I was deeply saddened when Jennifer Rardin passed away in the fall of 2010. She was the author of the amazing Jaz Parks novels that started with Once Bitten, Twice Shy and I had the honor of publishing her over the past six years.  Over that time, she also wrote a number of short stories that carried her trademark humor, action and attitude.  When her agent approached Orbit with these stories that Jennifer had written – some that were published on her website – others that had never seen the light of day, we were assured that her family wanted to see these stories published and that the fans would enjoy reading them.

So, we published the first of these stories, Scouting Jasmine on the launch list of our new digital short fiction program and over the next few months we’ll continue to publish the rest of these stories. This month, we’ve just released The Golem Hunt. The story takes place between Biting the Bullet (Book 3) and Bitten to Death (Book 4) of the Jaz Parks Series. In it a rabbi raises a terrifying ancient creature  – the golem  – to protect his congregation, but the results are far bloodier than he could ever have imagined.  Now, Jaz and Vayl, the CIA’s top assassins, must hunt down the golem and end its reign of terror.

Next month, we’ll be releasing, An Evening for Vayl and Jaz. A romantic evening told from both their perspectives. We also have two stories outside of the Jaz Parks universe.  In July, we’ll have the Minion Chronicles, a short stories about two college students who get involved with a voodoo queen. And in August, we have the upcoming Zombie Jamboree about a reality TV host who is unprepared for zomibies to take over her TV show.