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An anthology of twelve fairy tales for all ages. Stories include The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm, The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde, The Little Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe by Joseph Martin Kronheim, Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault, East of The Sun And West of The Moon by Peter Christen Asbjornsen, The Tiger, The Brahmin and The Jackal by Joseph Jacobs, The Forest Bride by Parker Fillmore, A Clever Thief by Nancy Bell, The Griffin and The Minor Canon by Frank Stockton, The Star Lovers by Grace James and Huckleberry by Frank Stockton.

Five Great, Super Sexy, Hot Menage & Multiple Partner stories by four popular authors. 72000 words. STORIES1. ANGEL LOVE (Consequences Book 2) by Dee DawningPicking up where April Showers leaves off, Randy weaves his spell of dominance and protection over beautiful blonde haired, blue eyed Angel Love as he had over equally beautiful April. Reintroducing her to the alluring, exciting, glamorous life of a high priced call girl, she had all but given up, she is anxious to please Randy and herself. Therefore, she resumes the life she, April and two other friends left behind seven years earlier, when as college juniors, the four had spent a debauched two week spring vacation as in Las Vegas.2. SLUMBER PARTY by Little DickinsTammy's mother and Johnny's father, leave her and Johnny home while they attend her twenty year class reunion. After a day and a half of sexual experimentation, Johnny's suggests Tammy invite her friend, Becky over for a slumber party. As Johnny hoped, when Becky arrives, the fireworks continue.3. SLUT 2 by La MarchesaRestive mom has an affliction. Suffering from periodic sexual compulsion, she's not sure what form her need takes. When internet friend, easy Ed makes an indecent suggestion, she's hooked. I'd never done anything this crazy. Meeting a man-a stranger-without even knowing what he looks like. Yet here I am, waiting, for him to pick me up at a bus stop, anxious, but excited, filled with apprehension and...need...so much need 4. BATHING SUITS OPTIONAL by La MarchesaWhen Steven and Lisa attend a big pool party presented for Hollywood's most beautiful people, they learn, to their surprise that bathing suits are optional and that's not all. As they enter the pool enclosure from the conservatory, they discover a wanton orgy is taking place. Steven wants to leave, but Lisa wants to stay and apparently participate. Heating up fast, Steven wants to participate too, as long as Lisa doesn't. What follows is a sexy hilarious romp, which is liable to excite you and leave you smiling.5. THANKS A MILLION (Billionaire's Revenge) by Dee DawningAs far as billionaire Stuart Wynne is concerned, Fallon, is the girl who got away. While Stuart is preoccupied with another woman, Fallon is swept off her feet by a lowly pit boss. After a whirlwind courtship with the devilishly handsome, Dana Allen, Fallon marries him before Stuart even realizes anything's amiss. Done deal, right? Maybe, but never count Stuart out. As a master card player, he has yet to play all his cards. Starting at the annual hotel Christmas party, Stewart's plan unfolds. Using money, sexual fantasies and maternal instinct as his tools to drive a wedge between the unsuspecting couple. Will it succeed? Stuart bets millions it will

About the Book: This anthology has 12 classical short stories from around the world. O. Henry's sentimental story "The Gift of the Magi" was first published in The New York Sunday World under the title "Gifts of the Magi" on December 10, 1905 and was first published in the book form in the O. Henry Anthology "The Four Million" in April 1906. Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. Ambrose Bierce's A Horseman in the sky was published on April 14, 1889 under the title The Horseman in the Sky in the Sunday edition of The Examiner, a San Francisco newspaper. It is set during the American Civil War and is one of Bierce's best known war stories. H. H. Munro (Saki)'s short story The Open Window was first published in the Westminster Gazette on November 18, 1911. The story was collected in the 1914 anthology Beasts and Super-Beasts. American author Jack London's adventure short story To Build a Fire was first published in The Youth's Companion on May 29, 1902. W. W. Jacobs's supernatural short story The Monkey's Paw was first published in England in the collection The Lady of the Barge in September 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. Irish writer Liam O'Flaherty's first published short story The Sniper was published in a London-based socialist weekly The New Leader on January 12, 1923. This is set during early weeks of the Irish Civil War. Frank R. Stockton's much anthologized short story The Lady, or the Tiger was first published in the magazine The Century in 1882. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" has entered the English language as an allegorical expression, a shorthand indication or signifier, for a problem that is unsolvable. Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game was first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to what seems to be an abandoned and isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were particularly fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. British writer H. G. Well's apocalyptic short story The Star was published in the Christmas number of The Graphic in 1897. This begins with astronomers observing a star approaching the solar system. They calculate it will pass close to the Earth - perhaps even collide with it. As the 'star' comes nearer, reaction ranges from apathy to panic. Its gravitational pull causes earthquakes, tidal waves, and the melting of the ice caps. Millions are killed, although the star eventually misses the Earth and falls into the Sun, and the remaining population begin to rebuild their lives. Oscar Wilde's short story The Canterville Ghost was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. It has been adapted for the stage and screen several times. Hans Christian Andersen's short story The Last Dream of Old Oak is an endearing story for all ages. This is another excellent Christmas Story and was published first time on March 2, 1858.

