Treachery in old London, a crop circle mystery, and a cyborg punished for gazing at the night sky open this collection of new stories that will intrigue teens and adults alike. Fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and fanciful versions of school life-the motif they share is a key. Which key will unlock a mystery, free the trapped, comfort the rejected, or bring new resolve to a boy who has taken a wrong path? What treasures can we discover if we only find the right key?

"A troubled lady..."
Malvina is in over her head. Blackmail, highway robbery, murder, and treason are just some of the crimes she's become embroiled in. With each passing day, her chances of escape-and survival-lessen.

"A bored gentleman..."
Gideon stumbles upon a holdup where all is not as it seems. Kidnapping one of the robbers' accomplices hands him the very lady he was sent to investigate. Is she caught up in her husband's treasonous activities, as his superiors suspect, or is simple highway robbery more her cup of tea?

"A dangerous alliance..."
Gideon is determined to...

A man of many secrets...
Adam Prestwich is keeping secrets. He lets no one into his past, not even his best friend. Distracting himself with the problems of others allows him to forget his own. Until another person's problem becomes his in a big way, and one of his own problems steps in to make trouble as well.

A woman on the run...
Bri Derring never wanted the life she inherited. With riches and a title of her own, she became the target of her greedy family. Running from her problems seems the easiest solution. But she reckons without the stubborn...

"Death Becomes Her" originally appeared in InD'tale Magazine, written and published in eleven parts. It has been compiled with minimal changes from how each part originally appeared in that publication. This compiled edition includes an exclusive bonus short story, "The Devil She Knows." "A Gothic tale of love...and body-snatching..." Melly lives in darkness, stealing bodies in the blackest night to support her sisters and herself. Coming face-to-face with a new doctor, one who doesn't view the resurrectionists with quite the same acceptance as his predecessor, she must decide what is best...

Forgotten, and other Heartless tales is three novelettes based on certain supporting characters from Heartless. Loyalty... Lady Michaella Harcourt's loyalty is unparalleled. Years after his death, she still pines for her lost love. The desire for a family, however, leads her to the Duke of Derringer with a request: arrange a marriage for her, to a man who won't require her heart. Forgotten... Gabriel has made a life for himself with the Frenchwoman who fished him from the water many years ago. He remembers nothing of his former life, but when bits and pieces begin to fall into...