The Best of 2023 Stories that Upend Genre ConventionsThis anthology showcases 21 genre-busting stories to surprise even the most avid reader. Discover what talented authors can do with urban fantasy, westerns, romance, horror, sci-fi, mysteries, thrillers, and dystopian fiction. This collection proves that genre fiction doesn't need to stay in one lane.The repentant villain from a high fantasy tale goes on a blind date with a disillusioned heroine from a rom-com romance.A cowboy and a talking raven take a wild and wacky ride on the back of a velociraptor.In the height of the 80's tech boom, a teen boy finds his missing brother at the heart of an apocalypse.A wise-cracking detective seeks the missing Goddess of Spring.From inside a psychiatric ward, a girl named Goldie tells her side of an encounter with the three bears.An interview with a werewolf, a vampire, and Frankenstein's monster goes horribly wrong.And Many More!Each entertaining tale offers you a chance to discover a new author of unconventional fiction that twists the tropes and crosses genre boundaries.