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In this short novella, Olivia flies to Las Vegas on a business trip with her fiancé. And in one day everything in her life goes to hell. After a night of drinking to forget, Olivia wakes up the next morning in her hotel room to find a wedding band on her finger and the person in her bed not who she was expecting. In the 12 weeks that follow, while trying to rebuild her life plans, Olivia learns things about herself and who she wants to be. The biggest lesson? Love can come in surprising packages.

Nearly a year after the dramatic events at the Roebling Suspension Bridge, the otherworldly citizens of Cincinnati are settling into the new state of affairs. O'Flanagan's has become the hub of fae activity in the area, under the watchful eye of troll Evangeline Kane. But other sentinels of the city also frequent the bar, including gargoyle Kalila Storm.

When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later.

The Flotilla Project’s runner, Lenonre, is off on her honeymoon in Ireland, and Paya Doshi’s right-hand woman, Ange, is busy managing the renovation of the Project’s newest acquisition. Paya finds that the Flotilla has grown to a size that is difficult for her to manage on her own while having to also manage the deliveries and ride service. So, she hires Reid on the recommendation of Lenore’s little sister, Christine. She is delighted to find that Reid is the mysterious person that Christine has been sneaking around with the past few months.

Paya Doshi is a woman obsessed with helping those in need. She runs the Flotilla Project with her best friend, none other than Tabby Cat - international pop sensation - herself. Paya stumbles upon Angie Wells, a woman in need on the streets, who she quickly finds is an amazing woman in her own right.

Upon their first meeting, Samantha disliked Abbey. But found herself attracted to her anyway. Everyone knew that they were destined to be together. Now if they would only listen. This is set in the same world as Music of the Soul but is a standalone book.

When the punk rock queen of Seattle, Na Na Evermore, does a broadcast highlighting the Pike Bakery. The mischievous and meddlesome sisters, Eve and Zoey go about nudging her toward the geeky personal assistant assigned to Na Na, Karmin Hughes. Hilarity and romance ensue, and as usual all it takes is just a nudge from everyone's favorite redheads. By serendipity or happenstance, it turns out that Na Na (Nala) and Karmin know each other, as they had attended school together. And for Nala, it is a frightening and exciting revelation, having someone who knew who she really was.

Eliza Montrose lives an unorthodox life, backpacking through Europe with a string bass, Audrey, on her back. She plays her doghouse bass in jazz clubs in every port in her wanderings. She doesn't need anyone but herself and her Audrey. On the last leg of her journey, she finds herself in London to try to get a chance to play in the last two venues on her list before going back to the lonesome life she left behind in Seattle all those years ago.

Madelyn Stone and her brother moved to Seattle to make a fresh start and leave their troubled past behind them. With her brother working in a scrapyard and Madelyn selling handmade items from her cart in Pike Place Market, everything is starting to look up. It all comes crashing down around Maddie when a thief makes off with her cash box, but not before her vendor cart gets demolished. The investigation police officer, Danielle O’Brien, immediately has Madelyn’s guard up, as well as her heat rate.

One case, two realities. Magic is destroying the fabric of reality, and only Alex King can stop it before it is too late. Alex must find the man responsible using both magic and investigative prowess. But confusion reigns as Alex is male in one reality and female in the other. Alex tries to reconcile finding himself trapped in the body of his female counterpart, along with discovering that the woman he loves is harboring a dark secret.

Abigail suffers from two conditions that allow her to experience the world around her in such a unique manner that she can literally see and feel the music around her. On a chance meeting at a music repair shop, she meets a tinker Isabelle, who is unlike anyone she has ever met. Together, they work to get Abi's unique music noticed. After a near tragedy, they discover that unbeknownst to them, she already had.

This short novella follows Fixit, a worker on the surface of Tau Ceti Prime in another adventure. As Tau Ceti Prime recovers from the deadly Pacification Code the Galactic Federation of Old Earth killed hundreds of thousands of people of Prime, they must build defenses that can gain some time to complete their own defensive fleet. The leaders turn to the dirtside pinger mechanic, Fixit, once again. But Vega refuses to build weapons for anyone, so Prime leadership agrees to do things her way. And a great deception begins.

This novella occurs 15 years after Ichabod Crane rid Sleepy Hollow of the wraith of a fallen Hessian soldier, the Headless Horseman, which terrorized the village. Now word has spread of the Horseman's return. Ichabod's daughter, Imelda, answers the call to investigate and stop the Horseman at all costs. Armed with her father's sword, fighting prowess, and sharp mind, Imelda uncovers the secrets the Hollow has hidden for so long. New suspicions and old loves complicate her mission, as she finds that all is not as it seems in the little New England town.

This young adult sci-fi/comedy short story follows a group of alien girls who just graduated school and the madcap road trip they take to go surfing with the popular boys in another star system. Teenage hijinx ensue and accidents soon follow in the Earth system. Oops.

In this horror short story, the world gets turned upside down on up and coming corporate executive, Marci Kendrick, when she visits an exclusive jeweler in Seattle for an engagement ring. Her nightmare begins and she realizes that the simple freedoms we take for granted can be someone else hell.

Doctor Myra O'Connell is researching myths and folklore. In a strange twist, she discovers that she is one of the legends she is researching. Then all hell breaks loose.

This post-apocalyptic dystopian short story follows Elizabeth, a mechanical and chemical engineer who used to work for a rapid prototyping firm. She uses the skills from her former life to provide for her and the woman she took under her protection, Melissa. The two seem to thrive in adverse conditions to bring semi-modern conditions to their hidden camp. But even after the world ends, you sometimes need something pretty.

This short story follows two new mothers and their struggles between new and old traditions. Hilarity ensues as a slightly used MUB (Monster Under the Bed) helps their daughter in a rite of passage. Parenting will never be the same.

This short story is set in Europe before the start of World War Two, Jillian tours the clubs as a jazz singer to put a little adventure into her life. She gets more than she bargains for when she does a little favor for the girl who has her eye. She winds up running for her life and discovering a calling that gives her a purpose in life that is bigger than herself.