Robert and Sharon are retired teachers who make a yearly pilgrimage to the idyllic Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. They are committed to their annual trip, almost as much as they are committed to each other. Their journey to San Miguel often corresponds with the migration of the monarch butterflies to the Michoacn state. But this year is different. Robert has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and the couple must now question their continued travels, as well as their remaining tim...

Paul Brager is twelve when his father tells the story of Iduna and her apples. Mr. Brager always tells stories before bed to entertain Pauls little brother, Adriana ritual that has become even more important since their mother died. Iduna was a goddess who grew apples that made the gods younger and stronger, but one day she disappeared, along with her apples. Paul doesnt think much of the myth; he has other things on his mind.Paul and his best friend, Chad Tremblay, are excited to ...

The Broslin Creek Series, a reader favorite, began with the story of Kate and Murph (an eye-witness running from a deadly assassin and the soldier who steps between her and a violent death). DEATHTOLL, the last book, features the same couple. Kate and Murph are back in Broslin Creek, thinking they're safe, their worst enemy dead. But soon people around Kate begin to die under suspicious circumstances, and she and Murph must face the terrible realization that Asael followed them home, and n...

“Luminous and affecting . . . [Exposure] examines the often fine line between art and abuse. . . . Taut in plot, beautifully realistic, and intelligently disturbing.”–Harper’s BazaarAnn Rogers appears to be a happily married, successful young woman. A talented photographer, she creates happy memories for others, videotaping weddings, splicing together scenes of smiling faces, editing out awkward moments. But she cannot edit her own memories so easily–images of a chi...

Imagine driving home alone at night. You roll your window down, stop at a red light, and fiddle with the radio.Then you die.That's just the beginning of award-winning writer Annie Reed's story THEY LIE, the harrowing tale of one young woman's savage death and rebirth as a vampire."The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you'll be hooked." -- Dave Hendrickson, author of CRACKING THE ICE, forthcoming from WestSide Press"A friend recomm...

In this brilliant literary mosaic centered around a love affair, acclaimed novelist Joseph Olshan explores the intense pressures and passions of gay life in New York City during the AIDS epidemicTen years ago, Will Kaplan and his lover went for a night swim in the Pacific Ocean—but only Will emerged. In the decade that followed, Will relocated to the other end of the continent, filling his days with shallow and pointless affairs, unable to come to terms with the biz...

A young woman found bleeding to death on a stranger's front lawn uses her last breath to whisper two words: I'm sorry.That's a first for reporter Kate Bennett. She's determined to find out why a murder victim felt compelled to apologize. And she can't wait to splash the news of an arrest in 48-point type across the front page of the Galveston Gazette.Detective Peter Johnson has seen his share of human carnage. He knows from experience justice isn't always that swift or simp...

When Jack ended up at college in a small town in the middle of the Iowa cornfields, September 1981, he figured it would at least be better than being home. He had no idea. Sean was on the opposite side of the town-and-gown divide, but attraction knows no boundaries. And when personal tragedy brought them together, it was the beginning of something extraordinary.This story was written for the Goodreads M/M Romance Hot Summer Days event and appears in the second volume of the group a...

As John mourns the loss of his mother, he must learn to fight off the hunters coming after him. And come they will. Never stopping, never letting him relax. Will he survive? His uncle tries to help, though it may not be enough. Evil keeps on coming at him.In this sequel to the mind-bending High School Freak, we travel with John as he finds out more about his powers while trying to survive the hordes out to get him for being him...

Driving back to Mendenhall late at night in a thunderstorm, Chief of Police Kate Williams stops to check out an accident only to find herself fighting for her life. A Mendenhall Short Mystery by the author of the Mendenhall Mystery series.About Marcelle Dubé:Marcelle Dubé writes mystery and speculative fiction novels and short stories. Mostly. She grew up near Montreal. After trying out a number of different provinces and living in the Yukon for over 35 years, she now lives...

Gypsy Lore. Fortune Telling. Black MagicTwelve million Gypsy's in the world.They have the gift. Good fortune or destroy with a curse.Two men visit one. The wrong one. Money is exchanged. She looks into their eyes. A wish is granted!Sorcery!You'll never drive over a bridge again without looking left, right…Jumpers!Jumpers is a 5000 word short story by thriller writer Norm Applegate, Into the Basement and First to Die.About the author...

The Honorable Doris Tsang is the "most successful" of the three Tsang sisters. She's a superior court judge married to a respected medical research scientist for over thirty years. Her three sons are graduate students in medicine and law school. She's always kept to the straight and narrow path - but her hunky new law clerk has her thinking about a detour...This story is the third in a set of three short stories based on my novel in progress THE THREE HALF-SISTERS OF THE ENLIGHTENE...