M L Buchman: 179 books

an alternate history of Japan Japan disappeared 500 years ago. It’s people didn’t. Five hundred years ago, Japan hid itself from the rest of the world. Rather than technology, they discovered power. The emperor still rules, but the mystics hold sway. Hitomi is the youngest...

-a YA fantasy romance story- Hartane the Younger would give anything to not follow in his father’s footsteps. But Elder controlled every step of his childhood toward that purpose. Today Hartane must choose his Lifemark—the vial of potion that sets his one true skill for life—into precisely...

-a Love Abroad B&B romance- Welcome to the Cinque Terre, the jewel of the Italian Coast. In shades of warm gold, apricot, and peach, these remote stone villages face the Mediterranean. Their narrow cobbled streets are car-free. Instead they’re filled with soft sunlight and hope. Erica...

The Second Annual Volume of short stories originally published monthly for free on www.mlbuchman.com. It began in 2014 as a gift for my fans, but I quickly discovered the joy of the short form. I have a lifelong love of short fiction as a reader, but it took me until 2014 to begin writing it. Inside...

-a Henderson’s Ranch romance story- Mac Henderson started out no more of a ranch owner than he did a Navy SEAL. Adrift on the post-college tide of the ’70s, with no direction planned, he headed west to surf. But fate had other plans for him—beneath Montana’s Big Sky. A broken...

-a Henderson’s Ranch romance- When Emily Beale and Mark Henderson retire to the family ranch in Montana, they enter a whole new world. Meeting all new people. Chef Nathan Gallagher’s escape from New York City lands him in the most unlikely of places: Montana. With his past dumped...

-a Henderson Ranch Big Sky romance- Major Emily Beale struggles to excel in her new role as both mother and wife. Colonel Michael Gibson’s career reaches a crisis, not that he’s talking about it. Trainee military war dog Rip naps—he was named for Rip van Winkle, after all—while...

-a Night Stalkers CSAR romance story- The most dangerous mission of all...CSAR. Combat Search and Rescue. Night Stalkers Medic Sara Camron knows how to hold a life in her hands. For ten years, her dedication to saving lives sends her people home safe. Her latest patient, Major Emily...

When God cheats at Scrabble, does Hell freeze over? After 14 billion years of cleaning up after God, the Devil descends into a mid-life crisis. Before she can settle into that perfect state of self-pity, a Buddhist Hungry Ghost steals the Software that Runs the Universe. And it all goes to...

The third annual volume of short stories, each originally published monthly on www.mlbuchman.com. It began in 2014 as a gift for my fans, but I quickly discovered the joy of the short form. I have a lifelong love of short fiction as a reader, but it took me until 2014 to begin writing it. Inside...

Betsy searches for her true Christmas wish on the ferry ride with Mama to see Santa. There isn’t much time left. Androcles, her stuffed pet lion, wears his favorite Christmas bathrobe against the harsh Seattle winter.  He works on an idea of how he can fulfill Betsy’s wish and heal her...

The Gods sent Dana Murphy to Seattle to save the Earth. But, no one remembered to tell her that. The problem? In a fit of ennui, the Software that Runs the Universe launches the Armageddon subroutine. Now, all Creation won’t last the week. Dana’s assets: • The Best Friend...

-a Deities Anonymous story- The only thing worse than being a Goddess with a bad cold? Living with the Jewish qvetch of a One God when he has one. But even all bad colds must come to an end. When Anne—who originally embraced fame as Hera (a much younger and more vain Goddess in her...

Moles. Seriously? Yes. Mostly seriously. Chemists, Zoologists, Dermatologists, Government Agencies, and Mexican Food. Over a dozen modern authors offer their take on an Interpretation of Moles. Every kind, every definition. From silly to sublime, this anthology takes...