Crazy Buffet Club

Some of Jerry's Short Stories can be found in the It Came From The Trailer Park   series - on Amazon It Came From The Trailer Park began as a fun idea to revisit the Classic Horror and Old-School Creature Feature genres with a hefty helping of B-rate tropes thrown in for good measure. Who doesn’t love a good Bruce Cambell or classic Vincent Price flick on a dark and dreary night?  

  Share Taxi: And Other Semi - True Tales on Amazon   Enjoy these eight short stories from award winning author Jerry Harwood. They are inspired by his work both in Rwanda in the late 90's and a career in the mental health field. Each one's, as they say, inspired by true events.

  Corner Scribblers Quarterly Collections - On Amazon Some of Jerry's short stories are published in This series of flash fiction collections produced by the Corner Scribblers writing group from Chattanooga Tennessee.

Hold On Tight on Amazon    When event planner Megan Rouche's boyfriend lands a job in Atlanta, he proposes. But she chooses to stay in her small Tennessee town to care for her grandmother. There she kindles a new relationship. However, all is in jeopardy when Frank returns on behalf of his Atlanta company with big plans to develop a new factory in Bakewell and marry Megan.

 Lynchpin Universe series On Amazon  From Book 1: Everything changes when Kyle stumbles upon his doppelgänger dying in his yard. The boy claims to be from another world and begs Kyle to take his place. Soon after, strange occurrences from space tentacles to dragons begin to haunt Kyle's life, forcing him to confront a mind-bending reality: his ordinary existence is insignificant to the fate of a universe on the verge of destruction. He must find the Merlin of his world before a powerful creature destroys everything and everyone he loves. Can Kyle become the person his doppelgänger was meant to be, or will the universe fall to ruin?  

The Incomplete Works Of  J. Smith Kirkland   This book contains reprints of J. Smith Kirkland's stories published over the years in the Crazy Buffet Club annual collections. J.Smith Kirkland grew up in a haunted house, rushed home from school to watch Dark Shadows, and went on to become a software developer. So as might be expected, his stories are a mix of spooky, magic, and futuristic musings.    

  When an evil sorcerer kidnaps the kingdom’s only prince, the royal family is left powerless to act. In a quiet village, ordinary young woman Olivia has her simple life shattered by a divine summons. Chosen by God to rescue Prince Albert from the sorcerer’s clutches, she must leave everything she knows behind and embark on a perilous quest that will test her faith, courage, and strength. Armed with only a sword she barely knows how to wield and an unshakeable trust in the Lord, Olivia gathers unlikely allies: a loyal servant, a childhood friend, a battle-hardened mentor, and even mythical creatures touched by heaven’s grace. Together they will face dark magic, treacherous mountains, and enemies both seen and unseen. But the greatest battle may not be against the sorcerer… it will be learning to trust that God equips the called, not the qualified.  

  Long held secrets of a retired FBI agent are compromised by Alzheimer’s. Will past adversaries silence him before it’s too late? The world has become a very confusing place for David DeRieux. For over five decades, the retired Special Agent and his partner Bert Ashton kept their families safe by keeping the startling secrets of their Cold War, counter-espionage days quiet. But time has passed, Bert has died, and Alzheimer’s is now blurring David’s memories of the past with the realities of the present. In moments of stress, David has become prone to saying unusual things; things that cause those around him to be concerned and to wonder at the cause of his visible distress and confounding statements.  

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  Donna Patton is featured in the Jumpmaster Press fantasy anthology.  The anthology is available for pre-order. Realms of the Fantastic | Jumpmaster Press .  All proceeds go to charity.

