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Monsters deserve love too… From werewolves, vampires, and even Bigfoot, these beasts manage to find love. Whether they are able to sink their claws into that love and keep it is another story. When it comes down to it, don’t judge a book by its cover. This anthology brings a mixture of what ifs and happily ever afters. Featuring stories from T.C. Mill, A.K. Moss, Toni Mobley, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Ashley L. Hunt, Charles Kyffhausen, Lil Deville, Kelly Piner, Jess Monica, and Karen Bayly. Graphic sexual content is included within this anthology.

Tommy Buttertin is different from the other kids in Griddle-earth. He does not talk. He might not look you in the eyes, and he relies on structure and routine to get through the day. But like his brother, Chris, and most other kids, he’ll do almost anything for a tall stack of pancakes smothered in sweet, gooey syrup.

Julia Ross's nomadic adventures take a sinister turn when what seems like an innocent birdwatching trip to Charleston, South Carolina, becomes entangled with a mysterious film project and a centuries-old treasure hunt. Along with Toby, her rescue dog, and her quirky friends, Dottie and Penelope, Julia finds herself drawn into a web of deception surrounding a man calling himself Dr. Poe, who is looking for Captain Kidd’s buried treasure as described in the classic tale, The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe. As Julia and her companions dig deeper, they uncover dark secrets. When a body is ...

Don’t stand between a woman and her dragon. Dragons infiltrate society in these tales. From belittled office workers harboring scaly secrets, monster hunts, fiery queens of millennia past, and dragons hoarding more than gold. These eleven stories will sweep you off your feet with nostalgic adventures of a lifetime. Stories by J.C. Murray, Elyse Kallen, Kirsty Mackay, Chad A.B. Wilson, Charity Ayres, Jo Niederhoff, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Rose McClary, L. Jade, Clint Foster, and J.E. Feldman.

Artists in every era and medium have depicted Neptune as a tempestuous god with ever-changing moods, so it’s fitting that his anthology follows suit. In these sections, you’ll find stories by turns heroic, comic, pensive, absurd, uplifting, and ambiguous. They also reflect different conceptions of what it means to be “related to Neptune”, as this volume was intended to be. Some anchor themselves in mythology, while others focus on the planet, and still others are weird amalgams of Neptunian themes.

On a dark, rainy night in October 1900, George E. Bailey, caretaker of Breakheart Hill farm, disappeared. He no longer made his daily milk runs or stopped at the tavern for his favorite cherry rum. Some suspected foul play right away, as Bailey's "wife" had recently gone to Maine, leaving Bailey alone with his farmhand, John C. Best, who was known to be a drunk and a potentially violent man. Nine days later, when Bailey's dismembered body was fished out of a local pond, all eyes quickly focused on Best. Douglas L. Heath and Alison C. Simcox uncover the facts of this shocking tale.

Pirates and kraken, boats and submarines, deadly sirens, mermaids, and the women who face them all. These are our heroes. High seas adventure, fantasy, and magic weave together in this sapphic anthology focusing on the joy of the unbounded oceans.

The Case of the Boisterous Bunting: Book 9 in the Julia Lives in a Van Cozy Mystery Series "These are great books! I’ve really been enjoying them!” “Love this series. Can’t wait for more!” “This is a delightful series. Engaging fun story lines. Lovable characters. Highly recommend” “I’m so glad you did not just leave the series at book 6. I have become quite invested in Julia, Toby, Dottie, and Penelope’s adventures.” Julia Ross is ready for a peaceful summer of camping with her dog, Toby, in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina after a spring already ...

Mike, Bronson’s best friend, isn’t returning any calls. Mike’s partner is murdered, and the weapon used belongs to Mike. Two stolen Egyptian statues worth five million dollars find their way into Mike’s possession. Mike is determined to make quick money so he can retire now. Mike’s acquaintance with ruthless gang members and his quick rise in the chain of command in a den of questionable characters fills Bronson with fear.

