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Tangents & Tachyons is Scott's second anthology - six sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic:

Eventide: Tanner Black awakes to find himself in his own study, staring out the window at the end of the Universe. But who brought him there, and why?

Chinatown: Deryn lives in an old San Francisco department store with his girlfriend Gracie, and scrapes by with his talent as a dreamcaster for the Chinese overlords. But what if a dream could change the world?

Across the Transom: What if someone or something took over your body on an urgent mission to save your world?

Pareidolia: Simon's not like other college kids. His mind can rearrange random patterns to reveal the images lurking inside. But where did his strange gift come from? And what if there are others like him out there too?

Lamplighter: Fen has a crush on his friend Lewin, who's in a competing guild. But when the world goes dark, only a little illumination can save it. And only Fen, Lewin and their friend Alissa can light the spark. A Liminal Sky short.

Prolepsis: Sean is the closeted twenty-five-year-old editor of an 80's sci-fi 'zine called Prolepsis. When an unabashedly queer story arrives from a mysterious writer, it blows open Sean's closet door, and offers him the chance to change the world - and the future.

Plus two flash fiction stories - The System and The Frog Prince, never before published.

This is the first time all of these stories have all been collected in one place.

The Earth has died.

Five years after the Collapse, the remnants of humanity travel through the stars inside Forever: a living, ever-evolving, self-contained generation ship.

When Eddy Tremaine and Andrissa "Andy" Hammond find a hidden world-within-a-world under the mountains, the discovery triggers a chain of events that could fundamentally alter or extinguish life as they know it, culminate in the takeover of the world mind, and end free will for humankind.

Eddy, Andy, and a handful of other unlikely heroes must find the courage and ingenuity to stand against the rising tide. Otherwise they might be living through the end days of human history.

"Quality, innovative worldbuilding grounds this volume in the "Liminal Sky" series. Fans of The Expanse will find plenty to enjoy here as different groups with widely varying goals and beliefs come together in a struggle to survive the vastness of space and one another." -Library Journal

A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other's lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them.

Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who run the restaurant; recently-widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old for hook-ups; Ben, a trans author writing the Great American Novel; teenager Marissa, kicked out for being bi; and Sam and Brad, a May-September couple who would never have gotten together without a little magic of their own.

Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out.

I didn't know Evan very well, but I admired him and my other hunky neighbors, often from my window, as they worked on one project or another. I'd have been mortified to have my private life dragged out into the middle of the street, like the night his wife kicked him out.
So when I spotted him sleeping in his car the next day, my heart when out to him.
Without thinking about it, I invited him to stay at my place. I had a thing for lost causes and broken things, one day it was going to get me into trouble. But how could I resist taking in my incredibly hot neighbor? It was a shame he was straight because having him live with me was going to test the limits of my resolve.

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Have you ever seen a story of a chosen one who is destined to fight a great evil and protect the world from encroaching darkness? Well this isn't one of those stories. There are no chosen ones, no great hero of legend or fantastic technology to be discovered. However, there is magic, monsters... and demons. Even without great heroes though, ordinary people can rise to any challenge presented. What if the witch hunts were trying to find actual magic users that went into hiding? Why is every Elf we see in media White? And why don't we have more stories where every person can find a character that is just like them? This world is full of so many myths and legends that have rarely been seen. All stories have a grain of truth and maybe the tales of these myhical beasts have far more truth to them than we thought.....

A sequel to A Very Merry Princemas!
A Royal Christmas Wedding
Mystery and Intrigue
True love conquers all!

Can be read as a standalone!

Dylan- I had no idea that moving to Allyria to marry a prince would cause such a ruckus. The wedding has gotten completely out of hand, and I should know- I'm an event planner. As more and more is added to my agenda, and to the wedding festivities by Her Royal Highness, I can feel the enormity of what is about to happen to me. Dylan, from Point Pleasant, USA, has to disappear so Dylan- Prince of Allyria can step into the spotlight. The tension is high- not to mention, my life is supposedly in danger. Just another day in Allyria!

Liam- As soon as the threatening letter arrived to the palace, Queen Abigail (my mother) and I have done our best to lock Dylan down. I know he hates having a bodyguard, but now that he will become a prince, and the royal consort, so he will have to get used to not living his life as freely as he used to. I know he's stressed, but so am I. I am getting married and becoming a king all on the same day. And so help me, God- I will get to the bottom of the person threatening my love, if it's the last thing I do.

