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Short Fiction
Becoming
Ludwig, a young 18th century Prussian nobleman, was destined for the church. A trusted authority figure betrayed him and turned him into a vampire. Now he must face an ancient evil—including an evil that has taken root inside him—and learn who he really is…
And who he really loves.
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Novelette
The Hunting Trip
Nazis. The Big Bad of the 20th century. But for Abraham and Ludwig, it’s personal.
Nazis shot Abraham’s great-niece and her baby during their arrest. Ludwig had to flee Germany with Abraham in disguise.
Now it’s 1977. Abraham and Ludwig have heard that there are Nazis hiding from justice in South America. Perhaps they’ll even find the most notorious war criminal of all.
Vampires vs. Nazis. Contains spoilers for Immortal Gifts.
Do you hate Vampires? (Sorry!)
Short Fiction Collection
Love Stories
In these twelve SFF stories, will emotion bring out the best in people… or showcase their worst impulses?
Ann won’t rest until she sets the past to rights. But when time travel becomes a complicated conversation with multiple versions of herself, will she end up criminally insane?
Alien priestess Ariane’s identity is rooted in her religion. Will her naïve empathy leave her exposed to a determined human prisoner’s deception?
Alan Idle is trapped inside his wheelchair-bound programmer’s laptop. When a hurricane threatens to cut off the electricity that powers him, will her fierce fight to keep him safe reveal a deeper truth?
Exploring grief, affection, and the ties that bind us all together, this thought-provoking and diverse set of a dozen fantastical stories takes readers on a riveting trip around the galaxy. Whether it’s venturing into the criminal underworld with a wizard or delving into tough questions about how society treats the differently abled, Villyard’s elegant prose infuses each otherworldly scenario and cleverly evokes critical contemplations on expectations, reality, and humanity’s future.
Love Stories is an eclectic collection of speculative fiction tales. If you like relatable characters, complex themes, and mind-bending twists, then you’ll adore Katherine Villyard’s contrast of the mythical and the mundane.
Buy Love Stories today to question what makes a person a person!
Immortal Gifts
He lied about his identity. Two hundred years later, he’s still paying the price…
Prussia, 1841. Abraham only ever wanted to play violin. Hiding his Jewish status so he can study at the prestigious Berlin Academy of Music, the eager young man is delighted to find a patron who believes in him. But he’s mortified when his new friend turns him into a vampire… and Abraham earns the fury of an ancient antisemite who vows to see him permanently dead.
With everyone he’s ever loved at risk, can he escape the rage of a ruthless bigot?
Broad Spectrum; The 2012 Broad Universe Fiction Sampler
Twenty-nine excerpts and complete short stories from members of Broad Universe, an organization promoting women in genre fiction: fantasy, horror and science fiction.
Love Stories
What is love? What can love drive us to do?
In these stories, love pushes us to revenge, to reach beyond the boundaries of life and death. To rescue a family member. To fight the good fight without even knowing it, or to risk everyone and everything to save someone who may or may not be worthy. To make the wrong decisions and walk into hell. To transcend who we are.
Love can make us both the best and worst versions of ourselves.
This is a very intriguing novella about the beginnings of a vampire. It is the prequel to the author’s upcoming book. It begins in the Catholic Church in 1762 when a young man is deceived by a trusted priest and turned into a vampire. The story that follows is dark and haunting, but well-written. It is definitely way darker than I usually read, but fans of vampire fiction may want to check it out.
