Large ImageHero & Heroine (Anthology of Short Reads): Paranormal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine
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Courage & Honor. Exploration & Adventure. Curiosity & Discovery. Romance & Passion.
Magic & Science.
You'll find four novelettes, four short stories, and one novella, across the spectrum of speculative fiction. You'll find everything from Hard Science Fiction to Steamy Paranormal Romance, from Steampunk to Time Travel, from High Fantasy to Urban Fantasy. All the stories, whatever the subgenre, have Happy Endings, or at least Happy For Now endings... and although not all the stories include a love story, any that do end Happily Ever After.
* A Lady of Many Charms by Heidi Kneale
Lady Daphne Collister is unimpressed with the other young ladies in Society. These marriage-minded misses have no qualms over using magic to trap eligible bachelors into marriage. She knows their methods are a recipe for disaster. But will her approach of honesty lead her to a successful marriage?
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Wordcount: 8,500
* A Taste of Earth by Justin Tyme
NASA's Near Earth Asteroid team is tracking asteroid 2027 UX25, which the press has nick-named ' Hachiman', after the Shinto god of war. Hachiman does not behave like a meteorite should. It fragments and impacts across the globe. A team of scientists must discover its composition... and its intentions.
Genre: Hard Science Fiction
Wordcount: 8,600
* Scylla and the Pepper Pirates by Rayne Hall
Scylla will do anything to rescue her True Love from slavery on a distant isle -- duel for her right to passage on a ship, outwit a deadly siren, and even put up with the ridiculously vain, yet admittedly handsome, ship's Captain. But when pirates attack the ship, she may have to choose between the man she's set her heart on and the man who has set his heart on her.
Genre: Comic Fantasy / Fantasy Adventure
Wordcount: 8,800
* Noah 17 by L.K. Pinaire
To err is human. But in space, there's no room for mistakes. The last of the human race live on space stations in orbit around devastated Earth.But When Noah 17 experiences a catastrophic collision, technician Pete might need to choose between saving them all... or saving the woman he loves and the secret she's protecting.
Genre: Hard Science Fiction / Post-Apocalypse
Wordcount: 6,500
* Electric Hatsuyume by Deborah Walker
An android helps her mistress prepare for the Japanese New Year. And perhaps prepares for something more...
Genre: Science Fiction / Flash Fiction
Wordcount: 500
* The Wooden Dragon by Martin Bueno
A young talented sculptor of large wooden carvings is hampered by an Autism disorder but finds an outlet for outstanding creativity.
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy / Science Fantasy
Wordcount: 4,400
* Woods Beyond The Wall by Alex Binkley
Jake celebrates his 13th birthday by venturing alone into the outside world. He discovers there is a serious side to the magical tricks he thinks he has been carrying out in secrecy...
Genre: Science Fantasy
Wordcount: 3,100
* Blightslayer by Vashti Valant & Tara Maya
In a Post-Apocalyptic world, the last Remnant of healthy human beings lives hidden in bunkers. Humanoids, beasts, and plants -- all mutated -- live in the Wastelands. Vryn is one of the Remnant, and she has the power to connect with the magical machines of the Ancients. On a mission to the ruins to look for Ancient magics, she was captured by mutants. Now she's a prize -- the booty to be given to the winner of a death match. And her only champion may be the bitterest enemy of her people. Kalor is a Blightslayer -- a warrior who is naturally immune to the Blight. But his sister and nephew aren't so lucky, and they will die unless he can acquire a cure. The Remnant witch woman could be the key -- if he is willing to betray her.
Genre: Paranormal Romance / Post-Apocalypse Science Fiction
Wordcount: 20,000
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