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Not Alone: First Encounter is a prequel to the globally acclaimed Not Alone series, set several years before two worlds collide under the weight of the grandest conspiracy of all time. For the first time ever, First Encounter lifts the curtain on a deadly series of events surrounding the initial meeting between the ruthless Richard Walker - untouchable head of the controversial Interspace Defense Agency - and a young truth-seeker from Birchwood, Colorado....

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

Encounters is a curated collection of six contemporary short stories set across three continents. The stories reflect disparate adventures in a globalized, rapidly changing world: A young couple discovers the luxurious allure of Monte Carlo’s Grand Casino, a woman from San Francisco reveals an inspirational uncle’s secrets, a Bangkok expatriate lives out a night of excess, and a Russian immigrant navigates her unique New World voyage. Each story shines a different, up-close perspective on a lived moment in a certain place and time.

An aristocrat, an exile, a contradiction, and a tortured soul, Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy offers a series of strange and unusual meetings at various points in space and in time.

Usually, most sex stories are unimaginative or feature boring characters in the most vanilla situations—no one wants that! Sex Stories for Adults is the perfect collection of short, steamy stories to get your heart racing and your blood pumping. Find all your wettest dreams come to life and let yourself get swept away! With plenty of variety, from your kinkiest thoughts to the softer and sweeter sexcapades. And once you feel all the stress and tension in your body melt away, don’t worry—you can revisit these stories whenever you need that steamy fix.

These are your survival stories, your terrifying encounters, your impossible tales with the most frightening creatures on Earth no one wants to believe because they’re too terrifying—and they don’t like us.

Kelly Song is primarily focused on finishing up her last year at UCLA. Her finals don't allow her the luxury to get into the latest K-Dramas like her friends can. To make matters even more laughable, they’re star-struck over many of the lead actors, which Kelly finds ridiculous.

Thousands seek solace in the beauty of nature. But sometimes, folks find something that doesn’t want to be found - dangers that should only lurk in the corner of your eye. Prepare to be shocked, scared, and even terrified, with the most frightening creatures on Earth that no one wants to believe exist - because they’re too terrifying, and they don’t like us. The Stay Out of the Woods series offers listeners a uniquely different, chilling, and unfiltered perspective about the most bizarre, dangerous, and unexpected encounters with nature’s most elusive creatures.

As he follows and observes an arms smuggling operation while on undercover assignment for Scotland Yard, Chief Inspector Roderick Langham encounters Holmes and Watson from a distance at the village inn. The morning after taking the tour of an archeological dig with the talkative professor Edford, the pedant is found shot dead at the site and the Baker Street duo are on the scene.

Have you ever wondered what may happen if you were ever to happen upon a notorious serial killer while going about your daily life – before they earned their notoriety? Jane Nightshade’s Serial Encounters brings you 18 chilling tales of mayhem and murder that tackle that very question from some of the edgiest indie horror authors in the business.

Spring Fever & Other Lesbian Encounters is a collection of stories about women-loving women getting acquainted, falling in love, losing their illusions, and regaining hope for the future.

Short stories foraged from the heart of the city. When your existence threatens to implode with the struggle of urban domesticity; the pointlessness of switching, swopping and up-grading - taste some feral freedom. Set in cafes, streets, supermarkets and pubs; these tales drag the debris of messy lives out from their familiar urban locations. Why is Irene clinging to a drainpipe outside the hospital? Will David be trapped forever stirring the stick in his latte? And is your local boozer worse than Raoul's Saturday night watering hole? Abridged short stories.

As wealthy debutante Violet Beauchamp travels across country on Route 66, she finds a small dog hurt on the road. Unwilling to leave the dog, she stops at a small Hopi Indian souvenir stand, where she is advised to go to the Holbrook Wigwam Motel. She is also given an enchanted rock, and told that the next man she sees will be the man she marries. When she meets motel clerk Lee, although handsome and kind, she still believes she is destined to marry a wealthy man in California whom she has never met.

Ex-Marine Jason Pryce is on a solo vacation, seeking an escape from his memories and solace for his tortured soul. When he lays eyes on an exotic beauty, he is convinced that she is just the distraction he needs to relieve him from his torment. His attraction to her is surprising and undeniable. He begins his perusal of her, only to discover that her life is in danger. Their vacation quickly turns deadly, and it is up to Jason to save her life...if he can get to her in time.

Get lost in a whirlwind of lust, chance encounters and tricky dilemmas while testing your reading and listening skills. After each short story, you can either read or listen to the comprehension questions. Each question is followed by the answer, allowing you to study on your own. The stories do not contain any explicit scenes. The audio and print versions of this ESL guide are available at major online retailers.

Daphne and Jack meet on a Greyhound bus heading north from California. The year is 1976, and Daphne is a pregnant teenager. Jack is a guy in search of a future. For these two lost souls, this is a ride that will change their lives and begin a dynasty.

Brace yourself for the ULTIMATE MIND-BENDING NIGHTMARE! "The Night Shift" isn't just a story – it's a reality-shattering experience that'll electrify your soul! Step into Sally's shoes as her ordinary night at a gas station explodes into a heart-stopping battle against unspeakable horrors. Feel your pulse thunder as the veil between worlds tears, unleashing mind-warping entities into our reality!

Vom "modernen Meisters dunkler und verdrehter Geschichten" kommt eine Geschichtensammlung des Schreckens, eine gruseliger als die nächste. Ein Pornograf, der ein schreckliches Morgenritual durchlebt. Ein Mann plant, wie er seinen lästigen Begleiter loswerden kann, während ein Serienmörder mit Gedächtnisverlust sein Unwesen treibt...

WARNING: This audiobook will haunt your thoughts long after the final word fades! Dive into "The Neighbors Upstairs" - a chilling tale that will shatter your perception of reality! Join Jaxon Parker as he unravels the sinister mysteries lurking in his dilapidated apartment building. With EVERY CREAK AND WHISPER, you’ll be pulled deeper into a nightmare where the past screams to be heard. Feel the pulse of fear as you uncover the DARK SECRETS of 4B, where shadows dance and the walls bleed memories of TERROR!

Charlie, Rick, and Katy have never seen a Bigfoot. Yet soon each of them will, separately, experience something inexplicable in the woods, something that makes them question their worldview, something that sets them on the path to their destiny. Father and son Charlie and Rick Bergren go through the same events together but react in vastly different ways. Katy Gallagher, while hiking alone in the woods, gets shaken up by a strange series of events that will alter her future in ways she hasn't yet imagined.