Hell of a Band: Twelve Fantasy Stories - format ePub

In 1968, at the height of the Civil Rights struggle, Jessie Stackhouse leaves home to break the color line at an elite, all-white prep school. He arrives filled with dreams of winning championships and...

"Rabbit" Labelle excels at high school sports, despite being five-nothin', hundred-nothin' and in way over his head after his family moves from their small rural town to the big, bad city of "Lynn, Lynn,...

From the mean streets of "Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin" to the sleepy suburbs…From the grime of the Boston subways to a tavern in the afterlife…From sandy ancient Israel to the plains of the Serengeti…Award-winning...

"Rabbit" Labelle, the charismatic and improbable football star of Offside and unlikely basketball player in Offensive Foul, continues his high school sports journey in Bottom of the Ninth.While struggling...

What penalty must be paid when an otherwise good cop looks the other way? Can he still claim innocence? Or does the guilt of the cop gone bad damn them both?Maybe Hell is having your heart ripped open...

“Rabbit” Labelle, the charismatic and improbable football star of Offside, returns in Offensive Foul, where he faces even stiffer odds on the basketball court. While battling to secure his place on the...

Have you ever dreamed of an entire school reading your book? Would you like to double (or more!) your writing income?  This book shows you how.  Drawing from his own first-hand experience, David H. Hendrickson...

Shimmer, the legendary female impersonator, haunts the Key West cabaret she made famous and the pale imitators who try to fill her stilettos. They inevitably fail, until a new contender to her throne...

Huram, the Phoenician, crafts bronze masterpieces for King Solomon's temple. When the two most highly prized pieces disappear, suspicion falls on the only three Israelites in the camp. With one of them...

From a little blue fuzzy monster in a Casanova's pants... to a movie star wannabe raising money for her boob job.From rival Key West female impersonators... to the wife of the Biblical King David.From...

Nothing much happens in Fernville, New Hampshire—aka Sleepyville, USA. Eventually even cops there turn soft, like marshmallows. When murder comes to Sleepyville, the case falls to the softest marshmallow...

“I realize how fortunate I was to spend the first half of my life with a passion, thanks to my hockey career. It took me a while to realize it, but now I feel fortunate to have lived the second half of...

Second-rate comedian Earl Weatherbee uses his AI to translate his culturally dependent jokes into what evokes laughter among the bumpkins far out on the galactic fringe. So when the rubes turn to throwing...

How did the kid who was always falling down achieve his dream of playing college hockey? How did he finish as co-captain on a team that enjoyed the best season in the program's history? Hendu's Story...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins six riveting tales of mystery and suspense from eras other than our own. From as recent as thirty years ago (but in a very different culture) to World War...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins eight riveting tales that combine mystery and suspense with elements of the fantastic. Filled with heart, imagination, conflict, and occasionally humor, this...

A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary—and highly controversial—procedure in which two...

"Electrifying and smart, Who Knows You By Heart is part thriller, part prophecy, part gift and all the way live."--Junot Diaz“Scintillates with light and warmth…And it’s hilariously funny. The view of...

For fans of The Reader and inspired by historical events in 1940s Italy, a poignant and hopeful novel in which a young, illiterate herdsman learns to read with the help of his two friends— rewriting his...

Red, White & Royal Blue meets the theater world of London’s dazzling West End in this nuanced, queer debut romance in which a fake dating publicity stunt between rival co-stars results in romantic...

“Profound and moving and real.”—Andrew Sean Greer“Some Bright Nowhere is a novel that draws you in deeply and holds you there. Wonderful.”—Meg WolitzerThe bestselling, beloved author returns with her...

A dragon princess joins forces with a scarred prince to escape a competition for her hand in marriage, unaware he is hiding dark secrets of his own in the first of a new romantasy duology from the author...

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2025A twisty, slow-burn mystery set in Paris and the Netherlands that has become a Dutch sensationIn 1989, twenty-year-old Marie jumps at the chance to work as au pair...

