Short Story: The First Call June 7, 2023 458 by Stefanie Spangler “There’s a call for you, dear,” Karen called over the partition that separated Ivy’s desk from the reception area. “Line One.” Who would be calling me directly? Ivy looked down at the phone, trying to remember whether to pick up the receiver or push the blinking button first. “Receiver first, then button.”
Preorder: A Life in Bloom June 6, 2023 317 A Life in Bloom is now available for preorder! Reserve your copy today! High school teacher Kristin Caine has a black belt in settling for less and a dying mother who doesn’t mince words when it comes to voicing how disappointed this makes her. But when Kristin’s status quo is rocked by an unexpected pregnancy
Preorder: Fate Claimed June 6, 2023 386 Fate Claimed is now available for preorder! Reserve your copy today! After Maeve O’Neill’s rash decision to free magic, Boston is under lockdown as it spreads across the city. The whole world is in shock. Maeve must prove that normal people can control their new abilities before DODSI, the secret government agency overseeing magic, makes
Short Story: Clan Lands Saga – Deviant Music June 5, 2023 440 by J. Leigh Trigger Warning for: violence, child abuse, slavery, implied murder, and social injustice. Reader discretion is advised. Fog rolled in. It creeped off the lake with a sentient manner, almost as if it were working to suffocate the populace of the city with its humid weight. Lorn watched the thick mist bleed over the
$0.99 Sale: When We Were Friends May 31, 2023 398 When We Were Friends by Nancy Yeager is on sale May 31st – June 3rd for only $0.99. They were best friends. Sisters of the heart. Partners in crime. Until they got caught… Five years ago, Frannie Willets committed grand larceny to help her best friend, Lexi Maddox, escape an awful situation. Now paroled and
Short Story: Takes a Hacker May 26, 2023 532 by Mary Fan A Jane Colt Story “Could you come outta there? I wanna see who I’m talking to.” This was a bad idea. Sneaking out of your room in the dead of night and meeting a stranger in the shadowy depths of a space habitat? Who did that? But this was Kozen Float in the
Short Story: No Crib for a Bed May 24, 2023 378 A Lise Norwood Mystery by Andrew Nance It was late afternoon as I struggled with the huge picture frame, squeezing Nick’s Christmas present into the backseat of my Mini Cooper. I had found a big 18th century map from when Florida was two British territories, East Florida and West Florida. Also known as the 14th and 15th colonies.
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Short Story: Deleted Chapter from The Smuggler’s Daughter May 22, 2023 303 by Claire Matturro Dayton sipped his vodka martini when he would rather have had a beer and listened to Miriam talk about her recently murdered boss. Saturday night, and he was out with a real lady. So what if Miriam was twice his age. Besides, wasn’t this what the other detectives at the police department
Short Story: Rapture May 19, 2023 395 By Freda Hansburg On Saturday, May 21st, the newspaper carried a small story. A self-proclaimed prophet had predicted the Apocalypse would begin today, the faithful transported to heaven. Late that afternoon when she finished her chores and sat down with the paper, Rose Livingston didn’t bother with the news section. Alone on her farm in
