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A cherished hobby turns destructive when a gardener’s nosey neighbor perceives a miracle in bloom, and tells everyone. This award-winning short story is another dark comedy by the author of Short Fuse

The Clements Academy was established, somewhere around the year 2045, to train the best and brightest orphans from around the world into the perfect agents. Unfortunately none are perfect, especially hotheaded Amy Dunwald, and even genius Evan Aaronson. Can these 18 year olds complete their mission...

Norm is sick of being a strip club bouncer. He’s sick of watching everyone else get rich while all he gets is bruised knuckles and flat feet. So when a stripper comes to him with a plan to rob her drug dealing boyfriend, he jumps at the opportunity for a big score.Norm recruits three of his...

股市再難預測，也遠不及我的青春期。 只是一不小心，我還是搞砸了……   討厭數學的琳蒂，在摸索股票市場時，竟然成了交易好手！ 她發現，再難的股市圖表，都比數學課來得簡單易懂；難怪連股市交易員也說了：「股票市場難以預測的程度哪比得上青少年。」 在股市裡一帆風順的她，只用一週就讓100美元翻倍。小琳蒂忍不住想著，如果再給她七天、再多點資金的話……終於，使用父親的網路帳號進出股市的她，將游標悄悄地，移到爸媽的可用帳戶餘額上……   ──讓人輕鬆認識股市術語。 故事緊湊又充滿笑料與驚奇的理財小說！ 本書講述一位十二歲的少女琳蒂，為了排解在家養病所培養的新興趣──「炒股票」。 在故事中，琳蒂的爸爸說了：「我們的目的是長期投資，我們要讓錢長大。」只是她才剛找到成功策略、短短七天便讓資金翻倍，如此甜美的誘惑怎麼回得了頭！愈來愈大膽的小琳蒂，是否已經做好「炒短線」的心理準備了？   本書作者特地深入美國證券交易委員會參觀並旁聽，以系統化且淺顯易懂的敘述手法，將金融投資的原理和相關機制，巧妙地融入青少年的日常生活中。並於小說末增設〈股票交易詞彙表〉章節，對於商業投資一竅不通的讀者們，更能藉由本書，走進現代金融市場中瞬息萬變的交易生態。在各章命名上，作者更有效使用了金融術語，並且串連起青少年的校園生活、人際與手足關係、家人互動……   正如《出版人週刊》評為：「此操作無非是聰明之選」，本書以生動有趣的方式，呈現出我們身處在新科技世代長背景中，從小應該瞭解的財務規劃、坦實面對、承擔責任等的品格養成，是本關乎金錢題材且生動幽默的青少年成長小說。     ▋摘自喜愛本書、大小讀者們的五星評價...

Supongo que esto debe ser aquello que dicen de 'perder la inocencia'. ¿Quién lo iba a decir? Russel Middlebrook es un chaval de veintitrés años, gay, que vive en la moderna Seattle, pero su vida no cumple con las expectativas. La mayoría de sus amigos tiene claro lo que quiere de su vida—o...

When Doctor Karen Blakehurst, Egyptologist, discovers a clue to the hidden location of the fabled Amulet of the Pharaohs, she sets out on a frantic treasure hunt that leads across Egypt and Europe. According to legend the Amulet is the source of power that made ancient Egypt great. Karen takes on more than she realises. The hunt for the greatest treasure of all time may cost Karen her life.

Kim's having a rough time. Dumped by her boyfriend, and a crush on Patrick, the hot gay man next door. Then Patrick comes to Kim with an interesting proposition. Patrick's boyfriend Mike thinks Patrick is too possessive. Patrick wants to show him that he can share, by sharing Kim with Mike. Can Kim...

As he closed his record, the great prophet Nephi wrote: 'And now, my beloved brethren, all those who are of the house of Israel, and all ye ends of the earth, I speak unto you as the voice of one crying from the dust' (2 Nephi 33:13). Moroni also closed his record with a similar witness and yet another...

*Contains adult themes and language. Not for the faint of heart or the narrow of mind. *This story is a companion piece to 'The Elf and The Ogre, which by the way is also completely free. Forever Ends is one of many self-contained tales of an aberrant future. Find more in 'Breaking Benjamin', available in print or e-book.

Retired CIA hitman Allen 'The Shadow' Reynolds thought his killing days were over. But someone from his past hasn't forgotten him! An attack on his family makes Shadow return to the game, this time on a personal vendetta. No one attacks his family and lives to tell the tale! Chasing...

Caitlyn's back from college, and everything has changed. Mom is seeing a hot new guy. When Mom and Caitlyn have a fight, Caitlyn has an idea for revenge. Jerry might spend the night with Mom, but he'll be thinking about Caitlyn. She sets out to get his attention, but then her mock seduction gains...

With the end of twelve years of school looming, Langa's future is a blank page.  But his single mother's been counting down the days until he can start earning an income.  If he can't find a job by the end of the month she'll find a job for him.  But Langa has visions of a much more exciting career...

Michael is just an ordinary, average, normal, every day middle schooler in the perfect town of Lincolnshire, a town that happens to have more superheroes per square mile than anywhere else on the planet. What could possibly go wrong, surrounded by so many people who could destroy the town with a snap...

In the fall of 1980 Nathan Covey believes that he is entering a mundane and uneventful period of his life; however, there is trouble on the horizon. Evil is again afoot in the town of Waubakosh. Residents of the town think that a serial killer, dubbed the Slasher, is responsible for several unexplained...