Seventeen stories from NY Times and USA Today bestsellers and award-winning authors that will lure you to the darker side of faerie tales. More Grimm than Disney, in this collection you’ll find twists on Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, Rumpelstilstskin, The Snow Queen, Cinderella, The Pied Piper, Alice in Wonderland, and Red Riding Hood, plus new tales paying homage to the old traditions.Shadows cannot exist without light, however, and you’ll find enough happily ever afters to lift yo...

Ginger Blackstone needed a change in her life. Getting a call from her home town’s Sheriff, then hearing him say, “We’ve arrested your grandmother for murder,” wasn’t it.Three bodies later and Ginger finds herself, and the hot new small-town doctor, up to their broomsticks in trouble. Ginger sets out to find the real killer before her missing sister’s name shows up on a list in The Book of Ill Deeds.

“We’ve arrested your grandmother for murder.”That's what my home town Sheriff told me when he called to let me know Mama D was in trouble. I packed everything and headed to Castle Falls, South Carolina to figure out what's happening.Three bodies later and I find myself, and the hot new small-town doctor, up to our broomsticks in trouble. My family and I set out to find the real killer before my missing sister’s name shows up on a list in The Book o...

*All new, exclusive stories!* Six brand new tales of adventure, love, and treacherous fey magic from six award-winning, bestselling authors. Enter these fantastical realms where dark powers lurk and the ordinay world can be transformed in a heartbeat to a place of wonder—and danger. From the hidden fae folk dwelling among mortals to the challenges of babysitting a malicious fairy, these tales will cast their enchantment over you!Cover by Howard David Johnson.

Samantha Hawthorne lives a rather curious life in New Orleans running a magic and herb shop. As an Elemental Witch in the Big Easy and owner of a wolf Familiar as well as the head of a former Faerie Queen, curious is as quiet as it gets for Sam.Until children start turning into blood-thirsty Changelings and attack their parents.When one of these children shows up in front of her shop, Sam and her friends are determined to find out where they’re coming from and where the exc...

"I love you Sam. I will always love you."When Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne discovers her lover, Crwys Holliard, is missing, she vows to find him. With the help of her friends and an Alpha Werewolf who just won't take no for an answer, Sam follows clues that point them in the direction of the realm of Faerie, a place Sam swore she would never return to.The road to his rescue is blocked by conjured enemies, a power hungry Magician, a former all...

Secrets are like our past. They always come back to screw up our future.As the French Quarter drags into the Summer heat, Elemental Witch Samantha Hawthorne makes plans for her future, which includes getting through her imposed stint as a Cleric and pinning down a date for her wedding. All plans disappear when her Air Elemental makes a rash decision that tips the balance of power out of Sam's favor.Will Sam and her friends be able to mend her shattered power while ...

DARKNESS EVERYWHERE...The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down.World of Shadows is the second anthology of original Shadowrun short stories, each one showcasing some of the most far-flung, treacherous locations around the world. From a scientific missio...

Time is running out..It's the calm before the storm, and Sam knows Dionysus is coming for her. Spirit is the only way to defeat him—the one Element she hasn't mastered.

Sam's hunt to find her mother's killer ends in Oregon when she and Bastien are confronted by an Elf asking the Elemental Witch's help in finding his lost King. Even as she and Bastien agree to help, more Elves invade Sam's shop making demands to see the Elemental Witch. Does the disappearance of this King coincide with the discovery of stone bodies in the city's park?Returning to New Orleans is easy—mending bridges isn't. As Sam and Bastien bring their Coven and Pack together to st...

SOME SECRETS CAN KILL YOU…Kazuma Tetsu is a Technomancer—one of the rare people who can manipulate the Matrix without technology, using only the power of their mind. But Kazuma is on a more personal mission—he’s searching for his missing sister, Hitori. Following her trail leads him into a tangled web of corp execs, mercenaries and double-crossing rogues—usually just another day in the Sixth World.But as Kazama digs deeper, he uncovers a plot t...

SHADOWRUNNERS OF ALL KINDS…Shadowrunners don’t live only in the shadows. Sometimes, they break into the light. In Sixth World Snapshots, get a glimpse of shadowrunner lives from all over the Sixth World.Watch a senior citizen shadowrunner punish a corporation for its greed—and get paid at the same time. Root for your favorite contestant in a glitzy cooking contest held in the wild and wooly Barrens. Follow a detective as he becomes prey for the wild hunt. F...