Anthologies

The beloved Victorian Christmas ghost storytelling tradition continues to thrive in modern day, and this multi-genre anthology of short stories is proof. Cuddle up next to a crackling fire with some holiday music playing softly in the background, and lose yourself in eight amazing Christmas stories by a gang of super-talented, cross-genre authors. Not only are they heartwarming, but they incorporate mystery, science fiction, romance and ghosts! A few tend to be more animated than others, but each one is special, and guaranteed to jingle someone's bells.

EIGHT PASSIONATE LOVE STORIES ABOUT AMAZING MILITARY HEROES BY BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Suzanne Brockmann, Julie Ann Walker, Catherine Mann, Tina Wainscott, Anne Elizabeth, M.L. Buchman, Kate SeRine, Lea Griffith To honor and empower those who've served, all author and publisher proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project. The Wounded Warrior Project was founded in 2002 and provides a wide range of programs and services to veterans and service members who have survived physical or mental injury during their brave service to our nation. Get involved or register for programs and benefits for yourself and your family online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. "It is a proud privilege to be a soldier." ―George S. Patton Jr. "We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us." ―Winston Churchill

Editing an anthology can prove tricky business. Wonderful stories sometimes find themselves on the rejection pile simply because they do not fit in the editor’s vision of that anthology. So, editor Mark Leslie decided to save some of those amazing stories for this latest volume of Fiction River: Editor’s Choice. These tales run the gamut from YA fantasy to cozy crime to slipstream to horror. And they represent the incredible diversity of styles, voices, and genre that inspired Adventures Fantastic to call Fiction River “one of the best and most exciting publications in the field today.” Table of Contents “The Four Thirty-Five” by Annie Reed “Bertie’s Choice” by Jamie McNabb “Mirror Skillz” by Dave Raines “Holding the Door” by Elliotte Rusty Harold “Trees” by Diana Benedict “The Blood is on the Wall” by Felicia Fredlund “The Glass Girl” by Leah Cutter “Breaking Kayfabe” by Kelly Washington “Lemonade and Larceny” by Lauryn Christopher “First Day, Every Day” by M. L. Buchman “Touch” by Michael Kowal “The Rock of Ages” by Ron Collins “He Saw” by Dan C. Duval “Bad Dates Bite” by Kerrie L. Hughes “No Farther” by Laura Ware

A Magazine Celebrating Romance ISSUE 5: OCTOBER 2017 Denise Little, Editor Lezli Robyn, Copy Editor Shahid Mahmud, Publisher Interview: Juliet Marillier Stories by: Diane A.S. Stuckart, Laura Hayden, M.L. Buchman, Juliet Marillier, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Alia Mahmud, Petronella Glover, Brigid Collins, Dayle A. Dermatis, Jean Rabe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Serialization: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (Ellis Bell) Writers Corner: Denise Little Recommended Books & More: C.S. DeAvilla Heart’s Nest is a bi-monthly romance magazine published by Hearts Nest Press, the romance imprint of Arc Manor, an award winning independent publisher based in Maryland. Each issue of the magazine has a mix of new and old stories, excerpts, a serialization of a novel or novella, columns, how to guides, book recommendations and an interview with a prominent personality in the industry.

Who doesn't love cats? And what cat doesn't have a great cat story of their heroism, even if it's only saving their owner from a spider? From honorable feline assassins to compassionate feline dreamwalkers, these cats are saving the world--at least for someone. This multi-author bundle pays tribute to every cat who has ever played hero, from little things to big. In Fantastic Feline Heroes you'll find stories about loyal feline workers, cats who save the day, those who walk through dreams to save the dreamer, and many more. Fantastic Feline Heroes is a multi-genre bundle that featuring heroic felines that's perfect for the cat lover in your life, especially if that's you. Table of Contents 1. "Disaster Relief" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 2. "Poison Paw" by Bonnie Elizabeth 3. "Androcles the Christmas Lion" by M. L. Buchman 4. "The Night Mischief Became a Real Cat" by Annie Reed 5. "On Guard" by Deb Logan 6. "Thief of Sparks" by Eric Kent Edstrom 7. "Gilroy and the Kitten" by Jamie Ferguson 8. "The Dream Spinner" by Mollie Hunt 9. "Cecil Stalks His Prey" by Dayle A. Dermatis 10. "Of Cats and Lost Socks" by Liz Pierce 11. "Claws at Hand" by Brigid Collins

Moles.Seriously?Yes. Mostly seriously.Chemists, Zoologists, Dermatologists, Government Agencies, and Mexican Food.Over a dozen modern authors offer their take on an Interpretation of Moles. Every kind, every definition.From silly to sublime, this anthology takes you on a wild ride, where the only rule was that it had to include moles. And to be entertaining.Come revel with us.

