He woke up in a hospital with no memory of how he got there. But there are no patients or doctors left. Only horrors of flesh and metal stalking the halls. Stalking him. It is times like these that force men to confront who they really are. He knows there must be a way out. There must be...

Heart-warming short stories about love, friendship, loneliness and finding home.

Romance · Romantic

CONTRACTS OF THE HEART ANTHOLOGY #8 Tiny shows up in Westtown to be with the one he loves, but she comes with a price only the Sheriff's wife might be able to pay.

“Hello, Tamashi Ume! I am the Guide. How would you like to be a test subject?” That was the first thing Tamashi heard on an otherwise ordinary morning. An azure, talking smoke had just asked him if he'd volunteer to be a lab rat. Before he knew it, Tamashi's brain was flooded with information...

Ramon kills Twisters for a living; his higher-ups tell him to go to Japan and stop a Twister that's been ravaging the streets of Tokyo. Without many complaints, he grabs his gun, sombrero, and takes the first flight there. Unfortunately, Twisters come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes he rea...

At Shinyo High, exams decide who stays — but relics and heirs tie students to battles far outside the classroom. Minato Ryuji, an ordinary boy with a dragon‑scale relic, crosses paths with Yukiharu Hanako, the icy heir of Yukihana‑ikka. Their clash drags classmates into a succession struggle hidd...

Aboard the Astralaceae, Haledon's purpose was simple: to maintain the balance of nutrients that kept the bramble ship floating through space and seeding planets. Or it would have been if not for the sudden arrival of Druids from Earth and their delivery of a reality-altering truth: The Mecharrion...

Alisar is an ordinary laborer, worn down by exhausting shifts and endless work. All he wanted was to rest… but instead, he wakes up in a strange place filled with light, nature, and impossible clarity. System windows appear before him, and his only skill is the Training Room, where time flows ...

The world is crazier than even crazy people dared to believe. A magical game of cards is being held at the end of the world or perhaps it's the beginning of a new one. Every card grants the holder a unique power that redefines what the magical world thought to be impossible. The more cards one...