The Maze: Three tales of the future (7 page)
Katy and her grandmother have always used coffee to catch ghosts. It pays the bills and keeps them in high-end beans. But after Katy’s grandmother dies, it’s as if she’s taken all the ghosts with her.
Until Katy discovers there’s a rival ghost hunter in town, one who uses tea—of all things—and one who has stolen all her clients. But when an epic infestation threatens, Katy can’t help but get involved. It will take all her wits—and some excellent Kona blend—to fight the ghost in the coffee machine.
Glass Slipper
: What do you do when the boy you’ve known forever dumps you the day before prom with everyone in a packed cafeteria looking on? Stalk him in your pajamas, of course. For Mira, this is only the start of a not-so-Cinderella prom.
Breaking Plans
: Constance has plans, ones that include leaving her small town immediately after graduation. Prom isn’t part of her agenda. Constance is proficient at breaking rules. But breaking plans? Never. Except that might be the one thing she needs to do.
Bonus Content
: Get a sneak peek of
THE FINE ART OF KEEPING QUIET
Sophomore Jolia does the one thing no one expects from the girl who has perfected the art of keeping quiet.
She joins the speech team.
Jolia can’t confess the real reason—not to her best friend, her new teammates, or even to crush-worthy rival Sam who offers to coach her in secret.
Keeping quiet might be the easy way out, but when what Jolia
doesn’t
say starts to hurt those around her, it might just cost her a best friend, her spot on the team, and even Sam.
But she isn’t the only one with a secret. It’s going to take words—her words—to make things right.
If only Jolia can find them.
About the Author
Charity Tahmaseb has slung corn on the cob for Green Giant and jumped out of airplanes (but not at the same time). She spent twelve years as a Girl Scout and six in the Army; that she wore a green uniform for both may not be a coincidence. These days, she writes fiction (long and short) and works as a technical writer for a software company in St. Paul.
Her novel, The
Geek Girl’s Guide to Cheerleading
(written with co-author Darcy Vance), was a YALSA 2012 Popular Paperback pick in the Get Your Geek On category.
Her short speculative fiction has appeared in UFO Publishing’s
Unidentified Funny Objects
and
Coffee
anthologies,
Kazka Press
,
Sucker Literary Magazine
and
Cast of Wonders
. She blogs (occasionally) at
Writing Wrongs
.
Copyright Information
The Maze: Three Stories of the Future
Copyright © 2014 by Charity Tahmaseb
Published by Collins Mark Books
Cover and Layout copyright © 2014 by Collins Mark Books
Cover design by Collins Mark Books
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