This unique bundle is a collection of romance stories. Each Novel the first in a series. Different authors. Different series. While each book stands alone, each one opens a new world by a new writer. Bundle also Includes a special bonus short story by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Dean Wesley Smith: Thunder Mountain USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith weaves a science fiction tale of love and survival of two modern professors dealing with the past. Offered a free trip into a remote Idaho wilderness that she loves and studies, Professor Dawn Edwards can’t refuse. On the trip she meets Professor Madison Rogers, and they fall for each other. But living in the Old West proves to be a brutal task. Somehow, Dawn must survive to rescue herself, her friends, and the man she loves. A science fiction novel of new times in the old west. Kathryn Kaleigh: Begin Again Savannah Richards did not believe in chance. But there he stood, head bent, focused on his iPad. His hair graying a bit around the edges. Noah would not recognize her, even if he remembered her. Putting the past behind them, they strive to forge something new together. But can they overcome past wrongs for what might be? M.L. Buchman: Where Dreams are Born One calendar. Twelve lighthouses. Two hearts. Cassidy Knowles, the nation’s fastest rising food-and-wine critic. Her father, a small-scale vintner, leaves a final gift: a calendar of Pacific Northwest lighthouses, a dozen thin letters, and a deathbed promise to visit one each month. She can handle that. Russell Morgan, #28 on the latest “most eligible” list and the last guy on the planet Cassidy wants. Fine with him. She’s an over-privileged little twit. He sets his own course by a friend’s calendar of lighthouses. A sailing voyage that guides him to the one woman in all Seattle who irritates him the most. Where can two hearts chart the same course? Where Dreams Are Born in the warmth around Angelo’s Hearth. Kristine Kathryn Rusch: On The Trail Can love blossom in the world of politics? An accomplished political correspondent, Leni knows the challenges of her job. The week before her wedding, she cancels her bachelorette party to cover a presidential candidate. When a local broadcaster asks to pick her brain about the event they just covered, she finds herself tempted to blow him off. But something about him makes her reconsider. Gorgeous and sexy, his interest seems sincere. Until he sees the diamond ring on her finger. As the pair cover presidential campaign after presidential campaign, they form a long-distance friendship that could become so much more. If they can only find the time. A heartwarming story of true love and second chances. Robin Brande: Heart of Ice Annie Linley needs a change--a big one. Burned out as a teacher, betrayed by her boyfriend, she's looking for something to shake up her life. On impulse, she books a trip to Iceland, where she'll stay at the horse farm run by quiet, brooding Kjartan. Annie is in for more change than she realizes: Hot nights in a cold climate have a way of melting hearts. Rebecca J. Clark: Lead - Off Bride Welcome to Twin Rivers, Washington, home of the Rapids minor league baseball team and I Do-Overs, a wedding consignment shop on Main Street. Sometimes, you just need a do-over. Jack McCauley has just been demoted to the minor leagues to prove himself after a career-threatening injury. He has no identity outside of baseball, nor does he want one, and he has the string of pissed off ex-girlfriends to prove it. Jack’s focus must be on getting back to the major leagues. So running into an old flame and learning he has a daughter he never knew about has Jack crying foul. Wedding shop owner Beth Darrow made the gut-wrenching decision seven years ago not to tell Jack she was pregnant with his child. Now, he’s back in town. Once he learns about their child ...

Time travel stories are as old as science fiction, wandering backwards to change the past or forward like Buck Rogers trapped in that abandoned mine shaft. Perhaps you will step through a mirror darkly. How will the world change? How will you? Join us to see 'What Might Have Been...'

More stories for our future - with less tech, probably, but still life on our planet. Post-apocalypse, dystopia, last men and women usually struggling to survive. Bookstores as treasure troves or abandoned places, factories and cities in various states of disrepair, locations from North America to Europe to Japan, all over our beautiful planet. The Book Store by Jason A. Adams The Last Books of Nara by M.L. Buchman Access All Areas by Fulvio Gatti Lisa's Odyssey by Barbara G.Tarn A Cupboard Full of Seeds by Meyari Mc Farland The Crossing of the Moons by C.A. Rowland Imposible by Lesley L. Smith The Last Maple by Rebecca M. Senese Alone at the End by Vonnie Winslow Crist A New Script by Tao Wong

Let's imagine a future where humanity left this lovely ball of atmosphere to colonize the solar system and beyond. Visit the Moon, Mars, Pluto and alien worlds, sometimes meeting non-human life forms. Ten stories of space exploration and colonization by a batch of talented authors. The stories: Personal Rules by Richard Freeborn It's Lechtenbrink, Libby Lechtenbrink by Mary Jo Rabe Merry Olde England by M.L. Buchman Terraforming Eden by Kate Pavelle Symphony by Douglas Smith Sail Safe by Vonnie Vinslow Crist SS Ulysses to the rescue by Barbara G.Tarn The Yearendtide Tree by Katharina Gerlach Bore's Head by Lesley L. Smith My Dead Father's Signal by Stefon Mears

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10 Tales of Unlikely Partners The Odd Couple, Remington Steele, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Kirk and Spock, any couple in Friends or The Big Bang Theory or... Thrown together by chance, assignment, or circumstance. Driven apart by skills, personality, or they just don’t trust each other. Until their lives are on the line and their only options are to cooperate—or die. Partnerships from the too perfect couple to the new met stranger. And when your partner isn’t another person?

12 Tales not led by WWMs. Thrillers may be the last great bastion of the Western White Male. From Doc Savage to James Bond. From Dirk Pitt to Jack Reacher. Now is the time to venture into the rest of the world. Who rides to the rescue? Vietnamese magicians, female undercover operatives, Chinese assassins, and women like you never imagined. Western White Males? Who needs them!