Five Sexy, Multiple Partner stories by three authors. Over 70,000 words. STORIESBelladonna's Erotic 18th Birthday by La MarchesaFor Belladonna's whole life, from a very young age, she, was obsessed with sex. From the time she had her first self-induced orgasm at the tender age of nine, she was consumed with the idea of sex and satisfaction between two people. Though she'd patiently postponed penetration until eighteen, at her mother's request, that time was at hand, and she was prepared to turn her mammoth sexual appetite free. Look out world, Belladonna is ready to party. Mysta Ree by Dee DawningPicking up where Angel Love leaves off, Randy weaves his spell of dominance and protection over beautiful black haired, blue eyed Mysta Ree as he had over equally beautiful April and Angel. Reintroducing her to the alluring, exciting, glamorous life of a high priced call girl, she had all but given up, she is anxious to please Randy and herself. Therefore, she resumes the life she, April and two other friends left behind seven years earlier, when as college juniors, the four had spent a debauched two week spring vacation as escorts in Las Vegas. SLUT 3 by La MarchesaRestive mom has an affliction. Suffering from periodic sexual compulsion, she's not sure what form her need takes. When internet friend, easy Ed makes an indecent suggestion, she's hooked. Party Time by Little DickinsThe morning after their fun sexy slumber party, Johnny and Becky invite three sexy, new girls and three handsome, new boys to an improvised birthday party. What starts out as a show me yours and I'll show you mine evolves into a rollicking sexfestJasmine's Urban Cowboys Pt 1 by Dee DawningAfter a nightmare marriage and a bitter divorce, Jasmine is ready to celebrate big time. Jaz meets Ted and Gabe, two deliciously attractive, available men. Having spent a celibate year waiting for her divorce, waking up in the arms of a gorgeous hunk after a night of hot sex was at the top of Jaz's list. Either of these dreamboats would be wonderful, but which one?

