The Whumpy Printing Press presents Once Upon a Blade.Fairy tales are dark stuff, the original whump, if you will. This anthology brings together nineteen whumpy fairy tale retellings.All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Trevor Project, which provides crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth.

Hex's life was turned upside down when a monster, known only as the Creech, killed her family. Years later, Hex is barely scraping by as a monster hunter. But when she arrives in Tulsa, she meets up with a fellow monster hunter who also has a vendetta against the Creech. Will they be able to take down the creature once and for all, or will they fall into the static?This is the second book in the 12 Months of Whump series. Each month in 2025, look out for a new standalone whumpy boo...

Dive into close to 300,000 words of whumpy goodness in the 12 Months of Whump 2025 Omnibus! This book brings together 12 standalone novellas from 12 different authors. Be warned: these stories are a bloody good time.Lux in Tenebris: Poena et Salus by Isaac RyalsThere's nothing angelic about these angels.Hunting Static by Jayde LayneBeware the static. Outrun the stati...

Dive into whumpy goodness in the 12 Months of Whump 2025 Omnibus! This book brings together the first 6 standalone novellas of the 12 Months of Whump 2025 series. Be warned: these stories are a bloody good time.Lux in Tenebris: Poena et Salus by Isaac RyalsThere's nothing angelic about these angels.Hunting Static by Jayde LayneBeware the static. Outrun the static. Hunt the ...

I didn’t mean to unleash a curse.Not so long ago, I helped my BFF save the world from a horde of the undead. It was a pulse pounding, adrenalized adventure, but now it’s time to return to my true calling, farming, a task that takes an interesting turn when a recently plowed field reveals the entrance to an old tomb.Totally awesome.Almost as spectacular as the guy who shows up from the Cryptid Historical Society to document the discovery....

Atticus O’Sullivan is back in an action-packed, laugh-out-loud novella from the author of The Iron Druid Chronicles. Two-thousand-year-old Atticus may have outwitted and outfought everyone from Odin to Bacchus, but he’s about to discover that what comes around when you go around messing with gods.Six years into the training of his beautiful apprentice, Granuaile, a large crow swoops down and transforms into none other than the Morrigan, a goddess who insists that A...

Scientist, loner...werewolf?Fourteen years ago, I bit through the lip of the first boy brave enough to kiss me. Since then, I've acquired a Ph.D. in archaeology, a new teaching gig at a prestigious university, and research interests out the wazoo.Unfortunately, my social life is still as bleak as a raided Egyptian tomb.Until, that is, a stranger interrupts my class bearing the same ancient cat fang I see in my dreams. He's rough around the edges and...

The Witcher meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this debut original faerie tale of revenge, redemption, and friendship—for fans of T. Kingfisher, Naomi Novik, and cozy fantasy with a dash of gritty adventure.The night Lyssa Cadogan's brother was murdered by a faerie-made monster known as the Beast, she made him a promise: she would find a way to destroy the immortal creature and avenge his death. For thirteen years, she...

Only a fool threatens those a Thornbear protects. Mordecai's shattered family is in chaos, but the world won't wait for them to recover. Trapped by a fiendish plot he didn't foresee, Mordecai finds himself powerless to redeem himself or defend his family. Alone and surrounded by enemies, Lady Rose has only her wits to protect those she loves. Though every hand turns against her, Rose Thornbear refuses to give up, and she will sacrifice whatever is necessary to save Penny's family, whether ...

Sometimes a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do… even if that involves big girl panties and a very sexy dragon-man.A bounty hunter with her eyes on the prize, Jenna's to-do list includes making crazy amounts of money, ice-cream and retail therapy when she's not working. It does not include sabotage by space rat, or any kind of black hole. It most certainly doesn't include crash landing on a planet in the back end of beyond where everything is out to eat her....

"The Desecrator" is an original short story from the Draegaran Empire, by bestselling author Stephen Brust. This is a tale of the Hawklord Daymar, and of a particular Morganti blade. Vlad Taltos fans will enjoy new insight into Stephen Brust's fantasy series.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In March 1987, a young author from Oklahoma published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. This modest book about a magical land called Valdemar was the beginning of a fantasy masterpiece that would span decades and include more than two dozen titles. Now sixteen of today’s hottest fantasy authors—including Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, and Judith Tarr—visit the world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches.