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The magical tales in The Whispering Trees capture the essence of life, death, and coincidence in Northern Nigeria. Myth and reality intertwine in stories featuring political agitators, newly wedded widows, and the tormented whirlwind, Kyakkyawa. The two medicine men of Mazade battle against their egos, an epidemic, and an enigmatic witch. And who is Okhiwo, whose arrival is heralded by a pair of little white butterflies? 

The Tree is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences. Lovecraft wrote The Tree early in his career. He was dismissive of the story in a 1936 letter. Such stories, he said, "if typed on good stock make excellent shelf-paper, but little else." The assessment of Lovecraft authority S. T.

When vet Timothy Milton is offered a job in the village of Picklewick, he is over the moon, especially when he shares the excitement of landing his dream position with a rather pretty stranger, whom he hopes he will see more of when he starts work. Charity Jones isn’t used to men showing an interest in her, and she’s even less used to being attracted to them. Until now, she has preferred looking after her horse to having a relationship. However, when she discovers Timothy is the new equine vet and that he shares her love of all things horsey, she wants to get to know him better.

Rose Walker isn’t averse to falling in love again. What she is averse to are stand-offish single dads who don’t appreciate her offer of help. Jason Halligan has no intention of falling in love any time soon. He has enough on his plate caring for his six-year-old daughter, May, without any added complications in his life. And Rose most definitely proves to be a complication when Jason reluctantly accepts her offer to take May to her riding lesson.

Petra Kelly’s whole life revolves around the stables she manages for her uncle Amos. So much so, that she’s spent the last 10 years without even a sniff of a date. As far as she’s concerned, she’s got everything she needs in life and is too busy for romance anyway. That is until Ted, the farrier, retires and she’s forced to use a new blacksmith to shoe her horses.

When Sybil's father returns from off-world, he brings the children something they've never seen before, a tree...The Tree - a short story.

Widowed Megan Barnes used to love horses when she was a child, but the last thing she expected was for her deceased husband’s final gift to her to be a series of riding lessons, culminating in a trek through the snow.

Jenna is determined to win the town’s annual Christmas window display contest with her candy cane-themed storefront, but everything goes wrong when her shipment of candy canes arrives completely shattered. Enter Nate, the handsome delivery guy who was also her high school boyfriend. To make it up to her, Nate helps Jenna create a new, even more spectacular display.

“A brilliant, unexpected writer . . . Hannah Gold is giving the NYC creative class a treatment both brutal and tender in Why Trees, her genre-bending, almost irritatingly funny first collection of short stories . . . [as] if Tony Tulathimutte’s Rejection had a baby with Mary Gaitskill’s...

Lucy’s holiday season is all about planning the perfect charity gala for her town. But when a clumsy turn lands her under the mistletoe with Samuel, her best friend’s older brother, things get a little more complicated. One awkward kiss later, Lucy can’t stop thinking about the sparks that flew between them. Samuel, however, is known for being aloof and focused on his career.

Jake, the town’s most eligible bachelor, volunteers to help set up the massive Christmas tree in the town square, but a misplaced ornament sends the whole thing crashing down—right on top of him. Stuck and unable to move, he calls out for help, and the last person he expects to see is shy librarian Tessa. As Tessa helps him out from under the branches, they bond over their mutual love for the holidays. Could this Christmas tree disaster turn into the best thing that’s happened to them both?

Fourteen engaging stories from one of India's master story-tellers Semi-autobiographical in nature, these stories span the period from the author's childhood to the present. We are introduced, in a series of beautifully imagined and crafted cameos, to the author's family, friends, and various...