Come meet The Liar, The Secret Keeper, The Crybaby, and the rest. Nine children travel with their families to their Grandfather's vacation property, where strange things begin to happen: eyes blink from the bottom up, mushrooms ooze blood, people's faces don't hang right anymore-except they do, once you look more closely. Transformations warp the children's sense of time and place, the very land itself seeming to encroach upon them. As The Liar watches the children succumb one by one to an unknown fate, she must make sense of absent stars in the night sky, vials of amber liquid that taste of milk, a funny little rope tied in knots. She's faced with a choice: join or resist, only the choice is not so simple. Set in The Grandfather's Lake House as he continues to extend his property lines and told in the eerie we of the children, Root Rot explores predatory family dynamics, the boundaries of bodies and home, and how individuals choose to participate in or push back against structures that would harm them.

The new vampires in town are sinking their teeth into solving a murder… Married odd couple Arthur and Sal are totally normal. They wear sunscreen, not because the sun can kill them, but because even the undead need a skincare regimen. They eat garlic whenever they want, though it gives Sal indigestion. They can talk to creatures of the night, but only the raccoons that rifle through their garbage. Really, they don’t bite… except into delicious baked goods. Ready to settle down and stay out of trouble, the two have opened a bed & breakfast in the idyllic, if not-so-paranormal-friendly, town of Trident Falls, Oregon. But trouble finds them when the mayor is discovered dead in their begonias with two puncture wounds in his neck. With the help of a werewolf barista, the elven town coroner, and a very human city manager, Arthur and Sal will need to prove they aren’t literally out for blood by catching a killer…

Leviathan Fitness is known for monsters, muscles, and wolven who rescue damsels in distress. After a wedding cake catastrophe, local decorator Tegan finds herself being helped by a solid wall of fur and fangs named Atlas. She’s never met anyone like him and finds herself enamored by his wolfish charm. After their sweet encounter, Atlas invites her to his gym anytime she needs his cake lifting services. Tegan decides that instead- she wants to lift the cakes herself. She signs up for a membership with Leviathan Fitness, determined to build her strength. Primal desires emerge as Atlas and Tegan test just how much their new love can lift— and if there are any limits to what monsters and humans can do. Muscles & Monsters is book one in the Leviathan Fitness series. Each book will center around the gym and feature a different monster pairing.

GenevaMy friends think I’m exaggerating when I tell them the two brawniest guys I’ve ever met rescued me from an alligator in a dark Florida swamp. If anything, I’ve underplayed how amazing it felt to get swept up in their arms. To prove they’re real, I’ve invited them to our annual Halloween bash. Only problem is, the guys live way off the grid and only communicate by fax. Have you ever sat by a fax machine waiting for a response? I don’t recommend it. But somehow, I’m willing to go that extra mile to see H and V again. It’s not just their rippling muscles or glittering eyes. They seem like genuinely good people, and the fact that I’m having wild fantasies about bedding them both doesn’t hurt either.H’VenI know we’re supposed to avoid contact with humans, but Genie is hard to resist. Since rescuing her from that pesky lizard, my mate V’Nity and I can’t stop thinking about her sunny personality, generous curves, and dubious judgment. Plus, being with her helps our mission to understand humans better. That’s why we’re back from Water Planet 12 to attend her party. V’Nity feels the same pull towards Genie that I do, but he’s worried things will go wrong. We could end up imprisoned or worse if we get caught by the authorities. I haven’t told V’Nity yet, but I think Genie might make a perfect third mate. Hopefully we survive long enough to find out.Mates For Halloween is a light-hearted MMF alien romance, where the swords cross and love conquers all.A Monstrous Mistake Multi Author SeriesOn Halloween night, the lines between fantasy and reality blur as the monsters come out to play. Meanwhile, our human leading ladies are trying to celebrate the holiday in their favorite way — and enjoying some hot men in costumes. But what they don’t know is that the fur and fangs on their sexy dates are entirely real. Can a human woman really find love with the creatures of the night, or have these women made a monstrous mistake?

GenevaMy friends think I’m exaggerating when I tell them the two brawniest guys I’ve ever met rescued me from an alligator in a dark Florida swamp. If anything, I’ve underplayed how amazing it felt to get swept up in their arms. To prove they’re real, I’ve invited them to our annual Halloween bash. Only problem is, the guys live way off the grid and only communicate by fax. Have you ever sat by a fax machine waiting for a response? I don’t recommend it. But somehow, I’m willing to go that extra mile to see H and V again. It’s not just their rippling muscles or glittering eyes. They seem like genuinely good people, and the fact that I’m having wild fantasies about bedding them both doesn’t hurt either.H’VenI know we’re supposed to avoid contact with humans, but Genie is hard to resist. Since rescuing her from that pesky lizard, my mate V’Nity and I can’t stop thinking about her sunny personality, generous curves, and dubious judgment. Plus, being with her helps our mission to understand humans better. That’s why we’re back from Water Planet 12 to attend her party. V’Nity feels the same pull towards Genie that I do, but he’s worried things will go wrong. We could end up imprisoned or worse if we get caught by the authorities. I haven’t told V’Nity yet, but I think Genie might make a perfect third mate. Hopefully we survive long enough to find out.Mates For Halloween is a light-hearted MMF alien romance, where the swords cross and love conquers all.A Monstrous Mistake Multi Author SeriesOn Halloween night, the lines between fantasy and reality blur as the monsters come out to play. Meanwhile, our human leading ladies are trying to celebrate the holiday in their favorite way — and enjoying some hot men in costumes. But what they don’t know is that the fur and fangs on their sexy dates are entirely real. Can a human woman really find love with the creatures of the night, or have these women made a monstrous mistake?

