Dayle A. Dermatis
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You'll laugh…nervously…at these deals with the devil, horrific family dynamics, vengeful spirits…and a little girl who just wants to win the darn pumpkin-carving contest-is that too much to ask?Join bestselling writer Dayle A. Dermatis as she weaves the supernatural with strands of humor, as only her twisted mind can.Contains the following spooky stories of bad decisions:• Hell's Belles• Save a Prayer• Some Old Lover's Ghost• The Devil...
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Ranging from traditional fantasy to science fiction to contemporary fantasy to the undefinably absurd, the stories in this collection will appeal to readers of all types of speculative fiction. In Written on the Coast you'll find out why Dayle A. Dermatis's short fiction has been called "really, really good"! With a foreword by USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith. Featuring the following stories:• Masked• Love Makes the Universe Go...
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One of the only places to find summer employment as a teen in the 1980s Florida Heartland was at Pirate Pete's Adventureland. No matter that the place was rundown or that you had to buy your own work T-shirts and water cups. When Gina goes back one night to get a clean T-shirt from her locker, she discovers another side to the seedy park. A side that might end her life before it really begins…. "Pirate Pete's" originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's...
4) Berengere
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When Berengere's husband, the king of Coraise, goes away crusade, his brother Jean assumes the role of Regent-and makes Berengere and her family guests" in his chateau.Berengere knows they're really prisoners, but there's nothing she can do except try to make their appartements more pleasing by painting murals of the outside world.Are the murals a means of escape…or is Berengere slipping into madness?In Berengere," bestselling author Dayle A. Dermatis...
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Physician Vera followed her husband, engineer Grigor, into space despite her agoraphobia.When an asteroid damages their small ship, someone must go outside to repair the docking mechanism or their incoming crew will die.Grigor and the captain? Injured.Which leaves Vera….So Many Ways to Die" originally appeared in Fiction River: Pulse Pounders: Adrenaline (WMG Publishing, 2017).
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Alyse lost her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop. Her solace? Her weekly visit to the Santa Barbara Zoo's Asian small-clawed otter exhibit.Then she meets zoo employee Matt, who shows her something special about the otters-and herself.Recycled Pulp editor John Helfers calls this story a kooky little palate cleanser."The Imperfect Otter Empire" originally appeared in Recycled Pulp (Fiction River, 2015).
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Melody wakes to the scent of amber and vanilla-the cloying scent her ex-lover wore.The ex-lover who escaped the psychiatric hospital…and kidnapped Melody's daughter.Called a nail-biter" by Publisher's Weekly, The Scent of Amber and Vanilla" received an honorable mention in The Year's Best Crime & Mystery 2016. It first appeared in Pulse Pounders (Fiction River).DAYLE A. DERMATIS eschewed Dick & Jane and instead learned to read via the Bobbsey Twins....
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When petty criminals Angela and Mike stumble across an abandoned coal mining facility in a Tennessee forest, they plan to stay for the night. The next morning, Angela finds Mike and all their possessions gone. And she learns why the mining company closed its doors, and what haunts its halls... Eerie and unique, "Left Behind, She Waited" will give you chills and make you think twice about redemption. "Left Behind, She Waited" originally appeared in...
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Former Hollywood party girl Nikki Ashburne sees ghosts. In fact, many of them are her friends. Okay, they're kind of her only friends. But when four 1980s British partiers disrupt her family's Alpine Christmas-a holiday already fraught with tension-Nikki must play mediator, otherwise for someone, it might be their last Christmas. Another story in the popular Nikki Ashburne urban fantasy series. Come for the ghosts. Stay for the snark. "Last Christmas"...
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Brittani Menchin, decidedly not popular high school student, gained a reputation when she rescued some popular kids from their own stupidity.A reputation as the Fixer. And now head cheerleader Tara Kildare wants her help. The parents of Tara's girlfriend, Chaya, want Tara arrested for the statutory rape of their daughter, because they don't condone the lesbian relationship. That makes Brittani's blood boil…time to fix it. Fans of Veronica Mars will...
