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Songs of Love and Darkness
Featuring five of the greatest authors of fantasy, romance, and science fiction, this exclusive eBook set is a chilling collection of unearthly delights and harrowing thrills.
Featuring stories by Mary Jo Putney, Carrie Vaughn, Yasmine Galenorn, M.L.N. Hanover, and Lisa Tuttle these contemporary tales of ill-fated love, originally published in the anthology Songs of Love and Death (edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois) explore romance in five wildly creative settings—from the hidden supernatural side of New York City to werewolf-occupied West Texas. Available at a special low price, these stories promise to keep you up all night.
Featuring stories by Mary Jo Putney, Carrie Vaughn, Yasmine Galenorn, M.L.N. Hanover, and Lisa Tuttle these contemporary tales of ill-fated love, originally published in the anthology Songs of Love and Death (edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois) explore romance in five wildly creative settings—from the hidden supernatural side of New York City to werewolf-occupied West Texas. Available at a special low price, these stories promise to keep you up all night.
124 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2012
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About the author
Mary Jo Putney
167 books2,261 followersShe writes young adult fiction as M.J. Putney.
Mary Jo Putney was born on 1946 in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it never occurred to her that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a computer for other purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the ultimate writing tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an ignorance that illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune sometimes favors the foolish and her first book sold quickly, thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the better. (“But why didn't anyone tell me that writing would change the way one reads?”) Like a lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic design business to become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.
A nine-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won RITAs for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances. The Marriage Spell will be out in June 2006 in hardcover, and Stolen Magic (written as M. J. Putney) will be released in July 2006.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a full-time writing career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
Mary Jo Putney was born on 1946 in Upstate New York with a reading addiction, a condition for which there is no known cure. After earning degrees in English Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University, she did various forms of design work in California and England before inertia took over in Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it never occurred to her that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a computer for other purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the ultimate writing tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an ignorance that illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fortune sometimes favors the foolish and her first book sold quickly, thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the better. (“But why didn't anyone tell me that writing would change the way one reads?”) Like a lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic design business to become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-nine books and counting. Her stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual subject matter such as alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has made all of the national bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Five of her books have been named among the year’s top five romances by The Library Journal. The Spiral Path and Stolen Magic were chosen as one of Top Ten romances of their years by Booklist, published by the American Library Association.
A nine-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won RITAs for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career achievement award for historical romance. Though most of her books have been historical, she has also published three contemporary romances. The Marriage Spell will be out in June 2006 in hardcover, and Stolen Magic (written as M. J. Putney) will be released in July 2006.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a full-time writing career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
July 8, 2017
Kind of a cute collection of love and almost love stories.
March 12, 2018
Five stories with paranormal romance angles, but not necessarily the same level of HEA as a romance. Solid stories by Putney and Galenorn, a superhero story by Vaughn that I personally didn't find nearly as engaging as the world-building and characters in her Kitty series (I love those books). Two new-to-me writers were MLN Hanover and Lisa Tuttle. I will look for other books by them, because I thought their contributions to this anthology were very tight, very atmospheric, and unusual.
April 28, 2025
Weird set of short stories, no of which grabbed my attention.
March 17, 2013
The Demon Dancer Mary Jo Putney
Is a dynamic story about love and self gratification.
Rooftops Carrie Vaughn
Heroes are known for saving people, but she could not understand the role of a hero, even though she wrote a play about Heroes, she had more to learn. This is a great story showing the human relation to ideals and love.
Man in the mirror, yasmine glenorn
He was traped by the mirror, lost in the house he used to love.But would he accept the cost of what it would be to gain his freedom.
Hurt Me M L N Hanover
The house was haunted, and violent in its nature especially toward women, so when a new person moved in the neighborhood waited for the violence and the haunting to send them running away. but there is more to the story then the neighborhood could remember.
His wolf Lisa Tuttle
It was his wolf that attracted her, but his protestation of love was not expected, she would learn more about the cost of love.
Is a dynamic story about love and self gratification.
Rooftops Carrie Vaughn
Heroes are known for saving people, but she could not understand the role of a hero, even though she wrote a play about Heroes, she had more to learn. This is a great story showing the human relation to ideals and love.
Man in the mirror, yasmine glenorn
He was traped by the mirror, lost in the house he used to love.But would he accept the cost of what it would be to gain his freedom.
Hurt Me M L N Hanover
The house was haunted, and violent in its nature especially toward women, so when a new person moved in the neighborhood waited for the violence and the haunting to send them running away. but there is more to the story then the neighborhood could remember.
His wolf Lisa Tuttle
It was his wolf that attracted her, but his protestation of love was not expected, she would learn more about the cost of love.
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November 26, 2019Rooftops - Carrie Vaughn
A fun romp through society rife with "vigilantes" with and without superpowers, a dash of romance and new possibilities once the decision dump some baggage was made.
His Wolf - Lisa Tuttle
An intriguing twist on a woman and her beloved beast and her intermittent lover.
Tried the others and just lost my will to read them, so I did not.
A fun romp through society rife with "vigilantes" with and without superpowers, a dash of romance and new possibilities once the decision dump some baggage was made.
His Wolf - Lisa Tuttle
An intriguing twist on a woman and her beloved beast and her intermittent lover.
Tried the others and just lost my will to read them, so I did not.
January 10, 2017
Strange love stories
They caught my interest and I couldn't stop reading. These stories are spooky and endearing. You won't be able to put them down either.
They caught my interest and I couldn't stop reading. These stories are spooky and endearing. You won't be able to put them down either.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews