Everyone has their secrets. Some people have secrets that are innocent. While others have deeper, darker secrets that they keep sealed up tight. But even the most innocent of secrets can have deadly repercussions. And some secrets we take to our grave. But what happens when one's secrets knock so desperately to be set free? Find out the secrets interwoven within these four tales.

This is Ms. Eldering's runner up story in the 2007 Fast and Fanciful contest, a story of two sisters who buy a necklace and fight over it and their lives take turns neither expected.

In the manner of an R. L. Stine story, Zombies Amuck is the story of school friends who might discover the secret of the zombies, but will the zombies let them live?This is the second place winning story by Ms. Eldering and is a short, fun children's story.

Moving to a new town was difficult enough, but that was only the beginning of what life had in store for Kelly Watson. Soon, a strange connection to her old family home led her down a path riddled with family secrets and mystery.Now, Kelly and her friend, Emma Cathcart, are faced with more questions. As the two friends come to terms with their psychic abilities, they will have to learn to work as a team to find the answers that they seek. Others may not be so keen on revealing what...

After her dad is transferred to a Podunk town, thirteen-year old Kelly Watson has to learn to adapt. Luckily, Emma Cathcart is not only kind enough to show her around, but knows a thing or two about Kelly's family history.As Kelly and her family settle in, Kelly finds herself drawn to an old home. She's always loved preserving old houses, but this house is like no other she's ever known. This eerie house seems to beckon her and it's all Kelly can do to resist the temptation to expl...

April 1st, a day filled with practical jokes and Stella's 25th birthday. It looks to be a day filled with wonderful surprises and not of the killjoy jokes that Stella is the victim of because her boyfriend, Henry, the most straight-laced man she has ever met, who also has been the victim of many practical jokes from her family, takes her out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. Stella hopes this will be the night he proposes. Her mother's hand in playing practical jokes on Stella shows up thro...

A bittersweet tale of love, loss, and hope and how meaningful a simple flower can be. And a reminder to never, ever leave an argument hanging between two hearts. Find out how Amanda's world comes crashing down on that fateful day and how she is reminded of the tulips she loves when she receives her very own Tulip Kiss.This is Ms. Eldering's first place winning story for the Fast and Frigid contest in 2007

Four award-winning stories combined in one collection. Ms. Eldering's first place, second place, anthology pick and runner-up stories are combined in a short-story anthology/collection. Love Lingers brings everything together under one cover.THE TULIP KISS: A bittersweet tale of love, loss, and hope and how meaningful a simple flower can be. And a reminder to never, ever leave an argument hanging between two hearts. Find out how Amanda's world comes crashing down on that fateful da...

In this short story, David and Sam are scientists working together on a cure for cancer while struggling to keep their personal lives and relationships intact. When they make an amazing breakthrough, they find there are forces at work who don’t want the research to become a cure. Facing a choice between his life's work and the man who has stood at his side, what will David choose to protect?

The young foal was given an unusual name, "Catch A Winner". There are three stories from this series, "Catch A Winner", "Catch A Winner Leaves The Ranch", and "Catch A Winner And The Mystery Horse."Jill fell in love with a tiny foal just born on a ranch in Texas. She later visited the ranch again when the foal was now 6 months old and called a weanling. Later, Jill returned with her parents to the horse auction and purchased the yearling, the one-year-old filly for her very own.

When Higgins the Frog is left behind at a picnic an incredible journey unfolds. Will he ever make it home? Who will he meet along the way? Join Higgins the Frog on the greatest adventure of his life. Follow where he goes and who he meets along the way with the pictures hand drawn by the author Matthew Gilbert.

A mailman, Daniel Wasserman, and one of Santa's elves, Frost, try to save Christmas after it's discovered that Santa's mail has been forwarded to the South Pole.