Story spotlight: “The Queen of May” by Linda Jordan

Sivli, a dryad, senses a deep imbalance in Faerie. Earth energy wanes and the world of Faerie drifts dangerously off-kilter. With a plan in mind, Silvi decides she must be May Queen. To beat the sylphs in finding the first hawthorn blossoms of summer. She feels driven to save the day. This world bursts with…

Story spotlight: “The Jaws of the Manō” by Chuck Heintzelman

Kaikala longed to leave her island and visit far-away lands. She wanted to see the exotic places described by warriors around the nightly campfires. But only warriors left the island. Girls could not be warriors. When a strange man washes up on the beach, she finally gets her wish for adventure. And she learns BE…

Story spotlight: “Unicorn Magic” by Roz Marshall

IN FEYLAND, NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS… Feyland: a new computer game that allows Scottish teenager Corinne MacArthur to escape the sadness haunting her everyday life. It’s a game where legends come to life, the lines between reality and fantasy become blurred, and the impossible becomes—probable? A stand-alone story with a full plot arc,…

Story spotlight: “Radioactive Magic” by Bonnie Elizabeth

  Sickness lies in the ocean. Sean Iverson feels it. A shapeshifter, Sean feels as if he’s no longer connected to his two different selves. Fortunately, allies come when they are called to his rescue. The question becomes whether that help will come in time for Sean or for the ocean.        …

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…