Fifteen short stories involving pets. But don't think for a moment that you'll "See Spot Run," or that Lassie will save her master who's fallen in the well. Those are common pet tales, and these are Uncommon Pet Tales. As always, each story in the Read on the Run series of anthologies is short, to suit your busy lifestyle.

They each have a secret that could destroy their relationship... Crystal and Sylvia are best friends, each the only one the other one trusts. But they each have a dark secret, and neither one knows how to tell the other. Crystal's secret is that she's gay and strongly attracted to Sylvia. She wants more than friendship, but she's afraid to destroy what they already have by letting Sylvia know. And after all, friendship is better than nothing, isn't it? But Sylvia's secret is more sinister. It could not only destroy their friendship, it could also hurt Crystal-in more ways than one.

KnightWatch Press is proud to present Sunny, with a Chance of Zombies: a sensational selection of strangely uplifting stories tohelp raise a smile at the end of the world."This is gonna sound a bit weird, but do you think all people taste this good, or just zombies, or just this zombie?"Our authors have dug deep to bring you brand new tales of anarchy, heartbreak and revenge, leavened with a little bit of love, life and laughter.Within these pages you'll find a variety of zombies, from the classic Shamblers to the Working Dead and the sentient Other. Ranged against them are a motley bunch of survivors. Some will take cynical advantage of the situation whilst others try to build a better life in the dead new world."Pop bought me my first zom when I was eighteen.She was a real bitch; wiry and evil, and she won me a few races before her left leg dropped off and she couldn't race no more."We've got all sorts waiting in store for you here, from necromancy to technomancy; savagery to comedy; lovers, liars, looters, and the very tenderest of tragedy.All in all, the outlook's good.

Senna Collins is a normal girl from a small town full of whispers and sideways glances. For the past few weeks, all of those whispers have been about her failed declaration of love for a girl at school. Senna wants to hide out in the cornfields until it all blows over. To make matters worse, a carnival has set up in a field near town. It's too awkward for Senna to go with her friends, but if she stays home, she will be an outsider in every conversation for weeks. She'll have to check it out, alone. There's just one problem, this is no ordinary carnival. One of the acts is bringing the dead to life-literally. Senna soon finds herself in the center of a madhouse of carnies and townspeople. Will she capture the heart of an exotic necromancer, or is the relationship dead from the start?

A dank basement, shadow filled hallways, the deep echo of a metal latch being thrown while faint screams are heard... These are the things you might experience in a place where the unspeakable happens, where conscientious action and moral turpitude turn a blind eye in the interest of advancing one's own personal pursuits in the most deranged and unjustifiable manner. The type of place where power corrupts, and depravity runs rampant among those imbued with it. A place where the unfortunate are abandoned to the devices of those who convince themselves their actions are in the best interest of science. Mental Ward: Experiments is a collection of ten short stories that demonstrate the worst of humanity's ambition in the interest of 'civilized' advancement. Step into a world where sanity is left behind, and horror is what the doctor ordered! *This book is a collection of similarly themed yet varying fictitious short stories from multiple authors.