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Meg Giry grew up with tales of the Opera Ghost, a spectral being said to haunt the Paris Opera House. But when he rescues her from rape in the streets of Paris, Meg learns that the stories are true, that the ghost, also known as the Phantom of the Opera, is a real man, with his sights set on her best friend, Christine Daae. Despite being warned to stay away, Meg is drawn deeper into a world that has remained secret for years....

The complete list of narrators includes: Louise Anne Bateman, Ryan Kirwan, Lynne Fallowell, Victoria Bowes, Joshua Plank, David Plank, Kathy Stokes, Bernard Tagliavini, Jonathan Hope, David Burton, Gabi King, and Shaun Blake.

An explosion sends roughneck Otto Daniel’s body into icy Prudhoe Bay where he has an unsettling vision. After weeks of recovery in the burn unit of Fairbanks Regional Hospital, he heads northwest and takes a job in a small town in the wilds of Alaska. When tragedy strikes, Otto has that same eerie vision for the second time in his life. Alone again, Otto leaves Alaska for good and wanders the northwest coast of the United States trying to find answers to unknown questions. He ends up working for the exotic Hazel J. Himmel, owner of Jinxie’s Tattoo Karma.

Ever felt that awful rush of dread as you turn out the lights after a late-night horror film? Ever wondered if something is following you up the stairs when you go to bed? No? Well, you will after this....

Haunt is a tripping-balls Los Angeles noir, where a mysterious dame drags you through a time-warping bizarro hall of mirrors. She's the girl of your dreams - too bad she's dead. Or, is she?

Dylan St. James is The Fatal Five's most prized possession. The leader's little sister and the most untouchable girl at Stonedge University. She’s the girl all the boys want but can’t have and the girls love to hate. That is, until one night, one race, and everything changed. Drugged. Beaten. Raped. They thought they were smart. They thought she wouldn’t remember, but the men who hurt her also walk the same grounds that she does. Day after day, they spew taunts and threats. Thinking they would get away with it. But little did they know, she’s a killer too, and she’s out for revenge.

Blue Knight's confidence was building. He proved himself against major adversaries The Artiste and Ivan in Chicago and Kadar in New York City. There were some bumps along the way but they added to what the new superhero needed to know. Interference with activities of the petty crime elements was easy. However, there was an additional lesson, one not anticipated. Further, the related experience took place at a most unexpected time and location ... during a vacation in paradise ... Hawaii! Roger/Blue knight had no one to blame but himself for what happened. He caused the incident. The source of his vulnerability was his lack of realization that the very powers that rendered Blue Knight a superhero could trigger dangerous unforeseen situations. It was an important and necessary experience, but it greatly altered his time on the Big Island. Most important was how the matter was handled and in the end, its resolution. Roger/Blue Knight never turned away from a challenge and he behaved no differently during his sojourn to an island known for its tropical splendor and ... LAVA!

The importance of Blue Knight's secret alternate identity relationship to Roger was clear. While Blue Knight\Roger never forgot this, they did not dwell on it. The connection had not been a problem and they had much else to occupy them. Furthermore, Blue Knight was fully protected by his plastinium armor, and they had been successful in hiding any link to Roger. Any effort to discover an alternate identity for Blue Knight would require careful study and significant guesswork. In the end, there could be no definite conclusion to justify an action. That might be viewed differently depending on the potential rewards. Tony Paisano was eager to restore the glory days of Al Capone in Chicago. He was convinced of the calling because he believed he was a descendant in the lineage of Capone. Tony was committed to the drastic actions that would be necessary. It was a course certain to present a confrontation with Blue Knight. Tony made every effort to be ready ... even to the extent of finding a way to bring the knight down.

A chance to laugh is a way to enjoy the absurdities of life whenever they occur. It is the quick mind that is ever alert to those situations that are laughable. Come listen to this collection of stories.

