#minithology Series

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 secret lives? Hold on for magic and mayhem and mighty, tiny roars.   SO MANY DRAGONS, SO LITTLE TIME!   Authors Tracy Eire, N.D. Gray, Elizabeth Knollston, Heidi Moone, and Karli Stites tell five delightful, dragon-filled tales.

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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....

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 light and shadow. Family and what we inherit. Wishes coming true, though you may regret that they do.   NOT ALL CANDLES SHOULD BE LIT. NOT ALL WISHES SHOULD BE WISHED.   Experience the magic of holidays afar in these five science fiction and fantasy stories by Heidi Moone, Elizabeth Knollston, N.D. Gray, Karli Stites, and Tracy Eire.

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 questions of our own whys....   Why do we often feel alone? Why are we driven to prove ourselves?  Why do we run away? And, why do we long for home, even if it is only a simple jar we carry on our backs?   Discover each fairy's why in these five fantasy and science fiction short stories by Tracy Eire, Ember Fane, Elizabeth Knollston, Heidi Moone, and Karli Stites.

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, Ian Madison Keller, Heidi Moone, and Karli Stites. 

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 daughters of spring realize the true purpose of their lives.   WITHOUT SPRING THERE WOULD BE NO HARVEST.   Experience the power of spring in these five fantasy short stories by M. L. Akin, N. D. Gray, Elizabeth Knollston, E. Prybylski, and Mathu Wistfur. 

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, Leslie E. Heath, Roan Rosser, E. Prybylski, and N.D. Gray bring you five fantasy and science fiction stories about magical ink.

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.   SUMMER FIELDS WATERED BY TEARS GROW THE SWEETEST FLOWERS   M. L. Akin, N. D. Gray, Elizabeth Knollston, and E. Prybylski bring you four short stories about love and sacrifice in summer.  

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 around coincidences and close calls that are magical to read, if not in origin. 

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...   LAUGH IN THE FACE OF DANGER   M. L. Akin, N. D. Gray, Elizabeth Knollston, E. Prybylski, and Juliet Ruiz bring you five short fantasy stories about bravery in autumn.

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 Stites tell five unforgettable, sometimes sad, sometimes sassy, tales of a soft and gentle Death.

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 difficult to make. Fortunately, rogues often…   DARE TO RISK ALL Authors Max Florence, N.D. Gray, Heidi Moone, and Roan Rosser have crafted four exhilarating stories about daring rogues stepping from the shadows to change their worlds.

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   In these five fantasy stories, authors ML Akin, Max Florence, ND Gray, Elizabeth Knollston, and Juliet Ruiz spin tales of hope found or hope created in the midst of frozen winters and darkest nights.

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 WANT PEACE ON EARTH...   These ghostly stories by authors Tracy Eire, N.D. Gray, Heidi Moone, E. Pryblyski, and Juliet Ruiz will thrill and chill you. Read with a warm cup of cocoa in hand.