Alexander Strange lives and works aboard a fishing trawler in Naples, Florida writing about news of the weird. His laid-back lifestyle is disrupted when a feisty author of conspiracy books insists he investigate the death of her brother in Key West. Her name is Silver, and the cops think her brother's death was an accident, a scuba diving mishap caused by nitrogen narcosis. But Silver doesn't buy it. She believes he was murdered, and the motivation behind his killing is far more noxious. W...

Alexander Strange has an unusual guardian angel -- she's the one who needs protection.Not enough that he's typing his fingers to the bone covering resurrected triceratops maurading in Miami or that he's on a quest to find a headless baby Jesus snatched from a Florida megachurch and golf resort.Now his shipboard mannequin is channeling a woman from the future. Her message: Fly immediately to Portugal, do not stop for Cuba Libres, and save your girlfriend's life or your guard...

Weird news columnist Alexander Strange's day began when someone poisoned his fried okra. Bad enough, but, worse, it was meant for his dog, Fred. Now he's being framed for the hanging death of a colleague. Who's behind this and why is he in their sights?When the going gets weird, Strange gets going. He starts by corralling some allies--a retired urinal mat salesman turned private eye and a gorgeous public defender who wants him to abandon his "catch and release" love life. She also ...

Phoenix newspaper columnist Alexander Strange loves his job writing about news of the weird, but his own life turns bizarre when shots riddle his uncle's Scottsdale, Arizona home.Who would want Superior Court Judge Leonard D. Strano dead? And why?Alexander has twenty-four hours to find out or he'll have a death on his hands. Maybe his own.To solve the mystery he must cobble togetheir an unlikely alliance of newspaper and television reporters, a sketchy bailiff, and ...

Phoenix newspaper columnist Alexander Strange loves his job writing about news of the weird, but his own life turns bizarre when shots riddle his uncle's Scottsdale, Arizona home.Who would want Superior Court Judge Leonard D. Strano dead? And why?Alexander has twenty-four hours to find out or he'll have a death on his hands. Maybe his own.To solve the mystery he must cobble togetheir an unlikely alliance of newspaper and television reporters, a sketchy bailiff, and ...

The Alvarium Experiment authors are back with ten more amusing science fiction and fantasy tales. Or should we say "tails" as these stories feature some truly amazing pets created by some really wild imaginations.Parker Francis brings us a more than capable chimp in "Monkey Business". Bria Burton channels an out-of-control AI avatar who has lions and tigers and bears, oh my, in "Cricket the Wicked and Her Little Pets, Too". In "Versipellis Nemora", Scott Michael Powers's exasperate...

Changing Fate By Changing Loyalties!On the night of the Star Festival, an event to celebrate the founding of the proud, illustrious Kingdom of Heilland, Queen Alicia was stabbed through the chest and killed by revolutionary soldiers storming the castle… Or so she thought. Princess Alicia wakes on the morning of her 10th birthday, memories of the “Night of the Revolution” fresh in her mind, and realizes that she has been given a chance to redo her life. It’s not lon...

The Gears Of Fate Are Turning Fast!After deciding to become her kingdom’s ruler, Alicia takes on her first challenge to establish a wide-area trading company together with her adviser, Clovis. This venture leads them to discover dark connections between the nobles opposing their plans and the neighboring empire which Heilland waged war against in Alicia’s past life…Six years later, Alicia makes her high society debut and accepts an invitation from the empir...

The Romantic Finale For The Blue Rose Princess & Her Adviser!After the eventful visit to Erdal, Princess Alicia finally confesses her feelings to Clovis. The two savor a short-lived period of bliss—but memories from Alicia’s previous life suddenly plague her, etching the fear of losing Clovis deep in her heart. Resolved to prevent his death, Alicia hatches a plan, only for it to create a rift between the new couple...?! How will Alicia’s revolutionary reprise end f...

“Rich word choices and settings that blend speculative concepts with quotidian reality highlight this stellar anthology of prose and poetry from well-known editor Mike Allen (CLOCKWORK PHOENIX) and his wife and copublisher, Anita Allen ... This anthology is a winner from cover to cover.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred reviewThis new anthology from the creative team behind the critically-acclaimed CLOCKWORK PHOENIX series assembles beautiful poetry and strange prose from the first year...

It's been a year, but Abel is not over Julia, his ex-wife. On the surface, he has a great life as a lawyer at a big law firm, but she's all he thinks about. Abel decides that letting Julia go was a mistake, and he will do anything to win her back. His work becomes increasingly ruthless when a new, young, female attorney is brought on as competition for the upcoming partner position. Abel will need to win an impossible trial and discover who is undermining him to stay on the partner track a...

Add happiness to your home decor with this easy crochet pattern for the end of a table runner or dresser scarf. Designed by Mrs. J.C. Campbell in 1918, these bluebirds stand the test of time.This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded the written instructions so you won't need to skip around, and made an easy to follow chart. I also changed the written instructions to use modern US c...