Released On: 25/09/2025 Rebecca L. Marsh’s collection of short stories will bring the joy of the Christmas season alive. The Santa Hat: Paige is skipping Christmas. Refusing to relinquish the unrealistic hope of returning to a life shared with her husband, she can’t face the holiday festivities. The only exception is a gift exchange withContinue reading “The Santa Hat – Rebecca L. Marsh”
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The Twelve Days of Christmas – Susan Stokes-Chapman
Published By: HarvillPages: 256Released On: 25/09/2025 The air glitters with hope as the snowy village of Merrywake celebrates the Christmas season after the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars. As the Viscount’s famous Twelfth Night Ball draws closer, many of the villagers have a story to tell – we meet a lovelorn vicar and kindly maidContinue reading “The Twelve Days of Christmas – Susan Stokes-Chapman”
The Tiny Compendium of Ridiculousness – Hubert J Watergipridget (Discovered by Joseph Poppy)
Pages: 147Released On: 21/10/2024 This 10th Anniversary edition of Hubert J. Watergipridget* texts for children is lovingly presented in eBook form. Not only have the original stories been edited into something readable, two more rediscovered stories have been added. Should they prove to be profitable, I’m sure many more can be found. **Watergipridget, though aContinue reading “The Tiny Compendium of Ridiculousness – Hubert J Watergipridget (Discovered by Joseph Poppy)”
Januaries – Olivie Blake
Published By: TorPages: 400Released On: 17/10/2024 Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout – and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad.Continue reading “Januaries – Olivie Blake”
Of the Flesh – Various Authors
Published By: The Borough PressPages: 384Released On: 10/10/2024 These stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror. An exploited child worker in the silver mines of Bolivia finds an ally – but at what cost? A young woman’s workplace affair has terrifying repercussions when her lover’s wife dies.Continue reading “Of the Flesh – Various Authors”
The Winter Spirits – Various Authors
Published By: SpherePages: 464Released On: 19/10/2023 Featuring new and original stories from:Bridget Collins, author of The BindingImogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesAndrew Michael Hurley, author of The LoneyJess Kidd, author of Things in JarsNatasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree StreetElizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactoryLaura Purcell, author of The Silent CompanionsSusan StokesContinue reading “The Winter Spirits – Various Authors”
Normal Rules Don’t Apply – Kate Atkinson
Published By: DoubledayPages: 240Released On 24/08/2023 In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him.With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharpContinue reading “Normal Rules Don’t Apply – Kate Atkinson”
Once Upon a Hillside – Angela McAllister
Illustrated By: Chiara FedelePublished By: Zephyr (Head of Zeus)Pages: 224Released On: 10/11/2022 Once upon a hillside, the hedgerows were loud with sparrows and thick with blossom. Blue butterflies flitted over the anthills, lapwings danced in the big sky. And time passed…’ Beginning with a Neolithic clan, who leave an arrowhead later found by a RomanContinue reading “Once Upon a Hillside – Angela McAllister”
Marple: Twelve New Stories – Various Authors
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On: 15/09/2022 This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. · Naomi Alderman· Leigh Bardugo· Alyssa Cole· LucyContinue reading “Marple: Twelve New Stories – Various Authors”
Ghost Lover – Lisa Taddeo
Published By: BloomsburyPages: 240Released On: 14/06/2022 Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion,Continue reading “Ghost Lover – Lisa Taddeo”
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