Mercedes M Yardley

A woman builds her lover from carefully scavenged pieces and parts. A young girl is groomed for madness by one who loves her most. A neurodivergent boy organizes his life, and loss, by the ticking of a clock. And love can be the most splendid and destructive force in the entire world.Love is a Crematorium and Other Tales is a collection of seventeen stories that are both bleak and beautiful, devastating and sweet. Enter the crematorium to experience grief, starlit nights, and gorgeous tragedy that make our souls burn from the inside out.

From the Award-Winning, Bestselling Rock & Roll Nightmares Book Series Comes... Parallel Lines Get ready for a wild ride through an alternate universe of music in Rock & Roll Nightmares: Parallel Lines. These short stories, written by award-winning and bestselling authors, cover everything from hilarious antics to deep reflections, all set in a music world that's not quite what you remember. What ties them together? Each tale takes a real rock star's story and spins it in a whole new direction. Ever wondered what would've happened if Elvis had never met the Colonel? Or if Ozzy Osbourne skipped those rabies shots after his infamous bat encounter? Dive into the unknown with questions like, "What if Led Zeppelin never released 'Stairway to Heaven'?" and "What if The Manson Family weren't Beatles fans?" This mind-bending anthology'll make you rethink the twists and turns of rock history. Rock & Roll Nightmares: Parallel Lines will have you laughing, pondering, horrified, and jamming along to a different beat. It's not your typical read-this is a one-of-a-kind journey into the what-ifs of rock & roll. Brace yourself for a literary experience that's as unique as the music itself Stories by: Bestselling Author Staci Layne Wilson, Bram Stoker Award Winners Del Howison and Mercedes M. Yardley, plus talented writers Robert J. Stava, Michelle Nessk, Nadia Robertson, Keith J. Olexa, and D.E. McCluskey.Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin)The Man The Colonel Never Knew (Elvis Presley)The Long Walk to Mardi Gras (Gram Parsons)Proud Mary (Tina Turner)Flying High Again (Ozzy Osbourne)Holding Hands Like Paper Dolls (The Beatles)Armageddon It (Def Leppard)KISS Face-Off (KISS)Angel of Revelation (Judas Priest)Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)One Way Or Another (Blondie)

Some are destined to walk the earth forever. Some are forced to do it. All are damned. This collectioncontains tales of classic monsters such as the Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, TheCreature, and more. How would the Invisible Man survive in a small town? What if an adult film actor just happened to be awerewolf? What would it be like to serve Dracula...forever? The tales herein will answer these, andmuch more. Welcome to the world of The Damned: Classic Monsters.

A GROUNDBREAKING ANTHOLOGY ON THE EVOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIPS BY FEMALE AND NONBINARY AUTHORSWhat happens when emotions like love and friendship span vast distances — in space, in time, and in the heart? Science fiction often focuses on future technology and science without considering the ways social structures will change as tech changes — or not. What will relationships look like in a complicated future of clones, uploaded intelligences, artificial brains, or body augmentation? What stories emerge when we acknowledge possibilities of new genders and ways of thinking about them? The Reinvented Heart presents stories that complicate sex and gender by showing how shifting technology may affect social attitudes and practices, stories that include relationships with communities and social groups, stories that reinvent traditional romance tropes and recast them for the 21st century, and above all, stories that experiment, astonish, and entertain.“Come here for the good stuff.”—SFWA Grand Master & New York Times Bestselling Author, Mercedes Lackey

Darling has its demons.Cherry LaRouche escaped the claws of Darling, Louisiana at sixteen. When she is forced to return after her mother’s death, Cherry and her children move back into her childhood home where the walls whisper and something sinister skitters across the roof at night.While Cherry tries to settle back into a town where evil spreads like infection, the bodies of several murdered children turn up. When Cherry’s own daughter goes missing, she’s forced to confront the true monsters of Darling.