Vera is a nurse from Sweden who, while delivering a dangerous birth in the Colombian jungle, makes contact with indigenous people who give her a wholly different outlook on life. A traumatic experience takes her home, her life in pieces, just like the world as she now sees it. Her quest to put her life back together becomes tied up with her vision of a more sustainable world.She meets the corporate heir to a company specializing in luxury travel who has a predatory attitude to wome...

The fourth in a series of true short stories from foster carer Mia Marconi.Kira first came to foster carer Mia Marconi’s home on respite care when she was three. She had suffered an unimaginable amount of abuse in her short life. Although she couldn’t tie her shoe laces, she could smash a room to pieces; she fought against everything like a wild cat.At the age of five Kira moved permanently to live with Mia and her family, but by the time she was nine years old the whole fa...

Winner of the Australian Shadows Award for Best Long FictionNominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella"Intelligent, compassionate and unsettling."—The New York Times“Devlin twists and breaks the typical zombie narrative without spoiling one of the cleverest conceits in recent horror. Suffice to say that the author takes a scalpel to the post-truth era.”—Esquire

RebekahLife has dealt her a difficult hand, making it hard for her to trust men.She’s introverted and shy and has only dated a few guys.Dating leaves her tongue-tied and nervous. It’s not worth it.When her friends set her up with Bracken, she can’t help but give him a chance.He’s older. Confident. Kind. Patient. Trustworthy. The entire package.Can she open up to him and share her dark secrets?A hostage situation on a ...

How much do you trust your doctor?When a patient in hypnosis describes an experience of abuse at the hands of her doctor, psychologist Megan Wright starts investigating. Determined to find out the truth and stop the abuse, but bound to silence by the ethics of confidentiality, Megan enters the dark mind of a dangerously disturbed man in a deadly battle of wits and wills.If you like dark, suspenseful and chilling stories, you won't want to miss this psycholo...

After discovering her husband of 26 years is having an affair, the narrator of the story falls into what she describes as a deep, dark well of fear and despair. The thought of possibly losing everything in her life, including her sanity, encourages her to seek the help and support of a psychologist. With the psychologists gentle and compassionate guidance, the narrator (who remains unnamed) travels through a range of frightening emotions encompassing rage, revenge, anger, frustration, over...

This morning, Raffi McCaffery is anxious. Behind his house, chain saws are threatening to topple trees and build on land where songbirds live. Without a place to nest, what will happen to the common yellowthroat? Raffi isn't sure what he can do to save the birds, because he has trouble walking. His legs may be weak, but he has lots of ideas, and friends ready to help!

Meet Megan, a little girl with a big imagination who is not afraid to speak her mind. Megan always knows exactly what she wants; and right now, what she wants is SNOW! But outside her window, there’s nothing to see but grey skies and rain.Megan knows that when the real world lets you down, there’s only one thing to do. She turns to her books and there between the pages, she finds magic waiting for her.

(6100 words) Laid up with a broken leg, Mike spends a lot of time sleeping, and dreaming. He dreams of his alternate selves, what he might have become if he'd taken a different path, but in those dreams he travels a route that would be better left untraveled.

The best spy story; the worst spy.Save the world? Or save Miss Sweden? It's an easy choice.The LSD is not interested in Agneta Larsson, a former Swedish Miss who'll soon be a formidable Swedish President. The LSD is only interested in some documents in Agneta Larsson's safe. They send Benny, The Runner, to copy these documents and get out. A simple mission; Agneta isn't even at home.Agneta hasn't been at home for a while. Agneta has disappeared. Her ...

Rebekah discovers a secret watcher following her every move and guiding her along life's journey. The dark stranger teaches her to appreciate her own individuality as the real home.

Beth Wilcock lives in fear.Someone keeps calling and leaving threatening messages.The phone calls started after a simple car accident.An accident that will escalate to something much worse.A short story about choices.Dara Girard, an award winning, bestselling author of more than thirty novels continues to gain readers with titles such as "Remember My Name" and "Dangerous Curves"