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You're not supposed to be here. This is the wrong future. On the brink of figuring out time travel, Tom and Paola became lovers-despite Tom's marriage to Jillian.
Then Tom died. Only Paola knows he manipulated time itself...and created a dangerous time conundrum.
The question: What will Jillan do when Paola tells her the truth?
A heart-rending story about love beyond time that will stay with you long after you've finished reading.
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Cora, a reformed (mostly) thief and code-breaker, takes jobs no one else will take along with her fellow adventurers (sometimes called heroes).
When Professor Humphreys accidentally creates a monster, the rag-tag group must search his booby-trapped, riddle-infested house for the antidote.
For the first time, Cora may be out of her league. Which could mean bad news for everyone.
Gaslamp fantasy mixes with TV's Leverage in this story that originally...
13) Researching History for Fantasy Writers: How to Use Historical Detail to Make Your Fantasy Worlds
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Narnia. Pern. Fillory. Oz. Earthsea. Middle Earth. Fionvar.
Fantasy fans read to escape to another world. Your job as a writer is to make that world so compelling, they never want to leave.
Here's a book to get you thinking about the historical details to use and the concepts to ponder in order to create rich, chewy, and believable fantasy worlds. Filled with trivia, tidbits, and a slew of resources, and written in a light, engaging style, Researching...
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Once upon a time, I was SO screwed…"When Princess's boss promises a client that Princess can make Oroflex (bendy gold wire)-which she can't-Princess turns to her colleague Bob (not his real name) the Dwarf for help.Unfortunately, Bob's help comes with a price: a date.And it just gets worse from there…A clever alchemical take on a classic fairy tale, Oroflex (Patent Pending)" shows why bestselling author Dayle A. Dermatis has been called one of...
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From the heat of summertime Italy to the icy winter of upstate New York, the stories in this collection all feature one common element: strong women who stand up and face their fears. Whether to protect themselves or loved ones, to fight injustice and right a wrong, they find ways to prevail. Includes the story "The Scent of Amber and Vanilla," which was called "a nail-biter" by Publisher's Weekly and received an honorable mention in The Year's Best...
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Bespelled by a faerie curse. Framed for stealing a baby. Watches her boyfriend get spirited away by the beguiling fae bitch.
But Tamara isn't someone who takes this sort of shit lying down.
She has a legacy to uphold, and a boyfriend to rescue...and a secret that will rock both the faerie and mundane worlds.
A mesmerizing fantasy short story from one of the best writers working today.
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Superhero Frostwitch (she didn't choose the name, especially because of what it rhymes with) dedicates her life to keeping Greenview City safe. What happens when her powers falter? What happens when a superhero faces mortality? "Frostwitch vs. the Ravages of Time" originally appeared in Fiction River: Feel the Love (WMG Publishing, 2019).
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When the head of their local HoA tries to impose new rules on the annual Winter Solstice ritual, the four reigning witches of the gated community resolve to fight back.
A war consisting of both paperwork and magic.
All without breaking a fingernail.
Don’t mess with this coven!
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Former Hollywood party girl Nikki Ashburne sees ghosts-in fact, many of them are her friends. Okay, they're kind of her only friends. Most ghosts stick around because they're happy here and have no desire to move on…but sometimes, they need help.Like when a decades-dead Marilyn Monroe impersonator wants Nikki to find her granddaughter. In Los Angeles.Yeah. That'll be easy.Another story in the Nikki Ashburne urban fantasy series, Living With the...
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Esme Blaylock, missing her deployed husband, wants to be curled up in her warm home with her baby daughter on Christmas Eve. Instead she's at an upstate New York prison, assigned to interview Jennifer Duschanes, who poisoned her own children one year ago.Jennifer sees a kindred soul in new mother Esme, and for the first time, reveals why she committed her heinous crime.The truth will change Esme forever.Dayle A. Dermatis eschewed Dick & Jane and instead...