Maya Temple looks forward to teaching her weekend art class where she hopes to introduce the joy of still life drawing to her enthusiastic students. But her plans for her class go awry as soon as one late student, Zachary Yarborough, wheels into her class.Zach is a former marine who was wounded in Afghanistan four years prior and is now a paraplegic. He also suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and is taking the class at the request of his psychiatrist, who feels Zach can be...

Nailah Madsen is at a crossroad in her life. Having quit a lucrative banking job, she is looking for a better opportunity when fate throws a kink in her plan. Disappointed by a setback, she is not in the mood when a gang of bikers called the Demons roll through the streets where she is walking. One of the bikes nearly clips her and she responds with a foolhardy gesture that puts her in their sights. Unfortunately for her, the Demons do take prisoners and she finds herself snatched off the ...

In Sharon Cullars' dazzling new novel, two unlikely lovers give in to explosive desire. But guilt and long-buried secrets could destroy their future before it begins. . .It's been five years since Lacey Burnham saw Sean Logan, and in that time her son Calvin's best friend has turned from a surly youth into a handsome, self-assured young man. Crushed with grief over Cal's sudden death, Lacey offers Sean a place to stay while he's in town--an innocent proposal that quickly becomes an...

Weirdbook #45 continues its mission of celebrating fantasy, horror, and weird fiction, with another jam-packed issue of stories. Here are works by such talents as Adrian Cole, Darrell Schweitzer, Sharon Cullars, and John R. Fultz.The complete lineup:THE DRAGONS OF THE NIGHT, by Darrell SchweitzerLOVE AND SORCERY, by John R. FultzTHE RECKONING, by Sharon CullarsEVERY BONE IN HIS BODY, by Adrian ColeWE WERE X-MEN, by Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Ba...

DREAMING KANDRESPHAR, by Darrell SchweitzerEYE OF WISDOM, EYE OF PAIN, by John R. FultzTHE THING THAT ISN’T HIS MOTHER, by Lorenzo CrescentiniTHE SIRENS SING AT SUNSET, by Allan RozinskiZOLTÁN, by Cynthia WardCHARMED, I’M SURE, by Franklyn SearightPANDEMONIUM, by Thomas VaughnWHISPERS, by Ashley DiosesTRYING TO FIND IT IN MY CITY, by Chad HensleyA WITNESS OF THE LAST DAYS OF EN-FANULK, by Adrian SimmonsTHE ACQUISITION OF...