bell into the burning by charlotte dhark the wager by lisa goldman obeah love affair by c. c. hartley a girl and her mirror by mark mackey the bargain by rebecca nolan the little death by b. c. sirrom dance of the valkyrie by l. m. smith forward by jennifer rainey when victor frankenstein crafts his infamous creature in mary shelleys masterpiece , he creates something that is a patchwork not only of men but of ideals , of emotions .