
"There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly, and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it." — Chanakya Avaricious, cruel, depraved, envious, mean-spirited, vengeful—the wicked have been with us since the beginnings of humankind. You might recognize them and you might not. But make no mistake. When the wicked cross your path, your life will never be the same. Do you know someone wicked? You will. The 21 stories in the Someone Wicked anthology were written by the members of the Written Remains Writers Guild and its friends, and was edited by JM Reinbold and Weldon Burge. Gail Husch - Reckonings Billie Sue Mosiman - The Flenser Mike Dunne - The Fire of Iblis Christine Morgan - Sven Bloodhair Ramona DeFelice Long - The Chances Russell Reece - Abracadabra Carson Buckingham - The Plotnik Curse Chantal Noordeloos - Mirror Mirror Patrick Derrickson - The Next King Barbara Ross - Home Improvements J.M. Reinbold - Missing Shaun Meeks - Despair Liz DeJesus - Sisters: A Fairy Tale Doug Blakeslee - The Flowering Princess of Dreams Justynn Tyme - The Semi-Aquatic Blue Baker of Borneo Ernestus Jiminy Chald - The Tail of Fate Weldon Burge - Right-Hand Man Joseph Badal - Ultimate Betrayal Maria Masington - Impresario L.L. Soares - Sometimes the Good Witch Sings to Me Shannon Connor Winward - The Devil Inside The illustration for the cover was created by Jamie Mahon. Cover design by Amy York.
Authors

Liz DeJesus was born on the tiny island of Puerto Rico. She is a novelist, freelance writer, writing coach and a poet. She has been writing for as long as she was capable of holding a pen. She is the author of the novel Nina (Blu Phi'er Publishing, October 2007), The Jackets (Arte Publico Press, March 2011) First Frost (Re-realeased through Indie Gypsy Summer 2015), Glass Frost (Re-released through Indie Gypsy Summer 2015), Shattered Frost (Indie Gypsy, Summer 2015) and Morgan (Indie Gypsy, July 2014). Her work has also appeared in Night Gypsy: Journey Into Darkness (Indie Gypsy, October 2012), Twice Upon a Time (Bearded Scribe Press, Winter 2015) and Someone Wicked (Smart Rhino Publications, Winter 2013). Her articles have been featured in Southern Writers Magazine. Liz is currently working on a new novel and a comic book series titled Zombie Ever After (Emerald Star Comics, Fall 2014).

"Joe Badal has had a varied and successful career. After 6 years as a decorated commissioned Army officer, having served in Vietnam and Greece, he had a long banking and finance career. He has had 16 suspense novels published: 4 stand-alones (The Pythagorean Solution, Shell Game, Ultimate Betrayal, and Payback); 6 books in the Danforth Saga (Evil Deeds, Terror Cell, The Nostradamus Secret,The Lone Wolf Agenda, Death Ship, and Sins of the Fathers); 3 books in the Lassiter/Martinez Case Files (Borderline, Dark Angel, and Natural Causes); and 3 books in the Curtis Chronicles (The Motive, Obsessed, and Justice). He is an Amazon #1 Best-Selling Author and has received numerous awards, including being recognized as "One of The 50 Best Writers You Should Be Reading." He is a two-time winner of the Tony Hillerman Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year, and has received multiple Gold Medals from the Military Writers Society of America. His books have received Finalist honors in the International Book Awards contest and in the Eric Hoffer Awards. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Finance and Business Administration, is a graduate of the Stanford University Law School's Director College, and of the Defense Language Institute, West Coast. Joe has also written dozens of articles that have been published in a variety of business magazines and trade journals, and is a frequent speaker at business and writers’ events. His blog, Everyday Heroes, highlights individuals just like you who are confronted with a challenge and rise to the occasion."


Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Novel Novelist, short story writer, columnist, writing instructor, editor. My published novels are now available at Kindle.com, along with new short story anthologies and novellas.

Chantal Noordeloos (born in the Hague, and not found in a cabbage as some people may suggest) lives in the Netherlands, where she spends her time with her wacky, supportive husband, and outrageously cunning daughter, who is growing up to be a supervillain. When she is not busy exploring interesting new realities, or arguing with characters (aka writing), she likes to dabble in drawing. In 1999 she graduated from the Norwich School of Art and Design, where she focused mostly on creative writing. There are many genres that Chantal likes to explore in her writing. Currently Sci-fi Steampunk is one of her favourites, but her ‘go to’ genre will always be horror. “It helps being scared of everything; that gives me plenty of inspiration,” she says. Chantal likes to write for all ages, and storytelling is the element of writing that she enjoys most. “Writing should be an escape from everyday life, and I like to provide people with new places to escape to, and new people to meet.” Chantal started her career writing short stories for various anthologies, and in 2012 she won an award for ‘Best Original Story’ for her short ‘the Deal’. Coyote is her first big project. Chantal lives in The Hague with her family.



Michael Dunne is an author, proofreader, editor and freelance writer. Drawn from more than ten years living and working in the Middle East, The Fire of Iblis - first in a series of Arabian-themed dark fantasies, is available in the Someone Wicked anthology. Other published works include the classic fantasy short A Fool Indeed and the science fiction thriller The Shareholder. Michael is hard at work on the novel Night's Edge and the sequel Dawn's Light - the first two books in his New Kingdoms fantasy trilogy. A second dark Arabian fantasy short, Night of the Assassins is also underway, along with the Gothic fantasy novella Villainy . A member of the Written Remains Writers Guild in Delaware, Mike currently lives in North Alabama with his wife Nance and their white German Shepherd, Abby.