Jerimin Icarii's life is in shambles. Once an ambitious young scientist, years of hardship on the streets of his homeworld have transformed him into a desperate man, willing to do anything to get his life back.In his darkest hour, he strikes a deal with the bizarre Queen of the faerie world. Now he's her sole courtier in an abandoned palace, building an impossible device that might just win back the future he thought he'd lost. But the Queen is cryptic, fierce, and strange—and work...

The legend and the lore surrounding the vampire runs deeper than an ocean of seething blood. We love them, fear them, are fascinated and spellbound by their undead existence. Here are thirteen stories of the most dreaded monster in all of supernatural literature.MOVING LINES - A heartsick gypsy con-artist reads the palm of a beautiful vampiress.THE NIGHT KILLERS - A squad of vampire hunters fight to protect the post-apocalyptic remnants of civilization.GROWING SHADO...

Doggy fashion designer by day, Dr. Doolittle by night!Vivian Feng has a secret: she can talk to animals. With help from her husband and two fashionable Frenchies, she fosters even the trickiest shelter dogs—while running an online canine couture business and keeping her magical gift hidden from her tech-savvy grandniece.Some hearts need a push. Others get a magical shove.Valentine's Day is coming, and Alanna Lu Feng would rather be ...

He's an amateur into the innovative art globe it is suffering from infection and lives simply to alleviate their family members' concerns.This woman is a spouse who had been cut fully out of her household by an other woman; her son could be the and therefore is whole of life.These are typically next-door neighbors, yet strangers.Strangers meet one another.At that right time, it had been simply stated that life had been cruel.As it happens that most c...

Tu Ky, an effective, skilled and woman that is separate every person's eyes, is definitely considered a "hard-hearted" one who will not accept anybody's improvements. Nobody understands just what lies behind her confidence. That news hides a love that is key she by herself has constantly concealed.Throughout a company day at town B, she unintentionally came across Trien Van Dich once again, the person she enjoyed for 7 years and invested 4 years attempting to away forget and run fr...

A grieving holdout. A fearsome hivemind. A SUPREMELY PUNCHABLE hustler. One small town with nowhere to hide.Crooked Neck is packed with out-of-towners seeking an audience with the galaxy's two most notorious war criminals.Their assigned host is hiding behind his shutters.After a sudden tragedy, Keonaona Hoʻokano wants to be left alone. So when the Gorgon arrives at his darkened estate in the middle of a storm, Keonaona watches from the shadows—and l...

Gattaca by way of The Fifth Element**—and the double life is just the beginning.**Jerimin Icarii's life is over.Once, he was a brilliant young scientist.Then society declared him dangerous.Now he is homeless, hopeless, and ready to die.Tonight, high above the steel city, Jerimin closes his eyes and steps toward his death.Then a wild-haired stranger tackles h...

Apartment walls are thin.Reality may be thinner.Ray Belga lives in the ugliest apartment building in town—but at least it's quiet. Until a mystery neighbor's fridge starts acting up.At least…Ray thinks it's a fridge. But he'll soon learn you can't trust everything you hear through apartment walls…If you like horror that blends the eerie and the everyday, you'll feel right at home in this darkly funny, slow-burn tale of neighbors, noise, and...

Christmas. Reimagined.Reindeer sisters determined to remain free…An elf prince seeking a cure for his dying mother…A humble toymaker entrusted with an impossible task…These unlikely heroes come together in Midwinter Magic, three lyrical tales that weave into a new mythology of Christmas—where courage, wonder, and generosity reshape the winter sky itself.For readers who cherish the timeless storytelling of J...

The cat keeps bringing things home. None of them belong here.Leaves. Dish sponges. Shoelaces.Katheryn Crenshaw is used to her cat bringing her odd gifts.Then he brings home an object that terrifies her.It won't be the last.A disquieting tale where distant horrors come uncomfortably close to home. Perfect for readers who love eerie, atmospheric horror in the vein of The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits.

Doggy fashion designer by day, Dr. Doolittle by night!Vivian Feng has a secret: she can talk to animals. With help from her husband and two fashionable Frenchies, she fosters even the trickiest shelter dogs—while running an online canine couture business and keeping her magical gift hidden from her tech-savvy grandniece.Deadline: looming. Foster dog: brooding. And the potion that could save the family biz? Still brewing…Dogwear desi...

What was once hidden is now revealed.What was once human is now…something else.And what was once dead is alive again…and seeking terrible, merciless revenge.The war is over. But Jerimin and his Queen may not survive the victory.Steel City, Veiled Kingdom, Part 5: Children Of Change is a maximalist science-fantasy odyssey of reality-bending spectacle, ruthless ingenuity, monstrous family, and ferocious devotion.You wa...