Six Great, Sexy, Hot, Menage & Multiple Partner stories by four popular authors. 75,000 words. Over 400 pages LessSTORIESApril Showers by Dee DawningYoung and beautiful Mrs. Helen Ryan is shopping for groceries, when a sordid episode from her past slams into her. As college juniors seven years previous, she and three friends spent their spring break in Las Vegas, working two weeks as high paid call girls. Her working name had been April Showers. Now, some unknown person is calling her April. Helen's plush life is about to change drastically. Somehow Mrs. Helen Ryan knew her life will never be the same. SLUT By La MarchesaRestive mom has an affliction. Suffering from periodic sexual compulsion, she's not sure what form her need takes. When internet friend, easy Ed makes an indecent suggestion, she's hooked. I'd never done anything this crazy. Meeting a man-a stranger-without even knowing what he looks like. Yet here I am, waiting, for him to pick me up at a bus stop, anxious, but excited, filled with apprehension and...need...so much need DARE - Sleeping with the Band by Dee DawningCarol can't work. She can't even think. Everything's closing in on her. She needs to get away, so she gets in her Thunderbird-a gift from someone she doesn't even want to think about-and starts driving up the Pacific Coast Highway. After playing the set of their life, at the Monterey Pop Festival, the five members of the Maidenhead become mesmerized by Carol, a mysterious beauty who shows up at their motor home asking to use the restroom. As the night moves on they toke a little grass, shed a few clothes and get to know each other. It's The Summer of Love and they want her for sure and it's looking more and more like she wants them. Will she? Dare she? LIPSTICK LESBOS 2 by Dee DawningChloe is outraged when a butch store clerk makes a pass at her, however when she and her BFF Rachel get to her house she suddenly find Rachel attractive and vice versa. Next morning after a surprise night of glorious girl/girl SEX. Chloe wants Rachel & her to look up the butch stare clerk to thank her properly and find out what she can teach them about lesbian lifestyle. STRANDED by Denyse BridgerWhat begins as an idyllic cruise for four friends quickly becomes a nightmare... the pleasant afternoon has had tense moments as personalities clash. Iris is the newest member of the quartet, married to Dale Montgomery for a short time, she is reserved and elegant-a direct contrast to the earthy sexuality and eroticism of Giselle Jordan-the woman who has been Dale's closest friend for many years. When their boat is caught in the crush of a tidal wave near sunset, the four are swept into the ocean. Hours after the capsize, Giselle awakens on a stretch of beach, a short distance away is Iris, bleeding and terrified. When Iris dies, Giselle is left stranded on an island with the two men she loves. How much time will pass before passion take them into the dangerous realm that is the uncharted territory of the heart? NAKED RESEARCH by Dee DawningAt 36, popular erotic romance author, Rebecca Roth is no youngster, but she can still turn heads when she wants to, and tonight she wants to. Her mission is to experience sexual fulfillment in the arms of two handsome men, so she can finish her latest novel-a sizzling m nage a trois. Kevin MacCloud definitely fills the bill but where can she find a third? Then Kevin volunteers his movie-star good looking roommate and the deal is sealed.

Sixteen fantasy and light science fiction stories. The best indie writing talents from three continents invite you to peer into the dystopian future and enter their worlds of dragons, witches, spirits, elves, trolls, and magicians. The contributors are: Carmen Baca, Brandy Bonifas, David Bowmore, Steve Carr, P. C. Darkcliff, R. A. Goli, Shawn Klimek, Mark Kodama, Giuseppina Marino Leyland, Zhen Liu, Lynne Phillips, Sam M. Phillips, Daniel Craig Roche, Copper Rose, L. T. Waterson, and G. Allen Wilbanks.

Gen Alpha-Z is a powerful little book that packs a massive literary punch. The sequel to the successful debut, The Originals, Gen Alpha-Z is a breath-taking collection of incredible short stories written by talented young writers aged between six and 21 years around the world. These hugely authors entered The little BIG Book Competition run by The Lil' Author Skool in 2018-2019. Judged by an independent panel, eight stories selected to be in this new anthology won and a further 16 were chosen as stand-out stories that merited publication. Launching on Universal Children's Day - 20th November 2019 - #GenAlphaZ is set to be a huge success that showcases the astoundingly high quality of writing by today's children and teenagers - the next generation of authors are already showing what they're capable of and it's incredibly excited for the future of literature!

International bestselling children's author Cornelia Funke has long been inspired and fascinated by fairy tales. This wonderful anthology is Funke's personal selection of fairy tales from all around the world - not just from her native Germany but from Russia, Japan and the Native American tradition. It's the perfect Christmas gift for any young reader wishing to discover the wider world of fairy tales. This wonderful selection of 13 tales includes: The Tale of the Firebird (Russia) The Boy Who Drew Cats (Japan) The Frog Princess (Ukraine) The Six Swans (Germany) The Girl Who Gave a Knight a Kiss out of Necessity (Sweden) Kotura, Lord of the Winds (Siberia)

From the inmates of Shotts prison, an accretion of voices not unlike the sounds erupting from the fiddles, flutes and guitars of musicians you might find playing in a Glasgow bar, only these disparate voices are not musical. Instead, a finely tuned array of words expressing thoughts and emotions procured from their writers’ time in prison: “Porridge, a breakfast people make in pots./ But I’m doing porridge here in SHOTTS.” In one of the prose pieces, a grandfather pretends to his visiting grandson that he’s a secret agent on his final mission signalling to the reader his retirement from crime; in another, there is the ongoing concern for an elderly father at home with senile dementia: “... he’s ducking behind the curtain ... I don’t know if I can cope with this today.” Haiku and longer poetic forms capture the interminable frustration of being inside and the effect this has on the human psyche: “Go off the rails/End up in the cells/Apply for bail/Application fail// Back to jail/howl and wail.” One reflection on the emotional difficulty of being transgender in a system that does little to offer support adds poignancy to an anthology that is already thrumming with humour and attitude.

