Some wounds, only a monster can heal. I've always hated Christmas. With a name like Chris Kringle, it's hard not to. It's only gotten worse since I've been back from the war. Christmas is supposed to be jolly, but for me, it's a grim reminder of past failures. I need to get away from it. To be...

LUKA: I was created to be the perfect weapon with forty-eight confirmed eliminations and counting. I'm the best in the business. But my newest target is threatening to destroy everything. Who puts a hit out on a therapist? His biggest crime is talking to his plants every morning. Now, instead of...

LORENZO I was built to kill—flawless, heartless, and loyal only to the man who made me. Now he's my next target. When a rare Judas Coin forces me to hunt Dionysus, I need his son: Rafael. A fallen priest I marked with my teeth years ago. I don't need a partner. I don't need a conscience. But...

I ain't afraid of no ghost . . . But tentacle monsters are another story. For the last year, I've been living with an invisible monster who steals my snacks, turns off my electricity, and runs off all my dates. As annoying as that is, he's my only companion, and the only one I trust with my...

Save a dragon, ride a cowboy is about to become my new motto.

We were supposed to protect the world from monsters, not become them. All I've ever wanted was to protect the people I love. That's why I joined the military's Elite Specimen Containment Unit. When I learned they were experimenting on sentient monsters, however, everything changed. Now, I have a...

Forgive me, Father, for I'm about to sin . . . My life is a country song. I lost my abuela, my wife, my house, and my religion. After helping my two best friends find love, I'm broke, out of shape, and lonelier than ever. Until I find an injured winged monster in the church basement I'm...

They say time heals all wounds. Well, I'm not getting any younger. My disciplinary file at ESCU is almost as thick as my personnel file, which is saying something since I've been working for them for more than twenty years. I do the jobs no one else wants, go places no one is supposed to go to...