On your lunch break? Sitting bored in a waiting room? Need just one little simple story before you go to sleep? Shortie short stories are satisfying, and can be read quickly in one little spark of time. Download one of Kathryn Magendie’s very short stories, between 3,000 and 6,000 words, and gobble them up in one gulp—a nice little story-snack.

Want something longer? A feast instead of a snack? Look for Magendie's novels-- The Graces Trilogy/The Virginia Kate Sagas: Tender Graces--an Amazon best-seller, Secret Graces, and Family Graces; Sweetie; and her newest novel, The Lightning Charmer. Visit her Amazon author page for details and links.

Girls on Fire (4,600 words): After Adreanna’s brother drowns off the coast of North Carolina, she carries with her the burden of a horrible secret.