These stories from the classroom will have you laughing or weeping - sometimes both in the same minute! Whether student, teacher or parent you will wonder: How do they survive? Waterloo Road or Grange Hill meet Gervase Phinn - well maybe! Readers of this book will have to admit that the stories about its characters will stay in your memory for a long time. With over twenty years teaching experience behind him, G J Griffiths has brought to the reader some of the stories about the children he … [Read more...] about So What! Stories or Whatever! by G J Griffiths
Ravens In The Rain: A Noir Love Story by Christie Santo & Jeff Santo
Ravens In The Rain is an unconventional noir between a woman with a past and a man with no future where love is no fairy tale. Carney and Pru, down on luck and down on love, meet over a game of chance, and the mystery of the other's intentions, compounded by their overwhelming attraction toward each other, compels them into a game of cat and mouse. They ante up and play this game of love or survival that has you wondering who's the villain and who's the hero and how it will all play out. When … [Read more...] about Ravens In The Rain: A Noir Love Story by Christie Santo & Jeff Santo
The Manificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins by Kim Krisco
Driven mad by arcane rituals intended to install her as a Druid priestess and the people’s connection with the Earth Mother, an Irish lass finds herself in an asylum and in the clutches of criminals intent on plundering a sacred Celtic treasure that can only be found on All-Halloween. As the story begins, Tessa Wiggins, a thirty-six-year-old Irish housekeeper, is acting in bizarre ways—her “madness” caused by the adopted spirit of a two-thousand-year-old Druid priestess named Ganna, who is … [Read more...] about The Manificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins by Kim Krisco
The Black Forest by Miles Cornelius
This is a story about a king, his daughter, and a jester. A dragon is out for revenge and kidnaps the kings daughter. The king looks towards three great knights that were expelled from his kingdom years ago to kill the dragon and rescue his daughter. The only help is deep in the black forest, but who will be brave enough to enter? Targeted Age Group:: 13+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? It started out as a short story in an email that I wrote every day where I worked, I thought, … [Read more...] about The Black Forest by Miles Cornelius
Lark awakening by L. K. Beal
Lark Fitzgerald, nerd, book lover, unpopular with a capital L, lives with her dad in a small, barely on the map town. Nothing ever happens there. Until it does. Lark has been getting attacked by animals since her mom died, but what she can't figure out is - why? When new boys Elijah and Tanner show up at school, the attacks turn brutal. Do they have something to do with it? One moment is all my would take to lose everything she holds dear, can Lark discover the answers before it's too … [Read more...] about Lark awakening by L. K. Beal
Boot on Neck by Karen Kellock
KAREN KELLOCK ON SOCIAL PSYCH: BOOT ON NECKTrauma results in collapsed boundaries and morals. Almost unaware It's a vicious thing for girls. Without a home, personal boundaries or morals she falls into a pit becoming whatever AFFECTS her. But now I understand why I couldn't' stand my peers and each generation gets worse for sure. These people are heedless, careless, selfish, callous, a dirty dish mess, gross social princesses. Wicked men hypnotizing weak women in their houses: He has nothing, … [Read more...] about Boot on Neck by Karen Kellock
From the Keys by Galen Micheal
Here are stories to delight, enchant, and surprise you. Author Galen Micheal presents a breathtaking collection of tales that are certain to amuse readers and that always embrace the unexpected. In this book are seven never-before-seen short stories. Included are: Johnathon Cooper: A man finds himself at an unusual party with an unusual guest. An Accident: Two teenage boys crash a car and must hurry to hide the damage before they're discovered. Will they succeed, or will the evil forces … [Read more...] about From the Keys by Galen Micheal
All That Lingers by Irene Wittig
“A standout among the many novels set in this world-changing era.” KIRKUS REVIEWS, A STARRED Review. The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma’s once idyllic life in Vienna into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country’s betrayal, she desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the aftermath, she finds solace in helping those in even greater need than herself. The war sends Sophie, an innocent young girl, down unexpected paths. When she … [Read more...] about All That Lingers by Irene Wittig
Gods of Rome (Rise of Emperors #3) by Gordon Doherty
For one to rule, the other must die. 312 AD is a year of horrific and brutal warfare. Constantine's northern army is a small force, plagued by religious rivalries, but seemingly unstoppable as they invade Maxentius' Italian heartlands. These relentless clashes, incidents of treachery and twists of fortune see Maxentius' armies driven back to Rome. Constantine has his prize in sight, yet his army is diminished and on the verge of revolt. Maxentius meanwhile works to calm a restive and … [Read more...] about Gods of Rome (Rise of Emperors #3) by Gordon Doherty
Sam’s Not So Popular Love Life Written In Popular Movie References by Perie Wolford
Being a gay teenager in 1985 wasn’t easy, especially if your life resembled a movie plot. As did Sam’s. But despite numerous plot holes and unexpected twist along the way, he stayed determined to get his happy ending. Life is no film but sometimes it’s even better. Join Sam on a rollercoaster ride of his life. References are being made (intentionally and unintentionally) to such classic movies as Sixteen Candles, Dirty Dancing, Nightmare on Elm Street, Breakfast Club and many more. No explicit … [Read more...] about Sam’s Not So Popular Love Life Written In Popular Movie References by Perie Wolford
Axiom by Kristofor Hellmeister
Death and violence do not exist in Axiom. There is no strife, no war, no suffering. There is no hunger, no sadness, and no pain. Axiom is a place of perfection. But, at what cost?In Axiom, mankind has willingly submitted itself to one man--the Lord Protector--who controls the destiny of every human being. Emotions have become outlawed. Relationships are forbidden. Any sign of the Disease is treated with hostility. Under the eternal guidance of the Lord Protector, mankind no longer knows what it … [Read more...] about Axiom by Kristofor Hellmeister
Through the Psyche of Ambrosia: Part I by James Boyd
Raised by his Mothers on the principles of the Goddess, but not one to believe, Ambrosia longs for the day when he can free himself of faith completely. Yet all things change when Mona, a family friend he's never met before, offers to grant his wish and take him far away from there. It's only after arriving in the strange new place and leaving his one true home behind, that he is made to open his eyes. Magic, spirits and the astral plane...either it all exists or none of it does. Ambro's choice … [Read more...] about Through the Psyche of Ambrosia: Part I by James Boyd
