Amy Laurens

Thanks to Lifetime Clinic's time capsule serum, anyone can now live forever-for the low, low price of two million dollars annually. A trio of enterprising thieves attempt to steal one of the capsules... And the sound tech responsible for processing the evidence makes a discovery that calls everyone's motives into question. Even Lifetime's. Because this information? Literally life-changing. Or ending. For everyone. Especially the sound tech, if they let it fall into the wrong hands... A twisty sci fi heist that will keep you guessing until the very end, don't miss Caught In The Act from Aurealis-winning author Amy Laurens

The silver silence out in the forest refreshes Lily's spirits after being housebound with her family for the last three weeks. Hoping for mushrooms, instead Lily finds... something else. Something unidentifiable.Something with the power to remind Lily of everything truly important in her life.A lush, vivid story with mystery elements, for readers who love the soul-deep quiet of the outdoors and value finding peace in the everyday hustle of modern family life.

A strange (cute) boy trips over her as they wait for the fireworks to begin - but Rory knows how that story goes, and she has better things to do with her time. Especially when disaster strikes in the dark.

Imprisoned in a back bedroom with a darkness deeper than any lack of light for company, Ava bides her time. Fury boils inside her, keeping her going, giving her purpose. Soon-very soon-she can let her rage spill over... And her captors won't know what hit them. For everyone who ever dreamed of stripping back the darkness to expose every rotten secret-and make the ones responsible pay.

A peed-on stuffed unicorn, children who refuse to go to sleep, and a husband absent for five more days: not Ashley's description of an ideal evening. But maybe, with a little shift in perspective, she can still salvage the rest of her night... A heart-warming slice-of-life story about treasuring the little moments of quiet in a chaotic world.

Her father murdered her mother right in front of her. Of course that left traumatic scars. But in her quest for revenge, she discovers nothing about her life matches her beliefs.

It's Kiana's last day at the magically-charged fence that protects the world from hyper-destructive unicorns, but her partner has been keeping a potentially fatal secret...

Six stories written during April of 2020, April Showers draws together the fantastic made ordinary, and the fantastic in the ordinary.

Candance jogs through the hot city evening-something that usually brings her calm. But tonight, she attends the biggest work event of her life. Nerves about the dinner keep plaguing her. Then she trips over a little old woman in the street. The woman warns her: Avoid the dinner tonight.The cryptic warning rattles Candance. And that's before she realises what the consequences of her decision will be... For anyone who's ever had to choose between what society tells them they should want... and being true to themselves.

Adela's hand? Burning with pain from a magical bullet strike. Hard to concentrate with that much pain distracting you. She must push it aside and raise the protective bubble around their campsite though, because the middle of a guerrilla warzone? Yeah. Not a good place for Adela and her friends to sit around unprotected. But of course, the pain isn't the only thing distracting Adela right now... Another Changing Tides story exploring the consequences of two former enemies being thrown together on the same side of a magical war.

The summer sun bakes the boat, the catch, and the bait. Everything stinks of salt and prawns, and Ellie just needs a break. Falling overboard trying to reach her brother's litter? Not quite the break she intended. But Ellie takes advantage of the opportunity to swim for shore and spend some time exploring. Of course, finding confirmation of one of her town's oldest legends? Also not quite what she intended... A rich, salty tale about finding the magic just behind the ordinary in life-and the dangers of accidental littering. young adult fantasy short stories; eco fantasy ecofantasy stories; stories about magic and the environment; clifi cli fi fantasy and climate change; stories about old legends coming true

The voices haunt Amberly-or rather, they nag her, a constant, invisible stream of criticism keeping her company while she survives a boarding school where none but a few teachers like her. A good thing the milky-teal river at the edge of the school also keeps her company. It likes her, it keeps the other, critical voices at bay-and Amberly kind of thinks that maybe sometimes she glimpses the river's face. Hold tight as Amberly finds out just how right-and wrong-she is. Her life? About to change forever, restoring more to her than just the lost memories of her first ten years of life... A richly imagined fantasy story about finding your place in the world, regardless of the opinions of others.

On her way home from her day job in the middle of a heatwave, all Linny wants from life right now? A cold shower. Then the head of her dive team pages: a salvage job out on the reef. Even better than a shower - if Linny gets there in time. She'd better. Because today, a centuries-old mystery awakens on the reef. Everything Linny knows? About to come crumbling down... A haunting tale for everyone who ever longed for something more beyond the ordinary edges of life.

She waits alone on the dark park bench, missing the family who no longer call. She waits for the tiny pollinators who fill the park each night-if not her life's triumph, then at least something she feels rightly proud of. If only she had someone left to share her wisdom with. A quiet science fiction story about the future of humanity-and family.

The last time Joanna saw Ryan, someone died. Still, unlike everyone else, Joanna trusts Ryan. But does she trust him enough to help her enact revenge on her high school nemesis, who bullies her cruelly and mercilessly? Does she need to trust him, if she doesn't care about the consequences? A dark, young adult fantasy tale about bullies, revenge-and unexpected consequences.

Katrina just wants the perfect dress for her wedding day. But the dress shop makes error after error. Desperation sets in. But even Katrina underestimates the consequences of the dress shop's mistakes... A short horror tale about the dangers of agreeing to bargains without fully understanding the costs.

She sits on the lounge with her partner, sharing an unfulfilling jar of jellybeans. For the first time in her life, she dares to dream of something more. If only she could find the courage to act. For everyone who dreams of freedom, and of being truly loved and known. Also includes the short story Understanding. She sits on the lounge with her partner, sharing an unfulfilling jar of jellybeans. For the first time in her life, she dares to dream of something more. If only she could find the courage to act. For everyone who dreams of freedom, and of being truly loved and known. Also includes the short story Understanding. She sits on the lounge with her partner, sharing an unfulfilling jar of jellybeans. For the first time in her life, she dares to dream of something more. If only she could find the courage to act. For everyone who dreams of freedom, and of being truly loved and known. Also includes the short story Understanding. She sits on the lounge with her partner, sharing an unfulfilling jar of jellybeans. For the first time in her life, she dares to dream of something more. If only she could find the courage to act. For everyone who dreams of freedom, and of being truly loved and known. Also includes the short story Understanding. She sits on the lounge with her partner, sharing an unfulfilling jar of jellybeans. For the first time in her life, she dares to dream of something more. If only she could find the courage to act. For everyone who dreams of freedom, and of being truly loved and known. Also includes the short story Understanding.

Jenna finds an abandoned shoe on the side of the road, unaware that the shoe waits deliberately. Inexplicably drawn to the shoe, Jenna takes it home. But what the shoe wants from her? A price she never wanted to pay... A short, chilling retelling of the Red Shoes fairy tale.Jenna finds an abandoned shoe on the side of the road, unaware that the shoe waits deliberately. Inexplicably drawn to the shoe, Jenna takes it home. But what the shoe wants from her? A price she never wanted to pay... A short, chilling retelling of the Red Shoes fairy tale.