Fiction Without Boundaries - Spring Equinox 2020 E-BOOK

Fiction without boundaries celebrates the nascent spring in this issue full of adventure, romance, and fantasy. Enjoy works from short stories to a generous novella as you while away your long moments of social separation during a global pandemic. All positive stories, all happy endings.

In this issue:

RUSALKA (Kate Pavelle) – Stella Vodnansky's coming of age ceremony should've taken place when she was sixteen. She failed, then failed again. Now at twenty-two, she'd rather drown than fail again. Immerse yourself in the watery world of contemporary Pittsburgh in an urban fantasy inspired by the folkoric water nymphs of Kate Pavelle's Czech childhood.

TRAINING CATS (Featured Guest Author: P.D.Singer) – A delightful romance where a sweet pharmacist learns that not all is gold that glitters, a rule that applies to boyfriends most especially. True to form, P.D. Singer will put a smile on your face as she coaches our heroes to their happy ending.

MAGIC OF LOOSE SPRING (Olivette Devaux – first printed by the Heart's Kiss Magazine) Roan hates being a burden – but lupus will do that to a man sometimes. When he and his sister Rachel move to a new town, he hopes to see her thrive instead of fussing over him. Enter Tristan, a local antique shop owner whose instant like for Roan is no secret at all. No, his secret is somewhat harder to figure out... and one which lets him hold the future of his heart in his own hand. And yes, true to form,  this love story with a twist has a happy ending for all!

CHERRY BLOSSOMS (Devyn Morgan) – Cade teaches Julian horseback riding, Julian tries to help the injured Cade. Despite their mutual interest, getting close seems impossible when Cade hates accepting help – and intimacy proves challenging with his painful injury. Will whole weeks of enforced, chaste courtship drive them entirely insane?

CAVEMAN (Olivette Devaux) –. A story from the Fall Trilogy  . Asjborn and Sean, two newlyweds still attending MIT, need a honeymoon, even a "just for now" provisional one. Anything to get away from the stress of chasing the bad guys and turning in lab reports on time. For Asbjorn, a camping trip fixes all ills. LIttle doe she realize that his city-boy husband doesn't understand the concept of "no signal."  This adventurous, hot stand-alone takes place between Swordfall and Landfall of the trilogy

THE CRONE WHO LEANED ON A SWORD CANE – (Kate Pavelle) – Beth Carmichael, a retired martial arts instructor. Josh, a runaway teen bent on a desperate robbery. When the right young man picks the wrong old lady, that old lady just might set his oversized feet on the right path in a story of redemption and hope. ALSO AVAILABLE ON AUDIO