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Joytime Killbox by Brian W. Wood
epub |eng | 2019-10-15 | Author:Brian W. Wood [Wood, Brian W.]

Hiram, the Fisher Hiram hated animals. His whole life he’d had one pet. And even that was short-lived. When he was a child, his neighbor’s cat had a tremendous litter. ...
( Category: Anthologies November 13,2023 )
Human Superior by C. S. Won
epub |eng | 2019-07-10 | Author:C. S. Won [Won, C. S.]

Chapter Fifteen “Answer the damn phone!” It was at least the eleventh time Jae had called Clay, only for it to end at his voicemail. Messages that were left were ...
( Category: Asian American November 13,2023 )
Same Bed Different Dreams: A Novel by Ed Park
epub |eng | 2023-11-07 | Author:Ed Park [Park, Ed]

* * * — You’re still on the line with your father, who’s trying to hang up. “I’ve got a lot to do,” he says. “Finishing touches.” For years, Parker ...
( Category: Asian American November 12,2023 )
The Best American Short Stories 2023 by Min Jin Lee
epub |eng | 2023-10-17 | Author:Min Jin Lee

At School No. 6, French had been Alyona’s favorite subject, and, by extension, Shura’s. Chattering in broken French was how they got to pretend that they were more than provincial ...
( Category: Anthologies November 9,2023 )
Against the Currant by Olivia Matthews
epub |eng | 2023-01-01 | Author:Olivia Matthews [Matthews, Olivia]

CHAPTER 19 Confrontations. I’ve tried to avoid them all my life. So it was even more absurd that I was suspected of killing Claudio because of an argument. One of ...
( Category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense November 9,2023 )
The Undying Fire by H. G. Wells
epub |eng | | Author:H. G. Wells

CHAPTER THE FIFTH ELIHU REPROVES JOB § 1 “ I don’t know how all this strikes you,” said Mr. Farr, turning suddenly upon Dr. Barrack. “ Well—it’s interestin’,” said Dr. ...
( Category: Classics November 9,2023 )
If I Told You Once by Judy Budnitz
epub |eng | 2000-11-04 | Author:Judy Budnitz [Budnitz, Judy]

There were small photographs hung on the walls, propped on the dresser. The sepia-toned cardboard kind, of the sort my mother kept. Probably his parents came from over there as ...
( Category: Jewish American November 9,2023 )
Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross-Smith
epub |eng | 2023-07-03 | Author:Leesa Cross-Smith

2019 23 Ada Ada got up early and made breakfast for Grayson and the boys even though she hadn’t slept enough. She and Kasey had stayed at the diner for ...
( Category: Southern November 7,2023 )
Forget Augusta by Savannah Maris
epub |eng | 2023-07-11 | Author:Savannah Maris [Maris, Savannah]

32 Margo’s phone rang just as the front doorbell chimed. She answered the phone and started toward the front door when Treavor jogged from the kitchen. “I’ve got it, Mom. ...
( Category: Southern United States November 7,2023 )
Scalp Dance: A Sam Chitto Mystery by Lu Clifton
epub |eng | 2020-10-14 | Author:Lu Clifton [Clifton, Lu]

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Chitto’s desk looked like a supply cabinet had been dumped on it. He stowed the laundry packets from the washateria on top of his four-drawer file and examined ...
( Category: Native American November 7,2023 )
Invisible Orphans by Jade Moon Le
epub |eng | 2022-11-01 | Author:Jade Moon Le

Expectation I knew that if a person had a heart disease, one of the symptoms is chest pain that might feel like pressure or a squeezing sensation. I didn’t know ...
( Category: Asian American November 7,2023 )
Ink by Jade Hernández
epub |eng | 2023-05-25 | Author:Jade Hernández [Jade Hernández]

There was a single moment when the darkness swallowed me whole. I couldn’t be sure how long it lasted, only that it did and by the time it was over, ...
( Category: Hispanic American November 7,2023 )
Over the Moon(cake) for You by Isla Chiu
epub |eng | 2021-09-20 | Author:Isla Chiu

Meet the grandparents and sisters WHEN I WALK INTO THE house with Tom, Nainai thankfully doesn’t throw a shoe at his head. However, I do notice her looking at her ...
( Category: Asian American November 7,2023 )
Shades of Purple by Niki Dominique
epub |eng | | Author:Niki Dominique [Dominique, Niki]

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE The year I started high school was the year I started spending Friday afternoons and evenings with Bethany Brown. Every Friday, like clockwork. It became our routine. A ...
( Category: Black & African American November 7,2023 )
Nothing but the Truth by Richard Parrish
mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Richard Parrish

* * * Hanna got home at a little before five o’clock. Magdalena had two chickens roasting in the oven and a large pot of asparagus simmering on the stove. ...
( Category: Native American November 7,2023 )

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