Short Story Collections

The rainbow has infinite shades, just as this collection covers the spectrum of fictional possibilities. From contemporary romances like The Shores of Twilight Bay to dark fantasy like A Lone Red Tree and out to SF futures in Child of Spring, Shades of the Rainbow covers the gamut of time, space and genre. Meyari McFarland shows her mastery in this first omnibus collection of her short fiction.

The spectrum has shades through all hues, just as this collection covers the spectrum of fictional possibilities. From grief driving magic into new worlds to religion and onwards to romance, cyberpunk and a darker version of our own world, this collection shows just how many colors can be found in the spectrum. Meyari McFarland shows her mastery in this omnibus collection of her novellas.

Dreams. War. Winter and aliens and curses. The Dark Places collection by Meyari McFarland will take you into the dark places we all fear to tread. Includes six stories sure to stay with you after you turn off the lights: The Haunted Half-Light, The Blade Was Not Brass, The Rings of Icy Mist, The Lived Glory, Mortal Stream of the Undead Sky, Shifting Towers of Fire.

When your heart dreams, sometimes it finds paradise. The Heart's Paradise collection brings together seven romances that are sure to bring joy to your life. Includes seven stories of love, change and growing together. Rings of Beginning Desire's Escape Wedding in the Soup Pink Trucks and Bow Ties Prescription for the Perfect Dinner A Lover's Act The Girl of Silver Clouds

Eight worlds. Eight adventures. Eight brushes with destiny. In Questionable Empires, Meyari McFarland collects together eight exciting stories of adventure, danger and discovery that are sure to grab you and not let go after you're done reading.

In Gathering of Shadows, Meyari McFarland explores the dark corners of the heart, mind and reality in ways that will haunt you after you put the book down. Stars Drifting Every Upwards The Widow's War Jade Claws The Lived Glory Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart Midwife to Divinity Darkness Rising Out of the Tower Shifting Towers of Fire Another Path to Infinity

From kitten-sized to monstrous, Kindred Tapestry traces the lines of ten different types of dragons, all penned by Meyari McFarland. Sensory Hoard Undead Dragon Hunter August Highs Dragon Rider's Song The Healer of the Flight Fairy Dragon Blues Creaks and Groans Red Lords and the Darkest Hunter Dark Butterfly Jade Claws

In Thrall of Destiny holds ten stories where destiny rules for good and evil. These stories will take you on ten adventures into distant, strange worlds with characters who never give up. Thief of the Moon A Lone Red Tree Shifting Towers of Fire Fossil History Inina's Blessings of Joy The Roses of the Slaves Tending the Temple The Thief's Prayer The Hole Inside Emperor of Shards

Magic ties these stories into a tapestry of wit. From ancient magic binding souls to traps sucking them away, these stories will take you to new worlds. Orange Thief Tiny Gifts of Peace Rising Sword of the Blue Flames Moonshine and Thistle Out of the Tower The Rings of Icy Mists The Ice's Voyagers Memories of Fire Consort The Lights of the Stones

Family shapes us from the time we're born until the day we die. Good, bad, indifferent, the bonds of family wrap through this collection, showing just what we can become when we find our true family. Bottling the Cold, Hard Heart Wedding Plans Stolen Away The Street of the Phoenix Checkout Line The Widow's War Moonshine and Thistle Threads of Birthing The Eternal Librarian Sensory Hoard

Home: love it, hate it, stay forever or leave as quick as you can. Home defines us. Each story looks at finding home, building home, what it takes for home to be a home at all. A Risky Architecture The Crimson Vest Prescription for the Perfect Dinner The Girl of Silver Clouds Avoiding the Reunion Whisper of Andromeda Saving Imani The First Roses Stitched Lines, Watching Eyes Family in Waiting

Adventure takes many forms, from finding your way to challenging the gods and evolution for survival. Meyari McFarland brings together ten epic stories of adventures that are sure to thrill you: Coming Clean Whitehorn's Band Undead Dragon Hunter Mortal Stream of the Undead Sky The Street of the Phoenix The Silk of the Guardian The Blade Was Not Brass Mutant Blue Eden Molten Avatar Storm Necklace

Enter a world of love, family and joy in this twentieth collection from Meyari McFarland. Here you will find stories of true love in a world that isn't always kind. Ten short stories include: A Picture of Scandal Wedding in the Soup Rings of Beginning A Lover's Act The Fortunes of the Evening Desire's Escape Pink Trucks and Bow Ties Doors of Shores An Island Forgot A Heart's Mischief

Dreams bring power… and threats. Winter sucks the life away. Aliens consume not just ships but souls. And ghosts hunt revenge against the living in these dark tales. Streams of the Final Shores Moonshine and Thistle The Rings of Icy Mist Forgotten Spring The Lived Glory Ghost Black Spaceship Stellar Darkness Adrift Sire of the Found System Captive in the Waves Tea with the Courtesan

Past choices bring dire consequences. A single choice allows new opportunities for the future. Stubborn refusal to give up yields a future unimagined. Hope spins a future unimagined. Frozen Chronicles One Moment of Change Cradle of the Future Adventures of Snails Gravity's Shadow Stripped Lords of the Way Immortal Sky Floating Paper Strips Day of Joy The Shadow of Time's Courage

Dark places and twisted hearts rule this collection. From clinging to live with a prayer to seeking the truth no matter the cost, these stories delve deep into the night for the truths hidden there. The Thief's Prayer Dark Butterfly Schrodinger's Choice Wings of the Dreaming Abyss A Lady of Wisdom Out of the Tower The Sharp Secret The Snows of Obsession The Slithering Spark A Rainbow for Menally

When storms blow through, everything seems dark. Despite that, the sunshine remains, waiting to break through. This collection capture both the storms and sunbreaks that illuminate the darkness and warm you straight through. Ranging from contemporary romance to space opera to urban fantasy, these stories are filled with the unstoppable power of the sun breaking through the darkest storm.

Darkness consumes the world. Eating away at the foundations of society, crumbling our resolve and gaining power by the moment. Yet it isn't unstoppable. Contained here are ten tales of coming out of darkness from apocalypse to abuse, fantasy to SF to romance, these stories show the indomitable will of those breaking free and finding a new way free from evil.

In the darkest times, survival seems impossible. All the forces of the world are arrayed against you and it doesn't look like you can win. Meyari McFarland brings five stories of survivors who keep getting up no matter what they face. From finding a path to freedom to rescuing a victim from kidnapping, rape and murder, these five stories look the world in the eye and say "No, you move."

In the space between day and night, magic slowly blooms. Dark and dangerous, cutting and violent, the magic of dusk and everything that exists on the cusp of death fills this collection. From dream magic that both steals and liberates souls to ghosts bound to skull teapots, Ghost Shadows is a collection of dark magic where the wrong word may end your life.