Macabre, weird, haunting, disturbing, lingering ... dark, mystical tales are waiting for you in 13 Lovely Frights for Lonely Nights. You'll encounter a terrifying desert Jinn, aliens that heal, vivified pottery goddesses, strange angels, a kindly corpse, talking power lines, and an abused, angry, Chinese restaurant dragon — among other paranormal, trans-dimensional beings. Many of these stories have been vetted by previous publication in print...

Fall in Love with a Star....Heart, a girl of fifteen, lives in a world of madness and grace, where test-tube babies are propagated to discover the secrets of Eternal Life.Left as a foundling on the doorstep of a Darling Undesirables facility, alive and healthy – without a heart! – she has always loved stars. Her first love is Caffau's star, 13 billion years old, in the Heart of Leo, one of the oldest and most mysterious stars in the Universe.Her...

The Darling Undesirables takes place in a world where dark energy has been harnessed by a reclusive genius, known as "Father Inventor" – revered by many, reviled by more. Energy problems solved, humanity becomes obsessed with unlocking the secrets to eternal life. Unrestricted experimentation has produced a population of parentless and deformed children, the Darling Undesirables. Named for their missing body part, each Darling Undesirable is pampered,...