Fantasy Short Stories

When Jessica Davis is offered the opportunity to be transferred to her employer’s newest location, she decides to make the move. Sure Hawaii sounds like the perfect relocation, but for Jessica it was her family’s rejection of her lesbian lifestyle that sent her packing. Starting her new life alone is more than daunting for Jessica. As soon as she walks in to the new hotel and sees Leilani however, she knows she is where she should be. Leilani, the gorgeous caramel skinned receptionist is quick to make friends with Jessica and within a day they are planning a beach trip. When Leilani and...

Imagine if you will, you have been underground during the day, and when you come up the world has changed. There is a man hanging from a telephone pole right on Main Street, and no one seems to notice or if they do, they don't indeed care. Life appears otherwise normal, but is it? Who do you tell? Who can you tell? Or is anything really wrong? Philip K. Dick takes us into that nightmare where we run and things seen so real, but perhaps you are the one that is confused.

Zombie, Indiana explores the impact of an invading zombie horde on a trio of Hoosier protagonists…each of whom have some dark secrets to keep. When the governor’s daughter mysteriously disappears on a field trip, IMPD Special Sergeant James Nolan, scholarship student Kesha Washington, and Governor Hank Burleson must all come together not only to find the governor’s daughter, but also to undertake a quest to redeem the very soul of the state itself…all while under constant attack from the living dead.

A vengeful ghost trapped in a goblin's ear...a flaming spider who must help stop a goddess from conquering a science-fiction convention...a goblin nursery worker who finds herself trapped in the middle of a war. This collection features six humorous short stories that explore the fantasy realm from the perspective of the lowest of the low, the unlikeliest of unheroes: the goblins.

Princess Anna's quest for a flower leads to an intriguing deal with an ice dragon and a journey into magical realms, where fate weaves its frosty tale of true love. Princess Anna, driven by curiosity, ventures too close to Frostfell's icy domain in pursuit of a rare frostbloom lily. There, she encounters the formidable ice dragon, who strikes a deal: in exchange for a single flower, she must retrieve a tome from her kingdom's library detailing the whereabouts of The Snowflake Pendant. Oblivious to the consequences, Anna agrees. Little did Princess Anna know that her innocent curiosity had ...

Roguish swordsman Korm and his cyclops companion, Aebos, are no strangers to death, yet neither would have expected that starvation on the high seas would be the foe to eventually lay them low. When a beautiful spellcaster in a magical ship arrives just in time to save them from being roasted alive by mutinous sailors, it seems like their luck may finally be turning around - yet are they jumping from the frying pan into the fire?

More than a hundred years into the future, as the US approaches its 400th anniversary, Tomas, a young graduate student, searches for the real identity of one of the cyborgs that maintained American homes. He has been haunted for years by an audio clip of a cyborg named Felipe and is intent on writing Felipe’s biography. In the clip, Felipe can only recite that he was made in America, but Tomas must find out: Where was the Self-made Man really from?

Freeing Londyn: Londyn has been in and out of foster homes since she was 3. A few weeks after her 18th birthday she is taken prisoner to become a breeder for a power-hungry alpha of the Phoenix pack, Damien. After 2 years of enduring unimaginable abuse, Londyn, with the help of Damien's daughter, Aria, escape to another pack. At Hidden Park, she quickly makes a home, under the watchful eye of the Alpha Tristan, whom she can't seem to get out of her thoughts. Tristan is a strong alpha of the Hidden Park Pack, his twin brothers, and his baby sister is all that is left of his family. He ...

The Banished Lands has a violent past, where men and giants clashed in a war for supremacy and near-extinction for the vanquished. Now men rule the land, giants little more than a memory, lurking in the wilds and dark places. This tale takes place ten years before the events of Malice, book one of The Faithful and the Fallen, within the Darkwood, a great forest that splits the western realms of Ardan and Narvon.

Pearl: I want to kill Josie for leaving me on my own in New Orleans when she decides to spend our entire vacation weekend with a hookup. But I quickly forget all about my roommate when I meet Kyle and Marco in a Bourbon Street bar. The pair of Navy Seals are also on vacation, and thank God they are, because not only do they save my weekend, they literally save my life. I soon realize these two boys are the key to living out one (or maybe two!) of my craziest sexual fantasies. But first I’ll have to decide between the two of them. Or will I? ;) I'm already dreading having to say goodbye ...

I couldn't get him off my mind. He was sexy, mysterious, kind, funny, and almost supernaturally good at running. But when my new running partner didn't show up for our evening run, I never expected to regret not heeding his silly warnings. It turned out, he was keeping a secret and I was about to find out just what he was hiding from me...

With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and 27 of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2017.

When Molly Everhart Trueblood doesn’t show up for her shift at Seven Sassy Sisters Herb Shop and Café, Jane Yellowrock goes to the house to check on her. There Jane discovers a black cloud of wild, out of control magic attacking the small home. How can Jane save the small family?

Katya deals in Authenticities, trading on nostalgia for a past long gone. But when she encounters a stranger who calls himself Johnny in the woods - even she can't say whether it's real or not.

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are back in a chilling collection of all-new tales of dark secrets, alien agendas, terrifying monsters, and murderous madmen. Edited by New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry, The Truth Is out There features original stories by best-selling authors Rachel Caine, David Wolverton, Hank Philippi Ryan, Kelley Armstrong, Kami Garcia, Greg Cox, and many others.

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Lovisa evaded capture for killing the prince in a tournament, but can she win the Orc King's heart and evade being shared by his savage men? Fleeing through a treacherous forest, Lovisa, a fierce female warrior, evades pursuit, seeking refuge in the Orc realm. Yet, her respite is short-lived as she falls into the clutches of the formidable Orc King. Now, ensnared in the heart of enemy territory, her survival and future happiness depend on strength, courage, and cunning amidst the savage horde. If you love steamy orc fantasy short stories with fiercely possessive Orcs, sassy maidens, and ...

A classic tale featuring two of the most-memorable characters in sword and sorcery, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Over a span of 50 years, the late Fritz Leiber wrote dozens of adventures, set in the fictional city of Lankhmar, featuring the seven-foot-tall barbarian and the diminuitive thief. The stories were recognized with both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

As war ignites Europe, millions flock to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition—a dazzling display of human achievement, hope, and progress. But behind the glittering Tower of Jewels and grand pavilions, a darker power stirs. Eva Moretti, a visionary curator with prophetic gifts, has fought to bring bold new perspective in artwork—especially women’s—to the world stage. But her greatest triumph may be her most dangerous. Shadows from beyond Earth threaten to turn the Expo into a mass grave. Jed Sterling is more than Eva’s partner—he’s a Mediator and guardian from Venus, ...

Arisa: a world of loss and hardship; of legend and wonder; the world of A Warrior's Path. Return there now with Stories from Arisa, a short story collection featuring four wonderful new fables from that mythic place; each one a polished gem; together, an assemblage spanning the realms of hope, humor, tragedy, loss, and love.