This Is Gonna Hurt Me More Than It Hurts You

Jonathan Lethem again displays his brilliance in this collection of seven short stories, blurring the boundaries of sci-fi, mystery, and thriller. Tales include 'Light and the Sufferer', in which a crack addict is dogged by an invulnerable alien; 'The Hardened Criminals', wherein convicts are used as building blocks for new prisons; and 'The Happy Man', whose hapless protagonist is raised from the dead to support his family, only to suffer periodic out-of-body sojourns in Hell. Each tale features Lethem's characteristic deadpan wit and unflinchingly macabre vision of life.

When Franklin Park discovers that the love of his life is dating an ancient African vampire, no one believes him, so he enlists the help a strange vampire-slaying duo to help save the girl... and maybe even the world. This is the world premiere script of Reginald Edmund's horror comedy.

Join the journey through life on Crack Alley as Marie attempts to raise her three children in an innercity neighborhood in urban Indiana. This book chronicles experiences of life, love, ecstasy, spirituality, grief, murder, addiction, suicide, and more.

Listen to what I tell you, son, every word is true The sisters haunt the night, and might fight over you Nothing can steal your soul and stamp it in the mud Like being the new play-pretty for the girls with the games of blood . . . The old song warns of the beautiful Bolade sisters, Patience and Prudence, whose undying rivalry was said to stretch even beyond the grave. But Count Rudolfo Vladimir Zginski has never heard the song. A suave Continental vampire, staked to death more than sixty years ago, he has risen to stalk the Southern nights of Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1975. Although new to the modern world, he has quickly developed a taste for its hot blood, willing women, and high-speed automobiles. Yet the seventies are not without their perils, even for so cunning and ruthless a predator. Zginski's insistent pursuit of a cherry 1973 Mach 1 Ford Mustang soon brings him into conflict with a legendary redneck sheriff with a short temper and a big baseball bat. His dangerous fascination with an enticing undead chanteuse and her equally seductive sister, threatens not only his own ageless existence, but that of the small group of modern-day vampires he has grudgingly taken under his wing. Zginski has already escaped limbo once, but can he free himself from the tangled web of the girls who play games of blood? Alex Bledsoe, author of Blood Groove, returns to he world of the undead with a tale of fast cars and vengeance that never dies. . . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Have you ever read a Bible passage that seemed to contradict other Scriptures, or simply didn't make sense? Have you ever wanted to answer a skeptic who insisted the Bible was full of errors, but didn't know how to respond? Do you hesitate to share your faith because you don't know what you believe or why you believe it? Quid Pro Quirk seeks to resolve such issues and help you share the reason for the hope that is within you (1 Peter 3:15). In a legal context, the Latin phrase quid pro quo means to exchange "something for something," or "this for that." Quid Pro Quirk uses a courtroom setting to exchange plausible explanations for alleged Bible quirks. The compelling explanations can give you confidence as you add to your knowledge and understanding of God's Word. In Quid Pro Quirk, the prosecution begins with an opening statement establishing the background behind each alleged quirk and then finishes with a specific charge. The defense responds, using the Bible and other sources to dispute the charge. After considering all of the evidence, you act as judge and jury in rendering an informed verdict. Quid Pro Quirk's explanations are as brief and concise as possible, and yet remain faithful to the letter and spirit of God's Word in responding to a broad spectrum of charges. A handy reference source for the layman that avoids dry and endless rhetoric, Quid Pro Quirk focuses on the key facts that can bless you in your quest for God's truth.

Trapped in a Happy Life by Michael F. Duffy In his memoirs, Trapped in a Happy Life, Michael F. Duffy reflects fondly and funnily upon his formative years in Philadelphia. Between the dangerous games played in the streets of his neighborhood to the terror he endured at the hands of nuns in school – it’s a wonder that he survived to tell any of these tales, but we’re glad he did. As he moves into adulthood, Duffy tells heartwarming tales of “My Beloved Wife” (abbreviated MBW for time’s sake), and skewers everyone from Donald Trump to overenthusiastic clappers at concerts. But even his most barbed remarks are tinged with an endearing humor that keeps the reader hooked.

Ryan's cursed: a brutal upbringing in Southern Michigan that culminated in a night of tragic violence he barely remembers as the sole survivor. Ryan's condemned by fate a he doesn't believe, angelic bloodlines that must be sent to their final judgment. Ryan escaped to start a new life and a new family on the shores of Lake Michigan in Western Michigan, but his demons still haunt him as he battles depression and the terrors of childhood. However, fate rapidly caught up, insisting on becoming unburied, as his past soon implicated him in murders and kidnappings. Ryan must remember the past, and the battle of that tragic night eleven years before, in order to prevent a larger and more brutal tragedy from happening again. Ryan's running out of time to save his family, and ultimately himself.