Beyond the Pale is an anthology of fantasy, urban fantasy and paranormal stories that skirt the border between our world and others. Was that my imagination, or did I hear something under my bed? What was that blurred movement in my d...

Dr. Abby Dolan moves to Patience, California to be with her fiance Josh--an employee at Colstar, the town's manufacturing giant. Josh is soon suffering from blinding headaches, mania, and hostility. He is not alone. Abby notices that ...

The authors of Once Upon a Star return with a new collection of romantic stories of enchantment, passion, and vision, including Jill Gregory's "The Sorcerer's Daughter," Ruth Ryan Langan's "The Enchantment," "...

Come one, come all! The Carniepunk Midway promises you every thrill and chill a traveling carnival can provide. But fear not! Urban fantasy's biggest stars are here to guide you through this strange and dangerous world. . . .RACHEL CA...

These 12 first-person stories are told from the points-of-view of unusual characters, including a pit bull in Dave Egger's selection and a death-row chef in Giles Smith's. The volume also includes works by Zadie Smith, Melissa Banks, ...

The Horror Writers Association PresentsBLOOD LITE...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.Charlaine Harris reveals the dark si...

LINDA LAEL MILLERBatteries Not Required The only boyfriend Gayle Hayes has is the battery-operated kind. But when she returns to her small Montana hometown, rodeo bad boy Tristan McCullough gives her a whole new lesson in power surge....

The bonds they share with their children are intricate, fiercely protected and often tested by the vagaries of modern life. This engaging collection celebrates those relationships—lost, found, newly forged, made stronger by a boundl...

Three young women searching for love in the big city come together at the finest spot in Manhattan to find the perfect ice cream sundae where they share their problems, enjoy their friendship, and commiserate about their romantic ups ...

There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock ...

This winter, let four tales of mistletoe magic and the spirit of the season cast a special glow as some of your favorite authors introduce stories of hope, happiness, and holiday hearts.   CHRISTMAS KISSESFern Michaels Starting over...

“The French Revolution comes alive through the eyes of six diverse and complex women, in the skilled hands of these amazing authors.”--Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac GirlsSix bestselling and award-wi...

This title contains stories such as "Candy Cane Murder" By Joanne Fluke, "The Dangers of Candy Canes" By Laura Levine, and "Candy Canes of Christmas Past" By Leslie Meier. "Candy Cane Murder" - When a trail of candy canes leads to a c...

Circle of faith. Circle of danger. Circle of love?  The Covered Bridge by Karen Harper When Benjamin Kline returns to the fold after eight years,  Abigail Baughman welcomes him with an open heart. But all is not well in their Amis...

The con's not the real reason we're here--that's just the cover story." Alien ascensions in hotel ballrooms.Mermaids on cruise ships.Werewolves in dog shows.Steampunk fairy time travelers.A teenage superhero hitching a ride with ...

A quartet of holiday stories of romance and suspense includes J. D. Robb's "Midnight in Death"; Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises"; Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift"; and Claire Cross's "A Berry ...

Four curvaceous bombshells find love and romance in a delightful collection that features Donna Hill's Over the Rainbow, in which full-figured restaurateur Jessica Morgan finds the man of her dreams when she poses for a plus-size maga...

Flexin & Sexin is an urban and erotic anthology penned by some of street lit's and erotica's hottest writers. Join best selling authors K'wan, Anna J and Erick S. Gray as they take readers on a wild ride from the sheets to the streets.

From the biggest names in urban fiction comes a collection of unforgettably hot tales of urban love.Flirting with Disaster by Tracy BrownChloe Webster is an around-the-way girl pursuing her journalism degree at Hunter College. Then ...

A war bride awaits the arrival of her GI husband at the platform… A Holocaust survivor works at the Oyster Bar, where a customer reminds him of his late mother… A Hollywood hopeful anticipates her first screen test and a chance at...

Penzler Pick, January 2000: I love short stories, and having read scores of anthologies over the years I rejoice when someone comes up with an especially nifty theme for one. Lawrence Block has managed to do something really cool. He ...

Are you laid off, downsized, undersized? Call us. We employ. 1-800-555-0606 How lucky do you feel? So reads the business card from LIMBUS, INC., a shadowy employment agency that operates at the edge of the normal world. LIMBUS's emplo...

Radclyffe is on a mission: she wants to rock your world every single year. And she does. We marvel at every year's batch of annual excellence. Swooningly romantic, shudderingly erotic, poundingly good prose that will tug at your heart...

Love conquers all… including natural disasters and alien invasions in this contemporary fiction collection.

A collection of favorite contemporary and classical short fiction works, selected by the author of Barrel Fever and Me Talk Pretty One Day, includes pieces by such writers as Alice Munro, Tobias Wolff, and Joyce Carol Oates. Original....

Winning it big. That's the name of the game at Las Vegas's Liege Hotel and Casino, where the hottest fantasies hinge on the roll of the dice and the tantalizing knowledge that anything could happen before sunrise. Cocktail waitress C...

Featuring eight stories as diverse as the authors’ backgrounds, this fast-paced compilation is the first urban fiction collection of all female narratives. This engrossing and entertaining compendium offers an edgy look into the...

From the Horror Writers Association comes a brand-new collection of darkly humorous tales! The Big Questions of Life (and Death) Can a killer's basement blood-feast be a tax write-off (under Entertainment)? Not if Vlad the IRS agent n...

The Cthulhu Mythos is one of the 20th century''s most singularly recognizable literary creations. Initially created by H. P. Lovecraft and a group of his amorphous contemporaries (the so-called "Lovecraft Circle"), The Cthul...

A suspenseful collection of sixteen interconnected stories--written by Lee Child, Lynda La Plante, Jane Haddam, Peter Robinson, and Laura Lippman, among others--takes readers from the year 1800 to the present and centers around an unl...