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Ain't Life Grand

A day in the life of Rose Kowalski, greasemonkey at Burton Cutter's Auto Repair Shop somewhere in the southern United States... and what a crazy day it turns out to be. She loses her job, gets kicked out of her own trailer and is given a time-out by her GF. Will Rose be able to get her life back together in the evening when the whole town is out at the fairgrounds for the big monster truck festival, or will the miserable day find another way to kick her in the rear...?.

All Alone Am I   [Academy Halloween 2013]

The Amazon Way

What was supposed to be a fun couple of days in the company of Queen Melosa's tribe turns into anything but when Xena and Gabrielle find themselves in the middle of a border dispute. As the conflict escalates, it falls upon Xena, Gabrielle and a small group of warriors and inexperienced juniors to defend the village.

April 9, 1940

In the early hours of the morning on April 9th, 1940, Anne-Katrine Jensen's life is changed irrevocably when the German Army commences Operation Weserbung, the invasion of Denmark and Norway. As a woman, she isn't allowed to join the hopelessly outnumbered Danish forces that struggle to put up a defense against the advancing army, but she refuses to let it stop her. Equipped with her ill brother's uniform and rifle, Anne-Katrine heads off to war - much to the despair of her sweetheart, Lydia Petersen.

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The Awakening of Suzanne   [Academy Valentines 2013]

Suzanne Mitchell, a junior journalist with the Los Angeles Observer, gets the biggest assignment of her short career when she's told to cover the unveiling of the latest paintings created by the acclaimed and eccentric artist Claire St. John. Through no fault of her own the interview is a bust, but a surprise offer to visit the artist at home gives Suzanne a golden opportunity to delve deeper into the intriguing Miss St. John...

Barn Find  [Academy Halloween 2020]

Ashley's Barn Find is a popular Internet video show created and maintained by Ashley Townes, the daughter of a famous quarterback. A simple mistyping has massive repercussions for the young woman as she unwittingly goes to a haunted barn to record a show - not only is the site's ethereal resident evil to the core, it follows her to the motel where she plans to spend Halloween night...

Being Dead Isn't Half Bad   [Academy Halloween 2014]

Bobbie Crabbe's Halloween doesn't end the way she had hoped it would. Instead of snuggling down on the couch in her jammies with some hot cocoa, an old, scary movie and her hard-earned bag of candy, she finds herself on a one-way trip to the great hereafter. Being a devout atheist, she doesn't believe in any of that - but here she is, going skyward in a shaft of blinding white light...

A Big Step For Bards and Warriors

Looking for some peace and quiet after their recent fight against the warlord Abraxus, Xena and Gabrielle set up camp at a picturesque lake at the foot of a waterfall. Plans for a romantic evening are soon forged, but before those plans can be carried out, an old friend stops by causing unwanted complications for Xena and frustrations for Gabrielle....

Black Rose & The Baroness

The ordered life of young Lady Christiane is thrown into turmoil by the unexpected death of her father, Gottfried Baron Goldenloew of Swan Manor. When the Baron's last will is rejected by the Crown, Lady Christiane is forced to enter an arranged marriage with a nobleman from another part of the country to keep her home in the family's possession. Matters grow even worse for the new Baroness when the peace is threatened by the infamous bandit queen Black Rose whose gang of traveling ruffians has found a safe haven in the woodlands just a few kilometers south of Swan Manor.

The Book of Chills

A voice coming from a malfunctioning radio... A nocturnal conversation with a mythical creature... An unwanted gift that becomes a curse... A nightmarish secret in a mental hospital... A young woman's face in a century-old photograph. Strange encounters, supernatural phenomena and otherworldly events - these are some of the elements you'll find in this anthology... the Book Of Chills.

The Book of Chills II

A woman in need getting a little help from her ancestors... An ancient spirit playing a few tricks on some unsuspecting people... Three young friends running into a real vampire on Halloween - or do they... (Xandra, Gail and Jonas)? A cute, cuddly teddy bear with a deranged mind of its own... Two women fighting off an alien invasion force in the desert (Wynne Donohue & Mandy Jalinski).

I'm Not Afraid of the D-AARGH!   [Academy Halloween 2016]

Xandra, Gail and Jonas return for more Halloween zaniness. This year, the trio of Xena-worshipping friends go to Professor DiMento's Hallowed Halls of Halloween Horrors amusement park in order to stay well away from the kind of trouble they found themselves in the year before. Unfortunately, trouble has a nasty tendency of popping up despite all their efforts, and thus, their imaginary alter-egos Xena, Gabrielle and Joxer once again step in to save the day...

Freaky Trees and Knocking Knees  [Academy Halloween 2021]

Xandra, Gail and Jonas return for a third round of Halloween zaniness. This year, the young, Xena-worshipping friends trek through a park straight out of the deepest level of Tartarus as they try to help the police find a shoplifter...

Forever We Must Travel  [Academy Halloween 2018]

Some gals are just plain unlucky, others merely suffer from poor timing. The name Wynne Donohue appears in both categories. If the price of her favorite beer hadn't gone up, she wouldn't even have considered spending Halloween working at Otto Kulick's gas station as a night attendant - but it did, and so she, her main squeeze Mandy Jalinski, and their two dogs Blackie and Goldie are about to have another run-in with spooky visitors from beyond the known dimensions...

They Came From the Desert  [Academy Halloween 2019]

If Wynne Donohue didn't have bad luck, she wouldn't have any luck at all. For the third time in only a handful of years, she, the feisty Deputy Sheriff Mandy Jalinski and their two dogs Blackie and Goldie find themselves going up against an otherworldly foe so terrifying, so nauseating, so spine-chillingly awful that such a confrontation could only take place on Halloween - the night where the gates between the world of the living and the realm of the ghouls are wide open..

Home of the Plum Unlucky

The quiet town of Goldsboro, Nevada always balloons over the Fourth of July weekend as the grand Independence Day parade attracts plenty of spectators from near and far. Deputy Sheriff Mandy Jalinski and the rest of the uniformed squad have plenty on their plates keeping the visiting families happy and content while making sure the ne'erdowells, rowdies and religious protesters from the Virgin Tower organization are kept in check. In the middle of all that, Wynne Donohue and her dogs just want to have a good time, but trouble finds Wynne no matter how hard she tries to stay away from it. To paraphrase the national anthem, it's the Land of the Free and the Home of the Plum Unlucky...

Goblins Galore  [Academy Halloween 2020]

Things of unknown origin shouldn't be messed with - especially not on Halloween. When Wynne Donohue finds an innocuous-looking wooden box in an abandoned mining town, she plans to use it as the perfect Christmas gift for Deputy Sheriff Mandy Jalinski. The first calamity occurs before she even gets home, but that's nothing compared to the full-scale disaster that takes place when the lid is opened. Soon, the desert town of Goldsboro is once again the center of a titanic struggle between the beleaguered residents and beings from beyond our realm...

