Unexpected Encounters

Unexpected encounters can change your life in amazing ways.Take the neighbors you've never met who hide their lives behind drawn curtains. Or the furtive family you see late at night at your local pizza parlor. Or the old woman who might hide a heart-breaking secret beneath her wrinkles and gray hair. What would it be like to get to know them—really?Ranging from tall tales with a definite steampunk flair to urban fantasy to near-future science fiction, this latest collection in Annie Reed's Unexpected series will open your heart to the possibilities that exist when you take a minute to get to know the people we share this planet with. Annie Reed writes powerful stories about strong women. –Dean Wesley Smith, editor of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine One of the best writers I've come across in years. Annie excels at whatever genre of fiction she chooses to write.  —Kristine Kathryn Rusch, award-winning editor and writer of The Retrieval Artist series The appearance of a new Annie Reed story is a treat. Try one and you'll be hooked. –David H. Hendrickson, award-winning author of Death in the Serengeti Annie's writing is magic, seriously. –Robert J. McCarter, author of A Ghost's Memoir series