In this spare and beautifully imagined short story, set on a night train in winter, a woman struggles to come to terms with the loss of a child. A romantic encounter with a stranger in a dining car allows her to glimpse, momentarily, a different kind of life. The story's startling conclusion will leave a lasting impression.

Have you been told there's a little too much telling in your novel? Want to remedy it? Then this is the book for you!In Show & Tell in a Nutshell: Demonstrated Transitions from Telling to Showing you will find sixteen real scenes depicting a variety of situations, emotions, and characteristics which clearly demonstrate how to turn telling into showing. A few short writing prompts are also provided.Not only is this pocket guide an excellent learning tool for aspirin...

A second chance at love?Reuniting with her daughter was a dream come true for Victoria Allen, but when Kaley wanted to meet her father – well, all bets were off. She would not, could not, allow the older and undoubtedly sexier Ryan get under her skin again. But how could she deny their child a chance to know him?When Ryan Nash found his first love – and their child! – on his doorstep, he was surprised that his feelings for Victoria were stronger than ever. Now he had the ch...

Her job is kind of boring, but her imagination is not. Join our heroine in the first of a series of short stories in which she gets through her workday by inventing elaborate fantasies that feature the various women who come in and out of her office building throughout the day. Light, fun, and sexy.

So, Let me share with you a little about me and what this book is about...It occurred to me that a lot of people are “ourselves” when we are truly by our self. The only person or animal that may see us for who we truly are ( other than the Almighty ) is our dog.If there ever were a time when our pet could voice his opinion or concern... I wonder how that would go for us...personally.The following is an interview with one of our four footed friends who came into the lig...

The mind has an amazing ability to heal itself, especially given the newest therapies, but Aaron's mind just won't cooperate. And neither will… he.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

George R. R. Martin's Wild Cards multi-author shared-world universe has been thrilling readers for over 25 years. Now, in addition to overseeing the ongoing publication of new Wild Cards books (like 2011's Fort Freak), Martin is also commissioning and editing new Wild Cards stories for publication on Tor.com. In Cherie Priest's "The Button Man and the Murder Tree," it's Chicago in 1971, and Raul is a button man -- a professional ender of lives that the Mob needs ended. Bu...

By now, it's hard to tell how human my father still is. But we're still family. What that means...is another question.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Are any of us beyond forgiveness? A college student's sexual addiction leads to a family tragedy. A boy must navigate life and love with everything he has ever felt available for all to see on his sleeve. A young man followed by mysterious men in suits returns home for his father’s funeral. A man crosses the country in an attempt to make right his decision in choosing between the life of the woman he loved and the life of his unborn child. And couple meets during a violent traffic accident...

She doesn't remember falling through the plate glass window. She doesn't remember anything at all, not even her name. Her only link to the past is the rose tattoo on her backside. And when she finds the tattoo parlor, she's certain she can find the truth again, one tattoo at a time. (Originally appeared in the highly acclaimed anthology Metahorror, edited by Dennis Etchison.) (short story)

Liz is a regular teenager with a best friend who can get her into the best parties which is great until Liz gets roofied and raped one night at a party and when she starts to speak up, things get messy. When no one, including her best friend, believes her story, she finds herself absolutely alone and the target of bullies, threatening her to "stop lying." Just as Liz is giving used to getting milk poured down her shirt and being called the school slut, mysterious letters begin appearing in...

I share a house with Crazy Me. We get along, except when he sneaks out of the house to pretend to be me. If only it weren't quite so true.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.