A mermaid on the dry-land is helpless in her tail...Blune follows an unusual distress call out to the family barn in the middle of the night.The cry is not like anything heard before on her farm.Blune, a hard-working farm girl, knows how to deal with most troubles that come up on a farm.But the trouble she encounters tonight challenges even her ingenuity.If you love tales of encounters between folks from different realms, you...

**St. Nicholas felt too busy for romance. Until he met Jane.Join St. Nicholas and Jane for the stories of how they fell in love.**Nicholas works very hard for most of the year, but especially near Christmas. As Santa Claus, it falls to him to carry the spirit of the holiday and make sure children and families everywhere enjoy some holiday cheer. He gets so busy with his work that sometimes he forgets to visit his friends. And takes no time for any potential romance.So...

Strong-willed Lach serves as a driving force for the Fates.The three Fates work together in their craft cave to spin, measure, and snip the threads of souls. They each tend to their work and look out for each other as they go.Usually, Lach keeps things going when her sisters need support. Lach and her strong will and her implacable air and the way she stands day after day on the shaggy carpet which she procured to keep the sisters’ feet buffered from the co...

Nicholas had left his sleigh in the woods not far from the home of Jane, whom he had been dating now for many months.Nicholas, known to the world as the beloved Santa Claus, believes that love finally found him. And feels ready to ask Jane a very important question.Eager to visit Jane’s house, where good cheer and fine decorations abound during the holiday season, Nicholas heads to find Jane and her family.Unfortunately, a great shock awaits him.

When Hale takes his old friend Norrit a 70th birthday gift, he changes the future of both of them.Hale and Norrit, best friends for decades, love being grandfathers and spending time enjoying retirement together.Norrit, a loveable curmudgeon, is notoriously hard to buy gifts for, and not shy about telling gift-givers when they fall short. So, Hale feels extremely nervous as he brings a parcel for Norrit’s 70th birthday.But he still really hopes Norr...

The most surprising pets live in Tinsleberry.Tinsleberry Town, beautiful, idyllic, glitters with the dazzle of thousands of tiny lights, placed strategically to attract the attention of the tourists who make up the economic lifeblood of the town.Newlyweds and honeymooners. Artistic vacationers and burned-out run-of-the-mill workers attempting to reignite their spark in life or in love.Tourism dropped when vacationers realized a small group of exotic e...

Join Norrit and Hale for tales of mystery as they take on work as private eyes.Norrit and Hale, Patron Saints of Grandparents, enjoy their hard-earned vacation at a little rented cabin in the forest town of Vataroma, where nobody knows them. Time to take a break, kick back, and enjoy jig-saw puzzles and painting in a private yard near the woods.Perfect and peaceful.Until a boy detective races into their yard, chasing a cat named Fish and hot in purs...

In the sequel to Tales of the Fates, the Fates return, and bring their fabulous cousins, the Graces.The Fates govern the life threads of mortals and immortals alike. Usually, they dominate the top of the immortal hierarchy. Most humans tremble before them. Even most gods and goddesses fear the Fates.But not their cousins, the Graces.Somehow, the Graces surprise even the Fates when they make a play to affect a human’s destiny, or want to get involved...

Merfolk wield mersong with a range of entertaining results in this new collection.The merfolk who live off the coasts of Breadcove Bay and Agratica sing sea spells the way some human merchants place orders for supplies. Frequently and with great optimism and studied finesse.The merfolk tend to have a good time trying to catch humans (and other merfolk) within their web of songs, but as with any wild magics, the results they get are sometimes unexpected....

Nicholas took no time for romance . . . until he met Jane.As Santa Claus, Nicholas works hard all year long, but especially during the holiday season. He takes little time for outings with friends, and no time for romance.He sometimes longs for a love of his own, but it stays right there--as just a longing.Until one holiday season, when he visits an old friend to ask for a favor, and meets a woman he feels an immediate connection with.To his...

Tinsleberry gate works like a charm . . . until it works too well . . .The Northernmost Hub Train Station protocols keep magic from making a mess.Charms on the platform gates keep things running smoothly.But sometimes even the best safeguards fail to keep problems at bay.Five original fantasy stories—first published here—explore the magical portal of the Tinsleberry Gate.The Medic and the Enchanted Train StationThe True Tears of a Fine Romance

Join Norrit and Hale for stirring adventures on land and across the sky.The lives of Norrit and Hale, patron saints of grandparents, usually run predictably: gather star dust and moon dust in a big red balloon by night. Use the harvest to fuel wish-granting machinery at Starry-Eyed Station that serves requests of grandparents for their grandchildren (and sometimes requests of grandchildren for themselves).But occasionally, surprises knock them off their typ...