A scholar on a journey. A monster in his veins. An unbending truth.All Otar ever wanted was being part of a community, but the monster in his veins, bent on killing those Otar touches, makes it impossible. It has already slipped his grasp more than once—with devastating consequences.His desperate search for a cure for his curse leads him to the Ancients and their mysterious ruins. At a newly discovered ruin, past and present collide, and he finds answers be...

He Bears the Cape of Stars is one of our two paired masquerade-themed anthologies. It features 17 stories exploring wlw relationships developing, growing, and changing while the characters attend or participate in masquerades!Our contributors stretched their imaginations to present innovative stories exploring what a masquerade can be…and, of course, tell rich, engaging tales of wonderful queer folk finding love, companionship, acceptance, the queer platonic relationship of their d...

Numbers don't lie, but someone is hiding the truth.When forensic accountant Elias Ward stumbles upon a ghost entry buried deep within a multinational merger's financials, his world of cold, unerring numbers begins to unravel. A routine audit spirals into a deep web of offshore accounts, phantom companies, and a trail of transactions so precise it could only have been engineered to hide something — or someone. As Elias digs deeper, the lines between truth and decept...

The war against the Darkness is in full swing, and Otar grabbles with his own role in it. Feeling useless and at a dead end with his research, a message from the Lord Commander dangles a new puzzle in form of a remote ruin in front of him.As Otar senses parallels to the Wayfinders and the demise of the Dragons, he sets out to uncover the secrets entombed in the ruins' soil.What he uncovers there sets him on a new desperate quest through the Origin Nebula in a search to end ...

In North Hollow, people know each other's routines, their family names, and which doors stay locked after dark.So when Lily Greene's best friend disappears without warning, the town doesn't just panic—it closes ranks.The sheriff has no answers. Rumors spread faster than facts. And then Lily receives a cryptic postcard that seems to know exactly what happened… or wants her to believe it does.Her only lead is a brooding rancher with secrets of his own, a man who might...

Some secrets are meant to stay buried. But in the coastal town of Harborview, the fog has a way of bringing everything to light.When a decades-old mystery resurfaces in the quiet seaside community, the carefully constructed lives of Harborview's residents begin to unravel. What started as whispered rumors in the local diner quickly escalates into a full-blown investigation that threatens to expose the dark truths the town has spent years concealing.As the fog rolls in each ...

Dewberry Manor is the kind of place people write postcards about—immaculate gardens, elegant stone walls, and afternoon tea shared with neighbors who seem unfailingly kind.But in villages like this, charm can be camouflage.When a renowned botanist is discovered dead among the roses, the community's polished surface fractures overnight. Quiet routines become tense rituals. Friendly conversations carry hidden barbs. And everyone suddenly has a reason to protect what they know...

A downtrodden ex-soldier.After leaving the military, werewolf Victor is shunned in his civilian life. Money is tight, so when an ex-comrade offers him an easy job—getting a package from an island—he jumps at the chance.A lost inn-owner.When Selkie Thoma opens the door to a knocking patron, he wants to close it again immediately. Standing before him is Victor, his one-night stand from three years ago. The last thing Thoma wants is to have to explain why he left that ...

"He Bears the Cape of Stars" is one of our two paired masquerade-themed anthologies. It features 17 stories exploring mlm relationships developing, growing, and changing while the characters attend or participate in masquerades!The collected works in "He Bears the Cape of Stars" feature men and masculine-leaning genderqueer characters, with a spectrum of sexualities, and these diverse individuals inhabit worlds ranging from a science fiction setting where everyone must be masked to...

Nestled in the quiet countryside of North Hollow, Lily Greene's quaint hat shop is a sanctuary from the world's chaos—until the disappearance of her best friend, a quirky pet shop owner, turns her peaceful town into a web of mystery. When Lily receives a cryptic postcard and uncovers troubling clues that suggest her friend has been abducted, she teams up with Jed Carter, a brooding widowed rancher with his own haunting secrets.As they dig deeper into the case, they stumble upon a da...

Otar comes to on a dingy space station and discovers two things: First, he's missing a good chunk of his memories. Second, Andres, his lover, has disappeared. Before he can retrace his steps, a knock at the door demands a debt be repaid—one Otar can't remember.Captain Veil Dreamcatcher is in search of the dragons with only ruins to guide him. Otar agrees to help in exchange for a reduced debt and information about Andres. On their travels, Otar realizes Veil is as adrift in this wo...

You've heard "All For One!"; now get ready for "One For All!" Duck Prints Press is thrilled to bring a whole new meaning to the Musketeers' famous slogan in one inclusive book with a little bit of something for everyone: Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas's "The Three Musketeers." For this collection, we recruited 20 authors and 16 artists who love Athos, Porthos, Aramis, d'Artagnan, Milady, Madame Bonacieux, and the whole gang from Dumas's wonderful historical m...