Through Button Eyes: A Collection Of Short Fiction

By: Placer Gold Writers Ink & Others

This book offers readers an opportunity to experience their favorite and new genres that most assuredly will give an emotionally delightful roller coaster ride of excitement, fear, laughter and tears.

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Book Description

The anthology presents fifteen previously unpublished short fictional stories that embrace a spectrum of genres: science fiction, fantasy, dystopia,thriller, tragedy, swashbuckling, action/adventure, literary fiction,romantic suspense, memoir, coming of age, LGBT, and even horror comedy. This book offers readers an opportunity to experience their favorite and new genres that most assuredly will give an emotionally delightful roller coaster ride of excitement, fear, laughter and tears. An interesting "Through Button Eyes" factoid: each of the stories involves a seemingly innocuous button(s) in some quirky fashion. Seven authors included: Patrick Witz, Annemarie Olsen, David Loofbourrow, Davin L.Kent, Jane Haworth, Evelina Dunn, and Kathleen Coleman.

Here are some of the story synopses:

Botones de Oro
by Annemarie Olsen
Genre: Swashbuckler
A handsome, mysterious stranger whirls into town weaving a spell with tales of heroism, gold and adventure. Can the spellbound barmaid win both his heart and his treasure?

Button Lip
by Patrick Witz
Genre: Comedy Horror
A gruesome story unfolds and ends in an act of zombie revenge. However, the horrendous saga continues with new meaning as prize money unlocks doors that should have remained closed.

Stranger In Town
by Evelina Dunn
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
On a quiet weekend at the coast away from her lackluster life, she meets a suave stranger. A dangerous mix of mystery and excitement at the water's edge...yet she feels unthreatened. She is mesmerized, even after being warned. She can't help but be drawn into his world.

WEEP for Humanity
by David Loofbourrow
Genre: Dystopia
The quiet community life of an Israeli kibbutz offers Abram Meir, a young veterinarian, the support he needs to heal from the loss of his family to a Hamas bomb. But a world-wide disaster thrusts him into the center of a secret international plan to save the human race from complete annihilation. Abram has lost everyone he cared about. Can he find the strength to make the ultimate sacrifices that might give humanity a chance to start over?

Opportunity
by Patrick Witz
Genre: Science Fiction
NASA J.P.L. Engineers Kevin and Frank have faithfully managed the day-to-day operations of the Mars rover "Opportunity" by the book for years. A chance glimpse of something odd leads the two engineers to break protocol and secretly investigate the anomaly on their own. Informing management too soon would definitely jeopardize the mission, their careers and retirement.

Pearlies
by Jane Haworth
Genre: Coming of Age
A mysterious envelope arrives with an all-expenses-paid overseas trip enclosed. Teenager Trisha reluctantly embarks on a surprising journey that leads her into tangled threads of family history still knotted with hostilities.

The Exchange
by Patrick Witz
Genre: Literary Fiction
As Alzheimer's Disease scrambles Grandma's memories, the old woman hints at a shocking tale. What Annie uncovers thrusts her into a heart-wrenching dilemma.

Lucky Button Betty
by Davin L. Kent
Genre: Coming of Age - LGBT
For Martin, fresh off a Nebraska farm, coming out in the '70s should have been easy. But after three years, the shy young man still hasn't been on a single date - until the Aunties give him a very special gift.

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