Then he awakens after a 20-year-slumber, hungry for the blood that sustains his undeath, when it appears that he is finally getting a glimpse at why he exists.

    Not only does she have to answer to her strict Irish-Catholic Dad, but her overprotective maker, Theo, is intent on making her the star attraction in his powerful Boston vampire clan. Moth will have to pull off the double-act of the century to please both of them. Adding to her problems is the dangerously attractive Jason Murdoch, a trainee vampire hunter who loves to play cat and mouse in his spare time—Jason the cat, and Moth the mouse. But when the young and gorgeous teenagers of Boston's wealthiest families start to disappear, it forces Moth and Jason into an uneasy truce. Will they be able to solve the mystery behind the disappearances before someone winds up undead?

    And in a world where power is a commodity that can get you killed, Liv's learnt to survive by her own rules.Rule number one? Trust no one.But when a friend's daughter goes missing, Liv is bound by a potent magical oath. She can't rest until the child is safe.And that means trusting her dangerous ex, Cam.A sinister prophecy tells that she and Cam will be the death of each other, yet Liv's tired of being a slave to destiny. She's ready to play the forces controlling her world at their own game. No matter what the cost.

    From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Claus's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's out for revenge, plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse's hometown, these stories will take readers around the world on a magical mystery tour."Lucky" by Charlaine Harris -- a Sookie Stackhouse short"Bogieman" by Carole Nelson Douglas"Looks are Deceiving" by Micheal A. Stackpole"the House of Seven Spirits" by Sharon Shinn"Glamour" by Mike Doogan"Spellbound" by Donna Andrews"the Duh Vice" by Michael Armstrong"Weight of the World" by John Straley"Illumination" by Laura Anne Gilman"the House" by Laurie R. King"Appetite for Murder" by Simon R. Green -- a Nightside short"A Woman's Work" by Dana Stabenow

    . . and turn on your darkest fantasies. Demon pacts. Ghostly possessions. Monsters lurking in the depths. The things that go bump in the night frighten us, but they also intrigue us. Fascinate us. Even turn us on.Join us as fan favorites Ally Blue and Kari Gregg bring over-amorous aquatic beasts to life with their mythic twists on the Siren and the monster in the lake. Erotic horror pros Heidi Belleau, Sam Schooler, and Brien Michaels show us just how sexy scary can be with a pair of demon deals destined to curl your toes and set your heart thrashing. And literary masters Laylah Hunter and Peter Hansen weave haunting worlds where ghosts and dead lovers can touch our hearts (and other, naughtier places too . . .) and teach us lessons from beyond the grave.By turns exciting, evocative, and exquisitely explicit, the stories in Bump in the Night are sure to scratch your sexy paranormal itch. Explore your wildest fantasies with us in this collection of dark erotic tales.

    Angelina helps three mortals find love in this trilogy of sexy, witty, irresistible vampire novellas.

    TaylorNY Times bestselling author SC Green writing as Steffanie HolmesUSA Today bestselling author April AasheimNY Times bestselling author K. de LongUSA Today bestselling author L.B. GilbertNY Times bestselling author Susan StecUSA Today bestselling author Noree CosperUSA Today bestselling author Angela FristoeInternational bestselling author AR DeClerckInternational bestselling authors Gina Kincade & Kiki HowellUSA Today bestselling author LJ SwallowNY Times bestselling author Calinda BAward Winning author Kristin D. Van RisseghemUSA Today bestselling author Angel Lawson

    And there are times when toads and Chihuahuas seem abundant as black flies in the summer, the dragons are a little touchy, the Forest Trolls are in danger of extinction from teeny-boppers, the Gryphons need help conceiving and...the scientist are crunchy and good with ketchup...Brokenoggin FallsBefore-word (Bewitched, Bothered & BeVampyred) (2005) [ES] by Terese RaminThe Legend of Braugh-Naughton (2005) [POEM] by Jennifer St. GilesNaked Came the Vampyre (2005) [SF] by Terese RaminThe Harpy in the Clock Tower (2005) [SF] by Rachel CarringtonThe Witches of Brokenoggin & the Dead Who Love Them (2005) [SF] by Gena ShowalterCrunching Scientist, Hidden Dragon (2005) [SF] by Sophia NashHow to Seduce an Amnesiac Vampyre (2005) [SF] by Kathryn CaskieThe Loch's Stressed Dragon's Half-Sister (2005) [SF] by Elizabeth HolcombeFeed Your Head (2005) [SF] by Patricia RiceA Spell of C.R.A.F.T. (2005) [SF] by Vicki Lewis ThompsonNight Mares (2005) [SF] by MaryJanice DavidsonDancing in the Streak (2005) [SF] by Lynn WarrenX Marks the G-Spot (2005) [SF] by Shelly LaurenstonThe Toad Prince (2005) [SF] by Terese RaminA Dance Through the Garden of Good And Evil (2005) [SF] by Susan GrantThe Skeletons in the Closet (2005) [SF] by Annihilation Jones and LeroyA Dragon's Tale (2005) [SF] by Mary Jo PutneyLOF-T: ROGG 1 – Trolls Gone Wild (2005) [SF] by Linda WisdomPieces of Destiny (2005) [SF] by Michelle RowenLOF-T: RROGG 2 – Sam's Repentance (2005) [SF] by Judi McCoyDorothea's Wizard (2005) [SF] by Jennifer St. GilesSoulless from Seattle (2005) [SF] by Fiona MacLeod and Terese RaminEverybody Loves Dragons (2005) [ES] by Terey daly Ramin"Flaming, Hot, and Bothered" (2005) [SF] by Sophia NashThe Loch's Stressed Dragon's Half-Sister (2005) [SF] by Elizabeth HolcombeCandy Cox and the Big Bad (Were)Wolf (2005) [SF] by P. C. CastSuzi Stiletto: Recovering Demon Slayer (2005) [SF] by Alyssa Day [only as by Alesia Holliday ]

    Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. Between the announcement of the ballot and the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon, these works often become the center of much attention (and contention) across fandom. But there are more stories loved by the Hugo voters, stories on the longer nomination list that WSFS publishes after the Hugo Award ceremony at WorldCon. The Long List Anthology collects 21 tales from that nomination list, totaling almost 500 pages of fiction by writers from all corners of the world. Within these pages you will find a mix of science fiction and fantasy, the dramatic and the lighthearted, from near future android stories to steampunk heists, too-plausible dystopias to contemporary vampire stories. There is something here for everyone.CONTENT"The Breath Of War" by Aliette De Bodard"When It Ends, He Catches Her" by Eugie Foster"Toad Words" by T. Kingfisher"Makeisha In Time" by Rachael K. Jones"Covenant" by Elizabeth Bear"The Truth About Owls" by Amal El-Mohtar"A Kiss With Teeth" by Max Gladstone"The Vaporization Enthalpy Of A Peculiar Pakistani Family" by Usman T. Malik"This Chance Planet" by Elizabeth Bear"Goodnight Stars" by Annie Bellet"We Are The Cloud" by Sam J. Miller"The Magician And Laplace’s Demon" by Tom Crosshill"Spring Festival: Happiness, Anger, Love, Sorrow, Joy" by Xia Jia"The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado"The Bonedrake’s Penance" by Yoon Ha Lee"The Devil In America" by Kai Ashante Wilson"The Litany Of Earth" by Ruthanna Emrys"A Guide To The Fruits Of Hawai’i" by Alaya Dawn Johnson"A Year And A Day In Old Theradane" by Scott Lynch"The Regular" by Ken Liu"Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)" by Rachel Swirsky