Seven Thomas-Jacob Publishing, LLC authors bring you 15 of their short stories, excerpts, and poems. Sometimes offbeat, always captivating, the selections include historical fiction, magical realism, crime, psychological suspense, literary fiction, coming of age, and poetry for both children and adults. The works are grouped by author name, not genre, ensuring a surprise each time you turn the page.

Melinda Clayton is an award-winning author of southern psychological suspense. In addition to novels, she's written two family genealogies and numerous articles and short stories published in various print and online magazines. Clayton is also a writing tutor, an editor, and an MFA instructor.