Holiday Anthology

Venture forth into the delightful adventures of ghosts and elves and imps and more found in the magical worlds of Fantastic Christmas.Enjoy sweets for the sweet romantics, charming ghosts and imps to capture the imagination, and stories both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time.From Nordic sprites who long for the porridge and butter and sugar from the hands of their human neighbors to a man desperate to be with his dying wife on their own special holiday, the stories in this volume add a bit of warmth to your holiday season.Includes:"The Last Hour of Hogswatch" by Michael Warren Lucas"The Best Christmas" by Dory Crowe"Spirit of the Season" by Anthea Lawson"The Magic of Sharing" by R.W. Wallace"The Way the Cookie Crumbles" by Angela Penrose"An Embarrassment of Id'imps" by Ezekiel James Boston"The Case of the Disappearing Decorations" by Annie Reed"The Inn, the Black Cat, and Two Halves of the Same Heart" by Kari Kilgore"Motorcoach Miracles" by Juliet Nordeen"Magic For a New Year" by Lisa Silverthorne

Not content to merely thrill and chill readers, these eleven Halloween stories, edited by Mark Leslie, also enthrall, intrigue, disturb, and inspire. They tell of the people and traditions, the age-old rituals that send shivers down the spines of even the most up-to-date trick-or-treaters.From a farm family confronting the slow death of their way of life to two dead people given another day among the living, the characters in these stories, both human and nonhuman, explore the territory between living and dying.Settle in by the light of the Harvest moon, and enjoy this enthralling harvest hayride of reading pleasures and treats.Includes:"Day of the Living" by Annie Reed"Huskie and Punkin'" by David H. Hendrickson"Death Among the Scarecrows" by Tonya D. Price"Buy Nothing Day" by David Stier"Offerings for Wandering Ghosts" by Tao Wong"Harvest Bride" by Jason A. Adams"A Place at the Table" by Suzan Harden"Under the Samhain Moon" by Barbara G. Tarn"Still Here" by Stefon Mears"Heritage" by R.W. Wallace"A Feast of Souls Beneath the Gathering Moon" by Lisa Silverthorne

The best holiday stories delight with heartfelt satisfaction from beginning to end.Romance forms the core of most of the stories in this volume, and they feature holiday settings from Thanksgiving to New Years, with even some made up holidays in between.From a young woman trying to wheedle some good-luck collard greens out of the new minister on New Year's Eve to the two young university students adrift in a foreign country for the holidays, each story touches the heart and warms the soul.A perfect distraction from the hustle and bustle of the holidays!Includes:"Good Luck Greens" by Irette Y. Patterson"Finding Sanctuary" by Kari Kilgore"The Journey Home" by Erik Kort"Pagan Sunrise" by Stefon Mears"Toast The Stars" by Stephannie Tallent"Speakeasy to Her Heart" by Stephanie Writt"Winter's Perfect Night" by Kelly Shire"The Slowpokes' Parade" by Patricia Duffy Novak"An Unexpected Winter" by Tao Wong"New Year's Fortune" by Anthea Lawson"Andrew and Shichi-Go-San" by Jason A. Adams"Coming Home" by Chrissy Wissler

Time travel might not seem like the standard holiday story fare. But in the hands of talented writers, you'll find yourself transported to new places and new world .In this incredibly creative WMG Holiday Spectacular anthology, Hugo and World Fantasy award-winning editor Kristine Kathryn Rusch offers a masterfully curated collection of holiday stories that travel through time and back again.Ride along with Brenda Carre and Joey as that little explorer manages time travel in just about the best way possible. Join Lisa Silverthorne for a gothic romance with storms and broken dreams and just the right amount of hope. And travel the galaxy with Robert Jeschonek who writes an award-worthy classic science fiction tale set on Mars.Along with stories by Irette Y. Patterson, Michle Laframboise, Steven Mohan, Jr. and more, these eleven powerful writers add plenty of adventure to the holiday season.Includes:"Loss Prevention at the Hypermart" by DeAnna Knippling"No Material Impact on the Timeline" by Irette Y. Patterson"Dj Vcu" by Dmon Crowe"Training Run" by Marcelle Dub"The Skeptic and the Primrose" by Michle Laframboise"The Space Between Us" by Lisa S. Silverthorne"Heaven in 1944" by Leslie Claire Walker"Crutnacker Sweets" by Brenda Carre"The Yule Log" by Cate Martin"The Last Saturnalia" by Steven Mohan, Jr."What Happened Between Go-Days 15 and 16" by Robert Jeschonek