When a food critic is found dead in his tiramisu, the restaurant owner asks Anna to help clear him of the crime. Anna never wanted to play Nancy Drew, but Tony is like family. Can an insurance agent from Brooklyn solve the case before she's next on the killer's list?About the Author:LAURA WARE's column "Laura's Look" runs weekly in the Highlands County News Sun. She has sold several short stories; one appeared in a Pocket Books anthology. She lives in Central Florida. Check...

Female private investigators. They make up 1/3 of the total PI population, and like their male counterparts they get paid for finding things out.In this mystery collection of five never-before-published short stories, we meet five different female PIs. Some new to the work. Some at it for a while. Some face personal obstacles to overcome. But there’s one thing in common – solving the cases put before them.Join them while they discover the truth, no matter what.

Tales of wise, ancient dragons hoarding treasure, terrorizing villages, and doing battle with noble heroes have long fascinated us. But dragons were not born old and wise, nor were heroes born brave and noble.Wings of Change gathers tales of young dragons growing into their scales and claws, and human youths making choices that shape their destinies – destinies that will be forever changed by their interaction with the dragons that share their world.

Fear. The word alone evokes a powerful response. And in Feel the Fear, editor Mark Leslie takes readers on a haunting tour of the many ways fear presents itself. From genuine horror stories filled with frightening monsters to the real-life horror of losing a loved one to the terrifying idea of losing one’s own mind, these tales run not only the genre gamut but also the emotional gamut. With each fearful twist, the sixteen talented writers in this volume prove why ...

Laws change from culture to culture, decade to decade. Strange laws make criminals of ordinary citizens. Like the Massachusetts woman whose brother asks her for help, slave hunters at his heels. Or the little Irish girl who needs to protect a priest from a different kind of hunter. Or the Native American detective searching New York’s Stonewall Bar for a ratfink on the night of a world-changing riot. These stories and more prove that once again, Fiction River’s crime volumes have, in the w...

Grab your favorite hot beverage, sit down, and travel with columnist Laura Ware as she shares highlights of her Highlands News-Sun column, Laura’s Look.“Laura’s Look’ began in late June of 1998 and has entertained and informed readers for the last twenty-five years.To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Laura’s Look, Laura selected 100 columns to share with readers. She writes of the serious and silly, the news of the day, and tales of her adorable grandbabies.Enjoy...

Don’t just talk the talk…Walk the walk.The above phrase, familiar to many Christians, simply calls on believers to offer more than lip service to their faith. Christianity challenges those who become part of it to actively live out their beliefs, no matter what.This short story collection tells the stories of five different people – from all walks of life, each with their own strengths and weaknesses – and how thei...

Sandra Benson appears to have her life in order. A Christian with a popular talk radio show, she makes sure no one sees her struggles with alcohol and tries to tell herself it’s not a big deal.Then a caller who names himself “Lucifer” makes a startling statement - he killed a woman. Sandra is rattled by the call, especially when she learns she has a connection to the dead woman.As her life slowly unravels thanks to Lucifer, Sandra struggles to help stop him. Because he isn’...

Join Laura Ware as she takes you back to the Bible stories you know - and maybe a couple you don’t. Travel from the hills of Judea to the capital of Babylon, from Jerusalem to Rome. See her present them in a different light and from different perspectives, all without taking away from God’s word. Prepare yourself for a deeper, more personal insight in a few of the people who appear in the Bible.

Ann hates the house she grew up in. It is filled with memories of a difficult childhood. When her mother's stroke brings her back to the place, she wants nothing more than to put it - and her entire past - behind her. Can an old neighbor help her see the good she can take away from her old despised home?

Jennie Meyers is devastated when chemotherapy causes her to lose her hair. She worries about the reaction of her fifth grade students to her cancer. Can they show her how much they care?

All Kanji wants is to be a great genie like his father before him. But he's been assigned to North America, where people are shallow and the wishes he is asked to grant are insignificant. His attitude gets him in trouble with the Lord Djinn, who warns him that his job is on the line if he messes up one more assignment. Can Kanji's new master help him find his worth?