Short Days

Lila is just about to close up shop at The Spine Mine in downtown Conners Switch, Indiana, until one last straggler walks through the doors. Late at night. While she's there alone.

A journalist finds something on a recording that she made. A soft, ghostly voice. Her reporting piece is put on hold as she tries to discover who the voice belongs to. Or belonged to...

Separated from his friends after a college football game in Austin, Texas, Taylor meets a handsome older man named Colin who turns out to be far more dangerous than Taylor could have imagined. After a hook-up in a 6th Street bar bathroom, Taylor agrees to return to Colin’s apartment to continue their sexual exploits, but along the way things don’t exactly go to plan.... This steamy short story by Michael Bracken contains graphic depictions of sexual activity and is therefore strictly for mature adults only.

Teenager Andy Cogen just discovered that he can use the predictive text on his phone to affect the real world.... But does he know that the genie doesn't always grant your wish the way you wanted him to? A short story of suspense and weirdness set at the St. Michael's High School from The Game We Don't Play Anymore.

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!

Thirteen tales of Darlene Bobich! The prequel to the successful Dying Days zombie novella. Includes a free preview of Dying Days.

The third Christmas horror anthology from horror master Rick Wood.

The Best Kind of Day is a children’s book that encourages positivity and gratitude. It teaches kids how to make the most out of every day.

After Claudia and Ben stumble upon Dorian's secret, they are taken prisoner. Food and supplies are running low, and Dorian's ultimate goal is survival of the race - and the fittest.

This somewhat unpleasant tale, published as a novelette in the Smart Set in July 1920, relates a series of events that took place in the spring of the previous year. Each of the three events made a great impression upon F. Scott Fitzgerald. In life they were unrelated, except by the general hysteria of that spring which inaugurated the Age of Jazz, but in this story, he has tried to weave them into a pattern - a pattern which would give the effect of those months in New York as they appeared to at least one member of what was then the younger generation.

Death awaits those left outside the domes, but within the darkness lies salvation. Raina McNay is dying. When a man offers the key to Raina's survival, she leaps into a world where danger and blood reign. Without the rules society demands, Raina discovers the monsters she fears may hide in the light. Before Nola walked in the open air, before Nightland ruled the city. Take the first steps of Raina's journey into the night.

Valentine Welburn has grown accustomed to her freedom in Calcutta. So when she reaches the gray shores of England to debut in her first London Season, she is irked by the conventions of high society. With her irrepressible spirit, unusual beauty, and a large fortune, the stage is set for gossip. Scandal and intrigue ensue when two men - the distinguished Lord Marbeck and the dashing, dangerous Sir Richard Brindley - appear on the scene.

Grab your tissues and chocolate, and get ready to cuddle up with this heartwarming collection of Valentine's Day stories. From the joy of finding "the one" to the deep bond of friendship, these short tales are perfect for couples, singles, and everyone who believes in love. Experience the magic of a 50th wedding anniversary, chuckle at a first date fail, and discover that sometimes, it's not just about living happily ever after, but happily after laughter.

It’s one single steamy July day at the West 4th Street Court in New York City, otherwise known as the Cage. Hotshot baller ESPN is wooing the scouts, Boo is struggling to guard the weird new guy named Waco, a Spike Lee wannabe has video rolling, and virgin Irene is sizing up six-foot-eight-and-a-half-inch-tall Chester. Nine of young-adult literature’s top writers reveal how it all goes down in this searing novel in short stories that each ingeniously pick up where the last one ends.

At Christmas, Kara Hayward made a pact with her girlfriends. She would be wearing a headband of mobile mistletoe until a man kissed her. The problem is it's now Valentine's Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?

Prepare for another exciting adventure with this second in the Summer Days series! The Pismo Beach Bicycle Thief will keep you listening with interest, emotion, and laughter. Josh Mundy and Vern Ernesto are at it again, this time in sunny California on vacation with their families. As they meet a new female friend, who happens to be blonde and beautiful, the introductions are interrupted as a crazed man becomes a bicycle thief. Josh, who is already taken with this cute girl, gives a hearty hero's pursuit and gets into more than what he bargained for.

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.

Five erotic short stories, including Thai Beauties, Camera Man, Threesome, The Crush Story, and Harris in Wonderland. All characters depicted are 18 or older. Enjoy!

The Trident Security Field Manual: Standard Operating Procedures for FNGs (f--king new guys—and anyone else who wants to listen to it) is a fun compilation of extras for fans of the TS series and its various spinoffs. Fans will get a Q&A session with characters from the TS series, the TS Omega Team series, and the Doms of the Covenant series, and exclusive short stories—four of which had been previously published but are no longer available on Samantha A. Cole's website, plus a never before released short story featuring fan favorites Jenn Mullins and Doug Henderson!

Come learn about dinosaurs and their amazing adventures! A Day with the Dinosaurs is a joyful rhyming story about cute dinosaurs that will have your young ones smiling and begging for more!