Fiction - Magical Realism

A collection of poems that partially focus on cozy days and nights of a simple life, of gardens, a cottage, lovers, and life. Also a partial focus on the darker or hidden parts of life, studies, and the 'Verse.Author: Jamie NewburnISBN-10: 8355541774ISBN-13: 9798355541774Publisher: Independently...

Sometimes Christmas Really is All About the Cookie!Camden Connel never has time for women. His days are all about the US and his nights are all about Japan's stock markets. As a CEO on Wallstreet and working with the world's most prominent investors, his...

Life after death, uncanny powers born of dust and wind-a dangerous gift for a young woman in medieval France.Author: Sally McBrideISBN-10: 1928011888ISBN-13: 9781928011880Publisher: Brain Lag PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2023Pages: 314Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.80dReview Citation(s): Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 116Foreword 12/27/2022

How to tell your story? "I want to talk," the Author says on page 1. The Narrator who has been assigned to assist her knows that what is needed now is permission. "Go on," says the Narrator - and a book is born. Weaving...

The Lelarge family quietly runs its little seafood empire from Quebec's North Shore. But when an elegant visitor is dispatched by a mysterious Japanese conglomerate to their isolated fishing village, things will never be the same again. Because Mori Ishikawa has a secret invention:...

THE ASSIGNMENTWhen Brina Louise Grant, recent graduate of Cyclops (their equivalent of West Point), accepted a one way mission from her 25th century world into the wild west of their mid 1800's, she had no idea it would take her on a journey far...

THE ASSIGNMENTWhen Brina Louise Grant, recent graduate of Cyclops (their equivalent of West Point), accepted a one way mission from her 25th century world into the wild west of their mid 1800's, she had no idea it would take her on a journey far...

Gears grind creakily and the head stirs. Two crusted eyelids flutter open. "Mother?" it says. Yang is a sentient boy made of jade and gold by an inventor at the court of Kublai Khan, and Teg Elliot discovers its disembodied head in the belongings...

Seeking to reunite her family, Th疣a and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son.The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now...

Seeking to reunite her family, Th疣a and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son.The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now...

Seeking to reunite her family, Th疣a and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son.The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now...

Seeking to reunite her family, Th疣a and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son.The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now...

Seeking to reunite her family, Th疣a and her mother Alaina head back to the world where Daria lives with her husband and son.The once vibrant city where people traveled freely through a collection of portals has been reduced to rubble, and Daria is now...

Are you interested in learning someone's take on everyday struggles? Perhaps you are more inclined to read silly little stories that help your day go by? Whatever it is you desire, you are destined to find in "Before the Past Escapes Us". Filled with...

When Lea's family is murdered by Mertonan soldiers from the North, her misery is unleashed in a powerful force that causes the ground to quake. Unable to control her unusual gift, she wanders the woods alone, grieving for her lost people. When Lea discovers...

The prize winning international bestseller - 800,000 copies sold in Brazil Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2024Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 'I heard our grandmother asking what we were doing.'"Say something!" she demanded, threatening to tear out our tongues. Little did she...

This collection of short poem-like stories were written during the summer, as the author moved between forest and field. You will find yourself experiencing this book as an astronaut might explore an imaginary planet. This book is for all ages and will inspire all...

"Gracefully crosses the borders of plausibility into a luminous metaphysical realm."--Publishers Weekly"A highly sexual, highly sensual spiritual realm...Passionate and unified at the same time."--Woodstock TimesThe Goddess is returning! She takes shape in the hands of an Episcopal priest's shy, retiring wife. She invades the...

Winner of the 2020 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction"A Tall History of Sugar is a gift for grown-up fans of fairy tales and those who love fiction that metes out hard and surprising truths. Forbes's writing combines the gale-force imagination of Margaret Atwood with...

NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters--sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"--DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

I have tried to create a companion for our son as he goes away to college, by writing a book about time travel. There's a memory machine in this book that will allow you to see what happened when our fictional hero was my...

Have you ever felt like giving up? Perhaps you have encountered a friend or family member frustrated, defeated or sad? Well, as you tag along with Echo through his day, daydreaming endlessly about his wildest dreams, you'll begin to quickly notice his frustration and...

A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim. Newly minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is...

In the old scrolls written by Light, it is said that Griz the Unholy would be free of his demon and save the Tainted. Sin, a dragon that once bore a kinder name, read these scrolls and yet fell into the lure of a...

River Black found cult success writing slasher flicks but has grown increasingly disillusioned and unhappy. When a mysterious book appears in her mailbox, her life is turned upside down. River returns to Nagano, Japan, where the book originated, hoping to pay respects to old...

Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2022 First Novel Prize A "poignantly rendered and illuminating" (The Washington Post) coming-of-age story about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of...

A sweeping, evocative short story that spans decades, A Love Like This is a captivating tale of love and self-discovery from award-winning Nigerian author Abubakar Adam Ibrahim.Yarima Lalo believes he has been murdered twice before. The cause? Love. To make sense of these vivid...

