Anthologies & Short Stories

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

A young, naïve but ultimately courageous hedge knight, Ser Duncan the Tall towers above his rivals—in stature if not experience. Tagging along is his diminutive squire, a boy called Egg—whose true name is hidden from all he and Dunk encounter....

An all-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer, is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first audiobook of short fiction by number New York Times best-selling author....

The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time....

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories set in New York and Los Angeles....

From New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan comes Forbidden Desires: The Complete Series, containing every title in the sexy and intense best-selling series....

The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing.....

At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her....

This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Fyodor Dostoyevky's greatest works: 15 novels and novellas, 18 short stories, a short study of Dostoyevsky by Virginia Woolf, and two books of non-fiction - his Letters and European travel journal....

From the author of the breakout novel Thistlefoot comes a collection of dark fairytales and fractured folklore exploring how our passions can save us—or go monstrously wrong....

From the Thurber Prize-winning author of New Teeth, hailed as “a triumph of sustained humor” (Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review), comes a hilarious and powerful collection of short stories chronicling the plight of aging millennials. ​

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alone to find that maybe the person she was supposed to fall in love with was herself.

They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey human orders, and they must protect their own existence...but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two....

The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago....

John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store....

At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot....

The following books are included: Paingod and Other Delusions, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream, and From the Land of Fear....

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tales are rightly ranked among the seminal works of mystery and detective fiction.

Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple....

Lee Child once again demonstrates his mastery of the thriller genre with an unbeatable collection of three Jack Reacher novellas and six short stories....

Each of these five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999, are deeply rooted...

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more....

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story....

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most prolific authors of his time, eventually gaining recognition for his tales of horror and his uncanny ability to paint a macabre picture with words....

From acclaimed authors Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan comes an evocative, three-part novel about a thread of connection during World War I--a single scarf that links three extraordinary women, each battling societal expectations, enduring the devastations of war, and striving for personal growth amidst the chaos.

Filled with eerie surprises and dark delights, Night and Day takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled with fictional characters to a bunker deep beneath the earth where scientists seek revenge on old Nazis; from an English marsh haunted by a mother and her son to a country house where a grieving widower finds comfort from a most unlikely source. Concluding with the author’s account of how an obscure horror film brought him closer to his lost father, and how nostalgia can help to keep us sane, this is a collection that will move, entertain, and keep you listening.

“There have never been as many exquisitely built stories in existence than there are now,” proclaims guest editor Lauren Groff in her introduction. This abundance led to a volume of robust stories with the nerve to push against narrative expectations. The Best American Short Stories 2024 boasts a collection of twenty stories that “buzz with their own strange logic.” Daring and resonant, the stories in this volume invite in Groff “a feeling that both the author and I were simultaneously discovering something together.”

In his introduction, guest editor S. A. Cosby observes that writing short stories is “a special skill that combines brevity with wit and cleverness and the hint of the existential malaise that imbues crime fiction with its gravitas.” The stories in this collection overflow with gravitas in the most unexpected ways: a cryptic note left on a windshield, a murder for hire meets a game of Mouse Trap, a swipe right on a dating app goes horribly wrong.

From Eliza Clark, the author of the brilliant novels Boy Parts and Penance and one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists, comes a fierce, visionary and darkly comic story collection. A woman welcomes a parasite into her body. A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humor, Eliza Clark’s debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger.

The Ultimate Classics Collection: Volume One is a continent-hopping, century-spanning collection of 15 essential classic novels by British, American, and Russian authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, David Rintoul, and many more.

Venture into the shadows of Anger, New Hampshire, where a teenager with a unique ability fights a war hidden from the naked eye. This anthology features Jimmy Hsu’s chilling encounters with entities beyond the grasp of ordinary men. Join Jimmy as he races against time to save his friend from a vengeful spirit, comes face to face with the horrors of a haunted pet cemetery, and confronts the undead in an abandoned neighborhood.

