Samhain Born

Alana has always seen spirits, but after her parents death they are her only company. Lonely and hungry, she seeks out the spirits on Samhain night – her seventeenth birthday – hoping that on this night they can tell her the purpose her second sight serves.

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Mother Mala’s Kitchen

Noctua is not free. Choices are few, and precious.

Lili has been raised in the warmth of her grandmother’s kitchen. But ever since the Comandante closed the city when Lili was small, Grandmama has been fomenting revolution inside the safety of these walls. And the freedom sought in Mother Mala’s kitchen is not without cost. Today the price will be paid.

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Dragon Dead by Natural Causes

The story of a lifetime. The end of a life.

Jennifer and her laid-off reporter husband are on a spur of the moment road trip to lighten Larry’s unemployment blues. There turns out to be more to see in the desert than they imagined. Can Jennifer turn their troubles around with the story of a lifetime?

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Fly Straight and True

Sometimes a dream is just the beginning.

Isa’s dreams hold power. The entire village knows it, which is why she is not yet married with a home of her own. At the end of a long cruel winter, she receives a dream that she can’t stop thinking about. Could the dream be the answer to her family’s hunger? Might she finally prove her worth at the same time?

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Elle-Maid Will Make You Pay

Beware the stinging vengeance of tiny people…

Mr. Gordon was a practical man. He believed church was for holidays, if then, but was religious about his semi-annual dentist visits. He believed in eating a good, hearty breakfast after his morning workout, and letting the cat out before he left for his long workday. What he couldn’t understand was how the creature could get into trouble so fast.

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In the Arms of Night

You shouldn’t tread in the woods alone.

In the arms of night.

Shouldn’t tread in the woods alone.

In the arms of night…

When Micah finds his pregnant wife suffering from a high fever and a vicious rash, he dreads the diagnosis. The Arms of Night have been known to kill, and their first child is due in a month.

Micah must find the herb the healer needs – tonight, before the full moon sets.

And to do so, he must tread in the woods alone, perilous as they may be…