From an orphan who discovers she's not all alone in this world after all, to a young woman whose sudden compulsion reveals relatives she never dreamed she had...

From a grieving father unable to let go of the memory of his son, to a woman with unreliable memories of her life...

What do they all have in common? Family. Unconventional family. Unexpected family.

A master of fiction that packs an emotional punch, multi-genre writer Annie Reed writes stories that pull at your heartstrings in the best possible way. The six stories in this collection are some of her finest.

"One of the best writers I've come across in years."

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

"Annie Reed writes powerful stories about strong women."

Dean Wesley Smith, editor of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine