This is a collection of 12 short stories, accompanied by author's notes at the end. Looking Beyond the Universe - Jack Lee is a therapist called to diagnose a curious case - a man is claiming to be a superhero. Jack listens to his story and the patient is so vehement part of Jack wonders if he could be telling the truth... The Hollow World - Sam is trapped in a simulated world but she fears it means more to her than the real one. She struggles with the conflict between h...

Ruling prince…Raul, Prince of Maritz, is furious that an archaic law is forcing him to wed. But scandal and unrest has dogged this prince for years, and a marriage to recently discovered princess Luisa Hardwicke will help bring stability to the monarchy. …reluctant princessOnly Luisa is an outspoken, mudsplattered farmgirl, who isn’t going to come quietly! Even as she’s reluctantly transformed into polished perfection, Luisa challenges Raul at every turn – ...

New in the fresh, sexy world of The Seek: he can't trust anyone, so why should he trust his heart?The universe is a very dangerous place when there's a price on your head.The year is 2098, and a quiet revolution has begun in the space stations of New Earth. The ruling Council has dug in to fight for a new home on Eden 13, but a group of rebels is working from the inside to support the embattled Haitites.Reetor is twenty years old and a deserter from...

A Contemporary Alpha Werewolf Shifter Paranormal Mystery Suspense Sexy RomanceAbby and Susie have both accepted that the Garden is not as it seemed before, but Abby still has her doubts about which life to choose. Can she turn her back on what Scott offers, or will her lust for him overcome her hesitation to become a werewolf? What terrifying horrors and wondrous gifts await her on the other, more furry side? Her decision, and the lingering troubles around the Garden, come to a hea...

This is a cautionary tale of love, mathematics, and the innocuous.

An eclectic blend of science fiction, horror and the fantastical. 24 tales from authors across the globe: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, England, Canada and the USA. A bloodthirsty teddy bear, an alien trapped in a child, a lunch date between God and the Devil, orphaned zombie children, a bio-mechanical android, a murder within a game, a small town's age-old curse, an ancient evil in darkest Africa, an unorthodox exorcism, a sacrifice to the gods and a mourning generation shi...

Be careful what you wish for. Winnie's arrival from boarding school to sunny Sydney, thrust into the sinister world of the Crone, was further from an uplifting homecoming than she could imagine. As the last Keeper of the witch-demon's stolen possession, Winnie must hide the poisonous Stone, exposed and vulnerable until she does. And her enemy is poised to break free, her swarming followers on the hunt. Legend forecasts the final chapter nears, heralding the Stone's triumphant return and th...

Frank can't believe his ears when he hears the voice of a little child calling out in the darkness. That's not the sort of thing one expects to hear in the middle of the night from the depths of the local coal mine.As a constable he is duty bound to help. He switches on his torch and enters the long, dark, filthy shaft. But there's much more to this night than he could ever have imagined.

Timisire Blaque's life is near impeccable. Her family is what she lives for and nothing would ever come between herself and her children, not even the One who lives beyond the skies, even though He mattered too. However, in her quest for fulfillment, she is forced to confront an eternal reality that would change her life forever. An imminent Truth, capable of whisking the pages of her perfect life into oblivion, while entangling those who seem to matter the most... her family

The falling degrees of Archroy's ill-fated journey into town. Dazed and confused in the white world of snow, Archroy looks to shake off his fever and hangover but the winter weather is his biggest enemy. The townfolk are no help either.

Written in one night and, since, unedited, Carey tells the story of a man becoming lost. Within The Desperate Light, he captures the spirit of the truly desperate man, the embodiement of a soulless thing searching for something he is destined never to find. Once again, Carey eschews simple exposition in favour of a character's madness.A short story from the writer of Adjective Narcissism and God Metaphor.

The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardousenterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers havehitherto spoken with respect, what questions has this Will to Truth notlaid before us! What strange, perplexing, questionable questions! It isalready a long story; yet it seems as if it were hardly commenced. Isit any wonder if we at last grow distrustful, lose patience, and turnimpatiently away? That this ...