Charles Payseur

Ray seems like the perfect boyfriend -- he's gorgeous, incredibly romantic, and has a mechanical suit that he invented to become the dastardly MantaRay. For Alec, who also spends his nights making life difficult for do-gooders everywhere, it's a match made in supervillain heaven. Except that Ray is a bit too into the hit soap opera, All My Werewolves. When tempers flare during what's supposed to be a quiet night out, Alec nearly ruins everything over...

Ben has a problem. His home is his castle -- literally, given it's a fortress floating in the clouds -- and it's been invaded. By humans. And though he's a giant, a human infestation is nothing he wants to be a part of. So his only real choice is call up an exterminator and hope that they have a non-violent way of clearing out his home of unwanted guests. What he's not expecting is for the exterminator to be ... so very hot. Drake is funny, kind,...

Jamie, Diego, and Raven have run the gauntlet of magic school together, defeating ancient dangers and saving countless lives. For all the good they've done, though, the powers that be aren't about to bend their rules to allow the three of them to become mages together. No, a mage needs a single partner, a single Complement to unleash the full potential of their magic. Or so the school authorities believe. What is written on the hearts of Jamie, Diego,...

Rex Devious -- Dr. Devious to meddlesome do-gooders everywhere -- can go toe-to-toe with superheroes without blinking an eye. So picking out a Christmas present for his new boyfriend should be no problem. After all, he and Sanjay seem perfect for each other. But with a terrible track record for finding gifts that won't scare his potential partners away, Rex is paralyzed with insecurity. Until, of course, he decides to change tactics. Instead of having...

Bastian's kitchen, normally his sanctuary, has become anything but since Colin began working with him. There's just something ... distracting about the line chef that Bastian is drawn to, even as Colin refuses to reveal anything about himself. When Bastian tastes a secret project Colin was working on, though, it opens the door to a magical world he never knew existed -- a world Colin is part of. There are rules to that world, though, and thanks to...

Noah is a tester of fully immersive video games, and one of the best, though his personality makes him rather difficult to work with. In fact, his only friend (and serious crush) is his manager, Malik. And when Noah suspects that Mal has been working with someone else, he crosses a line that could ruin even that. It turns out that both men might be keeping their share of secrets, and it might take a very special game for them to be able to open up....

For a god of mischief, April Fool's Day is the highlight of the calendar, a chance to really sow some chaos and discord. For Loki, it's the perfect opportunity to get back as the noble Thor by provoking his wrath in a small town of unsuspecting mortals. One fake dating profile and a liberal amount of lies later, and the scene is set. For a real trickster, though, there's little challenge or reward in fooling someone who's so very trusting, and as...

Lancelot has been playing the Game for a long time. When you're an immortal soul reborn again and again because you drank from the Holy Grail, there isn't much else to do than galivant around the globe, accomplishing quests for points and competing against your fellow immortals. For Lancelot it's life, and yet after centuries he finds himself distracted by a different thrill -- the one he gets from his greatest rival, Palomides. So when Palomides...

Boundary-pushing and experimental, this diverse selection of science fiction and fantasy stories illuminates what it means to be human and explores the ever-expanding and changing world of SFF today.