This collection features 20 dazzling and diverse tales about thieves by some of the best short story writers in the world today. From an audacious intergalactic heist and a daring tightrope walk across New York, to a pirate ship in the Caribbean and a trip through time to visit Leonardo da Vinci, the rogues and robbers in these tales will tantalise, disturb, move you or make you laugh out loud.

Samhain is a night of great power and it is the only night that the twin demigods of dreams, Calen and Rist, can be summoned by a mortal sorceress.Stephanie is skeptical, but the idea of calling the brothers inspires all kinds of wicked thoughts in her mind. She succumbs to the temptation and pours her deepest longings into the the chant, but can the twins fulfill her heart's secret dreams?

Sail on the high seas or into uncharted galaxies! When it comes to love...pirates risk all!Delilah’s next delectable anthology is filled with roguish pirates! Readers who crave adventures set on the high seas—or in deep space—will find plenty of sexy bad boys, naughty alpha males unafraid to risk life and limb for treasure—or a lucky lover’s heart!Just a few of the titillating stories inside...In “The Treasure of D...

Explore the unique farming culture of New Mexico through stories, recipes, and photographs in this book of rustic artisanal living.Life is hard for the artisanal farmers of New Mexico—but they wouldn't have it any other way. They take pride in their land, their soil, their crops, and their families. Competition for business is friendly and cordial. Neighbors help neighbors, and community is key. They eagerly await the farmers markets not only to sell their wares, b...

Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsRated "Top 50 Fiction" by SubstackDelight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contri...

Sometimes one kiss can change everything.New Year's Eve is supposed to be a night for celebration and new beginnings. For best friends Kat and Dean, it is a nightmare filled with disastrous dates and enraged ex-girlfriends!Lucky for them, they've got each other to help laugh off the embarrassing, and downright inappropriate, moments. But then midnight rolls around and neither of them have anyone to kiss…There's no doubt this is a night they will always remember....

Have you cracked a smirk recently? How about a laugh? Maybe you just need a good 'ole dose of "WTF was that?"A TREATISE ON MARTIAN CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION AND OTHER SATIRICAL TALES is a collection of 21 short stories, flash fiction, and micro fiction pieces. Sometimes irreverent, always a bit odd, these tales shine a ginormous spotlight on human vices, follies and shortcomings—the perfect fodder for humor in all its forms.Slapstick and satire. Farce and parody. Romantic c...

The value of the journey transcends the goal of reaching the destination.A man ventures through the depths of his beloved's subconscious to save her, only to discover a deep-rooted secret that could destroy everything.A young girl and a newly found friend travel to the Middle of Nowhere, desperate to find a way Out.A teenager struggles to escape the clutches of a demonic blanket inherited from a deceased family member.A ServeBot is faced with the...

18 speculative short stories...A father and his young son face a choice-risk their lives by extending kindness to a person who is not supposed to exist or risk their souls by walking on.In a dark and starless world where magical creatures are hunted and destroyed, a captive girl's courage sets in motion a wish that will change the skyscape forever.A microbiologist sees things that others do not. But isn't that the nature of science?A sci...

You have to take a risk to live an adventure.Determined, capable, and primed to rock her first big marketing conference, Stacy Saunders is not about let to anything get in the way of her ambition. It's been a long time since she's been in New Orleans, but she has no use for beads or Bourbon Street. She built a strict itinerary for this trip – one that certainly didn't include running into the gorgeous Tennyson Landry again.A chance reunion between the former lovers brings o...

A bad boy can make a girl feel so good.Grace’s attraction to her new web designer, amateur boxer and all-around playboy, Ryan Granger, is off the charts. But the bad boy of programming is not someone she needs to get entangled with. She’s got too many responsibilities and no time for games. She has deadlines to meet and a sick father to care for. Ryan is tempting, but being with him is completely unrealistic. Still, a girl can fantasize, right?Ryan wants Grace badly, but wh...

The god of love sent his servant to grant Alyssa’s Valentine’s Day wish, but will she get her happily ever after?