Monkey Business

Some things are inevitable: death, taxes and that unfathomable disasters of an otherworldly nature will regularly haunt the bad-luck magnet Wynne Donohue and her partner, Deputy Sheriff Mandy Jalinski. They - along with the rest of the hardy residents of the small desert town known as Goldsboro, Nevada - may think they have seen it all already, but there's always room for a little monkey business...

Thunder & Frightening

When a weather anomaly causes widespread disappearances among the residents of Goldsboro, Nevada and the small trailer park eight miles south, Wynne Donohue, her sweetheart Mandy Jalinski and their two dogs Blackie and Goldie are once again thrown head-first into the deep end of the Trouble Pool. Battling an unknown and unpredictable foe, they must try to negate the anomaly or risk losing some of their friends forever...

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Valentine's Woes

Ah, Valentine's Day! The eternal fountain of hope, happiness and warm fuzzies for all incurable romantics everywhere... or som'tin. For Wynne Donohue, Bad Luck Magnet Extraordinaire, the lead-up to Valentine's Day is nuttin' but a fountain of frustration, heartache and dashed hopes. The important day is approaching fast - will Fate trip Wynne up at the final hurdle like always, or will she and her sweetheart Mandy Jalinski be granted a dose of good fortune for a change...?

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Haunted Highway

Wynne Donohue is traveling home to Goldsboro from Shallow Pond, Texas, where she has spent a few days at her Aunt's funeral. Flying was beyond her financial means so she's riding on an intercity bus. At a truck stop literally in the middle of Nowhere, she learns of a local ghost legend that soon turns out to be more fact than fiction...

Leapin' Lizard!

The citizens of the quiet desert town of Goldsboro, Nevada thought they had already seen it all when another chapter of chaos and mayhem is added to the town's checkered history: a US Air Force convoy transporting a top secret shipment is to be driven straight through Main Street en route to a classified destination. Wynne Donohue and Senior Deputy Mandy Jalinski soon have their hands full trying to rein in the inevitable calamity...

Mud, Dread & Beers

For the final time, we visit Goldsboro, NV to meet Wynne Donohue, Senior Deputy Mandy Jalinski, Ernie Bradberry and all the other folks in and around the desert town and the trailer park. Although there aren't any critters to conquer this time, Wynne and Mandy have plenty to do dodging a debt collector and going on the campaign trail for the upcoming sheriff's election, respectively. Will their legendary rotten luck strike again, or will the two gals fih-nally get the happy end they deserve?

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A Little of This, A Little of That

In the six months that have gone by since we last visited Goldsboro, Nevada, Wynne 'The Last Original Cowpoke' Donohue, Sheriff Mandy Jalinski and the rest of the good folks living in the trailer park eight miles south of the town have been as busy as ever. The start of the new stock car racing season has Wynne excited, but her joy is short-lived when her legendary rotten luck strikes no less than four times in rapid succession - while the first incident is minor, those that follow are anything but...

Lights, Camera, Horror!

Something positive finally happens in Goldsboro, NV., when Padded Cell Productions - the makers of such fine genre fare as I'll Dig Your Grave, Freakazoids and Cannibal Dawn - comes to the desert town to film a horror Western. Several of the locals are even given small background roles to sweeten the deal, including Wynne 'The Last Original Cowpoke' Donohue who gets to play an outlaw gunslinger. Despite Goldsboro's reputation as a disaster-magnet, the mood in town is upbeat for a change - after all, what calamities can possibly strike on a film set...?

Pranks & Cranks

While a prankster has Sheriff Mandy Jalinski and her squad of deputies running ragged all over Goldsboro to keep up with a torrent of prank emergency calls, 'The Last Original Cowpoke' Wynne Donohue prepares for a day in court to protest the charge of reckless driving brought against her by the increasingly cranky Beatrice Reilly. Will the gals be able to overcome their problems and return to calmer waters, or will their frustrations get the better of them and cause even choppier seas?

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The Hellbeast of Rattler Gulch  [Academy Halloween 2022]

It seems it just can't be Halloween in Goldsboro, Nevada, without a little supernatural action. Once again, Wynne 'The Last Original Cowpoke' Donohue and Sheriff Mandy Jalinski must confront an unexplainable and potentially devastating foe: the mythical Hellbeast of Rattler Gulch. But do Wynne & Mandy really have all the facts this time?

Texas Stranger

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Operation Finesse And Fortitude

The desert town of Goldsboro, Nevada once again finds itself under siege by an invading force: a large-scale FBI field exercise that proves a great deal more difficult to handle for Wynne Donohue and Sheriff Mandy Jalinski than even the zombie cannibals, space aliens and vampiric ghouls that have all tried to conquer the long-suffering residents in the past. Federal Agent Hamilton Lydecker and the chaos he brings with him tests everyone's patience, but stressful situations can sometimes provoke brilliant responses...

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Happy Halloween, Y'all

Halloween in and near Goldsboro, Nevada is just like every other day of the year: chaotic and weird. If it weren't for Jack O'Lanterns, outrageous costumes and bonfires in the desert, it might as well be January 31st. This time, the Last Original Cowpoke Wynne Donohue and her main squeeze Sheriff Mandy Jalinski must face a different kind of opponent to their usual supernatural foes - but the results are the same as always… chaotic and weird.

Wynne's Wacky Week

Wacky, wackier, Goldsboro, Nevada. Over the course of a week, the residents of the small desert town - better known as the Calamity Central of the World - see more than their fair share of the chaotic, bizarre, wild and crazy when everything happens from exploding septic tanks to prisoners trying to escape the long arm of the law. The Last Original Cowpoke Wynne Donohue and Sheriff Mandy Jalinski are soon, and literally, caught in the middle of messes that'll take all their skills to straighten out. . .

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Castle of the Damned  [Academy Halloween 2021]

For location scout Mattie Eckhardt and her assistant Adam, it was just another job: they were to fly overseas, visit a selection of Gothic castles and assess whether or not any or them would work as a filming location for the remake of a classic horror movie. What they didn't take into account was that in some corners of the world, real horror was never far from the surface - especially not at Lady Constance's Wolfenburg Castle...

The Book of Chills III

A female firefighter needing all her skills to stay alive in an inhospitable inferno... A serial killer with an insatiable lust for smooth skin... A mother and a daughter finding out that not all abandoned buildings should be explored... A blackmailer getting more than he bargained for... A woman crossing ethereal paths with her dead self...

The Book of Chills IV

A fake paranormal investigator encounters two very, very real ghosts... A recording artist with plenty of ambition but hardly any talent wants to take a shortcut to the top of the charts... A young bard is challenged by the Viking Goddess of the Underworld to tell the best stories of her life - or else she'll lose it... A sensitive teenage girl makes the wrong decision by spending Halloween in a graveyard with her gang... Twin sisters are separated by death but still share a connection... Wicked adventures of the ghostly kind, visitors from the Norse age and messages from the Great Beyond - these are some of the elements you'll find in this anthology, the Book Of Chills, Volume IV.

