Embrace the magic of winter with this captivating anthology, where seven talented authors weave together a tapestry of enchanting tales.Journey through a little village trapped in a curse of eternal storms, discover the wonders hidden within a magical toyshop, and experience the myriad emotions that winter brings.Each story, from whimsical fantasy to chilling suspense, captures the spirit of the season, inviting readers to explore the beauty, mystery, and warmth that can be...

The past will always haunt you. You can try to forget, to move on...but it will find you.Seven talented authors bring you a collection of deliciously scary stories. Just make sure to read it with the lights on.From Edgar Allen Poe's mysterious death to a family keeping a terrible secret, The Horrors We Hide will settle into your bones and remain with you long after the last page.Nine Mile and Reflection by Celeste Thrower

Leave this world...for a little while, and walk through the portal that leads to mind boggling realms.In this collection we venture outside the restraints of current reality to dive into magic, mystery, and the unexpected.Excerpts from the short stories:Ivy Moon by Camilla Ochlan.Tonight. A hundred years ago tonight, the sky just as dark, just as clear, the stars singing just as loud, and the moon just as full, he'd looked at the hill of...

A real estate agent fears she’s killing others with her mind in this supernatural thriller by the New York Times–bestselling authors of Something Wicked.The Greatest TerrorsElizabeth Gaines Ellis is an ordinary suburban wife and mother. That’s what she tells herself as she flits between her realtor job, yoga class, and caring for her daughter, Chloe. But for months now, Elizabeth has worried that she’s far from normal . . ...

**The guilty will atone in blood...As a vigilante targets predators in Detective September Rafferty’s Oregon town, another killer begins a deadly hunt in New York Times bestselling author Nancy Bush’s gripping, gritty romantic thriller for readers of Laura Griffin, Karen Rose and Allison Brennan.**She senses their twisted desires before she meets them. It’s as if fate is helping her stop these monsters from preying on others the way she was preyed upon. An...

A bonus short story featuring Silhara and Martise from Master of Crows.In The Light Within, Silhara of Neith, now known as "the god-smiter," travels as the guest of honor to the winter festival of his father's people.The crow mage who destroyed one god must ignite sacred fires in honor of another. Yet the winter festival only reminds Silhara that the brightest light within him isn't the fire of a deity but the devotion of one woman.A tale of hope and celebration.

Good girls don't steal.Good girls don't visit sex shops.Good girls don't have one-night stands.For Katie Conners, being a good girl just isn't worth it anymore. It used to mean getting the life she always wanted. But that was before she got dumped and her ex got engaged to his rebound. So, after a bad day and one too many mojitos, Katie starts making a list of things a girl like her would never do, not in a million years . . .As a tattoo artist with a monster ...

There are many ways to be a heroine.Princess and swordswoman, lawyer and motorcyclist, scholar and barbarian: there are many ways to be a heroine. In this anthology, seventeen authors find new ways to pair one weapon-wielding woman and one whose strengths lie in softer skills.“Which is more powerful, the warrior or the gentlewoman?” these stories ask. And the answer is inevitably, “Both, working together!”Herein, you’ll find duels and smugglers, dan...

In this thriller from #1 bestselling author James Patterson, the same rides that killed people in 1907 are mysteriously breaking down again more than a century later ... and somewhere in time, a killer waits.Malfunctioning rides caused multiple deaths at Steeplechase Park in 1907 ... and in 2017. Katie Silver is sure she was working there—in both centuries.Could she hold the key to the darkest of secrets? T...

**A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist"[A] masterwork of psychological fiction.… Messud teases readers with a psychological mystery, withholding information and then cannily parceling it out." —Chicago Tribune**Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence,...

Enemies wear many faces.The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success.When two incidents involving her malfunctioning products cause her to shutter the doors of her curiosity shop, The Quirky Whi...

Every BFF knows thou shalt not covet thy bestie’s ex. Even if he’s burn your bra handsome and doggone dirty rich and vulnerable because your best friend just broke his heart.Fresh off two successful quests, Loren Van Alst returns home to Camelot to find out that her best friend Nia has gone missing. And the only one who can help is Nia’s ex Tres, still reeling from being dumped.To save her BFF, Loren will have to bring Tres to the realms of the Norse gods in search...