Ephemera: Life Lessons Learned

by Cait Marie (Editor), Heather Dowell, Victoria Anders

Every story has a lesson.

People constantly learn throughout their lives. It creates history. It defines the future.

Is the grass greener on the other side? Do the ends justify the means?

Eleven authors have come together to bring you tales of adventure and romance, loss and gain, family, friends, and everything in between. From arranged marriages to dates in haunted houses to androids infused with human memories. Fairy tales, dystopians, apocalyptic worlds.

Every lesson has a story.

229 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 16, 2020

About the author

YA/NA multi-genre author Cait Marie has enjoyed reading and creating stories her entire life. Her 2020 fantasy debut, The Lost Legends, encompasses her love of fairy tales and adventure while her following book, The Last Summer, shows her appreciation for fluffy-but-moving contemporary romance.

In the time since, she has continued publishing in both genres and has plans to expand into science fiction, steampunk, and dystopian worlds.

Cait is the creator and manager of the book blog Functionally Fictional, works for YA Books Central, and offers a variety of author services, including editing, proofreading, and formatting. She has a BA in forensic psychology and an MFA in creative writing, both from Southern New Hampshire University.

Basically, her life revolves around books, but she also enjoys music, bullet journaling, graphic design, and Disney movies.


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Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't normally enjoy short stories because I like lots of info and details! But as far as short stories go, Cait's story "Choosing You" is pretty solid. Two time jumps help move the story along, showing the characters' growth without having to spend precious word count on it. She incorporated the challenge theme and phrase seamlessly into the story. I would have enjoyed a deeper steampunk world building, but again, this was a short story, so it satisfies. (Cait, if you take this short story and turn it into a novel, I know you'll do an awesome job worldbuilding!) If you like HEA, steampunk, historical, sci-fi, romance, with a bit of intrigue and suspense...this story has them all! A quick read I definitely recommend.

[Charles Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great concept for an anthology, and the stories are brilliant! Beautiful design, and very well put together!

[Open Books And Turn Pages · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have not read all the stories in this book but the one I did read was Choosing You by Cait Marie. I really loved it and thought it was a perfect little story!