The Book of Chills V

A family's road trip takes a hellish turn through no fault of their own... Incompetent bank robbers look for a big score but end up in big, ghostly trouble... A radar specialist working at Area 63 has a chilling encounter of the third kind... An inner-city gang war gives a meat-wagon driver far too much to do... The Reaper comes for a gravely ill woman but is more interested in the living than the dying ---- Strange encounters, supernatural phenomena and otherworldly events - these are some of the elements you'll find in this anthology... the Book Of Chills, Volume 5.

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Cassey & Toni - Five Stories About Two Women In Love

collection of five stories chronicling the lives of two women over a period of nearly two years. When Cassey Peters split from an abusive relationship, she had no way of knowing that she'd soon find genuine happiness and true love in a truck stop in New Mexico - nor that they would appear to her in the shape of Toni Willis, an intriguing truck driver on her way to San Diego.

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Caught in the Crossfire

On March 21st 1945, history records that the Royal Air Force conducted a low-level bombing raid against the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. What history fails to record are the names of the brave women in the resistance movement who gathered the intelligence and who risked their lives going up against the Nazi occupation forces day-in, day-out for several years. This is a story of two of those women, Henriette Brandt and Vera Holgersen.

Chronicles of the Empress: A Tale of Two Castles

On the heels of a personal tragedy, Lady Bronwyn of Ashburne Castle, daughter of Emperor Jin-Sarnos XII, is forced to go on a diplomatic mission to a neighboring empire to settle a border dispute. With her, she has the best Ranger of her father's armed forces, 'the Huntress' Caid Barlin. The two women and a small band of colorful traveling companions must navigate safely through a world of sweeping landscapes and narrow-minded emperors, mystical Seers and hideous creatures until they reach Lord Lasar-Ihtreg's realm in the Shadowlands.

Chronicles of the Empress: Long Live the Empress

Three moons on from Lady Bronwyn's misadventures in the Shadowlands, she has been confined to the castle keep as a bird in a golden cage, and her traveling companions have been banished from the walled city for their part in the Lady's safe return. Yearning for the Huntress, Lady Bronwyn plans her escape from Ashburne Castle, but seeking refuge among the banished in the Sarkhann Forest may not be the best or indeed the safest solution for her.

Chronicles of the Empress: Quest For the Natfarann Gold

The dramatic events that led to Lady Bronwyn claiming the throne have given way to a calmer and more peaceful life for the Empress and her consort, the Huntress Caid Barlin. As a certain sameness falls over Ashburne Castle, the deep-rooted love between Bronwyn and Caid provides them with all the excitement they need. Suddenly, amid the worst winter storms for generations, travelers from the Natfarann forests in the far north arrive with a desperate plea for help. Thoroughly intrigued, Bronwyn once more assembles her team and sets off to help them.

Chronicles of the Empress: Black Death Cometh

Three moons on from Empress Bronwyn's return to Ashburne Castle with the forty gold bars she and her companions took from the lair of the terrible beast in the Natfarann Forest, the dreaded curse has yet to manifest itself. As the weather improves and Spring finally kicks Winter off the land, things are looking bright and cheery for the Empress and her allies. The gold has been put to use for the good of the people like she promised it would be, and yet, some citizens are dissatisfied with the Empress and her grand schemes - some are even harboring sinister plans against her and her consort, the Huntress Caid Barlin.

Class of '88

For Delia Corbett, the party marking the twentieth anniversary of her finishing secondary school turns into a magical, unpredictable evening with plenty of laughter and a few tears. Meeting her old classmates for the first time in years brings back a lot of memories - especially of Vicky Baxter, a honey-blonde beauty who was the first girl Delia kissed.

The Cruel Sea  [Academy Halloween 2019]

Frederikke Christensen and Helena Sagaard are spending a couple of weeks on the windswept Vestern's Island renovating the neglected cottage Frederikke has inherited from her late Aunt Astrid. When the only road leading to the island is closed as a fierce storm strikes, they are suddenly trapped there - and then strange things start to happen...

Culture Clash: The Bard and the Biker

Pamela Johnstone, a quiet, unassuming author of bodice-rippers and cozies, finds herself stretched beyond her breaking point when she is thrown into a series of dangerous situations. She and the tough-as-nails biker chick Robin 'Lone Star' Kendall are forced to work together to fight off a ruthless enemy dead-set on hurting them - but the odds aren't in their favor.

Camilla's Promise   [Academy Valetine 2016]

For Camilla Jorgensen, this Valentine's Day won't bring love, laughter and happiness. It'll mark the fifth anniversary of moving in with the love of her life, Trine Vangsberg, but much of the past year has been spent battling an invisible, undefeatable foe that has ripped her heart and soul to shreds. She's in no mood to celebrate, but she has a promise she must keep...

Cruisin' the Night Away   [Academy Valetine 2016]

Sometimes, a photo can send the person looking at it on a nostalgic trip back to their younger years; to a simpler, more innocent time. For Frances Maguire, a black-and-white snapshot from 1962 of four people posing in front of a '55 Chevrolet One-Fifty sends her back to a time of black shades and dark-blue dungarees, of undiluted rock'n'roll and the growl of small-block V8s, of friendship, love, and cruisin' the night away...

An Elfin Good Time

On the Night of Nights, Yuletide Eve, the experienced sleigh driver Rockabye Elf and the fresh-faced rookie Epilotta get caught up in humorously hair-raising situations featuring chimneys, Yuletrees, canines, heating ducts, raisin buns and oddly named reindeer when they go on a run to deliver a load of presents to a small town - and much to the detriment of Rockabye's gingerbread snacks, they're even forced to break the First Rule: Never mingle with humans.

A Day In The Life Of Santa's A-Team: An Elfin-Good Adventure

Rockabye and Epilotta, Santa's A-Team Elves, return once more with an Elfin-good adventure. The Season To Be Jolly is just around the corner, so they go on a whistle-stop tour of two of the toy factories to boost the morale of the labor-Elves. Once there, they meet old friends, gain new friends and sample an Elfin-yummy dessert - and then they're thrust into a search for an important toy prototype that's gone missing. In other words, just another day in the life of Santa's A-Team Elves…

The Crunch Cookie Caper and Other Elfin Good Adventures

Rockabye and Epilotta, Santa's A-Team Elves, return with further Elfin good adventures: Santa has mislaid Mrs. Santa's award-winning recipe for crunchy Yuletide cookies, and Rocky and Lotta must go on a wild quest to retrieve it. On another assignment, they fly to the northern-most tip of the Elfin world to deliver a scrumptious layer cake to an Elf's eight-hundredth birthday; and finally, Lotta has her sights set on a very special prize as she signs up for the annual Amateur Elf Talent Show on Little Yuletide Eve... in short, there's action adventure, humor and romance for the whole Elfin family.