A billionaire recluse comes out of hiding to claim his curvy girl… Jonathan I haven’t left the estate for seven years until Chloe turns up at the gates. She’s full of smiles and wonder and every good thing in this world that I’m not. I can’t keep my eyes off her. I watch her through my bank of cameras, my window to the world. But if she saw me, if she knew what I really was, she’d run. Chloe No one ever sees the reclusive owner of Tanner Hills, but he sees everyone. The feeling of being watched is thrilling. Then he speaks to me. From the moment I hear his voice, I’m in love. ...

These new, recent, and reformulated stories by Joyce Carol Oates showcase a wide range of crime fiction and psychological suspense. A young, insecure woman finds her relationship changing as she grows more and more dependent on a man who likes to take her on long walks beside a dangerously roaring creek. Another woman, nervous around men, not quite knowing how to act when paid a compliment, becomes flustered when a doctor suggests they go out for coffee, or possibly a drink.

Widowed and weary, Matilda Harmon has settled into a quiet life running her cozy café in the heart of her small town. Christmas, once her favorite season, now serves as a bittersweet reminder of all she has lost. But when she's asked to host the town’s annual holiday event, she reluctantly agrees, unaware that God has a new plan in store for her. Peter Wilkinson, a successful businessman and widower, has returned to his hometown for the first time in years. Haunted by the memories of his late wife and distant from his once-strong faith, Peter feels like a stranger in the place he used to...

A Halloween night of mystery, a Monday morning surprise… Chrissy Harper has finally landed her dream job as an executive assistant at a prestigious company. To celebrate, she and her best friend go to a costume party for Halloween where she’s irresistibly drawn to masked man. What Chrissy doesn’t know is that the seductive man behind the mask is Zander Shaw—her new boss. When she shows up for work on Monday morning, both are shocked to discover their identities. While Zander is eager to reignite the flame between them, Chrissy is determined to keep things professional. She’s ...

In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a séance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates exhume the secrets of a reclusive scholar; horrors are uncovered in an obscure academic department; five hopeful initiates must complete a murderous task and much more!

He's estranged from his family. But when he meets her, he starts to remember what's important in life. All I want is to buy a Christmas tree on Black Friday. Is that too much to ask? But the Christmas tree lot is deserted, and I can't carry a tree to my vehicle alone even if someone was around to sell it to me. All of a sudden a hunky mountain man shows up. Turns out, he's part of the family who owns this property. When he offers to help me with the tree, how can I resist? And how can I ever leave town, knowing the man of my dreams is here? Mistletoe Kisses with the Mountain Man is an OTT ...

Milly Cook thought she had left Cedar Ridge, and her faith, behind for good. After the devastating loss of her fiancé, she turned away from God, believing her broken heart could never heal. But when her mother convinces her to come home for Christmas, Milly finds herself drawn back to the small town she once knew—and to a man who understands her pain. Noah Boyle is a widower struggling to find peace after his wife’s passing. For two years, he’s avoided Christmas and the reminders of what he’s lost. But his young daughter, Lily, believes in miracles, and this year, she’s asking ...

James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting their demands to remove swear words, real place names and much else, including two entire stories. Although only 24 when he signed his first publishing contract for the book, Joyce already knew its worth. Joyce's aim was to tell the truth — to create a work of art that would reflect life in Ireland at the turn of the last century.

Enter into a world where horror intertwines with the ethereal: a love story with a spectral lover ends in tragedy, a paranormal investigator’s quest is cut short, and a standoff with intruders uncovers their unique ability to see and harm spirits. Inside this collection, you’ll find seven bite-sized tales that will scare and surprise you. Explore Carl’s journey across time, unraveling the secrets of a spirit caught between two worlds.

When a city cop meets a curvy mountain girl… Ava Dawson has always been comfortable with her quiet life in the small mountain town she calls home. Running her little bookstore, she’s content hiding behind her books and avoiding the risk of heartbreak—especially with her curvy figure that too many men have made her feel insecure about. But when big-city cop Ryan Callahan rolls into town, all of her carefully built walls start to crumble. Ryan came to the mountains to escape the chaos of the city and clear his head. He didn’t expect to find himself captivated by Ava—the beautiful, ...

