Elsa goes out one afternoon to post a letter. She knows she mustn’t be long. After all, her parents-in-law will shortly be arriving. But before she can return home, things start to spin out of control. It all begins when she decides to help an old lady with her shopping. One thing leads to another and soon she’s lost and far from home. As her chaotic journey through East London unfolds, Elsa is forced to confront some pretty uncomfortable facts about her life and marriage. It makes her wonder: is she really just a victim of a series of unfortunate events, or is something else going on?

PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler: the essential stories across three decades that showcase his indomitable imagination. • "A book of astonishingly beautiful and moving stories by one of America’s finest and most original writers.” —Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books Steven Millhauser’s fiction has consistently, and to dazzling effect, dissolved the boundaries between reality and fantasy, waking life and dreams, the past and the future, darkness and light, love and lust. The stories gathered here unfurl in settings as disparate as nineteenth-century Vienna, a contemporary Connecticut town, the corridors of a monstrous museum, and Thomas Edison’s laboratory, and they are inhabited by a wide-ranging cast of characters, including a knife thrower and teenage boys, ghosts and a cartoon cat and mouse. But all of the stories are united in their unfailing power to surprise and enchant. From the earliest to the stunning, previously unpublished novella-length title story—in which a man who is dead, but not quite gone, reaches out to two lonely women—Millhauser in this magnificent collection carves out ever more deeply his wondrous place in the American literary canon.

Gloria Manson returns home from London to find her mother has become a penitent recluse. While working in the village pub and flirting with old school mates Gloria tries to bring her mother back into reality. Some friends from London come down to the village and help Gloria with her mother and cause her to restart her London career in a new location. Most of the action takes place in Fotheringham Manor Estate where school friends Gary and Freddie work. This Estate is the home of the Lord family where son Daniel is the resident manager. Hikers trespass through the Estate causing damage and upsets to both Daniel and his forester girl friend Katya. These hikers and the new Education Centre on the Estate mean there are more people in the forest and this constrains some of Gloria's plans. Daniel's sister, Samantha is a partner in Heritage Adventures, a company who helps tourists find their pasts, and she in turn upsets some of Gloria's activities. Over time the various parties clash through misunderstandings, jealousy, confessions, and fights and ultimately murder.

This collection of 120 erotic stories for adults is sure to please, with a wide range of stories to explore and enjoy. Each story is carefully crafted to tantalize the senses and ignite the imagination.

IN THIS TALE, THE COUSINS HAVE TO LOOK FOR A PLACE OF HIDING AFTER GIVING ANOTHER CONCERT IN WASHINGTON FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY. MIRACULOUS THINGS OCCUR IN THIS WASHINGTON CONCERT ALSO AND THE THOMPSON BROTHERS, FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY, TAKE EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE GUARDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ON A SURPRISE 10 DAY VACATION TO GET AWAY FROM THE MEDIA AND THE CHURCH AUTHORITIES WHO WANT ANSWERS REGARDING THE MIRACLE THAT OCCURRED. IT IS A SUPERNATURAL TALE YOU WILL ENJOY FROM BEGINNING TO END.

From the bestselling author of "Twisted" comes the sixth gripping novel in the series that is "the perfect mix of suspense and romance" ("Booklist"). Original.

Love of Her: Lesbian Romance Collection is a bundle of 3 sensual F/F lesbian romance books from lesbian romance Donata Love. If you love F/F lesbian romances that are sensual, passionate, and conclude with happy endings full of joy, Love of Her is the bundle you are looking for. Contained in this lesbian romance box set are the following three books: Taste of Her, Feel of Her, and Smell of Her. * Taste of Her After years of unhappy marriage, stressed out Vicky Andrews decides to go on a vacation with some friends. It was supposed to be some time away, to relax and reflect. To figure out what she wanted. But what she never expected was to see the stunning, young Rachelle stumble through the door. The beautiful brunette stole Vicky's breath away, and she found herself immediately transfixed by the bubbly youth. Vicky had always known she could be attracted to women... but this was something else. Her attraction to Rachelle was so strong it left her a confused mess. What was happening to her? And why now? As she gets to know Rachelle better, Vicky comes to the startling realization that she might just be falling in love... * Feel of Her After surviving a near-fatal car crash, recovering Christina doesn’t know if she can handle returning back to normal life. She has life-long injuries and scarring, daily reminders of the night she nearly lost her life. And daily reminders of how damaged she is now… nobody could possibly want her. Her long-term boyfriend already dumped her. But Christina finds support where she didn’t know she would: Her friend Sandra. The woman is gentle and supportive, and Christina starts to think about Sandra in a different way. She daydreams about the tall woman’s toned, beautiful legs, about that pretty smile, and those full lips. As time passes, and Christina and Sandra spend more time together, Christina realizes she’s falling… hard. How could she be falling in love with another woman? Why was she changing now? And would Sandra feel the same way? * Smell of Her I knew it was a mistake… to tell her. To tell her I loved her. We were just friends with benefits. She didn’t have those feelings for me. To her, beautiful, stunning, sexy Alicia, we were just fooling around. But I told her anyway. I don’t know why I did. I knew I’d get hurt. I knew she couldn’t possibly be in love with me, too. There are two rules: Never fall for a straight girl, and never fall for your friend. I’d broken rule number two. Serves me right. I walked out of her room biting back the tears, thinking how foolish I was. Until I heard her call my name. And then something amazing happened… She told me she loved me, too.