Be inspired! Look to the future with hope, not fear.Enjoy adventures set in and around the Humber region of Yorkshire, England. Explore the challenges of climate change as characters abandon dismay to find brighter futures.These ten science fiction and fantasy stories are written by established and emerging authors of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Humber Speculative Fiction. Authors include illustrious guests of...

Kaya’s heart is shattered—she’s reeling with the grief of losing her parents, she’s been dumped, and is stuck in a job that has lost its meaning. Having somewhat recklessly fled to her family’s old beach cottage, she questions her choices and even her sanity as she struggles with how to heal and move forward.Lucas is fine, thank you very much. He’s a rising star well on his way to snagging his dream job, and has a good life in the shore town where he grew up, including friends who ...

Part of The Crossing Genres Anthology CollectionEighteen award-winning, veteran, and emerging authors bring you seventeen unique dragon tales that defy tradition. Winged serpents as large as continents, as well as those tiny enough to perch on the fingertip of a young girl. Dragons who inhabit the Wild West, Victorian London, Brooklyn, and a post-apocalyptic Earth. Scaly beasts who fight in the boxing ring, celebrate Christmas, and conquer the vast void of outer sp...

When Lena’s traveling nurse contract takes her back to Nashville, she’s also back under the scrutinizing eyes of her Uncle Conrad, the man who raised her.The one man too dangerous to touch…Jake's the go-to operator for Conrad’s private contracting firm and that makes Lena off-limits. But he has dreamt of her for years and now she’s at his doorstep.Can passions shared in the dark survive secrets coming to light?

After an unfortunate incident during her girlfriend's twenty-first birthday celebration, Ashleen Gallagher finds herself six months into a life sentence. She's always had a short fuse, and with unnatural strength to back it up, Ashleen has never fit in well with the community of her small hometown. Just when she's resigned herself to her fate, a mysterious woman from her father's past arrives to recruit her. She's taken to Alexandria, the last bastion of the Order of Huntsmen, where she di...

From post–World War I New York to pandemic-era Savannah, from the quiet kitchens of Maine to the heat-soaked streets of Malaysia, THE LEG IN QUESTION unravels the strange, haunting, and often darkly funny ways our flesh betrays us. A young woman insists her healthy leg must be removed. A physician faces ghosts of the living and the dead. A mountain cabin turns feral. A debutante circuit shields a gay man on the cusp of a terrifying new epidemic.Across sixteen stories, doct...

A World Fantasy Award–winning anthology of erotic horror stories, including dark tales of desire by Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Dedman, Harry Crews, and others.The title of this acclaimed anthology comes from the French term "la petite mort," a seventeenth-century euphemism for orgasm. It was thought that part of a man's life-force was drained from him each time he climaxed. In Little Deaths, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow collects twenty-two stories th...

The Journey to Your True Passion: Find meaning and fulfilment in lifeDoes your life feel empty? Are you stuck in a routine without passion? This inspiring ebook helps you find your unique purpose and live the fulfilling life you deserve.Through insightful chapters and practical exercises, you will learn to tap into what truly interests you, what you value, and what motivates you. This book provides a roadmap to:-Gain clarity on what really matters to you-Emb...

Stuart French was a normal family man with his own successful camera surveillance business. He was a modern man with a background in engineering. So why does a mythological Greek Goddess keep popping up in his life?As her random appearances become more frequent they start to turn deadly. Stuart starts to believe there is no escape from his living nightmare. Can an ageing Oxford don provide the answers? Or is Stuart destined to a life of pain and suffering from the merciless Halia?

This is the delightful story of two beautiful feral cats, Zaza and Zoey, who were great friends and had wonderful adventures together. Adopted by pet-parents who understood the special needs of feral cats, they lived long and happy lives. Author Karen W. Randall is a true cat-lover, and she wrote this book partly as a tribute to her beloved feline friends, but also to increase the awareness and welfare of feral cats. The text includes both the fun adventures of Zaza and Zoey, but also impo...

A kiss can be a sanctuary or a curse when secrets of the past come for revenge…Dangerous men hunt Chloe, not only for who she is but what she has created.In exchange for Conrad’s protection, Chloe offers something she might not be able to give—a weapon.Aden Helms shouldn’t touch the tech genius Chloe Fields. But he can’t deny his fascination with the strange woman or the secrets she’s hiding. Unlike Conrad, Aden on...

The Kingdom of Ivonwell is dying; crushed by the twin threats of internal malaise and a mysterious barbarian foe. Out of options and facing destruction the King dispatches Oulen, his most trusted advisor, on a desperate mission to beg for help from the rival Empire of Andelon. Unlike Ivonwell, Andelon is insulated from hardship, soft with self-indulgence, and deaf to the impending dangers from the world outside their borders. Oulen and his assistant Emory trade one dire circumstance for an...