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This is a story that the charities don''t want you to read. This is the fate that can befall any of us that you don''t want to acknowledge. For years you have passed them on the streets, as much a part of your routine as your morning shower, your half-hearted scan of the world''s news - fake or otherwise - and the barista who artistically crafts the ┬ú4 cappuccino with soya milk, three drops of vanilla, and a flutter of chocolate sprinkles that has to be made just right or it throws your day off in ways that nobody else understands. You see them as often as you see your own family. The disenfranchised. The rough sleepers. The homeless. Camped out and befouling the sidewalks and alleyways of your daily commute, their worldly possessions, such as they are, spread around them -as dirty and worn out as the sleepers themselves, but as valuable to them as your ┬ú100 brogues are to you. Occasionally you get the urge to throw some loose change at them as a gesture of magnanimous humanity, but when push comes to shove you would rather tip the honest, hard-working barista who ensures your day gets off to a proper start. Better to support the successful rather than throw good money after bad trying to keep the great unwashed afloat. You have conditioned yourself to look through them - allowing your eyes to pass over them without actually seeing them. A defeated acceptance of lives gone wrong; uncomfortable reminders of what can happen when the best laid plans of mice and men go horribly awry. "Thank god I''m not like them," you think, sipping your ┬ú4 cup of liquid gold. "I could never let that happen to me." Until suddenly - inexplicably - it does. And you discover the life you have built was nothing more than a house of cards that crashed down around you with frightening ease. A spate of bad luck, a poor decision or two, and the ubiquitous ''circumstances beyond your control'' conspire to create a perfect storm of events that leaves you cast away on the streets feeling dazed, disjointed, and damned. This is Peter C. Mitchell''s story. But it could be your story. Not to mention the thousands of others, past and present, that have found themselves broken behind closed charity doors. Theirs are the stories that need to be heard. To be read. 

Sometimes healing from the past is possible when we find someone we want a future with. Maggie Monroe never imagined she would be breaking into her dead twin brother's apartment the first time she saw Paris. Desperate to feel safe after their tumultuous childhood, Maggie has built a quiet, staid life as a librarian, completely avoiding adventure or romantic entanglements. Keeping their family's dark past a secret wasn't hard when you didn't let anyone in. Sebastian had been all she had left. Finding the truth of his murder was the only thing that mattered to her.Tanner Stone is his family's dark secret. Though his diabolical biological father, Bruce Tanner, never claimed him, most of Stone's Canadian half-siblings have welcomed the family bastard with open arms. After more than a decade with Australia's Security Intelligence Service, Stone isn't quite sure jumping into the Tanner clan's orbit is such a good idea. He spent the first half of his life ignoring the fact the man he called dad wasn't his biological one, and the second half unraveling just how dangerous and deep Bruce Tanner's global crimes went.As Maggie and Stone's paths intertwine, they dance around their budding attraction as each must decide who to trust. When a dangerous force threatens the global power scale and their loved ones, Maggie and Stone cautiously team up. Will they be able to put their distrust aside long enough to avert a global disaster, or will old family feuds destroy all hope, and their chance at love?

Il est possible que vous ne construisez plus jamais un autre bonhomme de neige!Si vous avez déjà jeté un regard mal à l'aise par-dessus votre épaule en passant devant les sentinelles enneigées silencieuses qui vous regardez fixement lorsque vous les dépassez sur le trottoir glacé, si vous vous êtes déjà demandé ce qui pourrait actuellement arriver si ce vieux chapeau de soie sur la tête de Frosty le bonhomme de neige était vraiment magique, alors ces deux contes de bonhommes de neige à l'humeur noire écrits par Mark Leslie et traduits en français par Nikolette Jones sont pour vous. Ce livre contient deux histoires courtes, des notes d'auteur sur l'écriture des histoires, un regard sur les sculptures anthropomorphes dans l'histoire et la culture populaire, ainsi que l'histoire de ce livre numérique.Il est illustré par l'artiste canadienne Nikolette Jones.

HER LOVE WILL BRING ABOUT HIS DEMISE. Michael Andrews and Gail Sommers have finally found the love that had eluded them for so long.But their romance has uncovered an ancient evil curse neither of them could have anticipated. It does more than bring down a plague on their houses - it unleashes something far more sinister that can destroy humanity.Now they must choose: battle the evil forces out to destroy them, or continue to meet in secret while the rest of the world burns.If you like thrilling action, paranormal adventure, and quirky humor, you'll love Hex and the City. Read it today!

Shocking Family Secrets ExposedLives Threatened - Loyalties TestedThe quaint eco-inn nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies seems the perfect place for Her Royal Highness Grace Furulund to hide while she figures out how to thwart those who would see her dead or muzzled in a forced marriage. She is, after all, more humanitarian than proper royal heir. Her conservative family sees her social and environmental sensibilities as a threat to tradition, even revolutionary.When newly minted homicide detective Tuck Tanner, who took three bullets meant for a brilliant young criminal is postponed from returning to work, he fills in for his sister's eco-inn's head chef. He can handle his sister's snobby European clientele and hunt down their treacherous father who was the gunman responsible.Neither Grace, nor Tuck expected the immediate attrac-tion, or the mounting danger as new and old threats tar-get them. The two run headlong into untangling conspir-acies that threaten both of their families. As their family secrets start to unravel, Grace and Tuck must work to-gether and stay ahead of a dangerous plot to their lives.Will they be able to keep each other and their families safe, and will their loyalty to each other turn into love?

