Have you ever met a necromancer with dreams of being a mariachi player? Have you ever mixed a potion with dragonfly tears, or made a deadly wish on a cake and had it come true? Did you ever visit a voodoo shop that only opens after midnight or kissed a corpse to life? Come and join ten specially selected authors for a sweet combination of paranormal and horror stories--tales which have both the undead and chocolate as their special ingredients.

All Seb wants is to buy citizenship for his sister and himself.To that end he's sold his services to a stern woman. Better to be treated as a child for a while and earn freedom. Except when Seb is "grounded" this time, nothing goes according to plan. He finds himself facing off with the advanced security system on his house. Now, all he wants is to escape F8TE.Read this short story and enjoy your escape in this science fiction world.

Santa’s making a listA Dead ListDr. Harris’ infamous psychiatric patient, Fiona, harbors some disturbing ideas about Christmas and Santa’s lists: The Naughty List, the Nice List, and the Dead List. But when his twisted client requests he look at a few stories, Dr. Harris sees no harm in humoring her. One after another, he reads the stories and becomes increasingly disturbed by what he finds:Too Much to Ask:...

Savor some bite-sized horror stories along with your candy this Halloween.This collection contains six haunting tales of witches, monsters, magical tunes, and black cats—everything a person needs to sit back and enjoy the Halloween spirit.Laura’s Smile—A prisoner about to get parole contemplates his bloody crimes. He’s ready to move on, but is his victim?Imaginary— The teen years are a time to leave the past behind....

**When a world is ending...Love becomes more important than ever.**But love is not one-size-fits-all. Explore the kinds of emotional bonds that arise amid vastly different circumstances in this anthology full of futuristic tech, aliens, and celestial threats.“Blind Black”A plague, an alien invader, and a dark dungeon—Carika’s had better years. In the midst of her imprisonment, she’s found a noble companion who she might be able to free from t...

The apocalypse wasn't the end... But it ended everything for her.Kate struggled for years to put the past behind her. Society rebuilt over the bones of the old world, making moving on more and more difficult. How can she let go, when reminders are underfoot at all times? There is money to be made off of the ruins and Kate can't stop that.She hopes maybe a trip back to where she was born will put the past where it belongs. But when the tour into what is left...

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary tank at a science fiction convention, a questionable academic paper published at a university of magic, living fossils awakened when the coal formed of them burns. The stories vary from humo...

An exclusive collection of new modern tales with a fantastical twist, from some of the most beloved writers on Wattpad.Discover this anthology of everyday stories influenced by fairytales and mythology—from ten Wattpad authors, all voted by the site’s users, featuring your favorite celebrities, all with a touch of fantasy and whimsy. If you enjoyed the collection Imagines, you’ll love Once Upon Now!

#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning picks up where Shadowfever leaves off with Iced, the sixth book in her blockbuster Fever series.The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be.Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of...

A gripping psychological thriller filled with dark suspense and jaw-dropping twists, The Vanishing Year follows a woman whose dangerous secrets threaten to destroy her picture-perfect life.“The Vanishing Year is a stunner. A perfectly compulsive read that's impossible to put down.” —Mary Kubica“A chilling, powerful tale of nerve-shattering suspense.” —Heather GudenkaufNominated for Best Mys...

A LOVE STORY ABOUT AN ALPHA MANWHORE AND A GOOD GIRL BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR HM WARDMoney. Power. Sex.Some people enter your life for a reason, and Pete Ferro has changed mine forever. I've known since I met him we were fated. I can't say how I know, but I can feel it. Our destinies entwined the night of the rave--a union no contract can sever and so much stronger than a ring.Genre: New Adult Contemporary RomanceThis story un...

This short story collection from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner “shouldn’t be missed” (Entertainment Weekly).Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime.We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one night, when she wanders onto her ex’s online wedding registry ...