Discovered some of Matt Shaw's many books? Published together, as a single collection, are the first of his stories ("The Last Stop", "The Chosen Routes", "Writer's Block", "Smile", "Love Life") - at a cheaper rate than if you were to buy the books individually now you really do have no excuse not to give his work a go!THE LAST STOP:Having lost his Wife, James feels as though he has lost everything that matters to him. Finally beaten by his ongoing battles with depression, James decides his best plan of action is to sell his worldly possessions. Sell-up and move out to Australia for a final blow-out... a final adventure bringing nothing but highs, before his planned, grand exit from his own Life.And it could have been the ideal plan had he not fallen asleep on the train...From Matt Shaw (Best-selling author of 'Happy Ever After') comes a whole new dark and twisted tale....THE CHOSEN ROUTES:'The Chosen Routes' - was the Spirit trying to warn them of something, when the small drama group tried the ouija board? Was there a hidden message behind the sentence, spelt out by the moving glass - or was it simply the owner of the haunted mansion, where they were staying for the weekend on a money-raising scheme for charity, playing with their minds?Either way, there was no way of turning back now and, for one, it was a weekend they'd never forget. Their Path Was Set.WRITER'S BLOCK:Nothing to write. Been too long now. At this rate, they would have forgotten about him. Forgotten his words. Forgotten his story.... no, they couldn't. They couldn't forget what he did. No one will forget his first story. The story that introduced him to the world.No matter how much they wanted to forget what they read.... no one could. Even so, he needs to ignore his wife's possible affair and get past his writer's block.... get his new work out there.... keep him fresh in their memories.SMILE:He was stood there. Right there. He kept shouting that he was going to go but.... he wasn't moving... he wasn't. I thought he was bluffing... I only turned my back on him for a moment. A moment! Had I seen him go... of course I would have followed. Of course I would have gone after my younger brother! The thought of him lost in this shopping centre... alone... it sends shivers down my back.I have to find him. I WILL find him. Anything to get out of having to make the call home to mum. She's going to be so mad... * * * * * * *Alex's mum was tired and over-worked. Holding down a full-time job, keeping the house clean and looking after the children - the youngest of which was still a handful with his ADHD as they tried to get the medication right - she just wanted a break. Even if it were only for an afternoon - so she sent Alex to the shopping mall, with his younger brother who was throwing a tantrum because he wanted to go to the toy store to spend his pocket money. She never once thought Alex would lose his younger brother in the crowds.And no one would have guessed how the day would have ended or just how many more children were missing.'Smile' is a new horror from the best-selling author behind the 'Happy Ever After Trilogy' - told through the eyes of the main character as he frantically searches for his missing brother.LOVE LIFE:Share a night with Kim, a working girl, and her client. Both have skeletons in their closets.
Discovered some of Matt Shaw's many books? Published together, as a single collection, is the second batch of his stories ("Buried", "The Dead Don't Knock", "The Breakdown" and "Romance is Dead") - at a cheaper rate than if you were to buy the books individually now you really do have no excuse not to give his work a go!BURIEDI've stopped panicking now. Not because I'm not scared. I just know panicking won't help the situation. It'll only serve to make it worse. Need to try and remain calm for as long as possible. Control my breathing. Save my oxygen. I breathed in and coughed. The air in here is stale. I hope I'm not in here for long. Please, dad. Don't let me be here for long. Please. I started to cry. Helpless. * * * * *The day after his 21st Birthday Party, Todd woke to find himself trapped in a box with nothing but broken memories for company. Told through his eyes, live his fear and feel his claustrophobia as he frantically tries to peace together what happened, who buried him and why in Matt Shaw's new horror novella.THE DEAD DON'T KNOCKNot sure when it happened, exactly. The first I noticed was when my wife popped out for the evening. I went out, to find her, and I heard them.... out there.... roaming around looking for flesh to feast upon. My wife never did come home that night. My only guess is that they got her. I just hope they ate enough of her to stop her coming back as one of them - she deserves to rest in peace at least. She deserved that much.A few days, holed-up in my house... that's all.... a few days hiding out. Give them enough time to wander off looking for food. Increase my chances of getting out of here without coming face to face with the Horde.Just hope they don't find a way into my terraced house, in the meantime. I fear them as much as I fear looters. Funny - the survivors of the infection.... never would have thought they'd be worse but... their unpredictable, greedy nature.... they're worse alright. Hopefully looters won't find a way in here either.Not whilst I'm still hiding out.Two days. Need to get my act together.... need to be ready.....THE BREAKDOWN"I knew there were problems in our marriage. We hardly spoke anymore, other than to argue, and I often volunteered for all the overtime work my boss could throw my direction to help keep me out of the house. Our failing relationship was a two way thing. I do love her though. It's just...We're going through a rough patch at the moment. I figured every couple has them. I decided to use my overtime money to take her on holiday. Just the two of us. Somewhere hot and exotic. Somewhere we could rediscover our love for each other. I just never knew she had already moved on. I never knew about him. Not until a friend told me...I don't know if I can win her back. I don't know if I want to either. First things first, though...I need to go and drag her away from his house."ROMANCE IS DEADShe had no idea why she killed him. Frying pan to the back of his head. Repeatedly. She just finally snapped at the lack of romance in their marriage. The lack of love. Perhaps her subconscious simply thought, ‘If Romance is dead - why shouldn’t he be dead too?’ It didn’t matter why she did it. The only thing that mattered now was to hide her crime. Easier said than done with her neighbours breathing down her neck, asking awkward questions. That and the fact that, in his death, she was finally starting to realise why she loved him in the first place.
