In the Argent City, where supernatural creatures like dragons, fae, and tricksters live alongside blissfully unaware humanity, Halloween Night remains the craziest night of the year. A dragon who would be king struggles to establish his identity and find his passion in hosting a popular radio show, while the wily Kitsune seek to unmask a conspiracy against the feuding Tricksters of the City, where anyone could be the culprit. Across the City, a pair of Fae entrepreneurs stake their future ...

Based on the latest fitness research, this tried and tested program blasts pounds and inches, increasing strength, energy, and confidence—in just 14 days!This book is the fire-starter to get back on track to a sleeker, healthier body. Based on the most up-to-date and authoritative research about interval walking and circuit training, the 2-Week Total Body Turnaround will help you:• rev up your metabolism• lose up to 12 pounds and 221⁄4 inch...

It's dark...You're tired. Not thinking straight. It's the worst time of all for you to make decisions, and maybe that's why you take a… WRONG TURN.In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you'll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. This is a perfect collection for dark ...

Enter the world of Faerie!*The summer sun bathes the earth in warmth and light,Faeries dance under the moon at night.Cross through the portal into a land ancient, beautiful, and wild.See the wonders that enticed the stolen child.Come away, O reader! To the Realm of Faerie.But if you want to make it back home, you had better be wary…*This collection includes twenty tales of faeries and magic set in our world–and in others...

Be careful what you wish for...it just might come true...Join the authors of Wicked Wishes as they explore all the ways a simple wish can go horribly wrong! Will these characters be able to set things right again? Or is that just wishful thinking?100% of proceeds from this anthology will benefit The World Literacy Foundation, a global not-for-profit that works to lift young people out of poverty through literacy. Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2003,...

When fun-loving witch Maddy Gallowglass moves to Bedlam to restore an old mansion and turn it into a magical bed-and-breakfast, the last thing she expects is to meet her match in the gorgeous vampire Aegis, a former servant of Apollo. The prequel story to the Bewitching Bedlam SeriesNOTE: This is not a cozy series. Yes, there's nookie and hot-vampire play time. ;)Reading Order of the Series:0.0: The Wish Factor (short story).5: Blood Music (novella01...

A sister's doll doesn't take kindly to insults, and proves it.A puppet maker believes his creations are out to get him.A mother can't stand her son's new favorite toy… and for good reason.In Michael Crane's latest collection of terrifying and darkly comic drabbles, you'll find out why Playtime is only fun for those with vicious intentions. In these 30 100-word stories you'll run into deranged toys with old scores to settle, homicidal sociopaths and other unapologetic ...

Penny Franklin, her name is synonymous with punk/hard rock fusion, has ruled over the airwaves for over two decades. Then things all fell apart around her when she decided to retire and leave it all behind to spend more time with her children.She lost her family, fame, and her fortune, what else could possibly go wrong in her life? That question was answered with a visit to her physician for a physical.With her life in ruins, spiraling out of control in emotional turmoil, s...

It's not always fun playing the monster: after all, all you are is sword-fodder. But for the desperate, the misfit, the loner and the freak, dressing up in costume for the regular Saturday fantasy role-playing game in the woods is more satisfying than any reality. It's only make-believe, isn't it? It's not about life or death...or is it?Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Jigs & Reels.

An Enchanted, Inc. StoryWhenever magical malfeasance is afoot, Sam's your man. Or gargoyle, as the case may be. As head of security for Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., Sam makes sure the company's people and secrets are safe. In his spare time, he keeps an eye on the city, looking for skullduggery that only a magical gargoyle can take care of.When he spots an alarming outbreak of garden gnomes, he knows there's danger brewing—and not just because of the...

Two worlds collide in this conclusion to The Odds trilogyKip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip's Imaginatorium -- a mysterious building in the middle of the desert. This is her imagination in real life. Going in is easy. Getting out might be impossible.KIP AND THE ODDS DISCOVER THE POWER OF THE IMAGINATION!A place filled with magnificent new characters, unbelievable rooms, secret doors, terrifying Fears and the incredibly strange Dots, could ...

ENROLLMENT BEGINS NOWA beguiling, sinister collection of 12 dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, M.L. Rio, Susie Yang and more!In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a séance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates exhume the secrets of a reclusive scholar; horrors ...