Story spotlight: “Water Horses” by Lisa Silverthorne

    Returning to her childhood home on San Juan Island…tough. Mastering the ancient magic awakening inside her…worse. Surviving senior year of high school as the new girl…impossible!       “Water Horses” is in the Beneath the Waves collection. You can learn more on BundleRabbit, Goodreads, and the collection’s Facebook page.   Collections With…

Story spotlight: “The Women of Whale Rock” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

  Whale Rock’s sheriff, Dan Retsler, considers himself a practical man. But he has no explanation for the horrible deaths that take place on his beach. Nor does he know why so many locals fear the sea. The answer lies in legends of mermaids—not the pretty kind, but the kind that lure sailors to their…

Story spotlight: “Ondine” by Brenda Carre

Bernadine’s mother, Mama Ondine, is a diva—the premier diva of New York, and possibly the whole of the world. Her huge voice always seemed to reach to infinity, mesmerizing the entire audience, but especially rising up to Bernardine to rip out her heart. Bernadine was just the opposite. Unattractive, awkward, and sickly – and she…

Story spotlight: “Kelpie Christmas” by Steve Vernon

What brings Rhonda (full-time assassin for hire), Lady Macbeth (part-time assassin and full-time librarian), and a kelpie (mythical sea-beast) to a dark wintry city alley? What secret is hiding inside of the Salvation Army cauldron? All of these answers and more are waiting for you in this short paranormal romance shoot-em-up story—written for readers who…

Story spotlight: “Brown and the Hotel Colorado Haunts” by J. A. Campbell

Join Brown for some ghost hunting fun! When she’s not busy herding sheep, she uses her border collie eye to keep wayward spirits in line. As the guest of honor at a Halloween celebration at haunted Hotel Colorado, she’ll have plenty of ghosts to keep her busy, but she’s the dog for the job.  …

Story spotlight: “Salt Water” by Deb Logan

Maris, a fifteen-year-old girl from Wichita, Kansas has never seen the ocean. Intentionally. Her parents have an unreasonable fear of the sea. When Dad allows Maris to accompany her best friend on a family vacation to Portland, Oregon, he has no idea that their ultimate destination will be Cannon Beach … and the wild waters…

Story spotlight: “And the Sea Shall Give Up its Dead” by P.D. Cacek

  Mac, retired professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, spends his time watching The Weather Channel and talking to George, the ghost Gerald invented so that he didn’t have to talk to himself. When the bodies start washing up on beaches around the world, Mac has a lot more to say to George – and…

Doorway into Faerie: Sixteen Tales of Magic and Enchantment

Step through the portal and enter the world of Faerie. What if you followed a path through a city park, and found yourself in another land? What if the archway you just passed is really a portal to Faerie? What if the guardian of an opening into our world has perished, and left the doorway…