Diana Corbett's childhood was plagued by unceasing dreams of smoke and flames. The nightmares went away, until the noted travel writer's first night on assignment in Louisiana … when they returned with a vengeance. Could the handsome Cajun, Amos Boudreaux, be the key to unlocking the secret of BAYOU FIRE?Award-winning author Sharon E. Cathcart presents her first full-length historical paranormal tale, set against the backdrops of modern-day and 1830s New Orleans."Bayou Fire...

When French equestrian Claire Delacroix loses her fiance in a tragic accident, she comes to live at the Paris Opera during its 1890s heyday.Whilst working at the opera, she meets a mysterious, masked stranger: Erik. Is it possible that the two of them will heal the pain of each other's past?Updated for 2015 with glossaries of equestrian terms and French words used in the text.

Demons! Vampires! Time Travelers! A Giant Chicken?The creators of Twelve Hours Later and Thirty Days Later are back for another time-turning read with adventure in the offing, steam in the air, and tongue occasionally in cheek. Join us for fantastical stories from fifteen authors, including Harry Turtledove, Kirsten Weiss, Katherine Morse and David Drake, Anthony Francis, and Madeleine Holly-Rosing as we journey through time and genre.Take a tour of Jolly ...

Hang on to the edge of your seat with this exciting anthology of Steampunk flash fiction, featuring pairs of stories thirty days apart. Filled with rayguns and corsets, ghosts and gamblers, dragons and airships, Thirty Days Later features stories of intrigue and deceit, of comeuppance and conspiracy, of myths and monsters, of defectors and dilettantes, of time travel and time relentlessly passing. Join us in a nail-biting exploration of the churning worlds of gears, steam, action,...

Riding a New Orleans streetcar is an everyday occurrence for Tulane freshman Jimmy Arceneaux ("Bayou Fire"). But one evening, things are different. Find out how in "Last Stop: Storyville.""Last Stop: Storyville" is the first entry in award-winning author Sharon E. Cathcart's Pocketful of Stories series. This edition also includes a sample chapter from "Bayou Fire."

Author Sharon E. Cathcart presents an omnibus edition of her two novels, "In The Eye of the Beholder" and "In The Eye of The Storm" and the award-winning related short fiction collection, "Through the Opera Glass." Together for the first time in a "box set," these books bring readers into the world of the notorious Phantom of the Opera, Erik Le Maître, through the streets of Paris, London, and San Francisco. Three generations of the LeMaître family make their home in these pages.

AD 79Drusilla was the woman of his dreams. Suetonius swore his eternal devotion to the merchant's daughter.A gladiator's word is his bond.Present DayClassics professor Damiano De Luca feels ridiculous in the gladiator costume he wears after losing a bet, and seeing Stephanie Marlowe waiting in line outside the Pompeii Archaeological Park makes him feel even worse. She's gorgeous … and looks so familiar. Without thinking, the...

Rose Davis always prided herself on being sensible. But when she loses her job, she takes an uncharacteristic leap of faith and agrees to spend six months living in Wisteria Cottage, just outside of the tiny village of Shalbourne, England. It will give her the chance to fulfill her secret dream of writing a book, and an opportunity to figure out next steps.What she doesn't reckon with is Welsh gardener Gareth Llewellyn. With his long hair and scruffy beard, he's definitely not Rose...

As comfortable as your favorite jeans, these short stories are perfect for a break in your day.Each tale is its own adventure. With settings as varied as Paris, London, and Memphis, Tenn., and peopled with characters both historical and fictitious, you're sure to find something delightful.This book includes the award-winning short story, "Ghosts of Tupelo."

Part autobiography and part inspiration, "Les Pensees Dangereuses" (French for "dangerous thoughts") is a series of essays on friendship, spirituality, education, bullying, animals, clinical depression and more. Author Sharon E. Cathcart ("In The Eye of The Beholder") shares her thoughts, including an unfinished autobiography, "Unmasking My Phantoms: My Dance With Madness," in this new book.

Two dead bodies.Two policemen, one in New Orleans and one in Memphis.Not all crimes have easy solutions in the Jim Crow South.It's enough to make you sing the blues.Grab the final entry in "Pocketful of Stories" today!

Thaddeus Flowers, American inventor and charming rake, is chasing adventure and romance across Europe. English scientist Arabella Abingdon is always one step ahead of him. Join the excitement in these steampunk-tinged historical tales that take you from Hyde Park to the Place des Vosges.