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Holiday chaos is universal. So is falling head over tentacles.

When a case of mistaken mistletoe etiquette leads to a very public, very unexpected kiss, there are three things Xyl keeps reminding herself.

One: Glipthorian protocol clearly states that all unintentional physical interactions must be handled with grace, dignity, and absolutely no...

A haunted investigator. A trail of bodies. And a countdown no one else can hear.

When a young man falls from the roof of a downtown office building, a strange smell clings to his body and a witness reports hearing a ticking sound just before he died. The police call it suicide. His mother insists otherwise.

Private investigator Severin Morán has...

The bone-deep chill of Arctic isolation meets spectral horror in this disquieting short story from speculative fiction author Liz Blackburn.

Stranded at a remote observatory with only a malfunctioning radio and her own unraveling mind for company, Elma Peters is used to silence. But when an eerie melody cuts through the static—followed by a...

Some things stay buried forever. The truth isn’t one of them.

In the sweltering Texas town of Sundown, Sheriff Hank Callahan lives with the weight of a past he can’t outrun. Years ago, a mission gone wrong left innocent lives in ashes—and the truth buried under layers of loyalty, silence, and guilt. Since then, Hank has traded his rifle for a...

He thought he left the darkness behind. Until one night in the rain drags him back.

Reverend Jacob Sullivan has traded bullets for the Bible, preaching peace in a crumbling New York parish where hope is in short supply. But when he witnesses a brutal mob execution—committed by the very man who once called him brother—Jacob is forced to confront...

A cave-in, a cranky geologist, and one career-defining disaster waiting to happen. Welcome to Adriana’s worst day ever.

Adriana Phelps has everything riding on the success of the most daring high-rise project ever attempted in the Midwest. She’s clawed her way to the top of a male-dominated industry, built her life around ambition, and has zero...

For a struggling writer in Toronto, the deathbed of an estranged father becomes the setting for a haunting reckoning with identity, memory, and the stories we’re never told.

Sarah Martin has spent her adult life crafting fictional worlds to escape the silence of her own past. When a call from the hospital informs her that her biological father is...

There’s no graceful way to fall apart, but June Bellamy made headlines when she hit rock bottom. A messy divorce from a tech billionaire, a chronic illness diagnosis, and a career that’s quietly unraveled? Check, check, and yep, check some more.

Returning to her hometown was supposed to be temporary. Just a quiet place to catch her breath....

Between life and death, there is music.

Martin Carpenter has always turned to music when words fail him. But as he keeps vigil beside his partner’s dying father, the song that rises from his guitar stirs something far older—and far stranger—than sorrow.

Mollie Roma has never been one to cry. She’s lived her life grounded, practical, unshakable....

They wanted her attention. Now they’ll never look away.

In the glittering world of couture fashion and curated power, Aria Blackwood is known for three things: her signature white lace gowns, her icy reputation, and her perfect partner: Sebastian Hart. Together, they’ve dominated the fashion world. But when Aria uncovers Sebastian’s infidelity...

Nobody ends up at Lanterns of the Lost by accident.

Julian Thorne’s life is quiet, mundane, filled with dusty books and dreams that never came to pass. In San Francisco’s bustling Chinatown, he’s just another elderly academic in a wheelchair, clinging to stories no one believes. He’s spent decades chasing an ancient artifact said to unlock the...

She locked every door. She should have locked her heart.

On the eve of the year’s most enchanted night, master alchemist Elanor Virelle finishes her most ambitious potion yet: one that can stretch a single moment into an eternity.

Raphael Barnett once stole her greatest creation and sold it to the highest bidder. He was her apprentice. Her lover....