Link by Link

Overview

"'I wear the chain I forged in life,' replied the Ghost. 'I made it link by link…'" -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Link by Link is a collection of 11 stories of ghosts, spirits, and creatures unnamed, all come to teach lessons we won't soon forget. From sweet Christmas tales to terrifying holiday hauntings, these stories take a dive into the past in the hopes of creating a better—or at least different—future.

Author Biography

M. Dalto is a bestselling New Adult author of adventurous romantic fantasy stories, having won a Watty award for excellence in digital storytelling for her debut novel, Two Thousand Years, in 2016. She spends her days as a full-time residential real estate paralegal, using her evenings to pursue her literary agenda, and when she's not writing, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, playing video games, and drinking coffee. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband, their daughter, and their corgi Loki. Pam Dunn lives in Angels Camp, California. She has degrees in Creative Writing and Library/Information Science. Her short stories appear in several anthologies and journals. An avid reader, she is currently revising two novels. Myra Fiacco edits and publishes award-winning books for marvelous authors as the Owner and Editorial Director of Filles Vertes Publishing. Myra writes motivational non-fiction (to keep it real) and historical fiction with dark whimsy (to keep life magical). Myra lives in the beautiful heart of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho with her three kids and husband. Marlena Frank is the author of young adult fantasy and horror novels and novellas, including the Amazon bestseller Stolen of the Stolen series. She has been writing and publishing short fiction since 2010. Read more of her work at http://MarlenaFrank.com. New England author Kristin Jacques is the author of the award winning Gate Cycle trilogy, with the next book, Skin Curse, to release in the fall of 2020. She recently signed her paranormal series Midnight Guardians to City Owl Press. She's mother to two gremlins and two feisty trash pandas. Visit www.kristinjacques.com to walk on the weird side. Originally hailing from the Midwest, you can always expect an "ope" from Jess Moore or one of her characters. She moved to historic gold-country California ages ago and only looks back east when the leaves are wild with color. She spent years building careers in both teaching and social work, but now, she writes in the very early morning while her family sometimes sleeps. Candace Robinson spends her days consumed by words and hoping to one day find her own DeLorean time machine. She loves escaping reality any time she can, through books or film. Leslie Rush grew up near Philadelphia. She moved to El Paso and fell in love with the desert Southwest. When she's not writing or teaching history, LeslieRush can be found on the road with her husband, exploring the desert and the world of dreams. C. Vonzale Lewis resides in California with her husband. She is an acquisitions editor for Filles Vertes Publishing who spends her days writing and her evenings editing. Her first short story, MONSTERS, was published in the anthology Flicker in 2018. Not long after that, her debut novel, LINEAGE, was released on July 16, 2019 with Parliament House. You can find her latest short stories CHASING THE STORY in the Love on Main anthology and THE SIN EXCHANGE in the Masks anthology both published in 2020! Lauren Emily Whalen's second YA novel, TWO WINTERS, a modern retelling of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, will be released by Filles Vertes in February 2021. She also wrote the YA novel SATELLITE, available wherever books are sold. Lauren lives in Chicago with her cat, Versace, and her collection of the Bard's plays. Beth Worsdell is an English author of sci-fi and fantasy fiction for adults and children of all ages. She is also an artist and songwriter.