An Elfin Spooky Time  [Academy Halloween 2021]

From: Santa -- To: Yuletide Elves Rockabye Elf and Epilotta Elf of Elf Springs in the Norselands -- C/O: The A-Team Elves, the elite squad of Elfin problem-solvers -- Assignment: Spooky-Elf Lantern Elf has suffered a pumpkin-related accident. Your mission is to fly to the realm of the Humans and help Lantern Elf and his associate Laizeebohnes Elf with the final push so they can get their haunted house ride up and running for Halloween -- Ends. In short, Rocky and Lotta return with more Elfin-good adventure, humor and a touch of spookiness for the entire Elfin family...

Daisy-Belle and Her Big Bad Bear

Do opposites really attract? It's not something self-confessed hippie Daisy-Belle Cosmick has ever given much thought until she and her folk band the Butterflies get stuck in Cape Whitnell on their way to a music festival. The sheer presence of clean-cut, by-the-book Sheriff Erica Wayne gives the folk singer plenty to think about - including an intriguing possibility of finding love in the unlikeliest of places...

Daisy-Belle's Second Helping

Three months on from their first (a)rousing encounter in Cape Whitnell, the folk singer and hippie bird Daisy-Belle Cosmick and by-the-book Sheriff Erica Wayne are finally back together in Daisy-Belle's hacienda in Coulson, California. Erica has a long-term plan that she can't wait to let the older woman in on, but Daisy-Belle is buried up to her eyebrows in work, stretching herself beyond her limits trying to organize a charity concert at the local community center for New Year's Eve. Will they achieve their goals and dreams, or will the stress from the concert send everything into a tailspin?

Daisy-Belle's Last Hurrah

The ol' hippie bird Daisy-Belle Cosmick wants to record a greatest hits album with her band, the Butterflies, simply to see if they still have what it takes. They get help from an ace guitarist by the name of Rebeccah 'Rebel' Tunney who's playing in a blues bar in downtown Coulson. Unfortunately, Daisy-Belle's partner, newly appointed police sergeant Erica Wayne, is investigating the blues bar in connection with a spate of drug problems that has struck the city.

Date of a Lifetime   [Academy Valentine 2014]

Geraldine 'Gerri' Madison is a woman who feels she's past her prime. As a graying, slightly bulky mid-forty-something, she feels she has nothing to offer in the shark-like dating game, but then she finds the Rainbow Coalition online dating service where happiness and love are supposedly only a few clicks away. Despite her initial skepticism, she decides to create a profile...

Dear Diary: Live From The Ghouls-Rulz Convention

Visiting a fan con is always a magical experience - the 214th annual Halloween Ghouls-Rulz Worldwide Convention is no exception. Although some of the events described in this report may seem surreal or even grotesque to the uninitiated, most of the things witnessed by the intrepid con-goer J. Ockser will be all too familiar to anyone who's ever been to one of the major cons. As we eagerly await the official 25+2 XWP con, sit back and read about a convention that may seem wildly different at first glance but that really isn't...

Double Trouble

On their way to Kelitamenea to help one of Joxer's relatives out of a squeeze, Xena and Gabrielle run into a little problem in a forest - a little problem that soon blossoms into a great, big headache for the Bard who quite literally finds herself in Double Trouble.

Digging Deep

On a chilly Tuesday in February, the construction crew chief Janni Holbrooke is at home preparing a birthday surprise for her girlfriend Melanie Sinclair who's visiting her mother in the old part of the city. An earthquake hits the area the two women live in and creates widespread chaos and confusion - and soon, Janni is called out to assist in a search and rescue operation in the primary disaster zone: the old buildings downtown.

Driving Snow For Christmas

It's Christmas Eve! Unfortunately for Bettina Hostrup, that's no joyous occasion as she gets caught up in the worst blizzard to hit in a decade. Originally driving north to spend the Holiday at her sister's, the awful conditions on the roads force her to stop at a cozy-looking roadside inn located in a village somewhere in the middle of a very white nowhere. Once there, it doesn't take her long to get acquainted with the charming innkeeper Annika Neergaard and the other people waiting impatiently for the weather to improve...

Echoes of Lady Kirstine  [Academy Halloween 2022]

When Charlotte Willumsen moved into her new home, she never expected that her first Halloween there would be disrupted by a hyperactive poltergeist - nor that she and the apparition behind the supernatural occurrences would engage in a friendly conversation over the course of the witching hour…

eFriends and G-friends

In the year 2084, advances in technology has meant that friends, partners and spouses can be bought off the shelf. As a result, human interaction beyond close family relations is now a thing of the past. The female eFriend owned by Amanda Paulsen looks and behaves like a human being, she has even been patched to possess the capability to love like a human being, and yet, she's circuitry and memory banks rather than flesh and blood. Despite the vast differences in their technology, an undeniable, magical connection exists between the two women - a connection that's about to be short-circuited.

EvilXena: Resurrection

After a long and stressful journey, Gabrielle finally returns home from the terrible events in Jappa. She soon discovers that Greece has undergone a drastic change in the year since she and Xena left for the land beyond Ch'in: A merciless warrior second only to Ares, God of War has united the warlords and conquered a great deal of the land; a warrior with a wild, dark mane and piercing blue eyes.

Four and a Half Steps to Heaven   [Academy Valentines 2013]

Valentine's Day turns into quite an event for the incurable skirt chaser Caitlin and her best friend, the self-confessed wallflower Debbie when the two women visit Rockin' Ruby's, the biggest girls-only bar in all of Bay City. As the evening progresses, one will hit the jackpot and one will have nothing but trouble, but they'll both have lots of fun trying to climb the Four And A Half Steps To Heaven...

Felicity's Bookworm Sanctuary

Living, loving, laughing, and perhaps a little bit of crying - that's life in a nutshell at Felicity's Bookworm Sanctuary, the friendliest second-hand LGBTQ bookstore you could ever hope to find. Through tireless work, it has become the number one hangout for women of all ages who spend their time mingling, chatting and reading books from days gone by. There's always room for one more on the Kozy Korner sofa, so come on in and have a look around!

The Final Hour   [Academy Halloween 2015]

A day before Halloween, 2033, the world descends into panic when experts and scientists confirm that the sun is dying. The resulting explosion will send a massive shockwave into space that will obliterate all of the inner worlds, planet Earth among them. Amid widespread chaos and violence, Lindy Antony searches for an old flame of hers, Michelle Davenport, in the hope they can reconnect before it's too late...

Gabrielle in the Underworld

Gabrielle is dead! -- When the young bard suddenly finds herself thrust into the Underworld, she doesn't know that it's merely the starting point for her greatest adventure yet. While Xena is travelling to Potaideia with Gabrielle's remains, she hears of a myth that could help her get Gabrielle back. Will Xena succeed, or will they be separated for all eternity?

