Emily Martha Sorensen

As their wedding day fast approaches, Rose's nerves hit their peak. More and more, she finds herself drawn to the other dragon eggs, pleading with them to hatch so that she won't be the only mother to a baby dragon in New York City. But when one of other eggs finally does awaken, the second dragon bonds with someone Rose would never have expected . . . and who does not seem suitable as a parent.

Virgil didn't mean to sneeze and burn down the Christmas tree. But it was hot, and bright, and pretty His parents, Rose and Henry, are exasperated. Raising a baby dragon is hard enough; now they have to worry about their safety. Can they solve this problem in time for Christmas?

When Rose decided to correct an arrogant woman about her wrongheaded belief that dragons were not intelligent, it resulted in an unexpected complication: now that woman wants a dragon egg of her own. Hearing the news that two new eggs have awakened, Rose rushes with her dragon son to the museum in hopes of preventing such a catastrophe.

Rose didn't count on becoming a mother to a brand new baby dragon egg. She's always wanted to be a paleontologist, and is now in college studying to become one. But a chance meeting at the American Museum of Natural History turns her world upside down. Because, millions of years after dragons have gone extinct, there's an egg that seems to be unexpectedly . . . alive. The egg knows what he wants. He wants Rose and a stranger, Henry, to be his new parents. But can three strangers of two different species become a family?

Magic and mischief are here A collection of fantasy and science fiction short stories featuring dragons, aliens, humor, and a few characters with magic who just can't stay out of trouble if their life depends on it. Includes the following short stories: "Valentine's Oops"When Donovan finds out his best friend's little sister wants to cast a love potion on him, he knows he has to escape a fate worse than death." To Catch a Leprechaun"It's really tough to catch a leprechaun. Especially when sisters get in the way." The Goose That Laid Golden Easter Eggs"The family has a magical new goose. One that quacks and clucks and moos and lays golden eggs. So what happens when Junior feeds it his sister's watch?" Little House in the Crater"When the author's grandma told her to write something more like Little House on the Prairie . . . this . . . probably wasn't what she had in mind." Mirror Image"Maria's mirror image just decided to visit her. Which might be a little more dangerous than either of them expected." The Reason Why My Paper is Late"It was all because of the alien abduction. Honest "Glass Beads"If the aliens can get the humans into a bad negotiating position, they'll have it made." The Silent Princess"Princess Selenna's deaf. How was she supposed to know she was making a deal with a frog when she dropped her golden ball in the moat?" The Body-Borrower"The puppy will not stop borrowing Tasha's body while she's astral projecting "Unexpected Lastborn"Annie will never forget the day her mother snubbed the witch. Includes the following funny drabbles (100 word short stories): "Computer Gremlins" "The Dark Lord's Genie" "The Day of Shoulder Angels" "Miss Galaxy" "Way Too Familiar" "Standardized Testing" "Dragon Bait" "Easy Target" "The Librarian is In" "Old-Fashioned" "Proof" "Ogre" "Zombies" "Identical Twits" "The Hunt" "Imaginary Fiend" "Karmic Balance" "The Open Source Time-Travel App" And the following poems: "The Toddler's Lament" (both in poem form and in an illustrated version called "I Do Not Want to Take a Nap") "Knock Three Times" "Pixie Eggs" "One Midsummer's Night" "The Kraken"Laugh your way through these short stories and share your favorites with family.

Rose really wants her son to have more playmates, but the fourth egg hasn't hatched yet. Then she learns that the newest egg has parents . . . who haven't stepped forward to claim her yet. And she's refusing to hatch until they do. What in the world is going on? And what will happen when the new dragon's parents do claim her?

Kendra has her first assignment: to stop a bully at a school for magical girls. But she underestimates the language barrier, she overestimates her own competence at villainy, and she's not used to fighting without magic. So attacking an entire school of magical girls may not be the wisest thing she's ever done. Especially since a villainous fashion designer is watching.

When Kendra defected to villainy, she left her friends and family baffled. Her best friend has no clue where the former magical girl is or what she's doing, but she's determined to find out. Even if it means attacking Kendra. Chronos has a brand new unwanted houseguest she can't get rid of. And this one has more than a few screws loose and is adorably evil. What do you do with a ten-year-old dark magical girl?

Li Mei doesn't like attention. But she's about to get it, because her brand new toothbrush gives her the sense of fairy taste.

If Rhea's sister is a traitor, she knows what she has to do. She heads to the lair ready to do what's necessary . . . and clueless Tiffany lets her in. Chronos is not delighted. One of Kendra's friends finally gets what she's wanted for a long time. But will it be a dream come true -- or will it be a nightmare?

Eileen comes from a long line of people who've had fairy senses. So when she gets a magic stopwatch that gives her the sense of chronoception, she knows exactly what she wants to do.

Kendra has her first assignment: to stop a bully at a school for magical girls. But she underestimates the language barrier, she overestimates her own competence at villainy, and she's not used to fighting without magic. So attacking an entire school of magical girls may not be the wisest thing she's ever done. Especially since a villainous fashion designer is watching.

When Kendra defected to villainy, she left her friends and family baffled. Her best friend has no clue where the former magical girl is or what she's doing, but she's determined to find out. Even if it means attacking Kendra. Chronos has a brand new unwanted houseguest she can't get rid of. And this one has more than a few screws loose and is adorably evil. What do you do with a ten-year-old dark magical girl?

The villains are dead. The world is at peace. And now the magical girls want to conquer it. Chronos has the power to see the future, and that's the future Chronos foresees. All she wants is to get a good night's sleep, so she decides to have a simple conversation with the fated ringleader in hopes that it will set that horrible future straight. But Kendra is not an easy person to convince. Kendra wants to save the world. And if she has to cram that down the world's throat, well, so be it.

Chronos doesn't want to be a villain. She also doesn't want a houseguest. Unfortunately for her, Kendra is insisting on both, and the former magical girl will not listen to reason. In desperation, Chronos goes to the one person she trusts least for help: Her sister, Rhea. Rhea, who is a fashion designer for villains. Rhea, whose favorite hobby is corrupting magical girls.

When Viola sprains her ankle, she thinks it's going to be a terrible week. But then she gets an icepack that gives her the sense of fairy temperature.