Short Stories/Novellas

Marie Hhermann (the second H and the first N are silent) has everything and nothing. A successful romance novelist, she's stuck in a professional and personal rut: trapped in a publishing contract writing dreck, and in love with her (gay) best friend. She's long thought the only thing worse than writing clichés is living them, and she's tired of being a walking, talking caricature. When she meets Tony Freeman, a literary agent as sexy and smart as he is sarcastic, she has to wonder if she's met her match...and while she doesn't expect a man to solve her problems, she's starting to think some romance clichés aren't so bad... From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes the re-release of a satirical novella full of her trademark humor, with a heroine determined to turn her life around (even if she has to take up smoking to do it) and a hero who wants her to be herself, whatever that will cost. Throw in a best friend who adores her (but not THAT way, unfortunately), editors as paranoid as they are medicated, movie trailers that elicit screams of horror, parents in denial, and the perils of taking up smoking in your late 20s, LTF is a story about making dreams come true, even if you have to track down those dreams and beat the crap out of them to do it.

He’s a cyborg who never hesitates to kill, a creature who knows he's worse than any fairy-tale monster. She’s a mutant and a thief, stealing priceless baubles for the scum of the city, always one step ahead of a fatal beating. And she picked the wrong monster to rob. But Mitchell Hunter won't kill the pretty blue-haired mutant he catches in his safe. Or even hurt her. He'll take her, though. For three days. Maybe longer. And he doesn't care who has to die, so long as he can keep her. So bring on the body count. They've both survived worse... From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes a tale set in Boston's future, with a cybernetically-enhanced billionaire squaring off against a one-of-a-kind mutant, cash poor but rarer than any diamond. Scorching sex against a bleak backdrop of murder and poverty, you'll root for the monster and the thief in BEGGARMAN, THIEF.

A creature of science, Beth Waldman sacrificed her body to become one of the best anti-industrial espionage agents in the country. After saving the day (well, kinda), she just wants to get through the routine medical exam and go home. But Vic Clive isn't one to let this opportunity pass. He was a horrified witness to the accident that nearly killed her, and joined the Division of Emergency Recovery of Publications (D.E.R.P.) just to meet her. Beth is sure a gorgeous genius couldn't possibly be interested in a modern-day Frankenstein's monster. He's sure she's wrong. From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes a sexy take on the Frankenstein legend, lust, surviving the un-surviveable, and terrific couch sex.

There are no such things as mermaids...until there are. And Jack Reddit has been in love with one for years. There's only one problem--well, several, actually. They're from different countries, and long distance relationships are tricky. They're from different species, so something as simple as a date is even trickier. And then there's the age difference, and the fact that his beloved mermaid has Jack firmly in the "no wake and friend zone". But in a world where mermaids are real, miracles happen all the time, and Jack is determined to show his sirena that whether they're in Tuscany or Wisconsin (the Tuscany of the midwest--no, really!), they're more than a match for any obstacles. From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes a tale set against the gorgeous background of Lake Como, about an ordinary guy falling for an extraordinary mermaid he's prepared to spend years waiting for. Love, lusty good fun, and NSFW sex await readers in SIRENA.

Hurricane Harvey: relentless and inescapable for far too many. But in this re-telling of the storm's havoc, the Texans have more than grit and determination on their side--they have mermaids. In this paranormal spin on the most terrifying hurricane to make U.S. landfall in over a decade, mermaids, werewolves, and vampires are not only real, they're determined to help as many humans as they can, regardless of personal cost. From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes a tale set in her Undead universe, with Undersea Folk working alongside victims, bankers, stray dogs, and the Cajun Navy to help as many as they can, even as time runs short...for everyone. Davidson is donating 50% of the royalties to Hurricane Relief, so if you're looking for a light read suitable for ages 12 and up, or if you just want to help the survivors in your own small way, KEEP YOU BRAVE AND STRONG is the story for you.

He’s an American who had to choose between a trip to Dublin or a new water softener, and Dublin won the coin toss. She's a disgruntled ghost trapped in a studio apartment thanks to a drunken curse. They're total opposites (politically, religiously, biologically...) and neither were looking for the other. Which is why they're perfect for each other, if they can just break that pesky curse... From the darkly humorous imagination of NYT and USA Today best-selling author MaryJanice Davidson comes a seriously traditional Irish ghost story--except it's MJ Davidson, so it's neither serious nor traditional, but hilarity and scorching sex is guaranteed. BONUS: the first chapter from MJ's upcoming book, USA Dead Ahead!