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Gremlins

(2008)
A collection of stories by

Step into a darkness riddled with mischief and mayhem. Gremlins weave a destructive magic all their own in this anthology from the creative minds of seven talented authors of dark fantasy and erotic romance. Be afraid, hold on to your heart, and keep a bright light nearby. Do you dare? * * * * Hiram's Secret by Anastasia Rabiyah: Unhappy in his simple life of work and more work, Hiram Oversher decides it's time to find a bride and make a new life for himself. When he passes through the gateway he's been warned about since childhood not to enter, his body awakens to a sensual calling and energy he cannot understand. He sees visions of a beautiful maiden, nude and in need of him. Inside the keep of Lord Beorolf, waking dreams and those during sleep reveal a secret Hiram longs to uncover and know. The Witch, the Hunter and the Bride by Bret Jordan: When Monteh the hunter becomes trapped by Nagoi the witch's enchantingly lustful song, he finds he must battle the guilt that threatens to overcome him while hiding his unwanted adultery from the wife that loves and trusts him. When he does find the courage to sever his vile relationship with the witch, he finds the task isn't as simple as he had hoped. A dark sorceress isn't easily spurned. Fire for Ice by Cerise Amour: There's a killer loose in the kingdom of Lanae, and Captain Tamir Arden, and his gremlin, must bring the culprit to justice. After a young woman is murdered, he discovers the killer has left a clue - a strange, but familiar marking carved into the poor girl's flesh - a symbol belonging to the beautiful Princess Callista of Lanae. On his way to question her, Tamir finds Callista in panicked fear in the hallway outside her royal apartments, lost in a strange, magical spell. He's swept away by the princess' beauty, but even worse, both their gremlins are enamoured with each other - and whatever their soulbeings feel, so do the humans they represent. There's a little quandary, however. If Tamir is caught with Callista, it could mean certain death for him. Ensnared between catching a killer who is hunting the Princess, and fighting his growing desires of forbidden love, humans, gremlins and magic collide. You Are My Sunshine by Crymsyn Hart: When Larissa moves into her new apartment, she realizes that it also comes with a roommate, a little ghost girl, but that isn't the oddest thing that's included. An hour after sunset, she continually hears a loud banging erupting from the downstairs apartment. Worried about her landlord, she goes against the realtor's warning to leave him alone, and finds that the man she lives above is as mysterious as he is gorgeous. Little does she know what she's truly getting herself involved in. When a steamy dream turns to lust, Larissa can't keep herself away from Gregor. Entranced with her landlord, she discovers his dark secrets. Even when he warns her to keep away, all she craves is to make her dream a reality. The only thing standing in her way is the curse that binds Gregor.. Night and Day by Dahlia Rose: When Larkin watched her partner die it was one of the worst nights of her life. They said it was an addict strung out on drugs, but they were all wrong. No addict did things like that to a human body. It was no addict that attacked her on that roof. When Keaton Knight broke into her apartment, he confirmed everything she saw. Gremlins. It was unbelievable; it was something out of the movies. Now she's in a fight to save New York City from things that should not even exist. Alongside a man who makes her body sizzle with ever touch on her skin, Larkin knows she and Keaton are like night and day. Can they come out of the darkness together after the horror they must face? The Silver Scream by S. D. Grady: Film school student, Gilda Albright, has taken a job in the newly refurbished Orpheum Theatre as a movie projectionist. The gem from another era prompts her imagination to take flight, and she invites her boyfriend Seth to a private scr