#minithology

WHAT MAGIC LIES BEHIND COINCIDENCES AND CLOSE CALLS? A desperate wife flipping a coin. A bartender giving advice. A young woman keeping a family tradition amid war. On these moments hinge the future, and the outcomes are quite a coincidence. Or perhaps they are magic. You will always wonder... Authors M. L. Akin, Heidi Moone, Roan Rosser, and N. D. Gray bring you four fantasy stories centered...

WHAT SACRIFICE MUST BE MADE BY A SCION OF SUMMER? A sister's life... A prince's love... A dryad's family... A Gardener's future... Set in the season of summer, when the sun warms the land and the fireflies twinkle through the twilight, the stories in this anthology are about bargains made and magic spun. Worlds saved and hearts won. But every bargain has a price, and every bargainer pays a cost...

WHAT IF DEATH HAD A SOFTER SIDE? Death in love. Death in sorrow. Death at war. These five tales weave stories of Sister Death. Though each tapestry is unique, we are touched by the life she tries to live... tries to preserve... tries to protect. As the veil draws across your eyes, trust Sister Death. SHE COMES FOR YOU… Authors N.D. Gray, Leslie E. Heath, E. Prybylski, Juliet Ruiz, and Karli...

What if, to do magic, all you needed was a drop of ink? To protect one's self... To save a friend... To rescue loved ones... To chart an unexpected path through life... Student, mage, or witch, the characters in these stories all use ink in their magic, and they all have the same goal in mind: to draw a tomorrow that is better than today. How would you ink the future? Authors Heidi Moone...

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OF WHAT ARE MERMAIDS WARNED? Stories shape and mold our lives. Lurk in the background of our minds, controlling our actions and our feelings. In these five stories, a variety of merpeople struggle against the chains of story, which bind them to a certain path. Are they strong enough to break free? Dare to swim beyond... Dive deep into these five fantasy short stories by Max Florence, N. D. Gray...

What flies on moonlit wings? An ancient predator... A balloonist turning the tide of a battle... A vengeful Valkyrie... These characters and more await in stories born of the magic of moonlit wings and the need--the power--of transformation. Embrace the night. Embrace the magic. And fly....

HOW CAN AN HEIR OF AUTUMN BE SO BRAVE? The flowers wither and fade away. The leaves change from green to crimson, russet, and gold. The wind turns chill, the taste of winter upon it. And the Heir of Autumn does not flinch. An elf hunted through the fog. A dryad fighting injustice. A fairy betraying all she knows for what must be. With worlds at stake and lives on the line, the Heirs of Autumn...

WHAT SECRETS WILL COME TO LIGHT? Bonfires, twinkling strands, candles, and sunrise. Buried at the heart of many celebrations we find fire. The longing of the human heart for light to see by, that we may understand. That we may know others and ourselves. That we might escape the shadows. These five stories are spun from strands of familiar celebrations into wonderful strangeness. They are about...

WHAT POWERS ARE GIVEN A DAUGHTER OF SPRING? A dryad waking... a fairy learning to sing... a brother and sister spinning in the never-ending dance of seasons. Each story in this collection weaves a tale of overcoming. Overcoming winter. Overcoming ancient traditions which trap us. Even overcoming the chokehold of death. Only after embracing their powers and stepping into the unknown do the...

HOW DO THE DEAD SEEK JUSTICE? Mothers weeping for their sons... A country Christmas disrupted by a haunting... A house where lurk scarier things than ghosts... Ghost lights in the orchards and shades lingering in the halls... In the tradition of the holiday ghost story, these five tales will wrap you in eerie delight as they spin the story of the dead who want to see justice done. THEY ONLY...

OF WHAT DOES A CHILD OF WINTER HOPE? To help others survive the winter. To deliver others from darkness. To save a life and not abandon a brother. Fairies, elves, humans… it matters not the species. All of us want to see another spring. All of us seek the warmth of hope. Even if means facing the cold. Facing our fears. Facing ourselves. Through all the long cold days… HOPE KEEPS THE HEART WARM...

From the writers of The Secret Lives of Crazy Dragon Ladies come five enchanting stories. For what reason would you find a fairy in a jar? Or any other container? This second #minithology delves into the possibilities. From a sheltered island to an alien world and across three separate fantasy universes, the reasons why one might find a fairy in a jar are as complex as the answers to the...

WHAT WOULD FORCE A ROGUE FROM THE SHADOWS? Not much can convince a rogue to leave the shadows and step into the light. The rogues in this #minithology are faced with difficult choices. To remain in the shadows would mean they lose something. A chance at love, their anonymity, the opportunity for a different career, or maybe someone else's life. In the chaos of the moment, such choices are...

Five outstanding authors. Five amazing stories. One mini anthology. HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHO CARES FOR STRAY DRAGONS? A retired park ranger who worked in the Exotics Department... a dragon shifter... magic-wielding neighbor ladies... a writer living in a haunted house... and a descendant of St. George... What adventures await as our wonderful, dragon-loving ladies—crazy or not—reveal their...