Darkness surrounds us.We can find darkness anywhere: in a strange green stone etched with mysterious symbols; at a small town's annual picnic; in a ghostly house that is easy to enter but not so easy to leave; behind the dumpster in the alley where a harpy lives; in The Nowhere, a place where car keys, toys, people disappear to; among Polar explorers; and, most definitely, within ourselves. Darkness flies from mysterious crates; surrounds children...

Christmas is a time for celebrating the birth of Jesus with family and friends, to gather together in sacred and jovial celebration of the Incarnation. Yet in our fast-paced, hyper-digitized lives, we are losing the sense of a good story, among good friends, around a good fire. In Christmas Around the Fire , Ryan Topping invites us to turn off the television set, put down the device, quiet ourselves, and gather our loved ones to enjoy some of the...

What happens when a desperate man seeks a 21st century marriage of convenience? Confirmed bachelor, Nigel Turner, needs a wife in order to inherit his father's millions. And he needs one in short order. His only option-other than kidnapping, which is illegal-is to use the Internet site Rent-a-Bride. Chloe Wilkes's brother signs her up on Rent-a-Bride as a joke, but when Nigel's details end up in her inbox, she decides to get her own back, and reply....

Collected tales of wonder, danger, and the future, including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning title story This volume contains ten stellar short stories by science fiction Grand Master Clifford D. Simak. In "Grotto of the Dancing Deer," a man carrying an ancient secret finally speaks up, unable to bear any longer the loneliness he has experienced for millennia. In "Over the River," which Simak wrote in memory of his beloved grandmother Ellen, children...

Twelve tales of the unknown from a master of science fiction Clifford D. Simak had a sublime ability to evoke a lost way of life. He spent his youth in rural Wisconsin, a landscape filled with mysterious hollows, cliffs, dark forests, and the Wisconsin River flowing in its deep-cut valley. As Simak wandered the countryside and the ridges, he peopled them with imaginary characters who later came to life in his stories. One such individual is Johnny,...

In these two fan-favorite sports romance stories, winning is everything Making Him Sweat Admitted romantic Jenna Wilinski has just inherited a boxing gym. With it she can finally realize her dream of launching an upscale matchmaking business provided she can take on the very intimidating and wickedly hot boxer who stands in her way! Mercer Rowley vows to protect his home" from this stubborn, feisty opponent. But man, once the gloves come off, his...

Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: A BRIDE FOR THE LOST KING (An Heirs of Liri novel) by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates After years presumed dead, Lazarus must claim the throne he’s been denied. But to enact his royal...

Harlequin Presents brings you four full-length stories in one collection! Experience the glamorous lives of royals and billionaires, where passion knows no bounds. Be swept into a world of luxury, wealth and exotic locations. This box set includes: MARRIED FOR ONE REASON ONLY (A Secret Sisters novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Dani Collins A few stolen hours with billionaire Vijay leaves Oriel with a lifechanging surprise – a baby! He demands...

Three heist-romance novellas that will steal your heart and make your pulse race ... Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton Ten years ago, master thief Cleve Jones risked his freedom to fall in love with a dangerously sexy professor's daughter only to watch her disappear. Now Vegas hustler Aria Harp is back-and she's snatched the famous diamond Cleve's been casing. Aria's too smart to let Cleve break her heart, but he'll do anything to keep her safe....

A collection of nineteen short stories from the Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of The Iron Dragon's Daughter and Stations of the Tide   Written over the course of a decade, Tales from Old Earth contains nineteen masterful pieces of short fiction-including the Hugo Award–winning stories "The Very Pulse of the Machine" and "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur;" the World Fantasy Award–winning novella "Radio Waves;" Hugo Award finalists "The Dead,"...