The Morgenstern Murders is from The Jonas McCleary Series, Volume 2 by C.M. Albrecht. An intruder murdered Doctor Morgenstern, an abortionist, and his wife at their home while anti-abortionists staged a protest outside their gate. His daughter, Goldie Berman, is the prime suspect and hires...

The Deputy is a mystery by C.M. Albrecht. Deputy Wayne Terwilliger hires Willis, an escaped convict, to help his wife Janie on their farm. Willis is happy he has found refuge and works willingly, hoping the deputy does not discover his identity. Wayne is having...

The Clockwork Mechanical (Mechanical Book 1) is a short fantasy by Peter Stone. Brad Milner wakes up in a space station with memory loss. An orb tells him that he was sent to space to defeat The Mechanical, which intends to destroy Europe in exactly...

The Last One: A Christmas Parable by Bil Howard is a story of desperation. Rebecca works hard to provide for her son Dillon and she wants the best for him; she wants the latest Battle Robot Commando toy for his Christmas present. Finally finishing work...

The Day the Mirror Cried is a collection of short stories and poetry by Saundra Kelley. See what happens in Smooth Operator when upstanding churchwomen compete for the affections of the handsome new pastor in a small gossipy town. The Day the Mirror Cried is...

The Purple Girl is a wonderful fantasy by Audrey Kane. Violet was born with purple skin, eyes and hair. Everything she touches turns purple, but the color eventually disappears. She lives with her parents in a cottage surrounded by a protective wall. Violet is shunned...

The Catherine Wheel by Niya White is a compilation of three short stories. The first story is called, like the book, The Catherine Wheel. Mary Catherine Wheeler and her parents come to a small town with a strange ritual. Every November, they reenact the martyrdom...

Tales Most Strange by Jeremy Hayes is a collection of short stories that will leave your imagination running riot. Twenty-four stories, all mysteries, some of them spine tingling, others downright chilling. Follow the story of the human scarecrows, hold hands with the man who gets...

The Cat’s Maw is a fantasy/mystery for preteens by Brooke Burgess. Billy Brahm is a lonely young boy who lives with his parents. He is extremely accident prone and always manages to seriously injure himself. This frustrates his parents who think he is just as...

The Cloud by Diana Hockley is a fictional short story. The story begins with a cloud hovering over Las Vegas. A group of idealist is gathered in the cloud of ectoplasm and they ponder on what will be the destruction of the city. Some of...