Grave Concern [Academy Halloween 2020]

For one hour on one night of the year, the yawning that separates the realm of the spirits and the world of the living narrows to allow the permanent residents of a centuries-old cemetery free passage into their erstwhile domain. Traveling across dimensions is a severe strain for all but the bravest and strongest ghosts, so a caretaker, Jayne Osbourne, is there to greet them when they finally break through from the Other Side...

Happy Neighbor Day   [Academy Summer Challenge 2012]       ** Honorable Mention **

Welcome to a day in the life of Leigh Harper and Christina Graham - a day that will turn out to be anything but average. As Leigh and Chrissy are about to discover, the very special holiday known as 'Be Nice To Your Neighbor'-Day can also - surprisingly enough - be the perfect starting point for a very special, sweet romance...

The Harrison-Starr Detective Agency

Meet Regina Harrison and Stella Starr, the owners of the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency. Unpredictable and unstoppable; undaunted and uncombed, Reggie (the body) and Stell (the brains) always go the extra mile to help people in need. Through various disguises, charades and clever ideas, they go all out to bring the crooks to justice - and as a result, crime fighting has rarely been crazier...

News from the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency

Regina Harrison and Stella Starr return with more crime-fighting zaniness, over-the-top disguises and clever charades. Locking horns with a jewel thief known as the Invisible Man; helping a woman out of a highly embarrassing jam; wreaking all kinds of havoc when they meet one of Stella's idols; squaring off against a blackmailer with a grudge... in short, it's business as usual for the unpredictable and unstoppable investigators from the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency...

From the Files of the Harrison-Starr Dective Agency

Stella Starr and Regina Harrison are back once again with their unique brand of zaniness, over-the-top chases and rapid-fire banter. This time, they match wits with, among others, a recipe thief and a gang of counterfeiters - however, their relationship is evolving and they have an itsy-bitsy problem keeping their hands off each other for long enough to actually do the jobs they've been hired to do. In other words, it's Situation Normal for the unpredictable and unstoppable investigators from the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency...

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Last Words from the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency

For the fourth and final time, Stella Starr and Regina Harrison return with their special mix of zaniness, outrageous costumes, madcap chases and tons of sweet lovin'. No crook is safe with the unstoppable and unpredictable Stell and Reggie in the house - pickpockets, cheating husbands, armed robbers and warring ice cream vendors stand no chance against the intrepid, hard-working investigators of the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency

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The Mislaid Mail of the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency

The private investigators Regina Harrison and Stella Starr return with more crime-fighting zaniness, over-the-top disguises, rapid-fire banter, clever charades, madcap chases and tons of sweet lovin'. Unpredictable and unstoppable, undaunted and uncombed, Regina and Stella always go the extra mile to help people in need. This time, they go undercover at a French restaurant, end up in a huge tug-of-war at the Meet The Police-day, wrestle the Paper Monster, and meet an actress whose method-acting clashes with Stella's personality. It's business as usual for the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency, but don't worry - Reggie and Stell know what they're doing...

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Harrison-Starr: The Chocolate-Brown Wonder

The unpredictable, unstoppable, undaunted and uncombed private investigators Regina Harrison and Stella Starr return once more with more zaniness, rapid-fire banter, madcap chases and tons of sweet lovin'. How can anything possibly go wrong at a jamboree celebrating the legendary American Motors Corporation, the makers of Stella's beloved Pacer? Perhaps an invitation sent to a certain pair of investigators has something to do with it. Soon, Reggie and Stell are up to their armpits in crazy goings-on that require all their skills to sort out. In short, it's business as usual for the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency, but don't worry - they know what they're doing...

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Harrison-Starr: Holy Matrimony!

The unpredictable, unstoppable, undaunted and uncombed private investigators Regina Harrison and Stella Starr return once more with more zaniness, rapid-fire banter and tons of sweet lovin'. Stella has taken it upon herself to organize the wedding of her oldest and best friend Laura 'Law' Cruz. To reduce the risk of everything turning into utter chaos, she's helped by a few steady hands she and Regina have worked with over the years; even so, the strain, the stress and the important speech she's to hold threaten to send Stella hurtling head-first into a bitter defeat. In short, it's business as usual for the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency, but don't worry - they know what they're doing...

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Flea Market Flicker   [April Fools Whatever 2017]

Regina Harrison and Stella Starr, the owners of the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency, have once again been called into action. This time, they're hired to stop a thief who's stealing toys from little kids at a neighborhood flea market. Once more, the unpredictable, unstoppable, undaunted and uncombed investigators go all out to bring the crooks to justice through their trademark zany disguises, over-the-top chases and in-depth theories on the criminal mind. In short, it's business as usual for the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency, but don't worry - Reggie and Stell know what they're doing...

Beach Bingo Bonanza

After a busy couple of weeks fighting crime and wrestling the Paperwork Monster, Regina Harrison and Stella Starr - the intrepid investigators of the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency - take a much-needed day off. They spend it at the beach playing bingo... how can that possibly lead to trouble? The unpredictable, unstoppable, undaunted and uncombed P.I.s once more go all out to bring the crooks to justice through their trademark zany disguises and over-the-top chases. In short, it's business as usual for Reggie and Stella...

Harrison-Starr's April Day Chuckle Pack

To celebrate April Fools' day, here's a compilation of some of the funnier moments from the Harrison-Starr Detective Agency-series. Relive what happens when the mop-topped firebrand Stella Starr and her business associate slash main squeeze Regina Harrison get mixed up in all sorts of wacky situations with all the usual elements - zaniness, rapid-fire banter and tons of sweet lovin'. It might look dangerous, but don't worry... they know what they're doing!

The Hunt for Cecrop's Emerald

Janice Covington and Mel Pappas explode onto the page with this rip-roaring tale of long lost treasure, of high-jinks and daring-do, of heroics and cowardice, of shady men with hidden agendas, of strange connections to the ancient past - and ultimately of love.

Adventures on the Orient Express

The return of Janice Covington and Mel Pappas sees the two intrepid adventurers traveling from Greece to England on the legendary Orient Express. Along the way, they find humor and romance, meet new friends and run into old adversaries - and discover that greed can corrupt even the most noble of men.

The Incorrigible Janice Covington   [April Fools Whatever 2017]

Some things never change. The sun will always rise and set; the tide will always ebb and flow - and Janice Covington will always be a short-tempered, girl-lovin', leather jacket-wearin' tuff li'l gal, no matter her age. Late in life, she and Mel Pappas have moved into the Whispering Willows Retirement Home, but they refuse to let their advancing years stop them from helping the nursing staff organize the big Valentine's Day party...

Mel & Janice: The Valkyrie's Tomb

Action! Adventure! Danger! Excitement! Janice Covington and Mel Pappas return to the page in an explosive tale of counter-insurgence, double-crosses, lethal foes and secret agents with dubious pasts. When Mel and Janice are roped into carrying out the dirty work for a top-secret intelligence agency operating in post-war Germany, they find themselves in the firing line in a conflict they want nothing to do with. As the Cold War threatens to flare up, it soon becomes clear why the world of international espionage is known as... THE DIRTY GAME!

