Sink your teeth into six short stories about vampires, werewolves, goblins, and humans as they live and work together to keep the peace in Texas. A woman follows a handsome man out of a nightclub, and her world changes forever. The past gets in the way of a vampire who just wants to party with friends. Galveston’s newest police detective meets residents who’ve lived on the island far too long. A conversation not meant for humans changes a woman’s life. If only she could remember it. Sometimes everybody’s bad day really is your fault. A woman’s stuck in a house with a handsome man who ignores her and something else paying too much attention to her.

The sudden, tragic death of her husband leaves Caroline Evans alone in New York City to raise her children with little money and even less hope. When she meets and marries handsome, successful Anthony Fleming, the charismatic man of her dreams, she believes her life is destined for happiness. She and her children move into her new husband’s spacious apartment in the legendary Rockwell on Central Park West. Despite her son’s instinctive misgivings about the building and its residents, Caroline dismisses the odd behavior of her neighbors as pleasant eccentricities. But after her daughter begins to experience horrifying nightmares and a startling secret emerges, Caroline realizes that the magnificence of her new home masks a secret of unimaginable horror. . . .

It is during late at night. And I'm wide awake.A quarter past midnight.And I hear those voices.Those after midnight voices.Keeping me up so late.Saying one thing over and over.Echoing inside my head.Your name.The voices keep calling your name.Driving me insane.

Kate hears voices in her head that reveals a terrifying future; Justin fears for his life when his sneakers begin chasing him; and, Tim wants an apple from his neighbor's perfect orchard--no matter what the cost.

Children of the Midnight Sun was chosen as one of Parenting Magazine's 1998 Books of the Year and School Library Journal's Best Books of 1998. For Native children, growing up in Alaska today means dwelling in a place where traditional practices sometimes mix oddly with modern conveniences. Children of the Midnight Sun explores the lives of eight Alaskan Native children, each representing a unique and ancient culture. This extraordinary book also looks at the critical role elders play in teaching the young Native traditions. Photographs and text present the experiences and way of life of Tlingit, Athabascan, Yup'ik, and other Native American children in the villages, cities, and Bush areas of Alaska.