When Bella Lee returns to the small town of Tumut to help her grandmother save their beloved Riverbend Café, she expects a quick fix before heading back to her fast-paced city life. What she doesn’t expect is to run into Justin Woodman, the steady, dependable boy she left behind. With the café in need of more than just a fresh coat of paint, Bella must navigate old memories, a stubborn heart, and the undeniable charm of her hometown. As she works to bring the café back to life, Bella begins to wonder if the life she left behind still holds the key to her future.

Science, Art & Dinner, it’s all in your own backyard. All about plants, gardens, foraging, and more.

As a teenager growing up in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, Vicky is barely surviving each day, only making it through by manipulation and avoidance. Her home life is scarier than the nightmares of most of her acquaintances; but there’s no escape. With an alcoholic father, and a mother whose health is deteriorating, Vicky is forced into running the household, and caring for her younger sister, Janice, whose only goal is to make her sister’s life miserable.

Zwanzig Jahre ist Freya Lockwood nicht mehr in Little Meddingford gewesen, dem malerischen Ort in den Cotswolds, in dem sie aufgewachsen ist. Doch ein unerwarteter Todesfall ruft sie zurück: Ihr früherer Mentor Arthur Crockleford wurde tot in seinem Geschäft aufgefunden. Mord oder Unfall? Tatsächlich hat der Antiquitätenhändler einen letzten Brief hinterlassen, der Freya eindringlich warnt und sie bittet, unbedingt den Verantwortlichen für sein Ableben zu finden.

This is a story about a family coming of age at the same time as smartphones and social media; a multiracial family coming into its own as windows into social injustice opened up before our very screens; and a multi-parent multi-professional family with children living differently depending on which house and which combination of family members happen to be home. While it is a story about a family, it is really the story of technological and global changes unfolding on our doorsteps.

Penelope Quick is a thief. Taught her skills by the best second-door man in the business, her father, she is a rarity in the field, a thief with honor. But Penelope breaks into the one house she should have left alone. The house is owned by a consortium and has shady objectives. There she finds Native American artifacts and a brilliant, egg-sized black diamond. She also makes the chilling discovery that Native American stories of things that go bump in the night are very much real. And the very real things are intent on retrieving the items she has stolen.

Leonie Simoneaud was once one of the elusive Lake People - Acadian descendants in Louisiana with odd psychic powers. As a 13-year-old, she rescued an outsider child, Douglas Trent, from a maniacal pedophile named Monroe Whitechapel. Consequently, she was shunned by most of the Lake People for exposing them to the external world. As an adult, she lives elsewhere, an owner of an antique store in a quaint Texas town: Buffalo Creek.

Jane is a woman without a past. She wakes up in the back of a car with handcuffs on her wrists, with a man intent on doing her harm. She escapes, but into the murky underworld of New Orleans. A mysterious man shadows her, and strange memories tantalize her. People want to hurt her, and an unearthly creature stalks the night. Insanity might be a possibility, but everything is horrifyingly real. This sultry world is anything but ordinary.

Susan Richards is a writer who never seems to meet a deadline, even when her job depends on it. When she loses two jobs in short order due to her tardiness, she decides it’s time to do something drastic. Susan turns to her cousin Mindy Winters, a Christian living in New York City, and asks to come and stay with her until she gets on her feet. Maybe New York will provide the opportunity she needs to build a new career as a writer.

Abducted by an ancient, evil entity to his castle and into his service, what is one to do? Amalina is about to find out. The darkest, most dangerous time in her life begins. With dark humor, suspense, and new takes on genre tropes, this dark fantasy series quickly grows to surprising, epic proportions, but it starts here in the first novel: Amalina and the Secrets of the Wailing Castle.

You CAN overcome the shadows of toxic relationships and *breathe* again, even if you've felt trapped for years! Are you replaying painful memories, feeling manipulated, or stuck in toxic patterns? Do you fear new relationships or long to reclaim your peace and happiness? If any of this sounds familiar, know you're not alone, and this is not the end of your story.