What if the one person you are trying to forget was your heart's deepest desire? Becca Tanner is determined to make her dude ranch inn nestled in the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains open on time and be a success. Nowhere in her business plan did she pencil in time for arms dealers and drug runners, manipulating fathers, or sparring matches with her one-sided, decade-long crush, Officer Jason Chasseur. She invested everything she had and more that she didn't into her dream and she'll go down swinging before giv-ing up on herself or those counting on her. RCMP Officer Jason Chasseur doesn't believe for a sec-ond Becca Tanner didn't know her father pushed him out of the chance to buy back his family's ancestral land. That sparks fly whenever she's near is irrelevant. When the land in question turns out to be an active criminal base-camp and Becca is forcefully recruited, he knows she is in way over her head. As the time ticks down to opening weekend, Becca is running out of time. As danger mounts, she digs in deep-er, determined to keep her livelihood and wits about her. Small consolation if she's dead, a fact Jason is quick to remind her as he hustles with everything he has to keep her safe. Family secrets keep pace with them as they run headlong into each new threat. Can they trust each other long enough to help a broken criminal family heal and finally accept the love that has always been between them?

He's an alpha wolf and a beta boyfriend.She's dated every monster in New York City.It's time for their Meat-Cute. Michael Andrews, a Canadian living in New York, is learning to live with the side effects of lycanthropy. Other than waking up naked and bloody in Central Park once a month, he's managing just fine. If only he could finish the book he's supposed to be writing. If only he could find someone he trusted enough to tell the truth to.Gail Sommers may not have her love life in order, but at least she's smart about things that really matter. She runs the coolest occult shop in the city, and is a pre-eminent scholar of the occult. She's made a vow of celibacy so that she can spend this year focusing on her work and her self-care. She's even been hired to help out a very famous and very sexy horror author.As a new era in the Canadian Werewolf saga begins, Lover's Moon flashes back to the romantic and comedic story of how Michael and Gail met and fell in love back in the summer of 2011. Told through both Michael and Gail's unique perspectives, it also explores Gail's past, introduces new characters, and reveals some of the deeper secrets of both of their lives. A special Canadian Werewolf tale co-authored by Mark Leslie and contemporary romance author Julie Strauss.

LOVE. LOSS. OBSESSION. REDEMPTION.Following the death of his ten-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering, and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason.Here After is a story of love, loss, obsession and redemption, with gripping action sequences and a subtle paranormal underpinning. A compelling read from a seasoned storyteller, Costello's sixth novel will keep you reading deep into the night.Here After has been optioned to film by David Hackl, director of Saw V."An...effective missing-child story with a twist." - Kirkus Reviews (kirkusreviews.com)

In Thomas William Lawson's 1907 novel, a stock broker picks Friday the Thirteenth as the day in which he will set about events that bring Wall Street to its knees.When originally published, the novel was a resounding success, selling more than 60,000 copies in the first month of sales. After the novel's success, stock brokers around the world allegedly refused to trade on any Friday the 13th.Ironically, Lawson, who was rich from his publishing, as well as his own manipulation of the stock market, died a poor man in 1925.Lawson's classic text, originally published by W. Heinemanm of London, is updated with an introduction by paranormal raconteur, Mark Leslie, the author of such texts as Tomes of Terror: Haunted Bookstores & Libraries and Creepy Capital: Ghost Stories of Ottawa & the National Capital Region and Fiction River: Superstitions. Leslie also shares 13 unique and interesting facts about Friday the 13th in an addition appended to the end.

Webster defines "obsession" as an "a persistent disturbing abnormal preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling." Obsessions sometimes include a hobby or collection that has gotten out of hand. Other times an obsession can drive a person to invent something new, cure a disease or attempt to right a great wrong. And at other times, obsessing can send a person down a dark and disturbing path.Obsessions can be healthy; can be born out of love and the desire to protect. They can stem from a need to fix something that is broken or replace something that is missing. But they can also be pervasive and disgusting, unhealthy and bizarre. They can be mild or quaint and eclectic, or they can be all-consuming and life altering. These authors tackle the subject with all original genre-bending fiction:Ezekiel James BostonStephen CouchJoe CronLeah CutterDayle DermatisRobert JeschonekKari KilgoreMichael KingswoodKate PavelleAnnie ReedKristine Kathryn RuschLeigh SaundersRebecca M. SeneseDean Wesley SmithDavid StierJulie Strauss Stories curated by Mark Leslie, editor of Campus Chills, North of Infinity II, Tesseracts Sixteen: Parnassus Unbound and multiple volumes in the Fiction River anthology series. Foreword by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch.