Dinner-party Stories

Alana Nelson is a princess in a world with 5 kingdoms, yet in the real world she is merely a wallflower. Only a tragic accident leads to her to finding someone just like her. He isn't just someone, though, he could become the most powerful ruler in the history of the 5 kingdoms; he could be someone she can love. But the accident changes her life forever, and all she wants is revenge.

Doing the “Ultimate” is the only way author Diane Stead knows how to do anything. In this the first in her “Ultimate” series of How-To books, she explains in painful detail how to do everything from choosing the right wine to choosing the right guests. (And yes, there is some cooking involved as well.) This is the “Ultimate” stiletto-heeled romp through the sacred ground of designer cookbooks.

Things have an awful tendency to not go as planned, no matter how much effort is put forth, there will always be something to trump your desires. This is proven by the total destruction of something so seemingly perfect and simple: A Dinner Party.

In the small coastal town of soggy bottom, a sinister manor opens its old doors to welcome a few special guests for the first dinner party in centuries. But dusty passageways, some extravagant party tricks, and a crate of booze, aren't all this ancient manor and it's mysterious owner have to hide. As the party goes by, the guest can't help but wonder, will they make it out alive?