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An anthology of short stories selected to provide you with a brief escape from where you find yourself right now. Each will allow you to leave this reality and take a quick trip into a different one. Have no fear. It’s a nice place. Even better, they know you there.

After a miscarriage of justice lands Mary on death row, she spends the next 10 years awaiting her turn with the executioner. All efforts by her valiant attorney to save her are exhausted. But near the end of her journey, she gains two unexpected allies: the police officer who arrested her, and the young clergyman who fell in love with her. Unbeknownst to her, they race against time to keep her from the death chamber.

Elele is about to meet her god. She’s about to be elevated to the highest evolved form of her species. Even as she prepares to step before the most powerful entity in the universe, she refuses to confess her secret. She doesn’t want to change. However, the only thing worse than changing, would be failing to transform. Those who don’t evolve are regarded as Ketz, forsaken. Her faith demands she go through the ceremony, but she’s torn between her desire to keep the life she’s known, and what happens to those Seferam who don’t become Var’lechen.

The Survivors: A Glen Haven Tale is a thriller featuring a cast of strong, complex female protagonists and set in a small East Texas town which is shrouded in mysteries and haunted by the supernatural.

The playful poems in this collection teach children ages seven and under about Canadian animals in their natural habitats. A beaver, a bear, and a mole are but a few of the wild critters depicted in clever verse. Each vignette describes a different animal’s lifestyle, eating habits, and unique traits using fun diction and catchy rhymes. As young listeners will discover, this book is educational and entertaining in equal measure!

Best friends Gia Santiago and Amanda Hendrix set out to start their new careers. Amanda moves to Chicago to work as a newspaper reporter while Gia begins her training at the Miami Police Academy. Gia’s life begins to collapse when Alexie Lee, her non-binary commanding officer, pushes her to the brink of disaster. Amanda’s life goes from fantastic to frantic when Isaac Johnson, a deranged Lucifer-loving lunatic, stalks her every move.