Story spotlight: “An Idol for Emiko” by Travis Heermann

  In 17th-century Japan, Emiko has always been an outcast in her fishing village. When strange coins wash up on the shore near Emiko’s fishing village, she is the only one who resists the wave of greed overtaking everyone she has ever known. How long can she resist the pressure from her neighbors and from…

Story spotlight: “The Black Marker at the End of Time” by Ron Collins

    A lone figure walks a desolate beach. Heart cold and worn. Gun empty. Behind him the war of all wars destroys humankind. Before him lies the ocean. Cold. Harsh. Vast. Ageless.           “The Black Marker at the End of Time” is in the Beneath the Waves collection. You can…

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: “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: “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: “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…

Story spotlight: “To Each Her Own” by Rebecca M. Senese

Lead detective Maeve Hemlock arrives at a crime scene at the banks of the Incantation River to find the remains of a human liver containing magic residue. What creature would kill and leave a liver behind? To save a colleague’s career, Maeve must find a magical killer loose in Crossroad City before he can kill…