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  Time Machine The (Version 4)

  H. G. Wells

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  The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media. This 32,000 word story is generally credited with the popularisation of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

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  On My Own Terms

  Sylvia Assumpta

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  When I first met him, I didn’t know who he was. He was everything you’d notice right away—gorgeous, successful, witty, and far too young. That detail bears repeating. He was much younger than me, and that’s where the story should’ve ended. 
  But let’s go back to how it all started. My best friend, convinced I needed to start dating again, took matters into her own hands. Without my knowledge, she set up a dating profile for me—targeting men in their twenties. The profile wasn’t supposed to go live, but it did, and that’s when he found me. 
  We started messaging. He made me laugh, even though I was adamant that his age was a barrier we couldn’t cross. I insisted we’d only ever be friends. But after weeks of charming persistence, I agreed to one date—my first after twenty years with someone else. I told myself it wouldn’t lead to anything. I was just curious. 
  Curiosity, though, has a way of leading you down unexpected paths. 
  When I walked into the restaurant, nerves were high, and then I saw him. He was sitting at the bar, and when he turned around, that smile knocked the wind out of me. He was even more attractive in person. But as I got closer, I realized why he seemed so familiar. 
  He was the boy next door from my family’s summer home. The kid I used to know, now grown into a man. 
  I left that night, determined to put the whole thing behind me. And I did—until summer arrived, and he showed up at his family’s home once again. 
  What started as an innocent reconnection became something more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, but could I really ignore our past and the obstacles between us? Could I let myself fall for the man he had become? 
  "On My Own Terms" is a captivating tale of unexpected love, second chances, and discovering the courage to write your own story, no matter the rules.

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  Condomnauts

  Yoss

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  “Yoss (Super Extra Grande) is an eminent Cuban SF writer who also fronts a heavy metal band; his iconoclastic spirit and rock-and-roll aesthetic are on full ingenious display in this daring, rollicking, and joyous novel…. This extended dirty joke is also an impressive science fiction novel with much to say about sex, culture, and what it means to be alien.”  —Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewIn the 24th century, Josué Valdés’ rise from an orphan in the slums of Rubble City, Cuba to one of the galaxy’s most accomplished explorers was nothing short of meteoric. Josué used to race cockroaches for cash on the streets until he discovered his true-calling: as a sexual ambassador for humanity and the Nu Barsa colony. Every so-called “condomnaut” knows that trade deals in the galactic community depend on sexual pacts, which makes every encounter a close encounter. While some condomnauts have been trained and genetically enhanced to meet the needs of any tentacled insectoid in the galaxy, Josué is a natural whose ego could eclipse the big dipper. Josué and his fellow intrepid condomnauts travel light years across the galaxy and discover that old rivalries—and prejudices—are never far behind. When the first extragalactic beings arrive in the Milky Way, and with them the potential to negotiate for extraordinary new technologies, Josué must call upon every ounce of his talent to seal the deal for his colony and all of humanity. Indirectly investigating current sexual mores, Cuban science fiction rock star Yoss plays upon stereotypes while making it clear that in Communist Cuba what is daring is not always funny and vice versa. Following the success of Super Extra Grande and A Planet for Rent, Yoss brings us another uproarious space adventure with Condomnauts, a wildly inventive and unapologetic tale that would make even Barbarella blush.

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  So Bright the Dawn

  Elle Cross

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  Once upon a time, I was the only Brightling in the Fold, a hidden realm of nighttime and dark magic. I lived each day scared and cold until the Oracles breathed prophecy upon me. They spoke of dark nights, bright dawns, and deep oceans.And power. So much power.I’d never known real power in the land of eternal darkness. So when the Oracles showed me the way to live a new life, I took it, even if it meant my death.It has been a month since Karina was crowned the Queen of Shadows and Flame. For the first time in her life, she is blessed with the power to protect herself and those she loves. Her Inner Circle is with her, and her Shadow Guard continues to grow steadily to protect her newly established court in the Shadow Realms.However, Karina's peace is short-lived. When the Prince of the Infernal Throne comes knocking on her door and presents her with an offer she can’t refuse, she discovers that her court is not as protected as it should be. With new enemies emerging that threaten the stability of the veils, therefore affecting her court as well, Karina must choose her next allies quickly.But can she trust a prince of hell whose language is full of doublespeak and lies? Or will he be the key of their undoing?Contains mature themes.

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  The Wisdom of Madness - The...

  C.J. Archer

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  With Alice determined to discover the truth about her past, and Seth determined to help her, the couple find themselves sucked into a world where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. On the run to escape a mad queen’s wrath, and with an entire realm looking for them, tensions fray and friendships are tested. 
  Even worse for Seth, shocking secrets he’d rather leave buried are brought to the surface. 
  Joined on their adventure by an irritable Gus and a mysterious Eva, the four friends must learn the truth of Alice’s past so she can forge her future. 
  But a future with whom? And where? 
  This is the final book in the series.

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  The Southern Novels - Boy's Life...

  Robert McCammon

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  Four chilling tales from the New York Times–bestselling author of Swan Song and the “true master of the Gothic novel” (Booklist).   From rural Alabama to the Louisiana bayou to the North Carolina mountains, World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning author Robert R. McCammon has made the American South his own Gothic playground in these four unforgettable novels.  A Boy’s Life: “Strongly echoing the childhood-elegies of King and Bradbury, and every bit their equal,” McCammon’s World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Award–winning novel takes place in 1964 Alabama, where a twelve-year-old boy’s idyllic life takes an abrupt turn into a dark world of mystery when he and his father witness a car roll into a lake—only to discover a corpse handcuffed to the steering wheel (Kirkus Reviews).   “It’s McCammon’s The Prince of Tides. . . . Incredibly moving.” —Peter Straub  Mystery Walk: Two boys with mysterious powers—a psychic who speaks with the dead and a faith healer—share a common bond and hold mankind’s fate in their hands in an epic showdown of good versus evil.   “As finely a turned tale of horror as the best of them.” —Houston Chronicle  Gone South: A veteran’s moment of rage leads to a grisly murder and a heated chase deep into the bayou, where he encounters a pair of bizarre bounty hunters—and a strange new friend, who might help him find redemption.   “A gothic picaresque that mixes gritty plot and black comedy.” —The Wall Street Journal  Usher’s Passing: Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” is no fiction in this Gothic novel of ancestral madness in the mountains of modern-day North Carolina, as the heir to the Usher legacy—a horror novelist—confronts his terrifying inheritance.   “A frightening pleasure.” —St. Louis Dispatch

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