S. H Marpel

For all John's genius, he had overlooked a simple clue. And, the mystery would kill him if he didn't solve it. The discovery was a freak chance crossover between, scammer business plans and half a dozen statistical anomalies. Completely unexpected. Accidental. And, led to a vast conspiracy hidden in plain sight. Or, so he thought. It took one of his spirit guides to make sense of it for him. By taking him on a tour through, time and space, so he...

Two twin boys were born one stormy night, while flying through the Bermuda Triangle. One didn't belong to this universe, the other did. An easier entrance was made in Washington, D. C. Just a test appearance because this man wanted to find his own doppelganger. Somewhere in Congress. Around his finger was a thin dark ring with two stones on it - one red, and one blue. The ring was carved into the shape of a serpent eating its own tail. An ancient...

I knew exactly why I was still here. To haunt whoever had pushed me overboard. My only problem was finding them. And, if they weren't still alive, they had relatives. Meanwhile, I kept amused by haunting the ship's passengers and crew. And, the cruise line didn't have a problem with it. Their "haunted cruises" were a big hit. Full capacity for this old boat and its evening dinner cruises out beyond the harbor. "Misstep Mary" they called me. Even...

Gods and goddesses roamed the earth for millennia. Some hold that they still do. Two babes were born in the King's Forest, hunted by the King's soldiers and two Duke's armies. Life there was protected - and as pleasant as living among wild animals with only your father could be. For their mother died in childbirth, and became a spirit-guide for that forest, keeping the land, plants, and animals in balance. Meanwhile, she helped her mortal husband...

Walking down the highway barefoot, feverish, and in only a nightgown. At least the storm had quit. Now if I could get my chattering teeth to stop, it would help, maybe. Up ahead, I see some stopped cars. Some have their lights on. Maybe I can get help. Too bad I can't travel any faster the way I am. That's odd. Nobody in them. Lights on, but no one at home. Except for a crying baby. And no one answers my calls either. No, I can't leave her alone....

My true love got us trapped here with my own time machine. Not really her fault - or I hoped, anyway. You see, she's brilliant, powerful - and a shapeshifting cat who rules Ancient Egypt. That last part doesn't bother me, as long as she's human at least part of the time. Otherwise, royal consorts have some benefits, too. She brought me here with my own machine. And, then it disappeared. Stolen. And, now we're marooned. But, that doesn't matter....

An evil sorceress escaped after being imprisoned for 12,000 years. To accomplish that, she tricked the oldest goddess, remaining on earth, and crippled another one shortly after. Now the Ghost Hunters have to solve a problem they helped create. One who was more powerful than any they had faced to date. Individually, she could probably destroy any one of them. Only working together as a team could she be stopped. Her secret was - she was building...

Sunset found me trying to understand why the small herd I was caring for was nervous and bawling.It wasn't long before I saw what they were looking up at. Or rather, who.Three human-sized females, each with broad wings, were circling the herd, as if looking for their evening meal.As I saw them, they spied me – and started dropping from the sky right toward the spot I stood on.Since I couldn't outrun them, I just stood there so see if I was going...

She'd been waiting to kill me for a very long time. And run out of patience at last. So she pulled me to her across time and space. Just so she could end my life. Painfully. Violently. But first, she had to explain her reasoning. Because she had been thinking this through for a long time and someone should hear and applaud her reasoning. Crazy, yes. But as I was going to be dead soon, what did it matter if she wanted to tell me her story? Maybe...

Four books collected into this Anthology featuring: - - Hermione: When a goddess is almost killed by bleeding out - it's serious. Good thing they got to me in time, while I was still a cat. Now my shape-shifting was on hold until I healed. For the last few centuries or so, I'd been happy as a library cat. But, then I got bored, and started helping out with simple missions. Because of that ambush, I was stuck in a human-shape. At least, I wasn't dead. But,...