24,000 words with 27 pictures.The battle for the city continues!Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book. It is not endorsed, authorized, licensed, sponsored, or supported by Mojang AB, Microsoft Corp. or any other entity owning or controlling rights to the Minecraft name, trademarks or copyrights. Minecraft ®/TM & © 2009-2018 Mojang / Notch / Microsoft

It's the 1950s. There's always something good on the radio, cherry red Cadillacs cruise the streets and everything is always perfect. Marilyn is still alive and the War is over. America goes to bed, nuclear annihilation postponed another day.Welcome to the American Nightmare.Nuclear families dabbling in the occult. Little League games in the summer, old blood spilled in the dust. Unspeakable things hiss and crawl, unseen along the 38th parallel, camouflaged under muzzle flashes. This is what happens behind the white picket fences and waving flags. Praise for American Nightmare:“Buried in the nostalgia and innocence of bygone days, American Nightmare is a riveting collection of dark stories that leaves the big-block motor running, as we sneak into a deserted alley to huff on a Pall Mall, our hair slicked back, a switchblade clicking open as the shadows close in around us. Behind a closed door, away from the manicured lawn, the music continues—guitar licks and a back beat that just won’t quit—drowning out the screams, as we pull the blinds down, wash off our tentacles, and cinch our masks on tight.”—Richard Thomas, Staring Into the AbyssGrandma Elspeth's Enchiridion for D... [Read More]

Named Best Picture of the Year and nominated for nine 1992 Academy Awards(r) (including Best Picture,Best Director and Best Actress), HOWARDS END is a dazzling adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic novel of Edwardian England. The film tells the story of the Schlegel sisters, Margaret (Emma Thompson) and Helen (Helena Bonham Carter); of a rich businessman, Henry Wilcox (Anthony Hopkins), and his frail wife, Ruth (Vanessa Redgrave), and their children; and of an unhappily married young bank clerk, Leonard Bast (Sam West), whom the Schlegel sisters befriend. These three families are in complete contrast to each other. Margaret and Helen are idealistic, independent and highly educated. The Wilcoxes are uncultured and utterly conventional. Leonard Bast is poor and underprivileged, but with intellectual aspirations. Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Wilcox dies, Mr. Wilcox proposes to and is accepted by Margaret Schlegel. Her sister Helen is shattered by this marriage, and in reaction to it, turns to Leonard Bast. The story has become a tangle of opposites, and through the agency of Mr. Wilcox's son Charles (James Wilby), it turns to tragedy. But in the end, thanks to the moral strength of Margaret... [Read More]

Do you know what a murder hole is?Or why a chimera is three times worse than most monsters?What would be better for storming castles, a trebuchet or a kopesh?To find the answers to these questions, you need this fascinating guide to transport yourself to fantasy's mysterious worlds. Featuring an introduction by mega-best-selling author Terry Brooks, the Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference reveals the facts behind the fantasy, giving you the details you need to make your fiction vibrant, captivating and original.From classic medieval witchcraft to ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, every chapter will spark your creativity. An invaluable resource, it will also help you fill your writing with inventive new ideas rooted in accurate descriptions of the world's most intriguing legends, folklore and mysticism.Take this guide, venture into the fantastic, and create magical realms alive with detail. Great stories await you!

She's lost the magic of Christmas-- can the mall Santa bring romance back?Natalie isn't looking for love after getting dumped by the guy she thought was The One. But when she takes a job as en elf in Santa's Workshop Photo Center, sparks fly... with the man in the red suit himself.Can the mystery man help Natalie find romance and rediscover the wonder of Christmas in only four days?Find out in this bite-sized, happy for now Christmas novella!Can be read as a standalone, but also serves as the first in the Christmas to July series. Read the second in the series, a full length happily ever after: Cold Feet, Hot Summer. You'll find a signup for another free short in the series, Three Nights at New Year's, inside the book!***THIS IS A FULLY UPDATED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL 2017 STORY!!***

The entire costume includes a white shirt, a blue top, a blue apron, a pair of brown pants, gloves, a wide brown waist belt, a golden waist belt, a purse, a waist bag, and two silver shoes decoration.