A Monstrous Mistake On Halloween night, the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred and the monsters have come out to play. Meanwhile, our human leading ladies are ready to celebrate the holiday in style - with some hot men in costumes. The only problem? They haven’t yet noticed that the fur and fangs on their sexy men are entirely real. Will mistaken identity lead to love, or have these women made a monstrous mistake? Reasons why it’s not my fault demons got summoned to my sister’s Halloween party: 1. I told Agnes not to use our grandmother’s cauldron as a drinks cooler, no matter how nice it looked with the decor. 2. Everyone knows the magical bloodline of the Eastey witches died off with our grandmother. Didn’t it? 3. Who the hell used a summoning spell as a drink recipe? Even if it did taste a little too delicious. 4. I’m not responsible for the random words I mumble while wasted and trying to avoid puking on anyone. Hell, I didn’t even realize they were real demons until a kitsune showed up looking for his missing friend. Now I’ve let loose a demon who wants to devour me and a demon who wants to… devour me, but in a pleasant way. To save my sister, I have to figure out my non-existent magic while a sexy cinnamon roll of a demon and a gorgeous, grumpy nine-tailed fox shifter try to protect me from getting eaten. If only they’d both stop eying me like I was a delectable treat. This book is part of a multi-author collaboration celebrating the spirit of Halloween and monster romance.

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our dead The summer before his senior year in college, Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown, and thanks to hour upon hour of pushing a mower over the grassy acres, he came to realize what a rich story the place told of his town and its history. Thus was born Melville’s lifelong curiosity with how, where, and why we bury and commemorate our dead. Melville’s Over My Dead Body is a lively (pun intended) and wide-ranging history of cemeteries, places that have mirrored the passing eras in history but have also shaped it. Cemeteries have given birth to landscape architecture and famous parks, as well as influenced architectural styles. They’ve inspired and motivated some of our greatest poets and authors—Emerson, Whitman, Dickinson. They’ve been used as political tools to shift the country’s discourse and as important symbols of the United States' ambition and reach. But they are changing and fading. Embalming and burial is incredibly toxic, and while cremations have just recently surpassed burials in popularity, they’re not great for the environment either. Over My Dead Body explores everything—history, sustainability, land use, and more—and what it really means to memorialize. Locales visited in Over My Dead Body Shawsheen Cemetery – Bedford, Massachusetts The 1607 Burial Ground – Historic Jamestowne, Virginia Burial Hill – Plymouth, Massachusetts Colonial Jewish Burial Ground – Newport, Rhode Island Monticello’s African American Graveyard – Charlottesville, Virginia Mount Auburn Cemetery – Cambridge, Massachusetts Green-Wood Cemetery – Brooklyn, New York Laurel Grove Cemetery – Savannah, Georgia Sleepy Hollow Cemetery – Concord, Massachusetts Central Park – New York, New York Gettysburg National Cemetery – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Arlington National Cemetery – Arlington, Virginia Woodlawn Cemetery – Bronx, New York Boothill Graveyard – Tombhill, Arizona Forest Lawn Memorial-Park – Glenwood, California The Chapel of the Chimes – Oakland, California Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Los Angeles, California Nature's Sanctuary – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A Monstrous Mistake On Halloween night, the lines between fantasy and reality are blurred and the monsters have come out to play. Meanwhile, our human leading ladies are ready to celebrate the holiday in style - with some hot men in costumes. The only problem? They haven’t yet noticed that the fur and fangs on their sexy men are entirely real. Will mistaken identity lead to love, or have these women made a monstrous mistake? Reasons why it’s not my fault demons got summoned to my sister’s Halloween party: 1. I told Agnes not to use our grandmother’s cauldron as a drinks cooler, no matter how nice it looked with the decor. 2. Everyone knows the magical bloodline of the Eastey witches died off with our grandmother. Didn’t it? 3. Who the hell used a summoning spell as a drink recipe? Even if it did taste a little too delicious. 4. I’m not responsible for the random words I mumble while wasted and trying to avoid puking on anyone. Hell, I didn’t even realize they were real demons until a kitsune showed up looking for his missing friend. Now I’ve let loose a demon who wants to devour me and a demon who wants to… devour me, but in a pleasant way. To save my sister, I have to figure out my non-existent magic while a sexy cinnamon roll of a demon and a gorgeous, grumpy nine-tailed fox shifter try to protect me from getting eaten. If only they’d both stop eying me like I was a delectable treat. This book is part of a multi-author collaboration celebrating the spirit of Halloween and monster romance.