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Mel & Janice: The Dirty Game

Action! Adventure! Danger! Excitement! Janice Covington and Mel Pappas return to the page with a tale of waterlogged woes and muddy melees. To prove that the foreign warriors present at the mythical Gathering Of Kings in Jutland in the first century AD were in fact their legendary ancestors, Mel & Janice explore an ancient burial mound near the small Danish town of Yelling. They hope the site holds the key to unlocking the mystery, but even their wildest dreams cannot match what they find in... THE VALKYRIE'S TOMB!

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I saw Wot U Did  [Academy Halloween 2017]

What should have been a couple of easy-going days leading up to Halloween turns into a nightmare for author Caroline Prescott and her younger brother Jonathan when an unknown foe targets them for no apparent reason. As the tension escalates, the inevitable showdown draws nearer...

It Happened On Winter Solstice

When Xena and Gabrielle return to Amphipolis for the Winter Solstice celebrations, they have no idea that a life-altering adventure awaits them: one of danger and near-tragedy, of bravery and dedication, and - above all - of love and mutual devotion. Even as their hearts soar, a final threat appears that must be overcome in order for the Warrior Princess and the Bard from Poteidaia to have a strong future... together.

It Happened One Winter Solstice Night

While staying in Amphipolis for the Winter Solstice Festival, Xena and Gabrielle finally understand that they are much more than just 'best friends'.

Liberation

1945. In late April, the collapse of Nazi-Germany is almost complete. Before Denmark can be liberated by the British, Anne-Katrine and her sweetheart Lydia must fight a personal battle against a high-ranking officer of the SS who may just be fanatical enough to employ annihilation tactics learned on the Eastern Front. It all culminates on the eve of May 4th when the long-awaited message of the unconditional capitulation of the German armed forces is broadcast by the BBC.

Lonely No More

A chapter closes in Judith Engelbrecht's life when she decides to leave her husband of fifteen years. Yearning for at least a time-out from the marriage that has led her nowhere, Judith races to her summer cottage at the coast to find some peace of mind. Starting anew is a daunting prospect for a woman approaching her fiftieth birthday, but at least she has help in the shape of her next-door neighbor, the spirited Alice Lundgaard.

Love in the Caribbean

When Lana Ferguson gets an old treasure map for her thirtieth birthday, it's merely the start of a grand adventure that will take her and a friend to the exotic US Virgin Islands. To top it all off, the Captain and the first mate of the boat Lana has hired are charismatic, strong, gorgeous gals - and suddenly, romance is in the air for both Lana and her friend. They came looking for treasure; will they find Love in the Caribbean instead...?

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Maelstrom  [Academy Halloween 2018]

On the distant planet of Xelosh, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Maelstrom has appeared in the sky. Estaliah Whuoshann, one of the planet's leading scientists, takes it upon herself to join a flight crew and head into space to study and analyze the phenomenon. Once there, she discovers there's far more to the Maelstrom than she or any of her fellow scientists had ever envisioned...

Mickey's Big Break   [Academy Valentine 2014]

Meet Mickey Delany - brash, boi-ish and bold, with a take-no-crap-from-nobody mentality and plenty of streetwise attitude. You wouldn't think she'd be a good personal assistant to the stars at a big TV event, would you? Well, she is.

Meet Veronica Masterson aka the recording star Lady Blu - sexy, suave and sophisticated, seemingly the owner of an over-developed ego and certainly labeled as 'difficult to work with'. You wouldn't think she and Mickey could be in the same room without killing each other, would you? Well, the jury is still out on that one.

Tonight for the big Valentine's Day event on WCBC, they lock horns in the dressing room. Sparks will fly, that much is guaranteed...

Mickey's Big Weekend

The time has come for Mickey Delany to suit up for her biggest gig yet as a personal assistant to the celebs: the recording star Veronica Masters has asked the boi-ish gal with the take-no-crap-from-nobody attitude to come work for her at a special event at the star's mansion. There, Mickey will encounter stars and starlets, egos and short tempers, sensual jazz, plenty of champagne, and perhaps a surprise or two that could turn it into a big weekend for all involved.

Mickey's Big Score

Sometimes, bois and girls just wanna have fun. That's why personal assistant to the celebs Mickey Delany brings something special to her meeting with famed recording star Veronica Masterson instead of the usual remedies needed to fix the star's glittery dresses. On this Sunday afternoon, Mickey knows they won't be needing them - the remedies or the dresses.

Mirror, Mirror!

The aspiring sorceress Guthren of Emmerlingen and her special friend Lady Siegrid of Oldenburg return with another Medieval Fantasy Adventure. The final set of exams awaits Guthren. Her dream is to become a Traveling Sorceress and help villagers in need all over Queen Irmgard's vast realm - if she fails her exams, she'll have to spend another year behind the thick walls of the ancient Kranichburg Castle with her nose buried in her dusty textbooks. Her biggest challenge is controlling the Magic Mirror, but with Lady Siegrid by her side supporting her every step of the way, how can she fail?

The Morning of the Fourteenth    [Academy Valentine 2015]

For Catherine O'Hearn, the morning of the fourteenth is a time for reflection. Either it will become the greatest day of her life, or the biggest disaster. To get some perspective and to help calm her jittery nerves, she makes a string of phone calls to important people from her past and present to get their opinion. It's her wedding day - and she has doubts...

My Dearest Wish    [Academy Valentine 2015]

Wishing upon a star can have a far greater impact than imagined. Tracy Olmstead has just been dumped by her girlfriend and faces spending Valentine's Day alone. Seeing a shooting star, she makes a wish for a happier future and for true, honest love - but she is unprepared for the consequences that are not only romantic in nature, but more than a little magical...

Mysterious Island

En route to the Marquesas in the South Pacific, a bad storm sends the luxury yacht owned by Carol Ann Lawrence and her dominating husband, the former Air Force Captain Charles Lawrence, off course into uncharted waters. When they discover a mysterious, bluish-green island that seems ripe for exploration, they head ashore with a small team of sailors - but as the dream of a tropical paradise turns into a nightmare, Carol Ann learns the hard way that some things are better left alone... like the island of the Mu-Kwanda.

A Perilous Escape

After Carol Ann Lawrence's daring breakout from the camp run by the fierce warrior women, she must employ every skill she has to battle horrific insects, hairy beasts and the raging elements to get back to the luxury yacht she arrived on - but as her attraction to the alluring Queen Lexa blossoms, she discovers that nothing is ever easy on Ka'una-Kameha. When things come to a head, Carol Ann is forced into a perilous escape from the island of the Mu-Kwanda

An October's Romance

It's Grace and Helen's wedding anniversary and, like always, they've driven to the romantic Lookout Point Bungalow Retreat to celebrate their special day - however, this year is different as Helen is still recovering from the injuries she sustained in a bad road accident...

