Guard Dog? is a sampler. It includes 3 short stories, each originally appearing in one of the Wicked Good short stories anthologies and featuring characters in the Mudflat Magic series. They are:Guard Dog? was first published in Nine Horoscope-in-Catsup Stories, Wicked Good 1.Bookstore Geek is included in Steampunk Man and More, Wicked Good 2Wailing Witch is included in Steampunk Widow and More, Wicked Good 3The characters in these stories are featured in the Mudflat series and in the novel Beastly Week.Reviews of the novels include these: Mudflat... is a supernatural comic romp full of nonstop action... 4.5 RT BOOK If you haven't been to Mudflat—you're missing out- LASRPhoebe Matthews was awarded the 2009 EPPIE for Best Fantasy. Her novels have been published by Avon, Dark Quest, Dell, Holt, Putnam and others.