Foster parent Meg Suther’s new foster child Tony has an odd quirk. He talks to an imaginary friend. However it turns out the friend exists. Bruce is a friend to Tony and is the father figure Tony wishes he had. Meg innocently reads the spell from Tony’s book and sees Bruce, too. After being convinced he was good and meant no harm, she lets him stay. While Tony plots to set them up together.LITTLE TONY IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE BRUCE... UNTIL MEG FINDS THE SPELLIMAGINATION BEGETS CREATIONYoung and beautiful foster parent Meg Suther’s new foster child Tony has an odd quirk. He talks to an imaginary friend and its name is Bruce. But Bruce actually exists. He's a fairy prince in a mission after his expulsion from his own world.And when Meg finds the spell from Tony's favorite book that will allow her to see him, she will herself be exposed to a surreal world that she never imagine is real. She accepts that she cannot take Bruce away from Tony -- the child needs him as he heals from the abuse he suffered from his father who is, thankfully, in prison. Both determined to protect and love Tony, they begin to trust each other. And Tony's world becomes more secure.What they didn't know is that somewhere, there's another imaginary friend, a creature evil that he can only appear as a shadow. He's a whispering things, and he is after Tony...If you wish to read more, download now!READER ADVISORY: This story contains contents that some reader may find objectionable, including sex and erotic themes.BONUS SURPRISE EBOOK FOR YOU AT THE END OF THE BOOK!EXCERPT"Good morning."Meg shrieked and nearly dropped the milk in the process. Thankfully, she had the presence of mind to keep a tight enough grip on the handle. She was also thankful she realized it was Bruce who had greeted her. The man was apparently a silent walker."Don't do that!" Meg shouted.Bruce put his hands up in a mock surrender pose. "Sorry. That wasn't on purpose. Please don't throw anything at me again.""I'm not living that down for a while, am I?" Meg asked."Not for at least a week," Bruce said.Pulling out one of the kitchen table chairs, Bruce sat and leaned back. He considered putting his feet up on the table but he thought better of it. Tony had never cared about where he put his feet up, but something told him Meg wouldn't be the same way."Did you sleep well?" Meg asked."Yeah. Slept pretty good. Very comfortable couch, by the way," Bruce commented. "By the by, how long have you been foster parenting?" he asked.The question seemed a little out of the blue but it was an easy one to answer."A little more than ten years," Meg answered."Any complaints?" Bruce continued to question.Meg placed the cereal box down on the table before looking up at Bruce. "Is this an interrogation?" Meg asked.Bruce gave a small shrug. "Yes. I guess so. All I want to do is ease my mind a bit more.""I don't think I'd be in the foster care system if I wasn't proven a good caretaker.""Well, systems make mistakes. Things slip their notice. Small things like bruises under shirt sleeves, dark circles under a kids eyes because the kid can't sleep well on some nights in fear of what can happen..."The humor was gone from Bruce's face and was replaced with a quiet rage. It was a look that unsettled Meg.She hoped that she would not have to see that look again. Or at the very least, be the one to cause him to have that expression.Download and discover why readers are raving about Lily Taffel.Scroll up and get the book now!

Happy Fourth of July! Welcome to Milltown, Co, population 15,000, where the only things hotter than the annual fireworks show are the men in uniform looking for love and the women who want to light their fuses. Join the authors of Flirt Club with The Fireworks Series of stories that celebrate summertime, bbqs, and all things that end with a bang!Where will you be when the fireworks go off?-------Serena:Nothing like being the only one standing at the altar to make you want to move somewhere new and start all over. That also means no more men–I'm going to be all business, all the time. The perfect opportunity comes to me via a friend–I love my Spar Island girls–and I end up going for a dream and buying my own bakery in Milltown, Colorado, just in time for the town's big fireworks celebration.And everything is great until he walks in.Nate:I thought the fireworks show and the various fires were the hottest things I had to deal with after coming home to Milltown. That is until I met Serena, who just bought the bakery that's right down the street from the firehouse where I'm working. Calling her a distraction is an understatement.And her buttercream frosting isn't the only thing that melts in my mouth.It won't take much to light this fuse.

Albert Wendt's new collection of short stories explores the nature of family, tradition and culture through the eyes of those seemingly caught between the realities of modern contemporary life and the ancestral ties of their heritage. With a deft touch, he draws us into his characters' lives and with equal parts wisdom and wit, he exposes them to us. This is a masterful meditation on the ties that bind people together across time and place.

