Former First Lady Helena Barrett could use a vacation. Since her husband’s death, Helena has been happy to serve her country. That comes to an abrupt end after she calls the current administration’s policies idiotic during a televised climate conference in Paris. Oops. Finally ready to chart her own life as a free woman, Helena […]
When Jane Kovak trades her cheating ex-husband and a cushy city life for an old Victorian farmhouse in the mountains of Virginia, she’s prepared to face some challenges. Sulky teenager? Check. Leaky roof? No problem. Territorial chickens? Hmm, that wasn’t in the real estate listing. A misogynistic neighbor with boundary issues? That’s just great. A […]
Whether it’s the dead boy at the back of the classroom, the ghosts that walk the woods, or her own mother––the dead all want something from Ophelia. She knows better than to ignore their whispers, but Ophelia is distracted. She’s back in high school after dropping out and nothing is the same. All she wants […]
Trixie Bigotti is back and feeling good! The bad guys are defeated and she’s enjoying some quality time with a certain FBI Special Agent…Codename: Hot Stuff. It’s been two months since Trixie put her past to bed and things are finally getting back to normal. She has a shiny new driver’s license with her real […]
What is a queen to do when a demon’s army is amassing at the borders and your Captain of the Guard has been turned into a horse? This 1000 word short story from the best-selling author of Sharptooth, is a glimpse into a fantastical land where anything can–and will–happen.
Modern mermaid stories are full of pretty girls with long red hair, but the men who lived and worked on the sea used to warn of creatures that used their voices to lure sailors to their doom. The hero of this short story isn’t interested in either of those things. As a scientist, Benson doesn’t […]
Amelia doesn’t understand her powers. Ever since her two new covenmates came crashing into her life, Amelia has been playing catch-up. She’s missed out on years of training to control the powers that come with being a witch. As it turns out, the power to manipulate time isn’t so simple. As she grapples with these […]
There is nothing more American than saying f*ck this sh*t and crossing the Atlantic to give your children a better life. Luckily that door swings both ways, because life in North America has taken a turn for the worse over the last generation. Half memoir and half manual, this book tells the story of a […]
From the universe of the Citadel Before Sal was the proprietor of the best restaurant on G deck, he hauled billions of tons of equipment and supplies around the great big nothing. Here is the story of how The Big Tow went from space tug to neighborhood diner. Welcome to the world of the Citadel, an ore […]
A farmgirl in space. Fulfilling her mom’s dying wish, Maisy goes to live with her dad on the Citadel, a fancy name for an ore processing plant built into the side of an asteroid. There she discovers the terrible truth… Space is boring. No alien princesses, no cool cyborgs. Just a greedy corporation that controls […]