On the Fast Track to Love

When author Kathleen O'Malley is asked by renowned race car driver Francesca Carrara to write her biography, little does she know that the charismatic and strong-willed woman will turn her life upside down, and awaken feelings in her she thought she'd never experience again...

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On the Fast Track to Love 2

After sharing a home for several months, the bond between the biographer Kathleen O'Malley and the professional race car driver Francesca Carrara has grown very strong. Unfortunately, the new season brings new problems and as Francesca embarks on the world championship tour, unexpected - and very much unwanted - issues arise that may threaten their relationship and Kathleen's peace of mind.

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Outlaw Blues

The first story in the Strong Wimmen Of Princetown Trilogy. Two women meet by accident on a stagecoach to Princetown, Arizona Territory in 1879 - Mathilda Brown, a young redhead who's just been released after serving three years in a Correctional Institution for Wayward Women, and Blackie Durham, a feared outlaw with a Peacemaker on her hip and a cool glare in her ice blue eyes. What neither of the two seemingly mismatched women know is that their arrival on the dusty streets of Princetown will set events in motion that will turn the entire community upside down.

The Ballad Of Victoria Lynn

The second story in the Strong Wimmen Of Princetown Trilogy. Deputy Sheriff Victoria Lynn Cooper has always been a woman of action - until now. Unable to work after an accident, she slips into a haze of cheap whisky and self-loathing that seems impossible for her to break out of on her own. The fact that her beloved Princetown has been overrun by bandits and cutthroats of all types only worsens her condition... but maybe the kind, mature Nurse Emily Mason can help?

Lady Yvonne's Reel

The third and final story in the Strong Wimmen Of Princetown Trilogy. Karla Stuart works at the Circle Y ranch as a horse wrangler and driver for 'Gentleman' George Ballentine. When the boss' daughter, Yvonne, returns to the ranch to learn the ropes, Karla's hopes of a joyful reunion with the green-eyed beauty she used to have a severe crush on when they were teenagers are dashed when she discovers that eight years at a boarding school can really change a young woman - but soon, events transpire that make all the strong women of Princetown band together to save their community...

A Question of Loyalty

Traveling close to Amazon lands, Xena and Gabrielle experience first-hand that Queen Melosa has started an all-out war against the neighboring villages and that she is supported by a band of highly skilled warriors who are fanatic followers of the old beliefs. While Xena stays behind to help a town build its defenses, Gabrielle travels to the Amazon camp to try to get Melosa to stop the devastating attacks.

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Playing With Fire

Detective Joanna Powell's twelve years on the police force hasn't prepared her for the elegant - yet fiery - Liliana Zinovia, a woman she meets during a homicide investigation. The attraction is undeniable and sparks fly... but Joanna soon learns the hard way that when you're Playing With Fire, someone is bound to get burned.

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Rebound

It's always nasty when a relationship comes to a messy end; especially so when someone is thrown out and has the door slammed in her face. When Anita turns up at an old friend's juice and salad bar in downtown Copenhagen to look for a shoulder to cry on after suffering that exact fate, Marlene, the spunky owner of the Juice-n-More, is more than willing to give Anita strength, moral support and plenty of lovin' while she gets back on her feet...

Reunion

After the tragedy in Jappa, Gabrielle returns to Greece to spend some time with her Amazon Sisters. Unfortunately, a certain God of War has other plans for her. As those plans are set in motion, Aphrodite realizes she must take drastic action to put things right again...

Revenge

In this sequel to Reunion, Xena and Gabrielle travel to Treus to be guests at the wedding of Princess Penthea, Queen Diana's daughter - but the joyous event turns ugly when a band of merciless and bloodthirsty thugs interferes, forcing our two heroines to once again embark on a dangerous mission.

Reflection

Wanting to conduct the ultimate test of Xena's and Gabrielle's abilities in the art of war and survival, Ares puts them through four harrowing trials. In order to make it through unscathed, the two warriors will have to dig very deep and tap into their many skills - will the unique bond that exists between Xena and Gabrielle be strong enough to overcome the God of War's plans?

Ride Around Midnight   [April Fools Whatever 2017]

A major snow storm is never good news. A major snow storm on Valentine's Day is downright awful news, especially for all those who are out in it trying to earn a living. Cab driver Tanja Laursen is one of those unfortunate individuals. Her evening is already a bust when fate finally intervenes and she finds herself sharing a meal with a cute blonde - perhaps Valentine's Day will produce some magic after all?

The Rockton Incident  [Academy Halloween 2017]

As the residents of Rockton, a small desert hamlet somewhere in the western United States, go through the regular preparations for Halloween, they are unaware that the real horror will not come from Jack O'Lanterns or the plastic cobwebs that are ready to come up in the small town's traditional stores, but from a source no one had even considered a threat. Six minutes past seven in the morning, the peace is shattered in the quiet hamlet, and that is only the starting point for what will be known as the Rockton Incident...

Room in Our Hearts For You

Life has many twists and turns - we never know if we end up where we want to be, or where we need to be. When advertising executive Julia Thorne is involved in a car accident, she is introduced to Brenda McCrawley, a friendly, dedicated former nurse who runs a shelter for abused women. Through meeting some of those women, it dawns on Julia there's life beyond her own glitzy, shallow existence in a corner office of the Collins-Mattheson-Thorne Advertising Agency. The real world is inhabited by real people who struggle with real issues, and they'll only get help if someone with her power and financial clout reaches out to support them.

Sally Swackhamer, P.I.: Lucky Thirteenth

For Sally Swackhamer, Private Investigator, and her secretary Vicky Prince, a four-day stretch in September 1947 turns into one of the most challenging periods of their professional lives. Sally is pushed from all sides when she's blackmailed into helping a crime boss recover something of great value to the Family, employed by a retired US Marine Corps General to find his runaway daughter and harassed by a shady police Lieutenant who's far too interested in what she's doing - but her opponents all forget the old saying that Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Throwin' Lead!

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Sarah's Choice   [revised]

An introverted, lonely secretary and an extroverted actress... how is that ever going to work? That's the question Sarah Madeleine Michaels asks herself when she meets her dream girl while on holiday at a fitness resort. To some, the answer is blatantly obvious, but for Sarah, finding out takes her on a very bumpy journey where she learns more about herself than she really wants to know...

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Showdown at Creagan's Creek

The Territory of Utah, 1878. A gang of outlaws led by Clay 'Rattler' Beechum has struck fear into the hearts of the citizens of Dry Gulch and the other small towns in the area. When the Beechum gang abducts a circuit judge to use him as a bargaining chip in a trade-off with Clay's jailed brother, the only townies willing to go into action to rescue the judge are Ellie Shepard and her sweetheart Precious Mahoney. Along with their homesteader gal pals 'Shotgun' Sally Yarborough and Jezebel Behrle, they saddle up and ride out to show the bandits what wimmenfolk can do.

