Knotted Road Press: 222 books

Fixer. Fast-talker. Philosopher. Cisco protects the little people, the ones that the mob and the FBI would just roll over in their eternal war.   From capers to courtship, join this modern-day paladin in his adventures, hard-boiled and hard edged, silly and sublime. Four stage plays starring...

The wheelman always gets his passengers where they need to go. Despite traffic, visits from our alien friends, or even a little necromancy. With the help, of course, of his friendly parking Buddha. 

Wilson's house is infested by pesky stars that dive-bomb him when he's cooking or trying to relax. Okay, maybe that's an exaggeration. Possibly it's only one star. And kinda friendly, at that. But it keeps coming at him. Disrupting his orderly life. Distracting him while he's cooking....

What happens when you only turn into a monster once every seven years? How do you still learn control?  Originally published in the anthology, "Bewere the Night."

Alarmists had warned how fragile modern civilization was. Unfortunately, they’d been proven right.  Tamara had survived the riots in Seattle. The bombing of the Lewis-McChord military base. The collapse. She sure as hell is going to survive a group of rednecks hunting her, and get out of the woods. Originally published in, "Tales From an Alien Campfire." 

Tong Yi waits for something to happen—for his brother to return from the war zone, for his boss to trust him again, for his magical training to be expanded.  Something. Anything.  Then powerful wizard Uncle Bei takes him to The Sweet Shop—a magic shop more special and strange than...

Gau Li works to keep a humble appearance: Just a hard-working Chinese man trying to make a living in 1950s San Francisco. Trying to take care of his special wife their families. To hide the training he received from the monks. And that he can fight like a demon when he needs to. Because...

I never thought High Priestess Udyati would chose me to be her stand in for the Festival of Sands. But I could never be as motionless as she desired. What further training, punishment and rewards, could she give me to inspire my complete obedience?

So. You’d like to take your publishing business to the next level, and want to create a business plan to help you get there. But all of those stupid business books make no sense. They were not written for you. The writers of those books mean well. But they’re talking to other business...

So. You're a writer. You're no longer a beginning writer, however. You've mastered some of the elements of your craft, have learned the basics of storytelling, are starting to see some success. What do you need to take you to the next level, though? This book is aimed at the intermediate....

This book isn’t going to give you all the answers about publishing. Everything is changing too fast for that. Instead, this book will help you figure out the questions you need to be asking, right now and tomorrow and direct you to areas you need to think about. This book covers some...

Oswald just wants to enjoy the peace and quiet of his suburban home. But he can't. Not with the stupid fairies playing music in his backyard.  Every. Single. Night. But what can a poor human do? He agreed to the arrangement. The home owners association papers had spelled...

Once upon a time in the kingdom of Illumignot lived the handsome King Franklin and the clever Queen Isabella. They loved each other dearly and their only wish was to have a child. After a decade of trying, the brave Prince Kyle was born. All the kingdom celebrated.  That night, while they all slept, the Blue Fairy came and stole all their shadows. 

Tong Yi carries the mysterious message of Zhang Gua Loa back to his boss. The immortal had said there would be war. But between whom? And why? Huli Transport takes advantage of the situation to become the messenger service of choice in the war zone. They promise to remain neutral, and...