Short Stories/Novellas

'-an alternate history of Japan story- Japan disappeared 500 years ago. It’s people didn’t. Five hundred years ago, Japan hid itself from the rest of the world. Rather than technology, they discovered power. The emperor still rules, but the mystics hold sway. Hitomi is the youngest warrior in the history of the fighting Mura clan, who have evolved from the rough beginnings as the Ninja into the race’s supreme weapons. But Hitomi stumbles upon a secret, one so vast that even the emperor may not see where it leads. Unless he too seeks to bury the secret along Hitomi’s Path.

Betsy searches for her true Christmas wish on the ferry ride with Mama to see Santa. There isn’t much time left. Androcles, her stuffed pet lion, wears his favorite Christmas bathrobe against the harsh Seattle winter. He works on an idea of how he can fulfill Betsy’s wish and heal her broken family. Sometimes you just need to discover the right wish and ask for help from Androcles the Christmas Lion.

Hartane the Younger would give anything to not follow in his father’s footsteps. But Elder controlled every step of his childhood toward that purpose. Today Hartane must choose his Lifemark—the vial of potion that sets his one true skill for life—into precisely what Elder demands. Rania’s heritage as daughter of the Queen and the future ruler of the kingdom constricts her to a single path. Mother’s insistence that she possesses no destiny of her own infuriates Rania to her very soul. Both dread their ordained options among the five choices. Unless together they can discover The Sixth Choice.

A sorcerer of the Vinkstrum line has guarded Seattle since their name was scribed in the sacred register at The Merchant’s Cafe long pine bar on opening day in 1890. With the fast approach of the 1962 World’s Fair, Graham Vinkstrum is set for a smooth ride across the finish line. But then, Lola Burgundy—a wiley and foxy witch who knows all of Seattle’s secrets—uncovers a nefarious plot to ruin the ride. In a race against time, they must join forces to save the city from disaster.