Carey Gardner receives an enormous box of chocolates from a secret admirer for Valentine's Day. Being a pretty straightforward kind of guy, Carey's not really comfortable with expensive presents from persons unknown, and he's less comfortable when his friends Ben and Heath tell him the story about a serial killer who once stalked the Hartsburg College campus. Not that Carey really believes his secret admirer is up to anything very sinister—besides, he's already got enough problems falling for Walter Sterne, a brilliant but socially awkward grad student. Carey's friends are warning him against Walter, and even Walter isn't very encouraging. Sometimes life really is like a box of chocolates. Novelette, approximately 40-50 pages or 14,000 words Petit Morts Indulge your sweet tooth with five deliciously weird tales by Josh Lanyon and Jordan Castillo Price! A storefront. You've never noticed it before. It's small, unassuming, and yet there's something about it that draws your eye. And the aroma drifting out, rich and dark, so enticing. How could you have overlooked it? It must be new. So why does it look like it's been there for ages? And the chocolatier behind the counter...certainly you'd remember him.

1: Hue, Tint and Shade by Jordan Castillo Price

Yellow is as yellow does.

2: Slings and Arrows by Josh Lanyon

It's a fine line between "secret admirer" and "stalker".

3: Moolah and Moonshine by Jordan Castillo Price

If you ever go to France, watch out for those ticklers.

4: Other People's Weddings by Josh Lanyon

Pulling off the perfect wedding can be murder.

5: Spanish Fly Guy by Jordan Castillo Price

I held my nose I closed my eyes...I took a drink.