero's career - and brings us up to the fateful moment when his memory came to be lost.

Your body is tired, but your mind refuses to slow down. Thoughts loop. Muscles stay tense. The day replays itself long after the lights are off. Sleep feels close, yet just out of reach. Bedtime Stories for Stressed Adults: Fantasy Tales was created for nights exactly like this. This collection of soothing, guided meditation short stories is designed to help you step out of stress and into deep, restorative sleep through immersive fantasy worlds that feel safe, slow, and grounding.

Another classic in the Jeeves series, Very Good, Jeeves showcases the very best of the incomparable valet and his bumbling master, Bertie Wooster. First published in 1930, this charming collection of short stories sees hapless Bertie Wooster saved yet again from various scrapes by his ingenious valet, Jeeves. Whether it’s averting disastrous engagements, smoothing over family feuds or untangling sticky situations created by Bertie’s eccentric circle of friends, Jeeves cleverly resolves each potential fiasco with his impeccable calm...

You will fall head over heels in love with this 3-audiobook series that will give you all the feels when these cowboys come home to their small town and discover some things (or people) are worth staying for this time.

Demonstrating once again why he is one of Canada's most loved jokesters, Black masterfully captures the laughter that often bursts out of the seams of everyday life. From an unexpected drag race to a Google search for a picture of the illusive "Arthur the Meek", you just never know when a regular day is going to turn into comedic genius. Black provides uproarious insight into uses a matador might have for a teacup, mango, or simply some paper towel....

These classic mystery short stories feature Maurice Lebanc’s famous rogue, Arsène Lupin. A master of disguise, Lupin moves between high society and a burglar’s life, stealing from the rich and powerful and creating mischief for Detective Ganimard.

Curated by celebrated writer and editor Rayna Russell, this scintillating collection is designed to ignite your imagination and awaken your deepest desires. From gentle, romantic seductions to wild, unrestrained escapades, these stories explore the full spectrum of erotic experience. With voices from diverse perspectives—men and women of all ages, races, and backgrounds—this collection offers something for every taste. Whether you're drawn to tender intimacy or craving the raw thrill of hardcore scenarios, these tales will captivate and excite you.

On a dark evening, Mr. Harley Quin appears at the door of Royston Hall under the premise that his car has broken down. Once inside, he embarks upon the tragic tale of Royston Hall's former occupants, leading to a dramatic change in the perceptions of the current inhabitants – but has Mr...

Hal Beekman is exhausted. With all of his energy devoted to his real estate developments, he doesn’t have the bandwidth to figure out why his wife is sad. As for Stacey Beekman, a transplanted Midwesterner with divorce-whisperer friends, the only solution for a husband who doesn’t desire her is to find a second husband who does. But with Stacey left alone in a new house to parent her tech-addicted children and Hank isolated in a Greenwich McMansion that neither of them ever loved, COVID-19 has surprises in store for the Beekmans.

Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, even though they're sometimes surprised by his materials - who could forget the tower he built out of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming will charm creative kids everywhere and will amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.

Baron Dent grew up thinking his father was crazy, a mad scientist who believed in worlds beyond Earth. Turns out his father was not only sane, but a genius. When Baron went riding on a US military helicopter in the Indian Ocean, the last thing he expected to find was a waygate to another realm. Soon after, he discovers he’s not originally from Earth but from Agartha. What follows is a whirlwind of beautiful goddesses, past lives, and elemental magic.

Deep in the Amazonian jungle, there is a mansion with a rose garden and a hen house where juicy tomatoes are the perfect shade of red, and marble countertops glisten. Inside, where even the shadows don’t reach, something is rotting, and the perfect facade can only hold the stench for so long.

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.