Mortal Creatures: Stories of Grief and Magic
About this ebook
A werewolf who escapes into his wolf form to hide from the pain of losing his family. A widower who makes a deal with a demon to find his wife’s killer. A haunted house where a long-dead woman can get a second chance at life… if she’s willing to pay the price.
The pain of loss is universal. But for those in touch with the magical world, grief takes on new and dangerous dimensions. It’s all too tempting to use magic as an escape from pain… or to lash out at the ones who caused it. In these six standalone contemporary fantasy stories, supernatural beings from werewolves to aliens to demon hunters taste that temptation—and discover a different kind of magic waiting for them on the other side of their pain.
This collection includes the following short stories:
Into the Light
How to Be Remembered
A Little Blood
Innocent
Brotherhood of Lost Souls
Where the Wolves Run Free
About the author
Zoe Cannon may or may not be a supervillain out to conquer the world through writing. When not writing, they can be found perfecting their schemes for world domination, plotting against their archenemies, and staying up too late reading a book. Their secret lair is rumored to be located somewhere in southern New Hampshire. They also write as their mild-mannered alter ego, Z.J. Cannon.
