Two dragons, a kraken, Cthulhu and a bunch of zombies, lots of monsters here. A couple of unicorns, a naiad, the Grim Reaper, and the Devil, plenty of creatures too.From the fertile imagination of Robert J. McCarter comes Creatures Featured, a collection of 13 stories that cross genres and take some old stories in exciting new directions. Each tale featuring his unique style of storytelling.Expect surprises and wonder at the creatures featured here.

Sometimes death wakes you up...Death comes for us all, but when JJ Lynch dies, it's one hell of a wakeup call. He's forced out of the rut of his going-nowhere meat-life and must embrace his new after-life. With a gallows sense of humor, JJ fights his way through the five stages of grief on a journey you will never forget.Along the way he has to confront the bardo (his own personal hell) and delicately tie up his loose ends. If he's not careful, one of his l...

A QUESTION OF FAITH, A MATTER OF LOVE...Jesus Dominga is a Catholic ghost. His faith told him that he would go to heaven or hell upon his death. But instead he finds himself an earthbound spirit.Now Jesus has left his ghostly friends in Tucson to return to his home in Mexico City where he will confront his past and his faith, and help the dying nun that saved his life. There he finds a challenge greater than he imagined and a love he didn’t believe possible...

Seriously? You Call This a First Date?When Woody Beckman meets June Medina, neither expects the adventures that will follow. Dedicated go-it-alone survivors, they’ve learned not to trust anyone in post-zombie-apocalypse Arizona.Woody thinks that June just might be too much for him. She’s beautiful, smart, and way too good with a gun. Their jaunt to the Grand Canyon to put Woody’s fungus theory of zombies to the test doesn’t turn out quite like they expect a...

Walter Anchor spends his afterlife solving murders in the hope of one day solving the toughest murder of all. His own.But when his partner and best ghost-friend Emily convinces him to relive his last few days to find a lead in his very cold case, everything changes. He finds his past and his relationships much more complicated than he remembered and uncovers an unthinkable clue. A clue, that if followed, will force him to reevaluate his life and his afterlife.From the autho...

Modern master of multiple genres, Robert J. McCarter captivates readers with stories featuring stunning settings, relatable characters (even aliens), and fascinating plots.When Tef, a two-hearted alien anthropologist equipped with the latest "skinsuit" technology, falls for April, a human journalist, everything changes. True intimacy requires honesty, but what will April do if she sees the true Tef?This quirky romance of alien love will touch your hearts and put a smile on ...

Private investigator and Arizona native Conner Bright tries to hide from his past with a b-movie quality Australian accent, alligator skin boots, and a bowie knife strapped to his side, but it always seems to catch up to him.This collection contains four essential Conner Bright Mysteries:The Case of the Purple UnicornChupacabraHaunted by the PastThe Devil You KnowWhile each story is stand-alone, together they comprise a lar...

Modern master of multiple genres, Robert J. McCarter captivates readers with stories featuring stunning settings, relatable characters, and fascinating plots.Jeffery Smith is a wholly unremarkable man, until his cancer diagnosis forces him to face his mortality and learn how to really live.This touching, near-future science fiction story of fears faced and dreams realized will stick with you long after the last page.

The winter holiday season is full of wonders, represented beautifully by this collection of short stories by Robert J. McCarter.It's all here: from romance to mystery to time travel to action and adventure; from a musical to a period journey in the hollow earth; from Thanksgiving all the way through Valentine's Day.Each story provides a unique look on the wonders of our winter holidays, including:· Meet Cute: The Musical: A daring prose musical complete wit...

Captain Angela Allen, commander of Ceres Station in the asteroid belt, thought that she had long ago reconciled her past by embracing her scientist grandfather and leaving behind the spirituality of her Navajo grandmother.But when a shapeshifting alien of unknown origin and astonishing capabilities threatens to destroy the station and kill all two-hundred souls on board, Captain Allen must confront the alien and reconcile the two disparate parts of her heritage before time runs out...

Everyone loves a good ghost story. Somehow the creepiest, scariest ghost stories always feature sadness at their core.From a story about a woman who must face her ghosts on Christmas Eve night, to a ghost detective stuck in his own cemetery helping other ghosts move on by solving their own murders, to a ghost who writes letters to the living—these ghosts seem more alive than dead. Their sagas just continue into another realm.So, steel your courage and delve into these ten s...

A Ghost Trying to Solve His Own Murder…Walter Anchor hates being a ghost. He wants nothing more than to solve his own murder, finish his unfinished business as an earthbound spirit, and “move on.” But when he and his best ghost-friend Emily stumble across a corpse while tracking clues to his murder, everything changes.The dead girl used to work for Walter and he hopes solving her murder will lead to his own killer. But the case gets complicated and things g...