The water, home to mermaids, selkies, and pirates alike, serves as a vessel for secrets, though it is not always airtight. A secret may sink to the bottom as a treasure long forgotten, or it may breach the surface, wrapping its tendrils around an innocent victim.Secrets in the Water showcases 31 mystical tales of deception, illusion, and enchantment, tales of seafaring witches, a seemingly magical family heirloom, the enticing call of a siren, and other secrets obscured by the wave...

A Collection of HorrorsA Zimbell House AnthologyChasing the promise of freedom, wealth, or fame, many will play the game, but none will win. In The Dead Game, the lines between the real and the imaginary, the dead and the living blur together, as competitors, motivated by greed, curiosity, or survival, compete for their prizes. When players' arrogance, vanity, or disregard for the rules begins to emerge, a roll of the dice, a click of the mouse, or even a childish prank or ...

"It's the unknown that gets us. I mean, where are they? They have to be somewhere ..."-AnonymousNo Trace features fifteen tales of disappearances from some of today's newest writers that tell the stories of the vanished.Some are poignant, some are terrifying. Others you can see unfolding in your mind's eye.All will leave you wondering.Featured Contributors:Glen Damien Campbell & Jennifer Gilbert-Campbell, Adjie Henderson, Wil...

The Professor features four short stories depicting how that crush on the dreamy college professor is better left as a theory than in practice.

Ever wonder what your neighbors are really like? What they may be hiding?The Neighbors features twenty aspiring writers wishing to entertain you with their short stories inspired by these very questions. From humorous conflicts with the home owners association to a seedier malevolence, suspicious behavior to a welcomed change, there is something for everyone.The next time your neighbors invite you to dinner, you may wish to think twice!

November Falls features nine short stories about community that may just surprise you.Which will be your favorite?Featured Contributors:Aimee Bingham OsinskiAsma Al JailaniChris EspenshadeDon NoelKatherine DeGilioLeslie D. SouleLora KempkaSteve CarrTyson West

The trials and tribulations of settling the western half of America over a hundred and fifty years ago are legendary. With the numerous mountain ranges came the inevitable need for the settlers to cross them. This premise is what prompted Zimbell House to create this anthology.The Mountain Pass tells twelve such tales from the perspective of eleven new writers. Some are heart-wrenching, and others are humorous, but all give a glimpse of the courage and perseverance it took for thes...

Twenty-one short stories - sometimes satirical, sometimes, frightening, and mostly humorous, imagining of life under President Donald Trump!

  --------------------------------------------   On Sale For Three Days, Just $2.99   --------------------------------------------------- The ladies of Duck Dynasty are here in this new book from Jennifer Webb. Get to know the ladies up close including the new member of the 2014 show, Lisa Robertson. Lisa is the wife of Phil and Miss Kay's oldest boy Alan. This book is full of pictures and personal details. A great companion for viewers...

In a contemporary novel "full of hope and heart," a midwife in need of reinvention escapes to a remote island—and takes on a new identity ( Booklist).West Virginia midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her patients. But when her life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn't been tending to her own needs. She decides to take drastic action, running away to a place where no one knows her or the mess she's left behind.On Canada's remote Sea G...

A high-class New York madam hires Spenser to find a missing hooker, But when Spenser tracks down April Kyle, he uncovers the murder of yet another prostitute. Now Spenser is searching through a world of sex for sale. Because somewhere between Boston and a kinky Caribbean club, someone has a taste for young women, big money, and murder. . . .Praise for Taming a Seahorse“Irresistible!”—The Bergen Record“A winner.”

Everyone has that moment—the realization that adulthood has arrived, like a runaway train, and there's no getting out of its way. From the hit Tumblr blog of the same name, F*ck! I'm in My Twenties perfectly captures the new generation currently testing the waters of post-college reality. Quick-witted and self-deprecating, the author pens irreverent missives, DIY diagrams, illustrations, and tongue-in-cheek checklists that chronicle her experience as a twenty-something living in t...