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On a stormy weekend in Cedar City, Utah, seven writers of diverse backgrounds came together to produce the first RoHo Retreat Collaboration, Tricks & Treats: A Romance and Horror Microfiction Anthology. Assembled by editors at Whisper House Press and Collective Tales Publishing, this collection blends the dark and the delightful, offering bite-sized tales of love, loss, and the supernatural.

Steve Capone, Jr. shares three of his previously unpublished works from the last half decade or so. They are a bit odd. Wonder what it might have been like to see Jesus push a kid off a roof? Why an upstanding young woman might be breaking into a thrift shop after hours? Or what a man earning his million-miler recognition might have sacrificed to earn such high esteem? Three shorts answer these questions, at least in the mind of their author.

As we wrap up another year at the Diamond Valley Writers' Guild, the Board of Directors would like to thank all members for their support. As always, the October meeting includes elections for our volunteer Board of Directors whose terms were expiring. The results of the election were Kevin Kindle, entering his 2nd term as Vice-President, Sofia Barber, entering her 2nd term as Secretary and Lynette Tucker entering her 3rd and final term as Member-at-Large. The video of the election and the prose readaround will be uploaded to our YouTube Channel soon. As we enter our off-season, there will be one last Board Meeting via Zoom on November 12 to recap the year and start planning 2025... all members are welcome to attend! We should also mention that during the off-season, the forums on the website are still active and are monitored by other members. If you write a message, it will be seen. With the conclusion of our annual Prose Readaround, our 2025 membership push begins! All memberships purchased from now until the end of 2024 will be automatically applied toward their 2025 membership. Enjoy the holidays and we look forward to your support next year. Your DVWG Board

Travel-writer RK Simmons meets a beautiful and intriguing woman while on assignment in Alaska. Their mutual interest in mystery stories leaves him with one half of a raggedly torn $2 bill and a strange old photograph. After the woman goes missing under unusual circumstances, the police suspect murder. The resulting adventure pulls Simmons and a companion into a web of travel, confusion and intrigue. Nothing is clear, as Oriental gangsters give chase across country on the Empire Builder train. Simmons and his companion are left wondering until the end.

For fans of “The Lottery” and The Hunger Games, this novel set in a small town with a sinister tradition is chilling in the best possible way. Welcome to Curdle Creek, a place just dying to make you feel at home. Osira, a forty-five-year-old widow, is an obedient follower of the strict conventions of Curdle Creek, an all-Black town in rural America stuck in the past and governed by a tradition of ominous rituals. Osira is considered blessed, but her luck changes when her children flee, she comes second to last in the Running of the Widows and her father flees when his name is called in the annual Moving On ceremony. Forced into a test of allegiance, Osira finds herself transported back in time, then into another realm where she must answer for crimes committed by Curdle Creek. Exile forces her to jump realms again, landing Osira even farther away from home, in rural England. Safe as long as she sticks to the rules, she quickly learns there are consequences for every kindness. Each jump could lead Osira anywhere but back home.

A Deadly Vigilante Crime Thriller of Twisted Justice In a SoCal restaurant parking lot, a paroled sex-offender dies of multiple gunshots... In Louisiana, a woman who kicked her young son to death dies of an overdose... In Yuma, while standing in line for a food handout, a man who escaped punishment for murdering his wife and child drops dead... Across the country, perps who've slaughtered innocents are dying. No one suspects a conspiracy - until a traumatized food critic stumbles onto the scene.

A single mother struggles for worth after a vicious attack. A police sergeant seeks redemption for a crime he didn't realize he'd committed - until the victim dies. While walking home from work one night, Tracy Michaels' world shatters when she's viciously attacked. He knows all about her and threatens to kill Ritchie, her baby son, if she goes to the police. She vows to keep silent, but when her friend and neighbor calls an ambulance, she's taken to the hospital. When detectives arrive, she's terrified. Is HE watching? A taunting note from him arrives, assuring her he knows. Determined to keep her baby safe, she escapes from the hospital and seeks shelter for Ritchie and herself in a safe house for battered women. Then she spots him, watching. Waiting. Will she and her baby ever be safe? There's only one thing to do...

BECAUSE OF HIS FORBIDDEN LOVE FOR A SLAVE DESTINED TO BECOME QUEEN, AN EGYPTIAN PRINCE IS CURSED THROUGH ETERNITY Born an exalted Egyptian prince, 3rd son of Thutmose III, Prince Rahmor stood in favor with his father--until he commits the one unpardonable sin - he falls in love with a copper-haired slave who's destined to become queen. His love for this woman not only endangers his life, but the consequences of that love carry through the ages to a contemporary copper-haired American woman. He didn’t count on falling in love with her, nor did he know he’d have a fight to the death with a magical werewolf that follows him through time. LOVE, OR HORROR? When newspaper reporter Krista Hawthorne transfers to a small town in the Appalachian Mountains, she expects a quiet place in which to recover from a devastating heartbreak. Instead, she’s plunged into a nightmare of terror that tests every belief she’s ever held dear. When a mythical werewolf viciously attacks and kills her date, she runs in terror, but when the beast catches up to her, instead of attacking her, he stares at her, then backs away and crashes into the bushes. Why? Why did it let her live? When she finally discovers the answer, she's plunged into an unseen world of magic, danger, and a love beyond her wildest dreams.

Book One: The Trapper and the Missing Spy The pastoral quiet of the Orem shrouds a dark and terrible secret. In ancient days, it was the seat of a tyrannical sorcerer-king. Even in recent memory, it was troubled by despots, raiders, and bandits. And now the residents of the region are vanishing. Among them, a spy sent to keep watch should the evils of the distant past resurface. To this end, a warrior named Halsedric arrives on a mission to discover what has become of the spy and investigate the troubling reports sent from the area. Follow Halsedric as he uncovers dark deeds as they unfold in the land of Orem.

Short stories about people who kill and get away with it.