Zero’s an arrogant, enigmatic, dangerous hacker.He wants to protect me.Pity.He’s too late. I’m a lost cause.I narrowly escaped death only to now live on a knife’s edge, constantly checking the shadows for monsters.And I can’t trust him.He knows far too much about me, and I know nothing about him.Even still, this inscrutable stranger burrows his way under my skin and into my heart.With only a ...

Hearth Stories is a speculative fiction magazine focused on cozy fantasy stories. Each issue features a letter from the editor, author bios and interviews, and wonderful stories focused on family, home life, connection, and the natural world.This issue features the following stories:The Heart That Beats Behind the Bones by Gwendolyn Maia HicksThe Woman with the Bird in Her Skirts by River WestTome for Tea by Margaret Treanor FreyYour're A...