An On Spec Retrospective Anthology. Celebrate On Spec Magazine’s Silver Jubilee with an anthology highlighting select stories from the past twenty-five years.
Stories:
Happy Eating on Ugrath 3 by Jason Kapalka; Star-Seeing Night by Alice Major; The Reality War by Bob Boyczuk; Casserole Diplomacy by Fiona Heath; Jubilee by Steven Mills; No Such Thing as an Ex-Con by Holly Phillips; Closing Time by Matthew Johnson; Foster Child by Catherine Macleod; More Than Salt by Elaine Chen; Where Magic Lives by Sue Bolich; The Black Man by A.M. Arruin; Pizza Night by Laurie Channer; Boys’ Night Out by Rob Hunter; Mourning Sickness by Robert Weston; Sticky Wonder Tales by Hugh Spencer; Emily’s Shadow by Al Onia; The Resident Guest by Sandra Glaze; Come From Aways by Tony Pi; Still by Greg Wilson; The Asheville Road by Corey Brown; Buddhist Jet Lag by Christian McPherson; A Taste of Time by Scott Overton; Penultimate by F. J. Bergman; Pilgrim at the Edge of the World by Sarah Frost Views: 35
A season in London promises a welcome change of pace for two friends from the village of Kurland St. Mary—until murder makes a debut...With the reluctant blessings of their father, the rector of Kurland St. Mary, Lucy Harrington and her sister Anna leave home for a social season in London. At the same time, Lucy's special friend Major Robert Kurland is summoned to the city to accept a baronetcy for his wartime heroism.Amidst the dizzying whirl of balls and formal dinners, the focus shifts from mixing and matchmaking to murder when the dowager Countess of Broughton, the mother of an old army friend of Robert, drops dead. When it's revealed she's been poisoned, Robert's former betrothed, Miss Chingford, is accused, and she in turn points a finger at Anna. To protect her sister, Lucy enlists Robert's aid in drawing out the true culprit.But with suspects ranging from resentful rivals and embittered family members to the toast of the ton, it will take all their... Views: 35
Shadow Shifters: Damaged Hearts—a deeply emotional, unforgettable New Adult paranormal romance series by A.C. Arthur about the men who are sworn to protect the females—human or otherwise—from the savage fury of his own nature… Lidia Morales has always felt out of place. The one stable presence in her childhood has always been Brayden. Every major moment, every growing pain, everything in her life has been shared with him since they were little, so it makes sense to her that they will stay friends at college together. Until one night, emotions are revealed in a heated kiss, and Lidia’s world is turned upside down. Brayden has always been just a friend and she knows she should look somewhere else for love. But the memory of the passion between them is undeniable—and Brayden isn’t about to let her forget it. As trouble brews, Lidia may need Brayden more than she realized and Brayden will do whatever it takes to convince her that they are soulmates…bonded for life. Views: 35
Silver Dawn - book 4.5 of the Wishes Series After five long years of waiting, Gabrielle and Alex’s most longed-for wish is about to come true. Their baby son is due any day, and Gabi has everything planned down the last detail. Alex has never been one for making plans. He’s a firm believer in fate, trusting that on any given day, things are exactly how they’re supposed to be. When Gabrielle’s plans go awry at the last minute, both are thrown for a loop. Trying to hold his family together soon takes a toll on Alex. When his once unbreakable connection to Gabrielle begins to slip, his faith in fate is stretched to the limit. Charli has been waiting to meet her baby brother for months. When the call finally comes, she jumps on the first flight out of New York and heads home for a surprise visit. Little does she know, her treasured family is at breaking point. Bonding with her brother comes easily. Maintaining the tight bond she’s always shared with her father is harder to do. *Please note * Silver Dawn is not a stand-alone novella. Please consider reading other books in the Wishes Series first: Saving Wishes (book 1) Second Hearts (book 2) Sand Jewels (book 2.5) Storm Shells (book 3) Secret North (book 4) Views: 35
Steve Rasnic & Melanie Tem : In Concert collects the collaborative short fiction of Melanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem, who have worked at the cutting edge of imaginative fiction for over a quarter century. In the twenty-one tales herein, the reader will find fear, joy, and mystery. In Concert showcases the wide range of their collaborative work. The title story tells of a lonely elderly woman who achieves rapport with a lost astronaut through the power of music. In "The Icy Region My Heart Encircles," an aging Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein, keeps the heart of her late husband on the mantel and is haunted by her dead children and the living incarnation of her Monster. And in "The Man on the Ceiling," the authors take turns telling of the fears and darkness common to all families, while reminding the reader that "everything I tell you is true." The publication of In Concert is an event well worth celebrating. In Concert is one in a long series of short story collections by award-winning authors, including "Futile Efforts," By Tom Piccirilli, "Afraid - Tidbits of Terror," by Elizabeth Massie, "The Forgetting Wood," by Steven Savile, "Dark Dixie," by Ronald Kelly and "The Call of Distant Shores," by David Niall Wilson. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: STEVE RASNIC TEM's short fiction has been compared to the work of Franz Kafka, Dino Buzzati, Ray Bradbury, and Raymond Carver, but to quote Joe R. Lansdale: "Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself." His 300 plus published pieces have garnered him a British Fantasy Award, and nominations for the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker Awards. MELANIE TEM's chronicles of the terrors that haunt families and the amazing resilience of the human spirit have collected a Bram Stoker award, a British Fantasy Award, and praise both here and abroad. Stephen King said of her first novel, Prodigal, "spectacular, far better than anything by new writers in the hardcover field." Dan Simmons declared it "A cry from the very heart of the heart of darkness . . . Melanie Tem may well be the literary successor to Shirley Jackson." Views: 35
Wynn Baxter returns to Willow Island to study rare plant life and welcomes the opportunity to investigate the mysterious circumstances of her father's death. But the truth gets complicated as twenty year-old memories begin to surface. What Wynn learns will shake her emotional foundation. A haunting story of forgiveness, science, murder, and other matters of living. Views: 35
Death Lies Between Us
An Angel Falls - Book 1
Saving the life of someone you love should not be the worst thing you have ever done, unless you’re an Angel of Death.
Frustrated with his position as an angel, Nathaniel Evans casts aside the rules of the afterlife and rescues nineteen year old Juliana Crowson from freezing to death. His inability to watch Juliana suffer causes a sequence of deadly accidents, and he soon becomes her constant protector.
In the mountains of Colorado, Nathaniel comforts Juliana as she struggles to understand her paranormal abilities while coping with her guitar-playing brother’s recently exposed secrets. When an ill-tempered Native American shaman teaches Juliana the difference between ghosts and place memories, she decides she wants nothing to do with the supernatural world. Too bad she doesn’t know that Nathaniel is part of it.
Will fate allow them to be together, or has Nathaniel made the biggest mistake of his afterlife? Views: 35
