Títulos em Antologias e Contos

When I wake up, I’m just in a tee shirt and panties on a couch in a strange place! Worse, my crush is there and I don’t know what’s happening! Then, things start coming back to me. I was hiking. There was a landslide. This mountain man saved my life. I don’t know how much I missed when I was unconscious but I can tell you I’m not going to miss my chance to thank this man. You can be sure that I’m going to thank him in a way he’ll never forget. But… but what if I want him to want me for more than that? Can a perfect mountain man like him want a curvy girl like me?

謎の怪奇事件に巻き込まれる学生たち。変わり者の心理士が真相に迫る「臨床心理学×ホラーミステリー」――僕、怪異譚は好きだけど、臨床の現場に出ているときはすべてを信じないよ。

In Love, Lies, and Celtic Knots, four intertwined romance stories unfold against the enchanting backdrop of rolling hills and grapevines. Each tale weaves its own unique tapestry of passion, betrayal, and heartwarming redemption, proving that amidst the beauty of the vineyard, anything is possible.

I slapped him. Then I kissed him. Now, I want so much more. I couldn’t believe the nerve of Benjamin, this rugged, sexy mountain man. Who does he think he is, telling me I’m not a good person? My program to fight the invasive species is working! If he insults me again, I’d slap him a thousand times. But I don’t slap him twice. He grabs my wrist. And suddenly…we’re kissing.

Al salir del teatro, me quedó una sensación muy grande de compromiso con la humanidad una vez más y nació este sentimiento de plasmar en breves relatos, sucesos reales de muchas de las experiencias místicas que he vivido desde niño.

I’m freezing from the stream, but my clothes wash away with the current! I hurry to the campsite so I can dry off and get warm by the fire. Of course, it’s just my luck that the sexy mountain man is back at camp and sees me!

Las estampas de este libro intenso nos transportan a un amor de mujer a mujer decorado por la ternura y lo terrible; las autoras congregadas no sólo confiesan el asombro y las caricias de la pasión lésbica, también abundan sobre detalles trágicos y misteriosos, giros narrativos donde el embeleso se malogra o las ilusiones de pronto se hunden en lechos de tristeza, angustia, perdición.

Taking a stab at freelance journalism, Ryan Jordan tackles the legend of La Llorona, a ghostly woman from colonial days who drowned her children near San Juan Capistrano Mission. At the old Spanish mission, he sees documentation in dusty manuscripts that seems to support the legend. He also encounters skepticism. Pressing further, he interviews the city historian who directs him to the residents of the old town alongside the creek near the mission. The local people have their stories of the cursed woman.

My name is Faith Keystone, but my friends call me Keys. I’m the piano player for Hammered. Did I mention I'm the only female in my band? That means I technically have five older brothers. Can't forget my manager and security team, too. Alone time is nonexistent. I escaped an overbearing family to join this happy circus, and most of the time it's awesome. Except now, because of one teensy little incident at a show. Now I have this hulking bodyguard shadowing me like a freaking puppy. Only this puppy is more like a Doberman with an attitude problem. And he only knows one word—NO.

Here we have the 109th edition of the LibriVox Short Story Collections.

A faction of fringe military scientists develop a new formula NXY-314 to make an ordinary soldier into a superhuman, killing machine What can go wrong? NXY-314 has mutated into a virus, and it is spreading from one person to another. The end result: the infected changes into strange creatures that are both intelligent and fierce fighters.

Das Seniorinnentrio und die beiden Wellensittiche gehen wieder auf Mörderjagd! Welch Aufregung! Ein Internetstar hat sich im beschaulichen Old Alley Town angekündet – das lassen sich Leah, Ruth und Betty natürlich nicht entgehen. Doch schon bald wird klar: Die junge Frau hatte jede Menge Feinde und so überrascht es fast niemanden, dass sie am nächsten Morgen leblos in ihrer Küche aufgefunden wird. Der Grund: ein tödlicher Smoothie!

Gli amanti: pastelli è una raccolta di racconti di Matilde Serao, pubblicata nel 1894. L'opera si compone di dodici "pastelli", ritratti letterari che esplorano le sfumature dell'amore e delle relazioni umane. Tra i racconti inclusi vi sono "L'imperfetto amante (Nino Stresa)", "Il perfetto amante (Massimo Dias)" e "Il viale degli oleandri (Mario Felice)". Serao, con la sua prosa evocativa, dipinge personaggi complessi e situazioni sentimentali variegate, offrendo al lettore un'analisi profonda delle dinamiche amorose dell'epoca.

A cold-blooded killer, a sweet old couple, and an Amtrak train. When these three elements meet, strange things happen. Ruthless murderer and misanthrope Ed Hill, has been on a killing rampage across the United States for decades. The police and FBI have not been able to catch him, and fear that no one ever will. But when Ed meets a peculiar elderly Hindu couple on a train, his luck begins to change in ways he could not ever imagine.

In these interconnected tales of retail terror, Jason Fischer transforms everyday shopping into a supernatural nightmare.

Whether they are Americans, Brits, or a stubborn and suicidally moral Dutchman, Norman Rush’s whites are not sure why they are in Botswana. Their uncertainty makes them do odd things. Driven half-mad by the barking of his neighbor’s dogs, Carl dips timidly into native witchcraft—only to jump back out at the worst possible moment. Ione briskly pursues a career as a “seducer” (“A seductress was merely someone who was seductive and who might or might not be awarded a victory. But a seducer was a professional”), while her dentist husband fends off the generous advances of an African cook.

When three hundred and seventeen genetically-engineered watermelons disappear to the haunting sounds of Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, Dr. Punky Punkleston faces more than just another scientific theft. Punky, a brilliant scientist who took up private detective work on a whim twenty years ago, is called to the case by Dr. James Rindless III, head of Agricultural Innovation at MelonTech Industries. These weren't ordinary watermelons – they were the culmination of fifteen years of genetic research: seedless, perfectly spherical, with a six-month shelf life.

Miss Teacher hates children, but loves them all the same. Especially boys. Especially Charlie. Until Puppet is ready to play.

I turn a corner and bounce right into my crush. My only crush. For eight years I’ve wanted this man, and I run right into him. He refused me in the past, too honorable, I guess. Well, I’m twenty-two now and home from college. I want what I want and that’s all there is to it. Sure, it’s forbidden. Sometimes, though, that just makes it sweeter, right? As far as I’m concerned there’s only one thing to do. I’m going to keep trying until this man is mine! We’ll have to keep it a secret but I can handle that… Can’t I?

"Stories for Fun: Animals" is a delightful anthology that brings the animal kingdom to life through ten captivating tales. Each story in this collection showcases the unique personalities and extraordinary capabilities of different animals, from household pets to wild creatures. Inside, you'll meet: Ringo, a loyal Siberian husky who saves his owner's life in the wilderness. Biscuit, a comical bloodhound who helps a city boy find his place on a farm. Chiquita, an adventurous African Grey parrot who explores the world beyond her cage.