In the small town of Point Pleasant, Cory and Jensen are visiting their friends Blake and Danny during a town festival. Blake is hosting the baking competition which is being filmed for a worldwide Television audience.
When one of the judges is poisoned during the festival, the town's overworked and under-appreciated sheriff requests the help of Cory and Jensen to get to the bottom of the case.
Can they solve the mystery without the help of Vicki Dean and Sheriff Hottie, or will their case fall as flat as an underbaked cake?
Was it an accident, or was it attempted murder?
Cory and his pink sequined tennis shoes plan to get to the bottom of the mystery - if its the last thing he will do.
A crossover of the Drag Queen Detctive and Point Pleasant Series.

Can two people who hurt each other find their second chance at love?

They walked away from it all.

They spent their life regretting it.

Casey Fitzgerald gave up everything to come home when his family needed him. He left his band at the height of their newfound success. But more importantly, he left Levi. If he hadn't been so stubborn, perhaps, they could have found a way to keep it all.

Levi Reilly tried to make it work. He was angry and devastated when Casey left him. Their success came fast, and it was taken away just as quickly by the man he loved. He tried to go on without him, but life without Casey had no harmony.

Ten years later, Levi returns to their small hometown to work at a puppy rescue. How do you move on when you never really let go?

Will Casey and Levi find a way to put aside their past so they can have a future?

When Jax returned home to his small town of Hardin, Kentucky- the last thing he thought he'd find was the life he left behind, and the desire to return.

Jax- I'm going home for the holidays for the first time in three years. It's also been three years since I've gone home. I blame work and the life I worked hard for in Los Angeles. It's a major league team, and if I hadn't worked so hard, I wouldn't have accomplished this. But I had to come back. My high school coach is retiring and he asked me to be his keynote speaker. Home... It comes with a lot of baggage. Why did I have to bump into Kenny? He's the largest piece of baggage I left behind. But he smiled at me, and all I could think of were the good times we had. Not the heartbreak he caused... I need to remember that he was never good for me. He was selfish and full of himself, and he had no right to look so hot.

Kenny- The holidays always bring about a bunch of crap that I really don't want to deal with. This one comes with my father's retirement and the party I have to throw him. I've been alone for five years. But maybe this holiday will be different? I'm tired of being alone, in my own forced exile. Maybe it's time to embrace the future? Besides, Jax is back in town. That's a surprise! But am I ready to see him again after all the hurt I know I caused him? I know what my heart says. It's only ever been Jax for me, even if he does deserve better.

Two movie stars caught up in a PR rivalry while hiding their secret love.

What happens when they meet their mate?

All hell breaks loose!

Apollo Kesios is not only one of the most brilliant stars in Valleywood- he's also a secret god. His films break box office records, and his smile melts the hearts of millions. He's also involved in a secret love affair with another movie star - Horus Ahket. Is it love- no. But it works for them.

Tim Sighrus is Apollo's overworked assistant. He takes care of everything for his boss, but all he wants is for fate to give him Hy Senth as his mate, but fate has not listened. They love each other desperately, but know that at any time, fate could change the course of their lives, and their love.

When Chad Chester the editor of The Mischief Daily tells them that he has Apollo in his sights, it starts a chain reaction that will change the course of their lives forever.

Can they handle trying to save the world?

Can they get over each other and accept the mate fate threw in their paths?

Or will it be another Red Carpet Disaster?

Dillon Dandy is a witch who can see into your darkest fears and unleash them into the world. His power made him an outcast from his small town of Hardin Falls, Wyoming.

Born to a family that fears magic and has embraced the teachings of the church, he had to leave everthing and everyone behind to find the help he needed. He found it with the Federal Bureau of Magic, an organization that uses psychics and witch takers to keep the magical criminals in control.
Dillon is not one of their favorite agents. He is sent back to his home town after two other agents dissapear, to try to solve the grisly murders that have been happening in town.
Did the Bureau know they were sending Dillon to his doom?

Chet Jackson is an elemental witch who can speak to the plants he loves. When Dillon ran away, he took Chet's heart with him. Chet has never forgotten him or the pain he caused when he left him behind. He knows Dillon is back in town, and he knows why.
Even though he is still angry, he can't let anything happen to him. After all this time, his greatest fear is Dillon walking away again.
He will do everything in his power to keep Dillon alive and to get him to stay with him.

Will the beast prowling Hardin Falls destroy them before they have the chance to find love again?

