The Light That Takes is a short story prequel to Blood of the Stars in The Half-Light Chronicles series by Karyne Norton. Gaeren, a half-light prince, is sailing in search of his beloved childhood friend who was kidnapped fourteen years ago. Aeliana, affectionately nicknamed Daisy...

Lisa Fox brings readers another absorbing collection of 27 short stories with Passageways. A mother mourns the loss of a genetically-engineered child, sacrificed to give her beloved daughter a new lease on life. An elderly artist on her deathbed channels her creative spirit with the...

The Voice and Other Stories by Ann Grant is a thought-provoking anthology of fictional tales rooted in personal experiences. The collection centers around a mysterious, protective voice that warns a young Ann of impending danger. Later in life, this voice reveals profound insights, including a...

Eternal Damnation is a short story collection by Eric Larsen. A young boy gets back at his bully during a baseball game but then worries if he has sinned. A man fondly remembers an encounter with a beautiful young woman from decades ago. On a...

A fairytale retelling meets The Parent Trap! The Spindle Trap by Beka Gremikova is a young adult adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. Theryn’s parents are getting divorced, but she has devised a plan to keep them together. The faery curse is upon her on her sixteenth...

The Cycle by Lia Ramsay is a captivating story that follows Heinrich Del Rio, a young boy living in a dystopian future where a pill allows individuals to connect with their past ancestors. Heinrich struggles with wanting to take the pill, despite his parents' objections,...

Hey, What's On 13? by H. C. Woo offers a humorous and insightful look into the life of a modern-day professional caught in the corporate grind. The protagonist, a product manager, faces mounting pressures at work and in his personal life, navigating health scares, unrealistic...

Cristo and the Forbidden Tome by Angus Bessai is set in a fantasy world with dwarves, elves, and demon spawns who learn magic and seek adventures. The story follows Cristo, a dwarven bounty hunter who becomes a teacher at the prestigious college of Alim. He...

The Last Arcadian by Z.S. Joseph revolves around Addy, a birthday girl whose only major problem is coming to terms with an impending transition to boarding school and the pressure that comes with it. As her day proceeds with friends Eli and Luka, strange occurrences...

Taking Flight: Short Stories of the Unexpected by Jacques Sardas presents a collection of original tales that, while connected in different ways through a character named Avi, can be comfortably read individually, which is how I approached the anthology myself. These stories include Longevity, in...