Sportswriter Olivia Turnbull covers the Blades, Boston’s professional hockey team. She'd never break the taboo against dating one of the players. The temptation never even crosses her mind.Until, that is, the Blades trade for Chad Finnegan. She and Chad enjoyed a torrid love affair during their college days and when he arrives, one look dooms them both.Their love breaks all the rules, but the forbidden fruit tastes too sweet until they learn that it could cost them everythi...

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins nine twisted tales of the fantastic in a distinctive, head-shaking style and voice all his own. Filled with heart, imagination, and frequent hilarity, this collection includes “The Soulmate Junkie and the Beating Heart,” “The Birth of Booger Nation,” “The Short Life and Horny Times of a Teenage Mantis,” “Who I Am,” “Huskie and Punkin’,” and four other unforgettable stories.With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight i...

Choice Outstanding TitleThat New England might invade Virginia is inconceivable today. But interstate rivalries and the possibility of intersectional war loomed large in the thinking of the Framers who convened in Philadelphia in 1787 to put on paper the ideas that would bind the federal union together. At the end of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin rejoiced that the document would “astonish our enemies, who are waiting to hear with confidence . . ....

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins five spell-binding tales of mystery and suspense, including the novelette “Chimichangas and a Couple of Glocks.” Filled with heart, conflict, and empathy, this collection also includes “Buried Braces,” “A Long Shot Worth Betting On,” “Santa’s Shrinkage,” and “Too Many Idiots, Too Few Boats.”With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight into his creative process, a captivating look into the mind of an award-winning write...

Olivia loves her books. They fill every shelf, are stacked high on every floor, and have taken over every room. Her boyfriend Charlie can hardly see the TV. And oh yeah, Olivia would rather read than talk to him.What's Charlie to do? Give her an ultimatum? She can pick him or the books?Probably not a good idea.Bestselling humorist David H.Hendrickson spins this fun tale. Also includes two bonus stories: "Going Dry" and "Icepick Louie Meets Flo's Clam Chowder."

In 1968, at the height of the Civil Rights struggle, Jessie Stackhouse leaves home to break the color line at an elite, all-white prep school. He arrives filled with dreams of winning championships and eventually playing in the NHL, but soon finds that the coach doesn't want him there and neither do most of his teammates. They'll go to almost any extreme to make him leave. Jessie must overcome not only the team in the other locker room, but the even more dangerous one in his own.“H...

Heists are always popular. People love to read about the thief who gets away, the vigilante seeking vengeance, or even how the cops catch the criminals.Welcome to the second issue of Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem, and the wonderful world of Thieves.

Short story master David H. Hendrickson spins seven tales of sweet romance. Filled with heart, emotion, and life-affirming happily ever afters, this collection includes “When the Wiener Dogs Come Out to Play,” “No Pity Party,” “Swipe Left and Guang Gun,” “Cape Cod Chips and the Goggles Guy,” and three other unforgettable stories.With introductions to each story, Hendrickson provides insight into his creative process, a captivating look into the mind of an award-winning writer who h...

Already one of the world’s great concert violinists, Julia Chu strives for ever greater perfection. Nothing else matters. Especially not romance. She learned the hard way years ago that romance threatens to derail her career. Now, she loves only her Stradivarius.Slavko Novak earns accolades every year as the top tuba player in the world of polka, but accolades don’t pay the bills. His band perpetually teeters on the brink of bankruptcy despite touring almost all year round, leaving...

Sidekicks can play such an important part in mysteries. Where would Sherlock be without Dr. Watson? Or Nero Wolfe without Archie Goodwin?Though the main character may not consider the sidekick an equal partner, every person is the hero of their own story.Collected here are stories from the sidekick’s point of view. Because, after all, they might be the star of the show.Issue 11 of Mystery, Crime, and Mayhem presents Cozy Sidekicks.So Criminal, it’s Good.

Shimmer, the legendary female impersonator, haunts the Key West cabaret she made famous and the pale imitators who try to fill her stilettos. They inevitably fail, until a new contender to her throne arrives and insists on a very different Barbara impersonation. Not Streisand, but Bush. Barbara Bleeping Bush!"She's No Shimmer" first appeared in Fiction River: Haunted.“David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers.”-- USA Today bestselling autho...

Everything comes easy for Lisey, one of the Beautiful People. Pearly-white teeth. Long, flowing blonde hair and blue eyes. Borderline anorexic and with all the brains and wit of a gob of spit. And filled with total disdain for the uglies.Until trouble finds Lisey, and she needs help from the ugliest of the uglies.“David H. Hendrickson is one of my favorite writers.”-- USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch