Keifer McShane, a widower at only twenty-five. His beloved wife, killed by a freak accident. His only solace, gaming in his favorite setting: The Torn Kingdoms.Today Keifer backs a Jumpstart crowdfunding campaign for the new edition of that setting.But soon the magic, politics, adventure and danger of The Torn Kingdoms become much more than a game…Into the Torn Kingdoms, a rollicking novel of epic fantasy adventure, full of love and intrigue, politics and w...

A brilliant, geeky, hand-painted water bottle. The only spark of personality and life Thane dares keep in his gray cubical, at his dead end job.An accident sets that water bottle falling. Falling! Thane's most treasured possession, split-seconds from destruction! Panic overwhelms him.But the bottle catches in midair. Floats. As though on its own. Why? How?The answers to those questions will change Thane's life forever.Mind Over Employment, an exciti...

Curwin Necromantic. The best at solving problems with the dead, all around Portland, Oregon.Ollie, a journeyman necromancer, fields a call from a strange gothic mansion, tucked into an otherwise ordinary neighborhood. A mansion where space warps oddly. Where magic seeps and drips around every corner.Where Ollie faces the worst challenge of his career, and maybe his life.Wish him luck.Blue Collar Necromancy, an urban fantasy novella full of fun twist...

In one small town, a folktale monster waits…Down by the creek. Past the overpass where they found Old Man Jenkins. Past the old oak the kids still call the Hanging Tree. There lies Hater's Rock.Somewhere inside Hater's Rock sleeps Uncle Stone Teeth. Waiting. Waiting for one person angry enough and desperate enough to wake him up.Then Uncle Stone Teeth wreaks horrible vengeance.Uncle Stone Teeth, a powerful novella of small towns and folktale monster...

Volner, a happy student nearing the end of college. Tonight he dreams a medieval battle scene. Arrows flying. Cascading clashes of steel. Screams of men and horses. The smell of mud and blood and worse.A golden knight atop a giant golden unicorn. The knight raises a great ridged mace. Charges…Volner awakens, safe and sound. But soon both power and death come hunting for him. Along with a birthright beyond his wildest dreams.Prince of a Thousand Worlds, a ro...

Some cats judge their owners. Mine grades me.Tonight, I find out the truth. Why he jumps at shadows. Why he spontaneously tears off around the apartment.And the truth, well. No way I could guess this one…“Night of the Hogtied Alien” – a fun, rollicking short story of light science fiction full of cats, aliens, and an unusual weapon. From Stefon Mears, author of Stealing from Pirates and Fade to Gold.

The first snowflake of winter. Whoever catches it can wish for anything and get it.This past winter, Simon caught that snowflake … and choked. Couldn’t wish. Hid the flake away in a freezer.Today, he makes his wish.“Wish Fright” – light, fun short story of contemporary young adult fantasy. From Stefon Mears, author of the Cavan Oltblood series, and the Spells for Hire series.

Rumors abound about the Purple Gryphon. Some call the owner a witch. Others claim it sees a murder a week. Frequented by merchants, travelers, nobles, even adventurers.Local boy Zian Sonnalsson dreams of working there. Mucking stables. Waiting tables. Any job to work at the Purple Gryphon.The Purple Gryphon. Where Zian will learn that rumors often pale beside the truth…The Hireling, A Novella of Adventure Fantasy, a tale full of magic and wonder, action and...

Carbine, the captain's cat. A magnificent white tomcat. Defeater of the Tabby of Beta Seven. Yanked cruelly out of sleep by an invasion of flashing noise monsters. Carbine vows to end them.The Quick Sail, a merchant ship at high space. Hit and boarded by pirates. The crew, fighting back and losing. They need help. They need someone to turn the tide. They need…The captain's cat.The Captain's Cat, a light, funny science fiction novella full of action...

Jason. A man breaking into his own apartment. Easy enough. He knows the weak points.The catch -- Jason must leave no evidence. He must move unseen. Unheard. For if anyone observes him, the paradox could collapse our slice of reality.Jason -- first man to travel through time. The man who must return with evidence of his trip.If he manages this, science leaps forward. And he may just undo the worst mistake of his life…"The Night of Absinthe and Regret" -- a te...

The wrong birds woke me.So begins the tale of a New York grant writer who awakens in a cabin. Surrounded by trees and mountains, not Manhattan.This marks the third time…“The Occasional Cabin” - a twisted science fiction short story. Fans of Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, don't miss this one! From the bizarre mind of Stefon Mears, author of the Spells for Hire series and the Rise of Magic series.

Water has always intrigued humanity. We walk along the shores and banks of oceans and waterways, take boats across the surface, or swim in the waters.But water hides secrets - including those of the creatures that live in its depths...- What if mermaids really do exist, and they lure men to their deaths?- Why might bodies suddenly start washing up on shores all around the world?- What if you discovered a lost girl is the daughter of a water spirit?This...