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For more years than he can count, Brother Roger has faithfully executed his duty as the keeper of the sacred relic. To an uninformed outsider, the glass display case with the gold trim in the monastery chapel holds the remains of a simple, charred log. As the Winter Solstice celebration approaches, Brother Roger and his fellow rogue order of elderly monks dare to dabble in a forbidden ritual in the darkness of the longest night of the year. What will happen this night on the first Winter Solstice since the 13th century to coincide with the Christmas Star in the sky?

Loner Mark Rossi hates the holidays. He's quite surprised to finally meet a woman who might actually change his outlook on the Christmas season and life in general. Letting his guard down comes with an unhealthy dose of self-doubt. Resentment, suspicion, and secrets soon fester beneath the surface of this fragile new relationship. Against the backdrop of picture-perfect holiday plans, how long will it be before Mark harbors revenge in his heart and murder on his mind?

FBI Agent Ross Benson just wants to have a normal Christmas - not one with dead bodies under the tree. But the crazed Christmas Eve Killer has other ideas. 'Tis the season to be gory.

Colleen Dawson doesn't know how beautiful she really is. She's waited a long time for the special night when she enters Club Fangtasy, nervous about her first time. Especially with a man who happens to be a vampire. Ben Wilhelm won't reveal his age; isn't it rude to ask a vampire how old he is? Ben's not looking for love; he's just looking for a warm place to sink his fangs for the night. When he sees the young woman across the dance floor, feelings are awakened deep within him that he hasn't experienced in over a century.

Zach Denham, the editor of a small town high school newspaper, struggles to act like a "normal" guy by dating a female friend. After one disastrous date, Zach vows to spend the rest of his life alone, keeping his true feelings for guys locked up inside. Confident and popular Key Stahl, the school’s newly arrived attractive jock, takes an interest in the innocent young man that goes beyond friendship. 

What would you do if everyone thought you were perfect, but you had a terrible secret? That’s just the beginning of the adventure in Joyce of Westerfloyce: The Story of the Tiny Little Girl with the Tiny Little Voice. Children and adults alike will be instantly engaged by the delightful text which tells the humorous tale of Joyce, a flawless little girl, whose seemingly perfect existence is about to be shattered by the terrible secret she keeps 

Go behind the scenes of popular soap opera To Live and Love in this humorous short story, in which the backstage drama is more intense than what happens in front of the camera. Follow hopeful actor Robert Schwarzmann in his journey from a small town in Maine to the glitz and glamor lifestyle of daytime television in Hollywood, California. Discover why in an industry in which looks mean everything, nothing is as it seems. Serious themes percolate beneath the comedic surface.

Sex on Soaps looks at love and lust on television daytime dramas. It's a must-listen for any soap fan, student of the genre, or anyone interested in the presentation of sexual content on television.

In The Killer Net, courageous police department secretary, Jennifer Warren, matches wits against a computer genius who lures women in under the pretense of looking for a relationship. He boldly taunts the police with email poems about their murders sent from the crime scenes. The cops continue to arrive only to discover another dead body and no way to find a killer who has disappeared without a trace.

Interweaving the humor and mystery of Desperate Housewives with the drama and romance of Days of Our Lives throughout the novel, Matthew W. Grant breathes new life into the genre of small town potboilers. From heiress Nancy Harrison fighting the manipulations and objections of her powerful family as she pursues a romance with mechanic Roy Trembley to Melinda Rollins, the minister's daughter who is cheating on her millionaire fiance.

In this short story, find out what happens when writer James Walek receives one too many of those insulting "Dear Author" letters. 

Rick Williams is the dependable boy-next-door type. As his 18th birthday approaches, he suddenly experiences violent, unexplainable headaches. Enter Terrence, a mysterious substitute teacher at the local high school in scenic Maplecrest, Vermont. With Terrence’s encouragement and influence, a group of seemingly normal students turns a routine science lab experiment into a frenzy of sadistic mutilation. 

Slashers, stalkers, and supernatural threats await you in this eclectic horror collection from Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalist author Matthew W. Grant.

Daniel Zenk is a typical college guy. Good-looking. Driven to succeed. A little too cocky. He differs from most of the other frat boy types on campus in one important way—Dan has the hots for his male English professor! Professor Jason Montell's sexuality smolders just beneath the surface of his hipster glasses and conservative blazer. The university instructor wants to instill a love of literature in his students while finding love in his personal life. The two worlds collide at the beginning of the fall semester and set a dangerous chain of events in motion.