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Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates a series of eccentric small-town crises in fifteen holiday-inspired stories. An old dog mysteriously escapes the animal shelter night after night. A deputy deploys an unexpected diversion during a hostage standoff. The baby Jesus vanishes from a nativity scene. And Walt faces one of his most challenging assignments yet: caring for a 150-year-old sourdough starter, while apprehending a seven-year-old suspect with the diction of a 1930s gumshoe.

For Lily, falling in love with her childhood friend Walker was the easiest thing to do back in high school. His sudden rejection was unforgettably crushing. Seven years later, their families have conspired to bring them back together at a cabin in the Rockies when a sudden snowstorm traps them overnight with no power. Thanks to a cozy fire, a prowling bear, and a little forced time in an open-air gondola, they confront their unresolved feelings—and a past more complicated than Lily knows.

On a forgotten anniversary, Jennifer Kross awakens to a second life, where duty gives way to desire and silence burns into fire. With every curl loosed and every bold choice made, she rediscovers the woman hidden beneath years of sacrifice. A spoonful of ice cream, a chance encounter, and a tearful movie moment ignite questions she has long buried: is this freedom real, or only a fragile illusion? Torn between the allure of uncharted passion and the haunting pull of home, Jennifer must face the man who once defined her and the fire now consuming her.

Welcome to Haunted Hollow, where each night a new nightmare unfolds. An obsessed fan traveling back in time to kill John Cleese, tattered VHS tapes scrawled with warnings not to watch, cabbies haunted by their creepiest passengers. An assortment of chilling short stories await—bite-sized horrors told in a gripping, "true story" style that will make you question the quiet towns around you.

A well-meaning dad frets because his fifth-grade daughter dresses as Dracula for the first day of school in this funny short tale. Haunted by his own memories of childhood insecurity, he nervously awaits the call from school.

In the frostbitten town of Eldermoor, Cecilia Wrenwood grows up as the overlooked daughter, strong, resourceful, and starved of affection. But when fate, betrayal, and a royal decree cast her into hardship, she finds herself reborn with memories of a life already lived. This time, she refuses to be a victim, outsmarting rivals, reshaping her destiny, and building an empire from grit and cunning.

At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot. The dapper, mustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century—and...

AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES, COMING JANUARY 2026 Taking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED...

Not all nightmares come from sleep. Some come from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeneva Rose. Three horror stories. A dinner party. A quiet house. A roadside stop. You’ll recognize the setup. You won’t recognize what comes next.

Fairies steal a careless young man's diamond ring before he can propose; he must trick them into returning it before the engagement dinner that night. This short fantasy tale will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman's Stardust and P.G. Wodehouse.

I’ve always wanted to be stalked. Turns out, I already am. Signing that contract was supposed to give me control, masked strangers, the illusion of danger, and a fantasy I could walk away from. Except the men who answered weren’t strangers at all. They chased me through cemeteries, cornered me in libraries, and left notes on my pillow while I slept. I thought it was a game I controlled. Then the masks came off. They intercepted my contract. Hacked the website and manipulated everything to make me theirs. One of them has been watching me for months before I ever signed anything.

A young woman, staying in her great aunt’s historical home while in town for a funeral, experiences a ghostly encounter one night but soon realizes it might just be a relative wishing her one final farewell.

Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set.

For fans of Charles Yu and Matt Haig, this short tale features a grandfather who claims not merely to have been abducted by aliens when he was a young man, but to have fallen in love in the process. His grandson (the story's narrator) is the only person who believes him. My Grandfather’s Ship is a quirky examination of how the passions (real or imagined) of our elders can inspire us.

A weary Chicago shop owner catches yet another kid breaking into her bakeshop. The rumor has gone around her inner-city neighborhood that she's keeping cash in a sugar jar and, however unlikely, local kids keep trying to confirm it. With the latest miscreant, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

In this short, funny, sci-fi tale, every human being on Earth suddenly receives a specific superpower. Everyone, that is, except Dale. But instead of moping around, Dale fools a world of superheroes into believing he was blessed with the power of making a perfect cappuccino. His business takes off beyond his wildest dreams—at least, until he meets Brenda, his personal supervillain, the only person on the planet with a perfect superpalate.

A lonely terraforming AI is delighted when a spacecraft unexpectedly makes an emergency landing on his planet. Hoping that the mysterious woman aboard might want to stay, he strives to be the best host in the universe.

Her pain is now my pain. How do I heal both of us? Jacintha I swear he’s made of ice. He doesn’t show his emotions. He ignores me when I try to be friendly. When we’re thrown together by a lost four year old girl, he begins to thaw. Will he melt the ice in his heart all the way? Caleb After my wife walked away from me, I put a lock on my heart. I won’t allow any woman to walk on it again. Not ever. However, Jacintha is different. Will she be the one who will break the lock, and throw it away? Or will I sink into oblivion once again? Guaranteed Happily Ever After! A heartwarming, ...

He’s everything her heart wants… but they can’t be together. Seraphina Hart has been betrothed since childhood. As the daughter of one of the most successful ranchers in the valley, her father has promised her hand to the son of a man who offered valuable land. But when Sera meets Cort Malone, a cowboy with an easy smile and a tendency to show up when she needs him most, she begins to question everything she’s been told she should want. Cort never expected to fall for a woman like Sera. From the first moment he lays eyes on her, he knows he should stay away if he values his job and ...

Los Angeles, 1985. Journalist Hallie Pitney is fighting to keep her head above water selling minor stories to gossip magazines. She still dreams of her byline on something better—something that could finally launch her career. Then a whisper reaches her: a legendary movie star may be hiding a devastating secret. For Hallie, this could be the story that changes everything. But a dark choice lurks behind Hollywood’s shuttered gates: the story of a lifetime—or everything she stands for.