Dinah Roseberry returns with Scary Shorts II and two paranormal/horror stories to keep you reading into the night. Hollow Wishes takes a tour of the truly haunted Rehmeyer's Hollow in York County, Pennsylvania. It seems that people go in, and they don't come out. Folks living near there are haunted, too, especially Sandy and his mother who live in the trailer park right outside the Hollow. And the ghosts that haunt the trailer park are fed up with all the trouble this small family has been forced to endure and have decided to take matters into their own ghostly hands.

Heart in Gear chronicles the start-up adventures of Chris Hoffmann, founder of RYNO Motors, as he embarks on a journey to use his erotic explorations as his most liberating act of rebellion. Across these personal narratives, listeners follow Hoffmann as he evolves from a rigid, up-in-his-head engineer, into an embodied, awake man, and leader. From his attempts to build a global business as inventor of one of the world's first single-wheel, electric motorcycles, to lessons learned trying to navigate single life after a 20-year marriage, these stories illuminate what it means to immerse oneself in tough challenges, impactful relationships, and true surrender.

A fishing trip with a deadly purpose. A murder on a tiny island. And a legal showdown in court with a twist. These are the elements for three short stories, all based in South Florida, from author Mel Taylor. Deep Trouble is volume one in a series of short stories with the palm tree laden oasis of Florida as a backdrop.

Opening with young Caleb Lewis witnessing an event that will shatter his happy family, the novel follows this young boy through a series of traumatic events, the divorce of his parents, and the death of both of his siblings in the chaos that surrounds the Vietnam War. Caleb himself falls into a dark place. Brilliant, athletic, and charismatic, he begins to use his talents to manipulate those around him. Turning his back on everyone, Caleb descends into a world of drugs, sex, and violence.

In the late 1800s, aging Texas Ranger Billy Dixon decides it's time to turn in his badge and settle down with the widow Tucker. On his last hunt, he rescues young Colt Patterson, an innocent victim from certain death. Billy takes him under his wing and teaches him how to survive in the harsh and brutal desert. The Apache tribe is crowded into the hellhole the white men called Bosque Redondo, where they are starved and treated like animals.

Patton's fast moving troops caused more trouble than just for the enemy. This novelette is about a young man just about to graduate from college, but is drafted into the United States Army and sent to the European theater and goes on a mission that gets caught up in the Fog of War.

Set during the 1970s glam rock scene in Hollywood, Wham Glam Thank You Ma'am follows best friends Jemmie and Dara, who will do anything to get into Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco after they hear a rumor that their favorite rock star is going to be making the scene. No tickets, no ride, no I.D. - no problem! Nothing will deter them from meeting their idol.

Murders are happening in the village of Barton, due to drugs, gangs, and local police running around in circles! In the end, a member of the village breaks out. But not until murders have been committed!

Her demonic Angel is a collection of all of Joy Mutter's short stories written thus far. The stories have been written in a variety of genres so hopefully there should be something for everyone. Some tales are stranger than others, but all could be said to be different shades of dark. Despite its somewhat suggestive title, Her Demonic Angel is not erotic fiction. Narrated by the author, Joy Mutter.

Seventeen stories of small-town America that will make you laugh. Guaranteed. If you grew up in the rural Midwest, you've met big, easy-going Sheriff Tip Tungate, with his uniquely local sense of justice. You've sat in front of hulking principal Butch Bauer, who runs "the best sports program in the state", and seen his football trophies in the display case behind him. You have eaten baked beans and chocolate cake at the church carry-in supper, been embarrassed by a revival, and seen what happens in small towns to intellectuals who won't shut up.

Sins of the mother can really be the sins of the daughter. The First Kill is where family, sex and blood meet....

It has been nine years since the collapse of civilization. The number of survivors remaining has grown scarce and the world's inhabitants are mostly the undead. A tight-knit group is beginning to wonder how much longer they can hold out and what the point of continued survival is. As one man attempts to find ways to keep his team together he is faced with a sudden series of horrible challenges, which make him begin to doubt the same things, as well as himself.