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North of Nelson presents six gripping short stories set in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan will hold the listener spellbound as the various protagonists live, and sometimes perish, in this often harsh and rugged land. The mythical village of Nelson frames the life and plights of the various actors as they plunge headlong physically, psychologically, and metaphorically into the treacherous waters of the Sturgeon River Country, where humans live precariously on the edge of a knife, and every mistake could be fatal.

Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set.

There is a quiet language the world still speaks—if you know how to listen. In What the Bees Know, Signe Thorvald offers a luminous collection of tales shaped by stillness, shadow, and soft golden light. These are stories that do not demand attention, but gently invite it—unfolding with the rhythm of breath, the hush of evening, the slow drift toward sleep. Set in landscapes alive with subtle enchantment, each piece lingers in the space between waking and dreaming.

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Coffinsview, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Terrifying things lurking in the alleyways, houses at the end of desolate roads that no one should ever step foot in, beet fields that hide deadly secrets. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you. Consume one per night... or devour them all at once. Ready for your first night in Coffinsview? "Hudgins is a Horror-Meister to reckon with!"—VICTOR MILLER, Writer of Friday the 13th.

One night together. That's it. Except letting go isn't an option anymore. New day. New town. New temptation. I prowl the wastelands of this post apocalyptic world solo, a lone wolf. When I find him, a scrappy young man with fire in his eyes, my hunger stirs. That defiant gaze challenges me. I thought I'd wander alone, but claiming this fierce boy? I wasn't prepared for that. But when two wild souls collide, you surrender. You take. And you don't let go. So that's what I do, regardless of our age gap. I make him mine... In every way.

A hockey player who loves to read? Unheard of, right? I always let their teasing roll off my back and keep my head in the game, until they send a curvy little firecracker to my door with a special delivery. And by "special delivery" I mean the filthiest books the jerks could find in Silver Spoon Falls. Now, my head is everywhere except in the game . . . and so is my heart. Both are tangled up in the smart-mouthed little goddess who thinks she can fight what's happening between us. Allie Mackenzie is wrong, and I intend to prove it to her. Repeatedly, in fact.

Nothing gets me as heated as a bad call on the ice—until I save Laney Briggs from a wayward puck. She's got the brightest eyes and the cutest annoyed face I've ever seen. I probably shouldn't have offered to sign her chest. I really shouldn't have scammed my way into a date with her. But there's something about her that drives me wild. She thinks I'm an arrogant jerk. I think she was made to be mine. Now I just have to convince her that I'm worth the hassle.

They say age doesn't matter. I could argue that it does. The ten years separating Stella Cruz and I matter a whole hell of a lot. She has a year of college left—two entire semesters to enjoy being the star pitcher of Fulton University—and I have another Cup to win. Hockey leaves no room for anything else, not even someone as incredible as Stella. So, I left her in my bed. Out of sight, out of . . . sight. Because I damn sure can't get her out of my mind.

Dive into the wondrous world of The Stranger Times with this carefully curated selection of short stories from C.K. McDonnell. Drawn from the award-winning The Stranger Times podcast, they are collected in print for the first time, along with the new novella ‘The Raven’. Experience the magical underworld of Manchester (and beyond) with stories featuring lovelorn trolls, blood-thirsty books and a constipated dog who may’ve accidentally consumed a portal to another dimension.

The Sunflower Street series is a new heartwarming romance series from Rachel Griffiths, the author of The Cosy Cottage Café series. This audiobook collects the first two books in the best-selling series!

Zayne Carmichael: The moment I set eyes on Emma Cooper, I knew she was meant to be mine. Unfortunately, my shy little lamb loves the word no. She's been rejecting me since day one. So I'm breaking out the big guns and fighting fire with fire.

Emily: My heat is getting closer. With heat suppressants off the table and no pack to call my own in sight, Heat Haven seems to be my only option. Can I be vulnerable enough for Alphas I don't know to help me in my time of need? Griffin: I want a pack and an Omega to cherish. The problem? I don't like most people and I work too much. Where better to meet someone than a place where you contractually participate in a heat with strangers?

One town. One nightmare per night. Welcome to Haunted Hollow, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Abandoned mines filled with mysterious whispers, hotels that don’t want you to check out, bloody Valentine’s Day gifts that you’ll wish you never opened.

24 Terrifying Tales told in a true story style that will curdle your blood and send shivers down your spine!

This collection of scary stories from the maniacal mind of international bestselling author, Steve Hudgins, will have you sleeping with the lights on as you grip your covers in terror! Brace yourself for 23 Tales of Horror told in a chilling true story style that will curdle your blood and send shivers down your spine!

Welcome to Bloodhaven, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. Mysterious bottling plants they don’t want you to know about, storage lockers with cryptic items, hitchhikers that should never be picked up. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you.

Written with compassionate realism and wit, the stories in this mesmerizing collection depict the disparities of town and village life in South America, of the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, of memories and illusions, and of lost opportunities and present joys. Stories include "No One Writes to the Colonel", "Tuesday Siesta", "One of These Days", "There Are No Thieves in This Town", "Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon", "Montiel's Widow", "One Day After Saturday", "Artificial Roses", and "Big Mama's Funeral".

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Henry Armstrong has been buried, yet he doesn’t quite feel dead. In the pitch-black confinement of his grave, he slowly grasps the absurdity of his situation, though his body lies sealed in a tight coffin beneath layers of fresh soil. Above him, on...

Moonlit graveyards, ravenous monsters, and deadly reflections in the mirror...some nightmares are so diabolically delicious, you never want them to end. And now they don’t have to. Scare Street brings you volumes one and two of Short Horror Stories in a single edition. Six macabre morsels of fear, brought together for your listening pleasure. And each tale packs enough spine-tingling chills to last a lifetime. The clock chimes midnight. Your heart pounds in your chest as you start to listen. You begin to wonder...can you survive long enough to see the next nightmare begin?

Weaving tales of the everyday world transformed into an unrecognizable place, where reason no longer exists and logic ceases to explain the workings of the universe, Clive Barker provides the stuff of nightmares in packages too tantalizing to resist. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities,"