Quintha Thistlewhite is an unremarkable, solitary cottage witch. On what is supposed to be an unremarkable trip to the fall market to stock up for winter, she becomes embroiled in a rather remarkable murder mystery.Can she clear her name before winter sets in? Or will she hang at the end of a noose for a crime she didn't commit?Granny Weatherwax meets Miss Marple in this cozy fantasy featuring a hedgehog, an imperious wizard, and lots of good ale.

Wishing WellWe've all heard the warning: Be careful what you wish for... you just might get it.If you had a wish, how careful would you be?Would you regret it?Or would your wildest dreams come true?Whatever you do, make sure you wish well...19 tales of wishes that came true...just maybe not in the way expected.Featuring stories by: Emily Martha Sorensen, Kay Hanifen, Sylvia Son, Kara Race-Moore, Laura G. Kaschak, Remy Allen, A...

Langston Pierpont -- junky, Great War Veteran, gumshoe -- has been hired to solve the death of a young woman. Most involved think it's an overdose, but evidence shows something more insidious, more unexplainable is going on.

In this short story, Langston Pierpont finds himself on another...odd...case. This time, a seductress needs him to bring her sister home, and Langston has no power to refuse her. What the sister is up to, though, proves to be as big a shock as who the sisters are.

Eileen Babineaux wants nothing more than to attend pool parties and dances during the summer of 1942. Instead, she has to spend it on her grandfather's oyster boat while her mother works and her father is shipped out to war in the Pacific. What's worse? A hurricane threatening the small town of Port Pomme d'or! Eileen's grandfather needs to get his boat to safety before the storm strikes, but can he do it on his own? Should Eileen help or flee to safety with her friend?

C.B. Calsing has compiled a collection of her supernatural short stories. They run the gamut from vengeful ghosts to Lovecraftian space creatures. Curl up in your favorite chair, pour yourself a glass of whiskey, and give yourself a good scare.

Quintha Thistlewhite, unremarkable cottage witch, is again pulled into a rather remarkable case, this time in the bustling metropolis of Cottonwoods-on-Frank. Edgar the Enchanter, prestidigitator and wizard, dies on stage, the result of a horrible accident. Or was it? Can Quintha prove murder before the killer disappears for good?Granny Weatherwax meets Miss Marple in this second installment of the Quintha Thistlewhite Adventures.

Barry Louis Polisar established a national reputation for his original and satirical songs about real kids and their concerns. From “I Don’t Wanna Go To School” to the classic “Don’t Put Your Finger up Your Nose”, here are Barry’s best-known songs printed in clear, bold type with accompanying sheet music and chords. Also included in this 30th anniversary edition are original line drawings by Michael G. Stewart taken from the original book. Newsweek Magazine reported on its original publica...

The Book of Deacon Saga is the epic tale of a world besieged by war and at the mercy of dark forces who would see the land and its people wither and die. First Published in 2010, the story has grown significantly, expanding the story into earlier and later eras, exploring the lives of characters both minor and major.The Book of Deacon Anthology is a collection of all currently published stories in the setting:The Book of Deacon - The tale of Myranda Celeste, a young woman o...

The internationally bestselling book of tongue-in-cheek poetry that set off a trend of feline funniness! Animal lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful and curious poems from the singular minds of funny cats.The author of the internationally syndicated comic strip Sally Forth helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans. With titles like "Who Is That on Your L...

Dread Locks is the first entry in the Dark Fusion series from master storyteller Neal Shusterman. He cleverly weaves together familiar parts of fairy tales and Greek mythology to tell the story of fourteen-year-old Parker Bear, rich and utterly bored with life—until a new girl arrives in town. Tara's eyes are always hidden behind designer sunglasses, and her hair, blond with glimmering spirals, seems almost alive. Parker watches, fascinated, as one by one Tara chooses high school students ...

A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy tale satire.“The Princess Bride meets Shrek.”—Susie Dumond, author of Bed and Breakup“Exactly the sort of queer fairy tale for grown-ups that I have yearned to read.”—Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars