“Not a word on what happened today.” He pointed at the dog. “You got it? Not a word.”What do high school reunions, dead-end jobs, car crashes, and cliff divers have in common? Death, taxes, and Ryan Stone. There's no telling if each new short story in this collection will make you laugh, groan, or rage. What we can tell you, though, is that the dog doesn't die. You can trust us. Probably.

"Not a word on what happened today." He pointed at the dog. "You got it? Not a word."What do high school reunions, dead-end jobs, car crashes, and cliff divers have in common? Death, taxes, and Ryan Stone. There's no telling if each new short story in this collection will make you laugh, groan, or rage. What we can tell you, though, is that the dog doesn't die. You can trust us. Probably.

A new collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction from the talented members of Words and Water Group. This international group was formed in 2013 to encourage donations to WaterAid. In 2014 there are contributions from many of the original members, and new members have joined. In this very high quality work you will find early morning sunlight glistening in a drop of water, pivotal moments in the lives of ordinary people, through to human annexation of another planet.This wo...

Zoey Chandler has spent the last year quaking in her boots, scared of her shadow . . . and the male population in general.So when Deputy Chase Manning, her brother's best friend, moves back to their small hometown after years in a metropolitan police department, she is both wary and intrigued when she realizes he shares traumas as deeply scarring as her own.In an effort to return a semblance of safety and strength to Zoey's life, Chase makes a proposal: he wants to train he...

Aries:I kept my distance to protect her. My little stepsister with wide eyes and soft smiles—too innocent for a world like mine. But while I was locked away in darkness, he took my place. My name. My life. Her. Now I'm back. And I'll burn this world to the ground to get it all back—even if she's afraid of what I've become.Lilian:I was never meant to matter this much. Not to one brother—let alone two. Aries was my almost. Th...

As an innocent eighteen year old, Jodi Kendall shared a single, earth shattering kiss with Texan Freeman Thorp, the devilishly handsome cowboy that worked for her father . . . who happened to be nearly ten years her senior.Now, as a twenty-five-year-old divorcee with a guarded heart, she holds no grand delusions when Free shows up on her front porch after disappearing for seven years, looking less like the young man she'd known in her youth, and more devilishly handsome than ever.

When my brother's best friend discovers the very private, very spicy bucket list I never meant for anyone to see, he does the last thing I expect—he volunteers to help me check it off.Liam Farrell is the hockey team's most notorious playboy, and trust me, the reputation is earned. One flash of that smile and the subtle lilt of his Irish accent and I'm forgetting every reason this is a terrible idea.My brother will kill us both if he finds out, which should ...

LORENZOI was built to kill—flawless, heartless, and loyal only to the man who made me. Now he's my next target. When a rare Judas Coin forces me to hunt Dionysus, I need his son: Rafael. A fallen priest I marked with my teeth years ago.I don't need a partner. I don't need a conscience. But I'm stuck with both. And every moment we spend together reminds me what it feels like to want something I was never meant to have.RAFAELI...

I'm on the run again.My mates are gone, the packs are fractured, and our world teeters on the edge of ruin. If the corrupt Eastern leaders keep their stranglehold on the Council, there'll be nothing left worth fighting for.I know what I have to do: run. This time, though, I'm running straight into the heart of danger. And I'm not alone.But our allies and our bonds may not be enough when we discover the secrets that have festered in the heart of one ...

Lily thought their story was just beginning. Now, she's not sure it was ever real at all.Declan was her always. From the day they met to the moment they said I do, he filled her world with the kind of love that made forever feel too short. Their first days as husband and wife pass in a blur of laughter, happiness, and the quiet certainty that nothing could change the way she felt about him... until she overhears a conversation that was never meant for her ears....

FrankieI've got no time for men and not much use for them either. I'm busy with my friends, my career, and my family. Some may call it hard-hearted, but I prefer smart. I'm on the verge of closing a deal of a lifetime, and no famous quarterback trying to make his rehab time go by faster is going to convince me to give up being single.KadenEven though I throw a football for a living, I know a good thing when I see it. Frankie Lodato ...

There are rules to the ritual.Enter the masquerade willingly.Submit to the bidding.Try to survive what comes after.I never planned to be part of the Blood Moon Ritual—an ancient tradition where warlocks hunt and claim women under the guise of a dark ceremony. But when a mysterious invitation appears in my favorite book and a gown shows up at my door, I make one reckless decision.Now I'm trapped in a world of velvet masks, whispered s...