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This thirty-first issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of five sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 31 features "Fortune Cookies" by Hunter C. Eden; "That Time of Year" by D.K. Cassidy, "The Pairing Witch" by David Alan Jones, "Similar" by Holly Heisey, and "#Eddie_and_June" by Daniel Arthur Smith.

K.D. West, Amazon best-selling author of contemporary menage/polyamory romance, brings you four steamy stories where friendship turns to something much, much more.

When Lea heads off to Atlanta for a job interview, all she's thinking about is the work. Well, and Sean, her best friend's brother. Sean, the tall, muscular firefighter. With the gentle Southern drawl and the wicked smile. Whose couch she's going to be sleeping on. Well, actually, whose couch she hopes very much she won't be sleeping on. But it turns out that Andy, Sean's roommate, is another equally hot Southern firefighter, and so when a visitor - or perhaps two - joins Lea on that couch, it sparks a series of events that none of them could possibly have foreseen.

The kid wasn't supposed to be real. Back home, after her ordeal in New Zealand with Andrew, Neely McIntire has convinced herself the awful memories she cannot seem to shake are nothing more than bad dreams. But when the picture of a child who could be her clone lands in her mailbox, everything she has fought to regain starts to crumble. Even with the extra support from Hayden's brother, Nathan, Neely is ready to break under the pressure that seems to be coming from all sides.

As Casey and Brad continue with their new lives, the past of two years back will not let them be. Memories of the tragic events that occurred bring them back to the nightmare from which they tried their best to escape. Fighting for her life again, Casey is tormented by the ghost who followed her home. One who can not rest till she is satisfied.

Sasha has always loved the Cirque, a place filled with sequined costumes, dazzling spotlights, and magnificent tents. But when she starts fifth grade with the Islanders - the ordinary folk from the other side of the Island - for the first time, she’s not so sure she wants to be a Cirque kid. She starts to question her home and her Cirque family. Is the magic real? Are the stories even true? As the bullying by the Island kids gets worse, swirling blue-gray Smoke appears. One night in the big tent, Sasha’s dad performs, twisting his body through the air as the lights dance.

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation at a cabin with friends and family. Six people set out for the cabin, but they never got there. None of them knew they were heading into a world of corruption, murder, and violence. Unfortunately, the six took a wrong turn they would never forget, one that some wouldn’t survive. It was a journey into hell. And yet throughout all this mayhem, romance finds it way to one soul who was not even looking for it or wanting it. Who would live to tell about it?

Jessie, Kirsten, and Danielle are sisters-in-law, but they couldn't be more different. Except for the way in which they're the same. After Danielle and Jessie's brother, Andy, marries Lea - and Kirsten's brother, Sean - each woman discovers that her dream of a friendly ménage might actually be within reach. And that three in a marriage is definitely allowed!

Last Chance, Texas, has the highest literacy rate in the state, and it may have been due to the unusual influence Ms. Hatty, the librarian, had over the small town. When the lovely old library burns to the ground, along with Ms. Hatty, her influence extends beyond the grave with the last nine books left in a box. Each book was earmarked by a sticky note with the recipient's name. Meanwhile, a possible motive for the library arson becomes all too clear when the governor's office announces plans for a North/South Corridor, cutting directly through Last Chance.

After saving the world once, Sierra's earned a vacation. She's thinking Hawaii. Sun, surf, a little bit of work (hey, it's still Sierra we're talking about), and sand are all she wants. So when an emergency calls her boyfriend away, she's not devastated. She can live with taking Chaco, Coyotl the Trickster and surprisingly good friend when he's not wrapped up in his own schemes instead.  

Sierra Carter learns that her former employer's technology is in reality a means of spreading a deadly evil around the world. Necocyaotl, god of death and destruction, has placed his essence in every device, causing people to place their self-interest and personal desires above all else. If Sierra's going to stop him, she'll need some help. And help is on the way. Chaco, also known as Coyotl the Trickster, is a handsome young man when he isn't a coyote - and an excellent cook. Fred the mannegishi has the gift of disappearing at will and a few well-kept secrets.

Transplanted from New York City to the tiny mountain town of Waterton, Alberta, with the task of saving a floundering new hotel, Rich Evans is desperate to return to the city as soon as he can. The locals seem unusually hostile towards his efforts, or maybe even menacing, and was that a cougar on his doorstep last night? As Rich begins to wonder whether his predecessor disappeared of his own accord, he finds himself strongly drawn to Louise Newman.

One town. Three families. A secret that refuses to stay buried. Now the deadly legacy passes to a new generation. After her aunt's untimely death, Reese Everett is summoned to Devil's Vale, Georgia. Colton Waters is returning home for an entirely different reason. Their lives soon become entangled as a generations-old secret comes to light.

On November 25, 1950, during one of the toughest battles of the Korean War, the US Eighth Army Ranger Company seized and held the strategically important Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River. Separated by more than a mile from the nearest friendly unit, 51 soldiers fought several hundred Chinese attackers. Their commander, Lieutenant Ralph Puckett, was wounded three times before he was evacuated. For his actions, he received the country's second-highest award for courage on the battlefield and resumed active duty later that year as a living legend.

The sudden death of his father left 10-year-old David Steinman emotionally shattered. Feeling lost and alone, he quietly faded into the background where he preferred to stay. Six years later, after hearing David sing a solo at a choir concert in the town plaza, theatrical agent Murray Ackerman shows up at David's school to talk about the music business and ultimately informs the class that he believes David has the talent to be a professional singer.

If given the choice, most seniors prefer to live independently at home for life. This book, 6 Signs Your Parent Needs Help at Home, is written for adult children of seniors, whose parent lives independently but may be nearing a time when they need a little outside support to continue doing so. Knowing when and how to provide this support is vital in every family. This little book calls attention to the non-verbal clues your parent may be sending you.

Getting what you want can be scary - and sublime. For her birthday, Allison asked her lovers Ken and Jordan to join her for a threesome. She wants to give them both something special.

Rose is the youngest of Sir Roland's three children, and the best beloved. When her father fails to come back from an attempt to rescue the princess from a neighboring kingdom from the notorious and mysterious Black Knight, Rose does not hesitate to strap on her father's old armor, the red faded almost to invisibility, and ride into the dark forest to help him. There she herself encounters the Black Knight. Once she has defeated him, she learns his terrible secret, as well as her father's awful fate.

When elderly widow Mimi Wilson decides to sell her beloved but rundown home, she sets into motion a chain of events that will forever alter the lives of those she loves. Charming Appleton, Indiana, will get a new Git & Go in the spot where her house stands. Mimi will get to spend her Golden Years in Florida with her daughter. And her granddaughter, Kate, will get one more chance to find love and happiness.

In this book, you will find several pieces of my original work that span at least three decades of my life. They include poems and writings of different lengths covering a wide range of subjects. With these works it is my desire to inspire you, move you, and make you pause for a few moments and consider in greater detail the world we live in and the people with whom we share it.