Rett's done some running away in his life, from family and from boyfriends, and he's not above doing it again. His current boyfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level, which makes Rett hesitant and doubtful. Luckily, a job offer in a new town solves his problem for him, giving him the perfect excuse to run away yet again from the uncomfortable feeling of someone trying to get close to him, even if it means picking up after seven years of school and starting over.Mo...

What would you do?Jack Carber was in a bad spot. Betrayed and thrown in prison, he had to figure out fast how to survive, and with no idea who to trust and who not to trust. To make matters worse, he had already gotten on the bad side of The Kennel on day one. But his biggest threat was the vacant psychopath named Adder, whose cell he found himself sharing. And with this one, his best tools for survival, his skills as a con man, had no effect at all.How would you survive?

Percy's given up. He's given up and wants to be as far away as possible from the place that has been the source of his troubles all his life. But to his disappointment, he finds himself in the last place he expected. And a chance encounter with a redneck and a stubborn hound dog aren't helping, either. That is… until they do.Invincibility can be found in the strangest places.This short story by JF Smith imagines that, perhaps, very big things can happen in very small moment...

Matthew likes his life in Richmond. He has his friends and his softball and his volunteer work. And he has a very good-looking boyfriend, Brian, who he's been happily dating for over a year now. So what if his friends tend to question just how good his boyfriend is, and so what if Brian tends to have inexplicable mood swings. And so what if Brian seems to invite Matt's suspicions on occasion. If he just shows a little faith and trust, he'll appreciate what he has with Brian the way he shou...

"A very many trickster moons ago," said Tony's grandfather, "and very, very far away... way past where our real world ends and your imagination begins, things were different than here. There was a proud kingdom that had fallen on darker days.""The kingdom was known as Iisen, or the Iisendom as it was sometimes called. It was a prosperous and peaceful kingdom, but for years, a cloud had been forming over the land and was worrying the people that lived there.""People were dis...

A whimsical collection of popular science fiction subjects done with a few new twists. In Bad Behavior a citizen of a very strict society gets three years at a prison colony for a bad haircut. In Outlaw in Time a fast gun from the future goes back in time to see how he measures up against the real gunfighters of the Old West. In Colony Ship the fate of Earths last remaining survivors falls into the hands of a group of hippie scientists from the past. Other stories are driven by time travel...

He's a reclusive billionaire with a dark past . . .As a child, Emery Lockwood disappeared for three months and after he was found, he never spoke of what happened to him. Investigative journalist Sophie Ryder has always been intrigued by his mysterious past and is determined to uncover the truth behind the events of his kidnapping.When Sophie sneaks into a private club to meet Emery, she is drawn to his dark and alluring presence. Just as captivate...

She never thought she'd choose a bear over a man in the woods . . .Hadlee Wilson thinks she knows her boyfriend, Chad, but when he takes her on a hike in Colorado, she expects him to propose, not to attack her. Turns out, the happy ending she's been hoping for is, in reality, more of a dark fairy tale.Bruised and battered, she flees into the woods, and Chad follows her, hunting her like prey. When she trips and falls into a stream right in front of a grizzl...

When magic goes wrong, love might be the only spell that works right.As a hedge witch, Calli Wynter's perfectly organized life revolves around her cozy bookstore, the magical herbs she cultivates, and her carefully curated magical spells. But when Malcolm "Mac" Wellesley—a half-warlock playboy with spectacularly unpredictable powers and far too much sexual attraction—accidentally destroys her prized pumpkins for the Halloween festival, her quiet world and ...

Big, bad and purple. Indulge in some alien romance with:Heroic Abduction ~ He’ll do anything to be her knight in purple armor.Holiday Abduction ~ This Christmas, Jilly is hoping for a miracle, but instead she gets a hunky purple alien.Reader Abduction ~ In a city, far, far, away, some unsuspecting readers attending a romance conference get to experience a true alien abduction.Reverse Abduction ~ Azteriya has a dream of traveling the galaxy and ex...

How bad can a blind date with a vampire really be?The last thing Ryan Harding needs is his brother setting him up on dates with random women. Yes, he’s been avoiding relationships and burying himself in work, but come on, a blind date? Surely things aren’t that desperate. Still…the cute blonde at the bar is pretty amazing. Kind of sexy as hell. Why did he think a blind date was so bad again?Grace Stanhope has no interest in dating mortals,...

Enemies by day. Spicy fanfic author and devoted reader by night.Things are about to get downright Shakespearean.All’s fair in love. And war. And fandom.Financial auditor Micah Mila is used to being the bearer of bad news, and her latest assignment in the local university’s English department has been especially taxing—no thanks to a literature professor who clashes with her at every turn. Thankfully, she ha...