It's amazing the difference a wedding can make...Mallory: After my crash and burn with my long-term boyfriend, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I can’t be trusted when it comes to picking men. And that’s fine. I’ve decided to hang up my relationship hat and just play the field for a little while. No strings, no commitments, no fuss.All it takes is a series of my best friends’ weddings to show me that I’m no good as a player because the king of all players, Sebastian Colton, is the first man who catches my attention. And I can't seem to look away. How will I ever find my forever when I can’t pick something real?Sebastian: I might have the reputation as a player among my friends, and I guess I’ve earned that. The fact is, I refuse to settle for less than absolute electricity. Which so far has resulted in me moving from girl to girl in search of that spark.So when I see my old friend Mallory having a showdown with her ex at one of our friend’s weddings, I make my Gran proud and do the right thing, stepping in and whisking her off to the dance floor. Turns out she’s got moves like no other, and it doesn’t take long for lightening to strike. She’s made it clear she’s not looking for anything at all, especially with me and my reputation—how can I convince her that my bad boy ways were just trying to lead me to her?

Brand new edition of Victoria Schwab's long out-of-print, stunning debutAll-new deluxe edition of an out-of-print gem, containing in-universe short story "The Ash-Born Boy" and a never-before-seen introduction from V.E. Schwab.The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children. If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company. There are no strangers in the town of Near. These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger, a boy who seems to fade like smoke, appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true. The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to...

From the acclaimed author of Girlchild, this gritty, irreverent novel sees a young misfit grow into hopeRosary, California, is not an easy place to grow up, particularly without a mom. So cut off from the rest of the world that even the Internet is blocked, Rosary is a town named by Catholics but run by evangelicals (and the evangelicals aren't particularly happy about that). It's a town on very formal relations with its neighbors, one that doesn't have much traffic in or out and that boasts an oil refinery as well as a fairly sizable population of teenagers. For Helen and her friends, the Tire Yard, sex, and beer are the best ways to pass the days until they turn eighteen and can leave Sky County. Her best friends, Win and Rainbolene, late arrivals to Rosary, are particularly keen to depart—Rain in part because she'll finally be able to get the hormones she needs to fully become herself. Watching over them is Aunt Bev, an outcast like the...

A Library Journal Self-e Select titlePart-time musician Abby Ericksen needs a job. Local charter-boat magnate Duncan MacLeod needs a wife. Shortly after Abby starts working at MacLeod Tours, Duncan decides that Abby is the woman for him. How can he overcome her reservations and distrust to build a path of healing for both of them?Finding Boaz is a novel about a woman who has been hurt by betrayal but is learning to love again.Part-time musician and single mom Abby Ericksen just quit her job to escape a boss who made unwelcome advances when her deceitful ex-husband arrives demanding custody of their daughter. Another man is the last thing on her mind...when she meets the man she cannot resist.Duncan MacLeod needs a wife. The old family convenant requires that his wife-to-be ask him to marry. Covenant or not, Duncan is convinced that Abby is that woman. Can he overcome her distrust and prove that his love is real enough that she can trust him? Real enough that she will propose to him?

Everything in my life has changed. This woman, my paid companion, has turned my world upside down ... while making it right for the first time ever. We were brought together by need. Hers was money. Mine was companionship. And sex. Caitriona Louden gave me the girlfriend experience. All of it. And now she's gone. I'm not supposed to miss her. I'm not supposed to love her. But I do. Both. Our contract expired, and she walked away. Now my world is falling apart without her in it. Because she is my everything. A fairy-tale romance. It's ours to have. And this woman I've come to love so dearly is my beautiful ever after.

Harvey Sailor recounts a sequence of bizarre events surrounding his crew's fate after plundering a Spanish vessel upon the Caribbean Sea.The Serial Flash Fiction Novel: Newcomer is about Cali, a woman who finds herself in a capsule in the middle of the forest with no memory of how she got there, and only spotted memories of her life beforehand. She is radically different now, physically, and the world seems to have changed around her too. Just where is she? Is any of it real? Or are her memories of her previous life false, instead? Can they both be real? How is that possible?Newcomer describes a world that spans time and involves a war between two distinct ideologies.People who witness the events call it a "war in heaven," though the accuracy of this description remains to be seen. There are many other stories occupy the same world, but many of them take place in different places and time. They will all connect in the end.