This collection of short stories follows a vaguely chronological journey through the modern American landscape. The stories reflect the themes of the sometimes brutal as well as humorous aspects of coming of age in America, the crisis of the individual who attempts to live an authentic life, and the realities of relationships between men and women.

"New Quarter Note Tales" presents a collection of three new novellas featuring Axel Crochet, peripatetic professor of music history.

"A Faculty Affair"-As the new professor of musicology at Rochambeau's Fleur de Lis University, Axel stumbles upon a colossal cover-up when he discovers a letter suggesting that the efforts of his predecessor to move the School of Music from the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Letters may have had fatal consequences. "The Music Man Mystery"-As director of a production of The Music Man in Rochambeau, Quebec, Axel has to make changes when the leading man dies a few days before the performance. Although the police rule it an accident, cast members mutter about suicide. Then, some information suddenly appears that makes murder seem much more likely.

"Fire and Ice"-When fire breaks out at the tiny Galton School, claiming the life of one of its students, suspicion falls on a known pyromaniac. Then, the bursar breaks her neck on the icy front steps. Axel, the school's music director, discovers financial records-stuffed inside a hymnal and concealed in the chapel piano-indicating that these accidents may have been murder.

Jato, a talented young man who had a dream of changing his village into a city had been killed in the name of tradition. Victor, Jato's eldest son must finish the work his father started. Despite all obstacles, the construction of the modern Agricultural complex have began. He was sentenced to death because he arranged and got back the stolen architectural design of the project. But the palace guard betrayed the king's order and set him free into exile. As the saying goes "The Evil men do lives with them and even after" It is Judgment time. There is epidemic in the village. Children are dying, plants to be used as herbs and food are withering, even the sick animals are used as sacrifice to the gods in the absence of healthy ones and fathers are running helter-skelter for solution, finding non and some disappearing in the process. "The solution to all these, lies in the return of one man" says the prophet from the enemy's land, but who is he? Where is he? And how do we find him? The king must find answers to all these questions and fast before the entire community is completely wiped out.

A macho struggle for supremacy over a barbecue; a young boy's daydream carved on a wall; a snatched moment of passion in a cramped tunnel deep underground; two obsessive genealogists united by a century-old tragedy; and one man's bizarre newspaper-buying habits.

These unforgettable moments chronicle the lives of a diverse range of characters, played out against a backdrop of over 150 years of British industrial history. The author explores the effects--both protective and oppressive--of industrial communities on those who live at the heart of them. His lucid prose vividly depicts the humanity of the individual struggling to gain a footing in this world of mass-identity, and the devastating consequences of the industrial decay of the late Twentieth Century on those whose lives have been built around it.

This finely crafted short story collection introduces a fresh and youthful new voice in fiction.

In this peculiar, enthralling book, one will find emotions, adventures, characters, that will torment the reader, if not leaving one spellbound by its expressiveness. In "Dracula's Ghost, " you find the legend has more than fictitious elements on the mind of a certain person with a pronounced inherited trait, and is haunted by the Ghost of Dracula, and its creator; a most ghastly unwavering affair.

In "Shadows in the Wild, " the mysterious shadow of a stranger conjurors up an untapped emotion. In "Sjorfaa! Sjorfaa!" you become enmeshed in an Arctic adventure. In "Death in the Dust, " you end up at a bullfight, with a character unforgettable. In "The Plane from Iquitos, " you are taken into an adventure in the Amazon. In "The Diamond Caddo Estate, " dreams do come true, at a price. In the "Feathered Serpent, " a quest is sought, and in "The Quiet of Quiahuiztlan, " the quiet is short lived.

Growing up on Mobile Bay during the '60's, a boy remembers his father, family, and friends hunting, fishing, frog gigging, and taking girls water skiing. Humorous and sentimental short stories.

Burying painful secrets from her past, Miya Carpenter appears to have it all together now. She's finally found true love with her street hustlin' boyfriend Jamar. Or so she thinks? Despite the warnings from her friends and family, Miya is determined to hold on to Jamar. But at what cost? And how much is she willing to lose to be with him? Through her emotional journey and the unconditional love of her lifelong friend Shante', Miya learns a remarkable lesson in faith and the power of God, that will change her life forever.

This book is a collection of 3 short stories: a blend of romance, suspense, horror, religion, and mystery. Forbidden Waters Left Hidden: a twin sister's deception and jealousy leads to murder. Aleisha pieces out the puzzle. Later, Aleisha learns to survive after all the deceit, pain, and secrets that were left hidden. Mystic Realms: Vashti becomes suspicious and curious about the death of her unknown aunt. Later, Vashti is able to get answers to this mysterious death of her aunt by conjuring up her spirit from the dead. Vashti decision relies on being with her beloved aunt, to give up her own life, or to loose someone that means the world to her. What price will she have to pay for what she has brought forth to the world of the living? Creepin whose Sleepin: Getting Away with Murder: a mother's past that reflects and has a strong affect on her daughter's life. Leondra leaves home at 18 years of age to live with her finance. Later, she gives birth to a beautiful daughter. Will her finance find out about her deepest secrets and her past life? She falls into a trap of deception. Will her secrets be exposed