Becca's Paranormal Collection

By Miriam Newman

Becca's Paranormal Collection includes these stories of paranormal romance, speculative fiction, and flash fiction:
"A Haunting Love" ~ Trudy thinks she must have lost her mind by agreeing to house-sit a huge, old, Victorian mansion during Halloween week. Lights switching on and off along with odd noises lead her to meet a certain, handsome police officer named Simon. The attraction is mutual and undeniable. Maybe the scare was worth the chance to go out with this guy. When odd things at the old house continue, Mina, Trudy's best friend and partner in a vintage clothing shop, teases her about having a poltergeist. Deciding she can deal with that better than an actual person out to do her harm, Trudy relaxes a bit—until the ghost takes over on Halloween, revealing a curse and an ancient, haunting love.

"Raising the Lost" ~ A burning need to see his homeland restored to its former glory leads Aluride to make an irreversible decision. He then sets out on what might be a deadly mission. Thera longs for beauty and wishes to deepen her friendship with Aluride. But she hesitates to go along with his plan, until she sees the long, titian tresses she could possess. Throwing caution to the deep, Thera joins Aluride on his daring undertaking. Struggling to overcome their need for hosts, equipment, supplies, labor, and even their own unaccustomed desires they forge ahead. Will it finally be possible to raise the continent of Atlantis?

"Dad's Favorite Holiday" ~ An angry almost fiancée, a discarded lover, a politician with a jilted daughter, and a disappointed father – Gregory is not looking forward to facing them. But this Halloween party his Dad has put together might be just the place to get things back to normal. Dad always says special things are bound to happen on Halloween. Gregory, who has a definite eye for the ladies, has no idea just how special this night will be – or how deadly.

"Night of the Blue Moon" ~ This Night of the Blue Moon is to be magical. Carissa has fulfilled her most important duty ever to the coven and looks forward to the ceremony to take place as All Hallow's Eve waxes into Samhain. But events go horribly wrong. Screams, agony, terror, and death are everywhere. What has been loosed upon the world? What price will Carissa pay for being a participant?

"The Rescue" ~ Ordered to fly low-level scans for trilidium on an uninhabited rock of a planetoid known only as X37, Teelak and Adria yearn for more exciting missions. Then they survive a crash landing only to learn the rock isn't as empty as they think. Just what is out there? Will they be rescued?

"Releasing the Beast" ~ How can a man escape a beast created and released by his own careless actions?

"Cappuccino and Christmas Snow" ~ What is our world coming to? A lady of advanced age enjoying her warm drink suspects, but no one believes her.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery
• Release date: May 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311786593