By Nita Round
When two sky pirates survive an attempt on their lives, they must ask themselves, who can they trust? Magda keeps her emotions in check and her life in order. Beneath her cool exterior she battles with personal loss that has…
By S. E. Smyth
Alex struggles with purpose and loneliness. In an act of desperation, betting on fate, she goes out into the streets of California looking for her friend Bob and to get lost in the world herself. Her journey gives insight into…
By Alison Naomi Holt | Narrated by Christa Lewis
Officially, Alexandra Wolfe, a detective in the Special Crimes Unit of the Tucson Police Department, searches for a madman killing and maiming prostitutes. Unofficially, Alex’s best friend bullies her into reviewing the case of a man on death row. Against…
By Ennis Rook Bashe
Clara feels stifled by the life that’s been planned out for her, and clings to her only hope that something more might be possible: a mysterious book given to her by her Uncle Drosselmeyer, that recounts the tales of the…
By C. L. Cattano
…hope of taking her home, has caused setbacks in her progress. Gabri and Nora are trying to help Rafe but are worried about her ability to cope with more loss and chaos. After spending the day with Eden, all the…
By Heather Rose Jones
…night brings her to the doorstep of Dominique the dressmaker and the hope of a second chance beyond what she could have imagined. Roz’s apprenticeship with the needle, under the patronage of the royal thaumaturgist, wasn’t supposed to include learning…
By Natasja Hellenthal
…is expected of her? More so–how can frail Nemsa ever hope to stand up against the supremacy of a vengeful, ambitious Sun Whisperer? Magic is at work, a fatal sickness is spreading among mortals and immortals alike, the sun is…
By Lori L. Lake
The women in these stories, unsettled, adrift, and often disillusioned, can’t quite understand how they arrived at their present situations. But whether rejected, afraid to commit, or just misunderstood, even the most hard-bitten are not without some hope in the…
By Rachel Murphy
After years out of the spotlight, actress Isabella Cruz finds herself back in the center of attention in anger management of all places. She doesn’t have much hope for this rehabilitating her image tarnished in the tabloids. Until her eyes…
By Brayden and Melissa | Narrated by Felicity Munroe
…down, she wonders about her own happily ever after. One thing’s for sure. It’s not going to happen with that blue-eyed bartender from Showplace. It’s irritatingly clear they couldn’t be more wrong for each other…or have more chemistry. Hope Sanders…