Who can come up with a dozen or more different ways to end the world?We can!This collection of apocalyptic short stories explores the myriad ways in which life as we know it could end.From the traditional nuclear apocalypse to cosmic events, zombies, mysterious alien substances, evil corporations and even… coffee.These tales will shock, entertain and tug at your heart strings.A must-have for any fan of dystopian fiction.

Magic, myth and alien worlds come together in this collection of short stories from Writers, Poets and Deviants.~ A young witch and her talking dog must rid their home of unwelcome guests.~ A pair of newsmen travel to Alaska to hear an astonishing tale of an encounter with an extinct creature.~ A boy searches for the Edge of the World, uncovering the mystery of his grandfather's disappearance in the process.~ A troll hunter makes a startling discovery about his...

“When I read a book of erotica,” says editor Alex Algren, “I'm not looking for romance and happily ever after. But I am looking for great writing and a searing hotness that gets you sweaty.” Here, Algren has curated a set of smart and sexy stories of anal eroticism celebrating every imaginable kind of Backdoor Pleasure. Algren and her top notch contributors explore the exquisite pleasures of toys, tongues, and beautiful bottoms. When two motorcycle enthusiasts argue about moving o...

Genetically altered into a super soldier who can shift into a wolf, Casey Black should have been the perfect asset—but that wasn’t to be. The scientists who conducted DNA splicing experiments on him put a little too much wolf in his cocktail. Considered a danger to society and a risk to the survival of the secret project, the government tried to eliminate him. The former Immortal Operative has spent the majority of his life on the run and off the grid from the very government who’d helped ...

A zombie detective must save Christmas after someone steals Santa's list in this humorous mystery short story by a New York Times–bestselling author.Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., finds himself tackling a bizarre Christmas case when Santa Claus himself becomes a client, hiring Dan to recover some very precious stolen North Pole property. If you like werewolves, vampires, evil elves, zombies, as well as a lot of belly laughs, curl up with this story and some egg...

Jotham is King of the House of Protection. He is the youngest male ever to assume the position because of the sudden death of his father in Jotham's twentieth cycle. In the forty cycles since becoming King, he married his life mate, Lata, and lost her in a transport accident. He had two sons and lost his youngest, Dadrian, due to his son's own treachery. Now his first son, Barek, is interested in a woman and Jotham is going to find out everything about her that he can.Jacinda is fr...

Kris Longknife is back in the good graces of the brass—and to demonstrate that, they've promoted her to Admiral. Now her mission is to find the home base of the space pirates who are plaguing the fringes of the galaxy.But no mission is ever simple when your name is Longknife. And this time the complications range from the military to the personal, as Kris finds herself—reluctantly—having to make some command decisions about her future...

Ron's friends Emily and Rachel are strange. They constantly crank call him and play pranks on him. He plays along with it because it's usually a welcome distraction from his collegiate studies. One night, he gets a weird phone call from them. Unlike before, there's no giggling involved. Ron's afraid they may be in trouble and decides pop in on them. What he finds boggles his mind. LessThis is a short story that features graphic depictions of explicit threesome sex. It is only intend...

An enforcer wanted dead for crimes she didn’t commit...An assassin wanted dead for crimes he did commit…Normally, they would be enemies, but they both seek the same thing: exoneration.Unfortunately, a nefarious underground organization is attempting to kill the one man who could grant it to them, the emperor. If they want to win their freedom, they’ll have to battle powerful wizards, outscheme master schemers, and defeat bl...

A thousand years have passed since a dragon has been seen in the world. Science and technology have replaced magic, which has dwindled until it has become little more than an element of myth and legend.There are those who still have dragon blood flowing through their veins, distant descendants of the mighty creatures of old. These rare humans have the power to cast magic, the power to heal, and the power to craft alchemical weapons capable of starting wars… or ending them. But they...

In this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, Chicago's only professional wizard takes on a case for a vampire and becomes the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders.Harry Dresden has had worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Like fleeing a burning building full of enraged demon-monkeys, for instance. Or going toe-to-leaf with a walking plant monster. Still, there’s something more troubling than usua...

Shartrael Padina is no ordinary Inari. Bound in a symbiosis to the entities of the Starfire crystal, she can access their energy for healing or hurting. That power is sought by the small but growing Shirat Empire seeking control of the homeworld. When the elite Shirukan soldiers attack, her mate is killed protecting her escape through a portal to Earth, where she can hide her wings and blend in with humans.But Earth is no joyride. After fighting off the Shirukan soldier who follows...