American Short Fiction

Since last Halloween, Kindle and Ebony have experienced the unexpected. Now, more than ever, both women need the men they only get to share their worlds with once a year. One evening, three beautiful, eerie young ladies appear at Kindle's door. They offer a solution to her and Ebony’s problems. Skeptically, Kindle finds it strange the three are already in the loop about what's going on with her and Ebony. As time spent with the love of their lives dwindles, Kindle and Ebony have a hard decision to make. Because this Halloween, neither can fathom another year to recur before seeing LP and ...

Minister Terrell Crutchfield of Tabernacle Baptist Church deals with life consequences when his past and present romances collide. In this African American / Black contemporary church suspense romance story, Megan Hightower, and Madeline Webster, two brazen church harlots will bring on the drama. Marital infidelity and adultery take center stage in this delightfully entertaining church tale. Sometimes in life when it rains unfortunately it pours out deceit and deception. Mixing Madeline Webster into the equation literally adds fuel to the fire. Megan Hightower and Minister's Crutchfield's ...

After gracefully enduring marriage to a king who never loved her for his mourning of his first wife, and providing him two heirs, Queen Serenity is now free. Her husband, King Timothy is dead. As are her two stepsons from his first marriage. Whom she loved as her own. Now her own son is king. And she is free to love and be loved for the first time by a man who has carried a flame for her for years, or is she?

Velcro & Zippers originally appeared in the literary journal Raven Chronicles. It is also available on Kindle and in print as part of the collection Easy Money & Other Stories. True love is sweet, but it's not always meant to last. "He looked at her beautiful face and breasts, her firm abdomen, all striped by bands of light and shadow, wondering what she was doing with him, why she had stayed as long as she had. He reached across the table and touched her cheek with his fingertips, then leaned forward and kissed her lips. He sat back. She smiled." A short read with a subtle impact.

What History Forgets, Legend and Folklore Remember. An Enchanting Sumptuous Short Story inspired by Japanese and Shoshone Folklore. At the western edge of Japan's Shimane Peninsula lies Izumo, a place steeped in mystical legend. Here, nestled along the serene shoreline, one is welcomed by enchanting landscapes of sandy beaches and towering headlands reaching out into the vast sea, where breathtaking views of the sun setting await. Hidden deep within the soaring mountain sanctuaries, the Oni wields a mystical club glowing with amethyst hues, symbolizing his formidable control over thunder ...

Book 1: Introduces 23 year old, newly divorced young woman named Layla. Before her divorce, Layla was married to her middle school sweetheart, Darren. Aside from holding down a full time job, being a student AND a mother, Layla stayed loyal to Darren until he cheated on her. Layla's best friend, Michelle convinces her that the single life isn't so bad, especially when she meets the super sexy, smooth talking Marcus; who not only gives her great conversation, but the best sex in her life. She thought she could handle a "friends with benefits" situation, but she couldn't have been more wrong....

This is Raymond Carver's third collection of stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, including the canonical titular story about blindness and learning to enter the very different world of another. The 12 stories in Cathedral mark a turning point in Carver's work.

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Kobna Holdbrook-Smith; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Ernest Hemingway; Mark Twain; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edith Wharton; Frederick Douglass; and H.P. Lovecraft, amongst a host of others.

Thirteen years ago, Tyra watched Lincoln Scott walk out of her life without looking back and she’s hated him for it ever since. Now, years later Tyra’s stranded in a snowstorm and their paths cross again as Lincoln, now grown, sexy and successful shows up to save the day. But, accepting his help means Tyra’s trapped alone with the one man she hates more than anything; the one man who knows how to satisfy her every need. It may be cold outside but things are heating up indoors. Can she stand her ground or will Tyra lose herself to lust and along the way rekindle love with her Mr. Right.

From former Green Beret and USA Today best-selling author Jason Kasper comes a gripping set of thrillers.

Here are four unforgettable stories by Yann Martel, the New York Times best-selling author of Life of Pi. In the exquisite title novella, a very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of the Roccamatio family of Helsinki, set against the yearly march of the 20th century.

From "one of the funniest writers in America" comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars. Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies,

Spoiled Brats is about a generation of narcissists - and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.

When the hubby and kids are away, the kitty cat will play... It's Halloween, and Michelle is in a precarious position. Her older neighbor, Jan, has been after her for months, begging to explore her heavenly body and eat the coochie. But Michelle has always told her no. Until tonight. With her husband and children away for a few hours of trick or treating, Michelle has more than enough time to allow her pillow princess fantasies to become a reality. And with Jan promising to "tear it up", Michelle is certain this will be a Halloween she'll never forget.

For Unique, life is good until her dope-dealing boyfriend, Took, is arrested and winds up in jail. Now she's broke as a joke, trying to put every petty hustle into play to chase hard times away from the door. With an empty refrigerator, a stack of bills piling up, a tenth-grade education, a big butt and a smile, it doesn't take long for her to learn to pull the wool over the eyes of any fool who's blinded by her good looks.

Spanning several decades, Ghassan Zeineddine’s debut collection examines the diverse range and complexities of the Arab-American community in Dearborn, Michigan. In ten tragicomic stories, Zeineddine explores themes of identity, generational conflicts, war trauma, migration, sexuality, queerness, home and belonging, and more.

“If her mother ever finds out what I want to do to her daughter, she’s going to kill me. Crazy Religious Mom from Carrie style.” I have a can’t say no problem. I can’t say no to a beautiful face, a banging body and a pretty smile. And when that body is attached to a girl like Neisha? Resisting temptation is damn near impossible. Neisha is the full package: Thick, beautiful, young… 18… And ready to learn. She and her mom stay right next door to me. Her mom is an over the top religious zealous bigot who is on the main line with Jesus DAILY. The last thing I need to be thinking ...

With 10 stories that move from the barrios of the Dominican Republic to the struggling urban communities of New Jersey, Junot Diaz makes his remarkable debut. Diaz's work is unflinching and strong, and these stories crackle with an electric sense of discovery.

New Easy Rawlins mysteries—original short stories from the New York Times bestselling and award-winning mystery author. As Carolyn See said in The Washington Post Book World: "God bless the day that Walter Mosley created Easy Rawlins!" This handsome collection contains six interconnected stories. Fans can now add these original stories in Six Easy Pieces to their Walter Mosley library: "Smoke," "Crimson Stain," "Silver Lining," "Lavender," "Gato Green," "Gray-Eyed Death," and "Amber Gate."

A notorious drug dealer known by the name Blu Blaze to those in the street, but at home she's Aubury. Everything was going good and everyone was happy, well at least it seemed that way until she got shot three times by someone that she thought would never cross her. The one thing about having enemies in the street was that they never pretended to like you, they let their hatred for you be known The streets mourned the death of Blu Blaze, while others in secret celebrated it. Sometimes God has other plans for us and it seemed like he had other plans for Aubury, she lost her memory after ...

Like the small towns J. California Cooper has so vividly portrayed in her previous novels and story collections, Wideland, Oklahoma, is home to ordinary Americans struggling to raise families, eke out a living, and fulfill their dreams. In the early 20th century, Irene and Val fall in love in Wideland. While carving out a home for themselves, they also allow neighbors Bertha and Joseph to build a house and live on their land.