Mary M Raichle

Soggy leaves squished under Janie's boots. Fixing the back fence wasn't a fun job but it would go quick with the whole pack. At least until they reached the unnaturally flooded stream. Crossing a...

Aravel stood at the bow of the Harmonious Song, studying the twin cities of Yuzuki and Masumi in Chinwendu. Halfway around the world from home, Aravel didn't expect to find an old enemy stirring up...

Atif's life seemed as though it was set in stone until the day his father's ship ran around. Then everything changed for the worse. Starvation seemed inevitable until Atif decided that he wouldn't...

Trips around the world excited Cadfael's twin Anwyn but sailing was torture for him. Seasick looking at boats, Cadfael would rather stay home.Except that home was torture, too. Too many women...

Nolan hated parties. Which didn't matter when Mother ordered him to attend a Delbhana ball. He wouldn't risk a beating for disagreeing. It looked to be another evening on the sidelines until Dana...

As her older sister's wedding begins, Keiko struggles to cope with a level of society she has never prepared for. Raised a peasant, Keiko is now a member of nobility. Despite that, she longs for the...

In the aftermath of his Gifts erupting, Pablo finds himself in a whole new world. Gone is his familiar apartment building and run-down school. In their place, he has a brightly colored world full of...

Families come in all sorts and sizes. From brutal lovers to tender lovers, strong parents to the dead we've left behind, family defines us all in many ways. Meyari McFarland has collected six stories...

Eashana knew, to the core of her being, that something was wrong. Her sisters were never this silent. But as she drifted towards the airlock, silence echoing in her ears, she also knew that they...

Survival was hard enough but when your space station was half destroyed and the population was slowly trickling away it became even harder. Paulina lived with the scars of the accident that had...

What is a god but one with the power to change, destroy, improve your life? From ancient gods long forgotten to parents guiding your life and the power of cats to move us, gods come in all shapes,...

Gods dwell in everything. The sky, the earth, roses, frogs, everywhere. Above, below and between, the Gods imbue everything with life. And death. When Dorji Kita goes mad and kidnaps Prince Cyrille...

Gods live in all the quiet places. Behind every single event, a god lurks, alive, dead, undead. Their power buoys up the world and tears it down. When Gods threaten mortal life, one team is called in...

Collecting six varied stories, Infinite Dreams examines what it means to be a woman facing a hostile world. In Dragon Rider's Song, a young woman returns to her mother's home only to find romance and...

Collecting five stories by author Meyari McFarland, Infinite Horizons examines what it means to be a woman in worlds unlike our own. Relationships bloom in Sensory Adjustment, a tale of finding love...

Meyari McFarland returns in a joyful collection of science fiction stories focusing on women of all types. From scientists exploring new worlds to space liners catering to their guests every needs,...

Seven journeys: Infinite Travels collects seven stories by Meyari McFarland chronicling travels physical, emotional and metaphorical. Questions of identity, of freedom, of gender and justice are...

It was a day of celebration. Valerian's intent had been to enjoy the Festival of the Goddess Inina's Blessings to the world with his daughters and young son. It was a day of joy, a day to celebrate...

Piloting was dangerous, especially when you grieved. Keola knew that better than most. The Wave drive affected electronics, making them unreliable. It also affected human minds, sending them chasing...

Young dragon Marikellian traveled through dimensions, exploring the universe. It was lonely but Marikellian didn't mind. Much. At least until he encountered a deadly dimension like none he'd ever...

Madoka did not know what in the little village had compelled so much attention. Despite Madoka's intention to spend no more than a matter of weeks, Madoka had been in the village for several years...

The wrong choice spelled doom. Dustin tries his best to please his new Master. After being sold Dustin had expected more beatings and rape. That was what he'd come to expect as a slave. But Master...

Youneda's life was as comfortable as it could be for an aging dragon with a horde of pottery instead of gold or jewels. One day he received a message that drew him out of his comfortable suburban...

Dahlia had a problem: a stalker with powers that threatened not just her life but also her carefully crafted identity. Jacks had a problem, too: a magical doom that had destroyed his entire family...

Bot smasher Nakato dedicated her life to taking the broken tech other people had abandoned and turning it into robots designs that the world had never seen. Only two things drew her from her home...

Sisters in Conflict Badra and Rida had spent years fishing the moonlit seas together but their relationship was as unstable as their tiny fishing boat adrift in a gale. Badra had done her best for...

Etsuko delighted in the challenge of meeting a new species on a new world. Meeting new aliens, learning of their cultures, was her greatest joy. Not as joyful was dealing with new coworkers who...

Urith cocked a hip as he stared down the three masters he had to service tonight. Drunk, too rich to care what damage they did to him, and sadistic as hell. Lovely. Didn't matter. Urith would play...

Trapped by the blood magic that tied him to his mother, Juraj knew escape was impossible. Elder Danek controlled Nadezda, their town, everyone he saw and touched.But a forced engagement to a woman...

Noa's life revolved around scavenging for valuables left behind when global warming melted the ice caps and flooded Seattle. Her little nest in the Web was all she had other than her flipper and the...