Butterfly Kisses is more than just the ticklish way someone kisses your face. Author Ann Cory explores the metaphor by bringing devout swimmer Charlene and her soul mate Bryan together in intimacy that rivals Charlene’s sleek moves through water.

Well, I have to say this is one amazing collection of horror stories. Since I'm a horror fan, I fell in love with this e-book. Eventually, should Decimate go to print with Wild Child Publishing, it will make a fine copy to grace anyone's bookshelves.

Things are different in Oberon. Sometimes things happen in such a way as to be far more than just coincidence. Unfortunately, Sam Sterling is new to town and he hasn't learned that yet.

Arriving in Oberon on his motorcycle Sam is a man trying to hide from a killer. When the local reporter ends up dead...

P.I. Karyn Harris is on a mission. Killed in the line of duty, her sister Jessica has since had her name smeared, tainted by someone who thought she knew too much. Karyn is determined to clear Jessica's name, even if it kills her.

Mercenary Heart is a wild ride into the farthest reaches of space. Set in the future, it tells the story of an unlikely family, all hellbent to rescue one of their own: an infant girl.

It is because of Tessa, the baby girl that Mik (and his crew) rescued and subsequently adopted, that Mik and his crew give up their rather questionable ways and set up shop as a legitimate shipping service...

What lengths will a man go to for family?

Reynard risks everything for his sister Emilia, taking to the roads to support her. Donned in cape, hat, and scarf, he relieves travelers of their purses and jewels. And he does it well. One evening, however, changes everything.

When Elizabeth Shaw, a single mother, returns to her hometown Barnesville, Ohio, she's carrying a load of baggage. Constantly under the gun from her grandmother, the local minister, and the townspeople, Elizabeth struggles to keep her chin up and stay positive as she watches her dream of a successful restaurant flounder in the tide of prejudice. Only Daniel...

Beyond the Maze:

Aubrianna finds solace after a hard day's work by walking through the maze on her property, The Chadwick Manor, but when she stumbles to the ground one afternoon and finds a pair of skeleton keys she is transported back in time.

R&R:

Deep in the jungle of Vietnam a pair of soldiers learn that loves finds you in the strangest of places. Chance and Ricky have gotten through the war thus far by leaning on each other, but will they survive Chance's shore leave?

I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of this short story. Don't let the title fool you as it did me. It's not a sweet romance about the couple down the street.

Sabrina Luna has woven a tight, little story of unconventional love and death. The main character, Silas, is an old vampire...