A collection of short stories that deal with life, death, and the price we pay: In the Kansas dustbowl, Jonny's parents pray for a change in fortune. Salvation comes not from above, but below. Whose prayers have been answered, and at what cost?.......A Mayan boy makes an unlikely ally. Their partnership will change the future of his people. If they survive the madness of the temple priests........The Reaper comes calling. But Evelyn isn't quite ready to join him just yet.. She has a gun. And duct tape........Turner takes what he wants, when he wants it. So does Kalea........The four Horsemen of the Apocalypse get together for their annual review. As usual it doesn't go well........ Abi is labelled a witch, though she swears she isn't. In a snowbound cottage her accusers face her. Surely the stake awaits........Jack and Sue seek to save their marriage. Can Frank and Marcie help them see what they can't?.......Frustrated teen Liam is transformed by an impossible meeting of the mind, heart and spirit........Siblings Matteus and Ursula are trapped with their loved ones in a besieged castle. What's left when all hope is gone?