Here be dragons and sorcery, time travel and sorrow.Vicious garden gnomes. A grounded phoenix rider. A new mother consumed with vengeance. A dying god. Soul magic. These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward.From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13 exceptionally talented authors explore the many facets of grief...

Princess Myla has always done her best to obey her father’s rules, for fear of his harsh punishments. As princess of Baela, he expects her to fit into the mold of a diplomat and stern pawn. Which is something her kind heart isn’t made for. When the opportunity presents itself to help her townspeople, Myla can’t resist the call. That’s when she runs into a handsome knight… literally. Their places in court would never allow them to be together. But love never cares about its inconvenience. W...

She’s alone by design. He’s spontaneous to a fault. With the door about to shut on their past, will they rediscover joy in each other’s arms?Alaska. Grace Hart guards her independence fiercely. Leaving a marriage that left her unfulfilled, the thirty-nine-year-old maintains a quiet existence off the beaten path running a coffee shop with only a mini-Australian shepherd for company. So when her ex shows up two years later looking to reconnect, she gives him one mont...

While finishing up her last year of college, Georgia Clark is busy spending her time with sixteen-year-old environmental science students. But when Sawyer Owens shows up with a free ticket to Paris, France, Georgia is forced to consider taking an actual break. While her best friend's brother is inviting her to attend a fully funded destination wedding, there is one little catch. Georgia is going to have to pretend to be Sawyer's girlfriend. None of that would be a big deal if it weren't fo...

While finishing up her last year of college, Georgia Clark is busy spending her time with sixteen-year-old environmental science students. But when Sawyer Owens shows up with a free ticket to Paris, France, Georgia is forced to consider taking an actual break. While her best friend's brother is inviting her to attend a fully funded destination wedding, there is one little catch. Georgia is going to have to pretend to be Sawyer's girlfriend. None of that would be a big deal if it weren't fo...

While finishing up her last year of college, Georgia Clark is busy spending her time with sixteen-year-old environmental science students. But when Sawyer Owens shows up with a free ticket to Paris, France, Georgia is forced to consider taking an actual break. While her best friend's brother is inviting her to attend a fully funded destination wedding, there is one little catch. Georgia is going to have to pretend to be Sawyer's girlfriend. None of that would be a big deal if it weren't fo...