A young detective investigating crimes of the uncanny will learn that bargains can change your fate—for good or ill—in this darkly enthralling fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of the...

A love just for show grows into something more in this swoonworthy romance from the author of The Romantic Agenda.Zinnia is an ambitious, successful businesswoman who is not about to wait around for her...

Three generations of German Jewish family undergo the tumult, upheaval, and brutality of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history in this panoramic and skillfully nuanced family drama, rich with gossip...

Detective Leanne Everhart swore she’d never go back to her hometown near Marfa, Texas—but she returns when her brother needs her, only to find a town in need too, still torn apart by a decades-old crime.Leanne...

An uncanny novel which provides keen insight on patriarchal violence and female identity by the author of feminist cult classic The Princess of 72nd StreetWith an introduction by Violet KupersmithUnderstand...

After Revenge of the Sith, a newly forged Darth Vader hunts for the secrets of life and death under the watchful eye of Emperor Palpatine. In the wake of Emperor Palpatine’s rise to power, the true nature...

The story of a runaway mother’s ten days of freedom—and the pain, desire, longing, and wonder we find on the messy road to enlightenment—from Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes.A KIRKUS REVIEWS...

‘Readers, you will shed tears and talk long into the night about this book' ANDREW SEAN GREER 'A moving book … I was enraptured by it' PHILIPPA PERRY 'A heartbreaking novel that actually...

Things are about to go off script . . . A love just for show grows into something more in this swoonworthy romance from the author of The Romantic Agenda, perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston, Talia...

About the book:He longs for love; she fears it. Shawn dreams of finding a lifelong relationship,  but only finds frustration—until he meets Violet, a beautiful, mysterious woman who sees past his autism...

Janet Evanovich takes readers on a global hunt to track down missing masterpieces in this action-packed and steamy sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Recovery Agent. Gabriela Rose,...

Escape to Willow Ridge with a deliciously addictive, grumpy cowboy, steamy romance! Crossing off her bucket list was easy—until she fell for him.Cherry Hensley is determined to make her last summer in...

Christmas is a time for new beginnings and joyful celebrations – and Three Valleys Assembly Church is known across the county for its annual Christmas production. But this year, their annual extraordinary...

Emma Haines is ten weeks from finishing her internship and earning a Chicago residency, but must publish her study first. Far from medical school pressures and caring for her disabled brother, she escapes...

The Cypher of Sesame Cave combines the allure of ancient history with the pulse of modern adventure.Set amid the breathtaking landscapes of Petra, the novel brilliantly merges modern puzzle culture —...

A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Outlander in this haunting romantic fantasy that's perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Diana Gabaldon's Highland setting.Five crowns. Two reluctant lovers. One throne...

Lost. Terrified. Alone. Buddy bravely escapes a cruel owner, only to find himself broken, starving, and stranded in the wilderness. As coyotes wail in the frigid dawn, the howling winds and biting snow...

Doormat!That's the word Liana Marchetti heard her husband use to describe her as to his friends. She was a boring doormat that didn't have a single thought for herself. He was so wrong. Being a mafia...

We Need to Talk About Kevin meets The Vegetarian in this chilling epistolary novel of four characters locked in a frightening cycle of vengeance and comeuppance. Mira is a desperate young woman, hired...

Some guests bring their own shadows with them. Some libraries never reveal all their secrets.Martin and his unusual family of guardians have turned the palace into a sanctuary against the world's storms....

In a world built on glass and ambition, love is the one rule that was never meant to be broken.When Emma Blake lands a job at Grant Industries, she's ready to prove herself—sharp, determined, and unwilling...

A redeemed man, a responsible man, and the complicated love that binds themTaylor forged himself into a new man. One who doesn't hide behind facades. One who doesn't cheat or lie. Yet he's still having...

A hopeless romantic and his skittish boyfriend take on Valentine's Day.And it's not the smoothest of rides…Van and Parker have finally reached more stable ground in their budding relationship. While Van's...