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 Abyss & Apex on Amazon Enter the worlds of Abyss & Apex, where a planet’s inhabitants can shed their subjugation with the help of an ancient AI, where superheroes burn through evil, where assassins climb through castle windows to find magical surprises, and Viking women battle ghosts and the dead to serve the ruler of their underworld. Discover a spaceship in the desert, a time-traveling classic car, and an enhanced military canine turned detective. Meet an old woman who calls down avalanches, a high-tech Moslem mind gardener, and a magician who does origami… with souls. Be part of a joint Chinese/American rescue of an astronaut, and visit a library that can read your mind. Oh, and discover a shape-shifting dragon. These stories are the most recent crop of the best short science fiction and fantasy we have to offer at A&A, and not all of them are available online. Abyss & Apex is known for finding new talent; enjoy them here. 

 Locust Years on Amazon   Can you imagine growing up in the Matrix and finding out your whole life was a complete illusion? This memoir is the heart and soul of a girl who basically grew up in a parallel universe created by her mother, an untreated paranoid schizophrenic. As a result of having to constantly prepare for battles in both spiritual & physical worlds, Kelly developed complex ptsd (cptsd). She suffered severe anxiety & bouts of depression throughout her teens & young adulthood. Finding her voice saved her life. In writing the story of her healing journey, she stands in solidarity with other trauma victims to break stigma and empower you to find your voice too. The world needs to hear it. 

Witches And Legends on Amazon   The Witches and Legends series is a tale about modern day witches derived from legends and told in soap opera format. Two brothers, Jack and Aron, find themselves thrown into a strange world of witches and legends.  The tale starts Sunder  is obsesses with Jack, and will make Jack realize he loves her even if it kills him. When  Sunder fumbles a spell on Aron and is not sure how to correct the damage.,Jack is thrown into the world of witches while looking for his brother, and each step on his journey brings encounters with more witches from legends.  

Paper And Thorns on Amazon What if Beauty cursed the Beast?  They were never supposed to meet, but from their first encounter backstage, Molly and the Beast found themselves drawn into each other's worlds. It looked like happily ever after, until Molly's Fae mother tracked them down. Now time is running out, and the only way for the Beast to save Molly is to complete three impossible tasks. But can true love break an unbreakable curse?

A Delicious Dessert   on Amazon Savor delicious, romantic desserts in this delightful collection of eleven novellas. Love and Valentine's Day are celebrated with recipes for every palette, from luscious vintage chocolate ribbon cake to goat cheese tarts. Windy City RWA is proud to present A Delicious Dessert with a dedication from award winning author Luisa Buehler. Proceeds will go to the American Heart Association http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ The anthology was published in honor of the late author Mary Welk and stories are set around her fictional town of Rhineburg, Illinois.

 Under Cover Cat  on Amazon Before she became a scientist, a sleuth, and a spy…. When cupcake-baking scientist Bree Watson finds her boss murdered, she feels compelled to solve the case--and not only because her neck is on the line. But doing so starts her on an unexpected path. Soon she's juggling terrorists, spies, double agents, murder, a hunky handler, a sexy cop, and a cranky twenty pound cat. But it's all in a day's work for this scientist-turned-sleuth and superspy in training!

Riches & Royals series  on Amazon Temptation always leads to trouble… Modern career women fall for billionairs and princes-in-disguise, only to discover that “happily ever after” isn’t guaranteed. Can love turn their cautionary tales into glittering fairy tales, or will their hearts shatter like glass slippers?

 Freckles The Dark Wizard  on Amazon  At Flame Rock Middle School, you show off your big biceps, post your dimples on InstaWitch, grow a cheetah tail, or use your fairy wings to fly down the hall. For Simon, wearing his peers' opinions can be a literal event. Especially since Simon has the visible mark of a weak wizard... freckles. What will happen when Simon learns he has dark magic and can conjure a dragon? Will he become one of the bullies he hated or choose a different path?   

Romancing the Tropics   on Amazon Be swept away to enchanting tropical locales in these thirteen love stories filled with sweet romance. Travel from 1904 to the present as couples find their happily ever after in romantic locales like Miami, the Caribbean, and a romantic Island Kingdom.   The Prince Takes a Bride By Kelle Z Riley. A modern-day marriage of convenience on a romantic Island Kingdom leads to love. Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization, which helps writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.