"Start with “Of Calls and Spring” by N. V. Morris, then enjoy the other great stories from the floor because that one will knock you on your ass."-Sylvain Neuvel, author of Sleeping Giants, The Test, and A History of What Comes Next11 authors and 12 visual artists come together to share their stories in this all-new 2025 volume of Polymorphic Magazine, featuring eleven original and fully-illustrated horror-fiction shorts ...

Rescuing her was only the beginning . . .Retired Navy SEAL Bobby Decker was just doing what was right when he rescued his best friend's little sister—beautiful elementary school teacher Deanna Hanover—from human traffickers.Now, the much younger woman needs his protection, or the dangerous men she can now identify will ensure she's silenced forever.Settling in as her bodyguard in a remote cabin in the mountains brings more than Bobby ever bargained ...

Doctor Peter Hanover, Chief Physician of St. Mary's hospital is kept busy with a robust work schedule. Yet . . . something is missing. Watching his friends find their partners has stirred a longing inside of him. A woman to keep his bed warm at night and one who will be his best friend.A rescue mission leaves him stranded with Dr. Isabella Mitchell, the last person he would ever date. In the frozen, unforgiving Colorado wilderness something ignites between them, chemistry they neve...

Love is for peasants; nobles marry for power. These are the rules Jocelynn has lived by. She is expected to be the poised and perfect vision of relentless power. Set to inherit the House of Akillie, she was bred to rule, and no man has ever turned her head—until now.Madden achieved the impossible, the first in over a century to escape the life of hard labor and earn a place among the elite. With the chance for a fresh start, he has to stay focused, not damn himself by falling for t...

Welcome to Black Diamond Resort and Spa… and my exile…A guy in a skirt wouldn't turn a straight guy on, right?I spent the last decade performing next to him. I've never looked at him as more—until I walked in on him in a skirt.He's as broken as I am. We survived our childhood together. And when he's finally trying to embrace the parts his father tried to beat out of him, I can't handle it.He's taunting me with smeared eyeliner and a filthy s...

Movie star 101: A smile hides all pain.Quellcrist King has been playing a part his entire life. The more famous he becomes, the more he hides. The only person he ever let see the real him rose with him from nothing to the very top.They were the king and queen of Hollywood—and then she wanted a divorce. The only way to survive his depression is to bury himself in work. If he can be a character, maybe he won't have to remember himself. A gay role can't be any...

Finding out the guy I hooked up with is on my team isn't the way I saw my first week of coaching going.My name is Anthony Hawke, and I used to be a rising star in the NHL until someone purposefully tore my ACL, ending my career. I went from the top of my life to nothing in a matter of months.I take a coaching job a thousand miles away as a fresh start, only to ruin it before I start.Three months ago, I met him in a bar. Sexy and funny and built like...

Saint VincentI might be the best-selling solo artist in the world, but my personal life is a disaster. For every number one album, there's a sea of my worsts, all documented in photos. Bad break-ups. Destroyed hotel rooms. Fights. Drugs. And just as many rumors.Every headline reaffirms the walls I've built around myself. Fame destroys everything it touches, and I can't let anyone close. The only exception is my best friend— Lowe Wilder.But I've fuck...

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITSAuthoritative and comprehensive textbook on the fundamentals of analog integrated circuits, with learning aids included throughoutWritten in an accessible style to ensure complex content can be appreciated by both students and professionals, this Sixth Edition of Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits is a highly comprehensive textbook on analog design, offering in-depth c...

I'm living the dream, playing summer festivals to massive crowds. My band is on fire, my best friend by my side, and we're on top of the world.I fell for him in the heat of the summer. I fell for the stars in his eyes. The way he said my name. I'll never love anyone the same.But our story ended when it was just beginning.Fame gave me more than I could ever imagine, but I'll forever suffer the cost. The summer of love and loss would forever be a stain on my heart.

Iris BlackThere are moments in music when the crowd becomes part of the song, and we all lose ourselves to the energy. I wanted to drown myself in the music. It became my escape and my savior.I thought success was what I wanted, but it only intensified my misery. Fame is a monster, and it ate me alive. I tried it all to get out of my head: sex, drugs, and rock and roll. I'm living the dream, but it only numbs the pain.Caspian came into my life like ...

Caspian LockeI don't think we even begin to understand love until we've lost the one we thought we'd spend the rest of our life with. I don't think we begin to understand ourselves until we realize that it's most likely our fault. And I don't think we begin to understand life until we understand it comes in so many shades of gray.You can be a good person and still do irrevocable harm. Life is messy, so fucking messy. I hate it. Or maybe I hate myself. I tho...