This holiday season, the wind whistles around the windows and a chill creeps down your spine. It’s winter noir — moody and pensive, in the Gothic tradition of "something's not quite right."A Dark and Stormy Holiday offers twelve contemporary tales where ordinary people come face to face with the darker undercurrents of the season, from broken promises to desperate gambits that put everything at stake. Festive facades hide secrets, the falling snow conceals...

Tales of honor and betrayal, of amazing women and unexpected partners.Conquer villains, cheer for thieves, battle espionage, and question everything you think you know about keeping alive.Hang onto your seat and take the plunge!

If tonight was your last, who would you write to?26 April 1818In the bustling world of the Regency Season, where matchmaking is as much an art as a social necessity, one magical Dowager is at the heart of it all. With quills poised and potions uncapped, enchantment glides through each storyline, from the newly betrothed to the footman and the lady's maid.As sundown approaches, hastily written letters spill unspoken dreams, hidden sins, and heartbreaking betrayals.

If tonight was your last, who would you write to?26 April 1818In the bustling world of the Regency Season, where matchmaking is as much an art as a social necessity, one magical Dowager is at the heart of it all. With quills poised and potions uncapped, enchantment glides through each storyline, from the newly betrothed to the footman and the lady's maid.As sundown approaches, hastily written letters spill unspoken dreams, hidden sins, and heartbreaking betrayals.

Even the best-laid plans are subject to life and the glorious upheavals it brings. Add in wayward ducks-in-a-row and a misbehaving writing muse, and no force in heaven or earth could plan or plot a straight path to a lofty goal.From high-maintenance felines to optometrists, from equipment failures to busted thyroid glands, Life Along the Way is a series of 100 blog posts highlighting one beginning writer's pie-in-the-sky writing dream.Author B. A. Paul looks back at how she...

Mystery short stories twisted in fantasy or science fiction settings. Straight detective fiction or a cozy like no other cozy before it.Ten great mystery and crime stories that could only have come from the pages of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine.As far as answering the question of “whodunnit” with a crime. Sure, the authors in this volume do their best, but not in any way you might expect in a regular mystery. Of course nothing ever seems “regular” in Pulphouse Fi...

Fancy a wonderous glimpse into the day in the life of an immortal wish-granter? Care to take flight with invisible creatures, snack on cheese puffs with the dead, or nap with magical kittens? Do you long to hear the whisper of moth-riding fairies, or to have one more conversation with a lost loved one?You've found the right collection.Just a Tick of Whimsy Volume 1 is filled with short fantasy tales that will delight the imagination and leave you longing for just a tick mor...

In the sequel to Life Along the Way, B. A. Paul takes her readers through another one hundred blog posts detailing the writing life—and life in general—of a not-so-novice-anymore author.Always striving to find solid ground not littered with Circus debris, potholes, and land mines, Beth and her Little Miss Muse attempt to string words together for fun and profit in the middle of, well, life running amok.Laugh, cringe, and cry along as you get a glimpse behind the Circus tent...

Need an escape? A brain break from the mundane and daily drama fests? Maybe a visit somewhere "out there" would do you good.From morbid dystopias to misguided futuristic humans, this short story collection is certain to pull your imagination to alternate times and dimensions. If only for a moment.Toss in a bio-engineered, fire-breathing dragon, and what more could you ask for?Stories included in this edition:PracticeOmniAudioViablesOn the...

The first volume of Mystery Minutes takes readers on twisted journeys from alligator pits to abandoned carnivals, from too-perfect subdivisions to quiet country ponds.Mystery abounds, and the locals—be they badge-wearing crime fighters or bathrobe-clad old women—won't stop until things go their way… whichever way that may be.And one thing's for sure: You'll never gaze upon a rose garden the same way again.Stories included in this edition:Detective Zane and th...

Searching for a hint of romance? Perhaps a bittersweet coming-of-age tale? Maybe a bit of mystery is more your flavor. Or perhaps your favorite stories are those that tug at your heartstrings and leave you with a sense of ahhhh.That's what the All the Feels collections are all about.These characters in some of the toughest spots ever faced, baring their hearts and souls and giving us a sense of hope and, well, all the feels.Stories included in this edition:Th...

Delayed, Urgent, Immediate…Triage is the name of the game in medicine—and life.Retired trauma doctor Craig Thompson wants a simple life—one where he can grieve his late wife and care for his black lab, Toby, in peace.To honor Emma, Craig started Wagz, the dog grooming saloon the couple had dreamed of once the adrenaline rush of Manhattan emergency medicine wore off and it was time to start a family back home in Indiana.But when his high school crush walks in...