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Discovered some of Matt Shaw's many books? Published together, as a single collection, are the first of his stories ("The Last Stop", "The Chosen Routes", "Writer's Block", "Smile", "Love Life") - at a cheaper rate than if you were to buy the books individually now you really do have no excuse not to give his work a go!THE LAST STOP:Having lost his Wife, James feels as though he has lost everything that matters to him. Finally beaten by his ongoing battles with depression, James decides his best plan of action is to sell his worldly possessions. Sell-up and move out to Australia for a final blow-out... a final adventure bringing nothing but highs, before his planned, grand exit from his own Life.And it could have been the ideal plan had he not fallen asleep on the train...From Matt Shaw (Best-selling author of 'Happy Ever After') comes a whole new dark and twisted tale....THE CHOSEN ROUTES:'The Chosen Routes' - was the Spirit trying to warn them of something, when the small drama group tried the ouija board? Was there a hidden message behind the sentence, spelt out by the moving glass - or was it simply the owner of the haunted mansion, where they were staying for the weekend on a money-raising scheme for charity, playing with their minds?Either way, there was no way of turning back now and, for one, it was a weekend they'd never forget. Their Path Was Set.WRITER'S BLOCK:Nothing to write. Been too long now. At this rate, they would have forgotten about him. Forgotten his words. Forgotten his story.... no, they couldn't. They couldn't forget what he did. No one will forget his first story. The story that introduced him to the world.No matter how much they wanted to forget what they read.... no one could. Even so, he needs to ignore his wife's possible affair and get past his writer's block.... get his new work out there.... keep him fresh in their memories.SMILE:He was stood there. Right there. He kept shouting that he was going to go but.... he wasn't moving... he wasn't. I thought he was bluffing... I only turned my back on him for a moment. A moment! Had I seen him go... of course I would have followed. Of course I would have gone after my younger brother! The thought of him lost in this shopping centre... alone... it sends shivers down my back.I have to find him. I WILL find him. Anything to get out of having to make the call home to mum. She's going to be so mad... * * * * * * *Alex's mum was tired and over-worked. Holding down a full-time job, keeping the house clean and looking after the children - the youngest of which was still a handful with his ADHD as they tried to get the medication right - she just wanted a break. Even if it were only for an afternoon - so she sent Alex to the shopping mall, with his younger brother who was throwing a tantrum because he wanted to go to the toy store to spend his pocket money. She never once thought Alex would lose his younger brother in the crowds.And no one would have guessed how the day would have ended or just how many more children were missing.'Smile' is a new horror from the best-selling author behind the 'Happy Ever After Trilogy' - told through the eyes of the main character as he frantically searches for his missing brother.LOVE LIFE:Share a night with Kim, a working girl, and her client. Both have skeletons in their closets. Discovered some of Matt Shaw's many books? Published together, as a single collection, is the second batch of his stories ("Buried", "The Dead Don't Knock", "The Breakdown" and "Romance is Dead") - at a cheaper rate than if you were to buy the books individually now you really do have no excuse not to give his work a go!BURIEDI've stopped panicking now. Not because I'm not scared. I just know panicking won't help the situation. It'll only serve to make it worse. Need to try and remain calm for as long as possible. Control my breathing. Save my oxygen. I breathed in and coughed. The air in here is stale. I hope I'm not in here for long. Please, dad. Don't let me be here for long. Please. I started to cry. Helpless. * * * * *The day after his 21st Birthday Party, Todd woke to find himself trapped in a box with nothing but broken memories for company. Told through his eyes, live his fear and feel his claustrophobia as he frantically tries to peace together what happened, who buried him and why in Matt Shaw's new horror novella.THE DEAD DON'T KNOCKNot sure when it happened, exactly. The first I noticed was when my wife popped out for the evening. I went out, to find her, and I heard them.... out there.... roaming around looking for flesh to feast upon. My wife never did come home that night. My only guess is that they got her. I just hope they ate enough of her to stop her coming back as one of them - she deserves to rest in peace at least. She deserved that much.A few days, holed-up in my house... that's all.... a few days hiding out. Give them enough time to wander off looking for food. Increase my chances of getting out of here without coming face to face with the Horde.Just hope they don't find a way into my terraced house, in the meantime. I fear them as much as I fear looters. Funny - the survivors of the infection.... never would have thought they'd be worse but... their unpredictable, greedy nature.... they're worse alright. Hopefully looters won't find a way in here either.Not whilst I'm still hiding out.Two days. Need to get my act together.... need to be ready.....THE BREAKDOWN"I knew there were problems in our marriage. We hardly spoke anymore, other than to argue, and I often volunteered for all the overtime work my boss could throw my direction to help keep me out of the house. Our failing relationship was a two way thing. I do love her though. It's just...We're going through a rough patch at the moment. I figured every couple has them. I decided to use my overtime money to take her on holiday. Just the two of us. Somewhere hot and exotic. Somewhere we could rediscover our love for each other. I just never knew she had already moved on. I never knew about him. Not until a friend told me...I don't know if I can win her back. I don't know if I want to either. First things first, though...I need to go and drag her away from his house."ROMANCE IS DEADShe had no idea why she killed him. Frying pan to the back of his head. Repeatedly. She just finally snapped at the lack of romance in their marriage. The lack of love. Perhaps her subconscious simply thought, ‘If Romance is dead - why shouldn’t he be dead too?’ It didn’t matter why she did it. The only thing that mattered now was to hide her crime. Easier said than done with her neighbours breathing down her neck, asking awkward questions. That and the fact that, in his death, she was finally starting to realise why she loved him in the first place.