Though published second after Altmann's Tongue, The Din of Celestial Birds (1997) consists of the best of Evenson's early stories. They take place in a country (perhaps several countries) that seems at once everywhere and nowhere, haunted by birds, ghosts, poverty, tyranny, and the...

From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspenseful novel about the weight of secrets and the healing power of friends and family.Vega Jones escapes an abusive relationship with nothing but her two-month-old baby and the van...

From Melissa Payne, bestselling author of The Night of Many Endings, comes an emotional and suspenseful novel about the weight of secrets and the healing power of friends and family.Vega Jones escapes an abusive relationship with nothing but her two-month-old baby and the van...

** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE ** A sweeping, multi-generational tale blending fable, farce, and fantasy--a masterpiece of modern fiction perfect for fans of One Hundred Years of Solitude Whale is the English-language debut of a beloved and bestselling South Korean author, a...

Trip-inducing paintings, an amphibious tour bus, and assorted donuts.With the lush Pacific Northwest as a backdrop, a famous artist abruptly changes her painting style and finds her art has an eerie impact on people. Wren Willow Hendrix's new work provokes inexplicable personality changes in...

Everything dies in the desert.Some places have a history so dark it stains the soil.Orphan Rock is one of them.For years, the Northamm family has served the Crooked Woman. Bound by sinister magic, they commit unspeakable acts to save themselves and the ones they...

Nothing comes for free, especially magic. Sarah's escape from the Hallowed Hills is a bitter one having left Arty behind. It's only a matter of time until Janice finds Sarah and her new friends. But instead of tricking her, in true Fae style, Janice...

In a game of hide and seek, the Fae always win. All the fairy tales told us they were right under our feet. If only we'd believed them...Sarah watched as the Fae lured millions of men and women to their death in one night....

Species: Dolphin, Appearance: Human, Profession: Angel After a lifetime spent trying to help humans, Clarence persists in believing that his next scheme will work. When instead it ruins a holiday party and turns his friend against him, he decides the time has come to...

One day the face in the mirror looked back, and the worlds collided.The wind blew; the seasons changed; and fate twisted.Memories came; reality splintered... and he shattered.It's been 200 years since Rexburg, Idaho, a sleepy little speedbump on the road to Yellowstone, earned its...

From a daring escape over revolutionary Iran's Zagros Mountains, to the glittering night clubs of Paris; from the Caspian Sea to Wimbledon, from the halls of Princeton University to an exiled princess's palatial New York apartment, The Riddle of the Sphinx takes us on...

With the blue moon comes a spell Sewn from stardust and tradition. Let it touch your heart and Come into the enchanted garden of Love & Homegrown Magic "Our choices tell the story of who we are." From the ashes of burned letters comes...

The older you get, the less time you seem to have. And Dorothy Claes has no time for secrets. It's been a year since she joined The Silver Foxes to uncover the truth about her father's death, and she's no closer than when she...

Warnings echo through the woods... Born with the mark of the scribe, Raela is bound to the prophetic book that directs her people underground to escape the invasion of their homeland. As the prophecy warns, this event presages a worsening doom on the horizon....

It's present day, or thereabouts. North America's made up of thirteen countries. Caught in the power struggle between The Christian Republic of Texas and the Republic of California, a soldier named Braxton Alexander searches for the answers to life's burning questions. What is worth...

This volume contains a wonderful variety of Christmas stories, some to make you laugh, some quite sad. It also examines the true meaning of Christmas and how it has become commercialized or even hated. EnjoyAuthor: Mike PearceISBN-10: 1729667643ISBN-13: 9781729667644Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

From this veritable cornucopia of good-hearted folk, the Triple Goddess has chosen couples to bring forth six magickal children. The fruits of these unions will be groomed to tackle the rising tide of chaos and confusion of the 21st century, and will be known...

Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine featuring original, mind-bending short fiction from many of the top pros of the field. New issues are released on the first Tuesday of every month. EDITORIAL Words for Thought-Jason Sizemore FICTION Field Biology...

Ten Nights' Dreams (夢十夜, Yume Jūya) is a classic written work from the Japanese master Natsume Soseki. Originally published in 1908, it announced the emergence in Japanese literature of a modernist and impressionistic mode. Short vignettes with fantastic, tragic, or magical events convey an...

In Dreams We Sleep is the story of Niente's descent into the pits of despair. He is a drug user, using to escape the demons of his mentally ill existence. The world around him is blurring, the distinction between reality and dreams disappearing.A woman...

Dorothy and Doug of Offrampville Ontario find themselves together in Aleppo on the frontier of a new millennium and decide to join the circus. The fun eventually follows them home again... but things are as odd there as they were away.Author: Michelle ErnstISBN-10: 1525598236ISBN-13:...

A romp through ancient Egyptian burial grounds with three mystical cats in search of a sacred spell. Mystical cat, Marcos, is out to avenge the death of his master/companion. Only the thought of destroying his master's murderer keeps him going. Having forgotten how to...

She felt the call to The Emerald Isle. When her past reappears, will it alter her future? Glenna Molloy yearns for solace. Weary of the California drudgery and in search of the spark her spirit so desperately seeks, the middle-aged travel writer sets off...