Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Christmas stories abound, but hardly anyone writes stories based on Thanksgiving or New Year’s Day. This collection of five stories has two Christ...

Five different women—a CPA, a lawyer, an internet service provider, a bookstore owner, and a crime scene investigator—find themselves in the middle...

The five magical stories in this short collection include stories of fairies and shapeshifters and magic shops. In this collection, you’ll find the...

Detectives come in all shapes and sizes—and in Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s five-story collection—they work the mean streets everywhere from a science...

California, a land of mystery, a land of magic. Assassins walk the streets alongside angels. Romance blossoms in the City by the Bay, while death s...

Coney Island in 1907, known for its freaks and spectacles. But for Rose, Coney Island becomes a place of wonder, a place that makes memories. A pla...

Carla uses her thieving past for good. Hired by retailers to test the effectiveness of their security systems, she makes a good living, despite her...

Gail looks forward to her annual Christmas shopping trip to the high-end specialty foods store. Until her phone keeps interrupting with news alert...

Beautiful longhaired tom Wall T runs a tight household. But when the other cats in his pride begin reporting a mouse incursion, he launches an inve...

As you prepare to embark on your yearlong space cruise, this excerpt from Amelia Pillar’s popular Etiquette for the Space Traveler will provide you...

Years ago, John paid for crimes he committed as a child. Horrible crimes based on alien ritual and intended to help the victims, not hurt them. Now...

Attacked by a dog at the age of three, Peter can’t stand dogs. Yet, after a fall while hiking alone in the Montana wilderness, he meets a creature ...

Carol wants a nap. Carol needs a nap. And no one will let her have one because she’s important. She’s important because the grown-ups believe she’s...

George manages funerals for his church. The flower arrangements, the food, even the air temperature. But when a parishioner that nobody likes dies...

Andrew has problems fitting in. But for a change, he’d like to stand out for something he does well. If only the adults in his life will let him.

Poker Boy specializes in asking stupid questions. But sometimes even stupid questions need answers. To save the fabric of all things from unraveli...

Carol grew up with the carnival and its attractions. Like the fortune teller: Madame Fortuna. Now Carol runs carnivals and their employees, includ...

By the time Sara finds herself in the middle of the Idaho Primitive Area, she knows she made a huge mistake. Her decision clouded by the blush o...

Kessa possesses only small magic. But her skills allow her to help those who wield bigger magic. Her latest job takes her deep into the bowels o...

Nils wants nothing to do with his family or their magic. He hopes for nothing more than to live a normal life. Kasey offers him that life, but mor...

When Helmie—a pampered Persian cat worth millions—goes missing, the estate hires not one but two investigators to find him. The first, Kelsie, uses...

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