Short Days

Conseguir lo más complicado. Eso es lo que propone –y logra con rotundidad– Hipólito G. Navarro, el más importante de nuestros cuentistas actuales, en su esperado regreso al género. Las mismas virtudes y nuevos registros en estos cuentos donde todo es posible, donde todo está permitido. De nuevo la alegría de poder leer a uno de los grandes. Porque La vuelta al día no es solo un libro. Es un acontecimiento.

Annette Peters recently lost her mother and is now trying to figure out how she will support herself. For the last five years she has been her mother's fulltime caregiver and had put her life on hold. She is now 28, has no schooling, or livelihood skills; however, her mother did leave her the cabin she's living in, and she decides to turn it into a B&B. She isn't a trained cook or chef but believes she can turn out a pretty good breakfast...and if she can rent some of her extra rooms, she will be able to support herself. Todd Murphy is out on a hunting trip with his friends, and they get ...

Private investigator Jade O'Reilly thought her worst Christmas dilemma involved finding the perfect gift for her significant other. That was before she agreed to help Agnes Sturgis, the crankiest old biddy in all of Sweetwater, NC. Every day, for the 12 days leading up to Christmas, Agnes wakes up to a yard filled with Christmas decorations. But in Agnes's opinion, "they're not decorations; they're property damage!"

Existe un territorio difícil entre el cuento y la novela al que ni siquiera se le puede dar nombre. Jorge Volpi demuestra con estas tres historias que es uno de los maestros en ese género impreciso del relato de largo aliento.

Rambles and Daydreams is a short book of short fiction, a collection of short stories and flash fiction by author Billy DeCarlo, with two bonus poems. The works range from under 1,000 to over 5,000 words, and center around the quirky thoughts and behavior of everyday people, similar to the stories of Raymond Carver.

Tom Andrews watches as the luxury liner he set sail on slips into the South Pacific. It seems that he and one of the ship's crew, Ed Mullins are the only survivors and they're adrift in a lifeboat. This story follows their progress from the lifeboat to an uncharted island where they make a comfortable shelter for themselves while they figure out if and when they may be rescued.

Los cuarenta relatos breves que lo componen sumergen al lector en una extrañeza acrecentada por la minuciosa descripción de los ambientes y los personajes. Porque todo ocurre en un lugar que puede ser cualquier lugar y en un tiempo que puede ser cualquier tiempo. Realidad e imaginación se confunden o quizá son una misma cosa y un mismo estremecimiento recorre cada relato: la aparición de lo incomprensible en la realidad cotidiana, la irrupción del misterio que escapa a toda interpretación.

From the twice CWA Dagger shortlisted author of The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas come 12 never-before-published stories to transport you to the macabre world of inexplicable phenomena. With returning characters from the Essex Witch Museum series and a weirdly wonderful tale for each day of Christmas, these spooky stories are the perfect companion for long, dark winter nights.

A group of bandmates celebrate the recent success of their album and tour by going a trip. But it's a bad trip. A very bad trip...

This is another delightful collection of fairy tales and "pour qua" stories, and even a charming poem, where good always triumphs over evil and kindness to others is rewarded. Easy listening for sunny days too!

This delightful collection of Christmas stories includes the full-cast dramatization of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS DAY, and the holiday favorites THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL, ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, and THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER.

The Sunflower Street series is a new heartwarming romance series from Rachel Griffiths, the author of The Cosy Cottage Café series. This audiobook collects the first two books in the best-selling series!

వంశీ దర్శకత్వ ప్రతిభ మనందరికీ సుపరిచితమే. అలాగే అతని రచనా శైలి కూడా ఎంతో వినూత్నం గా ఉంటుంది. వంశీ రాసే కథలు కానీ ఆయన ఎంపిక చేసి ప్రచురించే కథా సంకలనం కానీ ఎంతో ఆసక్తి గా ఉంటుంది. ఆయన దృష్టిలో ప్రతి పుస్తకం రావటానికి వెనుక ఒక మూలమైన ఆలోచన ఉంటుంది. "ఆనాటి వాన చినుకులు" కి కూడా ఒక ఆలోచన ఉంది అని చెప్పుకోవచ్చు. దాదాపు 25 ఏళ్ల క్రితం ఒక గూడు రిక్షా మీద ఆయన చూసిన 'ఆనాటి వానచినుకులు' అన్న వాక్యం తనని ఆలోచనల్లోకి నెట్టింది. ఆ ఆలోచన కే ఒక రూపం ఇస్తూ వంశీ 24 కథలని కదంబముగా మన ముందుకు తెచ్చారు.

You’ll be treated to Lord Aegis of the Flame, which gives a rough account of Magnus’s day until he was able to meet up with Iain. After that, you’ll be introduced to Domonic and Terrence’s story in Imperial Daimyo, which describes their harrowing flight through the city. From there, you’ll find that not all is what it seems in the Hellion Initiative, which describes Thaddeus and his fortuitous encounters. Next up, you’ll discover just how transformative the System’s arrival can be with Jeremy Simms in Spartan. Finally, stick around to meet Rufus and her evolution into something entirely new.

Once. Twice. Three times the fun on St. Patrick’s Day. With her shocking red hair and creamy, pale skin, Rhiannon Kelly is every man’s St. Patrick’s Day fantasy. Dressed to kill in a green strapless dress, Sean can’t help but undress his wife before they’ve even left the house. When he leaves her wanting though, it awakens something in her that neither of them will soon forget. Enter a sexy stranger, an ex-boyfriend and his friend and it becomes a St. Paddy’s Day to remember. Transpiring in a hotel room downtown, Rhiannon opens up a whole new world for her husband as she’s ...

Life as an asteroid wildcatter ain't easy! Hello, friends. The name's Christopher Columbus Jackson. When I set out to make my fortune as an asteroid wildcatter, I had no idea that I'd soon cross paths with a down-and-out warrior priestess of the Church of Jesus Christ of Post-Millennial Saints, Orthodox. If I'd known better, I'd have steered clear of her distress beacon altogether. But there are two kinds of people in this galaxy: those who believe in something bigger than themselves, and those who don't believe in anything else. I would soon find out what kind of a man I was.

Another 28 Days is the story of one desperate, damaged man’s constant struggle to manage and control two sides of his nature, both of which are destructive, but which also seem to be in direct conflict, making keeping them in check a challenge.

Sehnst du dich nach innerer Ruhe, einem tieferen Verständnis für dich selbst und nach Möglichkeiten, dein Leben bewusster und erfüllter zu leben? Dann bist Du hier genau richtig! Dieses Buch „Zen-Momente“ bringt dir genau das und wird dich auf einer besonderen Reise begleiten.

Whiskey makes her frisky. Everyone's favorite couple, Brooke and Elliot, head to the bar on St Patrick's Day to find her a plaything. Ugh, the life of a hotwife. When she takes the Irishman's 'kiss me I'm Irish' shirt too literally, Brooke finds herself simulating sex in the middle of a crowded bar. Until she's no longer simulating. Taking their encounter to a more private location, Brooke ends the night the way she likes it, covered in the march madness of two men who couldn't be more different than each other. Shamrock surprise! The Irishman: Naughty To Do List is a standalone hotwife ...

Acclaimed poet and novelist Mario Milosevic offers 100 sharp tales of employment - each exactly 100 words long. Sometimes shocking, sometimes poignant, but always enlightening and entertaining, these narratives bare the souls of laborers doing what they have to do to make a living.