Ghosts of the Dead Ghosts of the Living A woman on the run from an abusive marriage stumbles over gravestones for the living and renews her journey to reclaiming her lost life. A serial killer prowls the night-dark highways, collecting souls of the living and the dead. A misjudgement in cultural etiquette nearly spells doom for a young bride at the hands of her angry mother-in-law. A portal between life and death disguised as a bathroom mirror leads an unhappy wife on a new journey. A family history that foretells the future is practically writing itself. A drifter on the run from events he...

Two young seekers looking for knowledge in the City of Answers come perilously close to dying for truth. A woman fighting to remain sane in the face of insanity finds the cure is worse than the disease and the end doesn't always justify the means. In two stories of sacrifice, one woman learns just how hard change is and that progress comes at a price, and a young couple have to decide if the good of the many truly outweighs the good of the few - or the family. And in the title story, a group of friends learn just what's behind the locked door that offers questionable refuge from the rain. In...

A woman abandoned in the stream of time searches for the love she knows is still out there. A group of lost souls come together in the place sanctioned for the ultimate game of truth or dare. A team of professionals sent to assist the indigenous peoples on a planet now solely owned by mining and oil companies begin to suspect they're there to distract, not assist. What is the line between life and death? When does "get out" actually mean "stand and fight"? When is the one more important than the many? In this collection of seven science fiction tales, award-winning author Jennifer Rachel...