Story Garden presents THE HEART’S BIDDING, Jordan Riley Swan’s debut novel–a slice-of-life family drama with a touch of gentle romance.

Kaylee Heart would rather run through a roaring fire than endure even a minute of public speaking. Put in an eighty-hour work week? No problem. Shut down her grandfather’s gold-digging girlfriend? Easy peasy. Stand in front of an auction crowd and call for bids? Show her the exit.

So she has no idea how Gerald, the golden-voiced auctioneer she’s been crushing on at the local auction house, can find the courage to stand on stage every week, with all those eyes on him. But as cruel fate would have it, she is about to find out.
Her family antique shop, the Vintage at Heart, has tripped over one financial hurdle too many and Kay is propelled, full speed, into her biggest phobia—the spotlight.

With terror chasing her, she’ll have to fight to keep the family business from closing forever. Even if the battle takes place in front of a live crowd…

Astrid assumed all dragons should be killed – until she met one that changed her mind.

In the medieval Northlands, a dangerous family seeks power.
They slaughter all who get in their way.

Children’s rhymes hint at what’s to come, but no one recognizes the danger at hand.

Astrid doesn’t know she holds the key to this power.
She’s just a blacksmith who makes swords for dragonslayers.

But Astrid has a dark secret …
A dragon once chewed her up and spit her out.

She hides the old scars covering her body through shapeshifting.

But the time for hiding is over.

Every time a shot rings out a Valkyrie earns her wings. Mila is earning hers the hard way hunting down the monsters that have taken her sister.

It was supposed to be a simple scouting mission.

But the trail is leading her to an unexpected discovery. What if the things that go bump in the night start to slither out into the light?

An ancient horror, full of malice and nightmares, is coming to the Idaho Wilderness.​

She should probably run, but Valkyries don’t back down from a fight, no matter the risk.

Besides, there are lives at stake, and it’s a Valkyries job to choose the dead. The Dwarf King would be proud.

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From the bestselling children’s author Daniel Gershkovitz, these new educational stories will help children to enhance their self-confidence, sense of capability, and self-esteem.Through five short stories written in rhyme, We Can Do It 2!: Stories for Brave Little Kids illustrates the values of true friendship, the acceptance of others, the harm caused by prejudice, the virtue of admitting one’s mistakes, and the unconditional love of caring parents.

The Shy Chameleon: We should never be ashamed of who we are. Any shortcoming we may appear to have can prove to be our greatest advantage.

The Arrogant Toad: True friendship and respect are earned by being humble and sensitive to others.

The Friendly Scorpion: Prejudice can be dangerous. Everyone deserves a fair chance and should be allowed to follow their heart.

The Forgiving Beaver: We must accept those who are different from us, even in the face of peer pressure. Forgiveness is the key to friendship.

The curious Chick: Never underestimate the sincere, unconditional love of parents, as they prepare us for the realities of life.

She’s everything he’s ever wanted, but beyond the glass window, reality is different.

Baruch is an ordinary guy, who feels that the Spirit of God hovers over him, granting him special and involuntary superpowers.

In practice, he spends the gray routine of his life being secretly in love with his neighbor, Zehava.

Despite never having found the courage to approach or talk to her, every morning and evening he follows her actions devoutly by watching her apartment’s reflection in the glass of the building in the opposite yard.

Zehava, however, has other plans regarding her love life.

When Baruch realizes he is not alone in the race for Zehava’s heart, one event changes everything. Will Baruch’s life have a happy ending or will his divine powers spin out of control once again?

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple Inc.

The year is 2020. A dangerous, novel virus is spreading fast. The world is entering into chaos.
A week before his 30th birthday, which he will be celebrating in quarantine, Yaniv receives a nighttime video call that is about to change his life.
He accepts the challenge posed to him by his cousin, in order to help people around the world return to work, quickly and safely.
This story reveals the thoughts and personal process he goes through as an entrepreneur, faced with unprecedented uncertainty, whose aim is to promote employment in a changing world.

Join the journey. The only time is now.