Subliminal   [Academy Halloween 2015]

For two young women en route to a fan convention in Chicago on Halloween, a stop-over in the two-horse town of Salvation, Illinois turns into a living nightmare when they uncover hellish, nocturnal activities in the small community...

Taylor Mackenzie and the Wrath of Lady Alice   [Academy Halloween 2012]

A graveyard isn't the safest place to be on Halloween... especially not for a sensitive teenager who's hanging with the wrong crowd. Taylor Mackenzie's fragile young mind is about to be sorely tested by a series of events that will unfold on this fateful evening, the night of the ghouls...

Three Hours in Hell: Ricki Warbeck & Jessie Sanders Story

On a cold, gloomy November day, the lives of Ricki Warbeck and Jessie Sanders are turned upside down when Ricki and the class of second graders she's teaching at the Joshua Bradley Elementary School are taken hostage by the depressed, armed Dale Henriksen. Jessie, an expert SWAT sniper, is deployed to the situation and watches everything unfold through the scope of her Remington rifle...

Trapped Between Worlds  [Academy Halloween 2018]

Kirstine Olafsdaughter died in 1562 yet a shadow of her remains in our world -circumstances beyond her control force her to haunt the royal castle where she lived and worked. One night a year, on Halloween, she roams the castle's endless corridors attempting to solve the problem that prevents her from getting her deserved rest. If she cannot, she will spend eternity trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead...

Trial Run  [Academy Halloween 2022]

Urgent: 10-31-2057 -- St. Rotherford Federal Penitentiary -- Details: Attempted breakout by prisoner six-six-four-two (Leighton, Ronald J.) assisted by infirmary nurse zero-two-eight (Barstowe, Jonathan) -- Orders: Monitor breakout attempt. Extrapolate new knowledge where possible. Terminate with extreme prejudice when necessary -- Ends // Welcome to the future. Welcome to St. Rotherford. Welcome to Hell on Earth…

Santa Claudia

In the hectic run-up to Christmas, Claudia MacCready and her Send-A-Santa Recruitment Agency are thrown into the deep end when her father is injured while working as Santa Claus at the renowned department store Spencer & Woolcott's. When the other Santas employed by the agency are unable to take over the prestigious assignment, Claudia must don the red velvet to save the day and keep the family tradition going - unfortunately, her problems don't end there. Working closely with the Human Resource manager Elaine Sutcliffe, Claudia must come up with a long-term solution that will appease the bean-counting managing director of the department store or risk losing the important contract...

Santa Claudia 2: New Year's Magic

Happy New Year! Five days have passed since Claudia MacCready and Elaine Sutcliffe's romantic heart-to-heart at the frozen lake. On New Year's Eve, they go out on a date that'll take them from a cozy dinner café to a tour of the bustling metropolis Carlyle - and ultimately home to Claudia's penthouse apartment for the traditional New Year's fireworks...

Twisted   [Academy Halloween 2014]

In certain parts of the city, it's not safe to venture outside on Halloween. We're not talking about the scary zombies or vampires you'll meet out there, or even the rest of the ghouls and creepazoids that roam the streets laughing and carrying bags of candy - no, the real danger comes from the people you'd never expect to be mass murderers. On these streets, you'll never know who you might bump into... one of them could be Twisted.

Under Siege

In a small village they're just passing through, Xena and Gabrielle meet a friendly magistrate with a big problem: he has arrested two of Abraxus The Brutal's brothers and, predictably, the feared warlord isn't particularly happy about it. Xena and Gabrielle quickly decide to help the magistrate - but when the situation escalates, they find themselves Under Siege.

Virgin Sacrifice   [Academy Halloween 2016]

Life has treated young Brianna Eberlind and her family well since the fateful night one year ago where they had to flee the fire that devastated their old village. They've established a new home in the village Dreckston in County Demoronia on the Third Continent, a settlement that's inhabited by simple people with old-fashioned traditions and religious beliefs - like Sahrwinn, the day and night where the denizens of the Underworld cross the dimensions and enter the realm of the living. As Brianna is trapped in a whirlwind of events, she must rely on the help of Roland, an ancient, mythical hero, to break free, but even he isn't what he seems...

A Weekend with Aphrodite

On their way to Athens, Xena and Gabrielle decide to take a rest in the temple of the Goddess Of Love - perhaps they shouldn't have! The three of them soon find themselves on an adventure unlike any they've ever been on.

White Fever

Strong dames, fast cars, bad boys - WHITE FEVER. Working as an Enforcer for a crime family, Maeve Donnelly spends every night prowling the neon-lit mean streets of the Big City. On a seemingly endless night, she gets reacquainted with an old lover, Staci Hart, encounters a madman with a knife, and runs afoul of a pair of ruthless brothers intent on snuffing her out. Maeve and Staci soon have their hands full, but when the going gets tough, the tough just reload.

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Dames, Dollars and Death

(Sequel To White Fever) For Maeve Donnelly (aka White Fever) and Staci Hart, the mean streets of the Big City just got meaner! When a new and merciless crew executes a series of daring raids against both the Donnelly and the Coluzzo crime families, Fever leaps into action to stop them - but then she receives a 'business offer' she can't possibly refuse.

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Fever vs. The Carjackers

(Sequel To Dames, Dollars and Death) Roberta Cain, Maeve Donnelly's former mentor, is back on the mean streets after doing a twelve-year stretch in the State Penitentiary. It soon becomes clear that Roberta is a cut above the other criminals Maeve and Staci have faced and that they need to up their game accordingly. With such an unpredictable and aggressive opponent, will there be a happy ending for Staci Hart and Maeve Donnelly...?

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The Hearse  [Academy Halloween 2023]

Irrational fear can be a killer. Laura Sorensen discovers that while driving home from a business trip. Tension mounts as a creepy hearse follows her every move on the freeway… or does it? Could it all be in her mind?

Oh Senticles, Will I Ever See You Again?  [Academy Sostice Special 2023]

Under the Influence of Evil by Norsebard  [Academy Sostice Special 2023]

We'll Be Home For Solstice  [Academy Sostice Special 2023]

Xena's Birthday

Back home in Amphipolis to celebrate Xena's birthday, Xena and Gabrielle have to deal with all kinds of issues, like Ares bringing unwanted news, Aphrodite showing up with an embarrassing gift, Iolaus and Joxer drinking too much sweet ale, Cyrene making so much food that it could support an entire battalion - and someone from Xena's recent past hoping to re-connect with the Warrior Princess.

Xena, Champion of Ares

When Licantus, a feared slave trader and one of Ares' faithful followers, sends further raiding parties to mainland Greece to round up Amazon warriors, Xena and Gabrielle travel to his nerve center on Crete to end his reign of terror - but who will the God of War side with, his new disciple or his old Champion...?