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When last did you look to the night sky and wonder what might loom in the far reaches of the universe?These are the tales of sentient life in the multiverse. Of the strange and diverse sophonts, hiveminds, anarcho-syndicalist collectives, and anyone-or anything-you could encounter in the far reaches of space. Some linger lovingly on the jagged edge of horror. Some offer immortality while others offer knowledge, hope, or comfort beyond imagining. These tales dare to explore the endless diversity of intelligent life in the multiverse. Are you brave enough to come along for the ride?These tales answer such questions as: Is there life out there? What do they rally for-or against? What do they see when they look at our blue marble in the night sky? And most importantly of all, do they party? These short stories push the reader beyond our pale definition of sentient life.

Lured to a strange hotel populated by stranger guests, Tia unwittingly finds herself at the center of a conspiracy.It's been almost five years since a wrathful extraterrestrial called Rex perpetrated a mass shooting that caused hundreds of millions of people to take their own lives. The world has mourned its losses and moved on, trying to adhere to The Pledge to save themselves from more violence. But when a solar storm conceals the dangerous activities being done at the hotel, Tia must figure out who these strangers are and what they are doing before the shooting's anniversary.Are these strange and beautiful people adhering to The Pledge? Or are they creating their own violent and nefarious rules in order to change the world? Tia has only days to determine whose side they are on-not to mention, whose side she is on-but first, she must stay alive.

Don't do the crime unless you wanna do the time!David likes to think he's a funny guy. He's good at making people laugh and who doesn't love a good prank? Turns out a lot of people, especially Chief Grandtooth, the one person Khazak can't protect him from. As punishment, David is assigned service duty-"taking care" of the entire ranger station.Of course, it was Nylan who put him up to the prank in the first place. He feels terrible; the only person it was supposed to target was Ragnar. So, in addition to dealing with his own punishment, he's somehow going to have to make things up to David. And David is not going to make it easy for him.This is a tale of pranks gone wrong, mending friendships, and lots of different kinds of punishment. Enjoy this short and steamy side-story in the Steel & Thunder universe featuring some of your favorite characters.

What would happen if a dragon ran a bank? Can a nocturnal troll find beauty in the daylight?All these questions-and more you haven't even thought of-will be answered inside these pages.Set in the times and places of magic, these fantastic tales contain dragons, fairies, trolls, and warriors. Kings and queens rule, while knights do whatever they can to protect their kingdom and its people. Sacrifices are made and deals are struck. There might even be a demon or two. Revenge will be sought, but it may not always come to fruition.Enter worlds where fishermen can reel in fantastical creatures and fairies are always playing tricks on those who steal from them. Dreams don't always come true for the heroes of our tales, but maybe they were never the good guys to begin with. Let your imagination run wild with these eleven short stories of magic and mayhem from authors around the world.A warning before you enter: be careful of the killer bunny on the loose...

Sometimes we think our co-workers could be from another planet, but what if that was true?What if the guy in the cubicle next door gets his work done quickly because he has two heads ... or four arms? Or maybe your boss seems to always be looking over your shoulder because he's a ghost? Is your cubicle mate a vampire or is he just addicted to espresso?Paranormal Incorporated: Office Memo 2 brings horror and humor together as classic monsters find themselves in the corporate jungle of fax machines, office memos, and that never-ending smell from the fridge. Well, that might be a werewolf's lunch...

There is a price to magic, even if bottled for consumption.

Everything they love could turn to ash.Quill Point is falling apart. Resources are dwindling.

Two years ago, Sheriff Jim Burch saved Harper's Landing, but the once-tranquil town seems to attract trouble.

One parent is a superhero. One parent is a supervillain. Aqua Marine is a work in progress. Despite Aqua Marine's super lineage, the wannabe superhero can only control a cup of water at a time-which is not very effective as far as superpowers go. She has no chance at stopping the new nefarious villain, the Overlord of the Dance, from taking over part of the city. That is until she accidentally discovers there is a cup of water in the human heart when she blows his out. Now her villainous mother wants her to join the League of Extraordinary Evil. Aqua Marine would like to hide under a rock. And her new nemesis, the Overlord of the Dance, is apparently not quite dead yet and would like to have a word with her. If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Aqua Marine's is a slip and slide ... with capes.

Haven't you ever wondered how your parents met?Orlun and Rurig have been married for a long time. Things may have gotten a little less exciting after having three children together, but it's their life, and they wouldn't trade it for anything else. So when a civil war threatens to tear apart their home and has them both working with the city's militia, they're not exactly happy about it.Jarek is a new recruit. Young and maybe a little naïve, he's a lover, not a fighter-but he'll do what he has to if it means protecting the people he cares about. Which might include Orlun and Rurig. There's something brewing between the three of them, but is it strong enough to survive when tragedy strikes?This is a story about romance, awkward dates, and questionable parenting decisions. Set over twenty years before the events of Steel & Thunder, this prequel tells the tale of how these three men found each other and formed a family in the face of danger and uncertainty. This novella is for readers who like gay/male-on-male polyamorous romances with a heaping helping of orcs.

It's all fun and games, until someone falls in love.When Arynne runs away with the mysterious man Thomas, she thinks all her dreams are about to come true. Instead, she wakes abandoned and pregnant. When she is offered a job as the caretaker of an abandoned island estate, she has little choice but to accept it and the man who offered it to her.Dion has lived the famous rockstar life for too long. Known as Dionysus, he had tried to live up to the legacy of his father, the greatest rock legend of all time. But when he tries to help a young woman who reminds him so much of his mother, he finds himself drawn to her in ways he never imagined.He may be the king of Bacchic revelry, but she is the one calling all the shots through the heart.