LADY OF THE TWO LANDS: One minute, Hattie Williams is in a museum, sketching a gold necklace that belonged to Hatshepsut, first female Pharaoh of Egypt; and the next, she's lying in a room too archaic to be the museum, with a breathtakingly handsome, half-naked man named Senemut bending over her.
Hattie soon discovers she's been thrust into the body and life of Hatshepsut, with no way back to her own time. Tuthmosis, the heir to the throne, hates her; the High Priest of Amun and the commander of the army want to kill her and Tuthmosis; and the best bathroom facilities in the country are the equivalent of a cat-box.
To make matters more difficult, she's falling helplessly in love with Senemut, and soon, she's not sure she even wants to return home. To protect Tuthmosis from assassination, the lovers arrange to put Hattie on the throne. But, what should she do when she suddenly finds herself, an obscure artist from Chicago, crowned ruler of all Egypt?
MIRROR IMAGES: When Cassie buys an antique compact, little does she know it can foretell the future--her future. Marjorie, a Florida girl unwillingly transplanted to Vermont, learns there's more to fear from the alien snowfall than just the cold. Neil Dallas's jagged descent from rock and roll singer to drug-addicted has-been is unstoppable...or is it?
Curiosity killed the cat--but what about a delivery man who burns to know what's in all those packages? In a future world where clairvoyants decide a defendant's guilt or innocence, trouble brews when the accused has stronger psychic powers than the judge. Wanda Jean and Vincent are the last living married couple, treated like the museum pieces--can they single handedly revive a dead institution?
Let these eerie tales take you to a place where nothing is as it seems--where the only thing you can rely on is unexpected.
PENUMBRA: Travel deep into unknown territory, where life and death are not as they seem; where machines dominate your days; where you have to be careful what you ask for, because you might get it; where magic is the norm, and stars really do grant wishes.
These stories will take you beyond the realm of the solid and real, into the deepest, darkest corner of your imagination. Don't forget to bring your flashlight...
Elizabeth Delisi has wanted to be a writer since she was in first grade, and probably would have written in the womb if she could have convinced her mother to swallow a pencil. But life hasn't always gone the way she planned, and on her road to publication she worked as a motel maid, waitress, secretary, administrative aide, substitute teacher, and newspaper reporter.
Elizabeth's novels include FATAL FORTUNE, the first in a paranormal mystery series; LADY OF THE TWO LANDS, a time-travel romance; and SINCE ALL IS PASSING, a suspense. She's written contemporary and paranormal romance novellas for ENCHANTED HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAY HEARTS, HOLIDAY HEARTS 2, and CUPID'S CAPERS, and has also published two short story collections, MIRROR IMAGES and PENUMBRA. In addition to her writing, Elizabeth edits for several small publishers and individuals, and teaches online writing courses for Writer's Digest.
"A Carol of Love" in HOLIDAY HEARTS: Mara Parker's heart is bleak as Christmas approaches. Her husband, Stephen, was killed in an automobile accident and now will never see his unborn child, due any day. Mara has retreated into her shell in the cabin in the mountains she and Stephen shared, living only for her child.
Then Doug Swanson, a camper in need of a roof over his head during a snowstorm, shows up at her door. He brings joy into her life, makes her smile, gives her a feeling of security. As the days go by, Mara finds herself daring to fall in love again. But is Doug who he seems--or is he after something more than shelter from the storm?
HOLIDAY HEARTS (an EPPIE Award finalist) also features contemporary romance novellas by Linda Bleser, Leta Nolan Childers, and Kay Culligan Techler.
"A Cup of Christmas Charm" in HOLIDAY HEARTS 2: Chloe Lange's heart somersaults when Zack Martin walks into her New Age store, "Chloe's Charming Gems." He's looking for the perfect Christmas gift for his sister, and she's only too happy to help. But when he asks her out on a date, she gets cold feet. After all, she's a single mother raising her four year old daughter Amanda, and she has the store to run. Besides, all men are untrustworthy--she learned that when Amanda's father took off as soon as he discovered Chloe was pregnant.
