Tom Franklin writes about hunting and fishing, poachers and drunks, factory workers and poor white trash. These are men who react, often violently, against a dying world whose gravity they can't escape. In polluted swamps and contaminated rivers, in leaky gas stations and smoky industrial plants, the people who inhabit these stories are all poachers. In the title novella (selected for inclusion in both New Stories from the South: The Year's Best,...

"A forbidden artifact from her fiancé's past beckons to Selena. Jessica leads a double-life from her friends and coworkers in the children's wing of a hospital. Maya can't resist the temptation to explore an off-limits area of Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizzaplex. But in the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, everything comes with a price to pay"--

"Enjoy four celebratory Amish novellas centered around a birthday, a baptism, a wedding, and the Christmas season from bestselling author Beth Wiseman"--

Presents three novella-length tales of horror following three friends, Angel, Hudson, and Sergio, who cannot seem to shake a string of bad luck.

When she falls for her late best friend's husband, lighthouse keeper Oliver Klein, Carly Walters, as her life intertwines with his, feels guilty for her feelings until she's able to accept the past while looking forward to a future full of love.

Collects the four novellas in the Selection series that introduce Prince Maxon before he met and fell in love with America and Amberly before she became queen. Also includes scenes from Celeste, two short stories, a Where are they now? section and a sneak peek at the Siren.

In the City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Worse, this is no ordinary drug, it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and...

Silver bells "For years, movie star Amy Lee wondered what it would be like to leave her shallow Hollywood life and go back home to Apple Valley, Pennsylvania. This Christmas, she plans to find out. And Hank Anders, her high school boyfriend, is now ready to give her a welcome she’ll never forget . . ." -- Amazon.com. Snow angels "The only way irresistibly handsome Olympic skier Max Jorgenson wants to spend Christmas is . . . alone. But when social...

Three cozy holiday romances. The forgetful bride: Caitlin Marshall is stuck spending the holidays with Joe Rockwell. Her childhood friend is still a terrible tease, claiming that he and Cait are married. Oh, sure, they had a pretend ceremony when she was eight -- but now it would seem that Joe wants to make their relationship into something real. Sugar and spice: Librarian Jayne Gilbert needs a man she can bring to her high school reunion. So, naturally,...

"Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland"--