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In celebration of our 20th anniversary, Poisoned Pen Press has commissioned original short stories from thirty-five of its authors, past and present.

"Sparkles with wit." -NORA ROBERTS, #1 New York Times bestselling author Delightful, glittering, timeless romance for your holiday season.

In the wild and untamed West, it takes cowboy's embrace to see you through a long winter's night.

Nine richly varied, often funny, always moving stories that reveal the complex workings of the human heart.

Meet nine women of the late 1800s who have found themselves in the role of matchmaker.

Five historical romances inspired by a messaged passed down through time.

Nine historical romances revive the brief era of the Pony Express.

Shy Expressions of Love Lead to Nine Historical Romances Declaring one's love can be hard-even risky-especially when faced with some of life's greatest challenges.

Enjoy a simple Christmas, sweetened by love, in historical communities of plain faith people. Four romances develop among the Ohio River Valley Quakers of the mid-1800s.

From Mary Shelley to H.G.

A vengeful phantom lurks in a country graveyard. A whaling crew becomes trapped on a haunted ship. A human skull is kept locked in a cupboard, but sometimes at night, it screams... .

An inventive, ranging debut story collection from a writer hailed by Claire Vaye Watkins as "Wallace Stegner on peyote, Nathanael West in a sweat lodge, Larry McMurtry on a vision quest."

A new collection of stories, including some that have never before been seen, from the New York Times best-selling author of the Silo trilogy Hugh Howey is known for crafting riveting and immersive

"Fans of such notables as C.J.

"This volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance." -Washington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so