Treat yourself to bursts of magic with this collection of quick, entertaining tales from fantasy writer Isabel Caves. Each of these 12 tales is under 400 words in length, with most being in the 100-200 words range.

A family business in crisis challenges her identity.When Daphne returns to Laurel Lake with news of her engagement, she unexpectedly finds herself in charge of her family's failing lodge.As staff and guests face their own challenges, Daphne has to decide what she will lose: her family legacy or the man she loves..A collaborative novel by Alison McBain, Chris McMahen, Shawn L. Bird, Mandy Eve Barnett, Isabel Cave, J.L.G Dufort, Anna Keet, Dianne Koebel-Pede, Kat...

A troubled ghost. A terrible curse. And a secret that will not stay buried. Can Alex solve the mystery before it's too late? An Alexander Harding Spirit Detective short story.

Marion Cave Rosselli is remembered as the 'perfect companion' of the Italian Antifascist leader Carlo Rosselli, assassinated in Paris in June 1937. But little is known about the young English student fired with revolutionary enthusiasm who moved to Florence in 1919, witnessed the violent march of fascism to power and thereafter became a resolute adversary of the Mussolini dictatorship. Based on a wealth of little-used private and public archives, this biography retraces her journey from a ...

Viola is the new Hunter Witch. A dangerous device that detects supernaturals is on the streets, and she must rush and find the origin of the deadly weapon.As she finds her way after waking up from a slumber spell, she must dig deep within to find the strength to overcome her enemies.An ancient love curse, called Cave of Lies, keeps Viola and her true love oblivious of each other. With over a hundred years apart, she discovers that her true love has been rig...

Quand l’inspecteur Peyton de Scotland Yard arrive à Lays Harbour, minuscule port de pêche du sud des Cornouailles, c’est pour y enquêter sur une étrange affaire de meurtre qui bouleverse cette paisible bourgade. Quatre plaisanciers ont été retrouvés morts dansl’épave de leur voilier et ses investigations s’annoncent délicates, surtout quand il croise le regard d’azur d’un suspect des plus troublants.La tempête fait rage autour du vieux phare et l’inspecteur Peyton se trouve f...

Calgary has seen a lot in its relatively short history.Residents have endured conflicts, challenges, epidemics, explosions, and floods. The 1988 Winter Olympics, the Calgary Zoo, and the Hart wrestling dynasty put the city on the world stage.Into all these moments saunters a little grey cat with odd eyes, a curiously expressive tail, and too many toes, touching Calgarians and changing their lives.This composite nove...

Why do snowdrops take human form? Is there really a malicious entity watching from the ruins? And what strange beings haunt the stars? 23 flash fiction tales of mages, witches, demons, faeries, ghosts, and those beings for which we have no name.This collection contains stories in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Stories are divided into those under 300 words ( 7 tales), those between 300 and 600 words (9 tales), and stories of 600 words and over ( 7 tales).