Kate Pavelle: 10 books

Katanas. Broad swords. Epees. Scimitars. Our heros meet each other cautiously, sharp gazes peering over the even sharper point of their swords. Riveting stories of all lengths by both best-selling authors and newer voices, this sharp-edged bundle is sure to get you into the thick of the action! Whether...

The Cutting Edge of Modern Short Fiction A three-time Hugo Award nominated magazine, this issue Pulphouse Fiction Magazine offers up fifteen fantastic stories by some of the best writers working in modern short fiction. No genre limitations, no topic limitations, just great stories. Attitude,...

Life gets interesting for friends - or enemies - who rise to the occasion and find that their feelings for the other guy are... complicated. Burning Rubbers delivers delicious suspense and dangerous romance. Guns are blazing, enemies are scheming, and both cars and lives spin out of control – and...

Beth Carmichael leaned on her sword cane, surveying Josh’s gleaming framing shop with satisfaction. She picked up a lone piece of lint off the blue carpet. Beth knew margins were slim, but her favorite fosterling managed quite well. She liked hunting down rare antique finds for him – just to make...

Beth Carmichael leaned on her sword cane, surveying Josh’s gleaming framing shop with satisfaction. She picked up a lone piece of lint off the blue carpet. Beth knew margins were slim, but her favorite fosterling managed quite well. She liked hunting down rare antique finds...

Divorced and apart from his young daughter, Vince just can’t get into the Christmas spirit . He’s supposed to be free, gay, and out. His ex-wife even encourages him to date and be happy – but his heart isn’t in it. Vince’s younger officemate Tom is working through dark times. He can’t...

Mother, grandmother, matriarch. In the 1970’s communist Prague, Jarka’s family yielded to her firm hand, with which she steered them through the militaristic and charged Cold War climate. Except for her son-in-law, super-genius. After an unexpected explosion rocked the house, Jarka...

Gina Francesca Migliore. Art student. Adventurer. Heroine. December 1991 and stuck on a train in Yugoslavia. As Serbian troops shelled her student apartment in Dubrovnik, as her wallet grew thin, Gina weighed her option. Surrounded by scared people whose languages she barely understood, she had to do more than just escape. She had to help.

Harmless, a bit lonely. Gray long hair, silver sneakers. Beth Carmichael's name raises both eyebrows and respect in the right circles. Only a select few know that grandma Beth, a legendary martial arts sensei in karate, aikido, jujitsu, and krav maga, pounds Manhattan pavement while leaning on a sword...

Gina Francesca Migliore. Art student. Adventurer. Heroine. December 1991 and stuck on a train in Yugoslavia. As Serbian troops shell her student apartment in Dubrovnik, as her wallet grows thin, Gina weighs her options. Surrounded by frightened people whose languages she barely understands, she has to do more than just escape. She has to help.