Sinfonia Bulgarica is a novel about four women in contemporary Bulgaria: a rich cold-blooded heiress, a masseuse dreaming of peace and quiet that never come, a powerful wife of the most influential man in the country, and a waitress struggling against all odds to win a victory over lies, poverty and humiliation. It is a realistic book of vice and yearning, of truthfulness and schemes, of love and desperation. The heroes are plain-spoken characters, whose action is limited by the contradictions of a society where lowness rules at many levels. The novel draws a picture of life in a country where many people believe that Money is the most loyal friend of man. Yet the four women have an even more loyal friend: ruthlessness of life.

Take an unforgettable literary journey with the winner of the Gencho Stoev Literary Award, the Razvitie Literary Award, Best Bulgarian Novel Award, the Anna Kamenova National Fiction Award, and the Cosmos Short Story Award. "Vassil" was one of 15 award winning stories in the BBC world-wide short story competition.

Sarah gasped. She picked up the only thing close at hand, a large wooden stirring spoon, and braced herself for his entrance. Hearing footsteps. One, two, three... Jo Jo discovered Sarah shivering and cornered in the kitchen. He took in the situation with aplomb, dropping a handful of wet mail on the counter next to her keys. "Wull ain't you the dutiful housewife an' such?" He hefted a metal digging shovel from somewhere, possibly their own garage. Sarah didn't glance back at the swinging door or shout for help. No matter what, she was determined not to reveal that Brenda was in the house. No need for both of them to become Jo Jo's victims... Wash the Spider Out: Drastic Measures Volume Two is the continuing pursuit of all the places the human mind goes when it's cornered. A collection of short stories ranging from humor to horror by 13 extraordinary authors featuring Tommy B. Smith, Larry Lefkowitz, Carl MacKenzie, Anibal Reyes, and more.

A plague sweeps through Jacksonville in Northern Europe. Virtually everyone in the city is temporarily disabled, even hospitalized. Everyone except a small number of 'reverse effect' people. These people seem to benefit. The International Investigation Agency sends its top agents to track down the problem--but their activities seem hampered--as if someone in the trusted upper reaches of the Agency was sabotaging, even betraying them. A billionaire businessman, his too-beautiful mistress, the coldblooded inspector, the hotheaded deputy of the Agency, and a mysterious doctor all become suspects, players, and possible victims as the Internationa Investigation Agency does its best to track down the truth.

"There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Roots and wings are the key words that best describe the short story collection, Carts and Other Stories, by Zdravka Evtimova. The book is emotionally multilayered and memorable because of its internal power, vitality and ability to touch both the heart and your mind. Within its pages, the reader discovers new perspectives true wealth, and learns to see the world with different eyes. The collection lives on the borders of different cultures. Carts and Other Stories will take the reader to wild and powerful Bulgarian mountains, to silver rains in Brussels, to German quiet winter streets and to wind bitten crags in Afghanistan. This book lives for those seeking to discover the beauty of the world around them, and will have them appreciating what they have -- and perhaps what they have lost as well.