Burning Love and Bleeding Hearts

The title says it all. Who would think love could be so... dangerous? A mix of poetry and short fiction - love found, love lost, love experienced in ways you never imagined. Weird and macabre, sometimes humorous, often terrifying, these tales - presented by an international line up of authors - will make your heart skip a beat. Each story is a dance with love, sometimes with death as its partner. Britain's most respected living horror writer Ramsey Campbell has said of this magazine-sized charity book of short stories:- "A fine anthology for a fine cause. Invest your imagination in it and you'll be investing in the world as well." "Burning Love and Bleeding Hearts" is a collection of dark Valentine's Day tales; a charity anthology to raise funds for the Australian bush-fire victims, and ALL sale proceeds will be donated to the Australian Red Cross. Thank you for buying, and hope you enjoy these stories, all for a great cause!! - Louise Zedda-Sampson and Chris Mason (editors). Cover art: Luke Spooner CONTENTS:Tender Whisper on a Crimson Tongue by Erik Hofstatter... Orchid, Squirrel, White-Hot Star by Russell Hemmell... A Saint Valentine's Day Tale by James Dorr... To Cherish, Love, and Obey by K.B. Elijah... Waxing Her by Michael Arnzen... Old Stones by Miguela Considine... Melody in the Dark by Sarah Doebereiner... The Rose Room by Kurt Newton... Kardia by Donna Laemmlen... Smoke Signals by Lynne Lumsden Green... Abduction Again by Janis Butler Holm... Invisible Boy by Bruce Meyer... Valentine's Volunteer by A.J. Collins... King Cupie by Josh Dygert... Geometric Dilemma or Made for Each Other? by Nadja Maril... Fallen Angel by Alyson Faye... Dark Wings by Gerri Leen... Jarred by N.M. Brown... When He Comes by Susan Snyder... Seamless by Geneve Flynn... Screaming for Love by Diane Arrelle... Edible Panties by Kevin J. Kennedy... Flowering Night by Mere Rain... Love Ya to Death by Steve Carr... Honeymoon Lodge by Kurt Newton... Cleaning up the Act by Steve Dillon... A Receipt by Josh Strnad... Pit of Love by Claire Fitzpatrick... Lover Song, Mantis Instinct by Russell Hemmell... Dance of the Forever Wolf by S.M. Fedor... Broken Crows by William Falo... Bloom by Kurt Newton... Teratophile by Blake Jessop... Wrong Number by Noel Osualdini... Vegan Vamp by Donna J.W. Munro... One from the Heart by Anthony Ferguson... Polluted by Sara Tantlinger... Lovers' Quarrel by Michael A. Clark... Threeplay by Suzanne LaFetra Collier... DNA by E.E. King...Encore by Nic Brady... Whiter Shade of Pale by C.L. Raven... Incisions by Sara Tantlinger... The Music of the Heart by John Grant... The Catch by Eugene Johnson... Vampires and Perfume by Michael Arnzen... Doris by Ronnie Smart... Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Alan Meyrowitz... The Lucky Palace by sydney khoo... A Ballet of Blood and Flames by Liam Hogan... Still Broken-Hearted by Lynn White... The Lonesome Defeat of Bridge Repair by Gabriel Hart... Heart of Dust by Ric Connely... Or Something by Sara Tantlinger... Damaged by Kevin David Anderson... Stone Cold by Leslie Wibberley... Lovers by Laura Wild... Fermented Fatalities by Sara Tantlinger... Hermit 2.0 by Rebecca Fraser... The Ballad of Elvis O'Malley by Matthew R. Davis...