John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, Thomas Carew, and Henry Vaughan--these were some of the seventeenth-century writers who devised a new form of poetry full of wit, intellect, and grace, which we now call metaphysical poetry. They wrote about their deepest religious feelings and their carnal pleasures in a way that was radically new and challenging to their readers. Their work was largely misunderstood or ignored for two centuries, until twentieth-century critics rediscovered it, finding in it a deep originality and a willingness to experiment that made much conventional poetry look merely decorative. This collection provides the perfect introduction to this diverse group of fascinating poets.

A masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat howling in the night: these ten tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in all of American literature, filled with unforgettable imagery and simmering with tension. From Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson, Nathaniel Hawthorne to Zora Neale Hurston, the authors of these classics of supernatural suspense have inspired generations of writers to explore the dark heart of the land of the free. The stories in this collection have been selected and introduced by Laird Hunt, an author of seven acclaimed novels which explore the shadowy corners of American history. Contains: 'The Masque of the Red Death', Edgar Allan Poe 'Young Goodman Brown', Nathaniel Hawthorne 'The Eyes', Edith Wharton 'The Mask', Robert Chambers "Home", Shirley Jackson 'A Ghost Story', Mark Twain 'Spunk', Zora Neale Hurston 'The Yellow Wallpaper', Charlotte Perkins Gilman 'An Itinerant House', Emma Frances Dawson

A collection of writings on the many lessons we can learn from cats—life, love, our spiritual nature, and more Charles Dickens once said, “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” And cat lovers everywhere would agree—too often cats are seen as mysterious, independent, or aloof, yet they bring a wealth of love and wisdom to those who welcome them into their homes and hearts. In The Karma of Cats, spiritual teachers, writers, and animal experts share stories and reflections on lessons learned from their feline friends. This collection of touching odes to our beloved kitty companions will at times make you laugh out loud and at others bring tears to your eyes. Join authors such as Alice Walker, Andrew Harvey, Sandra Ingerman, Joan Ranquet, and others to explore themes of love and loss, radical respect, fierce leadership, honoring your true self, and more. The Karma of Cats provides a beautiful compilation for anyone who loves cats and appreciates the unique ways they embody the core spiritual values we try to live by.

A compendium of the best poetry of the 19th-century British Romantic poets.

Meet gullible trolls, enterprising princesses and nefarious wizards in this treasury of 25 Norse fairy tales. Collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in the 19th century, these Norwegian stories are described by Jacob Grimm as "surpassing nearly all others." They include such well-loved tales as 'The Three Billy Goat's Gruff' and 'Taming the Shrew' and open a window into the beautiful landscapes of Norway. Brought to you in this gorgeous cloth-bound edition, these funny and fantastical stories will delight the young and old.

Let the holiday revelry begin with The Nutcracker and Other Christmas Tales, a deluxe treasury that celebrates the Christmas season and the warm tidings that we associate with it. It features 10 heartwarming holiday stories including the title tale, Alexander Dumas's renowned rendering of the E. T. A. Hoffmann original that inspired the beloved ballet. The contents also includes works by Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Kate Douglas Wiggin, and L. Frank Baum, as well as the full text of Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol, which helped to establish the Christmas holiday as we celebrate it today.

Snuggle up on a cold winter's night with this anthology of cosy, heart-warming animal stories. Far away in a snowy land, a polar bear wishes to become a penguin, two playful snow leopards explore a frozen mountain and a girl goes on an adventure with a flying musk ox. Featuring stories from much-loved authors, including Holly Webb, Michael Broad and Julia Green.