In this secretive WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a carefully curated collection of secret themed holiday stories to add a bit of intrigue to the season.Stories about secrets include humor, spy fiction, romance, historical fiction, and—of course—a mystery or two.Join eleven of the best writers in the business as they present this lovely collection of holiday stories to capture your interest in any season of the year....

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhil...

Imperia Encanto's younger sister Grace spent three months rehearsing for the Warren Excellence Academy's winter extravaganza. Imperia's future stepmother, Mellie, expects an awful night of terrible singing. But Imperia hopes Grace shines. Grace needs a win all her own—without magic. And that proves harder than anyone imagines."The spellbinding Grayson…gives readers their money's worth by taking the familiar and turning it on its ear, with humor and charm."—RT Book Revie...

Pulphouse Fiction Magazine gives you "afterlife" like no other magazine. No idea what afterlife means exactly, but these ten stories suggest a few things.Not sure why we thought the afterlife might be full of creepy stories, but that turned out to be the title of this fine book, so we went with it by including ghosts and zombies that solve crimes and other things that go bump.Yes, we consider ghosts and zombines solving crimes kind of creepy. Grab this book full of ten stor...

Dora Vannoy vanished without a trace in July 1905. Not the Dora Vannoy who found a journal in 2024, but a long-lost ancestor.The 2024 Dora decides to find out what happened to her namesake. The 2024 Dora travels into the past of other timelines from the Historical Institute.What she finds turns out worse than she expected.And very sad when what happened in the past makes no difference at all.

USA Today and New York Times bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith returns to one of his favorite characters, Pakhet Jones, a superhero tasked with protecting cats.When cats become the target of an advanced weapon, it falls on Pakhet Jones, Poker Boy, and Lady Luck herself to find out why, solve the mystery, and save not only cat's lives, but human lives as well.A fast, tense read, Big Eyes shows why Pakhet Jones lives up to her reputation as one of the best in the Poker Boy...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tangent Online on Pul...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short FictionA three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up ten fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction.No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude, feel, and high-quality fiction equals Pulphouse."This is definitely a strong start. All the stories have a lot of life to them, and are worthwhile reading." —Tang...

This 66th issue of Smith's Monthly contains more than seventy thousand words of fiction from USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith, including two full novels from the popular Mary Jo Assassin series: Death Takes a Partner and Death Takes a Diamond. Mary Jo is the most glamorous assassin you can imagine, and in these two novels she faces challenges she never dreamed of!But that's not all! There are four new short stories from some of Dean's most popular series: "The Back Se...

Raine Wilkins covers Life and Style stories for the Chicago Courier. When she runs into Niko North outside a gala event, she finds herself drawn to him in ways she can't explain. She trusts him—an enigmatic stranger!—but she doesn't quite know why, although his stunning good looks might play a role. And he seems to need her help.Because Niko might inherit his family's business, Claus & Company. He thinks the business should help needy children all year round. He wants to m...

This 58th issue of Smith's Monthly contains more than fifty thousand words of original fiction from USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith, including a new short novel, Big Eyes, in his Pakhet Jones series about the superhero for cats, and four new short stories from some of his most popular series; Marble Grant, Bryant Street, Sky Tate, and Thunder Mountain.Also included is The Case of Pilgrim Hugh: Five Strange Detective Short Stories, from Dean's series about the always ...

The police often show up at science fiction conventions, but not because Secret Master of Fandom and private detective Spade calls them.But that all changes when Paladin finds a box with a note, a box she believes contains a bomb.Spade and Paladin must hurry to save the convention before the police arrive. The conundrum? Figure out who sent the bomb—before they lose their lives trying."I hope to read many more stories about Spade and Paladin."—Mystery Scene