Harriet, the class hamster, has been kidnapped Cece's supposed to be taking care of the precious pet, but everything goes wrong. Before Cece even gets Harriet home, the hamster goes missing. And then she gets a ransom note with a photo of Harriet in front of a snake's cage Can she save the sweet furball in time? Will she have to buy a new hamster? Will the class hate her when they find out Monday morning? Find out

The UFOs have landed At least that's what Cece's sister, Dee Dee, believes. The girls are on a new case investigating strange lights and sounds coming from the field behind their house. Dee Dee disappears for long periods of time, and Cece wants to know what's going on. Are those really aliens lights? Can Cece solve the mystery before her sister disappears for good?

Space City 6 is a collection of short stories from the weird to the wonderful, all with a Houston flair. We begin with the birth of Houston in a mosquito-and alligator-people-infested swamp where a mermaid is intent on stopping human encroachment. Fast forward to the 1940's where we join a soldier and his new bride as they struggle with the challenges of separation due to World War II. We take a funny and fantastical turn with a Louisiana transplant who learns the hard way that jackalopes do exist. And they have a penchant for blood and hard liquor. And then we journey to a darker side of the...

Love them or hate them, we've all had first dates. From the first blush of romance to the slamming of a door, nothing can capture - or repel - our hearts so fully. Do we swoon with desire? Hope for tenderness? Or does the first meeting shatter any chance of two souls connecting? In "First Last Forever," each story follows the passionate, sometimes accidental rendezvous between two people as they fight to overcome the one obstacle between them and happiness - the disastrous first date. Will they end with a promise, a parting, or a pledge? Read these stories to find out. First: Valentine's Date...