Hard Heart Land

In this collection of stories predestination and freedom collide people either grow and change or don't and the past indelibly marks the present and future. A young girl has a history of running from home but this time she's not coming back unless her brother can find her. A railroad man stops for a drink and spins a story that few would believe. In the darkness under a mountain a strange castle and cursed throne await a group of adventurers. A sudden storm rips through the countryside leaving damage more significant than that caused by wind and hail. After a terminal diagnosis a woman decides to create life to replace the one she is losing. These stories and more await on the dark backroads of the Hard Heart Land.