Category Archives: Soul’s Road Press

New fantasy story available: A Father’s Blessing

By DayleFebruary 14, 2015Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

Marble and granite, alabaster and onyx: all stone speaks to Farais, and she wants nothing more than to be a Sculptor and release their secrets. But Farais is the last one in her family left to recite their lineage, a task at odds with her dreams. To achieve Master Sculptor status, she must obtain her father’s blessing…and her father believes in family and tradition. Farais must find a way to appease him, or she will lose everything she holds dear.

“A Father’s Blessing” is a brand new short fantasy, never before published!

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Free story! “This is the World Calling”

By DayleFebruary 5, 2015Dayle A. Dermatis, Free Story!, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press, Uncollected Anthology

As part of the Uncollected Anthology series project, all the authors will be publishing their stories for free on their websites, each one for two weeks only!

“This is the World Calling” appeared in Issue 4, Heartspells.

Tansy and Ki’s families are two of the most powerful witch dynasties—and the feud between them puts the Hatfield and McCoys to shame. So why, then, did their parents not care when the two would run off and play as children, lost in their own little world? When they meet again as adults, Tansy and Ki’s mutual attraction makes it vitally important that they find the answer to that question.

This free story was available for two week only. If you missed this one, click on the links above. And please check out the Uncollected Anthology website (and maybe sign up for the newsletter!) to find out when the next issue will be available!

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Like a box of chocolates

By DayleJanuary 14, 2015Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

I’m so happy to announce my latest collection, a small volume of flash fiction fantasy and SF stories that span twenty (!) years of my career.

The ten stories in Small Wonders each runs no longer than 1500 words, making each one a perfect little bonbon of speculative fiction. Whether you savor a morsel at a time or gobble up the whole collection, you’ll walk away satisfied. (But unlike a box of chocolate, you can always come back and enjoy this collection again and again.) In Small Wonders you’ll find out why Dayle A. Dermatis’s short fiction has been called “really, really good”!

Includes the following stories:

The Power to Change the Shape of the Land
The Pumpkin-Carving Contest
Cycles
Creative Arsenal
The Sultan’s Sons
A Matter of Perspective
Accidental Victim
Return
The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip
What Dragons Prefer

Print version coming soon!

What if you didn’t have a soul?

By DayleJanuary 7, 2015Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

Layde leads a double life: as a Duchess on the Hll, and as a mysterious assassin in a blood-red cloak. Born without a soulstone, set apart from every other person by her difference, she wanders adrift until she falls in love with Sehra, also a hired killer…and a mother. Layde takes jobs to fill the hollowness inside, but Sehra kills by a code. Their differences threaten to drive them apart, and tragedy threatens to destroy Layde. Only the love of a child has a chance of bringing her back from despair’s edge.

“Soulsearching” is a brand new short fantasy, never before published!

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A sweet little holiday romance

By DayleDecember 11, 2014Dayle A. Dermatis, Romance, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

Alone in Glastonbury for the Winter Solstice, American Maggie misses her family, who doesn’t accept her pagan beliefs. Before she can accept herself and be open to love, she’ll have to give up something in the Solstice bonfire. A romantic short story about finding your heart.

“Giving to the Night” is a brand new piece of short romantic fiction, never before published!

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A cure for glossophobia?

By DayleDecember 2, 2014Andrea Dale, Erotica, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

A devoted dominatrix comes up with a kinky way to cure her submissive husband’s fear of public speaking. A sizzling hot short story from a legendary erotica heavy-hitter! Contains BONUS story “The Heist.”

“Fear Not” originally appeared in Under Her Thumb: Erotic Stories of Female Domination (Cleis Press, 2013). “The Heist” originally appeared in Frenzy: 60 Stories of Sudden Sex (Cleis Press, 2008) and was reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Quick & Dirty Erotica, Running Press, 2013.

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A Little Night Music back in print!

By DayleNovember 22, 2014Andrea Dale, Erotica, Romance, Soul's Road Press

It’s finally back in print! ::tosses Styx confetti everywhere::

At seventeen, Hannah Montgomery tripped down the stairs into the arms of her favorite rock god, Nathaniel Fox. So she kissed him, of course. But Nate reluctantly said she was too young, Hannah swore that one day, she’d have him, just once.

Nine years later, when his career hits rock bottom, Nate needs Hannah’s PR talents and passion to get him back on top of the music world. Their vow of “just once” to get the lust out of their systems spills over into explosive sexual encounters hotter than anything Hannah ever fantasized about.

But Hannah’s job of making Nate a superstar again clashes with the image of a working girl on his arm—and worse, without Hannah by his side, the temptations of the road might send Nate back into a downward spiral.

Will their final song be a ballad of heartbreak or a chart-topping rocker about the power of true love?

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Reviews

“Dale’s story is a strong romance with a bit of angst and some well-executed character development. The characters engage in sexual antics, including consensual bondage and sex toys, and secondary characters help the plot develop.”
—Romantic Times Book Review (4 stars), October 2007

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::tosses more confetti, rocks around the room::

Lost luggage? No problem!

By DayleNovember 11, 2014Andrea Dale, Erotica, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

Lara’s determined not to let her lost luggage ruin her stay in a Hawaiian paradise. Delectable Evie is determined to help in any way she can. With that kind of attitude, how can they not have a steamy-hot good time? This sexy short story is lesbian erotic romance at its finest!

“Lost & Found” originally appeared in Lesbian Lust: Erotic Stories (Cleis Press, 2010) and was reprinted in Best Lesbian Romance 2011 (Cleis Press, 2011).

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Free story! “Desperate Housewitches”

By DayleNovember 3, 2014Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Free Story!, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press, Uncategorized, Uncollected Anthology

As part of the Uncollected Anthology series project, all the authors will be publishing their stories for free on their websites, each one for two weeks only!

“Desperate Housewitches” appeared in Issue 2, Winter Witches.

Kimberly reigns as the witchy Martha Stewart of her neighborhood coven…until Philippa moves in across the street, with her snooty English pagan heritage and her magical one-upmanship. When the annual Winter Solstice ritual goes horribly wrong, can Kim and Philippa put their differences aside and bring back the sun?

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Highland inspiration

By DayleOctober 29, 2014Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

“When Glynis Mac Tavish went to find the wind…” So begins this short story of loss and longing, inspired by the Highlands of Scotland and Celtic mythology. Glynis, the last of her clan, asks the personification of wind itself only for what she has lost. But all the wind can do is give her the tools to find within herself what she truly seeks.

Personal note: I don’t always know where my ideas come from, but for this one, it’s clear. This story wrote itself one afternoon while I sat on the back of our motorcycle as we wove our way through the Scottish lowlands into the highlands. The wind on my face, the scraggy fields, the grey-blue sky all came together and gave me this tale. I hope you enjoy it!

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