When Devon Daniels reluctantly came home to Stoney Brook, Maine for the summer, he had no plans for romance. He wants to explore the world, and the thought of being trapped in his small hometown is depressing. But then he runs into an old enemy on the softball field, who flips his summer upside down. Why is Owen pursuing him and being overly sweet? What does this straight man want with him? Even if he has turned into the most handsome man in town, there's no way he could ever forgive Owen for what he's done.
Owen Thompson used to make Devon's life hell in high school. But after four years away at college in Los Angeles, he realized what was important to him - his beautiful small town and a life that he could be proud of. When he sees Devon playing third base for the other team, he can't take his eyes off him. Feelings he never felt before are all he can think about. How do you tell someone who hates you, that you might be falling in love with them? Hey there's a first time for everything...

Descante Drive- Hollywood Hills- Drag goddess, Ursula Moolay, finds herself surrounded by a group of neighbors with their own secrets and lies. Enter the world of red carpet meltdowns, sex tapes, shopping with drag queens, earthquakes, mortgages and murder.
A daytime Soap stud hiding in the Hollywood closet.
A reality television producer prepared to destroy his himbo star.
An aging showgirl- the complex's mother hen, fighting to survive.
A married male escort desperately hiding his profession from his pregnant wife.
And finally, Ursula, pulled into a terrifying ordeal of drugs, murder, and deception as she grapples with her own identity.
Can they survive or will they each fall into the cracks of LA's fault lines?

A young man wishing for love.
A single dad hoping to love again.
A wild round of Speed dating! It must be Valentines day!
Sam: After having my heart broken by my cheating ex-boyfriend, I had stopped dreaming of ever falling in love again. But during a wild round of speed dating at the local gay club, Rumors, I met Grayson. He just moved to town and even though he's eighteen years older than me, I can't get him out of my head. How do you open yourself up to the possibilities that life has to offer when your already impossibly jaded at just twenty-seven? I write about love and give relationship advice for an online column, but I'm discovering I'm just a fraud.
Grayson: I moved here to Point Pleasant because I needed a change and my son had just recently moved here. We don't get along all that well. When I got divorced, my ex-wife ran off and left me with our seven-year-old daughter to take care of. I'm doing my best, but I'm lonely. That's when Sam slams into my life like a truck. He's adorable and funny and doesn't realize how handsome he is. I am falling in love with him and that scares the hell out of me. And then there's my son. What will he say when he discovers I'm dating his ex-boyfriend?

College theatre major Billy Williams will be lucky if he doesn't die before the end of his first semester. He also must choose between the hot actor or the cute geek as a boyfriend. Life is hard for a freshman.
Billy chose his college carefully. His dead Uncle William went there, studied the same major as Billy, and for a reason that no one seems to understand, died there. Was it foul play or did Uncle William really kill himself?
Billy has to find out. He has been walking in his uncle's footsteps since the moment he was born. He was named for him, looks like him, and is gay like him. With every step he takes, a chain of events is unlocked, and the past comes back with a vengeance. Can he survive or will he succumb to his Uncle's fate?
A witty and fun adventure of the life of a theatre freshman as he balances work, boyfriends, rehearsal and certain death!

A hidden Prince in a small town.
An event planner overwhelmed with the Christmas Ball.
Will love overcome? Most definitely!
Dylan: The owners of The Point Pleasant Chalet dropped the Christmas Ball in my lap with only two weeks to plan the big event. I'm totally overwhelmed. Then he ran into me, this stranger from Europe with his large shoulders and smoldering eyes. It was love at first sight! When his situation changes and he may have to cut his vacation short, I hire him to play The Nutcracker Prince for the Chalet's Christmas season. It's a win-win for everyone. He can stay through the holiday as he had planned, and I get to know him better. I don't know why I'm doing this. He'll leave back for Europe and I'll still be here nursing a broken heart.
Liam: Running away from my family and country is not one of my proudest moments, but I was at my wit's end over my upcoming coronation. Being the Crown Prince of Allyria is my duty and one I will happily fulfill, but sometimes I just wish to be Liam, without all the trappings of Royalty. So, I escaped to America and the beautiful small town of Point Pleasant. It was supposed to be an escape, but it has turned into so much more. Dylan haunts my every waking thought and I don't see how I can go back home and leave my heart here with him. When the press gets word of me being at the Chalet, the Royal House of Magaldi sweeps in and turns my vacation upside down. How can I get my Mother to understand that Dylan might be the one? Will I have to choose between the crown and love?