Debbie Mumford

2019 was great a year for WDM Publishing. We published several novels and collections as well as the short fiction included in this volume. When they weren't writing novels, our authors produced short fantasy and science fiction tales, and even one historical piece. This volume opens with a moving LitRPG story, moves into the far reaches of space, and then explores a quiet apocalypse before returning to the contemporary world. We end the volume with a Deb Logan urban fantasy, followed by a short historical fiction tale by Debbie Mumford. We hope you enjoy 2019's short fiction.

2019 was great a year for WDM Publishing. We published several novels and collections as well as the short fiction included in this volume. When they weren't writing novels, our authors produced short fantasy and science fiction tales, and even one historical piece. This volume opens with a moving LitRPG story, moves into the far reaches of space, and then explores a quiet apocalypse before returning to the contemporary world. We end the volume with a Deb Logan urban fantasy, followed by a short historical fiction tale by Debbie Mumford.

When Zach Douglass' best friend dies in his arms from a psychic trauma, he finds himself devastated and beyond his abilities. He must enlist help to solve the murder. Jenny Murdoch repressed her potent psychic talent for years, believing the tiger that stalks her mind killed her parents. Unwilling to trust that tiger, she must face her own ability and accept her past. Somehow, Zach, a psychic with minimal ability, must work with powerful but untrained Jenny to gain control of her vast powers and discover who murdered his friend. And maybe along the way Zach and Jenny can find each other. A riveting paranormal romance. Impossible to put down.

This is the LARGE PRINT edition of this book. When Zach Douglass' best friend dies in his arms from a psychic trauma, he finds himself devastated and beyond his abilities. He must enlist help to solve the murder. Jenny Murdoch repressed her potent psychic talent for years, believing the tiger that stalks her mind killed her parents. Unwilling to trust that tiger, she must face her own ability and accept her past. Somehow, Zach, a psychic with minimal ability, must work with powerful but untrained Jenny to gain control of her vast powers and discover who murdered his friend. And maybe along the way Zach and Jenny can find each other. A riveting paranormal romance. Impossible to put down.

Kristiana Lundrigan is making her dreams come true. She's buying a Montana quilt shop, one overstocked with gorgeous quilting cottons. As soon as the papers are signed, Kristi is ready to begin the remodel that will make the shop her own. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she discovers a body at the shop's back door. Now Kristi has to uncover the truth before she's stitched into the fabric of the crime

Gwen Vaughan is an Old One with a mission: search out all seven signs and combine them into a powerful new sigil to strengthen the Light. She's found three, but can she discover the hiding places of the remaining four before her lethal enemy, the evil enchantress Lilith, can destroy her... and everyone she loves? Gwen's allies, human and Old One alike, are determined to help her succeed, but the Queen of Darkness is equally determined to make Gwen's 23rd birthday her last. With the violence escalating, will Gwen find the strength to finish her quest?

When Gwen Vaughan experiences a vision on her twenty-second birthday, she seeks its meaning by following the path imprinted in her mind. She needs to know what the vision means... and whether or not she's going insane. Dylan Kincaid has been protecting Gwen since before her birth... from afar and without her knowledge. He knows who and, more importantly, what she is, but can he impart the knowledge before the forces aligned against her can destroy her? Against all odds, Gwen must discover her destiny and accept the quest laid upon her before birth. Because she isn't a normal human. She's the youngest Old One, and incredibly powerful... ...if she can stay alive long enough to master her magic.

More portals, including science fiction ones that either take to other worlds, aliens, back in time or other dimensions. With some traditional portal fantasy and a couple of weird tales of passages between worlds. 10 portal stories of discovery that sometimes lead to love." And Then There Are Cats" by Jamie Ferguson"The Avalon Pub" by Barbara G. Tarn"What We're Going To Do Next" by Jennifer Rachel Baumer"The Angle Between Worlds" by Stefon Mears"Sideways" by Lana Ayers"Tethering the Sun" by C. A. Rowland"Beneath and Beyond" by Debbie Mumford"Ten Escher From Here" by Fulvio Gatti"Nite 2 Remember" by Pati Nagle"My Julie" by Ron Collins

This anthology of short fiction from WDM Publishing starts strong with a traditional fantasy tale, dives into deep water, before beaching itself for a brief jaunt into historical fiction. Next we serve up two tales from inhuman perspectives, followed by three very different love stories: a contemporary fairy tale romance, a paranormal romance, and a teen summer romance with a ghostly element. Finally, we end the volume with two full-blown paranormal mysteries.

An unimaginable love between a human sorceress and a dragon lord has created a new race of beings. Neither wholly dragon nor fully human, Sorcha's children shapeshift at will. The six fledglings have been raised as dragons, but the time has come to explore their human heritage. Aislinn and Taran are the first to leave the ice aerie for the world of men. Aislinn discovers the lure of sexuality amidst the intrigues of King Leofric's court, while Taran learns the source of his lifelong malady. Both siblings face danger and prejudice among their mother's kin, but they discover love as well. Dragons mate for life, forcing the young shifters to make a complicated choice.