Zack Martin wants a woman in his life, and Chloe Lange fits the bill perfectly. But when she turns down his offer of dinner, he figures it's for the best. Every minute he's not at work he spends with his sister, Hope. She was born handicapped, and since the death of their parents, she's his responsibility. Not that she's a burden--Hope's sunny smile and optimistic personality make life with her a joy. But the last thing he needs is to get hung up on a woman, only to find she can't accept Hope as part of the equation. Can the spirit of Christmas, with the help of Hope and Chloe's eccentric Aunt Saidie, bring together two hearts aching to be filled?
HOLIDAY HEARTS 2 also features contemporary romance novellas by Linda Bleser, Leta Nolan Childers, and Kay Culligan Techler.
CUPID'S CAPERS: When Brett Newman accompanies his brother Bryan into Violet Webber's wedding shop, The Cupid Connection, Violet figures Brett's the best-looking male she's seen in a long time. But she knows his type: the hunk with all the women hanging off him, who uses women and discards them as if they were tissues. Violet's amazed to find that he's just as cynical about love and romance as she is. She's even more astonished to find herself falling in love with him, despite her best intentions. Can Cupid remove the blinders from Violet's and Brett's eyes -- and the padlocks from their hearts?
CUPID'S CAPERS also features contemporary romance novellas by Linda Bleser, Leta Nolan Childers, and Kay Culligan Techler.
FATAL FORTUNE: No one in Cheyenne, North Dakota believes in Lottie Baldwin’s psychic abilities; especially not Harlan Erikson, sergeant in the sheriff’s office. Harlan is willing to take Lottie’s love, but as far as her Tarot readings go–well, he prefers to play it by the book.
When the husband of Lottie’s best friend Janet disappears, Lottie can’t sit on her hands while the official investigation grinds slowly along. Armed with her courage, her insight and her Tarot deck, Lottie sets out to solve the mystery herself, regardless of who tries to stop her: Janet, Harlan–or the criminal.
SINCE ALL IS PASSING: When Marie Kenning witnesses the kidnapping of a child, she relives the horror of the death of her own child and husband.
Officer Chris Whitley takes on the case--and an interest in Marie--but evidence quickly indicates the child is dead.
Days later, Marie stumbles across the kidnapper and his very-much-alive victim. Unable to convince the man she loves of the truth, Marie sets out alone on a dangerous cross-country mission to save the child.
ONE TOUCH BEYOND an anthology of five paranormal novellas by Maureen McMahon, Elizabeth Delisi, Sheryl Hames Torres, Kim Cox and Chris Grover
RESTLESS SPIRIT by Elizabeth Delisi:
Laura St. Clair lost her eight year old son to a rare disease, and lost her desire to live along with him. When she tries to reach the spirit of her son with a Ouija board, she makes contact with something...but what? Can the mysterious entity she's tapped into bring her news of her son, and if so, what will he expect from her in return?
ENCHANTED HOLIDAYS Romance, mystery, danger and paranormal encounters...authors Kim Cox, Elizabeth Delisi, Chris Grover, Elaine Hopper, Maureen McMahon, and Sheryl Hames Torres provide them all in this intriguing collection of holiday magic entitled ENCHANTED HOLIDAYS:
In MISTLETOE MEDIUM, can psychic Lottie Baldwin and the handsome new man in her life pool their talents and solve the mystery before the bandit strikes again?
THE HOLIDAY MIXER: Step through our "front door" & meet some interesting characters: one of Santa's top elves, investigating a vandalized playground...a Jewish mother, finding her way, now that the kids are grown...a serial killer, taking a date for a ride in the snow...a woman walking alone on Halloween night, suspecting she may be followed...a superstitious girl, taunted by the local bully...a Swedish woman, heartbroken over a rumor...a tiny fairy, summoning the courage to save the coming spring...a preschool teacher, stumbling upon an old flame...and a desperate mother of four young children, rediscovering the gift of giving..
In STEP ON A CRACK by Elizabeth Delisi: Superstitions are just old wives' tales. Or are they? Linda Mae Watkins lives her life by those old sayings, and she knows different...
