Baker’s Dozen! The entire collection of short stories in one convenient package!
Travel to cold Seattle and the see the world from the viewpoint of a private investigator who just happens to be a ghost, then go down to the creole fairy courts of Louisiana, learn the secrets of 9s and how the raven warriors take care of their own. Here are thirteen tales of fantasy and wonder, sweet and savory, to fill you up just right.
Tales include:
“Hell By Any Other Name”
“Magpie”
“True Vision”
“Slipping the Leash”
“Golden Charms”
“To Hell and Back”
“Hunting Ghosts in the Machine”
“Were-Teen”
“The Secrets of 9s”
“The Other Story”
“The Doom of Alokai Temple”
“The Third Raven”
“Hell for the Holidays”
Available as a trade paperback!
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The first six stories from the Baker’s Dozen challenge, collected into one anthology!
Travel from cold Seattle and the view of the world from a private investigator, who just happens to be a ghost, down to the creole fairy courts of Louisiana, to women who may or may not have cloven feet and others who just need to slip outside of what’s always expected of them. Here are six tales of fantasy and wonder to fill you up just right.
Tales include:
“Hell By Any Other Name” and “To Hell And Back” — stories set after the shredding of the veils between the seen and the unseen worlds when the living learned they weren’t alone. Andy had seen it all, done it all as a human police detective, now, as a ghost, he still works as a private investigator.
“Magpie” — When Sarah finds a beautiful, porcelain bird hidden inside a hollow brick inside her fireplace, she just thinks it’s odd. Then her jewelry starts going missing. What will the magpie steal next?
“True Vision” — Devil? Angel? Gabriella has lived all her life following other people’s plans, using their definitions of her body, allowing them to judge her abilities. Finally, though, Gabriella is ready to take matters into her own hands.
“Slipping the Leash” — Twyla learned early how to fight. The kids knew she was different, but she figured that was just her African-American dad and her Japanese mom. Now she learns just how different she is: she’s not even human. How will she balance all these expectations and definitions? Or will she just slip the leash and run?
“Golden Charms” — As a child, Jolene learned she had a gift. She could see people’s fates: they appeared as a golden charm around the person’s neck. She didn’t want her gift, though. She just wanted a normal life—a job, a husband, and kids. Three years later, Jolene can’t get pregnant. What must she sacrifice to make her dreams come true? And what kind of strange beings in the creole fairy court must she deal with?
Available on Barnes & Noble (Nook)
What do red boots, frozen dreams, and a flower princess all have in common? They’re all original fairytales retold with a new slant by Leah Cutter in the anthology, “Tell Me Again.” Also included is an original piece, a fairytale about retelling stories, sharing myths.
Tales include:
“Red Boots” – A retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson tale, “The Red Shoes.” However, she’s a country-western dancer, so it’s “The Red Boots.”
Originally published in the anthology, “Black Heart, Ivory Bones.”
“Gulkhanam” – A retelling of the Kashmiri fairy tale, “The Flower Princess.” What if the earth the prince is buried in has a bloodlust that gets passed to him?
Originally published in Talesbones Magazine #16.
“Cold Comfort” – Based on the Siberian myth that the northern lights are dreams trapped in the ice. What if those dreams are mined and sold to shape the future of children?
Originally published on the SDO online magazine, then republished in “The Best of SDO.”
“One Fall Day – Magic requires the life of another. If the life the magician chooses isn’t strong enough, they’ll Diminish their own soul. But Catriana is tired of killing. Can she find a different life source, a new way to do magic?
Original fiction, never before published!
Available as a trade paperback!