Melanie Jenkins, newly single and desperate for change, swaps her ER scrubs for a stethoscope and a one-way ticket to Crazy Town. Her destination? The mansion of Rhonda Miltmore—hypochondriac extraordinaire and self-appointed Cupid. Enter Brent Miltmore: Wall Street titan with an emotional portfolio in dire need of diversification. When he takes a tumble (literally), guess who becomes his reluctant caretaker? Yep, his childhood nemesis.

She's his employee's daughter. But they have an attraction they can't resist. My dad's a stubborn guy. Always has been. And the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. So when the fire chief comes knocking on my door to tell me to evacuate, I ignore his orders. Even though he's hot. But when he comes back to tell me my volunteer firefighter dad has been rushed to the hospital, I let the chief take charge. He seems to know exactly what to do. But there's a connection between us that we can't deny. My dad isn't going to be too happy that I'm dating his boss, but he'll get over it in time. Or so...

He didn’t walk out on our wedding day, but he shattered my heart just the same. Instead of wallowing in what could’ve been, I’m taking our honeymoon solo. That’s where I meet him—a rugged, fiercely protective mountain man with eyes that see right through me. Every stolen glance, every touch, reminds me that I deserve more than the life I almost settled for. He’s nothing like the man I was going to marry. And that’s exactly what I need. With every whispered word and heated kiss, he makes me feel desired in ways I’ve only ever dreamed of. He shows me that I’m worthy of being...

A collection of horror/thriller stories for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! The creepers include:THE MOTHER KILLER: Rachel's baby doesn't want to be born as long as she is alive, and so far, it's having its way. LILY SHOULD BE SCARED: The monster under her bed doesn't understand why everything he's done to scare the little girl has failed miserably. THE WORLD OF MIRRORS: When the serial killer awoke, everything seemed the same, but alas, the ...

A Spooky Halloween Short Story - The Perfect Treat. Being eleven has its perks. Jimmy is more than ready to head out of his first solo Halloween trick-or-treating adventure. But his mom and dad have laid down three inviolable rules: 1. Stay close to home. 2. Don't go into anyone's house if invited. 3. If you see mean older kids causing trouble, run home and don't get caught. On a perfect Halloween night, Jimmy sets out after an unbeatable prize: full-size candy bars from the rich neighborhood of his Michigan suburb. But along the way he will learn a valuable lesson: maybe Mom and Dad's ...

In the haunted halls of the Anderson House, Eloise remains a girl untouched by time. Her past has been shrouded in mystery, until now… Witness Eloise’s touching bond with a woman mourning the loss of her daughter, an unseen companionship with a child in solitude, and her battle with a treacherous spirit dwelling in the shadows. In this collection, you’ll find seven bite-sized tales that will scare and surprise you. Prepare yourself for a window into Eloise’s thrilling world, as she navigates life with childlike wonder and ghostly encounters.

She's hiding from a dangerous fan. He's just the man to keep her safe. I wasn't sure what to expect in my new role as trainer for Rosewood Ridge's Citizen's Fire Academy. But when I walk into the training room and find only one student, I'm surprised. Especially when I see that my student is a drop-dead gorgeous brunette with curves for days. Some one-on-one training can't hurt. But this woman is a romance author, in town seeking safety from an overexuberant fan. The more I get to know her, the more I realize that I want to be her true hero...and I want to be that hero for the rest of my ...

I didn’t know what I was walking into that night. A friend’s birthday, a high-end club, and there he was—a shadow in the corner, all piercing eyes and lethal charisma. I knew Marcus was trouble the moment he looked my way, but something in his gaze was calling me to him, despite the warning etched into every line of his face. He told me to stay away. Told me his world was too dark, that I was too good for him. But even then, I could feel it: a pull that went deeper than reason, tethering me to the danger he carried. Soon, it wasn’t enough to just watch from the sidelines—I wanted ...