A bright sunny day hides a dark secret... A ball rolls down a flight of stairs... A lake harbors a legend... A lover mourns his beloved... A dark figure is pursued across a mountain... A forest is angry... Through these stories and more, explore the humor to be found in the darkness of the darkest nights and the brightest days, and the horror of the most innocuous of everyday things. For nothing is quite what it seems when you hear... A Giggle in the Darkness.

These are the days in the life of Laura the Baker as she flies from one adventure to another with grace, intelligence, poise, quite a bit of luck, and some darn good baking. Join Laura, her assistant Stephanie, and a cast of characters in this enthralling and somewhat surreal journey through the unexpected.

'Twas the Night Before Christmas And All Through the House Creatures were stirring: Six Rats and a Mouse Enjoy this Christmas-time story of a house in the woods told in the style of the treasured classic, "The Night Before Christmas."

The Earth's ice caps have long since melted. Humanity's population has boomed, overcrowding the planet and draining its resources. Hope has finally emerged in the form of interstellar ships capable of reaching the nearest star systems in a matter of weeks. But humanity is not alone in the galaxy... Three ships, their captains, and their crews endeavor to explore the universe, gain allies for humanity, and defend the Earth and its fledgling colonies against unknown threats. Only by pulling together and moving past their differences can the people of the Earth and its few colonies survive...

When the animals along the river start acting strangely, it is up to Ida the Intriguer, sleuth extraordinaire, to save the day Follow her journey as she discovers that eggs have been going missing and that there is a mysterious new crime boss in the forest