Alex McGilvery

Sparkles and Blood is a collection of four of my horror novellas, including a never before published story. Frost and Stone: Siobhan accidentally releases evil into the world. Now she must find the strength in herself to defeat it before the moon is new. The Thing in the Hall: Wolf arrives at Rolph's Hall to test himself against the Thing that invades and kills Rolph's men. Yet slaying the monstrous Thing may only be the beginning of his problem. Strange Carnivores: Something was eating the gators in the swamp. Bubba was going to help her get pictures of whatever it was. She didn't expect vampires or carnivorous frogs. Sparkles and Blood: Martin is a special effects guy. He's used to blood, but only when it's fake. Now something is hunting on the set of the newest smash vampire movie. It doesn't like the sun but it likes people just fine.

Sparkles and Blood is a collection of four of my horror novellas, including a never before published story. From carnivorous frogs to a post-apocalyptic Beowulf, from the meeting of movie vampire with the real things to a teen at a Christian school who learns she's a witch, these are stories that may chill you, but not cover you with gore.

After a murder by a homeless man, the most vulnerable people in the city become targets. Molly is recruited by the police to help with street culture. Just how far will she get pulled into the case as number of victims climbs?

Frederick is a builder, the most despised group in Lexburgh. Why then, is he forced to attend a prestigious school for people who hate him? His revenge for the bullying he experiences is to survive.When the Clockwork Circus arrives in town, nothing will ever be the same.

She's a shieldmaiden with a thousand soldiers at her command. So why is her job so difficult?Robin heads into the Ancan Empire with only a vague notion of where she is supposed to go, and even less about what to do when she gets there. The Land is fragmented and unhelpful. Even Sarge is cranky with her. But Robin is not one to give up. Not now, not ever.

After a murder by a homeless man, themost vulnerable people in the citybecome targets. Molly is recruited bythe police to help with street culture.Just how far will she get pulled intothe case as number of victims climbs?

Some heroes are called, some are made.Robin has always been the smallest, but she'd determined to be a knight. When Robin helps with the ritual to call a Hero she may have the chance to fulfill her dream, or maybe watch it disintegrate in front of her

Like Mushrooms blends the visual with the poetic image. Photos of mushrooms, mostly from the west coast of Canada are interspersed with poems about life and nature.

Calliope had everything she wanted. Then the Khirshans took it away.Calliope and her Royal Engineers have put Anglia ahead in the race to dominate the skies. Thenthe Khirshan Empire abducts Calliope and makes the war personal. Their agents have tried to kill her, to destroy her work, but now they are trying to force her to betray her country and make her their slave.Alone amongst enemies in a secret workshop buried in a mountain, Calliope swears to destroy everything and bring the Empire to its knees. They laugh at her, but she's not joking.

No matter how hard the road, never give up. A northern forest in winter and a forgotten people. A jungle city with ambitious newcomers ruling, The broad steppes and a nomadic nation.World shaking choices are all that is left.

The world is a big place, and it is getting bigger.After the fall of the Empire, the younger generation take up the call to bring peace and justice. From remote fishing villages, from the desert, to a crushed imperial city, they are going to learn that peace doesn't come easily.

Blue has lived on the street for years, so he takes on the search for a friend to alleviate boredom. He finds his friend's corpse bringing back old memories. Then he saves Molly from a beating and neither of their lives will ever be the same. They want off the street, someone wants them dead.

Saving your people shouldn't mean them losing themselves.Roger, Third Prince of Congu, has spent more than a year trying to bring what he learned in Anglia to his people. When he considers returning to Anglia, an old conversation inspires him to try one more time. He sets off a chain of events which results in a young woman building a steam engine like her father's, and Roger being sent as a herald to the Congu's traditional enemies.Both the Sombi and the Congu are at risk of losing their countries to the Kershian Empire. When new enemies arrive, old enemies may be just what is needed.

Mines are dangerous, never more so than when greed outweighs all other concerns.When a series of events leads to the death of Georgia's fiance, she packs up and heads south. Behind her Jim and Leigh struggle with their own issues. Training cadets to be special officers in the north sounds good, but when a class gets off track, it could be deadly.Georgia can't escape the grief and anger the mine caused with Brad's death, and when she find echoes of that death in Peru, she sets her sights on making things right. Dangerous men don't want her to succeed.