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Bawdy and exotic, Tales from the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night features the wily, seductive Scheherazade, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar.

A man notices a mysterious yet familiar stranger in his old family photos. A struggling author’s desperate publicity stunt spawns a murderous cult. A delusional doctor’s twisted reality traps an unwilling patient in a nightmare. A man realizes a decades-old teenage prank may have unleashed a serial killer.

Angel knows all about pain. His mother died in this room. He's researched its history. Today he's come back to end it, no matter the cost, once and for all. Shyla, a plus-sized escort, thinks the stories Angel tells her can't be true. Secrets so vile, you won't want to let them inside you. But the Lonely Motel doesn't forget. It doesn't forgive. And it always claims its victim.

In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongside hair-raising fictions. Lifting the veil between the living and the dead, Winterson spirits us away to a haunted estate that ensnares a nomadic young couple in its own dark past, a staged immersive ghost tour gone awry, a West Village seance that threatens the bounds between AI and reality, and a vacation home in the metaverse where a widow visits an improved version of her deceased husband.

An October Night's Scream, a chilling anthology of 13 short horror stories that explores the dark and twisted corners of the spookiest month of the year. Each tale delves into the haunting essence of October, from the eerie atmosphere of autumn to the spine-tingling excitement of Halloween.

In the ethereal twilight of St. Petersburg's white nights, a young loner's solitary existence is transformed by a chance encounter with the enchanting Nastenka. Over several luminous evenings, two kindred souls embark on a journey of emotional discovery, sharing dreams, disappointments, and the fragile hope of love.

A college student takes a job as a nightwatchman at his uncle’s junkyard and the ghosts that haunt the wrecked cars are the least of his worries. When a hardened New York City Detective tries to help two young boys being stalked by someone or something, he uncovers a truth that terrifies him.What happens when a mother makes a wish on a four-leaf clover and wants to take back her request?

Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of Japan's most beloved writers and poets, known particularly for his sensitive and symbolist children's fiction. This volume collects stories which focus on Miyazawa's love of space and his use of the galaxy as a metaphor for the concepts of purity, self-sacrifice and faith which were near and dear to his heart.

In the tradition of The Twilight Zone and Tales From the Crypt, Ronald McGillvray’s Tales From the Parkland offers a spine-chilling collection that blurs the line between reality and nightmare. A father is forced to make a terrible decision… Which of his children will he sacrifice to the Garbage Collectors? A family’s sightseeing trip turns into a desperate fight for survival when a city is besieged by flesh-melting rain. A man’s childhood nightmare returns, forcing him to confront the monster under the bed to protect his family

Sheriff's Deputy Zak is one of the few black bear shifters in a colony of grizzlies. He's used to taking guff from his comrades, but it's all in good fun. He's fought beside these guys for many years and it's time they all stopped roaming and picked a place to settle. Grizzly Cove seemed as good a place as any, and Zak likes the slow-moving police work in the sleepy coastal town. When his job takes him into closer proximity to the lovely Tina, though, he finds he can't resist her. Could it be he's finally found his mate? And when danger arrives at her door, will she turn to him?

Fire Captain Cameron McClain thinks I’m the meddlesome one, but he’s the instigator. His rugged good looks and confident sense of humor should be illegal. Not to mention his dimples. They’re partially to blame for why I leave this party and follow him back to his room. I knew we had chemistry, but from the second his lips meet mine, my body catches on fire. All it takes is one touch and the attraction between us combusts into an undeniable heat. One hot night. That’s all we were meant to be. But now that I know how good we are together, how can I stay away?

Spooky Stories to Tell in the Dark is the latest installment of tantalizing tales from S. Cary and Story Ninjas Publishing. In this book, you'll find 22 of the scariest stories to tell your friends. From Area 51 to fishing trips, this anthology has all kinds of spooky stories to make your spine tingle. What happens when a bunch of teenagers have a New Year's Eve bash on a private island? Or what about a paranormal party at Christmas?

Tobias hasst Weihnachten. Am liebsten würde er sich wie jedes Jahr in seinen vier Wänden vergraben und erst nach Neujahr wieder auftauchen. Doch leider hat er sich von seiner Schwester dazu überreden lassen, die Feiertage mit ihrer Familie und Freunden in einer Hütte in den Rocky Mountains zu verbringen.

Becoming the nanny to an MMA fighter, I knew he was dangerous. It was possible that I was going to end up falling really hard for him. I don’t know how anyone can do what he does, feeling a bit nervous as time progresses. I kind of worried about what would come from it, trying to decide what I was going to do. I couldn’t be sure, but I did know that I was going to be happy. Asher, the number one MMA fighter in the world who is extremely handsome and everything that I could have ever wanted.

When Manhattan attorney Ella Carlyle gets a call that her beloved grandmother is dying, she rushes to Paris to be by her side, against the wishes of her overbearing boyfriend. Ella would do anything for her grandmother and jumps at the chance to fulfill her dying wish. But things take a mystical turn when Ella is transported to a swinging Parisian jazz club full of alluring strangers…in the year 1927! As the clock runs out on her one night in the City of Light, Ella will attempt to rewrite the past...and perhaps her own destiny as well.

Being a nurse, I see a lot of scary things. But one night, I had a chance encounter with my happily ever after.I have never been in a real relationship. I didn’t know how far this would go.I have been going back and forth in my mind about where it went wrong. But after a disastrous fire, I met him.

திருமதி. சிவசங்கரி அவர்களின் சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பின் இரண்டாம் பாகத்தில் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கதைகளும் முதல் தொகுப்பினைப் போன்று சுவாரஸ்யமாகவும் ஆவலைத்தூண்டும் வகையிலும் அமைந்துள்ளன.

He’s a billionaire game designer. She’s the Las Vegas showgirl. With their ten-year high school reunion coming up, can he prove to her they belong together?

He’s the ultimate wingman who doesn’t remember last night. She’s a crisis management specialist who remains calm despite waking up besides a stranger. Can the morning after turn into forever after for two people who have more in common than they think?

He’s a famous photographer in search of his muse. She’s a star-struck design student on a bachelorette weekend. Can they be each other’s inspiration for a happily ever-after?