The misty unface people in the dreams of Ashlyn Taylor never frightened her. But when she falls into the dreaming world, Ashlyn must attempt to unravel the path that brought her there before she disappears from existence. This surreal novella is a struggle between Ashlyn’s power over her dreams and the deadly grip of her mysterious dream master. Set on the streets of downtown Minneapolis and in the shifting scenery of Ashlyn’s dream world, this story is full of tension, speed, and introspection.

Andrew Vidasche is a grumpy man who hates his job. But his job isn’t an office job, or a teaching job, or even a law enforcement job. No — Andrew Vidasche catches fairies. It is a dangerous job he makes possible through the use of glass-blowing himself charmed bottles to catch the fairies. His only assistant is the half-fairy, half-man, Karoh — that is, until he takes custody of Evelynne Meadows. His niece, a brooding sixteen-year-old with as much attitude as Andrew, shakes up his routine and forces Andrew to confront the unethical behavior required of him by his tyrannical boss, The Captain.

In this concise, tender story of courage and companionship, old magic meets new heart with plenty of laughter and tears along the way.

Julian Abdulahi created a life for himself where he gets to save people from supernatural terrors. Sometimes he helps dumb drunk college kids from getting destroyed by swamp monsters, or rescues baby griffins from treehouses. But he had no idea what he was getting into when he helped a girl who burned like an inferno when she panicked. The girl named Shey enchants him in every way, but her condition puts them both into life-threatening danger. Can they learn to understand what’s happening to her, and why they can’t seem to get enough of each other, before her panic brings about the demise of them both?

A story inspired by one of my favorite writers of my teens, Frank Peretti, who wrote high-drama Christian fiction about the literal spiritual warfare happening just out of our sight. It follows a discouraged born-again Christian (Micah) who became a paraplegic after a drunk driving accident, who finds inspiration by offering guidance to a messy and angry teenager.